The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-17 00:00:00

MAJORITY-AYES, 47.

Arundel, Earl of Forster, Mathew Pechell, Captain
Berkeley, Captain Gicere, Thomas Rich, Henry
Bernal, Ralph Grey, Sir G. Russell, Lord J.
Itorthwick, Peter Hatton, Captain Shell, R. L.
Bright, John Hawes, B. Sheridan, R. B.
Brown, W. Hill, Lord M. Tancred, 11. W.
Buller, Charles Ilobhouse, Sir John Turner, Edmund
Byng, G. S. Howard, P. H. Vane, Lord H.
Christie, W. D. Jervis, Sir John Wakley, Thomas
Courtenay, Lord Labouchere, lienry Wilshere, T. W
Cowper, W. F. Macaulay, T. B. Wood, Charles
Duncan, George Mettle, Fox Wortley, J. S.
Dundas, Admiral Milne.. R. Monckton Wyse, Thomas
Dundas, David Morpeth, Viscount
Riphinstone, H. Morris, David
Escott, Bickham O'Conor Don
Etwall, Ralph Parker, John

TELLERS.
Tufnell, H.
Craig, W. G.

MINORITY—NOES, 8.
Bentinck, Lord G. Rolleston, Colonel
Douglas, Sir H. Spooner, Richard
Gore, Montague Walsh, Sir J. B.j Beresford, Major
Henley, J. W. Yorke, E. T. Newdegatc, C. N.

TELLERS.

To-day is the anniversary of the birth of her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, who completes her 60th year.
Louis PHILIPPE AND RICHARD COBDEN.—W e
earn that Mr. Cobden, on his way to Paris, received an in-
vitation to dine with the King at the Chateau d'Eu ; and he
accordingly joined the family dinner-party at the chateau,
where he was most graciously and cordially received by the
King, the Queen, and Madame Adelaide. We understand
that his Majesty (who speaks English perfectly well) showed
an intimate knowledge of the proceedings of the Anti-Corn-
law League, and of the recent struggle for the repeal of the
corn-laws.—Manchester Guardian.
DEATH OF ROBERT PLuMER WARD, ESQ.—Died on
Thursday last, at the residence of the Lieutenant-Governor
of Chelsea Hospital, in his 82d year, of a sudden attack of
angina pectoris, Robert Plumer Ward, Esq., of Gilston Park,
in the county of Herts. Mr. Plumer Ward held office for 25
years under the governments of Mr. Pitt, Mr. Perceval, and
Lord Liverpool, and retained to the last that vigorous intel-
lect which has, more recently, identified his name with some

of the master-pieces of English literature.
ALLEGED DEATH OF A WOMAN FROM THE VIO
LENCE OF lIER HUSBAND.—On Saturday information was
received by the police that a woman, named Williams, was
lying dead at No. 8, Queen-street, Seven Dials, having been
killed through the violence of her husband, a labourer in the
employ of Messrs. Combe and Delafield, the brewers, of
Castle-street, Long-acre. From the inquiries instituted by
the police it appears that the deceased, who was a woman of
drunken habits, and her husband had frequent quarrels, and,
after one of a more than an ordinary character, the woman
died late on Friday night or Saturday morning. The body
presenting marks of extreme violence, the face and head
being vet), much bruised, both eyes being blackened, &c.,
information was instantly forwarded to the Coroner, who
issued his warrant for an inquest this day, the body in the
mean time to undergo a post mortem examination. Williams
is under the surveillance of the police.
ALARMING FIRE IN PERCIVAL-STREET, CLERKEN-
WE 1.1,.—0n Sunday evening, between seven and eight o'clock,
a fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. B. Whyte,
a jeweller and silversmith, carrying on business at 15, Perci-
val street, Clerkenwell. It originated in the basement floor,
and was discovered by some neighbours seeing flames issuing
through the area grating. An instant alarm was spread, but
the inmates being all out at the time, it was at first feared
some one had perished. Such, we are happy to say, was not
the case. The parish engine was quickly on the spot, closely
followed by the brigade engines from Farringdon-street and
Whitecross-street stations, the West of England one from
the Waterloo-road arrived shortly after, and also the Hol-
born engine. Plenty of water being at hand two engines
ware called into requisition, and by dint of great perseverance
the firemen at length got the fire subdued, but not before
everything in that part of the building where it com
menced was completely consumed. Fortunately, the other
portions of the premises escaped destruction. Mr. Whyte
was insured in the Phoenix Fire-office. It could not be as-
certained how the tire commenced.
AYRSHIRE Alooßs.—Grouse shooting commenced on
the 12th instant. Accounts represent the birds to be strong
and wild. Sir James Boswell killed upwards of twenty brace
on the moors of Boghead, parish of Auchinleck. e have
heard of several other cases in which considerably fewer were
shot, and from all accounts it appears that the game is rather
(scarce.
THE NEW SPIRITS LICENSES BILL.—The greatest
activity prevails in the Excise department, making ar-
rangements in the event of the Spirits Licenses Bill passing
into a law. Mr. John Wood, the chairman of the board,
who had left town for the purpose of making his annual in-
spection of the coast, was called to town, and remained in
communication with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the
whole of Friday and Saturday last; and Mr. C. Freeling,
the secretary, was also required to be in attendance to afford
information. The duties of the surveying offices in thickly
populated districts are at present sufficiently heavy, and little
addition can be made to them, consequently some few new
officers will be required • but in other districts, it is stated,
the additional duty will be performed by the surveying offi-
cers. The premises of chemists and druggists will be pe-
riodically visited; and each vendor will be required to take
out a two-guinea license. The object of the Bill is to put a
stop to illicit distillation.
RELIGIOUS CAMP MEETING.--Yesterday, one of these
religious gatherings of the sect of Primitive Methodists,
which are so common, and attended with so much enthu-
siasm iu America, took place in the centre of Blackheath.
The services commenced at nine o'clock in the morning, and
notwithstanding occasional showers of rain, continued with-
out intermission until five. The preachers were located in a
van, and the audience, consisting of about 300, who were
evidently members of the connexion, together with a large
concourse of persons, whom the novelty of the scene brought
together, were accommodated with forms. After occasional
short addresses from their elevated position, the preachers
walked in procession, followed by the audience, to a short
distance, where they knelt down in a circle. The elder then
commenced with a prayer in the centre, and was followed
extemporaneously and promiscuously by many of the
audience, interrupted, however, frequently by the loudest
ejaculations of the wildest enthusiasm. The religious cere-
monies were interspersed with a variety of singing, in which
the psalmody was popularised to some of our most modern
song tunes, the " Huntsman's chorus," and " Buy a broom,"
being prominent. With all their exuberance of feeling the
proceedings were conducted with great decorum.
'DIE IRON TRADE OF SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—
The iron trade of South Staffordshire is now in a more flou-
rishing condition than it has been for some time. Orders
have been pouring in from all quarters for railway iron. A
contract has just been made by several of our large iron-
masters for 8,000 tons of iron for the great Menai Strait
Bridge, in connexion with the Chester and Holyhead Rail-
way.