The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-21 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVLS.
The Marquis and Marchioness Conyngham at Dudley
House, in Park-lane ; Mr. Charles and Mrs. Codrington at
Sir Bethel Codrington's mansion in Park-lane; Mrs. Abra-
ham Montefiore and. family, at her house in Great Stanhope-
street, Mayfair, from Brighton; General Moncton, at Ne-
rot's Hotel, from Staffordshire; General Armstrong, at the
London Nutel, from Edinburgh; Mr. and Mrs. Perceval and
family, at ditto, from Bath ; the Hon. Frederick Ponsouby, at
Thomas's Hotel, from Ireland ; Jackson Villiers Tuthill, Esq.,
(Zt:t Dragoon Guards), and lady, in Upper Seymour-street,
from a tour.

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Lord and Lady Albert Co RES.
nyrigham for Mr. Denison's, The Denbies, in Surrey ; Charles Hyde, Esq., from Nerot's Hotel,
for the Continent ; Sir Harry Burrard Neale, Bart., from the
London Hotel ; Mrs. and Miss Rooke, from ditto, for Wood-
side, Lymington ; Capt. Rooke, from ditto, for Woodside ;
Col. Seale, M. P., from ditto, for Mount Boom, Dartmouth ;
Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, from ditto, for Brighton ; the Rev.
Mr. Tillard and family from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont,
from Thomas's Hotel, for their mansion in Piccadilly.

