The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left town on Tues-
day night for her residence, Bushy House, Bushy Park.
Her Majesty was attended by Lady Gore, the Hon. Miss
Mitchell, and Earl Howe.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the
Colonial office, for the Governor-General of Canada, and
also for the Governors of the other North American
provinces.

REPORTED ASSASSINATION OF THE KING OF THE
FRENCIL—LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—The following
notice, which created much excitement, though not
generally believed, was this day posted in the Under-
writers' rooms:—" London and North-Western Railway,
Victoria Station, Machester, Tuesday night—lt has just
been reported that the King of the French is shot, and
dead."—[A report to this effect, which probably had its
origin in some silly hoax, was brought to, we believe,
all the newspaper offices in London late on Tuesday
night. None of our contemporaries, however, adopted
it; but we have heard that it was disseminated in almost
every direction by the early trains yesterday morning.]
THE ELECTION OF SIR GEORGE GREY.—The Li-
beral party in North Northumberland intend, we believe,
that Sir George Grey's return shall be without cost to
himself, and they have accordingly commenced a sub-
scription with great spirit and success. This is, perhaps,
the best method that could be adopted for proving that
Sir George's election has been the spontaneous act of the
electors, prompted by a desire to assert their own inde•
pendence, and to do honour to one to whom honour is
justly due.—Newcastle Advertiser.

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BEQUEST TO SIR PETER LAURIE.—Mr. Adderley,
of Doctors' Commons and Upper Clapton, who died on
the 2d of August, has left a legacy to Sir Peter Laurie
of 5001., as a mark of esteem and respect for his im-
portant public services as a magistrate.
DEATH OF ANOTHER ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.—
In addition to the much-lamented death of the Right
Rev. Dr. Griffiths, Bishop of Olena and Vicar Apostolic
of the London district, we have to announce the demise
of the Right Rev. Dr. Mostyn, the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Durham, which took place at Old Elvet, Dur-
ham. The deceased was universally beloved both by
Catholics and Protestants.
DOVER, AUG. 17. The Belgian Government
steamer the City of Ostend, arrived here to day from
Ostend, at 12.30 r.m., with fifty-three passengers. She
is a fine and fast-sailing vessel; this steamer completes
the service on this line, as the Belgian Government has
decided upon establishing a communication between
this port and Ostend daily; the want of a steamer from
this port on Monday, and from Ostend on Saturday,
has long been a serious inconvenience, which will now
be remedied.

NEW PEERS.—It is stated that General Lord Straf-
ford is to be raised to the earldom, and that Lords
Acheson and Cremorne and Sir R. Bulkeley PhiHipps
Bart., will be created Peers of the realm. Lieutenant:
General Sir John Macdonald, Lord Fitzroy Somerset,
and Sir Colin Halkett are soon to receive the Grand
Cross of the Bath. The revival of the Earldom of
Strafford, by the elevation of General Lord Stafford to
that title, is a revival which takes place for the third
time. The first occurred in the reign of Charles the
Second, who restored the title to the son of the great
Earl of Strafford, sacrificed by Charles the First to the
popular hatred. The second revival of the title was made
by Queen Anne, who conferred it on a male relative of
the same family; and the third takes place under Queen
Victoria, by whom it is now conferred on the brother of
the late member for Middlesex, and may doubtless, in
some measure, be regarded as a tribute to the memory
of that most consistent public man, who, during the
course of a life spent in his country's political service,
upheld firmly, under good and evil report, those prin-
ciples of civil and religious liberty of which., his
family have ever been the staunch and undeviating
adherents.
AGED FREEMASONS' SOCIETY....-.A. general meeting
of governors and subscribers to this society, instituted in
the year 1835, for the purpose of providing au asylum
for worthy aged and decayed Freemasons, was held yes-
terday afternoon, at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, BI ael:-
friars. Dr. R. T. Crucifix occupied the chair. Mr. J.
Whitmore, the secretary, read the statement of accounts,
by which it appeared that the funds of the society
amounted in the whole to 4,083/. 18s. l id., disposed as
follows :—Consols, 3,5331. 18s. 4d. ; cash in savings
banks, 1361.; ditto in the hands of bankers and treasurer,
3931. On the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr.
Barnard, the Right Hon. Lord Southamptou was elected
president. After some routine business the meeting
separated.
It is understood that a large amount of bills on
Giles, Son, and Co. (whose stoppage took place on the
13th inst.), drawn or endorsed by Prime, Ward, and
Co., of New York, have been aucepted by Messrs.
Baring, Brothers, and Co., for the honour of the latter
firm.