The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-30 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Sir Evan Murray M°Gregor has been appointed Governor,
of Barbadoes, St. Vincent, Grenada, Tobago, Demerara, and
Berbice, vice Sir Lionel Smith, appointed to the Governmeat
of Jamaica.
M. Wallez, the Belgian Charge d'Affaires, transacted buss'
ness yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Lord Holland arrived at Holland-house, Kensington, 011_
Wednesday evening, from a visit to Viscount Melbourne, 11!
Broket-hall, Herts. Lord Ebrington has also left Brocko
Hall.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have arrives,
on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Wilton, at Newton Pall'
near Manchester, where their Graces will remain during the

races.
The Dowager Duchess of Beaufort and Lady nary
Somerset are visiting the Earl and Countess of Galloway,
Culloden, North Britain.
The Marquis Graham has left town for West Drefe
Park, the seat of the Field-Marshal Viscount Beresford.
Noble Lord's marriage to the daughter of Admiral Sir J
Beresford, Bart., will take place in a few days. left
Mr. Robert Montgomery and Major Ryder
town yesterday for Gordon Castle.
Lord Braybroke still continues the improvements at
his splendid seat, Audley End, near Saffron Walden.
Note''
from Vietinghoff has returned to Mivart's Ho"'
from a tour.
Sir Robert and Lady Peel were expected to arriveat Prince Talleyrand's chateau at Valencay on the 25thine";;
and, after remaining a few daya the guests of the veneraTe
diplomatist, they will return to Paris, where they will malta
short stay on their return to England. •
•
Admiral Grieg, of the Russian Navy, arrived 1n
,
town on Wednesday from Cronstadt, for the purpose of takinf
charge of the large steam-vessel just built for the Envero
The Admiral is an Englishman, but entered the Russian nary,at an early age, and rose to command the fleet.
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Mr. Abraham Robarts and family have passed nes
the whole of the season at the villa of the Earl of Besborong '
at Roehampton.
Mr. Thomas Carrol Worsley arrived at the London
Hotel, Albemarle-street, on Wednesday last, from a tour..
Lieut.-General Sir John Colborne, K.C.8., havinhge
received the brevet of Lieut.-General, is to command tab
forces in Upper and Lower Canada ; head-quarters, Montre
Aide-de-Camp Captain Philpotts, R. E. ; the Earl of Gesfar.
Governor of Canada (Civil) ; Aide-de-Camp Hon. CaPtaeirr,
Clements; Sir F. B. Head, Lieutenant-Governor of VW
Canada (Civil).
The Manchester steamer, besides bringing despatcb H
from Lord Howard de Walden and Rear-Admiral Sir W.
Gage, commanding the squadron in the Tagus, broughtlette..
from the British Envoy for the family of the Duke of Portlael,
Lord Seaford is expected home in the Liverpool steamer, 1/1"
Gibraltar and Cadiz.
Baron Kondener, late Russian Minister at Washing"
ton, left Grillon's hotel yesterday for Paris. Baron IVlaltLf.t*
it is said, will succeed him in the Embassy to the United Stieb—
M. Ole Bull and Mr. Bochsa gave a most brilliant
concert at Canterbury on Monday to a numerous and n
tinguished audience.
Last week the fair ground of the manor of Boll'llo7
ham was perambulated by the bailiff and a number of liorseele
being the first time his Grace the Duke of Northumberlo.4
claimed the privilege of the boundary, having lately porehc
it and other commons from the Commissioners of GreetlWl
Hospital.
The Worcester Festival commenced on TuescW,
some of the innkeepers were very extravagant in their chergad•
for beds, demanding so much as a guinea a night per 'hew,
At one place, with two small rooms, in an obscure stmet,
sum of 10 guineas for four nights was actually demand ip
The innkeepers in some instances have endeavoured, to obtoB,
a guinea per night for a bed, but have not succeeded. s°bt.
landlords have still the modesty to ask half-a-gwlma per Ingo
Even at the Manchester Festival, at the first hotels, eLecti3O
shillings was the extent asked for a bed, arid at Norvvieu,i,s,
charges were but little raised. There is no kind of justrt-be
tion for the extortion attempted to be practised ; and if '"
not discouraged, the future festivals must suffer. the
Sir Charles Metcalfe, G.C.8., has accepted ,roe
office of Governor of the Western Provinces of India.
Court of Directors have sanctioned the continuance to bees.
the allowances of a Governor of Agra, with two secretarld,
The ceremony of investing Sir Charles, by Lord Aueltilll
the Governor-General, with the Grand Cross of the Bath, ,90
place at the Government House on the 14th of March. rap
BENEVOLENCE OF MALIBRAN.—A poor Pad •
chorus singer, in the King's Theatre, had lost his voice his,
severe cold, and had applied to Madame for pecuniary elite
ante, to enable him to return to his native country roe
truth of his destitute condition being ascertained, Isfe'!d to
gave him five sovereigns, stating that his passage was PIT {el,
Leghorn, and from thence to his native place. The pf°oo,
low, upon hearing these glad tidings, exclaimed." Oh, Yle_Au foe
mi avete sempre salvato"—(Ah Madam, you have 90'104
for ever). With a beneficent smile she immediately rePiso;
"No ; Dio solamente puo fare quello. Dite nessuoo"--k
tho Almighty alone can do that. Tell no one.)