The Countess of Sandwich entertained Count
Tolstoy and a select party at dinner on Sunday evening in
Carlton-gardens.
The Bavarian Minister and the Baroness de Cetto
entertained Lord Beresford and a select party at dinner on
Sunday in Hill-street.
Mr. Bingham and Lady Harriet Baring gave a grand
dinner on Sunday, in Great Stanhope-street, to Count and
Countess Pozzo di Borgo and a distinguished party.
The Earl and Countess of Glengall arrived in
Grosvenor-street on Thursday, from Caher Castle, county
Tipperary.
Lord and Lady Louth have left Brighton, and re-
turned to Twickenham House, Richmond.
The Earl of Wilton, who arrived in Grosvenor-
square, on Friday from Leamington Spa, left town yesterday
for his seat at Leicestershire.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort left Park-place
yesterday for Badminton-park.
Lord Stanley left Carlton-gardens yesterday morning
for Lancaster, to attend the Grand Jury at the assizes in that
City. Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P., his colleague in the repre-
sentation of North Lancashire, accompanied him for the same
Purpose.
Viscount Milton leaves town to-day on a short ex-
cursion to Paris.
The marriage of the Viscount de la Rochefoucauld
to Miss Coutts Trotter, sister to the Hon. Mr. George Kep-
pel, is expected to be solemnised at Paris in the ensuing
month.
Lord Hatherton's family have been put into mourn-
ing by the death of his sister, Mrs. Chetwode, wife of Sir John
Chetwode ; and his Lordship's parties have been postponed
until after Easter.
It is rumoured in the circles of fashion, that a recon-
ciliation has been brought about between parties whose dif-
ferences were last year the source of a more than ordinarily
interesting investigation in Westminster Hall.
M. Conte, Director of the Post-office, has presented
to the principal establishments of the capital a small collection
of tables, showing the organisation of the service of the Post-
office in Paris. The slightest inspection of these tables will
prove the numerous improvements in the Post-office depart-
ment. As an instance, we shall, for the present, merely state
that since the new Post-office omnibuses have been started
letters from all parts of the kingdom are now delivered in Paris
several hours sooner than under the old system.
At the Levee on Friday his Majesty, in conferring
the decorations of the Order of the Bath on the several naval
officers, addressed them in the kindest terms. To Vice-Ad-
miral Sir Ross Donnelly his Majesty said--" You were in the
glorious battle of the Ist of June, where you commanded your
ship in a most gallant and seamanlike manner. I regret that
the reward of your meritorious services has been so long de-
layed, and I now feel the greatest satisfaction in performing a
tardy act of justice to so gallant an officer." To Admiral
Austin his Majesty paid a high compliment, and hoped that the
honour he was then conferring would lead to higher honours,
equally as well deserved from his King and country.
The Princess Helen of Mecklenburg, Duchess of
Orleans elect, though really a pretty woman, is said to be a
confirmed bas bleu. She has the good taste, however, to speak
unaffectedly, though the German Papers say, few people, men
or Women, can speak more learnedly, when she condescends,
upon the subject of German literature. Her favourite study is
that of the German speculative philosophy—not a very attrac-
tive, certainly, or easy, or remarkably useful pursuit for ladies.
What a world of conjecture will not Paris and France present
to her speculative mind. —German Puper.
Earl and Countess Cowper entertained at dinner
yesterday evening Lord Melbourne, Lord and Lady Holland,
and a distinguished party.
Prince and Princess Polignac, and Prince Armand
de Polignac (their eldest son), were entertained at dinner on
Sunday, by Baron and Baroness de Cetto, in Hill-street. The
by Prince and Princess were visited at Mivart's Hotel yesterday
LSir Robert Peel, the Russian Ambassador, Earl Stanhope,
ady Wharncliffe, Lady Holland, Viscount Duncannon, Lord
d Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Hon. Miss C. Somerset, Marquis
of Salisbury, Sir Francis H. Doyle, the Misses Doyle, Mr.
Edward Drummond, Colonel Angelo, Mr. Hope, &c.
!liThe Duke of Devonshire has presented to his
Letno°, Mrs. Harcourt (late Miss Cavendish) a valuable brace-
and suit of brilliants on the occasion of her recent mar-
.,age.
Mr. Campbell, of Shawfield, nephew to the Duke of
rgyll, Eliz-b who was married last week to a daughter of Lady
eth Cole, has gone to reside near Windsor, at the villa
they?! the eon.
H. Westenra, M. P. for Monaghan, after which
will procee to Aryllshire.
1' he Bishop of Lincoln has informed the guardians
bur the Stamford Union that he cannot license the pauper
°Y
Ying-ground within the workhouse unless it be surrounded
a brick or stone wall, at least six feet high,—Lincolnshire
Chronicle,
Mr. Davidson, the enterprising traveller, of whose
Lamentable fate little doubt can, we fear, be now entertained,
et many years ago, an active partner in a well-known
m heal establishment in Regent-street and Bond-street.
Lord Canterbury will leave the Clarendon, on his
tiZteurn to Paris at the cnd of the present or the beginning of
ensuing week.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and
familyieri are on their route from Baron's Court, Tyrone, to
tieY Priory. Duddingstone House, one of the family seats
CrlLdni,=. Noble Marquis in Midlothian, is now occupied by Capt.
.1-" Y Harriet Hamilton,l • Lordship's only sister.
his.
ThP 11 •
arquts -of Westminster's birthday to-morrow
mtvielrlobue celebrated with much rejoicing by his Lordship's nu-
'ille,try at Eaton, Nantwich ; and the Marquis, who
afteroo, r.on,as Noteter. his seventieth year, will remain at Eaton until
indrirs be.
.Russian Ambassador is again suffering from
taming His Excellency is said to be again about ob-
nens:Vr teirge from his Government to revisit the Conti-
dnos not • .° improvement of his health ; but we believe he
c intend for the present to resign the distinguished post
h t prellts sent
fills, (..)1. Envoy Extraordinary from the Czar.
ham palace the
intends taking possession of Bucking-
dra,,,i lace the first week in May. Her Majesty will hold a
of Princess
ersnnm in the new Palace on the 24th May, in honour
more
full Victoria Victoria coming of age. It is expected to be
the k-un y attended than any one for many years. His Majesty
00_41c g of Belgium and his Queen, as well as the Duke of
ns, and many other princes, will he present.
,ngUrec uesday last, M. George NV
.Cived unaninnms invitation from the Kendal Election
a-ommitetie,e,,William Wood, hav-
• of the Proceeded to that borough. A general meeting
attoode,,
.n'o.s was held on Wednesday evening, which was
u I,y about three hundred persons. After explaining
his 11:,.'aiples to them, Mr. Wood was unanimously invited to
"07 candidate for the representation of the borough.
i_" Ihursday and Friday Mr. Wood was engaged in canvass-
ug the eleetors.--Mqnchcster Guardian.
u0.0..n. Monday evening a letter was read from Hodg-
ti,o, iiisusde, Esq., M.P., addressed to the Bernick Conserva-
tive ta•
dociiation, stating that his brother, Mr. Richard Hodg-
cepted answer to a requisition sent through him, ac-
tion. t,h, invitation to contest that borough at a future e1cc-
,..;7--..vyne Mercury.
,
al he parliamentary petition from Bath, for the Aim-
.4'll of Church-rates, was signed as follows ;—That to the
111" bY 6,256, and that to the Commons by 6,359 individuals.
6,„!..number of signatures to the petition for the ballot was
11:12,16was forwarded to J. T. Leader, Esq., on Monday,
114°1 been been under signature three days only.—Somerset Gaz.
0.‘.11:1 • Robert Steuart gave notice on Saturday, that
etne 20th of April he should move to bring in a Bill for the
gistration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Scotland.
,XFortb, MARCH 20.—Congregations will be
t9oeiden for the Purpose of granting Graces and conferring
vizgree,', on the following days in the ensuing Easter Term—
April Wednesday, April 5 ; Thursday, April 13 ; Thursday,
irt: 20; Thursday, April 27 ; Friday, May 5 ; Saturday,
her 4.3' On Saturday last, being the last day of Lent Term,
rnittedetve. George Bewsher, of S. Edmund Hall, was ad-
Arts; Richard p .
,e degree of Master of and Messrs. Henry
of Lin co of University College, and Thomas Bean.es,
m eoln College, were admitted Bachelors of Arts.
A L. CIIARLTON'S FEAST AT LUDLOW.-
100 icrous scene occurred here on Tuesday. Upwards of
the marl; were collected together to dine in the room over
IXaractball, with Mr.l I Charlton, for two pur-
ees--.rst, to C() .ec anere
ngrattilatc hint on his deliverance from the
I'l et Prison • and, secondly, to condole with him on his irt-

