The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-17 00:00:00

COTVES, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Dec. 15.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESFONDBII.4)OO
DESTRUCTION OF THE KING'S HOUSE ON TO
AT WEST Cowes.—The inhabitants of Cowes were,;" fire
fully, alarmed on Tuesday morning by a destructLy;B on
which broke out about,4 o'clock in the large ,11;01,
the Parade, formerly the property of George
till lately occupied by Henry B. Ward, Esq. A h.. 60
rush 0
was made to the scene of the conflagration', .;),!
only from ell parts of the town, but from the Or
and from East Cowes—the troops forming the dent
Guard Guard having been-early on the spot, and doing e,,Alrd,
service: The wind being very strong from the eneoo,
and the building being of timber, filled with deals' 0f
sashes, paints, &c.,•for the houses erecting in fen",,, tn°
the fire raged violently. The engines were earVA
spot,. but there was but little water to be obtaineui; roe.
or nothing could therefore be done to stop the °OOl
and the 'whole building was destroyed. Had thie.c.olo
been from the south, in all probability the Ro93'
--
Squadron house, Sir John Hiffesley's house, 1n tn°
Corbet's, *Mild have shared the same fate ; if Ir°-, tll5
north and west, destruction would have fallen I'll 4.
new villas, the wooden houses in Bath-road, the.oon
lions, and half the town. It is a curious cninci:arn°
that when the next house (the Royal Yacht Sc 111,1; 016
house) was building, the house in the
i rear,
° „ ree'
building materal s, was destroyed by fire. „,,
tlO
mises were insured in the Unity Fire Office ; altuag'
credit of theinanageinent be it said, the very n°„
surveyor was sent down, who arranged the 1003
proprietor's entire satisfaction. inble
DEATH. OF CHARITY FRANCES WARD.—This -jos'
and charitable lady died at West Hill House, nu, ,001°
day morning, almost suddenly. She had been ill on
time, but was thought better, and was at char
Sunday. She was in her 56th year. et
THE LAMBING SEASON.—The lambing season lir"
in most favourably. We noticed fully fifty fine '''n.oll.
in a field of Mr. Moore's, at Dottens Farm, this Or)

Ace',
His Excellency General Lopez, ambassa-,ool'l
traordinary from the Republic of Paraguay, afters 61,003
ened scjourn- at I}liva.rt:s Hotel, left that ostabli
with hts exten•Fie suite
,yesterday for Paris, 11°
Germany. 56.'A

