The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-27 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bart., for Gloucester; Lord
Gifford, fur Manchester; the Hon. H. T. Liddell, for
Cheltenham; Sir James Carmichael Smyth, for Dublin;
the Hon. Lady Hope and Sir Harry and Lady Verncy,for
Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Watts Russell, from the Claren-
don Hotel, for Sussex ; Count and Countess de Montegias
and family, for Brighton ; Captain Forbes, R. N., for
Worthing ; Mr. Monypenny, M.P., for Rye; the Lord
Mayor of York, for 'Yorkshire ; Lord Chichester for Sus-
sex ; the Countess of Rosse, for Brighton ; Major-Gene-
ral Wyndham, for Sussex ; Major-General Sir James
Money, for Herefordshire ; Lady de Clifford, for Rich-
mond ; Colonel French, for Dover ; Sir William Dunbar,
for Cheltenham ; Lord Lovelace, for Ockham Park ; the
Messrs. Littledale, from St. James's Hotel, for Liver-
pool ; Mr. and Mrs. Bevan, from Marshall Thompson's
Hotel, Cavendish-square, for their scat, Stapleton-road,
near Bristol ; Sir George and Lady Mackenzie and fa.
milv, from ditto, for Edinburgh ; Lieut. Weems, from
ditto ; John Richards, Esq., from ditto ; Mr. Horlock,
from Long's Hotel, Clifford-street, for Gloucestershire.

Earl and Countess Cowper have grand dinner
parties on the the 2nd and Bth of next month.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon have is-
sued invitations for a grand dinner on the Bth of the ensuing
month.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset gave a
sumptuous entertainment to his Royal Highness the Duke of
Sussex on the 15th of next month.

The Duke of Wellington will give a grand dinner
to the Directors of the Ancient Concerts on the Bth of April.
His Grace, who is Director for the evening, has engaged the
talents of Miss Romer, the late prima donna of Drury-lane
theatre, as principal singer at the third concert.
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The Lord Chancellor's dejeuner to the Master
of the Robs, Vice Chancellor, Judges, &c., is fixed for the 15th
of April, the first day of Easter Term.

The Earl and Countess of Jersey's dinner party,
last evening, in Berkeley-square, consisted of the Duke and
Duchess of Buccleuch, Marchioness of Ailesbury, his Excel-
lency M. Guizot, his Excellency the Netherlands Minister and
Madame Dedel, Earl of Clare, Lord Ellenborough, Sir Alex-
ander Grant, Earl of March, Baron Rothschild, Lady Alice
Peel, Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley, &c.
The Countess de Sails entertained at dinner, in
Carlton Gardens, on Wednesday la,t, the Earl and Countess of
Kinnoul, Lord and Lad) Maryborough, Lord Ossulston, Vis-
count St. Vincent, Hon. Hugh Cholmondeley, Mr. Theodore
Hook, Mr. Lockhart, &c. In the evening her Ladyship held
an assembly, which was attended by the principal members of
the corps diplomatique and the elite of society now in town.
Mrs. Douglas Halford's party, last evening, in
Grosvcnor-square' was numerously and fashionably attended.
Sir Robert Peel and Lord Haddington had long
conferences with the Duke of Wellington, yesterday afternoon,
at Apsley House. The day for the meeting of Conservative
Peels at Apsley House will be fixed as soon as Lord Lyndhurst
is able to attend to i.ublic business.

Lord and Lady ‘''Vliarncliffe arrived in Curzon-
street on Wednesday, from the villa of Lord Francis Egerton,
Oatlands, for the season.

The Earl and Ccuntcss Mayo have arrived at
Palmerston House, near Naas, Kildare, whero the Noble
Earl and Countess remain for a few weeks.

The Earl of Moray, the Ladies Stuart, and the
Hon. George Stuart, have a-rived in Stratford-place, for the
season, from Scotland.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended
by Colonel Wylde, honoured the Society of British Artists by
visiting their exhibition in Suffolk-street, Thursday afternoon.
Prince Albert walked with Mr. Seymour, one of
the Grooms in Waiting, to Tattersall's on Tuesday. His Royal
Highness remained about half an hour in this rendezvous of the
sporting world.

