The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-30 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL azrozivr.

At a meeting of the Anti-Corn-law Association for
St. Mary, Newington, held last night, Mr. Wickham
mid there were now upwards of sixty well-organised
branch societies in London, and closely connected with
the parent society.
At a public meeting held last night at Paddington, the
scheme of the Manchester National Anti-Corn-law Ba-
zaar, was strongly recommended by the chairman to the
notice of the various branch associations. Its chief im-
portance was, that it would tend very materially to in-
terest in this question, in a way peculiarly fitted for
them, the female part of the community.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
The day appointed for laying the foundation-stone of
the new Royal Exchange, has been fixed by the Gresham
Committee for Monday, the 17th of January. The
silver-gilt trowel to be used by the Prince is to be manu-
factured by Deputy Brook, of the Poultry. The amphi-
theatre to be constructed for viewing the ceremony will
contain seats for 1,200 visitors, forming an enormous
covered tent.

ZAW AND POLICE.
Yesterday, at Row-street, Richard Horton, late a
letter-carrier in the General Post-office, charged with
stealing a letter containing a sovereign, was fully com-
mitted.

Inspector Musgrove summoned the landlady of the
Angel Inn, St. Clement's, for having her house open for
business on Sunday the 19th, before one o'clock in the
afternoon. The charge was dismissed on the ground that
she had only supplied refreshment to travellers. Another
of these meddling inspectors summoned Mr. Day, land-
lord of the Blue Posts, Southampton-buildings, for re-
fusing to admit the police. This charge was also dis-
missed.
Charles Smith, a waiter, 16 years of age, at the Shak-
speare Head, Drury-lane, was charged at Guildhall with
attempting to drown himself at Blackfriars-bridge, at
noon on Tuesday. A Waterman saved him just as he
was about being drawn under the barges, but received
no thanks for his pains. The prisoner was remanded
till Friday, in order that a surgeon might be consulted
respecting the state of his mind.

At Thames-street a woman of the name of Upjohn,
who had been charged on Monday with cutting and dan-
gerously wounding Edwitird Allen, a rigger, with whom
she cohabited, was again brought up for examination.
Allen swore that the woman did not cut him, and the
wounds were accidental, but from the evidence of a sur-
geon and another witness the Magistrate considered him-
self justified in committing the prisoner.
COUR.T---rASHIONALBLE.
Stafford House is preparing for the reception of the
Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, who have fixed the
3d of next month for their arrival in town.
The Marchioness of Westmeath is passing the season
at the seat of Mr. Fergusson, at Pitlour, in Scotland.
The Earl and Countess of Brownlow are not expected
to leave Torquay until the first week in April.
The Earl and Countess of Beverley return to Portman-
square on the 10th of January.
Miss Burdett Coutts left town yesterday for Roehampton.

MISCELLANEOUS.
At the usual weekly meeting of the National Repeal
Association on Tuesday, the Lord Mayor congratulated_
the Association on the great demonstration made on the
preceding day at Kells, when from 10,000 to 20,000 per-
sons attended, and came to the determination to post up
in a conspicuous part of their dwellings, " There is no-
thing for Ireland but Repeal." A hatband with the same
inscription was to be generally worn by the people of
that district. . _

The mt.gnificent Arabian horse sent by the Dey of
Tunis to the King of the French, was presented to his
Majesty a few days ago by the persons sent to deliver it.
The total number of burials in the metropolis for the
year ending Dec. 14, 1841, was 14,599. The burials of
females exceeded those of males by 207. Only one per-
son reached the age of 100, and about 60 died between
90 and 100. The christenings were 7,505 males, and
7,629 females.

The General Steam Navigation Company's
vessel the Giraffe, B. Stranack, from Rotterdam, arrived
off the Custom House at h'alf-past eleven o'clock, A.M.,
this day with the Dutch mail.

ty WILD - -
Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor have joined
,he domestic circle at Eaton Ball, to spend their Christ-
mas. We have great happiness in announcing that the
Noble Marquis of Westminster is much recovered in
health, and is rapidly approaching convalescence.—Man-
Mester Guardian.