The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baroness
Ahlefeldt and Baron Knesebeck, honoured the performance
at the Olympic Theatre on Tuesday evening with her
presence.
A deputation of merchants had an interview with Vis-
count Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street, and pre-
sented a memorial to his Lordship on the subject of the
Warfare in Spain. The deputation consisted of James Pat-
Esn' Esq''M.P. ; Alderman Venables, David Salomons,
~. q..; Thomas Barnewall, Esq. ; Henry Barnewall, Psq. ;
Francis
Darthez, jun., Esq. ; Brodie Wilcox, Esq. ;
Francis Pegler, Esq. ; and David Haes, Esq.
nCelonel Jackson and Captain Marshall, College of Civ:l
gineers, had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yes-
terday in Downing-street.
Or. Stevenson, the American Minister, and Baron
,I°'9e, the Danish Minister, transacted business at the
Foreign Office yesterday.
The Marquis of Normanby had an interview with Vis-
count Melbourne yesterday.
The Chief of Clanranald, Dr. Lushington, and Mr.
'lnch had interviews with Viscount Melbourne yesterday.
Lord Melbourne transacted business yesterday at his
14ee in Downing-street.
Despatches, dated the 27th ult., were received yesterday
at Foreign Department from Lord Ponsonby, the Bri-
'su Ambassador at Constantinople.
Lord Glenelo. transacted business yesterday at the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer's' office in Downing-street.
Department
were forwarded yesterday from the Home
•-'ehartment for Lord John Russell, at Cashiobury Park.
The Austrian, French, Turkish, and Russian Ambassa-
uors transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Depart-
tnent.

, -
h"espatches were forwarded yesterday from the Foreign
;'ePartment for the British Ambassadors at the Courts of
‘isbon, Berlin, and Vienna.

Sir J. Conroy, it was said, was in the neighbour-
-cod of the Court of Queen's Bench yesterday, in conse-
quence of the trial in which he was interested ; but he was
IwnPublicly seen, so as to be generally recognised. It
a,ving been rumoured that the Duchess of Kent had been
subpoenaed, and would be examined on that trial, many per-
*ens
wete induced to attend in consequence : it is unneces-
sary to add, that her Royal Highness was neither examined
uer even in attendance.
It is rumoured about the Courts, that in the event
tf the Solicitor-General declining the Judgeship, vacant by
he death of Sir Allan Park, the choice of a successor will
he between Mr. Wightman and Mr. Maule, the gentlemen
Whose chambers in the Temple were burnt, it may be re-
,•`'etti
übered, also destroying those of the Attorney-
eneral, Sec-
Many may remember that George 111., immediately
lifter his accession, was desperately enamoured of a fair
9uakeress, by whom he had a son. That offspring, it used
'he stated, became eminent at the bar, and afterwards
te,ehed the bench : he has not been long dead. Such was
the curious talk sub rosa. The fair Quaeress was spirited
!Way, and what became of her, whether she be dead or alive,
'4O record is known to exist to state.
Preparatory to improving Tothill-street and the
I:eighbourhood thereof, by the formation of direct tho-
i:ughfares to Pimlico, the usual notices have been given
,s):°ecupants and others, that next Session there will be ap-
Fueation made to Parliament for a Bill to authorise a " Com-
Pall" for the forwarding of such works. Plans of the
the.lectedan improvements have been for some time circu-
; dif the paper promises be realised the alterations
Fill he most extensive.
RThe works towards the building of the really grand
eform„bat Club-house, Pall-mall, begin to look formidable :
is, the site promises a remarkably extensive building,
Club-house,
that will be big enough to smother the " Conservative"
'ub-house, its next-door neighbour. Mr. Barry is the
architect, and in such hands there may be expected works
solid as the principles of Reform are powerful.
The King of the French, in affecting to hold out
112 nut the Dutch having Luxembourg, although the other
°wers award against him, is suspected, untruly, no doubt
"hut such is the value of being suspected of stockjobbing
131,°Pensities—of not being indisposed to dabble in Belgian
°4.18 ! Be the fact what it may, his Majesty's resist-
on,ee, which will prove to be mere affectation, had the
bbutof bringing down the said Bonds about 3 per cent.—
ut more—but enough to enable buyers to turn a few
UndredS.
E'Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
ast India House, when Sir James Rivett Carnac, Bart.,
was sworn in as Governor of Bombay. Sir James after-
twharda dined with the Court at the London Tavern, when
ue Directors were honoured with the company of her
;Lajesty's Ministers, and several other distinguished per-
-4ages.
The birth-day of the King of the Belgians, who
tittered his 49th year on Sunday last, was celebrated at
E-trussels with great ceremony and every testimony of joy.
arly in the morning a new flag, bearing his Majesty's
jiTher, was displayed from the Tree of Liberty, planted in
ue Place de la Monnaie, and all the public buildings were
decorated in like manner. The Cardinal Archbishop of
I.ine% came in great pomp to the Church of St. Gudule
Ltelebrate Te Deum, his train being borne by four priests.
he Queen was present at the performance of the ceremony.
tATHS OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPORA-
tr,I'I OF LONDON.—There has not been for many years so
tQat a mortality amongst the members of the Corpora-
thA":)f the City of London, as has been registered within
41:eytst year. Since last St. Thomas's Day there have
eightwo Aldermen, viz., Winchesters and Atkins, and
eernmon.councilmen, viz., deputy Cartwright, deputy
4("e ; the father of the Court, Sir William Rawlings ;
ktr• Thomas Davis, Mr. E. J. Joyce, Mr. John Saunders,
G. Jarman, and Mr. Samuel Rice.
1:14%-°rnparative circulation of the London Evenin
th:ers as extracted from the official returns published by
tenabe tamp Office for the six months from April 1 to Sep-
-30, 1838, inclusive
Total, Six Months. Daily Average.
SUN ...... 750,000
Standard 523,000
Globe
Courier
11 CHARLES DUKE
and T DONNE,
es Registrar.
tester of Warrants Office, Stamps, ax, Oct, 20, 1838.
petrti eral men, dressed as sailors, are carrying about
the °tls, Purporting that they have been shipwrecked off
effecteast of Ireland, and producing certificates to the same
siin On Saturday they called on a naval gentleman re-
latiei in Lower Berkeley-street, to whom they told a me-
fot,4lY tale of the sufferings they bad undergone. He
tioth; however, after questioning them, that they knew
the fltt either of the most trivial of nautical matters or of
areeit:_ast off which they stated that they had been ship-
atisfiecil ; and, on making further inquiries, he was fully
are ti; that the men were impudent impostors. There
Part„ a of them all dressed alike ; the spokesman of the
a veYa tall, weatherbeaten-looking man, with dark hair,
Prominent nose, black eyes, and shaggy eyebrows.
tetirnat, a sear over his right temple. We trust that this
herd can will be sufficient to place our readers on their
b_?lst being duped. When the men found that
neArt""tro discovered they showed considerable anxiety to I
" m the house, which they were permitted to do.