The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-27 00:00:00

On Saturday a very full meeting of the Committee of
the Court of Common Council, respecting the imprison-
ment of the Sheriffs by the House of Commons, took place
at Guildhall, Mr. D. W. Wire in the chair.—The Com-
mittee were attended by Under Sheriff France, who ac
quainted them the Sheriffs were still in confinement, and
repeated the particulars of the whole proceedings in Par-
liament and the Court of Queen's Bench on the subject.
The Remembrancer reported that he had, in pursuance
of the order of the Court of Common Council, communi-
cated the vote of the Court to the Sheriffs, who requested
that he would state that they would he most happy to re-
ceive the Lord Mayor and Deputation, with the resolutions,
at three o'clock on that day.
A Deputation of Aldermen and Commoners was then
appointed, to accompany the Lord Mayor, and they prc-
ceeded, at half-past two o'clock, to the House of Commons.
The Deputation consi ted of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen
Sir Peter Laurie, Sir George Carroll, Gibbs, and John
Johnson, and Commoners J. Wood, Deputy Green, Mr.
Bower, Mr. William Jones, Mr. Heppell, Mr. Jeremiah
Evans, Deputy Hicks, Mr. Hardwick, Deputy Allan, Mr.
Lott, Hamson, Mr. Last, Mr. Richard Lambert Jones,
Deputy Brown, Mr. Hartley, Mr. Humphreys, Mr. Ander-
ton, Mr. Collinson, Mr. Christie, Mr. Curtis Mr.. Robin-
son, and Mr. Wire.
Upon the arrival of the Deputation at the door of the
new prison, at the House of Commons, they were most
warmly received by the Sheriff's, and conducted to a small
room, adjoining their very small bed-chambers.
The LORD 11AYOR then addressed the Sheriffs in the
following terms :—Gentlemen, I attend here with a depu-
tation from the Corporation of London, consisting of Al-
dermen and Common Councilmen, for the purpose of
presenting to you certain resolutions which were unani-
mously agreed to by the Corporation. lam happy to have
the honour to wait upon you at the head of as enlightened
a body
of men as can be found in the country, and without
further preface I shall read to you the resolutions :
" MARSHALL, Mayor.—A Common
.Council, holden in
the Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of London, on
Thursday, the 23d of January, 1840—Resolved unani-
mously, that the office of Sheriff of London and Middlesex
being vested in the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons
of London, and its duties executed by two persons of the
City, elected by the citizens and liverymen in Common
Hall assembled, it becomes the duty of this Court to see
that none of its rights are in any way infringed.—Re-
solved, that as it appears the Sheriffs of Middlesex, Wil-
liam Evans and John Wheelton, Esquires., have been com-
mitted to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms by order
of the House of Commons, for exercising the imperative
duties of their high and distinguished office, as declared
by her Majesty's Court of Queen's F ench, in a legal and
constitutional manner, this Court deeply sympathises with
them, and hereby offers its tribute of respect to the She-
riffs for the firmness, discretion, and dignity, with which
they have conducted themselves on this important occa-
sion."—( Cries of " Hear, hear," frc m the Deputation.)
Sheriff EVANS, who was evidently much affected, said—
My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen, if, in expressing my gra-
titude to you for the great kindnes s and honour you have
bestowed upon me, I am not able to do justice to the feel-
ings I entertain, I am sure of your pardon.--( Hear, hear.)
Upon many occasions you have had claims upon my, gra-
titude; the present occasion is one which, in a particular
manner, engages my feelings. In endeavouring to perform
my duty to my country in the most conscientious manner,
and according to the terms of the oath which I had taken
upon entering into office, I have steajected myself to
punishment, and your kindness in sym pathising with me
can never he forgotten. I feel, I assure you, deeply
affected at vour conduct, and I feel at the same time.
ashamed of -a
portion—certainly a very small portion—of
my countrymen.—( Cheers.)
Sheriff WHEELTON, who also appeared to feel very
strongly, said—My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen, I assure
you I want language to express her deeply I feel towards.
you for this honour and kindness. Had we been placed in
these circumstances from any ether cause than the
faithful discharge of our duty to our country, our feelings
would be very different from what they ar 2. It is with sen-
timents of the liveliest gratitude I thank you for your sym-
pathy. At the time I was called by the House of Corn
mons to violate the law, and to compromi,ie a principle for
the purpose of falling in with their views, I said that I
would rather have my head severed from my body than
consent to any compromise of the kind.—(Cheers.) And
at that moment- I would rather have suffered that infliction
than have consented to do as was propos:ed.—(Cheer:.)
Under the circumstances in which my excellent colleague
and myself are placed, your kindness is invaluable. You
have not forgotten us. You have visited and treated us in
such a manner as to entitle you to our utmost veneration,
esteem, and love.—(Cheers.) I "beg to offer you my
most sincere thanks, and I trust that before long our tyran-
nical oppressors will afford us an opportunity of manifest-
ing the nature and extent of our gratitude.—( Cheers. )
The Loan Maroit—We most heartily wish you health
during the confinement you are undergoing, for having up-
held the rights and privileges of this great community, and
for having upheld the laws.--(Cheers.) We know that
you will be amply repaid by the sympathy and the grati-
tude of the community.--(Cheers.)
The Deputation remained a short time in conversation
with the Sheriffs, and than returned in their carriages to
Guildhall.

