The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty had a dinner party last evening at Buck-
ingham Palace. The company included the Belgian Mi-
nister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Bishop of London,
Marquis of Normanby, Viscount and Viscountess Falkland,
Viscount Me'bourn-, Viscount Eastnor, the Right Hon.
George Stevens Byng, and the Ilonourable John Dun-
can Bligh.. _ . _ _ .

The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance at
the Palace in the evening.
The Duchess of Northumberland had an audience yes-
terday of the Queen.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty
yesterday.
The Duchess of Cambridge honoured Count Pozzo di
Borgo, the Russian Ambassador, with her compan; at
dinner last evening, at Ashburnham House.
A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office,
yesterday afternoon. It was attended by Viscount Mel-
bourne, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon,
Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Marquis of Nor-
manby, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto,
Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Holland, and Lord Morpetb.
The Council sat two hours.

A Deputation consisting of the Bishop of London, the
Lord Mayor, Lord Ashley, M. P., Lord Teignmouth,
M. P., Hon. Captain Perceval, M. P., Sir. H. H. Inglis,
M.P., Mr. George Palmer, M.P., Mr. Samuel Hoare
from the Bankers, Mr. Thomas Wilson, Mr. John Cat-
tley, and Mr. Fowles from the Merchants, Mr. Frere,
Mr. Bridges, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Smart from the Solici-
tors ; Mr. Scott and Mr. Gribble, from the Stock Ex-
change, had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yester-
day, in Downing-street.
The Russian and French Ambassadors and the Danish
and American Ministers transacted business yesterday at
the Foreign-office.
Mc. Wallaeo, M. P., and Mr. Gillon had an interview
with Lord John Russell yesterday at the llonrie-office.
A Deputation, including the Earl of Falmouth, Lord
Elliot, and Sir Hussey Vivian, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street.
Despatches from Sir George Arthur, Lieutenant-
Governor of Upper Canada, were received yesterday at the
C office.

The Queen, at the recommendation of Lord
Melbourne, has granted a pension of two hundred pounds
per annum to Colonel Garwood (the editor of the Duke of
Wellington's Dispatches), on account of his services to
literature.
Her Majesty and the Court are expected to
leave Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle, for the
Easter holidays, on Thursday, the 28th inst. The Earl Of
Minto, in his official capacity as First Lord of the Ado.-
ratty, and Admiral Lord Amelius Beauclerk, as principal
Naval Aide-dc-Camp, are expected to have the honour of
attending her Majesty on her approaching visit to Ports-
mouth, where she will arrive, it is understood, on the
16th of April, to be present at the launch of the new three
decker to be called the Queen, after her Majesty.--
Standard.

