The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-16 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Lord Farnborough, from Whitehall gardens, for his seat,
Bromley hill, Kent; Lord Nugent, for his scat, Bucks; B.
Wyndham, Esq. from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for
Portsmouth; Captain Hall, from ditto, for Brighton; Lieut.-
Colonel Brough, for Morley's Hotel, Cockspur-street, for Wool-
wich ; H. Nembhend, Esq. from ditto, for Chatford House,
Bucks; Mrs. General Beechey, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-
street, for Chatham ; James Henry, Esq. from ditto, for ditto ;
Mr. and Mrs. W. Graves, from Brook street, for their seat in
Norfolk; Henry Gilliat, Esq. from Marshal Thompson's Hotel,
Cavendish-square; J. A. Nash, Esq. from ditto.

A deputation of the New London-bridge
Committee, headed by ➢lr. Alderman WOOD, and accom-
panied by Mr. JONES, the architect to the undertaking,
and Mr. TYRRELL, the Deputy City Remembrancer,
attended yesterday at the Treasury, and were admitted to
a conference with the Duke of WELLINGTON and the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. The interview lasted
a considerable time.

The Russian Ambassador was occupied with
the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday at the Treasury for
upwards of an hour.

The Sardinian Minister had an interview with
the Earl of ABERDEEN yesterday, at the Foreign Office.
Four Canadian Chiefs, who have recently
arrived in this country for the purpose of arranging die
disputed right to certain lands in Canada, which they are
endeavouring to recover, were introduced yesterday to an
audience of Sir GEORGE illuaßAY at the Colonial Office.
They wore their costume at the interview, and were occu-
pied with Sir GEORGE for a considerable time.

THE SERPENTINE.—Though the thaw ap-
peared so rapid in the streets, the Park was but slightly
affected. A drizzling snow or sleet fell during the day;
yet the ice was better attended than it had been for many
preceding days. This was at the west end, for the east
presented only a sheet of water, which extended on both
sides of-the river for nearly three-fourths of its length; the
czntre afforded a solid body of ice of considerable thickness.
There were but few skaiters who excelled.

An eagle, of extraordinary size, was wounded
on Fuulness Island a few days since, and was taken ap-
parently not mortally injured, but it refused to take food,
and in a few days died. It is said by some to be an
Osprey Eagle, but it approaches nearer to what BUFFON
describes as the Sea Eagle, being seven f.et six inches from
the extremity of the wings. It weighed 10A-lbs. The
bird is in the possession of a person in Chelmsford, and is
in preparation fur being stuffed. —Lincoln Herald.
We witnessed the performances of the " Fire-
King," for the first time, on Friday last, the Bth instant;
and hearing from our professional brethren that the ex-
hibition has engaged much of the public attention, and
that the " antidotes" of Alonsieur CHABERT are frequently
mentioned as a scandal and a reproach to the present state
of medical knowledge, we take some blame to ourselves
for not having seen the performance at an earlier period,
In truth, exhibitions of this kind excite in us but little
curiosity. They are all fonuded in one object--gain ;
and they are all successful from one cause—credulity.
Monsieur CHABERT, on Friday last, took neither phospho-
' rous, arsenic, nor prussic acid, and his excuse for these
omissions was, that he was suffering from a very severe
cold, which, we think, would have been a far better
apology for not performing at all. The melted lead, the
paper and candle, the oil at 300 degrees, and the heated
feats scarcely worthy the meanest subject of a
oven, are
and certainly cannot add to the reputation
and dignity of the monarch himself. We shall take an
early opportunity of seeing M. CHABERT again. In the
mean time we ask him, as be professes to drink oil at a
temperature of 300 degrees, and to take ,_,,ho:,:phortP:
arsenic, and prussic acid, first, whether he will drink
water at the boiiir,g point, that' is, at only 212 degrees?
And secondly, willhe," in his future exhibitions, counteract
the usual effects of the above poisons when administered
to dogs, rabbits, or other animals? Compliance or non-
compliance on the part of M. CHABEFtT the, terms
of the second proposal; will at least determine the ques-
tion of " anidutes,":— The Lancet.