The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Lady ;Barham left the
Castle this morning for town, and is expected to re-
turn this evening.
The Ladies Eleonora and Constance Paget and the
lion. Miss Anson, took a carriage airing this morning
in the Park.

The Royal Dinner Party at the Castle this evening
will consist of the same guests as yesterday.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by her
Suite, rode out on horseback yesterday in the early
part of the day. The Princess Augusta visited her
Majesty in the afternoon at Marlborough House.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Au-
gusta on Tuesday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
A Cabinet Council was held at half-past three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign Office. It
was attended by Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Dun-
cannon, Marquis of Normanby, Viscount Palmerston
Lord John Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Lord Holland, Mr. Labouchere, and Mr. Macaulay.
The Council broke up at six o'clock.
A deputation from the Commissioners for Paving
St. James's Clerkenwell, consisting of Samuel Mills,
Esq., Chairman of the Commissioners of Sewers, Hol-
born, and Finsbury Sewers, and Richard Carpenter
Esq., had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby
.vesterday at the Home-office.
A. deputation on the subject of British Guiana, con-
sistiog of Mr. M'Carel, Mr. Baillie, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
king, Mr. Colvile, and Mr. Holmes, had an interview
with Loyd John Russell yesterday at the Colonial-office
Sir Johrr Colborne and Lord George Bentinck had
interviews with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
Lieutenant-General Sir Lionel Smith had an inter-
view with Lord John Russell at the Colonial Office
yesterday.
The Attorney-General, Lieut.-Colonel P. Taylor,
and Mr. Duncombe, had interviews with the Marquis
of Natmanby yesterday at the Home Office.
The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yesterday morn-
ing for his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office from S. r Charles Metcalfe, Governor of Jamaica,
and the other Governors of the West India Colonies.

The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham are
entertaining a select party at their magnificent chateau
at Stowe, _ where they intend to pass the Christmas.
The Duke tof Devonshire, in an open landau,
was amcrog the fashionables in the drive in Hyde Park
yesterday. His Grace joined the party assembled on a
visit to Lord and Lady Tankerville at Walton-upon-
Thames on Tuesday.
The Duke of Grafton has left Grafton House
for Euston Hall, where his Grace will entertain a sport-
ing party.
Lady and Miss i;outts Trotter left Grosvenor
square on Tuesday, on a visit to the Hon. Major Kep-
pell, at Milton, Hants.
Earl de Grey will leave town on Tuesday next
for Bedford.
The Marquis of Aylesbury is still staying at
Paris, where, it is expected, he will pass the winter.
HINCHINGBROOK HOUSE, HUNTINGDON.—
Lord and Lady Sandwich have been entertaining the
Marquis of Anglesey and Lady Adelaide Paget, Lord
Templetown, and the Hon. Edward Upton, Lord and
Lady St. John (of Bletso), and Mrs. Drummond.
The Duke of Bedford has directed the whole of
the splendid live fat stock of his late father, at the Park
farm, Woburn, to be brought to the hammer on Tues-
day next. The stock comprises 60 Hereford and Scotch
oxen, 130 Southdown n ethers ; also a quantity of fat
Swine from the late Duke's extensive piggeries.
RUMOURED MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—
The Marquis of Douglas, it is sjd, has at length won
the affections of the beautiful Miss Stuart, the youngest
daughter of Lord Stuart de Rothesay, and co-heiress
with Viscountess Canning. We may congratulate the
Noble Marquis on having fairly distanced his competi-
tors, as Miss Stuart is known to be as highly accom-
plished as she is fair. The Hon. Mr. Maynard will be
united in the Spring to the Hon. Miss Murray, second
daughter of the late Lord Glenlyon, and niece to the
Dukes of Northumberland and Athol. It is also re-
ported that a Noble Marquis, recently become a
widower, already contemplates a union with the only
daughter of one of our Royal Dukes. We alluded in
our paper last week to the current rumour that coupled
Lord Palmerston with the Dowager Lady Cowper.
Sir James Duke, M.P., has arrived at Sussex-
place, Regent's Park, from Italy.
The Tithe Commissioners for Wales have ap-
pointed Robert Page, of Charlton-house, Somerset,
Esq.. an Assistant Tithe Commissioner, for especial
pL'rposes.
ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT AT BUCK-
INGHAM PALACE.—Yoterday morning, about eleven
o'clock, about twenty trick were at work upon a scaf-
fold, when one of the scaffoi:l-poles supporting the ex-
treme end, snapped asunder, and the men, three in
,number, who were at work in that particular part, were
Precipitated to the ground, a distaoco of thirty feet.
One of the men fell on his feet, and escaped without
the slightest injury, but the other two wOre dreadfully
injured. Both men were immediately ta;:en to St.
