The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-24 00:00:00

ADELPIII.

Dir. Fitzgerald's extraordinary imitations of " The Great
Agitator" continue to draw full houses at this theatre, and
the boxes, during the last fortnight, have been crowded by
the most distinguished political characters at present in
London. On the whole, we may fa'rly ccn;ratulate Mr.
Fitzgerald upon having made one of the most successful
hits of the season.

The Russian Ambassador has been invited to Pass
a few days with the Earl and Countess of Jersey at Mid-
dleton-park, previous to the meeting of Parliament.

Alnwick Castle is still full of company, and the
utmost gaiety prevails ; dinners, balls, and concerts of the
most splendid description have been given. The visitors are
expected to remain until the close of the month ; and the
18th of February is fixed for the retur❑ of the Duke and
Duchess of Northumberland to London.

The Earl of Minto gave an elegant dinner on Sa-
turday, at the Admiralty, to Sir R. and Lady Anna Maria
Donkin, Mr. and Lady Catherine Boileau, Sir W. Parker,
Sir C. Adam, Mr. Romilly, and Capt ain Plumridge.
Viscount Beresford and his lady are now entertain-
ng a select party at Westdean Park.

Lord Berwick has let his house in the Green Park
to the Sardinian Minister, and gone to Italy for the terni,
namely, three years.

THE INFLUENZA.—The epidemic which prevails to
so great an extent in the metropolis and various parts of the
country, has Leen equally serious at Windsor, Eton, and all
:the surrounding towns and villages. In many instances whole
families have been attacked with it, and there is scarcely a
single family but some one or more members of it have ex-
perienced its injurious effects. The medical men have been
constantly employed night and day in attending upon patients,
and although to them it must of course prove exceedingly
profitable, their labours have been very excessive.— Windsor
Express.
If consecration is no more than a declaration that
such a place is set apart for the worship of God, then we
know what it means ; but in that case ceremony is super-
thous, for every one is aware, when a church is built, that
such is the object. Who has consecrated the great deep,
in which so many thousands lie whelined ? Yet the sea shall
give up her dead. Wood, stones, iron and earth, clay and
gravel, can never be made good orthodox matter by all the
prayers muttered over;them, any more than Lord Welling-
ton s bedstead can be rendered brave by his lying on it, or
a philosopher's arm-chair can become metaphysical by his
reposing in it. To talk of religious brick and mortar, and
holy nails and timber, is about the same figure of speech as
to say of a divine's bed, that it has a moral counterpane ; or,
of a logician's parlour, that it is covered with a long-headed
carpet.—The Dissenter.

