The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-11 00:00:00

STEWART, heproved himself a good soldier inspain,
and a skilful diplomatist in Germany. His perional
gallantry was displayed in the former character
by more than one brilliant feat of arms, and,
among others, by seizing with his own hand
General LEFEBVRE DESNOUETTES, Commander of
the Imperial Guard of the great NAPOLEON, and
carrying him off prisoner during the daring
charge at the heights of Benevente. His diplo-
matic adroitness, on the other hand, was memor-
ably illustrated by the success of his endeavours
to master the indecision of the then Prince
Royal of SWEDEN, the irresolute and tortuous
BERNADOTTE. Later on in life, the Noble Mar-
quis upon two celebrated occasions revealed the
fervour of what we may . call an eclectic mag-
nanimity. Nowadays, we may presume that
few require to be reminded of his appeal to
Lours PHILIPPE in behalf of the prisoner
of Ham, and subsequent to LOUIS NAPOLEON
in favour of the captive of Amboise. Mean-
while, securing by these means a substantial
claim upon the popular admiration, by evidencing
the nobler characteristics of his temperament, he has
not been idle, as we have seen, in diffusing benefits
throughout those in the immediate neighbourhood
of his possessions, by a lavish but well-considered
munificence—by that truest appreciation of the
advantages accruing from wealth, which is shown
by its judicious employment. If, in the distribu-
tion of his riches, thos9 riches have multiplied—
it cannot be the leas honourable that they have
been so applied as to secure individual good, and,
at the same time, to confer the blessing of prospe-
rity upon the industrial and poorer classes of the
population. Lord LONDONDERRY himself al-
luded on Tuesday to his " advanced age,"
and spoke of that " grey head," to the sug-
gestions of which Seaham owes its harbour
and its railroad and, remembering those allu-
sions, we have a very peculiar satisfaction in offer-
ing this tribute to the public services of a good
citizen, to his.unflagging energy, his indomitable
perseverance, his courageous enterprise, and his
princely munificence. Sympathising, as we do,
from our heart of hearts, with what is known as
the cause of the democracy, we speak none the less
cordially on that account, rather, should we say
for that very reason, the more earnestly, because
the more dispassionately and independently, of
the practical and meritorious civism of a true-
hearted patrician like the Marquis of LONDON-
DERRY.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FEB. 10.

The following had the honour of dining with her Ma-
jesty yesterday :—The Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Augustus of Saxe-Coburg, Princess Adelaide of Hohen-
lohe, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the
Lady in Waiting to the Princess Augustus of Saxe-
Coburg, the Baroness de Speth, Viscount Harding;
Lord George Lennox, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps.
and the Rev. Dr. Pulling (Vice-Chancellor of Cam-
bridge).
The band of the Grenadier Guards played several select
pieces of music on the East Terrace at seven o'clock this
morning, being the anniversary of her Majesty's marriage.
Viscount Hardinge and the Rev. Dr. Pulling (Vice-
Chancellor of Cambridge) have left the Castle to day.
The Hon. Charles Gore has been invited, and is ex-
pected this afternoon.
The Countess of Charlemonthas succeeded the Duchess
of Norfolk as Lady in Waiting to the Queen.

A deputation, consisting of Dr. Gourley, Mr. J. B.
Greenough, F.R.S., and Mr. Charles Freeth, had an in-
terview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday on the sub-
ject of the St. John's Wood Burial-ground.
The Bishop of Antigua had an interview with the
Duke of Newcastle yesterday at the Colonial-office.
A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Pease, Reade,
Thomas, and Hutchison, had an interview with the Hon.
Charles Gore yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's
Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-
place, on the subject of the Hutton-moor Ironstone
Agreement.
A deputation from Brighton had an interview yester-
day with the General Board of Health, at their office,
Whitehall, in relation to the application of the Public
Health Act in that town. The deputation consisted of
Mr. W. Beedham, the High Constable of Brighton, and
of Mr. Richard Edwards.

The Hon. Charles Gore left town yesterday afternoon
for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen.

Lord and Lady John Russell had -a
dinner party on
Wednesday at their residence in Chesharn-place. The
company consisted of Lord and Lady Wodehouse, Lord
R. Clinton, the Right Hon. Edward and Mrs. Cardwell,
the Right Hon. E. and Mrs. Strutt, Sir David Dundas,
Admiral Stewart, Mr. Hastings Russell, and Mr. Ver-
non.

The Speaker's first Parliamentary dinner is on Satur•
day, the 19th inst.

CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.—The Speaker has ac-
quainted the house that he had received a report from.
the Examiner of Recognizances, stating that the recog-
nizances to the election petitions relating to the city of
Durham and the borough of Lisburn are unobjectionable.
NORTH OF EUROPE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
—The shareholders of the North of Europe Steam Na-
vigation Company held their first half-yearly ordinary
meeting yesterday. The report stated that the second
call of '2l. 10s. per share had been up to the present time
very fully responded to, and appropriated in payment of
the ships and plant purchased from the Northern Steam
Packet Company. Two steam-ships of 800 tons each
have been ordered, one of which is consi 4mrably advanced
and the other is about to be commenced. The Norwe-
gian and Swedish trades are likely to be opened to the
company under most favourable circumstances, while
the trade between Great Grimsby and Hamburgh
is steadily increasing. All this has given a stimulus to
to the promoters of the Harwich Railway to hasten the
completion of that undertaking. Parties are also
applying for a bill to enable them to form docks at
Harwich. Upon the whole the directors announced
themselves prepared in the ensuing spring to carry out
all that had been contemplated. The following is a
statement of the share capital:--Authorised capital,
25,000 shares, at 201. each, 500,0001. Of these 24,790
were issued upon a deposit of 2s. per share, giving
2,479/., and yet in the account of the receipts and ex-
penditure the same item appears as 2,469/. The first
call, which was one of 485., calculated at 59,496/.' was
paid to the extent of 51,636/. The second, at 505.,
payable upon the 15th ult., calculated at 61,9751., has as
yet yielded 2,1621. 10s. ; the 210 unissued shares, calcu-
lated at par, are worth 1,0501. ; the amount uncalled is
375,0001. ; the total income has been 56,2671. 10s. ; the
expenditure 33,5581. 13s. 9d., leaving a balance of
22,708/. 16s. 3d.
THE WIDENING OF CHANCERY-LANE.--Two houses
at the south-west corner of Chancery-lane, numbered
130 and 131, are about to be pulled down, under the
direction of the City Commissioners of Sewers, for the
purpose of being rebuilt in a line with the robemaker's
at the corner, which will thus considerably widen the
thoroughfare. One of the houses which are thus about
to be swept away, is deserving of especial notice from its
antique character. The whole of the houses on the
same side of the street, as the leases fall in, will be pulled
down, for the purpose of widening this crowded thorough-
fare, which is especially required, from the great increase
of traffic which has of late taken place, and the number
of omnibuses which now run along the street.
HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN. - The first annual
general meeting of the governors and subscribers to this
charity, which was founded for the sole reception of sick
children, was held yesterday afternoon, in the board-
room of the hospital, Great Ormond-street, Queen-
square. The report stated that the hospital was founded
at a meeting held at the Hanover-square Rooms, at
which the Earl of Shaftesbury presided. The whole of
the funds at the disposal of the committee being wholly
inefficient for the erection of a new building, they at
once took the building now used as the hospital, in
which the rooms are spacious and lofty, and with a
garden of nearly an acre in extent. The medical report
stated that at the first opening of the hospital it seemed
' almost as if a children's hospital were not needed, for so
few were the applicants that during the first month only
24 were brought as out-patients. This limitation, how.
ever, has long ceased ; 1,250 were received as out-
patients during the past year, and mothers now often
seek for admission for their children whom want of room
or want of funds compels the medical officer to refuse.
The fever wards of the hospital have, as was expected,
proved themselves of the greatest importance. The
whole sum at present subscribed amounts to 4,2211.
from donations, and only 2931. from annual subscrip-
tions. Her Majesty had subscribed the sum of 1001.
The report was adopted.
PROSAIC END OP A DUEL,—In consequence of some
expressions used by M. Ghislain, agent at Compiegne
for the Mons Coal Company, an explanation was asked
for by Captain Varint, of the 7th Chasseurs, and in the
end a hostile meeting with pistols was decided on. The
adversaries were placed at 50 paces distance, with liberty
to fire when they pleased. Captain Varint received a
slight wound in the thigh, which was healed in a few
days. But, the Commissary of Police, having heard
of the circumstances, considered it to be his duty to
have the whole of the parties concerned—principal
and seconds, the wounded man excepted, brought
before the Correctional Tribunal of Compiegne. At
the trial, which has just taken place, it was proved that
everything had passed over with perfect regularity ; but
the present jurisprudence not allowing any recourse to
duelling, the court condemned the various parties, for
inflicting cuts or wounds, with intention, &c., to the
following fines :—M. Ghislain to pay 100 f. ; Captains
Grandin and Land, of the 7th Chasseurs, seconds to ,
Captain Varint, 50f. ; M. Dauger, landowner at Com-
peigne, who had acted as second to M. Ghislain, 25f. ;
Beaune, of the 7th Chasseurs, the fourth second, whose
intervention before the duel had not appeared sufficiently
conciliatory, 120 f. In addition, they were condemned
conjointly to pay the costs.—Galignani.