The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-13 00:00:00

ARRIVAL of his IMPERIAL. HIGH-

NESS THE DUKE OF LEUCEITENBERG.

His Excellency Baron Brunnow (the Russian
Minister), prceeeded to the terminus of the South-
'Western Railway, in the Waterloo-road, to receive
his Imperial Highness the Duke of Leuchtenherg
(son-in-law of the Emperor of Russia) on Saturday
afternoon, the Imperial Duke having arrived at
Southampton at an early hour the same morning,
in the Russian steam-frigate Kamsehatka, frcm Crons-
stadt.

His Imperial Highness, attended by a numerous
suite, arrived at the Waterloo station about five
o'clock, and was there'received by his Excellency the
Russian Minister, and M. de Berg, the premier
secretary of the Russian legation, and after a trifling
delay entered Baron Brunnow's carriage, and repaired
to Ashburnham House, the seat of the legation, in
Dover-street, where the Imperial Duke will occupy
apartments during his limited sojourn in London.
Ills Imperial Highness and the members of his
suite dined en funzille with his Excellency the Rus-
sian Minister and Baroness Brunnow, at the Russian
Legation, and subsequently accompanied his Excel-
lency to witness the performances at her Majesty's
Theatre.

THE CHOLERA.
RETURN OF CASES, AuG. 11.

,
Attack & Deaths.
In London and vicinity, viz.:—
Lambeth ••• ... ... ... 51 21
Bermondsey 4
Newington 5
Southwark ••• • ••• 31 13
Wandsworth .
...•• . 12 6
Other localities in London ... 132 54
In England and Wales, viz. :
Liverpool ... .„.
...
..... 74
21
Merthyr Tydvil ... .., ... 9 7
Dowfats ... ... ... ... 19 11
Fl) mouth ... ... ... ... 23 8
Newcastle-under-Lyme ... ... 17 4
Other towns in England ... ... 80 49
In Scotland, viz. :
Dundee ... ... ... ••• 28 9

St. Andrew's ... ... 11.141 6

Total

GRANTHAM. PUNISHMENT FOR ATTENDING A
PLACE OF WORSHIP 1— At the County Magistrates'
meeting on Friday last, William Bardney, servant to
Francis Royce, of Gunby, was accused of absenting
himself from his master's employ without leave. Mr.
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" who went to chapel." The man said he had a right to
go
to what place of worship he liked ; but the master
said it was stipulated in the agreement that his servant
should go to church, and not to chapel Sir R. Heron
thought the master should be more tolerant in his
principles ; but if there was an agreement the Bench
could not interfere. Mr. Welby said it would be better
to release the man, if there was so much difference in
opinion ; but Mr. Royce said he was a good servant,
and he did not wish to part with, only, " he would not
let him go to chapel." The man asked the Bench
whether it was legal for him to be sent to tend horses in
the lanes on a Sabbath ? The Bench—We cannot
interfere ; you must obey your master's orders. The
defendant then asked his master if he had ever dis-
obeyed his orders, or neglected his business ? to which
Royce replied, " No." The Bench, after some consulta •
tion, did not impose a fine, but said, as the man had
broken his contract, he must pay the expenses, Bs.
Bardney—" I shall pay nothing, as I have done nothing
wrong ; if you like, you can send me to prison." Mr.
Manners said the master might pay, and stop the amount
out of his wages. Bardney—lf he does, I will summon
him for the amount. The affair was thus settled, when
Mr. Royce (amid the laughter of the parties inside the
bar, and the derision of the bystanders) jumped into the
witness-box, and exclaimed " He says he will go to chapel
in spite of mo !"—Stamford Mercury.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.—Inquines made yes-
terday enable us to state authoritatively that the Lord
Chancellor daily regains health, and that in a very few
weeks his Lordship hopes to resume thu active duties of
his high office. There is not the slightest foundation
for the rumour which attributed to the Noble and
Learned Lord an intention of retiring from the distin-
guished position he holds in connexion with her Ma-
jesty's Government. Lord Denman's temporary release
from the arduous duties of the bench has achieved a
Judge's health.deTfulim I
improvement
affords us, a
entintheams weiab arelea surenddi it willstigui theshed
Learned Lord's numerous admirers, great satisfaction to
learn last night, that his recent relaxation has been
productive of the best results. We are in a position to
state that before the reassembling of Parliament three
Members connected with the representation of Ireland
will resign their seats in the Legislature, two of those
" honourable gentlemen" retiring into private life, and
the third receiving an appointment in the colonies.—
Weekly Chronicle.
ART UNION or LONDON.—The works selected by
the prizeholders of the year 1849 are now exhibited at
the Suffo'k. street Gallery. They are ninety in number,
and have been taken from the galleries of the Rod al
Academy, the British Institution, the Society of British
Artists, the Free Exhibition, and the two Water Colour
Societies. The amount of the prizes does not admit of
large Goilc. t ion of first-rate works in oil; and it is
somewhat remarkable that water colour, when a small
sum will command a much higher degree of excellence,
is not more extensively patromsed, for only seventeen of
the ninety works came from the Water Colour Societies.
The holder of the largest prize (2000 has chosen Mr.
F. Danby's " Funeral of a Mountain Chieftain,'' and the
holder of the second (150/.) Mr. Lucy's " Deathbed of
Mrs. Chypole." The choice of pictures for the engrar
ings with which the subscribers are presented has been
most 'udicious, fur no works could be more generally
acceptable, or more characteristic of the excellent artist
who produced them, than the " Smile" and the " Frown,"
by Mr. Webster. They are admirably engraved by
Messrs. Wells and Bicknell. A series of etchings by Mr.
Maclise, in ilhistration of Shakspere's Seven Ages, is
given to the subscribers in addition to the engravings
after Webster. The premium of 1001., offered for a
bas-relief, has been gained by Mr, Hancock, who has
produced a work representing " Christ's entrance into
Jerusalem."

