The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-28 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE•

ARRIVALS.
Lord and Lady Bloomfield, and suites in Sackville-street,
rroute to assume the command of Woolwich garrison, from
,t°llgbton House, Tipperary ; Colonel Maberly, in Seymour-
arbeet, frSto the Shooting Lodge f Ld Lichfield, Ranton
kbey, m affordshire ; Mr. Errino gton,or in Hill-street, frorn
°oton Hall ; Capt. and Mrs. Henry Bathurst, in Glouces-
r-place, from Dublin Castle ; Lord. and Lady Suffield. at
Le Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street ; Count Zichy, ditto ;
1-,ard Dudley Stuart, from Brighton ; Lord Boyne, in Bel-
ta„ve-square, from the Marine-parade, at Dover ; Mr. Grote,
Air., in Eccleston-street, Belgrave-square, from Paris ; the
Willis of Breadalbane, in Park-lane, from the North ; Lord
PArchibald St. Maur, Royal Horse Guards Blue, from the
111,ke of Somerset's villa at Wimbledon; the Hon. Major Kep-
frTh Groom in Waiting to the Queen, in Lower Brook-street,
Tero the Pavilion, at Brighton ; the Earl of Portarlington, at
rimmer's Hotel, fron Enn Castle ; the Hon. Edmund Byng,
t.°4l a tour ; Lady and the Misses Conroy, at Kensington,
ii°4l Albplace Ramsgate ; M. Dedel, at Mivart's Hotel,
tor,°?k-street, from' a tour; Baron Lowenberg, Grand Equerry
eh his Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca, at ditto, from Ro-
L Ter ; General Bored, at ditto, from a tour; Sir John and
ki,ltuY Hall, from Brighton ; Sir Charles Dalbiac, in Hanover-
-Oar; from Suffolk.

DEPARTURES.
4111aViscount and Viscountess Cornbermere, (Cheshireover-
re, for their seat, Combermere Abbey, ; Sir
kiehard and Lady Bulkeley Phillips, from Bond-street, for
Qaightee ; their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Pea, from Belgrave-square, for Salthill.
CHANGES.
i The Marquis of Tweeddale, at Kimbolton Castle, Hunt-
ndo
on a visit ; Colonel and Elizabeth Steele, from a
40 it to Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., M.P., and Lady Kerr--
An, at their seat, Oakley Park, near Eye ; Lord and Lady
a:(111er, on a visit to Lord Dinorben, at Kinmel Park, St.
1-loipe. from Sowerby Hall, Leicestershire ; Lord and Lyady
C. at their seat, Bicton Lodge, near Sidmouth, from Ste-
stone ; Mr, G. Byng, M. P., at his seat, Wrotbam Park,
"3, from Brighton ; Lord and Lady Garvab, at their seat,
11'1/'4h, Londonderry, Ireland, from a tour in Scotland; Earl
oflthurst, m
a Badinton, o a visit he Duke nd ch
eaufort,t from hi 3 seat,n to
Oakley Patk, Gloucesters a Duesshire.

