The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-18 00:00:00

11H11 LATE REV-. DR. HEUGH.

It • •
Is with deep concern that we announce the death
Of this ,
0, eminently good man and distinguished -public
uaracter
• This event took place at his house, Mon-
trose-street, Glasgow, on the morning of the 10th instant.
e For several months Dr. Heugh's health had been in an
enfeebled state, and considerable apprehensions were felt
is to the issue; but it was only within a few weeks past
at the symptoms became decidedly unfavourable, so as
t 4
resist every means which medical skill could employ
t°, Check their progress. As was to be expected of one
*nose religious principles were so pure and whose piety
Was so deep and fervent, his afflictions were borne, not
'llly with resignation but with cheerfulness ; his deathbed
Witset scene of peaceful triumph. It is impossible within
°lir narrow limits to do anything like justice to the cha-
racter and s,:rviccs of such a man as Dr. Heugh. During the
Whole of his public life, the influence of his fine intel-
lect and active talent was devoted to the best interests
mankind. As a Christian minister he was the
earnest Fporter of evangelical truth and of prudes,
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• Ou public questions affecting religion he took
a lettairla ^^ 11 •h his opinions were decided,
and
.) t. a such .
th_ the advancement of right views with respect to
ti'm his powerful advocacy was cheerfully afforded.
ti • was peculiarly fitted fur efficient. service in tbis
ePartment, from the union of acuteness and power, of
Promptitude. in concrptiou with sagacity in action,
which formed the character of his mind. He was espe-
oci,.lY interested in every measure for the advancement
Christianity in our own country and throughout th•
Which World ; and to the liberal views, and the ener ,37 with
,k) he enforced them, were owing, in a great degree.
'4,1 enlarged schemes of missionary enterprise in which
the Secession Church has for several years been en-
Ned. Eminent as were the gifts and attainments of
4. Heugh, his public usefulness was scarcely less
„4.
"Ijog to high character than to • distinguished ability.
Z'')lnbining a fine sense of honour with unbending in-
jettitY, he was at oncee true to hiseprinciples -and fair to -
-c'se who differed from him—commanding respect for
she Purity of his m-Lives, and the esteem of many
Ivlvilese views he might deem it his duty to oppose. It
beautiful instance of the power of religions prin-
Vee and of its high maturity in the character of Dr.
46nllagh, that the circumstances of a recent attack on hid
attack unprecedented for its wantonness
ha:"Peared, amidst the holy calm of his last days, to
zie ktthsolutely passed from his recollection. Dr.
engWas in the 64th year of his age and the 40th of
s ministry.— Scotsman.

44 FLITTING-DAY IN EDIN-
Monda BURGH.
a very 1843.•,,e(25th? was the flitting-day in this city, and
queer
se e cumber of removals took piece. This is a
toil es, ttS°l:l in Edinburgh—one of unutterable persona!
is sO "Ls anXjety to the emigrants. Where a householdei
fortun
Pred,tA, ate as to obtain an empty d imicile. or hi:
tihs_, --sot. can find it convenient to leave before the
thrbehlatters are not so bad—the now tenant can chooac
.6 weather, and the season most convenient for
quitali and can easily command the services of carts,
Porters,
cases th e• But in the more frequently recurrine
e incoming tenant does not get possession of hi.
witbc)cle till twelve o'clock on the term-day; in other
ords
oth_ t one party. is removing his furniture while thi-
er is carrying in his. An.,l what a hurry-burry thereLB--the who!' i
e previous night s mostly occupied in screw
4"g dewn beds, emptying drawers, raising carpets, &c.,
and everybody is employed in the most laborious and
Irritating drudgery. Even when the waggons or carts
have conveyed the heavy loads of furniture to the new
house, it may happen that the previous tenant is no!
ready to admit the "plenishing," and there is ne held
for it but either to deposit the articles in the " bsck
green," or allow the venicle to remain on the streets
With their contents till the coast is clear. Few pic-
litres of misery can adequately match that presented
11 our streets, when, as is the case, we apprehend
,
times out of ten, the "flitting morning" is one
of heavy rain. The scene is really wretched in the
extreme, though the cause be trivial and the details
os°lnewhat ludicrous. We have men and women, the
high and low, .the rich and poor, drenched to the skin
With wet—porters and carters splashed with mud and
water—furniture dripping—feather mattresses and bed-
ding literally soaked through, and one would think, ren-
deredlt damp in all time coming. And then, in many
dressed,
to see the poor children dragged from bed, ill
,s-'r,essed, with dishevelled hair, and looks sulky, or de-
eting stupid surprise—nobody able to tell what to
lmake of them, or whether any receptacle can be found
41 which they may find an asylum for the time. Th's
is •
Indeed a sea on of trial. At the Roman saturnalia,
whslay
ee.es and masters mingled on terms of equality; now
l
th. Men of physical strength—portprs, &c., are every-
Taiing, and wealth, wisdom, and science nothing at all.
tested h
affair is worse than a washing day, so much de-
y the Candles of the male eender, or the white-
washing u
madness in America, of whose processes Dr.
th: Franklinwhole
has written. Some men, we apprehend, leave
details to their speuses, perhaps on the prin-
dev:e7hat women have the gift of patience in greater
throp°ePtrient than the other sex ; uncharitable misan-
thes might say, because they cannot abide to take
trouble ich w
actuallywh
oa devolve upon them were they
found upon the scene of action
As regards the transactions of MonLy, it most fortu-
nately
happened that the day was good—nn inestimable
Gelmantage. On the Sabbath night 4hh morning seemedere fell a few drops
The of rain, and the sky looked dull.
and things went
doubtful, but the day kept up finely,Sear
"merry as a marriage bell."
such a
-gfuhi,riaenssd.
number of people remove at one term Tri‘sEvecf" did
it is pleasing to think that everything, so heard, was conducted with propriety and far
rhas We have
fainstellnerl
The bedding and other articles which it wca.
to leave on the streets, or to deposit temporarily in greens
and courts, were as dry as if left on a room floor. Antini
we ought to add, that although the night previous was
that of the Sabbath, and the temptation to lighten the
,etnrdens of the next day strong, we did not witness on
t'e streets a single person carry an article, but every-
hai
tig was as decoreus in appearance as on ordinary oc-
casions.—Edinburgh Po-L.

