The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-28 00:00:00

CRISTIVIAS BENEFACTIONS.

Tht. Marquis of Downshire has Placed 501. in the
Hands ea Mr. Murray. his agent, to assist the fuel fund
at Edendeery, the late wet season having produced
much.distress and loss in preparing turf for the winter.
Mr. Brinsley'Sheridan, though. at present sojourning
on the Continent, has not been unmindful of the poor
of _Frampton, having sent instructions froin Paris for
their being supplied with their usual Christmas fare of
prime beef, &c.; which was accordingly distributed.
• Robet Williams, Esq., caused three bullocks to be
distributet3 among the poor inhabitants in the neighbour-
hood of Bridehead, Dorset ; whilst his venerable mother
kindly caused a bullock to he supplied to the cottages
;Is the neighbourhood of Castle-hill.
The annual distribution of coals, at a reduced price,
to the poor of. Dorchester took place on Christmas-eve.
W. Wyndham,. Esq., of Dinton, has expended the
sum of 551. in the purchase of flannel and articles of
linendrapery, for distribution amongst the poor on his
estate.

- • The Dowager. Duchess -of J3edford and Lady
Georgiana Russell, who are now at Barons Court, are
expected to take up their residence, pro, tern„ at the
Marquis of Abercorn's splendid new mansion, Dudley-
house, Paa-lane. Her Grace and family will pass the
approaching season chiefly at the delightful villa at
Carnderphill, purchased by the late Duke, and settled on
the Duchess and children.
Count Eugene Ney, son of the late Marshal, an
rittaehe to the French embassy at this Court, Arrived in
Albemarle-street on Thursday, from Plymouth, where be
landed on his way to Paris.
Void John Scott is in Scotland, enjoying some
excellent sport with the Duke of Blieeleuch's hounds.
There were several capital runs last week.
The Marquis and _Marchioness of. Westminster
paid their annual visit to the schools established by the
Noble Marquis and Marchioness at Chester,in' 1808,
to award prizes to the successful scholars. There are
400 children in these schools, who are educated solely
al, the expense of the above Noble Lord and his amiable
1.. m. 2v. The whole of the children kW a remarkably
&ut iippeartnce, and on having prizes awarded them
proportienable with their deserts, they were rompli-
malted by their Noble Patrons for their general good
behaviour. t party of the neighbouring clergy and
-ntry.s.ereprewa, At the termination of the award,the
-n Item ,regaied with a substantial repast of roast
"at polddi-og.
-stntsv 4.Ca,titetrgiu and Mrs. Howley
'attire, Laralieth, from Addington

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beef and
The Arch'.
have arrived at the

tic Castle Howard'

