The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Aldermen Wood and Harmer and a deputation from the
City had an interview with Lord John Russell yestesday at the
Home Office.
Colonel Torrens and Mr. Hutt had an interview with Lord
Glenel,g yesterday at the Colonial Office.
Count D'Aglie, the Sardinian Minister, transacted business
yesterday at the Foreign Office.
Lord Clements had an interview with Viscount Melbourne
yesterday in Downing-street.
The Commander of the Forces had an interview yesterday
with Lord Glenelg.

The members of the Catch Club met on Tuesday
evening at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street.
There were present his Royal Highness the Duke of Cum-
berland, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Sir George Warrender,
W. J. Campbell, Esq., Lord Templetown, Hon. Mr. For-
tescue, Hon. W. T. Fiennes, &c. The election of Secretary
in the room of the late Mr. Leete, was pstponed until after
Easter. The members afterwards partook of a sumptuous
dinner, and a variety of beautiful catches were sung by the
professional gentlemen present.

Great alterations and improvements are going on
at Bentley Priory, Stanmore, the scene of unparalleled gaiety
about a quarter of a century ago. During the whole of the
winter about one hundred and fifty men have been employed
in the house and grounds.
The Duke of Wellington's visiters at Strathfield-
saye, on Sunday and Monday, were the Russian Ambassador,
the Prussian Minister, Marquis and Marchioness Wellesley,
Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord
Burghersh. The Russian Ambassador was expected last
evening at Ashburnham House, from the seat of his Grace.
The Duke of Roxburgh has arrived in Grosvenor-
street from Fleurs Castle, Kelso.

The Duke. of St. Alban's is expected at Dover on
Saturday. His Grace has been recommended change of air
after his attack of small-pox. The Marquis and Marchioness
of Abercorn are there, and contemplate paying a visit tothe
Continent.
The Marquis of Chandos was recalled from his Par-
liamentary duties to Stowe, in consequence of the indisposition
of his father, the Duke of Buckingham.
The Duke of Devonshire is expected to arrive to-
day at Devonshire House from Paris, where he has been re-
iding during the last month.

The statue of the late Mr. Huskisson, sculptured
at Rome, having been finished, is expected daily at Liverpool,
to be placed in the singular building in th e cemetry raised to
his memory.
Wrecks on the Suffolk coast have been numerous,
and in some instances loss of life has occurred. At Pakefield
two men and a boy sunk from Southwold. Three men were
seen this morning clinging to a piece of wreck, a short dis-
tance out to sea off Covehithe : the:intelligence soon reached
the Preventive Station, when the utmost dispatch was used to
get down the life gun, but the weather being extremely bois-
terous, the poor fellows disappeared before any assistance
could be rendered. A great quantity of wreck has been drift-
ing past the whole day. On Thursday morning the wind
blowing a gale from E. N.E. with a heavy sea. A brig with
her crew was lost. The mariners of another brig were saved
by launching a life boat under the direction of Lieut. Carter.
PRESERVATION FROM SHIPWRECK.—On Tues-
.