Ilia Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo entertained
bUr4Boe
et party at dinner on Wednesday evening at Ash-
-1-1( arn House. Lady Burghersh was among the guests.
th: Excellency kept. open house on Christmas-day, when
,bdurnestics fared most sumptuously.
itbpiir Duke adn I
ucAess of Beaufort are entertain-
-6' a lashionable circle at Badmington Park. The party
Se earl Yto e • the sports of the field with his Grace's
lack of houndnsjoyCards, music, and a dance fill up the
evenings.
Trentham Hall, the seat of the Duke of Sutherland,
gna4 the scene of great festivity on Wednesday, in conse-
enee of the celebration of the natal day of the youthful
44erge Granville, Marquis of Stafford. The tenantry
peLdenaestics sat down to a plentiful supply of beef, ale,
to'U'l3, &C. The agent of his Grace presided, and many
e,:stB were given suitable to the occasion. The Marquis
‘".r.Pleted his 10th year.
Lao
Lichfield is confined at his shooting lodge,
I,.,ntan Abbey, Staffordshire, by an attack of gout. His
i 1 G-rsltiP was a good deal shaken by a collision of the rail-
ayarains between Birmingham and Stafford on his journey
lett4l town to Ranton, to receive his Royal visitors. The
oi.Lerit received yesterday, in St. James's-square, mention a
Se ht improvement in his Lordship's health. Mr. Stanley,
rretary to the Treasury, is on a visit to his Lordship.
tle'rd and Lady Marvborough are expected in town
tle'.3„evening from Deal Castle, Kent, where, owing to the
I,l'l of the Earl of Clarendon, their party has broken up.
iirr4ne Countess of Clarendon, it is thought, will
." in town this afternoon or to-morrow morning, from
ea!
The mortal remains of the late Earl will be re-
Led from Deal to-day for town.
hs°4l Sandys, who arrived in town on Monday,
ein°"' 13mbersley Court, his seat in Worcestershire, has
pa,ese left for Hatfield House, Herts, where a distinguished
Ile' 1Y has assembled on a visit to the Marquis and Marchio-
-81,0f Salisbury.
Che Marquis of Conyngham, accompanied by the
arl
of Mouutcharles, visited the Dowager Marchioness of
ro,,'',Yrigham, at Matlock, Derbyshire, on leaving town en
"Le to his estates in Ireland.
IvLord and Lady Cowley, and the Honourable Miss
k ella "ley have left town on a visit to the Marquis and
tehioness of Downshire, at Easthampstead, Berks.
rr,°rd Dynevor has, with a liberality worthy of his
Critrit,. Worth, and high standing in society, expressed his
Liention of building an additional church in the parish of
Andilo; at a place called Cwm Amman, at his own ex-
pen,se, and the vicar is collecting subscriptions towards its
Illunowment, and the erection of a residence for the clergy-
-44---Carmarthen Journal.
R
" Bur rev ATA.—In our first leader yesterday .or, )
" Eye," and for " Haman" read " Mordecai.'
th The General Steam Navigation Company's packet.,
hoe 41twood, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-
use, last night.
to it • Rowland Errington, son of Sir Thos. Stanley,
tree , will lead to the hymeneal altar in the course of next
th w'k; the accomplished Miss Macdonald, the daughter of
djutant-General, Sir John Macdonald.
the e have great pleasure in stating that her Majesty
trir Queen Dowager has graciously directed her Treasurer
t6°,..rward another donation of 1001. in aid of the funds of
the 'vlendicity Society ; an institution eminently deserving
katronage of the humane at this inclement season.
ati,, et, TON MOWBRAY, MONDAY.—The attend
Nile at this fashionable place of winter abode has been
43' equal to the general average previous to Christmas.
ap
vr that festive season is passed, we are calculating on
Stiftne:llllow of distinguished porting characters ; the Lords
jag d and Gardiner's management of the hounds promis-
gipe:? become eminently popular. The following have
atie.,.lY taken up their residence in this district :—The Earl
Ler.,‘)uuntess of Wilton, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Norman,
tioa_
trkla
narnedu Ladygh
, Macdonald, Cranstoun, Howth, A. Seymour,
Hotirester, and Alford ; Counts Bathyany and Zichi, the
take(Mtable A. Villiers, Sir J. G. Johnstone (who has
3,414 the house lately occupied by Lord Rokeby), Sir
Musgrove, Sir D. Baird, Bart. ; John Moore, W.
G. iii.dtbour, John White, V. Maher, G. Toudine Fairlie,
tOpp, ENsVh_arton, T. W. Coke, J. Carrington, and J. Har-
Te CirS.
h
Set
0, mess of the 84th have just purchased a costly
mete' plate to the tune of 3,0001. ; they present a corn-
gold
rPeilleeef.lfL. workmanship, representing the Union Rose in
A b , Limerick Chronicle.
°°e of UY, very much mutilated, and supposed to be
have the crew of the French vessel stranded near New.
4nd during the late gale, was picked up on Monday last,
0140,4rine.c1 in the churchyard of that port.—Brighton

BIRMINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL.

Last week the first election of the Town Council o
the newly-chartered borough of Birmingham took place,
All the 16 wards were strongly contested, the Tories show-
ing their ordinary sagacity by mixing Tory-Whigs with out
and out Tories. The Reformers carried every ward ; most
of them by considerable majorities.
The successful majorities and polls were as follows :
EDGBASTON WARD.