Lady Antrobus's ball to-night is fully antici-
pated to be a most brilliant reunion. Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Cambridge, and Princess Augusta of Cambridge,
are understood to intend honouring her Ladyship with their
company.

Rail and Countess Cadogan entertained the
Marquis of Douglas, Earl and Countess of Rosebery, Viscount
and Viscountess Fitzharris, Lord Louvaine, Lord- Foley, Lady
Ann Primrose, Hon. Captain Forester, Hon. Colonel Dawson,
Darner, and a select party, at dinner on Wednesday evening,
in Piccadilly. In the latter part of the evening her Ladyship
received a small party of about fifty fashionabics, including the
Countess of Jersey, Lord Fitzgerald, Lord J. Manners, Lord
Clarence Paget, Lady Acton, Hon. A. Liddell, Lady Adelaide
Paget, Captain Bagot, &c.
THE MARCHIONESS OF LANSDOWNE'S
SoißEE.—Last night the Mar !Maness of Lansdowne had an
evening party at Lansdowne House. The company was far
from numercus, owing probably to its being an opera night,
and the debate in the House of Commons. Several of the
foreign ministers, the Marquis of Normanby, Lady Elizabeth
Fielding, Miss Fielding, Lady Anna Maria Donkin, Lady Jane
Stuart, Miss Stuart, Countess of Rosebery, Lady Anne Prim-
rose, Countess of Minto, Ladies Elliot, Viscount Leveson, &c.
were among the visitors.

DEATH OF LADY MARY HUSSEY.—We have
to announce the demise of .the above highly respected Lady,
which took place on Wednesday last, at her residence in
Chesham-place. Her late Ladyship, who was born the 22d
October, 1754, and had consequently arrived at the great age of
86 years, was the only surviving daughter of Horatio, first Earl
of Orford, and aunt of the present Earl, and in 1777 married
Mr. Thomas Hu.sey, who has been dead some years.
The Hon. Captain and Lady Emu-Attie Stuart
Wortley have postponed their departure to the Continent, and
are staying on a visit to the Duke of Rutland and Marquis of
Granby, at 13elvoir Castle.
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Viscount and Lady Margaret Marsham leave
Montague House to-morrow, for Mote Park, Kent, on a visit
to the Earl and Countess of Romney.
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence left his residence in
St. James's Palace on a visit, for a few days, to the Duke of
Beaufort, at his scat, Badminton, Gloucestershire.
The Earl and Countess of Munster and the
Ladies Fitzclarence are still sojourning at Paris. The Noble
Earl has been indisposed, but was much better when the last
letters were received from the family.
LORD ABERCROMBY.—It was with much re-
gret we learned the sudden illness of Lord Abercromby, who
upon Thursday last was seized with apoplexy. It is said that
there exist but slight hopes of his long surviving, and as the
present Member fur the county will, i❑ case of his father's de-
mise, be called to the Upper House, the Tory party are all agog
with what they are pleased to deem will be another victory.
We leave them to their premature fish catching, and have only
to hope that the Liberal electors will not allow themselves to be
taken unawares, but by a vig)rous exercise of their powers
go ahead of the long-concocted designs of their enemies.--
Scotsman.

