The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-21 00:00:00

THE OLDEN TIMES.-It appears bv Lord Fair-
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fax's book of the Household establishment of Hoary VIII., that
eleven o'clock was the hour for dinner ; and, in 1500, dinner
was at ten and supper at four. 11Ir. Norris, Wi',liani Brereton,
and young Western were the only three allowed to enter the
King's bedchamber. N. B. They were alt three executed
afterwards to justify the King's divorce. 175etween six and
seven the proper officers were to make a fire every morning,
and straw his Highness's Privy Chambe'.s. Coals were only
allowed to the King's, Queen's, and Lady Mar)'s chanibr.
The Queen's Maids of Honour bad t. chet loaf, a manchet, a
gallon of ale, and a chine of beef, for their breakfast.
On Saturday, Andrew Mulligan was crossing
Deansgate, in the narrow part of the street, near the market
at the corner of Bridge-street; and the street being crowded
with carts, &c., he was running behind a horse tied to a cart,
when the animal, which was not at all vicious, becorniv,
alarmed, kicked the lad on the abdomen, throwing him to
some distance. On a post martem examination, it wa,-, found
that one of the smaller bowels was ruptured, and 'that the
protrusion of the contents caused his death.—/ lanchester
Guardian.
A number of labourers employed by tl;,0
sinners of Woods and FortAs, have been f, some day's at
work on the island in St. Janes's-park, mak:.ng some alt&ra-
tio,..s which were applied for by the Orni..tiolegical Socie'ty.
Pools are being formed in concealed parts of the island, the
banks indented with little bays, and the. earth taken out iy so
placed as to form shallows for the w•Ading birds, of which a
considerable number arc now col'Aected. IL is intended to.
heap up piles of stones and rock..wmk for the prinets,
&c., and to introduce series and All sorts of acp:atic plants
for the numerous waterfowl to breed in. These alterations,
which are essential to the Society's large collection, will ma-
terially contribute to the picturesque effect of the park. It
is a singular thing to see the divers and sea-ducks thriving in
the very heart of London ; storks wheeling about high.
above the houses of Pimlico and St. James's; and the smew
(mergus albellus) eating bread from the hands of the,
eocknies. We observe three species of swan, the comm or
or
mute swan, the Polish or immutable, and the hoe
er or
musical swan of the ancients. Will none of the great ,paptrons
of ornithology send a pair of black swans to the Socifty ?

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)

(From our Second Edition of last night.)
HULL.

After the arguments of Counsel had been concluded, the
Committee-room was cleared. On our re-admission, the
Chairman said the Committee had come to the resolution that
Mr. Wilberforce, the sitting Member, was not duly qualified.
The Committee were unanimously of opinion that, in point of
value, there was a sufficient qualification, but upon the legal
point they thought there was not.
The vote of Matthew Griswood was then objected to, on the
ground of his having received parochial relief.
Alter the examination of witnesses, the Chairman said the
Committee were unanimously of opinion that the vote must be
struck off.