Park.
Lord gorpeth has arm,
from Dublin Castle. sir Chutes and
Lord and Lady Warwick and ~.,- ThursdaYi
Lady Douglawarrived at Drayton Manor, ctl -.. i -wide
on a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Peet, from v:
Castle.
The Earl and Countess of Carlisle are receiving
a party at Castle Howard, theirseat in Yorkshire.
NEW HOUSES:OF. PARLIAMENT.--The Clll-,
banking wall which is to enclose the terrace on the river
front of this magnificent structure, is now considerab!),
above the level of high water. We understand th
the
e
delay, or rather stoppage, which took, place' in
works, vtraa occasioned by the deficieney.in the supply
of the granitewhich was being used in the structure ;
but this difficulty has been now removed by the impor-
tation of large quantities of granite from the ;Perrier
'Quarries:,. in the neighbourhood of. Dalkey, a town on
th a. southern shore of. the 13ay of Dublin. These quar-
ries have been found to . possess a species of granite,
fully oqual to any heretofore obtained ; and, as they arc
inexhaustible in their extent, an afford blocks of any
dimensions, however large, there is ,-‘o apprehension of
any furthe delay taking place in the execution o
$f the
works. It r
f,ives• us sincere pleasure to find the !stra
Isle in part partaking of the benefits of this uational
-outlay, and we are happy to learn that a vast somber of
yeOple have been employed in the Dalkey Quarriea to
enable the proprietor, Mr. Alderman Perrin, of Dublin,
.to afford the supply required.
- MR. DE CANIP, THE ACTOR.—The, father or
the late Mrs. Charles Tremble was a great favourite of
Mri, Lewis, and elicited her particular approbation, not
•more for his musical talent than for the undeviating mo-
desty of his deportment. He was in the habit of an-
nouncing hiniself by a solitary rap at the street door, a
practice r'egariling which she once thought proper, good
hurnouredly, to lecture him. "My dear sir." said she,
" I am told that you actually come to my door with a
1 single knock. Let me bee of you. to altereer th
la
mauy, . Youi
are far too modest, Mr. 10,3 Camp ; th are I
assure you, much your inferiors, who are so furious in
signifying their arrival, that one ,is opt to think this is
the only way they have of making a noise in the world.
Be assured, talent is often overlooked in tbis gopt town
ror want of a little clatter preceding it."—Life and nor-
;Tomondenee of ill, G. Lewis.
gh:IGElw AY itol3lSgu.Y.—A daring and brutal
robbery was committed on Friday morning last, be-
tween six and seven o'clock, by two men, pear the
Cerne, on the person of
village of Litfle ,Minterne,
r, an old man, 66 years of Age, lame,
Thomas Hillye.
vex), :deaf, nearly blind, and kept. by the parish, It
' appears the poor Old man ma: Ping from Littls Mitt-
terne up to Up-Cerne, for the 17turpose of paying , his
shoemaker's bill, which
.aniounfed to seven shillings,
when, just as he had got outside of the ga:e leading out
of the turnpike road across to Up•Cerne, two 'Oen came
behind him, one of whom pulled him by the shoo.lcir
backwards ; they then filled his mouth and eyes veitib ,
mud, to prevent his calling for help one of, them betel
him down by the shoulders, while the oche knelt upon
him, and rifled his pockets of the seven shilrtir,ge* which,
fortunately happened io be all he had about him. Su
effectually did the villains blind him, that Hillyar saw
ncthing of them, and is, therefore, unable to .give ay
description of their pernns, so that they have got clear
J off.—.Sherbourne Journal.
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TH 6
R STRANGERS' .FRIgND OCIETY.' A ,
vet y eloquent sermon was preached on ChristmasolaY
Society,
evening in aid of this at tie episcopal Chapel,_
Gray's Inn-lane, by the Rev.MO
Mr. rirner, mintr
Om Psalm 132,14 th and following verses. gr. Mot-
tiro ere in the course of 'ra most heartfelt appeal, rfiun-
tionel some cases, which, as he truly said, were " aid -
ening", to,humanity. Rooms were: Visited where e
thethe
was nore
or even light, and the corpse Thy besid
or
firec
of the pdyingast, This Society had, m 4
, hoever,to ce-
ours
1,441,,. rt,tiaved 7,900 cases, at an eitpensi.t ot
sick
lently deserving of suppo,r.t.
nearly 3,0601., and was ..-illi
The chapel was crowdect, and the collection ei-
ceeded 401.
gaol :has
. The only prisoner in the Nantu.:ket.
;HA in a
given the Sheriff notice that, unless the gaol ii,
more comfortable condition he willdig. out?' • Tr€
door, he says, has no latch, an d. be has. hard work lo
keep hiniselfconfincd.—Boston Notion. •

SUPPOSED DEATH FROM DESTITUTION.--

On Thursday evening- an inquest was proceeded, with
at the Union Tavern, Union-street, Blaekfriars, On di.?
body -of Ann. Hann-, aged 604 a, .puar:tridow, who was
supposed to have died from want. 3144 depositions
,i proved thatthe poor woman, who was asthmati.2, bad
... felt pinching want in its most dikressing form. A- Sr
geon said that the immediate cause of 'death was suffe.-
catioa, produced by overfloiv of mucus in the bronchial
tubes. Sh-e - presented al 'vary attenuated . appearatiee:-
Verdict, " Natural Death."