COURT OF SESSION.—A case of great interest
and singularity was decided on the 6th curt. The parties
were John Kerr, of Stonykirk, in Wigtonshire, his daughter
Agnes, and her mother, Mary Bone.—Agnes Kerr was the
illegitimate child of her parents, who were subsequently mar-
ried, but in the interval between her birth and the marriage of
her parents, her mother had married another man, to whom she
bore several children. This man died, and the question to be
determined was, whether this marriage prevented the legiti-
macy of Agnes Kerr, by the marriage of her father and mo-
ther. First the Lord Ordinary-, and then the Judges of the
Inner House, have decided that it did not.— Glasgow Chro-
nicle.
The Antwerp Company's steam ship Princess
Victoria, Captain Woodruff, arrived yesterday morning off the
Tower, having effected her passage in 21 hours, notwithstanding
the violence of the weather.
FIRE IN DRURY-LANE.—Thursday evening,
about seven o'clock, a fire broke out in the secerid floor of the
house of Mr. Beaumont, a baker, in Drury-lane. Owing to
the quick arrival of the engines the fire was extinguished with-
out extending beyond the floor where it broke out, the whole of
the contents of which were consumed. The property is in-
sured in the Protestant Dissenters' Fire-office.
CASE OF MADAME LAFFARGE.—The health
of Madame Laffarge, instead of improving, is stated by the
Phare de la Correze to have become seriously worse. She
Las, it says, been bled several times with leeches, and in the
foot with the lancet. She keeps her bed, and suffers from
indigestion. She has been twice visited by the cure of
Uzerche, and has also received an advocate of Tulle. It is
expected that she will be brought to trial at the next Assizes
for the Correze.

BRUSSELS, MARCH 25.—The average price of
Wheat during the last week was 22f. 04e., and of Rye 13f.
82c. No alteration is made in the duties.
Miss Ellen Tree performed in Knowles's play of
Love, on Friday and Saturday, to fashionable audiences, at the
Bath Theatre.

EVENING E Dr; IGic.

DECLARATION OF WAR BY PER-
SIA AGAINST THE PORTE, AND MARCH
OF A PERSIAN ARMY AGAINST BAGDAD.

