The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-22 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY ENTERTAIN-

MEN TS.
Last evening the Duke of Wellington, as the Minis-
terial leader in the House of Lords, gave his customary
Parliamentary banquet at Apsley House to the sup•
porters of the Government.
Above 40 Peers assembled at the banquet, among
whom were—

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Lyndhurst.
Dukes—Rutland, Cleveland, Beaufort, and Buceleuch.
Marquises—Exeter, Salisbury, Cholmondeley, Aber-
corn, Hertford, and Winchester.
Earls Shaftesbury, Ellenborough, Haddington,
Aberdeen, Liverpool, Jersey, Verulam, Harewood,
Dalhousie, Clare, Powis, Bathurst, Cardigan, St. Ger-
mans, Lonsdale, Ripon, Delawarr, Brownlow, Eldon,
and Clanwilliam.
Viscounts—Strangford, Hawarden, and Canning.
Lords Wharneliffe, Ashburton, Forester, and De
Ross the Earl of Home and Lord Farnham, the mover
and seconder to the Address in the House of Lords,
were also present. _ _

As usual, imine;liately after the dinner had finished,
the Duke of Wellington read her Majesty's Speech to
be delivered to-day at the opening of Parliament. It
was after ten o'clock when the company separated.

Sir Robert Peel, as F►rst Lord of the Treasury, gave
a grand full dress banquet last evening, at the Right
Hon. Baronet's private mansion, in Whitehall-gardens.
The entertainment was served up in a style of consum-
mate elegance in the noble picture gallery. Lord
Francis Eerton, who moves, and Mr. Beckett Denison,
who seconds, the Address in the House of Commons,
were present.
Among the guests were the Right lion. the Speaker
of the House of Commons, the Right lion. Sir James
Graham, the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, the Earl of
Lincoln, Lord Granville Somerset, the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, the Right Hon. Sir Tho.nas Fre-
mantle, Sir George Clerk, lion. He'iry Manners
Sutton, Hon. William Bingham Baring, Mr. Young,
Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Henry Baring, Mr. Mackenzie,
Mr. Cripps, Hon. Henry Corry, Admiral Sir George
Cockburn, Rear-Admiral Bowles, lion Captain Gordon,
Hon. Henry Fitzroy, Viscount Jocelyn, Viscount Mahon,
Sir Frederick Trench, Colonel Peel, Lord Arthur Len-
nox, the Attorney-General, Sir Frederick Thesiger ;
the Solicitor-General, Sir Fitzroy Kelly ; the Attorney-
General
for Ireland, the Lord Advocate for Scotland,
the Right Hon. J. Nicholl, Sir Charles Douglas, the
Earl Jermyn, Lord Ernest Bruce, Right Hon. Lieut.-
Colonel Lionel Dawson Darner, Lord Charles Wellesley,
Capt. Meynell, lion. Capt. Duncombe, and Mr. Greene.
Sir Robert Peel, at the conclusion of the dinner, rose
and read the Speech to be delivered by the Queenito•day
at the opening of the Parliamentary session. The com-
pany separated at half-past ten o'clock.

Lord John Russell entertained a party of twenty at
dinner last evening at his Lordship's family residence, in
Chesham-place, comprising the Noble Lord's leading
political friends in the House of Commons. The follow-
ing noblemen and gentlemen constituted the party
Viscount Palmerston, the Right Hon. Sir John Cam
Hobhouse, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Lord
Marcus Hill, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, Lord
Seymour, the Right lion. Edward Ellice, the Right Hon.
T. B. Macaulay, Hon. Colonel Anson, the Right Hon. Fox
Maule, Mr. C. Wood, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. Vernon Smith,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. B. Hawes, Mr. Ord,
and Rear-Admiral Dundas.

