The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert took equestrian exercise,.
yesterday in the riding school at Pimlico. •
Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of they
Qucen.

The Archbishop of Canterbury had an audience of his.
Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace last-.
evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, Lord Hill, Lord Dalmeny,
Sir Hussey and Lady Vivian, and Sir George Anson.
The Countess of Charlemont has succeeded the Mar-
chioness of Normanby as the Lady in Waiting on the
Queen, Lord Byron, and General the Hon. Sir William
Lumley have succeeded Lord Poltimore, and Sir Frederick
Stovin, as the Lord and Groom in Waiting on her
Majesty.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, and thei
Duchess of Gloucester, visited her Majesty the Queen_
Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House.
The Duke of Cambridge, honoured the Haymarket,
Theatre with his presence on Tuesday evening. Baron.
Knesebeek and Major Stephens were in waiting on his
Royal Highness.
A deputation from the Western Australian Company,.
consisting of Mr. F. Hutt, M.P., Governor; Mr. J.
Chapman, Deputy Governor, and Mr. J. Irving, bad an
interv;ew with Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Colo-
nial-office.

The Earl of Uxbridge, Mr. T. Duncombe, M.P., and
Mr. Archbold, had interviews with the Marquis of Nor-
manby yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
A Deputation from the Aborigines Protection Society
consisting of Messrs. Standish Motte, R. King, D.
Hodgkin, A. B. Wright, and F. Maitland James, Mem-
bers of the Committee, had an interview yesterday with
Lord John Russell at the Colonial-office.

The Cabinet Ministers dined last evening with Sir J.
Hobhouse at his residence in Berkeley-square.
The Earl of Shelburne arrived in town on Tuesday
night from Wilton House.
Mr. Walker had an interview yesterday wish Lord J.
Russell at the Colonial-office.

THE LATE FIRE AT WYNYARI)

HOUSE.

Immediately on the arrival of Lord Seaham at Wynyard, on
Thursday last, an investigation was instituted for the purpose
of ascertaining the true cause of the destruction of that ancient
and princely mansion. The head gardener, it seems, had the
tires alight in the conservatory on the day previous, but no
more so than usual, and at the time of leaving the building
there were no indications of a fire raging in the flues.
On Friday last Lord Seaham, with several gentlemen, went
over the ruins and examined the walls of the chapel and con-
servatory, in the hopes of discovering some proof of the precise
origin of the fire ; but none could be found. His Lordship,
however, learnt that a short time since one of the flues con-
nected with the conservatory was either cut into or blocked up
to admit of the alterations in the chapel, and the general im-
pression entertained is that some timber had been left exposed
in the flue, and had caught fire by the action of the heat from
the furnaces under the conservatory, and had smouldered until
reaching the rafters that supported the gallery near the organ
loft, and then burst in flames. The destruction of Camberwell
old church some few weeks back was under precisely similar
circumstances.

The amount of property destroyed is estimated at between.
100,0001. and 150,0001., and we hear that it will be a total:
loss to his Lordship, he being, it is stated, wholly uninsured..
The fact, however, cannot be precisely known until his Lord-
ship's return to England, which is expected in the latter end
of the present month. Some idea may be formed of the ex -
tent of the mansion from the following description :—The pic-
ture gallery was 145 feet long and 60 feet in breadth, and up-
wards of 40 feet in height ; the principal dining-room was .54
feet in length, 20 feet in depth, and 30 in height ; the large
drawing-room was 60 feet long, 36 in breadth, and 28 fe et
high ; and the second drawing-room was about the sanie
dimensions. The different apartments were most gorgeously
fitted up. The decorations alone cost 40,0001. Among the
choice exotics that were in the conservatory, and which fell a
sacrifice to the flames, were several splendid orange trees, once
the favourites of the Empress Josephine, presented to thelll.ar-
ehioness a few years ago.

