The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-14 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, JAN. 13.

Their MAJESTIES, Princess AUGUSTA, Duke of GLOU-
CESTER, Prince GEORGE, and the Royal suite and house-
hold, attended divine service this morning, in the Palace
Chapel. Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. EVERARD,
and the Rector of HAMPTON preached a most able sermon,
choosing for his teat the 12th verse of the 20th chapter of
Revelations.

Mr. GUTTERIDGE presided at the organ, and the choir
sang two psalms. The body of the chapel was, as usual,
crowded with nobility and gentry.
On Friday, their MAJESTIES left the Palace in a close
carriage and four, with two outriders, proceeded to Rot-
tingdean, and back to the Palace. Previous to which
the KING gave audience to Sir A. CHRISTIE and Vice-
Admiral OTWAY.

The Royal dinner party in the evening was formed of
the following personages and the suite:—Lieut.-Colonel
HORACE SEYMOUR, Sir ROBERT and Lady OTWAY, Earl
and Countess of ALBEMARLE, Lady CAROLINE KEPPEL,
Lord WESTERN. Sir HARRY and Lady NEALE, and the
Marchioness and Ladies CoRNWALLIS.

Yesterday their MAJESTIES enjoyed a carriage airing for
more than two hours.

The KING gave audience to the Earl of SHEFFIELD.

Sir GEORGE SEYMOUR and Sir WATHEN WALLER
took leave of their MAJESTIES, and left the Palace, the
former for Hampton Court, and the latter for Hastings.
Ti:e Princess AUGUSTA took a carriage airing, accom-
panied by Lady MARY TAYLOR.
Prince GEORGE walked out, attended by his tutor, the
Rev. Mr. Wow).

The Duke of GLOUCESTER arrived last evening, at the
Pavilion, from Bagahot.

The guests invited to the Royal dinner-table last evening
were—the Duke of GLOUCESTER, Lieut.-Col. WEANS,
Sir HENRY and Lady NEALE, Lady CAROLINE Karen.,
and the Earl and Countess of ALBEMARLE.

The Marquis of STAFFORD, and the Earl and Countess
of SHEFFIELD, visited their MAJESTIES yesterday, at the
Pah ee.

Their MAJESTIES will give a grand party on Tuesday
next, in celebration of the birthday of the Duke of
GLOUCESTER.

The neighbourhood of the London-road was the scene
of a great deal of " chit- chat" throughout yesterday, owing
to the daughter of a gentleman having eloped with a son
of Mars at an early hour that morning. The lovers pro-
ceeded by the Times coach, which leaves here at 7 o'clock,
for town, and were quickly followed by the friends of the
young lady in a a post-chaise. and four, but to no purpose,
they not being able to obtai❑ any tidings of them whatever.

MEMOIRS OF THE DUCHESS OF AB-
RANTES, VOL. Who has not passed some of the
most agreeable hours of his life in lounging over these
gracernl records of an elegant epoch ? There is a richness
and raciness about Madame JUNOT'S pictures—she de-
scribes all that charmed her with such a brusque and pre-
sent energy—that notwithstanding the trace of disappoint-
m,,nt that here and there appears, you see her throughout
her work as the " Allegro" of Malmaison rather than the
" Penserosa" of Versailles. This identity with the past
is no slight accomplishment in a memorialist; but this is
not all ; the subject-matter itself of these Memoirs is one
which, if treated with common ability, could not fail to at-
tract attention."--Nets Monthly Magazine.
IMMENSE SHAFT.—During the week we
have been favoured with a sight of an imtnense iron shaft,
which has been forged at the iron foundry of Mr. Wm.
DEAN, Little Bolton. It is in one piece, and weighs fifty-
seven hundred weight. It measures 51 feet in length,
and is S inches diameter at the base, and S at the other
end. It is to be applied to the turning of 12 rag machines
in an extensive paper manufactory in this neighbourhood ;
and the weight of wheels which will he placed upon it
will be upwards of twelve tons. It is one of the largest
shafts ever forged in this neighbourhood.—Bollon Chron.
On Saturday an inquest was held on the body
of Mr. JOSEPH HAitnoun, aged 49, who was found
drowned in the Serpentine river, on Friday. The de-
ceased was firmeely coachman to the late Lord CASTLE..
REACH, and after the death of that nobleman became
landlord of the Rose and Punch Bowl, Mile End-road, but
left it in embarrassed circumstances, about two months
since. On Wednesday, he left home for the
purpose of
calling upon a man named HICKS, and on Friday was
found in the river without his coat and no money in 111,
pockets. There was no evidence to prove how the de-
ceased came in the water. Verdict—Found drowned.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL now showed cause
against the rule. Mr. Scales had been first elected Al-
derman of this Ward in 1831,by the inhabitants of the
Ward, but the Court of the Lord Mayor and Alder-
men refused to admit him. Mr. Scales then applied
for a Mandamus, and to that Mandamus the Court
of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen made a return,
that they had adjudicated that Mr. Scales was an
unfit person to support the dignity and to discharge
the duties of an Alderman, and that return had been
held good. Mr. Scales, at the next election, was a
candidate along with a Mr. Hughes, and was again
elected by a majority of votes, but the Court again
refused to admit him, and now again Mr. Scales ap-
plied for another Mandamus, to which the same re-
turn would be made; and, therefore, it would be
nugatory to make this rule absolute. The only
course for Mr. Scales to take was, to bring an action
against the defendants for a false return. The de-
fendants had, on the 3d of January, 1832, again ad-
judicated that Mr. Scales was an unfit person to
,upport the dignity and discharge the duties of Al-
derman of London, and that must be the return.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—But the affidavits did not
state that on the 3d of January, 1832, the Court of
Aldermen had examined any new evidence as to
the unfitness, and a man might be unfit at one time
and perfectly fit at another, and this was the ground
for granting the rule.
Mr. LAW and Mr. FOLLETT addressed the Court
on the same side with the SOLICITOR, GENERAL,
and contended that the Court of Aldermen was not
bound to go into any further evidence, but was en-
titled to decide on the competency at its own
discretion.

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and the rest of the
Court were of opinion that the rule ought to be
made absolute, in order that Mr. Scales might have
a return on this new state of things.—Rule absolute.