The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-26 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
Lord Villiers; Colonel Clive; Mr. and Mrs. Adrian
Hope; Lady C barles Somerset and Miss Somerset;
Massey Stanley, Esq., M. P. ; General and Madame
Sablokoff.

DEPARTURES.
Lord and Lady Bateman, for Bath ; the Ladies Keith,
for ditto ; Sir James Hope, for Bedgebury Park ; the
Dowager Lady and Miss Hippisley, for Bath; Colonel
and Mrs. L. P. Jones, from Batts's Hotel, Dover-street,
for Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Farrcr, from ditto, for Leaming-
ton ; James Foster, Esq., and Miss Foster, from ditto, for
Stourton Castle, Worcestershire ; -- Barker, Esq.,
from ditto, for Wolverhampton; G. S. Harcourt, Esq.,
M. P., and Mrs. Harcourt, from the Brunswick Hotel,
Jermyn-street, for Ankerwycke House ; the Rev. Mr.
Fosbery, Mrs. Fosbery, and family, from ditto, for the
Isle of Wight; the Count Potocki, from ditto, for the
Continent,

The Earl of Dunraven left Adare on Wednes-
day morning for Dunraven Castle, Glamorganshire.
The Earl of Lincoln left Ranbv Hall on Thurs-
day for Southwell, where his Lordship presided at the
meeting to make arrangements with respect to the
proposed police force for the protection of the rural dis-
tricts of Nottinghamshire.
Sir Frederick and Lady Bathurst have left
Mivart's Hotel for Clarendon Park, Wilts, where Sir
Frederick intends to reside during the hunting season.
The Earl of Yarborough, since he struck his
broad pennant in the Kestrel yacht, has been staying at
Appuldercombe Park, in the Isle of Wight.
EATON HALL.—The Marquis and Marchioness
of Westminster have had a select party here during the
week. In addition to the Earl and Countess of Gros-
venor and the Ladies Grosvenor, have been Sir R.
King, Colonel and Mrs. Tomkinson, Captain and Mrs.
Massey, &c. The Noble Marquis is causing great
improvements to be made in the delightful villages of
Eccleston and Aldford. The greater portion of the
cottages in those villages are being rebuilt in a simple
but picturesque style. The Marquis has recently had
placed in Eccleston Church, which was erected some
few years back by his Lordship at an expense of up-
wards of UPON., a fine painting of the Dead Christ.
Lord Mahon and Mr. D'lsraeli are in the French
capital. The latter was seized with a fit, but was
better on Saturday. Count D'Orsay has also arrived
in the French capital.
Viscount Cremorne is said to have expended up-
wards of 30,0001. in building a splendid mansion on his
estate in the county Monaghan. Col. Rawdon and the
Dowager Lady Cremorne have arrived at Dawson's
Grove, Monaghan, from Dublin.
Lord Broutzham was at Covent-garden Theatre
on Saturday night with Lady Jersey, and attracted much
attention by his gaiety.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Douro are still
at Yester House, Haddingtonshire, the seat of the
Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddale. The Mar-
quis of Tweeddale returned to Scotland last week from
a visit to the Duke of Manchester at Kimbolton Castle,
Huntingdonshire.
The Dowager Marchioness of Ormonde and her
daughters, the Ladies Butler, arrived early in the past
week on a visit to the Marquis of Ormonde at the Castle
Kilkenny.
Prince George of Cambridge and Princess
Augusta honoured the Adelphi Theatre with their pre-
sence on Saturday evening last.
HORNBY CASTLE, NEAR CATTERIACK,
YonicsninE.—His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex
and Lady C. Underwood were expected to arrive last
evening on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Leeds,
from Aske Hall, the seat of Earl Zetland. Great
gaiety will prevail during his Royal Highness's stay, and
LIFE PRESERVERs.-The magnificent New-
an Antertaintnent will be given to the tenantry. Twenty
quarts of turtle have been sent to the castle from the foundland dog, painted by Landseer, better known un-
Clarendon Hotel, and French cuisinieres from town der the popular designation of " A Distinguished Mem-
have also arrived. ber of the Humane Society," has, amongst the many
The Earl and Countess of Romney have re-
honours paid to him, received one which is very charac-
turned to Mote Park, their scat near Maidstone, from teristic,his portrait haying been placed in the Commit-
Ramsgate, at which agreeable watering-place the Noble tee-room of the Royal Humane Society. We under-
stand that the Society has long entertained the idea of
Earl and Countess, and family, have been staying a
having Newfoundland dogs instructed at the Serpentine
few weeks.
in the preserviitio
e' n of life from drowning, and that by
Earl Fitzwilliam, accompanied by the Ladies way of a beginning, a gentleman at Liverpool has un-
entworth Fitzw•illiam, or
illiam, was to have left Wentworth
I dertaken to procure'W for it two dogs of the native breed.
