The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-06 00:00:00

ARRIVALS

Prince Soltikoff, from Bond-street. for Egypt; Lord
and Lady Carington, from Whitehall, for Gayhurst,
Bucks; Lady Eleanor Lowther, from Bruton-street, for
Cot'esmere, rn a visit to 019 Earl of Lonstilale; the Mar-
chioness of Clanricarde, from St. James's-square, on a
visit to the Earl and Countess De Grey, at Wrest Park,
Beds ; his Excellency M. Dedel, for Belvoir Castle, the
seat of the Duke of Rutland.

REWARD OF £lOO FOR THE AP-
PREHENSION OF HOUSTON WALLACE.

DESTRUCTION OF THE LUCY —A reward of 1001. h
been offered to any one who shall lodge in gaol the body
of Houston Wallace, who is charged with having effected
the destruction of the ship called the Lucy, insured on a
voyage from Bristol and Lianelly to Valparaiso, in South
America, for the purpose of defrauding the General Ma-
rine Insurance Company. Roe, the officer who appre-
hended Houston Wallace's brothers, who are now in New-
gate, was sent by Mr. Phillips, one of the solicitors em-
ployed in the prosecution, to Bristol, as soon as the letter
of the agent of Lloyd's announcing the loss of the ship
was exhibited. The vessel in which Houston Wallace ar-
rived, as the officer soon learned in that place, is called the
Margaret, Captain England, from whom he learned that.
Captain Houston Wall ce had left the vessel in a skiff in
the King Road. He traced Houston Wallace, who no
doubt learned, on reaching the town, quite enough to ;a.
duce him to act cautiously, to Queei,-square, Bristol, to
the house of Mrs. Longford, where he had applied to be
accommodated with a lodging, at 12 o'clock on Saturday
night, and had been advised, as there was no room, to go
to the Bush Inn, in which he pccured a bed. The officer
then traced him to the train for London, into which he
went at eight o'clock on Sunday evening, so that in all
probability he is now in the metropolis. Roe leained
on board the Margaret that Houston Wallace went
on board to see Captain England at nine o'clock
on Monday morning ; but, having heard there
were two gentlemen below with him, retired quickly,
stating that he would call again, but never repeated the
visit: that Captain England said the unfortunate man ap-
peared to be much discomposed, and had apparently lost
everything by the shipwreck of the Lucy, except an old
family watch. Even a favourite dog, which he had on
board the Lucy, was said to have been drowned. Mr.
Phillips, the solicitor, ordered hand bills and placards, of-
fering the reward for the apprehension of Houston Wallace,
to be sent all over the metropolis, and to all the seaport
towns, and the insurance companies are determined to spare
no pains or expense in the search after him. Toe accus, d
is represented in the placards as a thin spare man, about
25 years of age, with white teeth and a Scotch accent,
and cvidcntly a seafaring person.

EFFECTS OF THE COLD

WEATHER.

The present extreme severity of the weather has greatly
affected the police, both in the City and Metropolitan
districts. Since Monday there are no less than fifty of the
men belonging to the six City divisions who have been
entirely disabled from doing duty in consequence of the
extreme cold. In the Metropolitan force the number is
between four and five hundred. At Hampstead, High-
gate, Hackney, Brixton, Woolwich, Greenwich, Nor-
wood, Putney, and those districts exposed to bleakness,
the sickness is three to one of that of the metropolis. The
sensation felt by the men is giddinness and inclination to
sleep, with great difficulty of respiration. The military
doing duty at the Tower, Woolwich, Chatham, Dover,
and Windsor, have also suffered greatly from the effects of
the weather, so much so, that instead of being on sentry
two hours (the usual period), they have at times been
obliged to be relieved every hour, especially during the
night. At the Horse Guards the two mounted sentinels
are relieved every hour.

SIR A. LEITH HAY AND THE ELGIN
BuKous.—The melancholy death of Mr. Grant, of Car-
nousi, has left the field open to Sir Andrew Leith Hay,
with respect to the Liberal constituency of the Elgin
burghs. Sir Andrew has been recently canvassing the
electors and his success, we understand, has been de-
cided. In an address Sir Andrew contradicts a report that
he is hostile to the present Government. His liberal opi-
nions are well known, and when formerly is Parliament
Sir Andrew was one of the most useful and active of all
our Scottish representatives.
The Earl of Erroll has been severely indisposed
for some days past, which has prevented his attending on
her Majesty.
DEATH OF THE HON. LADY STUART.—We
regret to have to record the demise of the Hon. Lady
Stuart, who died on Friday morning, at ten minutes be-
fore nine o'clock, at her residence at Whitehall, in her
eighty- fifth year.
GOVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Her Majesty
and Prince Albert last evening paid a visit to Coven,-
Garden Theatre to witness the performance of The MN-
summer Night's Dream. The Royal party arrived at
seven o'clock to the minute. Her Majesty took h, r seat
behind the curtain 'on the right of the box, and re-
mained concealed from the audience during her stay.
The Prince sat next to her Majes y, in full front. Her
Majesty remained at the theatre till after eleven o'clock,
and witnessed the pantomime up to the termination of toe
introductory romance. Both the Queen and his Royal
Highness were looking remarkablj' well.
A discuss;on on thu merits of the American
colony for free men of colour on the shores of Africa has
been proceeding during three evenings of the last week
between Mr. Scoble, the advocate of the anti-Slavery
Soc ety and the Rev. Mr. Gurley of Washington, United
States, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. The animation
of the deb,te, and the remarkable oratorical powers of the
combatants has been such as to chain to their seats a nu-