tended extinction as M. P. or P. 1.1. fcr Ludlow. it is usual
on giving a dinner to agrcat man like this Mr. L. Charlton
for some friend to tale the chair ; but Mr. L. Charlton was
too bashful to a.sk, or did not obtain a respectable friend to
take the chair, and therefore took it himself. His Vice-Pre-
sident was J. Davis,.Esq., of Manton Lacy. After the cloth
was removed, Mr. Charlton rose and said he must be cautious,
after what nad happened, how he expressed himself. He
was grateful to the company, and was rijoiced to see them in
Ludlow instead of the Fleet Prison.—( Hear.) He detailed
his capture at Mrs. Purslow's, No. 12, York-road—his suf
ferings for the sake of his beloved country—his persecutions by
libels in the .horning Chronicle, and the more villanous
Shrewsbury Chronicle, and the still more atrocious juries and
judges who gave him two farthings, instead of the 6,0001.
which he wanted. After a most eloquent, pathetic, and Con-
servative speech, the Hon. Gentleman sat down amid deafen-
ing applause. Mr. Charlton said lie should as usual write out
the whole of his speech, both what he had then uttered and
what he omitted, and publish it in such country papers as will
insert it ; posting bills would announce the publication.—
(Loud cheers.) The company departed highly gratified.
Shrewsbury Chronicle.
Mr. Vigors, like Mr. White (Longford), has de-
clined the defence of his seat for the county of Carlow; the
Liberal electors will, however, petition to be allowed to do as
in the other case in his place ; the day for hearing the petition
is postponed to April 25.
The Committee on Joint Stock Banks is postponed
till after the recess. _ _