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A HARD CASE.--A woman, whose flusbAsi".ao it
in the Penitentiary, enumerating his sufferings, said, "
allowed no visitors on Sunday ; and, worse than that, I:eee.
obliged to go to church, which the poor fellow has never
accustomed to I"
Tr lice
Yesterday information was received at the ',l°ol4'
Offices that on Wednesday afternoon a private of the.
streom regiment of Guards, whose name it is ascertain,. Atia'
Evans, went to the Vernon's Head public-house, Nntrits°'
ley-street, and said that he had been sent by Mary Of'
the barmaid, who had left her situation upon the previell;pr
for her box, which contained the whole of her weiairlg, i e*
rel. It was immediately delivered to him, and in a,Tjusar_j
hour afterwards the barmaid herself came tothe landla';/
demanded her property. The box contained a number li
dresses, besides 4/. in cash. It appears that the 50'7:„atil*
been in the house on the day previously, and had over"-, tlO/
conversation between the barmaid and her mistress tll/°„,
subject of her leaving. He has since absconded 01"....
regiment. 3 001;
LIEUT. BELLAIRS.—The Court yesterday
ing was unusually crowded by the military and gentribe
neighbourhood, who evinced much curiosity to hear jjlear
soner's answer to the charges brought against ilia. sem:
Bellairs addressed the Court at considerable lengtl3ole'r
after the examination of First Lieutenant Thomas P•
closed his case. The Court then adjourned.
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A HIGHLAND FUNERAL.-011 Friday vvee eisto
remains of Miss Macdonnell, youngest daughter nt ta O f!'"
Glengarry, were interred in the family burying-group
vergarry, on the banks of Loch Oich. The present v tab;
Glengarry officiated as principal mourner, dressed in P.,13x
land costume, and preceded by the clan piper', Pa. :et t,(l
coronach or lament. A cousin of Glengarry (a 9,(lgb?-
late Sir William Forbes) was present, also in the '`,.ilattl
dress, with Chisholm of Chisholm, M. P. and nther.,',"ea°„
and friends. The body was brought by the Rob 8°Y.,,,-0,1-#;
from Glasgow to the Crinan Canal, and from thenee,iie tie"),
veyed by the Helen Macgregor to one of the locks "t of .61
donian Canal, near the burying-ground. The enieconfellig
scene, after the coffin was taken from the, vessel, ana.fder h)to
by the clansmen, amidst the wild mnsic, and the wi • olt/ c),
Itb
and glens of that country, was highly impressive, esilee felts
the English ladies and gentlemen, passengers in %a
who, for the first time, witnessed a solemnity of the '.
Highlands.—lnverness Paper.
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KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON—The io tie
thecaries has lately enriched the various collectiunmi ler.ro.‘
medical school of this institution by the presentation ?ct,, bek
and beautiful series of specimens of the materia Ap0t..,51
duplicates of those selected for their own collecti Jri at flu:,
caries' Hall. As much care is required in choosing t'"nroetuii
and best specimens, many of which it requires time werrfect
it is not expected that the collection will be quite *Pi coll.,
many months. A new room has been opened in 00,es•o,
for their now extensive museum of materia meclica'aantlf 'llO
mitories for the students, fully furnished, and abendioint the
tilated, a new medical reading-room, as well as a atno
or refectory, to be opened early in October, are
toff
newest improvements in the college.
Coritillne
SENS RE-AcTioN..---The grea,, -01-1;o0
ed
NapoleonlßLE Bonaparte, when galled and checked bY„the Os,
power of Britain, characterised our countrymen thisbef
of shopkeepers ;" and persons are not wanting •9154 t, s§
the channel who have great difficulty in recoil° ittign't
selves to the most distant contact with things s°,,iss a" Ist'
trade and commerce. The late Sir Walter Scott sot Pori,
norant of the aristocratic feeling which existed fer of goo
suits that have done so much to consolidate the Pfsvorldis; p o 9
tain as the general emporium and workshop Of 'the, 13.0woele,
hence the depictment of the high disdain with rrP'ai,ing,pes'
received the proposal of reclaiming his sons, 131.113601 e P.. 300
apprentice operatives, that they might become Inf. an oie`/lek
merchants in place of hangers-on in the catnl3,_°, dtbe e,gToo'
who, as Wordsworth said, or rather sung, resemuief,ord
who are Lords above, while he by violence was atore de ,
But a change in this respect is coming more alp., colic thP
the public dream ; and it is now very ge.nel:a ..jentlidti4
that it was the steam-engine and the spinne.l,4 subs' jrtiilf,
fought and gained the battles of Europe, "I oi,e /cry
the pennyless mercenaries of the Continent, aration 'id CO
evils of the most appalling character—Pr°stCoolll
the genius of a great, but despotic military dof
es.
When in the West of Scotland lately, we be ardsonle ge*J.
ronet who is building on his own estate a han v 0011 con
mill which will cost as near as may be twenty his 913 tIIC
pounds, as the best inheritance he can leave, -(;•pr, el if
son. The eldest, as heir, is already provideu Of _
father remarks very justly that the law, army► es
pto_l_.e or,
now next to nothing ; that fighting men, in tint:ler
peace, have few opportunities of acquiring "'
thi?ecnre,
fortune ; that the crop of clients has been greatlyt,b cants
the progress of moral cultivation; and that n aNrig
still exist in Church and State, he has no wish te_. .„ pfLeter
ne
consumers
ef
nail.his battened
With
these
sthe v
ipeuwbsl i canidn tenaniglic ht'lheloibtingel3:os ore,
mined to set up his son as a cotton spinner ; an et of le
may blame, the majority, we suspect, will a
to tpp h
;0
e Poier .
which bids fair to become contagious up coo 01,
ducing many to go and do likewise.—marlfzesfrora
SMOKING IN AMERICA.—it appear:
res 6 thP,:eo,
t submitted to the American Cu, the year 01)
sury report
importationing
the
th
millions seven hundred and sixty-one t o
Off °ltapr:e.flinlbtoert,hle&Ysn,itwedas
Cuba.
wards of seventy-five millions came from
Snthoatie:sisszthoilroffew;