The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-21 00:00:00

THE KING'S COURT

On Monday afternoon, a little before five
o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Court, at his Palace at Brighton,
which was attended by the First Lord of the Treasury, the Se-
cretary of State for the Colonial Department, the Master-Gene-
ral of the Ordnance, the. Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward
of the Household, the Judge Advocate, the Master of the
Woods and Forests, the Earl of Chichester, &c. Sir Robert
Gifford and Mr. Alexander had the honour to kiss his Majesty's
hand upon their being appointed the Lord Chief Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas and the Lord Chief Baron of the Court
of Exchequer, upon which occasion the King was graciously
pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon the Lord Chief
Baron Alexander, who is now Sir William Alexander.
His Majesty held a Privy Council, at which Sir Robert Gif-
ford, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas,
and Sir William Alexander, the Lord Chief Baron, were in-
troduced and sworn in Privy Councillors, -and took their seats at
the board accordingly.' .Mr. Buller attended as Clerk of the
Council.

Earl Bathurst had an audience of his Majesty, and officiated
for the Lord President.

After the breaking up of the Court, his Majesty honoured
all those composing the Court with an invitation to dine
with him, including the Countess of Liverpool, Countess
Bathurst, and other Ladies. The whole Royal Party consisted
of 34. In the centre of the table was a new ornament, consist-
ing of a model of the King's Lodge in Windsor-park, illumi-
nated.

After dinner his Majesty gratified the party in the grand
music-room with a concert, the solos and verse parts by Mr.
Hawes, Mr. T. Welsh, Master Wesley, and Master Allford,
of the Chapel Royal. The Earl of Liverpool selected several
of Handel's solos, viz." Angels ever bright and fair ;" " Pious
Orgies," from Judas Maccabeus ;" " What though I trace,"
were sung by the young gentlemen. The trio, 4v Disdainful
of danger," from Judas Maccabeus, was sung in honour of the
presence of the Duke of Wellington. They were accompanied
by the King's band, under the direction of Mr. Kramer; Mr.
Attwood presided at the organ. The Hallelujah chorus, the
Coronation Anthem, Zadock the Priest," and other choruses
were sung, assisted in the vocal department by several of the
King's band. The concert closed at 12 o'clock.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
The Duke of Sussex, at Kensington-palace, from Tunbridge.
wells ; Duke of Richmond, in town, from his seat, Godwood,
Sussex ; Lord Colchester, at his house, Spring-gardens, from
his seat, Kidbrooke, Sussex • Gen. Hall, in town. from Ire-
land ; Sir David and Lady Ogilby and family, at their house
in Charles-street, Manchester-square, from Bexhill, Sussex;
Earl of 'Wicklow, at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street,
from a tour; Mr. Purling and family, at ditto; H. Hamner,
Esq. at ditto, from his seat, Great Brick-hill, Bucks; Colonel
Cooper and family, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from
Ireland.
CHaators.—The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis, from the
Earl of Jersey's seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire', for Cashio-
bury Park, on a visit to the Earl of Essex ; Sir George Pococke,
Bart. for his seat, TwickenbaM House ; Samuel Smith, Esq.
M.P. for his scat, Wood Hall Park, Hens ; Mr. Wilberforce,
from his house at Brompton, on a visit to Sir T. Baring, Bart.
t; M. G. Prendergast, Esq. M.P. from the Royal
ies's-street, for the Duke cf Rutland's, Belvoir
T. Drake, Esq. M.P. from the London Hotel, Al-
bemarle-street, etaormsettetal Hotel, St.
neS- TtaP. t ee t , for his seat, Amersham, Bucks; the Hon. Mr.
and Mrs. Stuart Mackenzie, from Thomas's Hotel, 'Berkeley-
square, for Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Delme, and G. Delme,
Esq. from Scaife's Hotel, Lower Brook-street; Mr. Twistie_
ton, from ditto; Mr. and
Mrs. Elwes, from ditto, for Great
Billing, Northamptonshire.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
The Duke of York will have a grand dinner party on Tues-
day next, at his residence in Stable-yard, St. James's.
bucrnoham Houunt Lieve
sehad a select party at dinner yesterday at Ash-
The Earl of Harrington had a dinner party yesterday at his
house in Stable-yard, St. James's.

