The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

tulle! Majesty had an evening party on Monday, at
th.ci"gharn Palace. Among the company were the
and Countess of Listowel, Earl and Countess of
trol, Lady Ida Hay, Countess of Surrey, Lady Mary
6111", Lady Ann Anson. Esil of March, Lady
w
Co. emyss, Viscountess Palmerston, Lady Frances
1.,;,,Per, Lord and Lady Seymour, Lord Worsley,
ti,
Lord Paget, Lord and Lady Mahon,
Hard Leveson, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor,
'4". Charles Howard, Mr. George Edward and the
7.1. Mrs. Anson, and Miss Gurney.
St er Majesty's; Private Band attended in one of the
sevo D
)4":)01:113 during the evening. Refreshments were
veizto the company in the Picture Gallery.
°tint Melbourne had an audience yesterday of
,:queen •
sier
dens Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the gar-
, n.°' Buckingham Palace yesterday morning.
the Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
lioo,7°a• C. A. Murray and Sir Edward Bowater,
yeireursed the Surrey Zoological Gar4ens with a visit
ratty.
att° -pt
•iantat of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards
kended d •
a,,, during dinner, at Buckingham Palace, on
Cull evening.
• Lord Petre and Mr. Hutt had an interview with
1,1"40 Russell, at the Colouial-office, yesterday.
al tae Prussian Minister transacted business yesterday
~,re Foreign-office. His Excellency also transacted
iess at the Office of the Board of Trade.
at Ocattrit Palmerston had a dinner party last evening
Is residence, in Carlton Gardens.
FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

sr Colonel
and ARRIVALS.
~.,rifiti,d, , Mrs. Hunter Blair, in Albemarle-street ; E.
rra parisTi, and family, at Marshall Thompson's Hotel,
;. S.. Manley, Esq., and Mrs. Manley, at.ditto,
s lZkrtiaLaidelleld Sir Oswald and Lady Mosley and family, in
_ Plaee, from their s:•at in Staffordshire.

,51,44 DEPARTURES.
tironity and Miss Scott, from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, for
• q, Kent; Mrs. and the Misses Hanson, from ditto,. for
for vings, Kent; Mrs. Shuckbourg and family, from ditto,
Yer,"arorickshire ; Mrs. Stock, from ditto, for Bath ; the
for ""'• the Dean of Exeter, and Miss Lowe, from ditto,
11104—tlizeter ; S.r Thomas Hastings, from ditto, for Ports-
; 'itrtit..l; the Earl of Stradbroke, from the Brunswick Hotel,
-tap Er'"-street, for Croxteth Park ; Lord Aylmer, from ditto,
VOir the Marquis of Granby, M.P., from ditto, for Bel-
, dittoo.tstle ; M. Le Comte Greffule and M. Mouisse, from
toxin ',.? Paris ; G. S. Harcourt, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. '
" Har-
VroTa ditfo, or Anke frwyke House ; the Rev. G. D.
orn ditto, for Hampshire.
bts,
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c /—,,--ct TE ATTEMPT AT SUI-
b uIPLEs.E By AN OFFICER OE THE 60th
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117/1„,.
'..l'erithl„"°B•l TUESDAY EVENING, Six O'CLOCK.—CODSI-
410,,. excitement was created throughout the town this
•jtil 511 in eonsequenee of a report that an officer of the 60th
Qtr attempted self-destruction, at his room in the in-
'havey,harracks, in Sheet-street. The following particulars
Thueen obtained :
414 e gentleman who made the, fortunately, ineffectual at- pt „
tathe 'Pon his life is First Lieutenant H. W. Ellis, who .
the tr. illore than thirty years of age, and who has been in
4ervaehlitnent about twelve years. It appears that his man
uPon calting him this morning, as usual, about nine
or his was told to ..come in." He noticed that the voice
`gtoedolaster was much weaker than usual, and that he ap-
. 41?krt to speak with some difficulty. Upon entering the
hltq hnleent, he discovered his master lying in bed, who told
14,41 g dYing but not to be alarmed. On the servant.
Zgra-t unn he 'found the unfortunate gentleman with his
oeda,- sAn. from ear to ear, bleeding most profusely, and the
diktertl clothes literally saturated with blood. He imme-
Ow, Yfifa,ve an alarm, and then proceeded to seek for the surl-
' Inost Ci.ntne reoiment. Assistant •Surgeon Ferrsson was a
0-
apeetia niediately in attendance; Surgeon H. IrasFr was alls
Nit reY.°,l the spot, as well as Mr. Fowler, a medical genttee-
tettieZting in Sheet-street, who was sent for to assist h
thrn,, TLanligneirg Lieutenant El'is, it was discovered that
,"Itt -"a' was cut from the left ear towards the
.right, and
Orqk Innther similar wound had been inflicted, proceeding
the Zar the right ear downwards. The razor with which
44.:takuhnds had been inflicted was found lying on the dress-
, close to the bed, covered with blood- • ••
:fa:' „discovered, upon examination, that the jugular vein
Lety,e-,;,"Y divid, but most providentially the carotid ar-
q- i-Aou4h their azor had penetrated to within the eighth
t°,be 'nth. of it, had escaped! The windpipe was likewise found
Cr
0a.4,14-C_lle,e3t;er ne state of exhaustion the unfortunate gen-
e hvi 4 da labouring under, from the immense loss of blood
•N',0,,,,,,s \sustained, at the hour this account left W. indsor
that
six
!,!olj, :9, but very ta. tho s indeed are entertained that ho
tf.ll',vilie many holunrs Pe
Olit.jr,liarit Ellis is highl respected and esteemed through-
lnale te eginient. He hasY been suffering from ill health for
",.Itriftene Past, and had only returned to Windsor from a
leave of absence about a fortnight ago. Since then
• tre'glen observed to be in an exceedingly nervous state.
fttahteapeared to be greatly annoyed and excited at not
Perform his regimental duties in consequence of his
',•llDnal'ruhtsftinn•
d. This greatly distressed him, and preyed much
ie Min
his is a young man of goad property ; and, upon the decease
4 he will come into possession of upwards of
-Year.