The St. James's Theatre nominally closed its season
last Saturday ; but like its older rivals, the Olympic and Adel.
phi, will resume its performances on Monday next, having like
them obtained, by Royal favour, an extension of license to the
31st of May next. Mr. Harley, the stage-manager, delivered
a valedictory address, by which we arc glad to perceive that the
proprietor has again had a profitable season.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood arrived yesterday at the London
Hotel, from Yorkshire, to fulfil an engagement at Drury-lane
Theatre. Mrs. Wood is in excellent health and spirits.
Monsieur Laporte left London yesterday for the
Continent, and expects to return by the 27th instant, accom-
panied by Madlle. Giulietta Grisi, Rubini, Tamburini, and
Lablache. An opera night is spoken of for Easter Tuesday,
but it is not probable that the artistes will have rested suffi-
ciently to be able to rehearse and sing on the evening after their
arrival here.

A new theatre is announced to be opened, on Mon-
day next, called the" New City Theatre," situate in Norton-
, folgate, three doors without the City boundary. This theatre
is said to be substantially built, and, as regards its exterior and
interior arrangements, as accommodating and complete as any
existing.
A great deal of the drifted snow, which fell at
Christmas, may still be seen under many of the hedges, and
in the pits where it originally accumulated.
During the last three weeks the railway trains be-
tween Liverpool and Manchester have not unfrequently per-
formed the journey in one hour.—Mancliester Guardian.
Letters from Vienna, of the 11th of March, state,
that a great sensation had been produced in that city by the
receipt of the debates, and the vote in the English House of
Commons, on the subject of the Irish Municipal Reform Bill ;
and the result of the discussion in the French Chamber of the
Disjunctive Law. The Funds at Vienna on the 10th instant,
were—Five per Cents., 105 ; Four per Cents., 1001 ; Three
per Cents., 758 ; Bank Shares, 1,360.
Two hogs, each weighing 1,000 lbs. are now exhi-
bited at Brussels. These animals hare been fattened for the
prize which is given by the city.
A soldier, the vaguemcstre of Kondatowicz, lately
died at Konigsberg, aged 106. He had taken part in all the
seven years' war, and had served for 56 years in the same regi-
ment of Hussars.
A young man, aged 19, has been brought before
the Court of Assizes of Riom (Puy de Dome), France, on a
charge of poisoning 23 individuals. It appeared in evidence
that Barthelemy Levigne, the Mayor of Vollese Montagne,
his family, domestics, and several labourers, amounting to 24
persons, sat down to their evening meal on the evening of the
28th of July last. Twenty-three of the number, who had par-
taken of some soup, were soon afterwards seized with violent
colic and vomiting, which excited strong apprehensions of their
having been poisoned. Suspicion at length fell upon the pri-
soner, whose father had quarrelled with the Mayor, and he was
taken into custody. He was found guilty, and sentenced to
20 years' hard labour. Fortunately none of the parties died
from the effects of the poison.
On Friday afternoon, between three and four o'clock,
the pilot-boat belonging to John Squarey, was upset just out-
side Teignmouth bar, and eight persons, who were on board,
were precipitated into the sea, five of whom sank to rise no
more. From what we can glean, it appears that Squarey, and
two other pilots, had taken Captain Ley on board the En-
chantress brio', belonging to Mr. Burnett, of Chudleigh, which
vessel had left the harbour that morning. Whilst on board
"the can" passed pretty freely round. The pilots and friends
were returning towards the shore, when, by some mismanage-
ment of the boat, it upset. Being close to the sands at the
time, it is firmly entertained that they might all have saved
themselves had they been perfectly sober. The three that
were saved were picked up by another boat, which happened
to be near at the time.—Plymouth Journal.
On Saturday last it began to snow here, accompa-
nied with a violent drift from the north-east, and intense cold.
The mail going north from Inverness could not pass Brora, in
Sutherlandsliire ; and the snow was so heavy in Caithness,
that the mail from Wick, after reaching Berriedale, was forced
to remain there, the bags being forwarded on horseback. A
passage has since been made, but the snow still lies deep.
This unlooked-for storm in the north, after a series of mild
open days, has suspended the operations of the farmer.—ln-
verness Courier.