The monthly meeting of the Lynn Reform Associa-
tion took place on the sth inst. Tile meeting was addressed
by Mr. R. Clifton, the chairman, Messrs. Swan, H. Jackson,
Carter, James Towel], and others, who entered at length
into the circumstances which caused the quarrel between
Major Keppel and Lord G. Bentinck, and strong resolutions
were unanimously passed in approbation of the conduct of
Major Keppel upon a recent occasion, and marked disap-
probation of that of Lord G. Bentinek.—.Norwich Mercury.
THE LATE STORM.—It is not generally known
that most of the alabaster with which we are supplied,
comes from the shores of the Bristol channel ; where,
between the towns of Watchet and Minehead, are vast
rocks of this elegant substance, presenting a most curious
appearance, being intersected by differently-coloured veins
of quartz, mica, &c. It is justly regarded as the finest
alabaster in the kingdom, and is much 'used in an adja-
cent manufactory for the making of various ornamental ar-
ticles. Its base extends outwards into the sea to near
100 yards, and is covered with various kinds of sea-weed,
which are taken up by the inhabitants, and prepared into
an excellent edible dish, termed laver. These rocks have,
for several years past, been suffering greatly from the action
of the water ; but since the late tremendous gales, they
have been almost completely demolished, its foundation
being shaken, and the whole dashed into fragments of so
small a size, as to be of no use whatever. On the day
of the storm's greatest fury, the streets of the small sea-
port town of Watchet were quite overflowed with water,
and this clement even forced itself into the ground-floors
and kitchens of the houses, and committed great damage.
The Chamber of Representatives at Brussels has
been chiefly occupied by discussions on the law proposed
with regard to the regulation of mines. Great interest is
excited by this subject, as, until the law is settled, no new
veins can be opened, and the price of coals has risen from
25 to 30 per cent. within a short time ; and even at that
advanced price the demand of the manufactures is but im-
perfectly supplied. A proposal also has been submitted
to the Chamber to vote eight millions of francs for the
construction of new canals, which it was resolved to take
into consideration. Fifty Spanish emigrant monks had just
arrived at Brussels.
The Earl of Rosslyn, whose death we announced
in The Sun of Saturday, was in his 75th year, was a Ge-
neral in the army, Colonel of the 9th Lancers and of the
Fifeshire Militia, a Privy Councillor, member of the Board
of General Officers, Commissioner of the Royal Military
College and Royal Military Asylum, Director of the Scotch
Chancery, and Lord-Lieutenant of Fifeshire. He was the
second Earl, having succeeded his maternal 'uncle, Alex-
ander Wedderburne, in 1805. He married;in 1790, the
eldest daughter of the Hon. E. Bouverie, of Radnor, who
died in 1810, leaving two children, Lady Janet Walrend
and Lord Loughborough, now Earl of Rosslyn, born in
February, 1802, and whose eldest son is in his seventh
year. The present Earl is Colonel of the 9th Lancers,
which regiment is now quartered in Edinburgh. The late
Earl commenced his military career in 1778, when he was
appointed a Cornet in the Ist troop of Horse Guards. In
1782 he served :on the Staff in Ireland; as Aide-dc-Camp
to the Lord Lieutenant, and was subsequently appointed
Assistant-Adjutant-General in that country ; in 1792 lie
obtained the Lieut.-Colonelcy of the 12th Light Dragoons,
and served with that regiment at Toulon in 1793, and af-
terwards as Adjutant-General to the forces in the Medi-
terranean, under Sir David Dundas and Sir Charles Stew.
art. In 1795 he obtained the rank of Colonel, being ap-
pointed A. D. C. to the King. He was employed as Bri-
gadier-General and Adjutant-General, to the British army
in Portugal from Nov. 1796 to the end of 1797. In 1798
he was appointed Major-General. He was present at the
reduction of Minorca, and continued in the command after
the departure of Sir Charles Stewart to the end of 1799,
when he returned to England, and was appointed Colonel
of the Sussex Fencible Cavalry, which was reduced in 1800.
He was next placed on the Staff of North Britain, where
he served a few years ; in 1805 he was appointed Lieut.-
General, and placed on the Staff in Ireland ; in 1806 he
was again appointed to serve in Portugal ; he was at the
siege of Copenhagen in 1807, and in 1809 in the Zealand
expedition. In August, 1810, his Lordship received the
Colonelcy of the 9th Lancers, and in June, 1814, he was
appointed General.

A letter from Ostend says, part of the stern of a
ship, on which is painted, in white letters, " Crown,
Dundee," has been thrown on the coast to the east of that
port.
Active steps are at length being taken to form a
Reform Association in Beverley. The Reformers ai
united in their detcrmination to use every exertion to rescue
the borough from the disgrace attaching to it from the
system of bribery and intim►dation which has rendered it
notorious. Beverley possesses one good Member in Mr.
Burton ; the Reformers should take care that his exertions
and votes are not longer neutralised. However, they may
depend upon it that unless they establish the system of
" Purity of Election" they will not succeed. It may do for
those who have the Carlton purse to apply to to squander
money among those who are base enough to take it ; but if
they want a man to serve them faithfully they must not ex-
pect that he shall pay them for the " honour" of doing so.
We anticipate much good from the exertions of the pro-
posed Referta Asseciation.—ilall 4avcreLicr,