The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-12 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.

The Rev. W. H. BrJokfield, curate cf St. James's,
Piccadilly, has been appointed, by the trustees, morning
preacher at Archbishop Tenison's Chapel, Regent-street,
London.

The Rev. C. H. Bromby, of Hull, to the Head Master-
ship of the Stepney 13, opr:etary School.
The Rev. Daniel Moore, B. A., curate of St. Bride's,
Fleet-street, to the living of Christ's Chapel, St. John's
Wood, Regent's-park.
The Rev. C. M. Arnold, incumbent of Lower Durtven,
Lancashire, to the Mastership of Lord Weymouth's En-
dowed School at Warminster, Wilts. Patrons, the guar..
diens of the Marquis of Bath.
The Rev. Gorge Fyler Townsend, B. A., late sub•
curate of St. Margaret's, Durham, to the curacy of Syden-
ham, Kent.

The Rev. Frederil Custanee, M. A., to the rectory of
Cornwell, in the county of Hereford, on the presentation
of the Lord Bishop of Hereford.
The Rev. Charles Eboral Rodgers, M. A., of Trinity
Cambii 'ge, to .he living of Itirworili, Notting-
hamshire, vacant by the death of the Re'. Wr. Downes•
Patron, Duke of Norfolk.
Ti c Rev. W. Cssaid', incumbent of St. Giles's, Dur-
ham, to the vicarage of Grind.in, near S ocktori.
The Rev. Robert Pedder Buddicorr, M. A., let, of
Queen's College, Cambridge, to be principal of St. 'Bee's
The Rev. G. L. Cartwright, to be curate of Brisling,
Somerset.

The Rev. G. Nevinbam, to be curate of Shaw kelk.
sham.

The Rev. F. Russell Nixon, Perpetual Curate of Ash.
Ken', to be one of the six preachers of the Ca helral cf
Caiterbury.
The Rev. T. Reynolds, to the Curacy of Stamford,
Essex.

The. Rev. G. Harries, to the Vicarage of. Macnclocbor.
Pembrokeshire, vacact by the death of the Rev. J. P.
Willilms.

The Rev. J. Kitton, to the Incumbency of the district
church of Houghton, near Carlisle.
OBITUARY.—At the vicarage Harwortb, in the.9oth
year of big age, the Rev. William Downes, sixty-sevea
years Governor of the Hospital chapel, Sheffield, and up.
war.'s c f sixty years Vicar of Harworth, Notts.
The Rev. T. Quin, Treasurer of tho cathedral (4=6
of St. Mary, Limerick.
At Nenah, the Rev. Thomas Haakesworth, Rector cf
Kiluran, and formerly Vicar-General of the archdiocese
of Tuam.