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The Marquis of Lansdowne's hospitable 'kr
Bowoo 1, is at present full of visitors. The Freacil, 0'
bassador and the Countess Walewski, the Ceaevo
Countess' Flahault, and the Hon. Miss ElphinsWe
' expected to join the circle to-day. s Of:
Major-General Sir De Lacy and Lady E''.°T-j
returned to Bryanstone-square from Folkestone•tio nr
gallant officer attended the practice-ground at
Tuesday, to witness the practice with the Mini° - S"
the detchment sttioned there.
Thea Earl anda Countess of Hardwicke are rse.ees,llii
ing company at Wimpole-hall. The Right Kea'
Mrs. Disraeli have been amongst the guests. la,
The Earl of Sandwich's second son, talet.ol
Victor Montage, has entered the navy as a boa,'
~,,eata.
,Mn. • MAUI ICE.—The Cambridge Inaliog rio
prints a circular which has been sent) to the le.niio
senters, inviting them to subscribe 'for a testa'oth'•
this reverend gentleman, whoia dismissal by tljo
,otierreh'e
ties of King's College has excited so much puh1it.i...4,1
DEATH OF THE DOWAGER LADY HOWPf'..
Dowager Lady Hayden,. minister of his ExcellerTop
a
Howden, her Majesty's Minister at Madrid, die, illse;i
13th inst., at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, after a severieit'°,,i
The deceased lady was very charitable and beneY° 04°4
the poor have by her death lost a kind and
It is understood that her remainswill be oved re‘i
rem tor V
Leonard's to London, for the purpos of being la. rocelia
the cemetery at Kensall-green. Lord Howdenh,,a:',oo
left this country to resume .his diplomatic da"-
Spanish capital. : • of
neS(,.
RESIGNATION OF LORD PALMERSTON.--1",-,,a e.,ry
the resignation of Lord Palme7ston was reesi'''yh
'Cbange, at Manchester, yesterday morning
siderable surprise and regret, but there was 3 Sh'Cli
general feeling of disbelief of the reasons 0,10
ills
given for the secession of the noble lord from
net. The impression was, that he leaves his °toe
generoafro
A • y
because they are not' disposed to take the e
stand with him upon the Eastern ques'tion, I,d 1556
t.
that question has become more complicated al; is )10
cose, not finding any large amount of suPPeirbieb
Ministry, he has retired to avoid the odiunll
reg.
tich
conceives will attach hereafter to milder nlwervoill•iy
PENSION TO MR. ALARIC A. WATTS.-- " -13100 fir'
pleasure in mentioning that her Majesty has Aof
ciously pleased, on the recommendation of Ifierisioagi
deen, to confer on Mr. Alaric A. Watts, 3 P
1001. a-year froin the Civil List, in consh..ll,
services rendered to Literature and the j'ingtlitig°:l
Few men have better deserved the Royal re"literoa
in this substantial form, of their labours in tile), to
vineyard. For upwards of a quarter of 3 cei,11,014,t0
name of Mr. Watts has been prominently l'"iodi''"o.
public. Many of his poetical pieces not calloo c°or
a refined mind, but abound with beauties °do Vei,
mon order, and have called forth the °Or soetor
mendation of Scott, Coleridge, Wordsworthof the vot,
Rogers, Campbell, and Sir Robert Peel. ts, 105 the
vices Mr. Watts has rendered to the fine °that ilrofa
necessary to say one word beyond the fact, spot p 5
of his long literary career he has to his
40,000/. to 50,000/. ou pictorial illustrations tore. the
merous works in the various branches of lit '''ornieg,eg
ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF COAL.--This 11,1 the Pr'sd
retail coal-dealers in the metropolis advance velliew
of coal 2d. p.er cwt. ; coals . which have be re9trof
ls._.Bd. and is. hid. are now ls. 101 anu, a, SeS 600
tively. This increase cannot be attributed 1°..w00,.
of coal-laden ships, as there are at preseennti
270,11341 i
vessels lying in the river, between Graves
_.",,artie4rse
wall, 'with large cargoes, which not beia,gtic;
consigned, the masters are not perrnittecluntil sold according to the rules of the CO`1) r
4,,te""
the Coal Exchange. of
.„,
SEASONABLE RELIEF TO THE POOR seethe e°
morning, in consequence of the extreme esPec.
weather, the parochial officers througho±l their r frli4o
polis issued coals to the deserving P°°r series wend the
tive parishes. Fuel and other nets sae ally, .ving
distributed to the resident poor within tdh
in
„u 5
Ward officers are indefatigably engage,..o varioa' tie
the amount of distress that prevails in
1, proWie"Dadie"
with a view of affording relief 1P f"itlls. The s°‘ltl3;
warm clothing, during the winter,in_Cr. pancra,i3otitie.
Visiting Societies, in Marylebone, bt:_d large na the`
c
wark, and Lambeth, have already issue °or
P°°l. 10 $.
of coals, blankets, and shoes to og filjt
localities. ce
Suicin OF MR. W. PREECE. LAtr weeks o'receo.:
FORD UNION WORKHOUSE.—Otdy ❑ verlated tboi
reported some gratifying proceedinglel7
SistreSSo,
Connected with a presentation of P ter and fizgpoosl of
circumstances under which the rnased
our union workhouse had resigned 8 %tee!:
thea
situations in that establishment, as
e, life
their re' „Tors
ip
faithful and honourable service, to retiria
juagineoe,
geared, the comforts and hi i
P2lll,esld h'ccensenue,flene
their declining years. No one entable c°,.nat clVs•
much less have predicted, the
I:umlted froi? " And 'l'o. to
which have solely or chiefly re
_,,heuse olbreiongive,too
of life. On leaving the union w°!•'_ njacc rivs Dar in.
Preece took up their residence at atrone, 14, other
. 0 FWn' of
themselves in the prise 1
being I°f; e
(their niece) and a servant Or A beat in s%iStene ge•
d ha' bis c that/
mates of the house. Decease end to an on
and on Friday morning put himself in ,ury sa‘i. ;r.
cutting his throat and bangow.n_ jay, 1110 2,11va 1. u.. 404
At the inquest held the follotroly g, acs'
opinion that "deceased ts
ing under temporary • tY
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