FESTIVITIES AT ALDERLEY-PA RN, CHESHIRE.
In c'tlebration of the corning of ace of two male branches
(twins) of the Noble House of STANiIEY, a series of interest-
ing festivities took place last week. On Monday the 12th the
festivities commenced with the tiring of cannon, ringing of all
the bells in the neighbouring parishes, boreSrea, tire-works,
and all the other works of public rejoicing. Two fat oxen
were given to the poor, and upvard of two hundred of the
tenantry dined in the Tenants' Hall upon the best cheer
that could be set before them. On Tuesday their wives,
with their sons and daughters, were invited to a ball and
supper. The young people of the family, together with their
visitors, joined in the dance, which was kept up to a late
hour. A Dinner was given on Thursday to the principal
Gentlemen in the county, including the County Members,—
On Friday the labourers, amounted to two hundred, were
regaled with an excellent dinner and plenty of good old ale. The
same table was occupied the following day by the school chil-
dren, who were equally numerous. The Noble Host, his amia-
ble Lady, and seven lovely daughters, kindly condescended
to take the offices of carvers. Owing to the wetness of the
day, the afternoon was spent in the Tenant's Hall, where a
variety of amusements were kept lila Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday, were spent with the house fall of company ; amongst
whom were, Lady Charles Rowley and Miss Rowley, Mr. and
Mrs. Langfoad Brook, Lord Sheffield, Mr. Tracey, Mr. Den-
nison, Miss Dodd. On Tuesday a Grand Fancy Dress Ball
was given, at which between 2 and 300 were present. There
were numbers of Spanish peasants and friars. Two hundred sat
down to supper, at which Champagne and all the finest wines
were served in profusion, until Live o'clock. A party of about
Efty assembled on Wednesday ; but the dancing was not kept
up fate, owing to the preparations for a Grand rnaequerade
winch was given on Thursday arid attended by almost all the
fashionables of the county.—The House is peculiarly well
adapted for entertainments of this nature, and the additional
arrangements which had been made, were marked by the highest
degree of taste and splendour.

HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.
The anniversary general meeting of this society was held on
Tuesday se'nnight, in the Hall of the Royal College of Phy*
sicians at Edinburgh. There were above 130 Noblemen and
Gentlemen in the room soon after one o'clock, the hour of
meeting. On the motion of the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair,
one of the vice-presidents, the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine,
senior vice-president in office, was unanimously called to the
Chair, and after a ballot, as prescribed by the Society's charter,
the 70 Noblemen and Gentlemen were duly admitted members
of the society, amongst whom were :
His Grace the Duke of Bedford.
Right Hon. Lord John Hay.
The Hon. William Gordon, Captain R.N., M.P. for Aber-
deenshire.
Vice-Admiral the Hon. Charles Elphinston Fleming, of
Biggar and Cumbernauld.
The Hon. Colonel John Ramsay, of Dysart.
The Hon. James Sinclair, of Braelangwell, and
The Hon. John Stuart.

In the afternoon above 100 of the Seciety'a members a.
tended the anniversary dinner, at the British Hotel, Queen_
street, the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, one of the Vice• Pr-
esidents, in the Chair, supported by the Lord Chief Baron, Lord
Cringletie, Sir William Forbes, Sir John Hay, Admiral Sir
P. Durham, G.C.8., &c. The Directors, Ordinary and Lx.
traordinary, acted as Stewards, and the Treasurer Croupier.
The day was spent most pleasantly.

EXTRAORDINARY AND BARBAROUE
Morrison, in his account of Germany, says—" Near Lindau,
I did see a malefactor hanging in iron chains on the gallows,
with a mastiff dog hanging on each side of him, in such a
manner, as that being nearly starved, they might eat the flesh
cff the malefactor, before himself died by taraiae 1"

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday the Loup MAYon held a Court of
Aldermen at Guildhall, for the dispatch of pub-
lic business.