ENGLISH GovEnNEssEs.—ln Russia the governess is
held in such raspect that she is led forth as an honoured
gilla est, taking, precedence of the pupil whose education she
iai
Bcompleted. In England it would be difficult to a.scer-
„ her position—charged with the sole care of the
,Preciousiewels" of an illustrious house; considered corn-
t'eent to cultivate their minds—to form their manners—to
'ge their views, that they may keep their posNon, and
become all that is desired in English gentlewomen—the
Person
M, who does all this, if admitted into society at all, is
Wheruaunintroduced, into a corner, and expected to retire
wen the
ceervantd_wh,4
Erie younger children are cent to bed:—slighted by the
consider her a servaxt—and looked upon as a
lor_s,g; to be dismissed as soon as done with by the mistress!
serry°ne governess who reeeives a pension for past services—
pro3 :s whi,..a can never ha repaid—there are, protected and
n.hmiPtrous--.4 hundred ladies' maid,; it is not at all uncorn.
torernessmeet with p:=msioned serv:.nts, hut a pensioned
a rar •
a ayes; we find
°Il
914 AP ses, when they are overtaken by ill health, or faded into
1.. Thq
Art Ultima Air June.

COURT 'CIRCULAR.
Yesterday morning, at half-past nine o'clock, the cere-
mony of churching the _Queen was performed in the
private chapel at Buckingham Palace by his Grace the
Archbi4lop of Canterbury. Thera were present only
his Royal HiOine&s Prince Aln,rt, the Dowager Lady
Lytteiton, and the Mater of the Household.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing yester-
day in an opt.' carriage and four," accompanied by the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. The Equerries
in Waiting attended on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Co-
lonel Bluverie, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent at Clarence House, St. James's, and his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at Cambridge House,
yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty on Tuesday, at Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, and the Prin-
cess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttel-
ton, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and
four.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an
airing in an open carriage and four yesterday. His
Royal Highness Prince George visited her Royal High-
ness yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
The Ecclesi''►stical Cornmissimwrs for England had a
general meeting yesterday. There were present the
Bishops of London, Durham, Winchester, Bangor, Bath
and Wells, Chester, Gloucester and Bristol, Hereford,
Lichfield, Oxford, Rochester, Salisbury, and Worcester,
the Earl of Devon, the Esri orßesborough, the Earl of
Chichester, the Right. Hon. H. Hobhouse, and the Right
Hon. J. Nichol'.
Dr. Hampton had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Gladstone yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Lord Advocate of Scotland had an interview
with the Earl of Dalb .)usie yesterday, at the office of
the Board of Trade.
The Astronomer Royal had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on Tuesday, at his official
residence in Downing-street
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
'esterday, and resumed the hearing of the Vasareelely
case from Madras. Mr. Kindersley, Queen's CounsA,
concluded, and Mt. Charles Buller followed. The case
was adjourned. The Lords present were the Lord
President, the Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of
I.he Duchy of Cornwall, and Lilo Judge of the Admiralty
Court.