day afternoon, during the heavy gale then blowing, signals of
distress were made by a vessel in the roads, and public anxiety
was strongly excited by the very dangerous situation in which
she appeared to be, with our iron-bound coast under her lee.
The wind blew with great fury, the rain descended in heavy
showers, and the atmosphere became so dense that it was al-
most impossible to see the vessel ; indeed many asserted that
she was totally ingulphed by the mountainous waves which
dashed with tremendous fury on the rocks, and spread a
dazzling sheet of foam all around. The life-boat, however,
was got down with great diligence to Havre-de-Pas, and pre-
parations were made to launch her. She brought all the pas-
sengers safe on shore.--Jersey Argus.
A Court of Aldermen was held on Tuesday for general
business, at which the Lord Mayor, nineteen Aldermen, She-
riffs, arid City officers were present. The Sheriffs presented
reports on the state of the gaols, and Mr. Sheriff Salomons
alluded to the inconvenience arising to the friends of convicts
in Newgate under the existing regulation respecting the
visiting day there, and the Court referred it to the Gaol
Committee to consider of an alteration to be made in that
respect. Mr. Alderman Humphery informed the Court that
he had been served with a rule from the Court of King's
Bench to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not be
issued against him in respect of his office of Alderman of
Aldgate Ward, and requested to be furnished with copies of
the several proceedings connected with that election, with
which the Court complied.
TIIE ELOPEMENT FROM NAPLES.—Several er-
roneous accounts of this affair have been published in the French
and London papers, and from them copied into our own. As
the lady was so well known in this quarter, any particulars of
an authentic character will be acceptable to our readers.
From a letter received in Naples from the gentleman to whose
safeguard Miss Penelope Smyth committed herself in this ha-
zardous enterprise, and who so nobly subjected himself to the
censure—nay, punishment, of his Sicilian Majesty, for the part
he has taken in the transaction, the following incidents are
extracted :—" The Queen Dowager of Naples had consented
to the marriage of the Prince of Capua with Miss Smyth, and
endeavoured to persuade her son the King also to consent to
it, but without effect, although the Queen Mother impressed
upon his Majesty, that she had watched the conduct of the
Misses Smyth from the time she suspected her son had formed
an attachment for Miss P. Smyth, and that neither she nor
those to whom she had spoken were able to trace a breath of
slander against the sisters ; on the contrary their conduct and
deportment were the theme of approbation to both Neapolitans
and foreigners, and Prince Charles has declared, that before
lie made their acquaintance, he felt the greatest respect for the
propriety and steadiness of their conduct. It is no less sur-
prising than true, that when the fugitives arrived at the barrier-
gate of Capua (the second stage from Naples) the officer of the
guard went up to the carriage window, and, in a stentorian
voice, said A letter from his Majesty to your Royal High-
ness for it appears that the courier had passed them on the
road. The consternation of the party may be more easily
imagined than described ; and with a trembling hand his Royal
Highness opened the letter, when, instead of a command for
an immediate return, the letter was couched in the most friendly
terms of advice; and on the officer saying he had no orders to
detain them, off they drove at full speed, and so continued un-
til they arrived in Sienna, in Tuscany"--whence the letter was
dated. The writer concludes by saying—" Thus far I have
conducted my fair charge in safety, and a short time will now
see this business concluded with all the forms of legal selem-
n:zation."—Cork Paper.
RENT.—Last week, Sir Charles Throckmorton,
Bart., at his rent-day at Coughton Court, Warwickshire, re-
turned his tenantry twenty per cent., and assured them that as
long as the produce of their land afforded them no better prices
than at present, he should always be ready to share in their
difficulties, by making such abatements as circumstances ren-
dered necessary.—Birmingham Journal. [The general adop-
tion of a similar reduction of rents would at once afford the
only practical relief to agricultural distress. Let the landlords
reduce their rents, for by this alone we repeat can any sensible
diminution of the farmer's distress be effected.]
THE JEWS.—" Talk what you will of the Jews,"
says Selden, " that they are cursed—they thrive wherever
they come ;_ they are able to oblige the Prince of their coun-
try by lending him money. ; none of them beg ; they keep
together; and, for their being hated, my life for yours Chris-
tians hate one another as much." Until the reign of Henry
IL, a spot of ground near Redcross-street was the only place
in all England wherein they were MICMCCI to Wry their dead,
A geologist will toll you there is uothing in the
world so interesting, so engrossing, sn 04Pilv4iing; 01 eerarn,
bulating a dull and miserable coentry chipping Or Pits of
rock, and scooping out lumps of play, lie sees no beauty In
Richmond Hill ; his only delight is in discovering and telling
you of what it i§ composed. The finest mountain in the world
has no charm for his eye in the mass. No l to be agreeable
to him he must go and knock a little bit of it off, and wrap up
that
history
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set
Ho9se, t4efe tntice tpiether little bit of paper, end write
the relOpi F/ir. *F, 4,Ain Esq., were removed from
Py Monday morning
the town residence in t4edF,4_§ naße
.4tq, fartiliy yao,4t
Melton-t?y-uanteroury. The mci aety arpopg Pie gentle-
men, Pf th,e Bar to pay the last tribute of respect to tills emi-
nent and bigiiipgieig4 rorriqpr, large Gaya Cade of
—,Jades to Clone the procession t among Whibil we noticed
f
those of the Vice Chancellor T or, ..ow lAA :".
Rolls), Lord Abinger, Sir Herbert Jenner, 1,0-rd"6hief-Jus-
tice Tindal, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Gaselee, Mr.
Justice 'Littiedalc, and ,john ROW