The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left
Bushy House, Bushy Park, the residence of her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager, on Tuesday afternoon, and
returned to Richmond.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester ar-
rived in town yesterday morning from her residence
at Richmond, and left Gloucester House in the after-
noon on her return to Richmond.

The Governor of the Bank of England had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey, had an interview
with Sir George Grey yesterday. Mr. Harcourt
Vernon had also an interview yesterday with the
Right Hon. Baronet, at the Home Office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town
on Tuesday night from Yorkshire.

SOUTHAMPTON—WEDNESDAY.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Iberia, Captain John Bowen, arrived at
Southampton at six, A.M., from the Peninsula,
and landed mails from the following places and dates,
in charge of Lieut. I. J. Wilkinson, R.N., Admi-
ralty agent :—Gibraltar, Sept. 4 ; Cadiz, Sept. 5 ;
Lisbon, Sept. 9 ; Oporto, Sept. 10 ; Vigo, Sept. 11.
Passengers—Rev. D. Hughes, D.D., Mrs. Sulli-
van, Mr. and Mrs. Crosby, Messrs. P. Sinclair, D.
Cotton, and W. APlntosh, from Gibraltar ' • Messrs.
Bess° and Hogan, from Cadiz ; Lord and Lady Ross-
more, Mr. Lorege, Mrs. Blace, Messrs. H. Davis,
James Bainbridge, and Andrew Frezes, from Lisbon ;
Mr. Larrong, front Oporto.
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier was to leave the
river Tagus in the St. Vincent, with the English
squadron, on the 10th September, on a cruise, leaving
the America at Lisbon. On a trial round the Bur-
lings from Lisbon, with the seven steamers, in strong
winds, the Sidon proved the better vessel : the Dragon
broke down.
Freight-60 barrels grapes, 50 boxes almonds, 1
cask melons from Gibraltar, 2,248 boxes grapes, 95
half boxes and 20 whole boxes lemons, 6 parcels
specie, 13 packages sundries from Lisbon ; and from
Vigo, 11 oxen, 8 cases eggs.

THE CASE OF CAPTAIN ALLAN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—With reference to your report of yesterday's
(Tuesday's) proceedings at Bow-street, I beg to say
that I have seen Captain Allan on the subject of the
charge brought against him, and have also examined
his witnesses, one of whom, and perhaps the most
important, was not examined before the magistrate,
and have thus satisfied myselflat any rate, that the
charge was altogether groundless, and that the police
grossly misconducted themselves.
I beg to add, that as I have [received the captain's
instructions to bring an action for false imprisonment
against the policeman who took him into custody, the
public will ere long have a better opportunity of
forming an impartial judgment of the case.
Meanwhile, that the character of Captain Allan as
a magistrate and a gentleman may not be prejudiced,
I shall be obliged by your inserting this letter.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. WALKER.
12, Furnival's Inn, September 15, 1847.

THE PARLIAMEN7'ARY COMPANION.
Fifteenth Year—New Parliament. By Charles B.
Dodd, Esq.
We hail the appearance of this most useful manual
of Parliamentary information with thanks to the
compiler for the accuracy of the information which
it contains, and for the shortness of the time which
he has suffered to elapse between the period of the
election and that of the appearance of this rade mecum
of politicians and public writers. The plan which has
proved so successful in former volumes of the
Companion has been followed in the present ; and so
well known and so universally approved has the plan
been, that, to use the words of the preface, "to de-
scribe the kind of information which may be found
in these pages is now, fortunately, a needless task."
The following resume of the Parliamentary statistics
recorded in this new edition may prove not uninte-
resting to our readers :
" I. Two hundred and twenty-three persons who had
no seats in the House of Commons at the period of its
dissolution have been returned to the New Parliament.
Of course a corresponding number have been ejected, or
have retired from public life.
" So large an amount of change has not taken place
since the election of the first Reformed Parliament, the
number having been,
On that occasion, 280 persons,
In 1834-5, at the general election, 184 persons,
In 1837, at the general election, 121 persons,
In 1841, at the general election, 183 persons,
On the present occasion, 223 persons.
" 11. The composition of the House of Commons has
also undergone the following changes: there have been
returned,
A greater number of Railway Directors, Engineers,
and Contractors,
A greater number of Barristers,
A greater number of Merchants,
A greater number of Retail Tradesmen,
A greater number of Political Writers and Lecturers,
A smaller number of Naval and Military Officers,
A smaller number of Persons connected with Noble
Families,
A smaller number of Country Gentlemen,
than on any other occasion since this Annual was com-
menced.
" 111. Many pledges have been exacted by electors,
respecting
The Endowment of the Roman Catholic Clergy,
The maintenance of the Navigation Laws,
The further extension of Free-trade Principles, &c.
" These have been carefully recorded as additions to
the old party designations by which Members have
hitherto been distinguished. Every reader will, there-
fore, be enabled to discover readily
The supporters of Sir Robert Peel's policy,
The friends of Lord John Russell's Government,
The adherents of Lord George Bentinck,
The advocates of ' the People's Charter,'
The Irish Repeal Party, as well as
The other minute subdivisions into which the present
House of Commons has resolved itself."

THE NEXT MAYORALTY. --At a Court of Alder-
men, which was held on Tuesday, Mr. Alderman Sidney,
seeing Mr. Alderman Wood in his place, begged to ask
whether it was his intention on Michaelmas-day e
to
next
con-
test the return of Mr. Alderman Hooper as
rotation to serve the office of Lord Mayor. Mr. Alder-
man Wood said the support he had rceived last year,
and expected on the present occasion, would have en-
couraged him to do so, but the very precarious state of
his wife's health forbade it. She was in a state that
rendered it impossible that she could take her part in
the honours and hospitalities of the Mansion-house
during the coming year, and he should therefore decline
serving. Mr. Alderman Hooper will no doubt be re-
turned without opposition.
BUNN v. JENNY LlND.—Yesterday, in pursuance
of an order made by Mr. Justice Williams in this matter
at chambers (mentioned in The Sun of the 3d inst.), a
commission was issued from the Queen's Bench Office to
examine witnesses viva voce at Berlin, or any two other
places in Prussia, as to the alleged breach of contract
for which the action is brought. The celebrated com-
poser Meyerbeer is expected to be one of the witnesses
examined under the commission. The commissioner on
the part of Mr. Bunn is Mr. I. G. Lewis, of Ely-place,
his solicitor; and on the part of Mdlle. Jenny Lind, Mr.
Hoggins, one of the barristers retained on her behalf in
the action, has been named the other commissioner. It
would seem that the cause is to progress as rapidly as
the forms of the Court will permit, the commission
being made returnable on the 2d of November, the corn-
moncement of Michaelmas Term, and it is therefore
expected that the action will be tried the first possible
opportunity.
The Right Rev. Dr. Wiseman has received from
Rome the appointment of Vicar Apostolic of London,
pro tempore, till the arrangements consequent on the
death of Dr. Griffiths are complete.