The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-27 00:00:00

T 2! 141 SUN. LO 1)ON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1810.

E4;•T INDIA HOUSE-THIS DAY.

ADDRESSES TO 14P,11. MAASTY AND PRINCE
ALBERT.

A Special General Court of the Proprietors of East
Stock was held this dry fur the purpose of voting
addresses of congratulation to the Queen and to Prince
Albert on the late auspicious event: Mr, Butterworth
IlAviey took the Chair, and after the minutes of the last
Court :;ere read,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting had been spe-
cially convened, in order to address her Majesty and Prince
Albert on thr. birth of a Princess Royal. At a time when
feelings of patriotism were as strong as they were univer-
sal, it would not be necessary for him to enlarge upon an
event which had rendered the Queen as dear to Ler people
as their v.ives and daughters were to them.

The address was then read, seconded by the Deputy
Chairman, and carried unanimously, as was au address
to his Re} al Highness Prince Albert.

CHANCERY COURT--(THIS DAY.)

HILL V. SMITH.

The LORD CIIANCELLOR was occupied the whole of
the morning in listening to the further arguments of Court-
s(l in this part-heard case. Tr:cre were thirteen Counsel
engaged in the case, which vas not concluded when we
:cent to press. We defer our report of it until the Lord
Chancellor shall have delivered judgment.
NEW MASTER IN CHANCERY.- \i'e understand that Sir
George Rose, one of the Judges of the Court of Review,
is to he the new 111aster,'M the room of Lord Henley.

QUEEN'S BEISCH.-(THIS DAY.)3

THE QUEEN V. JAMES HATFIELD.-LIBEI.

In this case a rule had been obtain 4by Mr. Kelly, call-
ing upon the defendant, the proprietor of the Canibridge
Ina'ependent Press; to OK w cause why a criminal informa-
tier, should not be fired against him for having published a
libel upon the character of H. B. Stanley, Esq., a Magis-
trate of that county. The publication was a resolution of
the Board of Guardians of the St. Neot's Union, which
had been sent by a correspondent to the editor of the
Newspaper for publication, and in which Mr. Stanley was
charged with having caused great trouble and inconve-
nience to the Union, and with having made gross misre-
presentations to the Poor-law Commissioners.
S r W. FOLLETT now appeared to show cause against
the rule, and entered at some length into the circum-
stances which had cccasiened the passing of the resolution
.n question by the Board of
,Guardians. The matter ori-
ginated in an altercation between Mr. Stanley and another
gentleman, at the Board, and the Chairman not having
interfered for the protection of Mr. Stanley, he made a
representation of the occurrence to the Poor-law Commis-
sinners. The statement of the resolution which had been
pzssed in consequence, was published in a substantially
correct form in the newspapers.
Mr. KELLY having been heard in support of the rule,
Lord DENMAN said it was a very painful duty imposed
upon tire Court to adjust differences between gen-
tlemen of high station, who had taken different views
of their public duties. In the present case the guardians
had certainly no right whatever to enter such a resolu-
tion in their books, reflecting in terms of invective and
obloquy on the conduct of Mr. Stanley. They bad a right
to vindicate themselves, but they certainly had no right to
indulge in invectives against another party. They
made themselves thereby judges in their own case
and used language unbecoming gentlemen in any station.
net being the case, it could not be right, but was, on .he
contrary, highly improper in any newspaper to publish
' such a resolution, however correctly it might be reported.
IL should be fully understood that there was no privilege
in the public press to multiply slander, and if they
did so it was at the risk of danger to them-
selves. The Court could no.: be blind to the cir-
cumstance that the newspaper was led to believe that
it had been furnished with a correct report of what
had taken place, and thee it followed that a gentle-
man looking to the vindication of his character should
have applied to the newspaper for the authority on
nhich tire publication had been made, in order that
he might have applied to that superior authority.
The rule had been granted by Mr. Justice Williams,
under the impression that the publication was false,
and had never been entered on the minute book of the
Board :of Guardians. It was but fair to/ Mr. Stanley
to say that he had made out that the :representations
which he had made to the Poor-law Commissioners in
London were a true report of what had taken place at the
Board ; but on the whole, for the reasons that had been
stated, the Court was of opinion that the rule ought not to
be made absolute.—Rule discharged.
TILE QUEEN V. CHARLES BROWNE.

In this case, which was a rule for a criminal information
against the defendant, the proprietor of a Huntingdon
paper, for the publication of the same resolution,
The COURT made the same rule.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY

OLD COURT.
Before Baron PARKE and Mr. Justice BosaNQrET.