THE GALE OF MONDAY NlGHT.—During the storm
of wind on Monday evening, part of the steeple of the
church lately erected at Red-hill, near Reigate, under
the superintendence of Mr. Knowles, architect, of
Raymond's•buildings, fell with tremendous violence into
the body of the church, penetrating the roof, ceiling,
and timbers. Had this disaster occurred during divine
service on the previous day, the loss of life might have
been fearful. The seats are very much damaged, some
of them shivered into splinters, and others actually torn
from the flooring, such was the force of the concussion.
It is uncertain when the church will be again fit for
service.

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Mr. George Duke, a farmer of Northmundam,
who was on the platform at the late protection meeting in
Chichester, discharged one of his labourers named Hutchin,
on the following morning, because the poor man had refused
to sign the protection petition at the meeting the day before ;
and the man has had no work since. This is a dreadful state
of things. Here is a poor fellow reduced with his wife to a
state of want, for having disobeyed his employer's command.
not because he was a bad labourer, but because he refused to
sign a petition to Parliament to keep up rents and the price
of provisions. Such is the state of slavery in which the
Sussex labourer is held ! Hutchins is not likely to get work,
as no other farmer in the neighbourhood will think of
" taking on" a discharged man. He must therefore starve or
be committed to the union-house, unless he can conciliate Mr.
George Duke, of Northmundam, one of the crew who talk of
upholding the corn-law for the labourers' benefit.—Brighton
Guardian.

RIBBONMEN PAYING TOO DEAR FOR THEIR Wins-
TLE.—We understand that a famous capture of six armed
Ribbonmen was made a few nights since, near Athboy, by a
party of the Westmeath constabulary, acting under the di-
rection of S. A. Reynell, Esq., of Archerstown. Mr. Reynell,
we learn, received private information of a contemplated
meeting between a party of the Meath and Westmeath Rib-
bonmen, who were to assemble at a certain place and make
use of a peculiar whistle to identify their presence. The
police doffed their green habiliments and mounted frieze
coats and " caubeens" to represent the Westmeath "boys,"
and thus prepared started for the bivouac, on reaching
which they made use of their identical whistle agtectl on by
the original contracting parties. The Meath boys were true
to their appointment, and so fell easy victims to the wily
police, who safely conveyed them to Trim Gaol. The Rib-
bonmen were all armed, and, we understand, had the new
pass werds ready for delivery, and they did deliver them, very
reluctantly, however, into the hands of the police.—Pilot.
A CONSIDERATE LANDLORD.—A few days ago a
person who occupies a farm under the Marquis of Westmin-
ster, in a township near Chester, waited upon that nobleman
to represent to him that he could not afford to pay the rent
which he was charged. The Marquis appointed a valuer to
go over the farm, and the result has been, not only an annual
reduction of 801. on the rent, but the noble-minded landlord
has also forgiven his tenant arrears to the amount of 3001.
We could be more precise as to name and place ; but for
obvious reasons we consider the above the more judicious
mode of noticing an act of liberality which uught not to go
unrecorded.—Chester Chronicle.