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Iler. -V ER, MARC 2.—Lord Brougham arrived
':ivikteT Sunday, stayed fur the night at Payn's Royal York
'lain DI and sailed vesterJay by the Britannia steamfr, Car-
; Ati .'"ushell, for 'Boulogne. We did not learn his Lord.
„Rot: destination, but it is presumed by some that be has
_
:Pr t," a SiX weeks' visit to his residence in the south of
Lady
Bosse; He He was looking
. uncommonly well.
Akin .4ennox also arrived here on Sunday, and, after
to Lg refreshments at Prentice's Paris Hotel, proceeded
oodou the same evening.
4tlon, " MORPETH'S The petition
vuvled at the public meeting in Clayton-square, in fa
1.44„L0rd Morpeth's Registration Bill, and against that
StanleY, was sent off for presentation on Tuesday,
of , 2).000 signatures attached. We had an opportunity
`nartic4/0.k1,11R over the two first sheets, which contained the
shiPOupwards of 150 of the leading merchants and
of tivirners of the town, and amongst the latter !list of one
world; greatest shipowners, if not the very greatest in the
petit. On Monday evening Lord Stanley prevented a
theti°,4 from Belfast in favour of his own Bill, and boasted
tvi,etue 1,607 individuals on whose requisition a public
teed '.inft had been convenerl, represented commercial and
nn Property to the amount of 1,160 000/. We have
Pro, 01 making anything like a guess at the amount
•.,avhursroPetty represented by the merchants and. shipowners
have e pimps are attached to the Liverpool petition, but we
10„,, no doubt whatever that it would be sufficient not only
el the the 1,607 requisitionists out and out, mortgages
•tit ued. but would also buy the greatest part of Ulster.—
,ArPoo/ Mercury.
• Vrtli
our am▪ -
d ERAL ELLIOT.--it is this week
*iiitirY to recoil the death of Lieut. - General
morning
of at, This melancholy event took place on the
Born
in 1. luny aeit4tli inst., at his villa of Rosebank. bisl,l)9. the deceased was consequently 'od of
~I,oll,:leTise in the 72d year of his age. The funeral,
at the pert •
h
" bur AeliTillten on Monday last, was
as witnessed since that of James Duke of Rox-
the most imposing wh •11
ire:---Ifelso Chronicle.
utetitl: Charles Kean will commence an engage-
._ the Ediab
',Wed° • Theatre on Monday, the 15th inst.
Non ercury.