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.—From the highly instruc•
tive and scientific character of Professor Beggs' lectures
on some of the most wonderful and interesting principles
of chemistry, says the Norfolk !Yews of Saturday, and
more particularly of the newly-invented Electric Light,
we are induced once more to persuade our readers on no
account to lose the pleasure and profit of hearing him,
and of witnessing his beautiful experiments. The pro-
fessor commenced at St. Andrew's Hall, on Thursday
evening, another course of lectures.

EXECUTION OF MARY BALL AT COYENTRY.—
Mary Ball, who was convicted at the late assizes of
having murdered her husband in May last, by adminis-
tering poison to him, suffered the extreme penalty of the
law on Thursday last. Subsequent to her conviction,
she for some time maintained a dogged sort of deport-
ment, persisted in her innocence, took her food quietly,
and at night rested tolerably well. On Thursday, the
2d instant, she had an interview with her own child, a
b ee friends,
the
platform
ia takingtfcomposure.
min front,
little girl two years of age, in company with her sister
and mother ; and on Monday last she was again visited
y b
certain directions al to the disposal of her clothes, &c.,
with perfect
a nd
ffi lmmediately t afterh
e p r
itseonn
e r o'clockw .as
on Thursday morning, the officers of the prison 8D•
geared on h
led forth, accompanied by the Governor, Under-Sheriff,
and his
,officer, and the Rev. Mr. Sandberg reading the
service for the occasion. She proceeded up the steps
with little assistance, and, as fur as could be observed,
uttered no word whilst thus awaiting her end, but with
closed eyes and saddened countenance stood motionless
while the rope was placed round her neck. In an in
slant afterwards the drop fell, and she passed from this
life in the presence of from 18,000 to 20,000 parsons,
assembled, not merely from Coventry, but for many
miles round. A subdued thrill of horror appeared to
pass over this immense multitude as the fatal bolt was
withdrawn ; but otherwise there was no manifestation
of feeling, and, considering the vast concourse drawn to-
gether, their behaviour was quiet and orderly.
On Saturday, the flags of all the ships of the
General Steam Navigation Company in the river were
hoisted half mast high, in token of respect to the memory
of the highly esteemed and deeply lamented secretary of
the company, the late John Wilson, Esq.
On
.Saturday morning, about half•past three, a
man named Neil Farmer threw himself out of the
ra final
leave
of them, and giving
window of the second floor in Mr. Sparrow's beer-shop,
in the neighbourhood of Euston-square station, and fall-
ing on the pavement, he was taken up in a dreadfully
mutilated state. He was conveyed to University College
Hospital, where he lies in a precarious condition. It
appeared that he had arrived in town on the previous
day by the nine o'clock train, unknown to his family.
For some days he had been giving way to intemperance,
and on the previous day, while under the influence of
liquor, had been showing to persons in the public-house
about 3001. in notes and gold. In his fall he broke a
lamp underneath the window oat of which he threw him-
self. Before going into Mr. Sparrow's premises he had
been an houl in a room in Mr. Everard's coffee-house,
in the same street, where he hired a bed for the night.
His relatives have been informed of the sad event.
AMERICAN MAILS.--DEPARTURE OF THE CANADA.
—The &qui Mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Judkins,
sailed from Liverpool on Saturday afternoon for New
Yerk, via, Halifax. She carried a large number of
passengers, and the usual mails for Canada and the
United States.

THE PORT or HULL.—It is very gratifying to be
able to state that the recent partiilly-depressed state of
the trade of this important port, in conat quence of the
lengthened blocade of the German ports by the Danish
blockading squadron, and the tiresome impediments
which have thereby been caused to trade and commerce,
continues to be remedied by the vast influx of vessels
from all parts of the world. We have before alluded to
the numerous arrivals from abroad which have lately
taken place, and no less than 94 ships from foreign ports
have entered the port and officially reported at the
Customhouse curing the past week, with cargoes of
cattle, grain, provisions, and general merchalidise of
every de:cription. In the present absence of the usual
tr,.ffic of an extensive nature with the Hanseatic States,
which it is hoped will now speedily be re•suatcd, the con-
tinued influx of vessels is very important to the place,
and the import business and shipping
trade of the port
are necessarily in a greatly improved state.
(s
The Queen's messenger proceeded last nighta.
turday) to Scotland with dispatches for her Majesty, who
is expected to be in
Greenock on tiesd ay, and to rest
that night at Perth, on her way to Balmoral. Lord John
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