The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert promenaded in Clare-
mont Park yesterday morning. Prince Albert after-
wards went out shooting, attended by Colonel Bowles
and the Equerry in Waiting.
Sir Robert. Peel left Claremont yesterday morning for
town.

The Bishop of Oxford took his departure from Clare-
mont yesterday.
Their Loyal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were
taken their accustomed pony and walking exercise in
Claremont Park yesterday.

A Cabinet Council was held at half-past two o'clock
resterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office.

The Ministers present were—Sir Robert Peel, the
Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of
3uccleuch, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Aber-
deen, Sir James Graham, the Right Hon. W. E. Glad-
stone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of
Ellenborouo, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somer-
set, the Earl? of Lincoln, the Earl of Dalhousie, the
Right Hon. S. Herbert, and the Earl of St. Germans.

The Council sat three hours.
Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in Whitehall-
gardens yesterday morning, from Claremont. Sir James
Graham visited the Right lion. Baronet.

Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday, at ,his official residence in Downing-street.

FIRE.—PRAISEWORTH CONDUCT: On Sunday
evening, shortly after dark, an alarm of lire occurred in
Drury-lane, near Drury-court, and smoke was seen coming
from a shop occupied as a picture-frame-maker's, directly
over a carpenter's shop, in which there was a vast quantity
of shavings and wood, belonging to Mr. Macey, an extensive
builder. The whole neighbourhood was in an uproar, some
running for the engines, and others for the tradesmen who
have stabling underneath, and in a short time horses, carts,
vans, harness, and everything was being removed. By this
time the parish engine arrived, but was some time before it
could be got tOt work. Upon the first alarm Molloy, the
well-known nhimney.sweep, of Drury-court, was immedi-
ately on the spot, and tried all he could with pails of water,
assisted by the'neighbours, who handed them one from the
other, to extinguish the fire. Molloy, at the risk of his life,
crawled into the workshop on his hands and knees, and laid
hold of a longjpiece of wood and kept knocking off the part to
prevent it extending. At this moment a window which
overlooks the roof of another house was broken in, and the
smoke came out in clou s; when it left the workshop a little
clear, Molloy could be plainly seen in the smoke cutting the
fire from a corner of the room. At this critical moment he
run back for the branch of the parish engine, which was now
got to play, when part of the flooring gave way and took the
fire into the carpenter's shop underneath. Molloy then held
the branch and conducted the water through the opening
and put it out; he then left quite exhauster!. This is not the
first time he has rendered his neighbours a service of this
kind.
The new First Lord of the Admiralty will, it is un-
derstood, commence his duties in a day or two. Recol-
lecting, as w well do, the general feeling of the army in
India in favour of the Earl of Ellenborough, whilst he
filled the high station of Governor-General, and which
feeling we had occasion £0 frequently to notice, the navy,
we confidently furetel, have every reason to hope that
the same libaial and just measures which gained for his
Lordship such universal commendation from their mili-
tary brethren, will be, in like manner, evinced towards
the profession over which he has now been selected to
preside.—Naval and Military Gazttte.
SIR W . 11. CLINTON.—This Gallant General has
for the last-three weeks been seriously indisposed, but
we have much pleasure in now stating that strong hopes
are entertained of his recovery, he having been already
pronounced out of danger. Ile remains at his residence
in Audley-square.
OUTRAGE ON THE GREAT WESTERN BAILWAY.
On Friday evening, a most fiendish act was committed by
some ruffian on the Great Western Railway. Shortly after
the express train left Swindon, a huge stone was thrown at
one of the first-class carriages. It dashed into pieces the
window, and struck with fearful violence against the back of
one of the centre seats. Fortunately, no one was sitting there.
A reward for the apprehension of the perpetrator of this foul
deed is offered.