•
Mr. Wm. Payne, son of the late Mr. Payne, principal clerk
to the Sitting Justices at Guildhall, was unanimously elected
assistant clerk to the Sitting► Justices, in the room of 31r. Beres-
ford, who was at the last Court elected to the senior situation.
The Chamberlain laid before the Court a statement of the
Orphans' Fund for the quarter ending the sth inst., and the
Court directed 7,7001. to be paid off, and the Chamberlain to
give the necessary notices to the parties interested therein.
The Court heard and determined the appeals of several per-
sons against serving the offices of constables and inquest, to
which they had, been elected oh St. Thomas's Day last.
The Wardmote presentments were referred to the Aldermen
of the respective wards, to give such directions as they should
see fit.

The 4th of March next was appointed for licensing the se-
veral victuallers within this city.
Several bills and salaries were ordered to be paid.
The Committee appointed to consider the Petition of the
Tackle-house-porters against the Ticket-porters, reported that
the right of delivering light burdens was exclusively with the
Ticket: porters.
Sundry reportS were presented and agreed to.
Commissioners of the Court of Requests for the months of
March and April were appointed:

•
Notice is given in last night's Gazette that it is
intended to apply'to Parliament in the next Session for leave to
bring in a Bill for erecting a patent wrought iron bar bridge of
suspension upon and over the River Thames and the adjoining
lands and premises,. for carriages, carts, waggons, horses,
cattle, and foot passengers, and for making the necessary roads
and comnunications thereto ; such intended bridge, lands, pre-
mises, roads, and communications to pass, over and lying in the
Waters of the Thames within the Conservancy of the City of
London and the several parishea of St. Botolph, Aldgate, and
St. Catherine, near the Tower, in the county of Middlesex ; and
St. John, Horsleydown, and St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey,
in the county of Surrey; and the height of the said bridge to
admit of ships and vessels to pass under it, at spring tides,
without striking or lowering the masts.

Nivr TRUNIPET.—We had yesterday an op-
portunity of seeing in the hands of the inven-
tor (Mr. J. Sti,t w, of Glassop, Derbyshire),
a chromatic trumpet, on a principle entirely
new. It is capable, we understand, of exe-
cution nearly equal to a Kent bugle, while
its tone is in no respect inferior to that of a
common trumpet, which properties have never
before been united in the same instrument.—
The' principle on which it is constructed is ap-
plicable to every instrument of the horn kind,
and will be peculiarly useful when applied to the
trombone, since precisely the same effect may be
produced by the mere motion of a finger, as in
the common slide trombone, which requires the
hand to be moved half a yard. We understand
that measures are about to be takes to pro-
cure a patent fur the inveution.—(lt,anchaster
Guardian.)

DREADrUL SCICIDE.--Last night an inquisition
was taken in the Committee-room of the Middle-
sex Hospital, before T. STIRLING, Esq., Coroner,
on the body of J. Smith, aged 38, late an officer
of the parish of St. Pancras. It being reported
that some blame was attacked to the Commis-
sioners, several of them attended to vindicate
their. conduct. The evidence went to prove that
the deceased, who was formerly a courageous
ntan, had latterly become nervous and debilitated,
Which rendered him incapable of performing
his duty.l,4fici the Commissioners were obliged
to discharge him, but still allowed him a sa-
lary trilling
g description, which consider-
ably affected his mind, and on Monday week he
procured a Pistol and shot himself, which caused
his death. Several witnesses proved the unsound
state
of his mind, and the Jury feeling satisfied
that .
no blame attached to the parish,
trey
retten a
a verdict " That the deceased shot
himself, ueing at the time in a state of mental de-
rangernent."
Bow-STREET.. —(Tuts DAY.)—Mr. Charles
Lester, a gentleman of the order of Corinthians,
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lev tl s
and his friend Jerry were put to the bar, charged
with setting at defiance the whole company at
the
conducttp ofof thee dlenfne n daat tCs h ari
wasn g-
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such that no gentleman could listen to with-
rsibedTtales
00l resenting it. It seemed they were de-
termined on having a fight, let the consequence
be what it would, and in fact that actually took
place. Considerable mirth was excited by the
parties, whom it seemed had bees sacrificing to
the jolly God Bacchus. Mr. Lester was ordered
to find bail to answer the complaint at the
Sessions.