(From the Morning Herold.)
CONSTANTINOPLC, MARCH 4p
--The movement a t. 11!
Shah upon ',ha Pise which seemed so incompatible tn
the designs he was supposed to harbour against Herat, bas
now been fully accounted for by the late inteingenee
Persia. After quelling some disturbances in Kerman, he
has suddenly changed the direction of his army, and is pow
in full march upon Bagdad. The strength of the Shaba
army is not known, but without doubt it is more than suf-
ficient to overcome any resistance which the Turks can op-
pose to him, for Ali Pacha of Bagdad, a man without capa-
city or conduct, has not more than 5,000 regular troops un-
der his csmniand, and possesses no for ified points capable of
checking the progress even of a Persian army. If we add to
this deplcrable account of the military force the recent dis-
turbances among the Kurds, who in all struggles h etweerithe
countries generally side with the strongest, and the disor-
ganised state of the pachalick—we arrive at the ca nclusion,
that All Paella's means of defence are nearly null, and
consequently that the Shah of Persia will soon be master
of that important city. This invasion of the Turkit ter-
ritory has not been provoked by any act of the Porte, and
was not preceded by either complaint or expostulation ‘,! for
imaginary wrongs, much less by any formal declarat lee
of war against Turkey. The Persian Ambassador at the
Porte left Constantinople a few months ago, under th'e
pretext of going on leave of absence, but no misundei
standing whatever existed between the two Powers, unts I
the Persians took possession of Bayazed and Vau, lying
been Lake Vau and the Kurd frontier—an aggression
which, however, drew forth no measures of retaliation on
the part of the Porte beyond the cool reception which
Hussein Khan experienced on his arrival from France
and passage through Turkey. The' defection ?f
Khamran, Prince of Herat, from the British alli-
ance has, no doubt, secured to him the protection of
Russia, and of course, turned away from him the
wrath of the Shah ; who, probably also on the sugget-
tions of the same power, has determined to indulge his
martial propensities in another direction. A body )I
Persians has already taken possession of Suleymania
without resistance, and the city of Bagdad, fortified only .
with a mud wall, and that, too, thrown down in many
places by late torrents, cannot be expected to hold longer
out. Here is another call for European intervention In
the affairs of Turkey, which the inactivity of Ibrahim
Pacha, since the battle of Nejib, seemed to render less
urgent than was at first supposed. Will Russia use this
as an additional argument to obtain the concurrence of the
other Powers in sending an army into Asia Minor; or
will she command the Porte to declare the existence of a
casus fiederis under the Treaty of Unkiar Skelessi, and
proceed to act according to the stipulations of that treaty,
without the participation of the Powers ? Whatever may
be the final determination of the Cabinet of St. Peters-
burg, that Power, with a prevision (be it foresight orfore-
knowledge) for which she is so remarkable, has already
prepared a formidable force on the frontiers of Georgia,
ready to act on a moment's notice.
At Sebastopol great preparations are making. In addi-
tion to the land force of 40,000 men, which has been long
in readiness, a reinforcement of 15,000 more has been
marched into the Crimea in spite of the severity of the
season. The fleet is also in readiness, es well as trans-
ports for the troop;, while no ships arc allowed to enter
the port, lest information should be conveyed of the ex-
tent and object of these mighty preparations. Perhaps
Russia may expect a favourable result to the negotiations
of Baron Brunow at London, and is preparing a suitable
force to carry into effect the regulations of the treaty con-
templated. For my part, for reasons which I have fre-
quently advanced, I consider the success of these negotia-
tions to be very doubtful, or rather that they must inevit-
ably be abandoned ; but supposing that such a result
should ensue, I am not prepared to say that Russia will
give up her belligerent intentions. On the contrary, I
would say that Russia is now prepared to act—in what way
is not to be doubted--for the occupation of Constantinople,
and if England and France be not ready to interfere on
the first alarm, by seizing upon the Dardanelles, and push-
ing forward to Constantinople, her object will speedily be
gained. An English fleet in the Bosphorus would ensure
the safety of Constantinople, but should our Ministers net
wish to take so decided a step, it would at all events be
desirable to see our fleet at their old anchorage in Bcsika
Bay.
The Turkish empire is evidently fast verging towards a
tragical conclusion. The position of the Sultan beconses
every day more critical and dangerous—attacked by the
Shah on one side, and threatened by Mehemet Ali on the
other, in Asia Minor—his European provinces, through
the intrigues of Russia, or priests in her pay, disaffected---
his finances exhausted, without army or fleet or administra-
tion—possessing all the elements of dissolution within'
and exposed defenceless to the attacks of enemies front
without—certes, a clearer case of decline and fall could
not well be made out, and our Gibbons of the day may
safely prepare their pens to record the close of the empire
of Othman.
The Porte has at length given assurances that satisfac-
tion will be given to the full extent demanded by Lord
Ponsonby in the affair of the patriarch. This promise was
given on Saturday, and to-day I have been informed that it
has been religiously performed, by the expulsion of Gre-
gorias from the patriarchal dignity. Thus the honour of
the British Government has been vindicated, and the p.oa
tical crime of Gregorias expiated by the severest punish'
ment which the Porte could inflict—but farther this tri-
umph of our diplomacy does not extend. Aristarehh
one of the Logothetes of the Greek Church'
and a well-known creature of Russia, bas, by orders o',
the Synod, presented to the Porte for confirmation the
appointment of Anthinos, a Greek prelate, no less devoted
to Russia than his predecessor. The new patriarch will
no doubt follow the steps of his precursor in that dignity,
though probably he will act with more caution, and abstain
from violating openly the rights of Great Britain in the
lonian Islands.

Since the former negotiations of M. Zographos have
been broken off, a new attempt has been made to carry
through a commercial treaty of a different mi,turo to that
formerly demanded. This has been more successful, end
a treaty has been finally concluded an the principle of per-
feet reciprocity, the Porte consenting to waive some of the
objections formerly made.
The paper currency project Las. I am informed, been
finally abandoned, a proof that the Divan still retain some
gleam of prudence and common sense.