House, Yorkshire, on Saturday last, for Milton, the
In Newfoundland and on the coast of Labrador these
family seat near Peterborough.
The Duke of Newcastle, with the Lord Pelham
tdhoegs are regularly trained to pursue a vocation in which
Clinton, is shortly expected to leave Hafod for Clum- ato beso eminently skilled, and no weather
ber-park, Nottinghamshire, where his Grace will pass is they prove
rroo‘u'gb, nor cliff too high,' to deter them from
plunging into the sea in aid of the shipwrecked mariner.
the winter.—Carnarvon Herald.
His Excellency Viscount Ebrinaton will leave DESTRUCTION OF
.A TURNPIKE R. OAM.--
for Dublin Castle in a few days. The Noble Viscount The excessive rains by which this and the neighbouriug
is expected to visit the Earl and Countess Fortescue, at counties bare been inundatedti for many weeks past,
Castle Hill, previous to embarking at Bristol for Kinrrs- arc at length effecting the calamitous results antici-
town. 6 pated. The new line of road leading from Church
We are happy to hear that Madame Van der Stretton to Bishop's Castle was formed at vast ex-
ense by the late Earl of Powis and the neighbour-
Weyer, the Lady of the Belgian Minister, and her in- cerise
landowners, and, in that portion between the
fact son, are progressing as favourably as could possibly Marsh Brook and Horderley, is carried, for many
be desired.
FALMOUTH, NOV 25.—The Star packet re- hundred yards, along the face of a steep rocky emi-
nence, called the Broken Stones. For some days
an
turned this morning from her cruize for the distressed previews to Saturday last, stones and earth were per-
homeward-bound, the wind having veered round to the ceived to trickle from the sides of the rock, which
westward. She exchanged numbers with the Swift considerably interrupted the passage, but no danger
packet, from Mexico, off Scilly, which vessel has also
arrived.
DIED.—On the 24th instant, at Lewes, Louisa passed along the road, providentially without in-
late h e
l a
p s tenof
a o'clockinth on
y d.
0 rLukin, wife of Edward Beard, Esq., of that place, aged jury. On the appearance of daylight, however, an
ZsturclaPa) P' re
nhigehntd,c team, Even
vin•ithso the
37 years. awful scene presented itself ; the ground above, for
by which it had stopped the channel
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday week a about nine hundred feet, hail slipped and taken with
occurred at Whitewall,
most dreadful accident, attended with fatal consequences, it, into a valley, the road for the space of three hundred
Jonas Hardacre, who was engaged drawing lime from a of a small brook, and covered the land of an adjoining.
near Mitton, to a man named and thirty-six feet,
kiln, and, although cautioned as to the security of the tenement, converting the meadows into a large piece of
stone work above him, still continued in the occupation of water, and threatening with destruction the habita-
until the whole front of the kiln gave way, and the poor tion. A number of persons, however, soon assembled,
fellow was buried under several tons of burning lime and by their united efforts removed part of the hay, and
and stone. Three hours elapsed before the fallen mass cut a trench to take
in
some of the water ; but all idea
could be removed from the body, which by that time of replacing the road in its former position is abandoned.
was in a great measure consumed.—Doncaster Gazette. From every appearance there will be riore avalanches,
HUNTING.—This best and most manly of all and if the large body of water collected should not,
possible corporeal recreations appears to be pursued through any chasm, discharge itself, there arc very seri-
with an ardour truly English. The provincial papers ous fears entertained for the safety of severel house"-
abound with glowing reports of splendid runs. One 1 tuated on the margin of the stream. Toe „,ig,b.bour-
that we have lying before us (the Sherburne I hood is in great consternation, and numerous se'si.wrs
paper,
Journal), introduces us to no less than six neighbouring are attracted by curiosity to the spot.—Shrewst).urY
packs, with their soul-stirring achievements by flood and Chronicle.
