The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-09 00:00:00

RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF

EARL GREY.

Rumour, as is usual immediately before the meet-
ing of Parliament, is freely dealing with sundry great
names. Some alleged dissatisfaction felt by Earl
Grey is spoken of, and his Lordship's retirement, with
his relative, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is anti-
cipated. Looking merely to probabilities, we should
not expect such an occurrence ; for it would seem to
be the prelude to a total dissolution of the Ministry.
Two more names are mentioned for the vacant
Archbishopric ; to wit, the Bishop of Durham and
the Bishop of Worcester. But Dr. Maltby is nearly
80 years of age, and we trust that no Government
would exhibit to the Church so sad a spectacle as that
of an aged prelate indulging in plans of ambition, at
a moment when a more important " translation" ought
to be occupying his thoughts.--Herald.

RETURN OF LORD HARDINGE.
We have already announced that her Majesty's
steam-frigate Sidon, Captain W. H. Henderson, CB.,
was to be ready this day to convey the Earl of Dal-
housie, the newly appointed Governor General and
suite, to Alexandria, en route to Calcutta. The Sidon
is to be at Alexandria by the 4th of December, in
in readiness to embark the present Governor General
of India, Lord Hardinge, G.C.8., and suite, en route
for England from Calcutta, and to convey his lordship
to Marseilles or Portsmouth, as he may desire.—
Herald.

THE WILL OF THE LATE MR.
JUSTICE BOSANQUET.
The will and five' codicils of the late Right Hon.
Sir John Bernard Bosanquet, P.C., formerly one of
her Majesty's Justices of the Court of Common Pleas,
has been proved by his nephews, Sir S. R. Bosanquet
and J. W. Bosanquet, Esq. The personalty was sworn
under 100,0001. He has left, among other legacies,
the following :--To his brother Charles, 3,000/. ; to
his niece, Helen Letitia Bosanquet, 20,0001. (one-
half at her decease to fall into the residue), and has
also bequeathed to her the house in Montague-place,
and all plate, furniture, books, and pictures ; 5,000/.9
to each of his other twelve nephews and nieces, the
children of his brothers, Samuel and Charles; to his
cousins, as described in the will, 5001. each ; and to
his godchildren, 1001. each ; to his late clerk, Mr. S.
Gibbs, 1,0001.; to his housekeeper, 1001. a year ;
housemaid, 301. a year ; and annuities to others, and
legacies to each of his servants, and to his two gar-
deners at Hampstead nineteen guineas each. All
legacies to be free of duty. To his nephew and
executor, James IVhatrnan Bosanquet, 1,0001. is
addition ; and to the other executor and nephew,
Samuel Richard Bosanquet, he leaves his chambers,
New-square, Lincoln's inn, and has appointed him
residuary legatee of his personal property.
The deceased died on the 25th of September, at his
seat, The Firs, Hampstead, at the age of 74, having
directed that he should be buried by the side of his
wife, in the family vault at Llantilln Crossenny,
Monmouthshire. lie has left no issue. He had one
son, Lewis Bernard, who also died without issue. The
Hill is dated in 1843, and the five codicils in the
years 1845, 1846, and 1847. The whole are in his
own handwriting, and, singular to observe, in each
instance the attestation clause is inefficient, the Court
here requiring evidence on affidavit of the respective
witnesses that the instruments were executed as the
law directs.

It may be in the recollection of some of our readers
thit other distinguished leading members of the bar
have, in like manner, in writing their own wills,
failed in wording the attestation clause thereto so as
to show that at the time of the execution thereof the
requirements of the Act were complied with.

MISS BIRCH IN PARIS.
SHAMEFUL TREATMENT OF ENGLISH AR-

TISTES BY FRENCH MANAGERS.
The French correspondent of the Illustrated News
gives the following account of the treatment which
Miss Birch has received from the French artistes of
the Academy. The letter, which is dated Paris,
Wednesday, says—
for
I%W.tiasas
Birch.aeeply
" When I addressed my last letter to you, it was
under the anticipation of being enabled to announce,
in my present communication, the triumph on French
operatic boards of a gifted English vocalist. I was
present when Mr. Duponchel, the Director of the Aca-
demie Royal de Musique, announced to Miss Birch
that her di.blit' was fixed for Friday last. A full re-
hearsal was fixed for Thursday evening. On that
morning I. was informed that a change had taken
place—that a later night had been chosen by the ma-
nagement. An invitation having been given to at-
tend the rehearsal, 1 arrived at the theatre at the be-
ginning, of the second act, when Mathilde, in Rossini 's
Guillaume Tell, makes her entrance. I cannot
describe to you my mingled feelings of disgust and
indignation at finding Miss Birch at the wing of the
stage, left alone, without a single person connected
word of consolation.
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about to appear before a French audience, in presence
of the most distinguished artistes of the French lyric
stage—with MM. Duponchel and Roqueplan, the
present lessees—found only in two English-
men, as it were accidently present, the
sympathy which her position ought to have
secured from Gallic gallantry and chivalry. My
blood boiled as I saw the French officials connected
with the stage coldly and rudely pass by the English
vocalist without a word of commiseration—without a
smile of acknowledgment. Is it possible, I said to
myself, that we have been so generous and hospitable
to French artistes to merit such a return as this ?
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do all you can
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wantonly trifle with the feelings of a foreigner, whom
they have enticed to their country ; they forget the
laws of hospitality—they despise the dictates ,if re-
ciprocity—they- are oblivious altogether to what we
have done fbr French artistes in London—and they
add insult to injury. May this be a warning to us
for the future. Miss Birch has been much indisposed
since the rehearsal, but she is better this morning.
The English in Paris are in a fury about her ill.
treatment."

SIIAKSPERE'S HOUSE.—The lessee of Covent-gar-
den, in the most prompt and handsome manner, has lent
the theatre,: and all, it.l appliances, to the joint com-
mittee of London and Stratford, for a performance in
aid of the fund for the purchase of Shakspere's house in
his native town. The entertainment will consist of
selected scenes from various plays by our great drama-
tist, to be supported by actors and actresses of the
highest rank in the various London companies, who
have all volunteered their gratuitous assistance on the
°malign.