The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-12 00:00:00

ILLNESS AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE

GOVERNMENT.

From details which have reached us, we believe we
are right in stating that there is more illness at present
among the members of her Majesty's Government
than was ever known to have prevailed among the
members of any previous Government. Lord Aber-
deen and the Marquis of Lansdowne, it is well known,
are what is called "generally ailing "—their illness
being chiefly that which is incident to advanced years.
Just now the dissensions on the Turkish question,
which notoriously exist in the Cabinet, have not im-
proved the health of either noble lord. Lord
John Russell's indisposition is generally supposed to
be at least partially feigned, because it is more " con-
venient " for himself and the Ministry generally that he
should not be in the House of Commons, to have to
answer disagreeable questions or to engage in embar-
rassing discussions. But in this respect an injustice is
done to the noble lord. He is really ill, though some-
what improved in health. Another Cabinet Minister is
also much indisposed, as no one can fail to perceive who
observes his countenance; while the health of one of the
most able and enterprising members of the Government,
but not holding a seat in the Cabinet, has suffered so
much within the last few weeks, that his physicians
have found it necessary to order an immediate and
entire cessation from the discharge of his official duties.
—Morning Advertiser.

DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FOR WINDSOR (THIS DAY).
—This morning her Majesty and the Court left Bucking-
ham Palace for Windsor. The Royal party occupied
three carriages, and was attended by a guard of honour
to the new station of the South-Western Railway in the
Wandsworth•road. Her Majesty and suite were re-
ceived under a magnificent marquee erected by Mr.
Benjamin Edgington, of Duke-street, Southwark. The
august party having taken their seats in the Royal train,
the signal was given and the train departed.
THE ORDER OF THE THISTLE.—The insignia of this
ancient order of Scottish knighthood, vacant by the
demise of the venerable Marquis of Huntley, will, we
understand, be conferred on one of the following noble-
men—the Dukes of Argyll and Hamilton, and Lords
Elgin, Home, and Haddington—but the formal investi-
ture of the new knight will, it is expected, not take
place until next season.
DEATH OF THE HON. MISS ELPHINSTONE DE FLA-
HAULT.—The Count and Countess de Flahault and fa-
mily have been placed in mourning by the premature
demise of their daughter, the Hon. Louisa Elphinstone,
who died on Friday in Grosvenor-square. The deceased
young lady was granddaughter of Admiral Lord Keith.
ARRIVALS OF GOLD.—lmports of gold from Port
Philip have taken place yesterday to the amount of
52,800 ounces, valued at 211,2001., 46,000 ounces having
arrived by the Stebonheath, which sailed on the sth of
April, and 6,800 ounces by the Syria, which left nearly
a month previously.

THE ELECTION OF A SHERlFF.—Yesterday a com-
mon hall was held for the election of a sheriff, in the
room of Mr. Shepperson, who had been elected, toge-
ther with Mr. Turnley, by means of one of those dis-
graceful manoeuvres in use for picking the pockets of
gentlemen liable to be put in nomination for the office.
The Lord Mayor and some of the aldermen, the sheriffs,
the recorder, the town-clerk, the city solicitor, and other
corporation officers appeared upon the hustings at two
o'clock. The recorder stated to the very meagre assem-
bly whom he called the livery, that they were met to
elect a gentleman to serve with Mr. Turnley as sheriffs
of London and sheriff of Middlesex, in the room of Mr.
Shepperson, who had been excused from taking upon
himself the office by the vote of the common council, on
account of ill-health. The common crier then an-
nounced Alderman Wire and Mr. Thomas Morris as the
names of the candidates for the vacant office, and the
majority of hands appeared for the former gentleman,
who was accordingly declared in the usual form to be
elected. The hall was then dissolved.
EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF A BODY.—Yester-
day afternoon, as the City of Paris steamer was passing
Freshwater-wharf, Billingsgate, from Boulogne to its
station at London-bridge, owing to the agitation of the
water by its paddle-wheels, the body of a man of respect-
able appearance was forced up from the bed of the river.
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when, upon inquiries being made by him, he ascer-
tained that the deceased, who was a horse-dealer, and
whose name is James Hill, on Friday last shipped some
horses on board the City of Paris, which he was to ac-
' company. When the steamer left London-bridge he
could not be found, upon which the horses were carried
to Boulogne without him. He was about 25 years of
age, and was to have been married on his return from
Boulogne. How he came into the water is unknown.