NORTH DEVON ELECTION.—Monday being
the day appointed for the Sheriff's declaration of the num-
bers polled for either candidate, several friends of both
parties began to make their appearance at a tolerably earl/.
hour. Atter adding up the poll-books, the High Sheriff'
declared that the election had fallen upon Lewis William
Buck, Esq., whom he declared duly elected to serve in
Parliament as a representative for the Northern Division of
the county of Devon. Mr. Buck was then girded with
the sword, &c., according to the usual form, amidst the
loudest cheers from his supporters. He then brief!),
returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him. After
the chairing a public dinner was given to Mr. Buck, by
his friend and constituents.
A COCKNEY SPORTSMAN.—MIRACULOUS
EiCAPE.— At Lambeth-streCt Office, yesterday, Joshua
Atkins, a youth of fifteen, and pot-boy at the Crown and
Punch Bowl, in Redmore.row, Stepney, was charged
with firing off a pistol, and very nearly killing a respec-
table female. It appeared that several youths in the
neighbourhood were in the habit of tying any strange dogs
they could catch to a stake in a field at the back of Jubilee
Place, and firing at them until a chance shot despatched
the animal. The prisoner was amusing himself in this
manner, wheh a ball, which he had just discharged, en"
tered the house of a gentleman in Jubilee-place close by,
and passing within six or seven inches of the head of a fe-
male who was engaged at the time in making a bed, lode'
in a wall opposite. In reply to the questions of a Maps"
gistrate, the prisoner said he had purchased the pistol a
few days before for 3s. 6d., and was firing at a brick wall,
when the ball took a different direction from that which be
intended. He was ordered to find good bail, and direc-
tions were given that the pistol should be retained in the
station-house.
MAGISTERIAL PUNISHMENT OF DRUNEVP'
NESS.-At the Town-hall Police-office, Southwark, a Per"
son named Jones was yesterday charged with having been
found drunk in the streets on the previous night. A sure,
of 6/. in gold and eleven shillings in silver had been fount'
in his pocket, and taken care of by the policeman for bite;
Sir Peter Laurie, the sitting Magistrate, on being informed
of this ordered (if the report of the case forwarded to us
be correct) that the gold should be returned to Mr. Jones:,
and told the policeman to keep the silver "for his trouble!"
Mr. Jones complained of this decision, when Sir Peter is
reported to have said that, if the policeman did not have,
the money, he should fine the defendant, which would
amount to about the same sum. Sir Peter did not state
under what law policemen are to be remunerated for taking
care of drunken men, nor why these drunken men are to.
be mulcted of all the silver they may chance to have about
them, instead of the usual fine of ss. Had the amount of
silver in Mr. Jones's pocket been 19s. 6d., he would pro-
bably have paid dearly for his deviation from the, path of
sobriety.
DUEL PREVENTED.—At Union-Hall Police-
office yesterday three young men, named Wilkinson, Smith,
and Jones, were held to bail for being parties in a contem-
plated duel. It /.appears that the young men in question,
and two or three others, had been surprised by a police
constable just as they were commencing operations on
Wandsworth Common. They then decamped to Clapham
Common, but were followed by the same peace-loving
policeman, who contrived single-handed to capture the three
already named. Who they were, or what was the occasion
of the meeting, did not transpire.
OBTAINING SITUATIONS BY MEANS or
FALSE CHARACTERS.—A young man named Joseph Moore
was yesterday committed to the House of Correction for
three months, by the Magistrates of Marylebone office, in
default of paying a fine of 201. imposed upon him for enter-
ing the service of Frederick Reade, Esq., of Portland'
place, by means of a false character. It was stated that
on the expiration of his sentence the fellow would proba-
bly be brought up for a similar fraud on Lord Barham. He
had not been in Mr. Reade's service more than a few weeks
when he was detected in pilfering, which led to the dill,'
covery of the imposition which had been practised in regard
to his character.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WEST'',
ERN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the
Coach and Horses, Hanwell, Middlesex, on the body ef
Daniel Wood, aged 27. It appeared that on Monday
morning the principal iron supporter of the viaduct bridge
on the Great Western Railway at Han well gave way, arid
in order to repair it a piece of timber 18 cwt. was being
raised by means of two crabs, when by some accident the
piece of timber came down, striking the deceased and
another man : the former was dreadfully injured, the thigh
being fractured in such a manner that the bone protruded
through the skin. The unfortunate man was placed in an
insensible state on a plank, and conveyed by his fellow'
work men to the above house, but expired on the way. It
was fully proved that no blame was attached to any party,
but that the unfortunate occurrence was purely accidental.
Verdict--" Accidental death." The deceased, who was 3
sober, industrious man, has left a widow and three young
children unprovided for.
Loss OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE ST:
DAVID, NEWRY STEAMER.—The St. David, Newry end
Liverpool steamer, regularly trading between the two porta',
left Newry on Saturday with a large cargo of cattle, bea
sides 150 deck and steerage passengers. On Saturday
night and part of Sunday she experienced a violent
gale,
during which the whole of the horned cattle on deck, 70
in number, were obliged to be driven overboard to lighten
her, and three of the passengers died from the excessil
cold. The vessel, during the gale, was constantly hall
under water, her decks swept by every sea; the condition
of the poor half-clad passengers may be imagined to he
most miserable. The vessel reached Liverpool ou Moe'
day morning, and the state of many of the passengers was
such that it was deemed necessary to take them into the
hospital. It is further reported that • two or three passe,'"
gers were washed overboard, but this is denied by the car
tai,', to whom it is but justice to say that he did everything
in his power to alleviate the sufferings of the passengers'
by dividing them into parties of 40 or 50, who were 1,•`"
mitted into the forecastle and cabin for an hour at a tine.
EXTREMES OF PERIL.—A few days ago 5
young man was precipitated from a vessel at the entranal
of the harbour and plunged into the cold, cold waves o_,
old Ocean, but was fortunately rescued in a few minute!
without injury.—Near the same date, we are told that
young girl, named Massom, residing in Globe-street;
having risen early in tho morning to kindle the fire, 1/Jd
some mischance or other kindled her own garments, an
was quickly enveloped in flames, but had the happiness bet
escaping without more than a good scorching, or slig a
burning. The old proverb is certainly true, that .‘ fire en
water are good servants, but bad masters."--Hull fr,
server.