glad to find, are plenty. The AN ExTRAORDINARY PET.—CATS SUPER-
Iy difficulty is to find horses that can live in a burst- \ sEDED.—There is a gentleman at Christchurch who
field.on Foxes, we are
ing run of some seventeen miles, over a country which
the recent copious, long-continued rain has rendered fed on oatmeal, for which it regularly ()Pens its shell,
keeps a pet. oyster of the largest and finest breed
uncommonly heavy. and is occasionally treated with a dip in its native die-
THE ANATOMY ACT.-Yesterday evening
public meeting of the Professors and medical pupils of I of this amphibious pet is, that it has proved itself an
a ,mint ; but the moree extraordinary trait in the history
London was held in Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, for 1 excellent mouser, having already killed five mice, by
the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning 1 crushing the heads of such as, tempted by the oderife-
the Secretary of State, and, also the Royal College of 1 rous meal, had the temerity to intrude their noses within
as a Chartist missionary was
Surgeons, complaining of the unequal distribution of his bivalvular clutches. Twice have two of these little
.D.diDseeursmsiootnt,itEwsqa.s, Ar• aess
resolved
subjects for dissection, and praying for a removal of the \ marauders suffered together.—Salisbury Jonrnal.
a meeting on the Town-mcor at Sunderland,
same.
a protractedG Invetdhethcahtainr.
peAtttfitoenr
addressing
evening,
should be forthwith transmitted to the Marquis of Ihe was taken into custody by •two police officers. He
Normanby, praying an increase in the supply of sub- was taken before the Bench and reprimanded, and or-
jects, a more equitable distribution of them, &c., and, dered to leave the town. He is reported to be from
lastly, recommending the appointment of Inspectors. Faversham, in Kent ; .his name did not transpire.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

(LLOYD'S.)

DEAL, Nov. 25.—Wind W. S.W.—Arrived the Flora,
from Dantzic.
LIVERPOOL, NOV. 25.—Wind W. Fresh breeze.—Ar-
rived the Patrick Henry, Delano, front New York, sailed
7th inst.; Josephine, Pringle, ditto : Paragon, Hardy,
Trinidad; Arozimbo, 'Altura), New Orleans : Ocean
Queen, M'Master, Montreal; Ambassador, Dalq.',l9ilime
Edward's Island; Oberon, St. John's, N.B. ; Ifehry,
Wcdler, Pictou.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 24.—Wind W.S.W. to W.N. NV.
Fresh breezes.—Arrived the Swift Packet, from Vera
Cruz, sailed Sept. 15, Tampico, 23, Havanna, 20, with
700,000 dollars ; Jaques, M'Leod, Gibraltar, left 15th
inst., Cadiz, 16, Lisbon, 18, and Oporto and Vigo. 19.
POOLE, NOV. 25.—Arrived the Reaper, Badcock, from
Quebec.
BRISTOL, Nov. 25.—Arrived the William Shand, Potts,
from Honduras; Herne, Millar, Quebec; Mary, Dugdale,
Denia ; and John Esdaill, Wright, ditto.
HULL, Nov. 25.—Wind W.—Arrived the Mary Ann,
Lacy, from St. John's, N.B.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The John Mitchell, Camp-
bell, Newcastle to New York, with loss of foretopmac,
&c., 2d inst., lat. 35, long. 36 ; Pickwick, Liverpool to
Rio Janeiro, lat. 4 N., long. 18, by the Mary Ann, Cox,
arrived off the Wight ; Ville de Lyons, Havre to New
York, with loss of topmast, sails, &c., and short of pro-
visions, 7th inst., lat. 36, long. 43, by the Anna, Coultas,
arrived off Falmouth ; Skiron, of Hartlepool, for Con-
stantinople, 9th inst., lat. 38, long. 11, by the Alfred,
Lidstone, arrived in the River ; Palemon, Falmouth to
Ristegouche, 18th, lat. 46, long. 50, by the Sylvanus, ar-
rived at Aberdeen.