The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-22 00:00:00

COAL TRADE.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING.--Heavy snow
having fallen during last night, to the depth of three or feur
inches, her Majesty and the Prince, taking advantage of this
change, went out this afternoon in the sledges—one of which
was a year or two ago presented to the Queen by the Em-
peror of Russia, and the other was built in London, by order
of the Prince Consort, during the last winter the Court was
at Brighton. They have both been shut up in the Royal
Mews ever since, the weather having afforded no opportunity
for their use. About an hour after luncheon to-day these
sledges were brought up to the entrance of the Queen's pri-
vate apartment in the great quadrangle, and her Majesty
took her seat in the one built in London—a very fantasti-
cally decorated little vehicle, drawn by a pair of grey pal-
freys, gaily caparisoned in red morocco traces, with part'-
coloured plumes on their heads, some three hundred bells
being attached to different parts of the harness. her Majesty
was attended by her Lady in Waiting, the Marchioness of
Douro, and the Prince drove. Lord A. Paget followed in
the Russian sledge, and Colonel Se}-mour, Prince Albert's
Equerry in Waiting, followed on horseback. His Royal
Highness led the way from the grand entrance down the
Castle-hill, and entered the Great Park by the Long Walk.
But unfortunately a considerable fall of rain came on shortly
after they set out, and the snow was reduced to an un-
`Pleasant state of solution. Nevertheless, the party drove to
the foot of the hill on which stands the statue of George 111.,
and after an absence of three quarters of an hour returned to
the Castle.
SOLDIER FOUND FROZEN TO DEATIL—CHATHAM.
JAN. 21.—Yesterday morning, as some boys were sliding on
a pond, at the rear of the Observatory, belonging to the
Royal Engineers, they observed the elbow
the ice ; apd part of the
shoulder of a soldier sticking .up out of and after
some time, they reported the circumstance to the Sergeant-
Major of the Royal Engineers, who, with assistance, and a
boat-hook, repaired to the spot. The boat• hook not being
long enough to touch the body, one of the engineers put on a
pair of water-boots, and walked to the spot, when the ice
broke with him, and be then drew the dead body out.
From the position of it, the legs and arms being contracted
with the agonies of death, it was evident that the poor
fellow had mistaken his road, as he had nearly gone across
the pond befure the ice gave way. The deceased was attached
to the Invalid Depot, at the Casemate Barracks, Gillingham,
and had probably mistaken his road in returning to his
quarters, whereby he had fallen into the pond, when the
intense frost then prevailing had caused his death. His
name was Thomas Shea, and he was a drummer in the 87th
Royal Irish Fusiliers, and had been fifteen years in the regi•
ment. He had recently returued from the Mauritius to be
pensioned off. •
MORTALITY-IN LONDON.—The returns of the num-
ber of deaths ir metropolis, during the past week, show::
a considerav p in the amount a —^rtality as corn'
pared ”-* -f the 4- weeks. The
to first five
-eek was

The quantity of all coals brought into London in 1846 t
was :—By sea, 2,953,755 tons ; by canal, 21,872 tons ; by
railway, 11,698 tons—total, 2,967,325 tons, being 415,995 tons
less than in 1845. '

The Collieries of the Marquis of Londonderry have con-
ributed

Wallsend. Eden Main Steam.
From the T 3 ne 24,831 49,270 12,410
From Seaham and Vear 83,899 78,214. 1,247

108,730 127,484 13,657
Total 249,871 tons.
Nearly a quarter of million of ton's.
Braddyl and Co. rank second with Wallsend, 129,7R0 tons. •
Richmond, 3,028 tons ; Kelloe, 42,598 tons—Total, 175;356
tons.

Lord Durham third, Wallsend, 157,404 tons; Steam, 974
tons-1-Total, 158,378 tons.
Hetton-Colliery fourth, Wallsend, 131,051 tons; Lyons,'
190 tons—Total, 131,841 tons.

