The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-01 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
Major and Mrs. Armstrong, in Dover-street, from the Conti-
nent ; Mrs. Dennett and family, at Summons's Hotel, St.
James's-street, from their seat in Hampshire; Captain and Mrs.
Jones, in Brook-street, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Adam, in
Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, from their seat in Norfolk ; Sir
Herbert Compton, at _Marshal Thompson's Hotel, ('avendish_
square ; Henry King, Esq. and Mrs. King, at ditto, from
Worthing ; J. A. Nash, Esq. at ditto ; Rev. John Barker, at
ditto, from Oxford; Wm. Munro, Esq. at ditto.

DEPARTURES.
Prince Leopold, for Claremont; the Duchess of Kent, for
ditto ; the Duke of Devonshire, for his seat, Chatsworth, Der-
byshire; the Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol, for their seat,
Putney-heath ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, from
Grafton—street, for their seat, Hatfield ; the Dowager Mar-
chioness of Salisbury and the Hon. Miss Wellesley, from Ar-
lington-street, for ditto; Lord Suffield, for his scat, Gunton
Hall, Norfolk ; J. Wynne, Esq. M.P. for Kent ; Sir John and
Lady Ann Beckett, for their seat in Lincolnshire; Mr. and Mrs.
John Disney and family, from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street,
for their seat in Essex; the Earl and Countess of Surrey, for
Worksop Manor, Notts ; the Re... A. Mesham, for Berkshire ;
Lord M. Hill, for Roehampton , Sir Henry Bunbury, Bart. from
Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, for his seat, Barton, Suffolk; Sir
Thomas Carmichael, Bart. from the Burlington Hotel, for
Kent ; Lord Gabriel and Lady Wood, from ditto ; J. Bourne, Esq.
from ditto, for Liverpool ; T. Wightwick, Esq. from ditto, for
Chertsey ; Sir George Hilaro Barlow, Bart. G.C.B. and Lieut.
Barlow, from Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square;
Colonel John Doveton and Mrs. Doveton, from ditto ; Edmund
Head, Esq. from ditto ; R. Hetley, Esq. and family, from
ditto • John Robbins, Esq. from Montagu-square, fur his seat,
near Tamworth.

COLCHESTER ELECTION.

(RECEIVED THIS MORNING.)

The election for this borough promises to last much
longer than had heels suppossd. Sir William Curtis, who
was put in nomination by Sir Henry Smyth, one of the
former representatives, comes forward with a long and
well tilled purse, and the whole weight of the Corpora-
tion influence. Judging from his address, and looking
to the principles of the party with which he is identified,
there can be no doubt that he will vote against the Reform
Bill, if lie he returned. The Hon. Baronet has not yet
made his appearance in the town, but his supporters de-
clare it is his intention to keep the poll open to the last
hour allowed by law. The other candidate, Mr. May-
hew has given a similar pledge, and having declared in
favour of Reform, with a slight objection to the clause
affecting the out-voters' franchise, he has secured the sup-
port of the great majority of Mr. D. W. Harvey's friends,
which leaves very little doubt of his return, though by de-
termined opposition itmaybe made a very expensive seat,

-State of the First Day's Polf:— •
Mr. Mayhew 173
Sir %V. Curtis 160
Majority for Mr. Mayhew 1-

CHANCERY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

SIR,-Perhaps my Lord Wynford will think the fol-
lowing facts quite in accordance with a perfect state of
things

A:bill has been filed in Chancery against me and eight
other persons, each of whom must take an " office copy,"
as it is called. Each of these office copies costs 171. ; that
is to sty, that sum is paid to'the Clerk in Court. Six out
of the eight persons are mere trustees, having no bene-
ficial interest whatever in the subject of the suit, and they
will have to bear the whole loss, as there neither are or can
be funds capable of paying them, unless the plaintiff
should lose the suit.
To avoid the loss of this 171. I wished to borrow one
of the office copies from a solicitor who had obtained one,
and so prepare my answer from it, but I find the answer
cannot be filed until I have taken an office copy also.

Thus, to say nothing of the fees paid on filing the bill,
and of the office copies of the eight answers (which must
be had), this suit alone, at this early stage, and for one step
only, will put into the pocket of somebody the small stun
of 136/. for " office copies."
I should add, that the bill is by no means an extraor.
dinary length, being 400 folios. It might happen that
the bill might be, without being very extraordinary, three
times that length; the charge for " office copies" would
be in proportion. Yours obediently,
March 23. E. S.

We understand that immediately after the
Easter holidays, MAssiNGint's Maid of Honour is to be
revived at Covent Garden Theatre, the part of the heroine
having been especially selected by Miss F. KEMBLE for her
next new character.

His Royal Highness Prince CoBuRG, and his
Grace the Duke of DevoNsilutE, have each made dona-
tion of 1001. in aid of the fund raising for the famishing
population of Ireland.
A letter from Mr. BURGE to Lord GoDE-
RICII, upon the subject of slave manumission in Jamaica,
has just been laid before Parlia.inent ; by which it appears
that from the year 1817 to 1826, the total number of
manumissions granted was 4,782, of which, 1,951 were
paid for, and 2,831 were gratuitous.
It is impossible to describe, in adequate terms,
the ki-ment which prevailed at the French Stock Market
on Tuesday. All were sellers and no buyers ; even the
former most strenuous supporters of public credit had
turned round, and were getting rid of stock at almost any
sacrifice as to price. One extensive speculator, who had
held stock since the last revolution, had realized a loss of
upwards of 30 pei cent. on an enormous amount.
The dealers in the foreign exchanges assembled
on 'Change yesterday afternoon, and transacted the busi-
ness eaually done on the Friday, as this being Good Friday,
arid the Royal Exchange shut,, they could not otherwi-e
have transacted the usual exchange business. Bills were
more in demand, but the rates did not undergo any mate-
rial alteration. -
GIBRALTAR, MARCH 21.—The communi-
cation here has been closed for the last two months, in con-
sequence of a band of Constitutionalists having organized
and equipped themselves here, and landed on the coast of
Spain. Their attempt, as you will have seen by the
papers, has tot,lly failed. 111.1-sz NaitEs, en intimate
friend of mine, was basely betrayed by his party ; and
with the spirit of an ancient Roman, having first shot
his betrayer, put an end to his existence. He was a man
of wonderful talent. Those who would embark in so
foolish an enterprise as that of revolutionizing Spain, and
giving it a free Constitution, must be ignorant of the
country, and of the gross and besotted ignorance in which
!t is plunged. The true patriot would do more service
in Spain by disseminating knowledge and liberal ideas,
than in attempting to decapitate FERDINAND, and pro-
claiming the Constitution of the United States. A revo-
lution in their minds must first take place. The Go-
vernor here h about to charter a vessel to take all the
Liberals to England ; after which the communication I
will be opened. \ - •' •