At the sitting of the Court, Mr. Baron PARKS directed
that Frost and Gifford, who were yesterday convicted of a
robbery at the Post-office, should be placed at the bar, and
the Learned Judge after commenting upon the serious
character of the offence of which they had been convicted,
,tentenced Frost to be transported for 14 years, and Gifford
for 7 years.

TRH MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.

CORN-EXCHANGE.

This week's arrivals of Grainhave been moderate, and the dis-
position to purchase has been very small, Wheat and Barley were
Is. to 2s. lower than Monday. Beans and Peas very dull. Oats
maintained their value with a slow 82110. Flour very heavy in
disposal.

'1 HE QUEEN.

SUN-OFFICE, THREE O'CLOCK.

We are delighted to state that up to this hour her
Mjesty and the Princess Royal are doing cmeeedinly
well.

The following Bulletin of her Majesty's health was
issued this day :
" Buckingham Palace, Nov. 27, 1840.
" Half-past Nine o'Clock, A.M.
Her Majesty and the Infant Princess are both
doing perfectly well. -
(Signed)

" JAMES CLARK, M.D.
CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D.
RICHARD BLAGDEN."

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
y Lady Fanny Howard, arrived at the Palace in the
iorning, and remained to lunch with his Royal High•

ntss Prince Albert.
The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia
arrived at the Palace in the afternoon, and made their
inquiries after the state of their august niece and the

infant Princess.
Viscount Melbourne and Lord Hill had audiences of
Prince Albert.
The Marchioness of Normanby, the Marchioness of
Clanricarde, the Countess of Erie, Viscountess Pal-
merston, and Lady Fanny Cowper, paid visits yesterday
to the Palace, and were received by Lady Barham, the
Lady in Waiting.
The Lord Steward, the Vice-Chamberlain, and the
Treasurer of the Household attended at the Palace in
the course of the day.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, walked in the
gardens of the Palace.
Colonel Wemyss arrived at the Palace yesterday, and
has taken the duties of Equerry in Waiting on her
Majesty.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny
Howard, returned to the Palace in the evening, and
dined with his Royal Highness Prince Alert.
Amongst the Nobility and Gentry who called yesterday
at the Palace to learn the state of her Majesty and the
infant Princess were the Austrian Ambassador, the
American Minister and Mrs. Stevenson, the Swedish
Minister and Countess Bjornstjcrna, the Belgian Minis-
ter and Madame V.in de Weyer, the Bavarian Minister
and Baroness de Cctto, the Grecian Minister and Ma-
(lame Mavrocordato, the Russian Minister and Baron-
ess de Brunnow, the Prussian, Portuguese, Saxon, and
Spanish Ministers, the Danish Charge d'Affaires and
Countess Bile Bristle, the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires
and Madame Marques Lisboa, the French Charge
d'Affaires, Mr. Colquhoun, Agent and Consul-General
for the Hanse Towns, M. Drouet, Baron Schleinitz, M.
de Vandeul, M. Puito de Several, M. Durant St. Andre,
Consul-General of France, Rev. Dr. Dakins, Principal
Chaplain to the Forces, the Attorney-General. Duke
of Norfolk ; Marquesses Camden, Lansdowne, and
Normanby ; Marchionesses Conyingham, Wellesley,
and Normanby ; Earls Tankerville, Cadogan, Radnor,
and Chesterfield ; Countesses Chesterfield, De Salis,
Radnor, Tankerville, Cadogan, and Dowager Chiches-
ter ; Viscounts Gage and Ebrington ; Viscountesses
Gage and Dowager Dillon ; Lords John Russell,
Wenlock, Reay, Bloomfield, and E. Howard ; Ladies
J. Bouverie, Wetherell, Quentin, Colchester, Cotten-
ham, Bloomfield, Barton, Ida Hay, Pollock, and F.
Hamilton ; Baroness de Rothschild ; Honourables Mr.
H. and Mrs. Fitzroy, C. G. Noel, Mrs. Hamilton,
Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. G. Leigh, F. Maule, M.P., H.
Fortescue, Mrs. Mundy, and John Ponsonby ; Sirs Fre-
derick Pollock, W. Horne, Henry Ellis, Francis Head,
F. Hamilton, John Hensler, Jas. Duke, M.P., and R.
Chester ; Generals Sir F. Wetherell, Sir R. Barton,
Sir G. Quentin, Sir A. Bayley, Sir W. Pringle, and
Grosvenor ; Colonels Rowan, Cooper, Torrens, Wood,
A .D.C., and Anson ; Captain Harvey Tuckett ; Rev.
Dr. Jelf , Rev. J. Horsley Dakins ; Messrs. L. Bruges,
M.P., John Easthope, M.P. ; Boteler, Q.C. ; Thomas
J. Platt, Q.C. ; Backhouse, J. Abel Smith, F. Ellis,
Hope, M.P. ; George Hayter, Sanderson, F. L. Holt,
Q.C. ; Babbage, E. J. Stanley, Macaulay, R. D. Hill,
Q.C. ; and Wilbraham Taylor ; Mistresses Canning,
Coupar, G. E. Anson, Backhouse, J. Abel Smith,
Torrens, Grosvenor, and Anson ; Misses Canning, Julia
Canning, Quentin, De Rothschild, and Sprieg Rice.
Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Sussex and
Cambridge left town yesterday for the residence of l.er
late Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, Frogmore
Lodge, near Windsor.
Prince Esterhazy and Sir J. Pelly had interviews
with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street.
Major-General Sir John Milky Doyle, on the part
of the Committee of Claimants on Portugal, had yes-
terday an interview with Viscount Palmerston relative
to the proceedings under the Mixed Commission fur the
investigation of their claims.
Captain Williams and Mr. Lister had interviews
with the Marquis of Normanby on Wednesday.