ROBBERY OF THE PORTSMOUTH COACH.—Last
Friday a parcel, directed to Messrs. Williams
and Co., of Birchin.lane, Cornhill, contain-
ing one thousand pounds in Bank-notes and
gold, was placed in a small box, contrived
for the purpose in the driving-box of the
Hero Portsmouth coach—immediately under the
coachtnatk's scat. Three men sat on the front
of the coach, who appeared to be strangers
to each other; and when the coach arrived at
the Elephant and Castle, one of them Asked the
coachman to take a glass of brndy and water.
The coachman assented, and as the man wanted
change for a sovereign he left his box, and went
into the house to give it him. By the time he
had given this change, and drank.his brandy and
water, which altogether did not occupy two mi-
nutes, another of the men from the frOat of the
coach came in and pressed him for change for a
sovereign. Tke coachman complied with this re-
quest also ; the three men departed in different
directions, and the coachman drove on without
the slightest suspicion of any thing wrong; but
on arriving at his final destination it was found
that the secret box had been opened by a false
key--which still remained in the lock, and
the parcel w ith its valuable contents taken
away. There is no doubt but the three men
on the front of the coach were the robbers, and
that two of them amused the coachman with
brandy and water, &c. whilst the third effected
the robbery.

HANGING.---A man, who gave his name as
Martin Wood, was taken before the Magistrates
yesterday afternoon, and charged with the se-
rious offence of hanging his wife. It appeared
from the testimony of several persons that lived
in the neighbourhood, that the prisoner had taken
a rope, placed it round the neck of his wife, and
had nearly strangled her, when several persons,
attracted by her cries, entered the apartment, re-
leased her, and took him into custody. He was
remanded by the Magistrates for a future ex-
amination. he woman, it appears, was :core
frightened than hurt.—(Exeter Papir.)

SHERIFF'S COURT.---(Tats DAy.),

Before the SHERIFF of MIDIILESEX and a Special
Jury.
WIIITTERBOURN V. COLKE.
NOVEL ACTION.
This was a writ of enquiry, calling upon the.
Jury to assess the damages in an aetiou against
the defendant, under the following circum-
stances :

Mr. JONES, Counsel for the plaintiff stated the
• case, and although he said the action in istelf
' was but for a small sum of money, the circum-
stances of it were of a novel and rather extra-
ordinary nature, the plaintiff is an Auctioneer
and Appraiser io Essex, the defendant a farmer
of respectability.
In July last the plaintiff was employed to sell
a very considerable property at Soutltlinster,
Colke attended as a bidder, and became the
highest, consequently the property was knocked.
• down to him. After the purchase, the defendant
wished Whitterbourn to take the property again,
observing that he should not come into his estate
and effects until the dissolution of his father,
consequently was unable to pay for it, plaintiff
replied he had no reluctance at join that, if the
defendant would pay the auction-duty, and to
this he readily replied that he 'would, ;and the
property became for re-sale. Numberless had
been the applications to the defendant for this •
amount which had not been paid, and as. the
King seldom stays long for his duty, the
rtuc-
tioneer was obliged to pay it, amounting to
41. 16s. lid., for which this action is brought ;
if he (Mr. J.) called a witness to this fact, he
should consider he was entitled to a-verdict.
Mr. C. May deposed, he was present at the sale,
the defendant purchased the property, and was
afterwards anxious to get off the bargain, the
auctioneer suffered him upon payment Id the auc-
tiou-duty, to which he•acceded. The amount was
41. Gs. Ild. Sheriff—Why go for 41. 16s. 11d. Mr.
Jones ? Mr. Jones—There is a speCial count
in the declaration that ten shillings was for goods
sold and delivered by Whitterbourn. Sheriff.---
I f there is a special count, and you call a witness
to the fact, that will carry the point.
Mr. J. Day, Attorney at Maldon, in Essex,
proved the case, and the defendant's admission.
The SIIEIZIFF told the Jury that it was a cir-
cumstance that seldom came before them in the
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Verdict for plaintiff—Damages 41. 16s. 11d.

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