We are requested to contradict the statement
which appeared in several of the papers of her Majesty's
inten-
tion to visit Christ's Hospital on Sunday next, to witness the
public supping of the children of that Institution. It appeal
that there is no foundation whatever for the report.
TIIE SINKING OF THE TYRlAN.—Yesterda,Y
morning, at ten o'clock, the adjourned inquest on the bodies 0f
the unfortunate pe:sons who lost their lives on board the barque
Tyrian on the night of the 12th ult., was resumed before Air;
C. C. Lewis, at the Theobald's Inn, Grays. The pilots and
others deposed to those facts which have already been madea,..de
known to the public. The Coroner then summed up, and tne
Jury, after two hours' deliberation, returned the following ere
:—" Manslaughter against Captain Polwart, with a deo-
dand, of 800/. on the vessel in each of the four cases, namely
that of Wm. Henry Sheen, James Smith, Robert Mason, a"
George Walker—Total deodand, 3,2001." The Coroner then
issued his warrant for the apprehension of Captain Polwart,
and his commitment to Chelmsford Gaol. The witnesses
were all bound over to prosecute and give evidence.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS.—The Second Chain'
ber of the States of the Grand Duchy of Baden has just re-
jected a motion for the abolition of the penalty of death by
majority of 36 to 19.
GLASGOW AND AYR RAILWAY.—The ltne
from Ayr to Glasgow was opened as far as Kilwinning e"
Monday last, when a public dinner to celebrate the event was.
given in the Masons' Hall. About eighty gentlemen assemble!
on the occasion. The Rev. Archibald Campbell, 'Minister of
Kilwinning, was in the Chair, and made some excellent re
marks on the advantages of railroads in general, and on that
line in particular. A number of toasts were given, among
others " The Church of Scotland ;" when the Rev. Chairman
returned thanks, and made the following speech I h°l3"
to see less noise and more godliness in the Establishment."
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and a printed warranty is given with fixed terms, on which
will always receive any attention required.
T. COX SP_VORY, Rota
Watchmaker, Jeweller, &c., 47, ..7-rnhill (Seven Doors
Graceehurch-street), London.
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BIRTHS.
John
On the 21st inst., at Hendon, the wife of the Rev. J
Lawson, of a (laughter, which survived its birth only a few "'Ti'
On the 25th inst., at Hackney, the lady of C. S. Flau°re
Esq., of a daughter.
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On the 25th inst., the lady of Dr. Holland, of 10°
Brook-street, of a daughter.
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At York, on the 23d inst.,D
Margaret, eldest daughter of tile
late William Gage, Esq.
On the 21st inst., at the Ray, near Maidenhead,
John Phillimore, Knight, a Captain of the Order of the Navas
one of the senior Post Captains of the Royal Navy, and a Di
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to her Majesty. late
On the 21st inst. Mr. Joel Littlewood, fifth son of the
John Littlewood, isq., of Walworth, aged 4 I.
On the 22d inst., in Rodney-street, Pentonville, James
verwell, Esq., aged 68. late
On the 23d inst., Mary, the youngest daughter of the
John Ferard, Esq., of Englefield-green, Surrey. of
On the 23d inst., Susannah, wife of the Rev. J. Lister,
Stanley, Yorkshire, aged 23.
relict of the
On the 23d inst., in Brantford Butts, Susannah,
Captain S,t_r.
late Thomas Smith, Esq., aged 76. Yates'
On the 24th inst., Margaret Yates, relict of Thomas
Esq., aged 78.
On the 15th inst, at Berlin, Mr. John Frost, founder of the
Medico-Botanical Society of London.
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On the 17th inst., at Eden, in Aberdeenshire, Lady in'iie'
relict of Sir Whitelaw Ainslie, and second daughter of the late
Colonel James Cunninghame, formed of the Scots Brigade
in
the service of Holland, aged 70.
On the 23d inst., at Cornhill, Mr. James Carter, aged 3
N4'aa
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On the 24th inst., at Kensington-crescent, Mrs.
aged 85.

London: Printed and Published by 11 IJRDO 1 U I.N n the
No. 11'2, Strand, at T e Son Office, No. 11'2,
Strpn,
county of Middit.iex.—Friday, March :27, 1640.

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