The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-11 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The King, attended by Sir Herbert Taylor, arrived in town
at half-past one o'clock yesterday, from Windsor.
Before the Levee, Major-General Sir James Lillyman Cald-
well, of the East India Company's Service, was introduced
to the King in the Royal Closet, by Sir William Woods,
( Clarenceux King of Arms) Officer of Arms attendant on
the Knight Commanders of the Bath, and was Knighted and
invested by the King with ensigns of a Knight Commander of
the Bath.
His Majesty held an Investiture of the most distinguished
Order of St. Michael and St. George.
Sir Harris Nicolas, Chancellor of the Order, and Sir C.
Douglas, King of Arms of the Order, having been robed by
Mr. Hunter, and wearing their Chains and Badges, entered
the Royal Closet, and introduced to his Majesty the follow-
ing Naval and Military Officers who served at the capture of
Malta, and at the taking of the lonian Islands, viz.:—Gen.
Sir Henry Pigot, General Lord Lynedoch, Admiral Sir
Robert Stopford, Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Egerton,
and Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, all of whom his
Majesty was pleased to invest with the Ribband, Badge and
Star of Knights Grand Crosses of the most distinguished
Order of St. Michael and St. George. The Cabinet Minis-
ters, the Great Officers of State, the Commander of the
Forces, and the principal Officers of the Household were
present at the ceremony.
The King held a Levee.
In the Entree Circle the following presentations to his
Majesty took place :
Baron Behr, his Belgian Majesty's Minister to the -united
States, by Mr. Wallez, the Belgian Charge d'Affaires at tbis
Court.

Monsieur M. R. Mendizabal, Attache to the Spanish Ler
tion, by the Chevalier de Aguilar, the Spanish Minister.
Baron Fuercke, Officer in the service of Saxe Meinengen,
by the Minister Resident for his Majesty the King of Saxony
The Levee was attended by the Foreign Ambassadors, &c.
The King gave audiences to the Marquis of Winchester,
Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, Earl of Albemarle,
Mr. Spring Rice, Lord Glenelg, Lord Hill, Sir Hussey Vivian►
Earl of Minto, Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Judge Adv°'
cate- General.

Viscount Falkland, and the Hon. Captain George Campbell,
R. N., were the Lord and Groam in Waiting.
The concert to have been given at Kensington Palace on
the Isth of this month is postponed to the sth of June.
The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Sophia, the Duke
of Cumberland, and the Duke of Sussex, visited the Ku►g
yesterday afternoon, at St. James's Palace.

Lord John Russell will have a political dinner
party, on Saturday next, in Wilton-crescent.
RUMOURED MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE .--11,
is reported that the brother and heir of a Noble Duke is about
to be united to a lady of considerable fortune.
The Earl and Countess of Howth and family left
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the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, on Monday, for Howe'
Castle, Ireland.

A deputation on the subject of the conservancy °I
the river Mersey, attended by Mr. Mark Philips, M. P.l
Mr. Brotherton, M.P., had an interview with the Rig
Hon. C. Poulett Thomson at the Board of Trade yesterdaY.
The Council of the School of Design met at the '
Board of Trade yesterday.
Letters limn Berlin say that the Grand Dull'
Michael will stay there only six or eight weeks. He will
then go to England, to some watering-place, and afterward.
return home.

A Society has been formed in London for the FN'
tection of Uncivilised Aboriginal Tribes.
The subscription towards the relief of our distressed
operatives, amounted to the very liberal sum of 2,1401. 19g*
at the period of our going to press.—Nottingham Review.
Sir Ronald Ferguson paired off with Sir Henry
Harding►e in favour of Mr. D'Eyncourt's motion for the repeal
of the Septennial Act.

Viscount Falkland and Lord Dinorben's names were
omitted in the list of the minority on the Irish Municipal Cor-
porations Bill.

Reports reached Windsor Castle that St, James's
Palace had been in a great part destroyed by the fire which
broke out in the house of Mr. Furze, in Cleveland-row•
Moody, the Windsor coachman, was sent for, and had the
honour of a private interview with his Majesty upon the sub-
ject.

We lament to have to announce the demise of the
second daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst, in the
15th year of her age. This melancholy event—the conse•
quence of a decline—took place at the Hotel de Donores, Rue
de la Paix, Paris, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of Tuesdai
last, the 9th of May instant. Our private letter states that
the Noble Lord was suffering very severely from this afflicting
bereavement. He had hoped to the last minute.
Died, on the 7th inst., at Craster, Northumberland,
Shafto Craster, Esq., in the 83d year of his age. The wideli
extended charities of this venerable gentleman will ever In
remembered with gratitude by those who were the objects of
them. In him the poor and destitute have lost a kind and
sympathising benefactor; and deeply, indeed, do his surviving
and afflicted friends regret one who, estimable in the uniforss
and consistent exercise of every social virtue, was so bright and
useful an example of practical Christian piety.
GALLIC ACID.—M. Robiquet has been making
various experiments on the tannin and gallic acid contained in
gall-nuts. One of the most remarkable results obtained bj
him is a knowledge of the great difference of time which it
takes to transform pure tannin into gallic acid, or to produce
it from the entire nut. Eight months will not complete the
former operation, while one month is sufficient for the latter►
a proof that the gall-nut contains principles (perhaps gum, or
rather mucilage) which facilitate fermentation. Another im-
portant result is a confirmation of the opinion of M. Polouo
that gallic acid is to be derived from tannin.