FIRE IN RATCLIFFE HIGHWAY--A;WOMA N
BURNT TO DEATH.—Wednesday morning, about lia'fapast
one o'clock, a most destructive fire broke out at the house
of Mr. Freeman, beerseller, 14, Parsons-street, Ratcliffe-
highway, which was not only attended with a serious de-
struction of property, but unhappily with loss of life—a
woman was observed at the second floor front window,
hanging cut as if for assistance. On the firemen reach-
ing the room they found the body of a woman partially
dressed, apparently lying across a bed. Her face was
downwards. She wzs black in the face and quite dead,
being suffocated. The whole of Mr. Freeman's stock and
furniture is entirely consumed, and the building nearly
gutted. Mr. Freeman is insured is the Norwich Union,
and the house in the Pbcenix. There was no person in
the house but the unfortunate young woman. The origin
of the fire cannot be ascertained. Considerable excite-
ment prevailed in the neighbourhood, in consequence of
the absence of Mr. Freeman from home at the time, and
his subsequently returning home yesterday morning, ac-
companied by a policeman of the K division, No. 275,
who stated that be had come with him from Blackwell,
where ho had threatened to destroy himself, and that he
bad brought him home to deliver him up to the care of his
friends. The unfortunate deceased was recognised to bo
Ann Dillon, the servant of Mr. Freeman. At three
o'clock yesterday afternoon a Jury was impannellcd at the
King's Arms Tavern, Neptune-street, Wellelose-square,
before Mr. Dyer, Deputy Coroner for the liberty of the
Tower, to inquire into the cause of the death of Ann Dil-
lon, 22 years of age, who was suffocated at the aboh la-
mentable fire, when evidence basing been adduced, the
Jury returned a verdict of " Accidentally burned to death."
HYDE PARK.—Owing to the mildness Oft-the
weather, the park on Wednesday presented an unusual
number of ea:aloe-'es at this early period of the season.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by Earl Howe
and Earl of Denlegin was a chevat Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester was in the drive taking a carriage air-
ing, and among the nobility were Viscount and Viscountess
Beresford, Lady and Miss Peel, Lady Ashley, Countess
and Ladi.is Cadogan, Duchess of Argyll and Lady Camp-
bell, Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Countess of Essex &c.
Among the equestrians we noticed his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge and Sir Robert Peel, Bare.
EXCHEQUER PA PERS.—Another portion of
these curious documents was brought on fur sale by Mr.
Flacher, of Piccadilly, on Tuesday last, which drew' to-
gether a host of antiquarians and literary characters, in-
cluding some rpirited purchasers; among others w‘Cne-
ticed Colonel Knollys, Mr. Lemon of the State Paper-
office, Sir George Chetwynd, Mr. Upcott, and several
others; but the greater portion appear to have tech. car..
ried off by Mr. Thorpe, the bookseller and dealer in
curbsides. No. 64. Order for the payment of the
troops for reducing Newcastle, &c., signed by the
Earls of Northumberland, Suffolk, Lenox, Nottingham,
Shrewsbury, Lord Buckhurst the poet, and others,' pro-
duced 3L Nn. 167. An Order of the Council for the pay-
meat of T. Mills, the Postmrster-General, and R. White,
the Postmaster of his Majetty's Court, 150/ , is consideration
of their often and hasty conveyance cf packets, with
autographs cf twenty-one Privy Councilor?,
.11, 16s.
No. 181. Order in Council for payment of 5,009/,. in
gold, 6001. in silver, to Roger Aston, Esq , for expeiises
att .indieg the escort of King James 1. from Scotland, on
his erring to the English throne, with the autographs of
the Privy Council, in 1603. Among other documents
were the order for the payment of 1,3001 to the Esrl
Castlemain for Lis entertainment as Ambasradelain the
Court of Rome in 1686. Another for 6,000/, to Sir H.
Wootton, Ambassador is Germany, and Lord Digby to
Spain, with autographs of the Lord Chancellor Bacon
and others, 1620 ; order to pay Colonel Hammond 200/.
fur the satisfaction of the soldiers appointed' by hint
to guard the King in Carisbrook Castle, signed
by Lord Say and Scle, 1648 ; orders of payment for
the New Year's gift to the Queen, Duke of York; a
ruby and diamond for the Princess Elizabeth ; curious
letter from the Earl of Salisbury referring to the mask to
be played, to Inigo Joner, 1610; order for ilia payment of
2 400/. to the Duke of Monmouth, for extra coaches .for
the service of the King, 1680 ; curious receipt of Gcor-
giana Duchess of Devonshire, 1779 ; Dryder, the poet,
for his pension as poet laureat ; order to the Master cif the
Mint to prepare 812 geld medals to perpctuate the peace,
with list of persons to whom they were distributed, 1713 ;
Sir T. Clsalloncr's account of his embassy to Tuscany,
1607-8 ; document addressed to Sir R. Pyke, Lord
Mayor of London, in 1579; and many other curious State
Papers, signed by various royal, noble, and other illustri-
ous personages in Church and State. . _