REFORM LIST. CONSERVATIVE LIST.
Mr. C. Sturge NO Mr. R. T. Cadbury ... 109
Mr. C. Seboleticird
Mr. Van Wart 169 Mr. Ferreday 9B

ST. THOMAS'S.
Mr. Middlemore

Mr. J. Sturge 144 I Mr. Lucy

Mr. Pare — 119 I
Mr. Middlemore was in both lists.
ST. MARY'S.

Mr. S. Beale 172 Mr. Phillips 35
Mr. R. C. Mason 142 Mr. Allport 33
Mr. Cutler l4O

Mr. S. Beale was in both lists.
LADY WOOD.

Mr. T. Clarke, jun 66 Mr. D. Ledsam
Mr. J. Betts 65 Mr. R. Harris
Mr. Benjamin Hadley... 63 Mr. R. W. Winfield

ST. MARTIN'S.
Mr J. Rodway.
Mr. T. Phillips
Mr. T. Weston

MARKET-HALL.
Mr. Aspinall 173 Mr. Warden B7
Mr. Cl)wei
Mr. Bolton
ALL SAINT'S.
Mr. T. Lane
Mr..Beynon

Mr. Shakespeare
Mr. P. H. Muntz l5B
Air. F. Matchett
Mr. Shakespeare was
HAM

placed upon both lists.
PTON.
Mr. Pemberton... 72
Mr. W. H. 13ates 72
Mr. S. Kempson 6B
ORGE'S
Mr. Hollis
Mr. Oram lO6
Mr. Faddy B5
AUL'S.
Mr. D. Maliras, jun.
Mr. Souter
Mr. Marshall .. 124
:TER'S.
Mr. Butler
Mr. Osborn
Mr. Westley Richards 2lO
Mr. W. Phipson ...... 210
Mr. Lucas 202

Mr. G. V. Blunt
Mr. Meredith
Mr. Jennings

ST. GE

Mr. T. C. Salt l2B
Mr. Court 127
Mr. Lawden l2l
ST. P
Mr F. Clark 162
Mr. Hardman
Mr. Lucas l4l
ST. PI
Mr. H. H. Taylor
Mr. Drake
Mr. Scholefield 282
Mr. Harrold 2Bl
Mr. Geach
Mr. Hutton
Mr. Taylor was in both lists.
DUDDESTON AND NECHELLS.

sir. Pierce
Mr. Cornforth
Mr. Hickling
Mr. W. Page ..
Mr. Trucmau ... .......
Mr. F. Page
Yesterday (Thursday) the Council held their first meet-
ing, to elect the Mayor and Aldermen. William Schole-
field, Esq., son of the Member for the borough, Joshua
Scholefield, Esq., was unanimously elected Mayor. The
following gentlemen were then elected Aldermen, only two
being not of the Council, and thus creating fourteen
vacancies in the Council. The following are the Aldermen :
P. H. Muntz
I Samuel Hutton
T. Bolton J. P. Lawrence
W. Scholefield 1 John Meredith
Joseph Sturge 1 J. Betts
B. Hadley NV. Gammon
I
C. C. Scholefield W. Harrold
W. Jenkins H. Van Wart
I
W. Ingall S. Beale.
Mr. William Redfern was elected Town Clerk. The
Town Council comprises some of the most inteliizent and
opulent merchants and manufacturers of the town ; and
they enter on their vocation resolved eventually to storm
aad involve in the elective principle all the municipal self'
elect bodies in the borough.

OXFORD-STREET EXPERIMENTAL
PAVEMENT.

The importance of ascertaining the best species of pave-
ment for the carriage-roads of the metropolis is some excuse
for the confusion, accompanied by the smoke and offensive
odours from the cauldrons, which has prevailed at the east
end of Oxford-street for the last two mouths. The inha-
bitants have, however, been great sufferers thereby ; but we
may now congratulate them that, at last, all the ground is
asvgned and set out for the different varieties, while many
of them are completed, and the rest are in progress, ex-
cepting the portion to be laid with wood—yet this also will
be commenced in a day or two. The first load of wood was