CORONER'S INQUIRY RESPECTING THE LATE FIRE
ix DRURY-LANE.—Last night, Mr. Bedford instituted, at the
Duke of Wellington, Drury-lane, an inquiry respecting the
origin of the late fires that occurred on the premises, 90 and
91, Drury-lane. The churchwardens, overseers, and other
parochial officers, were present. William Ellis, in the employ
of Mr. Gray, the owner of the workshop where the fire first
broke out, deposed that the workshop was locked up on Satur-
day night, the 10th inst., when all the lights were extin-
guished. The master, he, and his fellow-apprentice, had a
key each. He never parted with his key, and heard when
he went to his work on Monday, that the fire broke out the
preceding day. George Buxton, apprentice to and residing
with Mr. Gray, at Vine-street, Lambeth, corroborated the
evidence of the last witness, adding that he was with his
mother at Pimlico on the day of the fire, and that he left his key
in his jacket in Vine-street whilst he was with his mother.
Elizabeth Bradley, occupying a floor which has the com-
mand of Mr. Gray's workshop, stated that about two o'clock
on the 11th inst. she saw a light in the workshop, which in-
creased until four o'clock, when the alarm of fire was raised.
She saw no one in the workshop that day. Mary Curtis,
living at No. 90, Drury-lane, stated that between eleven
and twelve o'clock on the day of the fire she heard a footstep
advancing to Mr. Gray's workshop, and that, after some
time, she heard the same footstep descend, and the door
slam. Mr. Macey, landlord, said that he first heard of the
fire on his premises about half-past four, and he assisted in
putting it out. Mr. Samuel Gray, having been cautioned by
the Coroner, stated that on hearing that his workshop was on
fire, he hastened to it. He could not account for the fire.
He was insured for 1001. At the suggestion of the Coroner,
the inquiry was adjourned to enable all who had evidence to
give to do so. Mr. Macey said that it was reported that he
had his premises insured for 1,0001. He hoped the press
would correct that report, as he was not insured for a far-
thing. The Court was then adjourned.
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would be as unust as the corn-laws are bad.
CELLAR TRAPS.—Yesterday afternoon, as Mrs.
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knee. Several persons assisted her up, and at first it was
feared she had fractured her leg ; but, on examination, it
was found that the limb was not broken, but that the knee-
pan was seriously and extensively injured.
DEATHS BY DROWNING.—On Wednesday Mr.
Baker held two inquests on the bodies of persons who had
been drowned. The first was held at the Spotted Dog, High-
street, Poplar, on the body of John Gladwell, a smith, aged I
forty-six. It appeared that on Friday last the deceased was
at work on board the iron steam-ship the Trident, now lying
at the entrance of the East India Export Dock; about ten
o'clock he left that vessel to get on shore, and whilst at-
tempting to cross from one ship to another, the night being
very dark, he did not observe that there was a space of seve-
ral feet between them, and he fell into the water. Drags
were procured, and he was picked up in about twenty mi-
nutes; medical efforts were made to restore animation' with-
out effect. The next inquest was held at the Town of Rams-
gate, Wapping, on the body of a sailor, named John Alexan-
der, aged thirty-five years, who accidentally fell overboard.
When taken out of the water he was quite dead. Verdict
in each case—" Accidental death."
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SOClETT.—Wednesday
evening the licensed victuallers gave their annual ball, in the
great room of the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, the
proceeds of which go the funds by which their school is sup-
ported. These balls have always been well attended, and
have always been of great assistance in carrying out the
benevolent objects of the subscribers to them, but the ball of
Wednesday night surpassed all the predecessors of it which
we have witnessed in the numbers and respectability of the
company. There were from 1,000 to 1,200 persons present,
and by them the festive scene was kept up till far into the
morning. The arrangements, under the care of Messrs.
Bathe and Breach, were satisfactory to everybody ; the whole
of the multitude assembled were accommodated iwith what-
ever they desired in the most liberal manner. Refreshment
rooms were thrown open, and supplied with the appliances
for supporting the vigour of the dancers, and increasing the
pleasures of the evening. Indeed, nothing was wanting to
render the occasion one that will long be remembered by all
were present, and one that will prove beneficial to the
char;table object it was meant to assist. The band of Mr.
Adams: attended, and played all the most fashionable waltzes,
polkas, galopades? &c., usual on these occasions.
SUDEWN DEATH.—This morning between eleven
and twelve Mr. Windslane, a master builder, residing in
Duke-street, .Bloomsbury, suddenly dropped down in his
counting-house. When he was picked up he was found to
be dead.
TEE COAL MINERS.—A portion of the coal miners
turned out in this neighbourhood on Friday, the employers
and the employed not being able to come to terms, at Lord
Bradford's, Mr. Scowcroft's, and one or two other Places. A
meeting was held yesterday amongst the operatives, and
another takes place to-day.—Bolton Free Press,