THE RUDE merous audience during three or four hours each evening.
LIGHT.--The brilliant effect of The adjournment is to to-morrow evening eight o'clock.
this most powerful light may now be witnessed at tl e The admission is gratis.
Royal Polytechnic Institution, in the great ball and gal- THE WEATHER IN PARIS—TUESDAY.—...
kry of which establishment it has recently been intro- During the last few days the weather has become gradu_
duced, fur the purpose of illuminating those portions of ally colder, and yesterday morning the frost was very
the building curing the exhibitions which take place in ti a severe. At four o'clock the thermometer was down at
evening.
6 2- lOtb r below zero of the Centigrade scale, or 21 a 4 ovo
We regret to hear that y zo:,) ; nil, it AILS 00 I.lloiCr than .5 C s
CliullYlOriOdley, of Kin'a Wive, has heed k:lkd, whilst ' 2;.$ F. ; and at did pot gtt !?eyozl,l C„
excuisit:i, SLidulk, by the accidental Tue atmosphere iu the day showed a tendeacy so now, and
charge of the gun of one of the party. during the evening a fall came down, but not very heavily.

The Earl of Mouoteashel, from Moare Park, Cork ;
the Earl and Countess of Beverley and the Ladies Percy,
in Portman-square; the Duke of D.Nonshire, at Devon-
shire House, from a visit to the Hon. C. and Lady Ca-
therine Cavendish, at Lainners, Bucks ; the Dowager
Countess N., lson, in Great Cunib• rland street, from Tra-
falgar Park, near Salisbury ; the Bishop of Salisbury,
from the Palace, Salisbury ; ord and Lady C-)lchester,
in Cumberlund place, from their scat in Sussex ; the Hon.
Captain DuAcy Pelham, in Arlington•street, from
Brocklrby, Lincolnshire ; Sir Robert Gordon, Bart., in
Bond-street, from Scotland; Mr. Hutt, M.P., in Con-
duit-street, from Gibbeside, Northumberland ; the Earl
and Countess of Essex, from Cashiobury Park; the Mar-
quis of Ormonde, from his seat in Ireland ; the Hon. J. C.
Duridas, in Arlington-street, from Yorkshire; the Dowa-
ger Duchess of Beaufort ; Lord John Fitzroy, from Eu. 4.
n H.ll, the seat of the Duke of Grafton, near Thetford;
Mr. Algernon Greville, in Grosvenor-place ; the fLn.
Win. B. and Lady Harriet 13aring, in Great Stanhope-
street; Lord and Lady Ernest Brucc,in Curzon street, :rom
Kent ; Lord Decies, in Curzon-street, from Cheltenham;
the Right Hon. Henry Ellie, from Paris ; Col. Crawford,
from Canada; Viscount Cantilupe, in Upper Grosvenor_
street, from a visit to S r Frederick and Lady Louisa
Johnstone, at Ditehley Park, Oxon; Viscount Villiers,
M P., in Berkeley-square, from a tour of ; the
Dowager Countess of Scarborough, in Portman-square;
Sir J. H. Seale, Bart., M. P., in Albemarle. street, fr m
Monet B ,one, Devon ; the R7v. J. Peel, at Mivart's
Hotel, Brook-street, from Waresley, Stourport ; Captain
Steventon, at ditto, from Cheltenham ; Marquis of Tavi.
stock, in B..lgrave square ; the Hon. H. T. Corry, M. P
i . Grosvenor street ; the lion. Captain Corry, fiom South-
ampton ; the fl .n. C. A. Ponsonby; the Hon. Wm. and
Lady Caroline Lascelles, in Hanover-square, from Hare-
wood House, Yorkshire; Lord Bexley, in Great George•
street, Westminster. from Footscray-place, Kent ; Mr.
Spencer and Lady Louisa Do Horsay, in Upper Gros-
venor-street ; Mr. Knight and Countess Nelson. in Great
Cumberland. street, from Godmersham Park, Kent ; Sir
Edward L. Bulwer, in Saville-row, from Knebworth Park.
DEPARTURES.