The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-03 00:00:00

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
honoured Lord and Lady John Russell with a visit
yesterday afternoon, at their residence in Richmond
Park. Her Royal Highness partook of a dijeune.
Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Joseph, Mr. Bell, Mr.
Early, Mr. W. Williams, and Mr. J. Wilson, a depu-
tation from St. Marylebone, on the subject of mendi-
cancy in that parish, bad an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
The Rev. Dr. Newport had an interview with Ear
Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office.

INDSOIL., TUESDAY EVENING.---The arrival of
.he reigning Duke of Saxe- Cobourg being still uncertain
no arrangements have yet been made for the removal of,
the Court to Osborne, as one of the chief objects of his
Royal Highness's visit to this country was the accompa-
nying her Majesty and his royal brother the Prince
Consort to that marine palace, and the probability now
is that the Court will not leave Windsor before the end

of this month or the beginning of the next. At pressnt
it is not expected that her Majesty will open the ensuing
session of Parliament in person. This morning several
of the Prince Consort's hunting stud were
sent over to Salt-hill, and at eleven o'clock his
Royal Highness, attended by Lord Alfred Paget and
Captain Gordon, left the Castle in the mail phaeton to
meet General Wemyss and the harriers at Mason's-
farm in that neighbourhood. The hares were plentiful
and the sport excellent. His Royal Highness and at-
tendants returned to the Castle at two o'clock. Her

Majesty and the Court are now in mourning for Count
Hugo Mensdorff, eldest son of Count Mensdorff Pouilly.
He died at Godfeaberg in the 42d year of his age. He
commanded a regiment of Curassiers in the Austrian
service. His mother was the eldest sister of her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, and of the late Duke of
Saxe-Cobourg.
The Lord Bishop of London held an ordination on
Sunday last in the chapel within his palace at Fulham,
and ordained the following named persons :—Deacons—
Thomas Adolphus Bowden, 8.A., Magdalen Hall, Oxon;
William Thomas Bullock, 8.A., Magdalen Hall, Oxon;
Henry Irwin Cummins, 8.A., Gonville and Caius Col-
lege, Cambridge; Arthur Denne Hilton, 8.A., Wadham
College, Oxon; Edward John Selwyn, 8.A., Trinity
College, Cambridge; John Francis Baynham, B.A.
Christ College, Cambridge; and Allen Page Moor, 8.A1.`;
Trinity College, Cambridge—on letters dimissory from
the Archbishop of Canterbury. Priests—William
Farmer, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin; Siegmund Wil
helm Koelle, Church Missionary College, Islington ;
John Christian Muller, Church Missionary College,
Islington ; and William Armstrong Russell, 8.A., Tri-
nity College, Dublin—for the colonies. William Harvey,
8.A., Brasenose College, Oxon; and Brenehley Kings-
ford, 8.A., Exeter College, Oxon—on letters dimissory
from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
A diabolical letter was received by the Mayor of
Rochester, on Monday morning, couched in abusive and
disgraceful terms, and ending with the recommendation
to insure his life, as well as his house, warring him that
both were in danger. A similar disgraceful epistle was
also sent to Captain Baker.
COURT OF SEWERS, GUILDHALL.--Yesterday, at
the meeting of the Commissioners of the Court of
Sewers, Mr. Deputy Peacock in the chair, the report of
the sub-committee, which had been appointed to draw
up a memorial to the Court of Common Council, pray-
ing of the Corporation to apply to Parliament, in the
next ensuing session, for an Act to give the Court of
Sewers additional powers, so as to enable them to
compel the landlords and owners of property to open
a drain into the common sewerage of the City of
London, and thus improve the sanitary condition of
those neighbourhoods at present without a drainage,
was brought up. In support of the proposed applica-
tion, it was shown that some of the sewers, on which
several hundreds had been expended, were completely
useless, from the landlords refusing to avail themselves
of the improvement. The memorial was unanimously
agreed to, and ordered to be presented to the next Court
of Common Council.