THE COMMISSIONERSHIP OF THE CITY
Poucs.—We are authorised to contradict in the most un-
qualified manner, the report that Mr. D. W. Harvey was
about to resign the office of Commissioner of the City
Police, and to Etat* that Mr. Harvey never contemplated
such a thing as the resignation of the office. It ban be-
come necessary to make this statement from authority, as
several gentlemen have been canvassing very actively for
the situation.

DEATH OF THE DOWAGER VISCOUNTESS
BARRINGTON. —lntelligence has been received in town of
the demise of the above estimable Viscountess, who died'
on Tuesday morning, after an illness of only a few days,.
at her residence, near Beckett Houle, Berks. The'
deceased Viscountess, who was second daughter of
Mr. Robert Adair and Lady Caroline Keppel,
daughter of William, second Earl of Albemarle,
married the 12th of February, 1788, to the late Viscount
fifteen was
a parent--
their
Barrington, by whom her Ladyship bad a familyie 1
children, nine of whom survive
revered
,to Jane,
namely, Viscount Barrington, M. PC La Lady of the fourth daughter of Lord Ravenswort ,
e Dowager; the Hon.
Bed-
chamber to her Majesty the
Lowther John, mar..
and ev. h l
the Hon. Charlotte; Hon. 3 d ughter of t e ate
Catherine pelhaut. 3
vied to Lady
Henr, Hon. Geortiana,
Earl of Chichester; the Hen. they Rev. Thos. Mills,
ed tu
Augustus, Hon. Caroline, thlufteConentess of Dartmouth,
and Hoe. Elizabeth,
martline Queen.
Chaplain in Ordinary to
_,Eity UPON THE BANK or
EXTENSIVE FOEu
Half per
been lately discovered that a robbery
ENGLAND.—Iit hu 1.50 i, had been committed by means
to the amount of
6'of attorney on the Bank of England
of a forged eel,inerd, of Friday-stree,, linendraper.
in the New Three-and-a-
by Christopher
s it is said, a trustee The
. forgery
Cents ,and
"ttcd some months ago, but was not discovered
was com)!
• bin the last few days. On Thursday Picard was
until wit.
and in such a state of health as to be unfit to
in town,
.
The stock
leave his room.
He was, however, doctored up • in such a
takpeioasordutzs,
manner as to be able to go out in a coach, and it is gene-
rally supposed that be is now on the- Continent. The
money was taken out at two different times.. The delin-
quent also resided at No. 6, Highbury-green. A re-
ward of 1001. has been offered for his apprehension.
HOUSES IN FLEET-STREET.--=On Monday
morning the staircases of the offices of the Weekly Di:-
patch were observed to be sinking, and on examination by
Mr. Arding and Mr. Ward, the builders, it was deemed
necessary to erect additional shores, and to Warn the resi-
dents of the impending danger. The consequence was
workmen were employed the whole of the day in removing
furniture. The houses that have fallen were some of the
oldest ia Fleet-strect, and were standing long beforei the
plague and fire of London, and a tradesman:in the not ghi-r
bourhood informed the reporter that he remrsembers their
having been modernized about tbirty- e
fi'v ago,
ilayreaappea e opre-
vious to which time they presented 6 112
the house of Mr.
eaves and gable ends, similar thoseteish_, at
is Temple-gate, opposite
Johns, the hosier'', adjoining
g 'clthat many of the houses in the
Chancery-lane. It i- salta_eourt are in a very unsafe and
neighbourhood of Peppin
and _
that many of the floors have
dilapidated conditioni
the level. It is hopedthat this
accident
sunk some. hotbed below
will draw the attention of the parochial authorities
accident
prevent any future
yeet and thereby
the SD j ,
to
we
are NIPPY in being able to state 'that the
•
Lord Chancellor continues to improve in health, but it is
expected that the Noble and Learned Lord will be
not expee
able to resume his official duties for some days to come.
Mr. Charles Kean will commence au engage-
ment in the Edinburgh Theatre. on Mon,i, the 15th inst.
_cakdonian Mercury. ?" •