THE EIITERPEON SOCIETY.—'This improving
choral society gave a concert last evening, at`the City Lec- .
ture Theatre, Milton-street; in two parts, the first Comprising -
selections from the oratorio of the Meeeiale and the second
some of the popular compositions of list tin, Rossini, Stevens,
&c. The solo parts were sustained by Mrs.' A. Newton,
Miss Sara Flower, and Messrs. Husk -and Turner, who'
acquitted themselves ereditablv Mr,H ld - '1
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repeated plaudits.
SUDDEN DEATH OF THE DUCHESS D'URSF.L.—
The higher circles of Brussels have just sustained a sudden
loss. On Monday last, at half-;cast five o'clock in the after-
noon, the Duchess d'Ursel was seized with an attack of apo-
plexy, and though immediate assistance was rendered she
died almost immediately. There was to have been a grand
dinner at the hotel d'Ursel that day; all the gue.its were as-
sembled, the Duchess alone was absent. She was sought- for,
and found in her chamber insensible—too far gone to receive
spiritual consolation.
DEATH OF COLONEL HECTOR MA.CLAINE.—This
distinguished Peninsular officer died at Teignmouth on the
16th instant, aged sixty-two. He was a native of the island
of Mull, in Scotland; and several.of his ancestors were chiefs
of some of the most distinguished Highland clans. He-en-
tered the army in 1803 as ensign, and his other commissions
were thus dated :—Lieutenant, Sept. 25, 1804; Captain, Dec.
1,1806 ; Major; May 14, 1819; Lieutenant-Colonel, Sept. 9,
1824; and Colonel, June 28, R-38. He has been on the,un- .
attached list since 1824.- The Gallant Officer proceeded to
the Peninsula at an early period of the war, being connected
with Lord Hill's division, and it may be 'added that he en- •
joyed the friendship of that lamented General. For his gal-
lantry at tho battle of Nivelle he received a medal. Colonel
Maclaine also served with much distinction in the West,ln-
dies and North America. He was the only surviving brother ,
of Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell.
ALARM OF FIRE AT THE MANCHESTER THEATRE
ROYAL.—On Monday last, during the performance of Romeo
and Juliet, an occurrence took place which might have been
productive of very serious consequences. During the scene,
in the first act, when Juliet, her mother, and nurse are on
the stage, a noise of an unusual kind was heard from behind
the scenes, and was beginning to cause considerable alarm,
when Mr. Wallack (just as the scene was changing), came
forward and said, '• Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg that you
will not for a moment think of leaving your seats." Owing
to the excitement and bustle which prevailed, this speech
was, by a considerable portion of the audience, misinter-
preted into a recommendation of exactly an opposite nature,
and an immediate rash was made towards the doors from all
parts of the house. The good sense, however, of the ma-
jority of the audience succeeded in restoring tranquillity for
a few moments, during which Mr. Wallaek explained that
there no longer existed any cause for alarm, and that the
performance would go on, which, accordingly it did. A feel-
iag of anxiety, however, still remained, and burst outi:when
in the last scene of the play, there were heard the murmur
and tramp of the crowd who came on to fill the stage at the
close. A partial rush by some persons in the pit, viho ap-
peared
not to have witnessed the performance of
.Romeo and .
Juliet, again caused a move towards the door. The real
state of the case seems, however, to have been immediately .
I made known to them, and order was speedily restored.—
Manchester Express.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ISLINGTON.—AbOIIt 'llalf-
past eleven o'clock last niaht a fire was discovered on the
premises of Mr. Spence, High-street, Islington, which soon
raged with most destructive force. About a quarter to
twelve, an engine was on the spot, but such was the scarcity
of water that before an effectual supply could be obtained, the
whole building was nearly destroyed: A safety ladder also •
arrived, but the inmates were enabled to escape by a. back
window, over the roofs of some of. the adjoining buildings in
Field-court. Seeing the hopelessness of saving Mr. Spence's
property, the engine was chiefly directed against Mr. Riley's
provision warehouse, but, notwithstanding every effort to
save it, the premises were nearly burnt to the; ground. A
second engine arrived a little after twelve, and a good supply .
of water being now obtained from one of the main-cocks, '..
the fire was speedily got under. The loss of property is -
very large.
A CHILD'S LIFE SAVED BY A DOG.—Yesterday
afternoon, a little girl, aged seven years, named Emma
Rainey, residing at No. 13, Ranelagh-crescent, Chelsea, was ,
playing at Thames Bank, near the Chelsea Water-Works,
when she slipped and fell into the river. Captain Alelhonse, ,
of Wilton-place, who happened to be passing at .t4ne,ati,nr!
with a dog of the Newfoundland specie, urgedeetheedaei• tto
the rescue, who instantly plunged in and succds.,,,,l_._,,y
drag-
ging the child on shore, and after a time she was sufficiently
recovered
insti-
tution,
recovered to be conveyed home. ..., ... •v.
year 1823, for granting
terFdalYWailmßeite°tiKn
winch' was founded
.in
relief .
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the year
subscribers .i. Ns T iT u T.
pensions to aged and affordiilgtemanptoirary to sick and '
decayed members, their__ widows,
Blxt.kfriars, .:
Radley's New London Hotel, New Bridge-street,
for the purpose of electing three trustees of the. Almshouses
Fund, which was rendered necessary by the voluntary re-
tirement
of the three gentlemen appointed trustees at a pre-
vious meeting of the institution; Mr. Wood. in the chair. -
Since the formation of the society, owing to the exertions of
many of the principal members of the trade, ti.' fund for the
erection of almshouses was originated, in addition to the
ordinary relief fund; and such, it is stated, had been the
success of their exertions, that the committee had.realized -
a sum of upwards of 3,000/., and had already pnrchased a
piece of ground for the erection of the almshouses, at Strat- '
ford, Essex. The three trustees having been:appointed, a
vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the•meeting
separated. .
FOOD RIOTS IN CORNWALL.—A rumour prevails ..
in Plymouth that there have been food riots .in Cornwall
amongst the distressed miners, and that the aid of the mili-
tary has been required. On inquiring at the.garrison,at a
late hour last night, we learn that a detachment-, of fifty
men left there yesterday, and our informant believed that
a similar number also left Devonport.---Plyniouth Journal of
Thursday.
DARING BURGLARY.....-WedlleSday the police re-
ceived information that the premises of Mr. Mackie, watch-
maker, No. 4, White Rose-court, Coleman-street, City,fhad
been burglariously entered, and watches, finisheftand un-
finished, gold and silver cases, &c:, valued at 2001.,-carried off
by the burglars. .
COAL. TRADE. —The oldest, inhabitant .of . the _
Forest of Dean cannot remember a time when the coal trade
was more brisk• than it is at present. Sufficient • cannot be-
obtained to meet the demand. The men work night as well
as day turns, and yet the qUantity obtained -is deficient. 7- .:4
Jiereford Journal. - '