CAPTAIN CHAMIER'S NEW WORK.---We are
requested to state that Captain Chamier's New Naval Story,
entitled " The Arethusa," is published this day by Mr. Bent'
lay, New Burlington-street, and may be obtained of all book-
sellers. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute,
Edinburgh ; for Ireland, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin ; °f
whom may also be had " Nick of the Woods," a humourons
Story, Edited by W. Harrison Ainsworth, Esq., Author of
" Rookwood."
THE RECENT HORRID MURDER.—Up to a late
hour last night the particulars of this horrid affair remained
involved in the most impenetrable mystery, and crowds of per-
sons were during the whole of the day congregated round the
house in which the atrocious deed was committed. Various
surmises arose as to whether deceased had not perpetrated the
wound in her throat which caused her death herself; but tho.
surgeons, Messrs. Swain and Johnson, gave it as their decide'
opinion that that could not be the case ; and there is no actioll
or manner of the deceased that can be remembered whieh,
would lead to such a supposition. An inquest on the hay L'
fixed for to-morrow (this day). It is now imagined that $
very short time will elapse ere the murderer will be secured'
At six o'clock yesterday evening a man, rather tall and thin'
walked in an agitated manner into the parlour of the Devon;
shire Arms, Duke-street, Portland-place, and having seated
himself in a chair, rested his head on his hand, and apparently
went to sleep. n the course of a few minutes he seemed t°
be very uneasy and began to cry. No particular notice Rag
at the time taken of the matter; but on a gentleman in the
company making mention of the murder the stranger suddenly
started up, looked wildly about him, and almost immediately
resumed his seat. The landlord thinking there was somethig
very suspicious in all this, got into a cab, and hastened to t"-
Albany-street station, from whence he returned with Rode-
rick, 130 S, but before they could reach the public-house
alluded to the said stranger had disappeared. Upon inquiry
it was ascertained that he had, soon after the departure of tho
landlord, made a precipitate exit from the place, and was Seei,
to make his way, as fast as he could run, up Great Portland'
street. It is strongly suspected that this man was in so.lll,
way or other concerned in the murder, and the police are uslob
every exertion to discover his retreat.

FIRE AT MESSRS. BOOTH'S DISTILLERY*--.:
• iabio,
About half-past one o'clock yesterday morning the inh
tants of Brentford were aroused from their beds by an a'ar
that a fire had broken out on the extensive premises of Messyl;
Booth, the distillers, in High-street. As soon as tio
fire was discovered the engines belonging to the distillery
brought out and soon put into full play, as well as that 40
longing to the parish, and two others from Hounslow.
flames, however, contained to gain a great ascendancy, a
at three o'clock messengers were sent off to town to get .to
assistance of the fire brigade. A number of the enll,,af
belonging to this establishment started off at full 1-:„tloyo
the scene of destruction, and were followed by +2tiose ot
veral insurance Companies. All were soon brought into ae
tion with a good supply of water, but so groat was now tb ,
body of fire that the water appeared to btve no effect whatig
ever in subduing the flames. The premises, and aim°.
everything they contained, were of so combustible a nattni
that all the efforts of the firemen were for a long time to
appearance perfectly futile. But at length the volumes
water which were thrown on the burning materials begaenot
to
tell, and the flames were gradually subdued. The fire was of
fairly got under until nearly six o'clock. A large
the building—namely, from the mash-tuns to where the raw
chinery was situated—is entirely destroyed ; and the valaaaro
apparatus itself rendered totally useless. The mash-tuns_cry
also either destroyed or considerably damaged, and a 'ova
large quantity of meal spoilt by the quantities of water thrit i 5
upon it by the engines. The full extent of the damage
difficult at present to ascertain, but the loss of propertY,ls. but
heavy. It is estimated at somewhere about 100, Hand
the firm are stated to be fully insured in the Phoenix and lisfir,
in Hand Fire-offices. We cannot as yet learn how the
originated.
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THE IRISH POOR.—The poor in the High'-'ands
of Scotland are at present the objects of English .sYnif,',„3 to
portion
a,
and generosity, while the Irish poor, who arc ever really' in
" labour for their daily bread," are, we understand,
as great a state of destitution and misery. In fact, tlerni-
nly
cheering prospect, it is said, they now have, is that.°B,,totrl
gration to the United States, in which happy land of 1100 e.
many of those, who already have friends there, may find a

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PROSPERITY, SIGNS OF-
Where spades grow bright, and idle swords grow "11;"
Where jails are empty, and where barns are full ;
Where church_paths are with frequent feet outworn;
Law court-yards weedy, silent, and forlorn;
Where doctors foot it, and where farmers rids ;

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Where 2go abounds, and youth is multiplied;
Where these signs are, they clearly indicate
A happy people, and well governed state.