THE Foa.—Last evening the metropolis generally
was visited with one of the densest fogs that has oc-
curred here for several years. All navigation by the
various steamboats and other craft on the river was sus-
pended. The scene in many parts of the metropolis
was of a singular character, the dim shadow of vehicles
and passengers flitting through the fog, aided by the
lurid glare of the torches, borne by the numerous link-
men and boys who suddenly appeared in all directions,
creating an effect sufficient to alarm the timid pedestrian.
In the neighbourhood of the Elephant and Castle, and
other places where coaches and omnibuses are in the
habit of stopping, men with links were stationed at
short distances from each other, and all opposition by
rival omnibus men appeared, by common assent, to be
put a stop to, and owing to the caution generally ob-
served, no accident of a serious nature occurred. By
nine o'clock a slight variation took place, the atmosphere
being much lighter, but this was only psi tially so, as in
many places towards the S. and S.W. it continued as
dense as ever.

DISINFECTION.—EFFLUVIA
?nom CESSPOOLS.—A
number of experiments were tried on Tuesday morning
at Hackney, in the presence of several eminent chemists
and other persons interested in discoveries of this rature,
by way of testing the powers of a, disinfecting fluid, re-
cently invented by a Mr. Ellerrnan, for the purpose of
destroying the noxious vapours and gases arising from
drains and cesspools. The following gases are evolved
from animal and vegetable matter in a state of putrefac-
tion and decomposition :—Sulphuretted hydrogen, car-
buretted hydrogen, and phosphuretted hydrogen. The
effect of Mr. Ellermen's disinfecting fluid is to destroy
the ammonia, and to unite with these gases in a solid
form, in which state they remain in the mass of decay-
ing matter, instead of being emitted into the atmos-
phere. Among the experiments tried, was a small
quantity of the fluid poured into a tub full of night soil,
the disagreeable odour of which was extremely power.
ful. Within a few minutes all the characteristic smell
of this matter had entirely vanished, leaving, it is true,
another in its place—that of the agent by which the
change had been effected, but which Mr. Ellerman stated
to be entirely innoxious, and which Was merely tem-
porary.
BRODIE AND CO:13 BANKRUPTCY.—SALISDURY,
Nov. I.—A circular was sent to most of the largest
creditors, of which the following is a copy:—" Salis-
bury, Oct. 30.—A fiat in bankruptcy being about to
issue against Messrs. Brodie and Co., of this city, a
meeting will take place on the premises, on the Canal,
Salisbury, on Monday morning, at ten o'clock, to obtain
the opinions of the creditors as to the persons to be ap-
pointed creditors' assignees. Your presence at this
meeting is particularly requested."—A great number of
creditors assembled. On the names of Mr. Fisher,
builder, and Mr. Woodland, currier (both of this city),
being proposed as assignees by Mr. J. Peniston, it was
unanimously resolved to recommend " those two gen-
tlemen as the creditors' assignees, as men most fitting to
protect the general interests of the creditors, from their
business-like habits and moral integrity." Mr. Cobb is
also expected to be chosen solicitor, the majority of the
creditors present approving of the same. The next meet-
ing will be on Friday next, at ten o'clock.
DISEASE AMONGST POTATOES.—As the season for
storing potatoes has now arrived, great care ought to be
exercised to remove any that are in the slightest degree
tainted with last years disease. Numerous cases are
occurring in which the disease spreads quickly through
the heap, when covered up; and it mutt, we fear, be ad-
mitted, that though the plant has this year escaped
rotting in the fields, yet it has not yet recovered its
former healthy constitution; and that where the exter-
nal air is not freely admitted to them, and they are
kept perfectly dry, the putrescent state is very easily
induced, especially when the sound heap is exposed to
the contagion of diseased potatoes. Some of those sold
in our market are now found to be partially infected.—
Berunck Warder.

HA HINT TO MASTERS WIJO IVANT HEALTHY Ac-
TIVE WORK3IEN.—If masters, in districts or towns de-
ficient in cheap baths, or even where such baths already
exist, were to create an increased demand for them by the
offer to purchase and distribute tickets, at low prices,
amongst their workmen, doubtless both masters anti
workmen, as welt as bath-keepers, would derive con-
siderable profit from the speculation. The moral
influence of the masters would thus be brought to bear
exactly upon those least likely, yet most requiring, to
seek the aid of the flesh brush, the soap, and the bath;
and thus additional activity and spirit, as well as health
and cleanliness, would be infused into the workshop.—