The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

ARDVERIKIE, SEPT. s.—Viscount Palmerston has
succeeded Earl Grey, as Secretary of State in attend-
ance upon her Majesty.
The Marchioness of Douro has succeeded Vis-
countess Jocelyn as Lady in Waiting on her Majesty.
Her Majesty and the Prince, with the members
of the royal household, attended the performance of
Divine service at Ardverikie.

The Rev. E. Reed had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
Mr. J. Russell commenced here on Monday even-
ing, and continues nightly, a new series of entertain-
ments, under the title of " Lectures on Character,"
which, with a great deal of merriment and drollery,
have much practical instruction of every-day appli-
cability combined. In the illustrative songs which
the lecturer introduced with admirable ability and effect,
he was accompanied by Dr. Wallis, on a newly patented
transposing pianoforte of Town's and Parker's, which is
an exceedingly fine instrument, and a most valuable
addition to the orchestral stores of the institution. It
should be observed of Dr. Wallis's accompaniment,
that it might furnish a very useful lesson to ether
professors, who sometimes condescend in public to
accompany the vocal performances of their friends,
and at the same time take especial care that the voice
shall not predominate over the piano, or the singer
bear away the palm from the instrumentalist. In
this respect the merit of Dr. Wallis is conspicuous.
Whereas his own performance is beautiful, and the
perfection and elegance of his style cannot be over-
looked, his accompaniment is perfectly subdued, and
effectually sustains the singer throughout, without
jarring or overpowering him in the most rapid or the
most depressed of his intonations. The Learned
Doctor was much applauded when he rose from the
instrument. The lecture, on the whole, gave the
highest gratification to a crowded audience, and was
frequently interrupted with bursts of laughter and
applause.

R,
MYSTERIOUS CASE OF DROWNING.—Roc
SEPT. 7.—Yesterday evening an inquest was kerli.r..:Lfbees
Dredging-boat public-house, Strood, before,
young
J
night . female,
last.
Lewis, coroner, touching the death of a ,0
found drowned in the Medway on Saturdaye
g Westover, The first witness examined
was George Westover,
half-past nine
hair-
dresser, at Strood, tha
with Henry Hills
o'clock on Saturday night,
came companyin at the Bridge stairs
who stated,
and another man,
he
aresest of Rochester Castle. As
from a barge lying
they were walking long
they observed a bonnet lying
a,
near the landing place a t the back of the Dredging-boat,
.
overboard, turned
thinking there must be some one
and
back, when they saw the body of a female floating down.
The two men in company with witness got into the boat
again and went towards the body but did not get it out,
as they were afraid. Witness ran to the Dredging-boat
to raise an alarm, and on his return met Mr. George,
who went and pulled the body up. That night was very
dark, and at the time about high water. William
M'George, police constable, corroborated the evidence
of the previous witness. G. R. Braddy, constable, said
be bad ascertained that deceased was in Strood on Sa-
D
Sa-
turday afternoon ; that she engaged a lodging
forthat
night at Mrs. unn's; she left shortly
few a'fnteurtensl.ne o'clock,Witness
saying she should return in.
produced a black watered silk
had left at her lodging.
c
silk parasol, which deceased
This terminated the in
fur-
ther evidenee, the jury returned
a verdict of " Found

drowned."
mARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
MONEY
at the English Mint price of
ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
the exchange at Paris on London
c3islh.aBl4ipeeoirof.72dAei;haictihd
at short being 25 32k, it follows that gold is 0.10 per
cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from
Hamburgh the price of gold is 433;- per mark, which at
the English Mint price of 31. 1i s. 10d. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9f ; and the ex-
change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 101,
it follows that gold is 0.46 per cent. dearer in London
than in Hamburgh.

DOUBLE SUICIDE.—A young man, named Raulin,
lately released from the army, and living at M6zieres
(Ardennes), long loved with great passion a young girl
in the service of a lady residing in the Faubourg du Pont
d'Arches, and his love was warmly returned by the girl.
The parents of the latter were anxious to see her mar-
ried, and she herself frequently pressed Raulin to wed
her; but he always found means to elude a compliance
with her desire, At length he avowed, with the most
bitter grief, that he could not make her his wife, for that
he was already married to a woman at Brest. He cursed
his cruel destiny, and the girl shared his sentiments.
They then agreed, as they could not live together, that
they would commit suicide. A few days ago the man
obtained a knife, a pistol, gunpowder, &c., and they
then both went to an uninhabited house in the Faubourg
du Pont d'Arches, where Raulin stabbed the young girl,
and then set her clothes on fire. Immediately after he
shot himself through the heart. The report of the;
pistol attracted persons to the spot, but they could ren-
der no assistance, the unfortunate couple being dead.
French paper.
THE DONCASTER CUP.—The cup this year, exe-
cuted after the model of Mr. Cotterill, consists of a cup
and cover, very handsome in figure and elaborate in
execution. The cup itself is richly decorated with taste-
ful ornaments in the early Italian style, and the cover
is surmounted by an animated equestrian group of
Richard Coeur de Lion and some Saracens, one of whom
he has cut down with his battle-axe, and is preparing to.
repel the attack of another, who is threatening him with
his spear. The incident is supposed to have occurred se
the battle of Ascalon, where Richard displayed, accord-
ing to the old chronicles, great power and dexterity with
his mighty axe. The height of the cup and cover is
3ft. 31in., and its weight 263 ounces.
SHAKSPERE'S BIRTHPLACE.—An elocutionary en-
tertainment takes place in the theatre of the London
Mechanics' Institution to. morrow (Thursday)). in aid of
the fund now collecting for the purchase of the birth-
place of the immortal bard. Lord Dudle.y Stuart is
expected to preside.