The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-25 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.
COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen took her usual
airing on horseback in the Park this afternoon, accom-
panied by Viscount Melbourne and Viscount Palmers-
ton, a-,d attended b: p,,,,t) or !He
ing Lady Charlotte Dundas, Baroness Lehzen, Co:onot
Wemrs, Earl of Surrey, and the Hon. Major Keppel•
Immediately after the equestrian party, followed the
Countess of Sandwich, and the Countess Cowper, in a
pony phaeton
The Royal dinner party at the Castle this ev,qiing Is
expected to be composed of the visitors am Royal
Household at present on a visit to her Majesty.

The Duke of Cambridge attended by Colonel
Keate
arrived in town yesterday morning, from a visit to the
Princess Augusta, and the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Bagshot Park. The Duchess of Cambridge cametoCambridge House in the afternoon from Kew. Their
Royal Highnesses honoured the Haymarket Theatre
with their presence last night.
A deputation of coffee and eating house keepers, con'
sisting of Messrs. John Hinton, Charles Marshall,
Edward Brown, John Alhs, James Rogers, and Arthur
Stotheuham, had an interview yesterday with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street.
Mr. Macaulay had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Education Committee of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council had a meeting at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Council-office. The
Lords present were Lord John Russell, Lord Mont-
eagle, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Viscount Palmerston left town on Monday evening
for Windsor Castle.

The Grecian Minister transacted business yesterday
at the Foreign-oflice.
Lord Monteagle art ived at his residence in Downing-
street yesterday from Tunbridge Wells.

FA'NfIIONABLE INTELLIGENC'E•

ARRIVALS.

Vice-Admiral Sir George Cockburn, G. C. B, in St.
Jarnes'a, square, from High Beech, Essex ; Sir Hume and
Lady Campbvll, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street,
from Berwickshire ; Earl Onslow, Lord Cranky, and Lady
Augusta Onslow, at ditto, from Surrey; the Dowaor
Countess Beauchamp and Lady Louis Lygon, in St.
James's-square, from a tour.

DEPARTURES.
The Right Hon. George Warrender, from Albemarle-
street, for Chiefden House, Berkshire • Lady Wharneliffe
from Curzon-street, for Lord Francis Egerton's, Oatlands;
the Marchioness Wellesley for Fern Hill, near Windsor;
the Earl and Countess of Galloway and family, from Gros-
venor-square. for their seat, Cumloden Hall, Newtown
Stewart, N. B ; Lord and Lady Norreys, for Yorkshire
Lady Ongley, near Shefford ; Vice-Admiral Sir Wil-
loughby Lake on a tour.
CHANGES.

Mr. and Mrs. Wise have arrived at their resie,ence,
Highfield House, from a tour in Cornwall and the r,ortb of
Devon; Edward A. Green, Esq., at Cowes, Isle of. Wight,
from St. Petersburgh.

On the 24th inst., at No. 10, Upper Be'grave-
street, the lady of Robert Steuart, Esq., M. P., of 3
daughter.