The requisition to W. Busfeild, Esq., of Upwood,
the Whig candidate for Bradford, has already received the
signatures of upwards of 400 electors, and the borough has
not yet been gone through. There is, therefore, every reason
to believe that at the next election the borough will dispense
with the services of Mr. Hardy.—Leeds Mercury.
We have the best authority for stating that, in the
event of a dissolution of Parliament, Lieut.-Colonel Beck-
with will come forward for North Durham.—Sunderland
Herald.

THE TEA TRADE, MONDAY.—ThC delivery
last week amounted to nearly 382,0001b5. The private trade
sales of tea have proceeded fully as well as was anticipated.
In the Record Court at Clonmel, on Thursday last,
an action for libel was tried, in which a Miss Johnson, a young
lady of respectability, was plaintiff, and the proprietor of the
Clonmel Advertiser was defendant. The libel complained of
was a paragraph stating that a lady had eloped with one of her
own relatives. The witnesses for the plaintiff proved that she
was the person referred to. The Jury returned a verdict for
the plaintiff-5001. damages, and 6d. costs.
The weather continues to be most cold and bleak,
and the prevalence of a harsh east wind, we regret to say, has
no tendency to dissipate the late influenza, which is still raging
in many places. To•day and yesterday we experienced a keen
frost, and occasional showers of snow.
On Friday night, about half-past eleven o'clock, as
Thomas Dukes, a gardener to \V. Butler Best, Esq., was
going to his home in the 'dabberley-road, near Kidderminster,
he passed a man on the footpath. Dukes wished him a good
night ; the man did not reply, but almost immediately fired off
a gun or pistol at Dukes, the ball from which he distinctly
heard whiz over his shoulder. Another fellow now appeared
coming from the opposite side of the road, on seeing which,
Dukes threw down some flower pots that he was carrying, and
was preparing to receive him, when he was seized by the
shoulder by the villain who fired, and immediately knocked
down. He was kicked when on the ground, and the pockets
of his trousers were examined by them, but fortunately there
was not anything in them.—Kidderminster Messenger
The General Steam Navigation Company's new
steam-ship Caledonia, arrived at Blackwall at noon yesterday,
from Edinburgh, having performed the passage in 42 hours ;
and the Company's steam-packet the John Bull reached the
Custom-house soon afterwards, having made her passage from
Hamburg in 48 hours and a half, being the quickest voyage
from that port on record, at this season of the year.
CHRISTIAN SLAVES.—In this bagino the Chris-
tian captives used to be shut up at sun-set, and let out again
to their labour at sun-rise. Ah I what beauty there is in that
word sunrise to the imaginations of the free ! To us it re-
calls the carol of the lark, the freshness of flowers, the sounds
of cheerful industry, and all the joyous infancy of the day ;
but to the captive in this prison—what was the -daylight ? It
only broke the oblivion of his misery, or perhaps the dream in
love. The sun rose only to glare on him, like the fierce eye
of his task master, and the black bread for his morning meal
was thrown to him as to a dog I—Campbell's Letters from the
South.
SUNDAY TRADING.-Tlic opposition shown to
the functionaries of the parish of St. Luke's, Middesex, who
are endeavouring to put a stop to the disgraceful scenes which
take place in several of the districts on a Sabbath-day, is ex-
ceedingly great; but the authorities remain undaunted and are
pursuing their laudable object with increased vigour. Several
actions, it is said, have been successfully brought against the
opposing parties, which, in some measure, has " cooled their
courage," and the neighbourhood now, on a Sabbath, presents
a scene of tranquillity, and not, as formerly, one of continual
confusion. Other parishes, perceiving the beneficial results
accruing from the course adopted, are about to proceed in like
manner with their refractory districts.
At the meeting of the Ashinolean Society (Oxford)
on the 6th instant, Dr. Buckland informed the meeting that
he had received a letter from Mr. Crosse, detailing the results
of a new series of experiments, by which he has succeeded in
obtaining one hundred more animals of the same description as
those obtained by previous experiments. On a piece of volcanic
slag, connected with the electric wires at both ends, a fluid,
containing silex and muriatic acid, was gently dropped. The
animals, soon after their formation, were washed off from the
slag, and deposited in a wooden funnel underneath. Without
muriatic. acid the same animals were formed ; but when no elec-
tb,ty was used the animals did not appear.
The animals
are been exhibited at the Royal Institution, b'y Mr. Faraday,
whence originated the erroneous report that Mr. Faraday had,
by a series of similar experiments,' produced
The animals were at first the same animals.
supposed to be infusoria, similar to
those discovered by the microscopicu observations of Ehrenberg ;
but, on being shown to
_ienaturalists in London, they are dis-
covered to be of a much higher order, very closely resembling
the vyell-known acari,
that they have no hairs. was,
cabinets,h with the exception
most probably
esuggestedred by Dr.
t}e
Buckland. that the hairs had
gum used to stick them on the card, or had been rubbed of
by friction during their carriage to London.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1837