Till SHERIFFS.—The apartments in which the Sheriffs
are lodged arc situated on the right-hand side of the lobby,
on the same floor as the House of Commons, and are the
rooms appropriated to the Sergeant-at-Arms and the
Chaplain. In dimensiens they are about twelve feet square,
and the windows look out upon Westminster Abbey. The
walls arc of a green colour, painted in what his technically
called " flatting," and the furniture consists of an imitation
Turkey carpet, six mahogany chairs. a mahogany dining-
table, and a chimney-glass. In Mr. Sheriff Wheelton's (the
' Chaplain's room) there is a mahogany sofa-bedstead, which
turns up by day; but in Mr. Sheriff Evans's room the bedstead
is a French one, with the head placed towards the windows.
In addition, they are provided with the ordinary fire-irons
and window-blinds, but no curtains. The rooms have no
communication with each other, and all messages are con-
veyed by the officers of the House stationed at the doors,
and acting as sentries. These officers are on duty day
and night, being relieved every twelve hours; but, not-
withstanding their vigilance, the Sergeant-at-arms, Sir
Wm. Gossett, allows his prisoners every privilege consis-
tent with his duty, and on Friday evening he permitted
them to walk out, attended by two of tire messengers, into
the cloisters, and thence to the site of the late speaker's
residence, and so on to the embankment of the new Houses
of Parliament, fronting the river. The Sheriffs usually
rise about eight o'clock in the morning, and are funisbed,
at their own expense, with the morning papers. About
ten o'clock they see the members of their families and per-
sons connected with their business, and about eleven o'clock
they receive the visits of the nobility, gentry, and civic
officers, and merchants. Upon these occasions they are
invariably attired in their Court suits, and Ell the cere-
monies of a levee, such as entering names and leaving
cards, are rigidly observed.

PREPARATIONS FOR HER MA-

JESTY'S MARRIAGE.

The whole of the plans for the alterations in the inte
rior and exterior of St. James's Chapel, preparatory to her
Majesty's marriage, are now complete. On Wednesday,
her Majesty, accompanied by the Earl of Uxbridge, the
Lord Chamberlain, and some of her suite, visited the
Chapel in person, and inspected the drawings of the
galleries which it is proposed to erect, with a view of in-
creasing the accommodation, which were submitted to her
Majesty by Mr. Phipps, of the Board of Works. These,
we understand, her Majesty approved ; and orders were
given for the construction of the frame-work elsewhere, as
it was determined not to interfere with the celebration of
the ordinary Sabbath Service till the last moment ; and
this day her Majesty and the Royal Household will attend
Divine worship as usual. While the architectural part of
the arrangements are thus in progress, the drawings of the
intended hangings and decorations, which are to be of
the most tasteful and splendid description, have also
been inspected and adopted; and Mr. Bailey, the uphol-
sterer, has been actively engagod in forwarding them, so
as to be ready for their introduction with as little delay as
possible. The whole of the interior of the Chapel, which
is extremely plain, having been rebuilt and lined with oak
about three years back, will be completely metamorphosed,
and present an aspect of a very brilliant description. And,
as it is, now believed the nuptials will take place on the
13th of February, the workmen have directions to com-
mence operations to-morrow morning, and complete their
duties with all speed.
The gallery for the accommodation of privileged spec-
tators in the Court-yard, which is considerably advanced,
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There are, we hear, to be no extraordinary preparations
in the State apartments of St. James's Palace, from whence
her 7.llajesty will proceed to the Chapel, attended by Prince
Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the bride's-maids, and all the
officers of State—according to a programme to be here-
after arranged, and as nearly conformable to the precedent
afforded in the marriage of George lll.,and Queen Char-
lotte as possible. The programme of the, ceremonial will,
we apprehend, be prepared in the department of the Earl
Marshal, and issued shortly before the all-important and
auspicious day.
A correspondent of the Globe has thought proper in the
course of the week to question our statement that Prince
Albert, when a child, had been the associate of her Ma-
jesty ; but we believe, if he extend his inquiry, he will find
that his Royal Highness in early life was on a visit in this
country to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and
that, with Prince George of Cumberland, and Prince
George of Cambridge, he was frequently the companion
of the then Princess Victoria, who even thus early felt a
childish attachment to him from the great mildness and
amiability of bis manners. We admit that from that period
I till 1835, when he came over to England with his father
and brother, all personal intimacy bad ceased.—Observer.

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THE BETHNAL-GREEN CHARTISTS.—On
Friday several persons attended before Mr. Hall, at Bow-
street Police Court, in order to become bail for Renard, Hobb,
Spurr, Wilkins, Williams, and Neesom, the Chartists who
were committed to Newgate on Tuesday last to await their
trial, some of them for using seditious language at an illegal
meeting, and others for being found armed at the meeting; ,
but the bail for Neesom only being considered sufficient Ile
alone was liberated. His sureties were Mr. Roberts, solicitor,
1, Child's-place, Temple-bar, and Mr. William Bateman,
Tyer-street, Vauxhall, who each entered into recognizances,
in the sum of 250/. for his appearance at the next Session of
the Central Criminal Court. He also entered into his owe
recognizance in the sum of 5001. He was brought from New-
gate to Bow-street by police constable Pike and the turnkey of
the prison in a cab, and liberated about five o'clock.
-'The Hon. P. Bouverie, second son of the Earl
of Radnor, has been appointed Precis Writer at the Foreign,
office, in the place of the Hon. James Howard, who has sue
ce,'ded the Hon. Spencer Cowper as Private Secretary to Vis-
count Palmerston.— Observer.