PRINCE'S THEATRE.

This beautiful theatre, of which Mr. John Barnett
the composer, and Mr. Morris Barnett, the author avid
actor, have become LzAsees, was last evening opened
for the season. The Lessees some few days since
issued a Prospectus, in which, after lamenting, as
every lover ot• music must lament, the present state
of the School of English Dramatic music, they state
that they have taken the theatre for the performance
of English Opera, with a view of reviving, or rather,
we should say, of forming a school of English Dra-
matic Musical Composition. A most praiseworthy,
indeed a national object, and in which we trust
these gentlemen will succeed : indeed, judging f;-om
their arrangements, we should say that there would
not be a doubt of their eventual success, and they will
then enjoy the proud satisfaction of having done for
English opera that which Macready, during his Covent
Garden management, accomplished for the legitimate
drama. The company, although .-mail, is powerful and
well selected, and comprises all the available talent in
the market, including Miss Homer, Miss Adeline Cooper,
11. Phillips, and Frazer. Loder, of Bath, is the leader
of a well selected and admirably drilled orchestra, and
the chorus is composed of the elite of the far•famed
double chorus of Drury-lane. A new grand opera, en-
titled Fridolin, the music composed by Mr. F. Homer,
and the libretto written by Mr. Mark Lemon, was pro-
duced last evening with the most brilliant success.
Taking the beautiful ballad of Schiller as his founda-
with a view of producing dramatic
tion, the author,
(fleet, has diverged horn it in several instances, and
by so doing he has produced some of the most effective
situations of the piece. The music, by Mr. F. Homer
is of a very high order ; it is perfectly original, and is
replete with beauties. There is a beautiful melody in
the second act, " Though o'er the wanderer's way,"
which was exquisitely
sung by Frazer, who, as Count
Savern, sung and acted admirably. He was raptu-
rously encored, and repeated the air in a more beauti-
ful style, if possible, than the first, Indeed, we never
heard him in better voice. This was followed by
a trio between Frazer, H. Phillips (who was the
seneschal), and Morley ,who acted Servitz, an old servant.
This trio, in which the Count is informed of his wife's
supposed infidelity, is an admirable composition, and
was both acted and sung in a manner deserving the
highest praise. The serenade of Fridolin (Miss Homer),
" Lady Mine," was also loudly encored. The gem of
the opera, however, is a ballad in the third act, " In
the days that are faded." This was sung by Mr. H
Phillips in his best style, and will, we doubt not, become
quite as popular as his " Farewell to the Mountains."
It is well entitled to rank beside that beautiful composi-
tion. It is needless to say that he was rapturously en-
cored ; indeed, the audience at one time seemed deter-
mined to have it sung a third time. Tne burden of
the third act falls almost entirely on Miss Romer, who
exerted herself to the utmost for the success of her bro-
ther's opera. The opening scena of the third act, and
the finale, were given by her with a power and a pathos
that since the days of Malibran have not been equalled.
At the fall of the curtain the calls for Miss Romer and
Frazer were loud and repeated, and at length he led her
forward, apparently almost fainting from exhaustion, to
receive that applause which they had each so richly me-
rited. The burden of the opera falls almost exclusively
upon them, and most worthily did they sustain it. M
ate
r.
F. Romer, the composer, whom we beg to congratul
on the success of this beautiful production of his genius,
was also honoured with a call, and bowed his thanks.
The opera, which has been got up in admirable style,
,oubtless have a long run. The house was crowded

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