delivered in Oxford-street on Saturday. It is what, we
believe, is called spruce fir. The blocks are about 15
inches deep, and of a hexagonal form, seven inches in dia-
meter. Commencing at Charles-street are the asphaltum
blocks of Stephenson, one half laid straight, the other diago-
nally. This is followed by granite pavement nine inches
deep, jointed with Claridge's asphaltum ; then is to succeed
a granite pavement of stones only 41 inches deep, also to
be jointed with the same substance, Mr. Claridge being of
opinion, and desirous of proving, that his cement is suffi-
ciently strong to bind even these shallow stones into one
solid mass. The Macadamised,bed for this latter portion
is all that is at present completed, the parish having found
much difficulty in procuring stones of the required size ;
they are now, however, obtained, and the work will pro-
ceed forthwith. To this succeeds the Bastenne Company's
portion ; the blocks in this part are in the form of bricks,
but somewhat larger ; they have been laid both ways,
straight and diagonally. Next follows the granite pave-
ment, laid by the parish, which is undoubtedly one of the
finest specimens of work of its kind to be found in London.
It consists of three parts :-1. Stones laid in the ordinary
way, on a well-formed bed of concrete. 2. Similar stones
laid diagonally on a bed of the same material ; the joints of
both these portions are filled with a grouting of lime, sand,
&c. 3. Stones laid in the usual manner, but on the earth
without any official bed, and the joints are filled in with fine
gravel. The whole of this work has a good curved surface,
and the regular thickness of the stones has evidently been
carefully attended to. The next experiment, going towards
Tottenham-court-road, is what is called the Scotch asphal-
tum granite (said to be a patented article). This composi-
tion has the appearance of stone, and the blocks are about
six inches thick, nine inches broad, and 18 inches long on
one face, while the other is only 13 inches long. In laying
them (which is done with Parker's cement) every alternate
block is reversed, so that every second block lies solid on
its base, or longest face, while the others fit in between them
as keystones, and, when jointed, each may be said to support
the other. The next division will be occupied by the wood
pavements. Then follows the asphaltum, called the Val
de Travers, which will occupy the remaining portion of the
street devoted to the experimental pavement. This last
article consists of blocks, about 10 inches square and five
inches thick, formed of a bitumen thickly studded by broken
pieces of granite ; so that, when laid, it may be looked
upon as a sort of Macadamised road, where, in lieu of earth
for filling the interstices between the broken granite, and
making the whole of a solid mass, a strong binding compo-
sition has been employed.

An inquest was held yesterday in Bury-street, St.
James's, on the body of a young man named Theobald, in
the service of Captain Vernon, who committed suicide by
hanging himself. Deceased had for some time been in a
dejected state of mind, arising, it was supposed, from the
state of his health. Mr. Benjamin Davis, surgeon, stated
that there was an eruption of small-pox on the surface of
the skin, such as would tend to affect the mind of the de-
ceased, as adults have a great dread of the complaint.
Verdict—" Temporary mental derangement."
On Saturday night, during the dense fog, the
Danish brig Prina Christian, of Copenhagen, from Haven-
nab, bound to Amsterdam, went on shore near Lydden
Spout, and is likely to become a perfect wreck. Vast
quantities of her cargo, consisting of tobacco and cigars,
have been washed out of the vessel, and hundreds of
wreckers from hence and Folkstone have taken whatever
they could lay their hands upon. Five men have been
convicted in different penalties, for having in their posses-
sion a quantity of tobacco and cigars, varying from a quarter
of a pound to a pound and a half. Two men of Folkstone
were also committed for further examination, charged with
stealing a quantity of the copper sheathing of the above-
named vessel.—Kentish Gazette.
Yesterday morning a fire broke out in the premises
of Mr Anthony, poulterer, Leadenhall Market, from the
overheating of a chimney in an adjoining house. The fire
was got under without doing much damage to the property,
which is insured in the Sun office.
RUSSIAN TREATMENT TO A BRITISH SEA-
N E 1.4 —We have been informed, but we do not vouch for
the truth of the story, that a young man, a sailor, a native
of Montrose, has been condemned in Russia, for having
killed a Russian subject in a fray, to the following punish-
ment :—To be chained night and day, for six weeks, to a
sort of pillory, and to receive a certain number of lashes
(given with the knout, we presume) every day, after which
to be sent to Siberia. If the first part of the punishment is
fairly inflicted;the second may be safely remitted, as it seems
quite impossible that he can survive for six weeks the
constant exposure to the cold of a Russian winter, to say
nothing of the lacerations of the merciless knout. The
story is currently rumoured among the sailors here, and
we have no doubt i 3 founded in truth, though we may be
wrong in some of the particulars.—Montrose Review.