The Duke and Duchess of Bedford and the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Abercorn are expected to leave
Lochlogan Castle at the close of the week for Baron's
Court, county Tyrone.
The Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe is now 00
a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, at Fleurs
Castle, N. B. We are happy to say her Grace and the
infant Marquis Of Beaumont are going on favourably.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Mar-
quis of Worcester, and Lady Blanche Somerset were to
arrive at Vienna at the close of the past week. The last
account received in town left the Duke and Duchess in
excellent health. His Grace has derived considerable be-
nefit from his visit to the German Spas.
The Earl and Countess of Radnor and familY
are passing the autumn at Longford Castle, their seat in
Wilts.
The Earl and Countess of Durham, accompanied-
by Viscount arid the Ladies Lambtan, were to have 1(.4
Cowes, Isle of Wight, on Monday, for Lambton Castle'
for the winter.
The Earl of Beshorough, with Lord and kit!,
de Manley, after visiting Brighton, and the principal
ing places on the coast, embarked at Dover on Thual
last for the Continent, where the Noble Earl, in company
with his son and daughter, will pass the auteann. . the-
Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci returned fromthis
Continent early in the past week, but has since takes:
departure for Ireland.
Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset intend again to
pass the autumn at Dover ; a mansion has already b
een
taken for their reception.
rantain
Lord William Lennox and the Hon'
Pitt have returned to town from a visit to the Duke and
Duchess of Richmond, at Gordon Castle, Fochabers.
Mr. C. W. Codrington, M.P., and Lady Geor-
giana Codrington, accompanied by Lady Augusta SoMer•
set, left Cowes, on Wednesday last. to visit Mr. and Lady
Caroline Masse, at their seat near Mirlhursi, Sussex.
Major-General Sir John Woodford left Mivart's
Hotel, on Saturday last, to visit his estate in Cumberland.
Sir John arrived a short time since from a visit to Sir Alen.
ander and Lady Woodford, at Gibraltar.
We understand, from good authority, that Lord
Glenlyon ;s shortly to lead to the altar the accomplished
Hiss Home Drummond. Lord Glenlyon is the heir theto
Dukedom of Athol, and also the Dukedom of Northumber-
land,after the demise of Lord Prudhoe.
CONSUMPTION OF WOOD AND COALS It 4
FRANCE.—The quantity of land covered by forest trees .
France, is 8,521 000 hectares, being only half whet I.e
1
was in the middle of the last century. Although
the
quantity of land in use for fuel is only half what it reed t 0
be, the production is, from a better system of mans,gernent.
fully equal to what it used to be. The quantity of wood thus
produced annually is 35 millions of cubic raetries, in addi-
tion to which 20 millions are obtained from the plantationv
and waste lands, making altogether 55 millions, but of
this quantity 10 millions are used for building purposes.
With respect to coals, it is stated that at the beginning of
the great French revolution the atenual production was
2,400,000 metrical quintals ; and th,e importation of foreign
coals about the same quantity. In 1814 the consumption
was 9 millions ; in 1820 13 millions, in 1825 20 millions,
in 1830 24 millions, in 1835 32 millions, and in 1837 41
millions. Of these 4: millions the coals raised in France
amounted to 29 millions and a half—viz. 113. millions from
the basin of the Loiro, 7 millions from the basin of Valen'-
e;cnnes, 2 millions from Creuzet and Blazy, 1 from the
Alais, 1 from Aubin, arid the remainder from 55 other dis-
tricts of less importance. The other 11 millions and a half
were obtained as follows : —rather more that 8 millions from
Belgium, rather more than two millions from England, god
the rest from Prussia ; but since the reduction of the duty
on English coals the importations from &gland bear a
much largar proportion to those from Belgium. The
Teantity of coals used in 1837 was eight times what it yea!
in 1789 ; but es a cubic metre (stere) of wood is equal
in caloric to 180 kilogrammes of coals, the wood burnt to
France in 1637 is stated by the Commerce to have been.
equal to two-thirds of the entire consumption of fuel as re;
girds the amount of caloric. The quantity of mineral coat
used in France for the iron works has increased coast'
d rably of late years, but that of wood for the same PO;
pose has also increased—for, in making 300,000 tons of
iron, which is the annual production, the fuel used Was
seven-eighths charcoal to one of mineral coal. I have not
time now to inquire carefully into the conclusion of Or
Commerce as to the comparison of caloric between coal6i
and wood, but I believe it is erroneous. It should be ob-
served, however, that there is a difference of at leait
per cent. of caloric in English coals as compared with the
Belgian, and more than 30 as regards French coals, taking
the average production.— Commerce.
TIIE ELECTRIC GIRLS OF SnryttraA.---Th,e
two Smyrna girls, whose persons present such remarkable
electric phenomena, landed, as you are aware, at Marseill,
in the beginning of last month. In hopes of realisin ,g.a
splendid fortune, they intended to exhibit themseleres to
Vance and other pasts of the Continent. Immediately un,
their arrival, several persons, including various men C'
science and professors, visited them and ascertained tiro'
following phenomena. The girls stationed feernselve
facing each other at the ends of a large table, Iceepieg at a
di-tance from it of one to two feet, according to, their eLe."
tric dispositions. When a few minutes had elapsed, el
crackling resembling that of the electric fluid spreadl
over a sheet of gilt paper, was heard fr.
when t'ne table re-
ceieed a strong shake, which alw I
smade it advance fre
the elder to the younger sister. A key, neli, or any Piece
of iron, placed on the table, instantaneatesly stopped the
phenomenon.partofthe
tableWi.ht epnro the
eidronnoweawes aedizeutpeodntothe extheuptie,aid_je..r...
meut. Saving this singular circumstance, the facts r
served constantly followed the known laws of electricity*
girls wore silk garments. In e'ne latter case the
whether glass insulators were useel, or whether one ofth.c
properties of both were neutealized. Such was the stag
of matters for some days after the arrival of the youti,g,
Greeks, but the tempereture having become cooler, 10,1
the atmosphere having loaded itself with humidity,' all
perceptible electric virtue seemed to have deserted there'
One may conceive the melancholy of these girls. sand To
disappeiatment of the two Greeks, their relations, I",
have come with them in order to share their to.nticipate"
weal th. —Marseilles Letter.
NOVEL CONVICTION.—At the Croydon Petit
electric
Sessions yesterday, Mr. George Ball, the proprieto
extensive lime works at Merstham, atteeided before the
Bench to produce one of his carmen to answer a char'
preferred by Mr. Adams, a Magistrate of this Bench,
riding in his waggon. It appeared from Mr.
s'atement that as lie was riding to town he met one of
Hall's waggons, and the carman was; riding in it, and we',
_i,
Mr. Adams requested him to get out and take care of
horses, lie refused to do so, and laughed at him.
Adams, however, could not identify the man. Mr. Hail
now produced a man, who he said was with the wag gat ?P_
the day in question. The man declared positively that .v.
had not acted in the manner described, and that , he knew,
nothing about the matter. Mr. Adams said he , could in'
recognise this man as the person who had co ,nmitted tb
offence, but that did not matter, as if Mr.
Hall did 00e
produce the offender he would be liablo f o :pay the .fine
himself. Mr. Hall said he did not u. a derstand how be
could possibly be subjected to a fine fr jr an offence con''
the person who had offended if he cc uld discover hire'''
Tl:e Bench said there was no .
that in law he wag
liable, and therefore as he had not.
Pocluced the individuai
who had committed the offence, el,„
should fine him 10s.
a.d costs. Mr. Hall exclaimed
age'lyrist the hardship of the
proceeding, but the Court said Voat the puf
the eare3o'
blic must l\
mitted by one of hla men. Ho was reads to bring foram
from such proceedings
on the par t o
and a fine would in every case of the kind be inflicted.