RUSSIAN FYRRANY.—We give tne. follow-
ing from the Univers, vvb;ch says that its authenticity has
been guarantee,: to it t —Madame de Grocholsks, belonging
to one of the first families of Volhynia, had obtained from
the Russian Government a passport to join her husband in
Switzerland, where he bad resided as an emigrant for tea
years, and to tike eith her their son, who was twelve
years of age. This child, ifter having teen souse limo
with his father, would not quit him,•andototwitbstanding
his extreme youth, had conceived so great a hatred against
the Russian Government, that be threatened to destroy
himself rather than return to Poland. Madame de Gro-
cholska was, therefore, obliged to leave her son in Switzer.
land, and to return alone. She had scarcely arrived in
her esuotry when the Governor of the province sent fur
her, and asked her why she had left her son abroad.
The reasons which she gave not being considered
satisfactory, she was sent, under escort, to her
country house, there to await the decision of the Czar.
This was not long wi.hheld, for her property was
confiscated, and she was sent into Siberis. Her daughter,
aged seventeen, who had not even quitted Poland, was
sent to people these .et thlishments (the expression of the
ukase), that is to say, to be married to a colonist soldier,
and to embrace the Greek religion. The nobility of the
district, indignant at this act of tyranny, opened a sub-
scription in favour of the victim, which amounted to
15,000 roubles. This sum was sent to the Russian Go-
vernment, with an entreaty that it might be employed as a
wedding portion for this young lady, who had'receiftd
distinguished education, so that she might at least espoe
an officer. The Muscovite despot, however, judging that
1,000 would suffice for the young lady, grdered that the
other 14,000 roub'es should be tent to she military hos-
doe sent a letter of
theira generous
pital fur invalids, and at the same
thanks, full of irony, to the nobility for
donation. •
protecting the 411.6 of
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COMPOSITION FOR FRUITa fol-
lowing , composition will be of uosef
gooseberries from the ravages
spring months, as well as an effectual remedy
. for clearing
the hark. of fruit trees generally from moss, lichen, and-the
larvae of insects. Take hot lime and soot in erl quan-
tities; add cow's urine until the mixture has at inedlhe
consistency of thick paint. Paint the trees regufarlY over
with the ingredients thus prepared, and the restilt ivja be
not only v beautifully clean and clear bark, but-aa in-
creased vigour will also be perceptible in the growth of
those trees to which the mixture has been so applied.
RoYAL.GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY _A highly
south
torfa
tthe of
intreereentghinougn,c meeting
was held on Monday evening, G. B.
G Esq., president, in the chair. A communi-
cation was made from Count Stelinsky, on the disco Very
Allunsdtra ira nA n N
ewlps, Southnot
inferiorW
point of salubrity or fertiliy to any other part of this vast
ales,
is
to
island, and to which he gave the name of Gippa's Land.
An announcement
ilife anorth new
andand large
was made from Mr. Brooke, who some
time since left this country in bis little yacht, the Royalist,
and who was then ievestigating the 'lndian Archipelago.
It was satisfactory to know that he had proceeded so far
on his route, and his intention was now to return to
Borneo and keep the coast until he came to Manilla, from
%hence he purposed to go to China. An interest-
ing paper was next read, communicated by Lord
John Russell, containing an iir.e.ary of
.a journey
of Lieut. Caddy and Mr. Watson from Belize to, the
celebrated ruins of Palatays in the province of Yucutan in
Guatemals. Notwithstanding this grandeur and immense
extent, they were not known to travellers; until the latter
part of the last century, when it required the aid of 100
Indians to cut down the trees by which they were sur-
rounded; so profuse was the vegetation. The remains
were evidently of Egypt;-Indian rrchitecture and in them
was seen the true Saracenie arch which has not hitherto
been met with out of the country of the Saracens. The
travellers were 48 days in the ruins, making sketches,
and returned to Belize through a country rich in every
satiety of natural produce, and n ith which an extensive
and advantageous commerce with this country might be
carried on. Mr. Willshire next gave some details of his
recent journeying in Mogadore and Morocco, in order to
explore the botatly of those regions.