George's Hospital upon shutters, and M•Car:tby, who
has a wife and five children, died almost imme:tiatelY
after his admittance. The injuries received by Camp-
bell are of so serious a nature that it is not expected he
will recover.
Wednesday afternoon, about two o'clock, a
young woman, dressed like a servant, threw herself into
the water in St. James's Park. She immediately sank
to the bottom ; but the action being perceived by a
Scotch gentleman, named Glendellin, he jumped in after
her, and, with much personal danger, succeeded in
bringing her to shore. She was immediately taken to
Westminster Hospital, put into a warm bath, and every
means were resorted to to restore suspended animation.
In about half an hour she became sensible, gave her
name Esther Beale, and said she was in service in Carr's-
place, Euston-square. She also gave the residence of
her mother, who was sent for, but neither in her pre-
sence, nor before she arrived, would she assign any
reason for attempting to drown herself.
SACRILEGE, AND ATTEMPT TO FIRE A
CHURCH.—On Monday night, or early on Tuesday
:morning se'nnight, St. Mary's Church, in this town, was
bi ‘oken into, and two scarfs, a black one and a white
one, and a cassock, belonging to the Rev. H. Farish, a
black scarf belonging to one of the congregation, and a
tumblei- glass, some wine, and other articles, were taken
therefroni ; and on Mondry night week, or early on
Tuesday Laorning, a diabolical attempt was made to fire
the building,. but happily without effect.—Sheffield Iris.
Yesterday afternoon a very protracted inquiry
took place befove Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Marquis
)of Anglesey public-house, Devonshire-street, Lisson-
grove, on the body el William Shofield, aged four years,
whose death was alleged to have been occasioned from
unskilful medical treatment received at the Western
Dispensary. It appeared from the further evidence
adduced that the deceased died from a disease called
I" gangrenis oris,'' or mortification of the cheek. It
had been alleged that the child had died from having
had an unusual quantity of calomel administered, but from
the evidence of Dr. Hall and other gentlemen of high
respectability, it was proved that the disease was known
to °ecrtr without the presence of any calomel whatever.
The chid was attacked with hooping-cough on the '29th
of October, accompanied with inflammation of the lungs,
the combined effects of which produced extreme ex-
haustion and debility, and he expired on Thursday se'n-
night. The Cecina, in summing up, after expressing
his confidence in the medical authorities, said there
Ras no evidence to show that the child died from mer-
curial action. The Jury, after a long consultation, re-
turned a verdict, " That the deceased died from mor-
tifieat:on of the face, but how such was produced there
is no evidence to prove."
POISONING By MISTAKE.'"-
Yesterday an in-
quest was la,_•id before Mr. Carter, et the Star and Gar-
ter, Neckinge;eroad, Bermondsey, on the body of Maria
Ann Baylis, a child fourteen weeks' old. The Jury
returned a verdict—" That the deceased died from the
effects of opium, given it by mistake for another
medicine."
ALLEGED MURDER BY TWO BROKER'S MEN,
—The adjourned inquest on the body of Edward
M'Kenzie Meredith was resumed last night at the
George, Brook street,
Holborn, before Mr. Wakle • It
will be recollected that deceased had been violently. a
sa nited by two " broker's men," who were convicted as;
the Old Bailey, and are now in the House of Correc-
tien for the offence. Mrs. M‘Gulre and two other wit-
nesses were examined, and their evidence as to the at-
tack inade on deceased on the 27th of July last, was in
strict a ceordance with that of the widow of the de ce aseet,d.
Mr. Benson Whitfield, of 64, Lamb's Conduit-stre
surgeon, stated that he had made a post mortem exami-
nation of the body, and found that the brain, lungs, and
kidneys were extensively diseased, and it was his opinion
that the violence which the deceased had received was
not the cause of his death, but that he bad died from
disease of the chest, produced by natural causes. Ver-
dict—Natural death.
DETENIINED SUlClDE.—Yesterday an inquest
Was held at the Crown Tavern, St. Paul's-terrace,
Ball's
Pond, Islington, before Mr. Wakley, on the body of
1 Mrs. Ann Payne, aged 46, a respectable married fe-
=ale, who committed suicide by precipitating herself
(Pot of a second-floor window. Deceased was the wife
of Mr. Robert Payne, teacher of languages, at Graves-
end,
.yid had lately resided with her friends at Islington
in ecm,equence of her bad state of health. She was
very 10w,..Ipirited, and frequently complained of violent
pains in hor head. She bad lately lost her mother,
which preyed .heavily on her mind. Verdict—" Tempo-
rary mental der .Ingement."
CRUELTY TG' ,AximALs.—Three faghionably-
dressed young men were yesterday fined 10s. each by
the Magistrates of jToion-ball Office for having " set
on" a dog belonging to one of them to worry a cat till
it was almost dead. Tlim had been locked up in the
t station-house all night.