ciently known. No objection is made to the validity of the
rate ; and it is now left to your candour, your sense of equity,
and your love of peace and good neighbourhood, to determine
whether I am a proper person against whom to direct that
power, which I am quite aware that you have, in consequence
of this most unchristian law, at your command. My determi-
nation not to pay is unalterable.
" 'The present afflicted state of my mind must be my apology
for anything faulty in the manner of expressing myself in this
communication.

" I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen,
" Your obedient humble servant,
" ROBERT VAUGHAN."
_ .

Notting-hill, March 18.
The BENCH regretted Dr. Vaughan's domestic affliction,
but said they had no alternative but to order payment to be
enforced.

William Jones, a poor man, residing in King-street, High-
street, objected on the ground of not being a member of the
Established Church.

Mr. Conn—But Dissenters are compelled to pay.
Mr. Jones—But I am unrepresented in Parliament, al-
though I pay 301. a-year.
Mr. Conn—Have you petitioned Parliament on the sub-
ject ?
Mr. Jones—Yes, I have.
Mr. Conn—Who presented your petition.
Mr. Jones—Mr. Hume.

Mr. CORD—Then although from not possessing a vote you
are not directly represented, yet are you, according to your
own statement, represented indirectly by Mr. Hume. It is
the law of the land, and payment must be enforced.
Mr. Daniel Sullivan (a Catholic), residing in Peel-
street, felt rather surprised that he should be called upon to
pay Church-rates, as he did not believe a word of the thirty-
nine articles.

Mr. Coon—Then I am to understand you object because
you consider Church-rates an oppressive and iniquitous tax ?
Mr. Sullivan—Those words will not render me liable to an
action, will they ?
Mr. CODD—We do not sit here to give advice in that
respect.
Mr. Sullivan—But you ought to advise me as a Christian
gentleman.
Mr. Coop—Then I advise you to pay the amount imme-
diately.
Mr. Sullivan—Well, thank God, I can; but you must
fetch it.

Mr. S. Cousins, one of the late overseers, objected to the
old Church-rate, on account of his having been charged for his
sitting in the church during the time he was in office.
Mr. Chesterton (Churchwarden) declared that was untrue.
Mr. CODD—Do you mean that a pew-rent was charged
you for your scat in the church during the time you was
overseer.

Mr. Cousins—Not a pew-rent, but they have charged me
for a seat in the church while I was in office.

Mr. Cono.—Yon mean they have charged a Church-rate to
you while you was in office; you must.therefore pay the amount
in 21 days, or execution will issue.
A number of poorer persons were also allowed fourteen,
twenty-one, and twenty-eight days to pay the amount of their
respective rates ; and after the Bench had gone through 500
or 600 of the summonses, they adjourned the remainder until
next Saturday.