The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, *VVEDNESDAy MORNING, JTJLY 1, 1846.

THE NEW MINISTRY.

As Lord John Russell has-riot yet formally accepted office,
and has accordingly bad but little communication with his
political friends, no accurate 'list of the appointments under
the new Government can, of' couTse, be yet expected. We
believe, however, that, so far as it goes, the following will be
found for the most part correct
First Lord of the Treasury-Z-Lord J. Russell.
Chancellor of the Exchequer—Mr. C. Wood.
Lord Chancellor—Lord Cottenbam.
1 Secretaries Home Depaitment—Sir G. Grey.
of State Foreign Affairs—Lord Palmerston.
for the Colonial Affairs—Lord Clarendon.
President of the Council—The Marquis of Lansdowne.
First Lord of the Adrnirab;y—Lord Auckland.
Chancellor' of the Duchy of Lancaster—Lord Campbell.
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests—Lord Morpeth.
Board of Trade—Mr. Labouchere.
Postmaster-General—The. Marquis of Clanricarde.
Attorney General—Sir Y. Wilde.
Solicitor-General—Mr. Jervis.
Lord Chamberlain—Lord Granville.
IRELAND. .

Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland—Lord Besborough.
Lord Chancellor of Ireland—Mr. Brady.
Attorney-General—Mr. Moore.
Solicitor-General—Mr. Monahan..'

It is also reported that the Marquis of Normanby will
proceed to Paris as Ambassador to the Court of France, and
Lord Minto to Vienna, lin the room of Sir IL Gordon.
Another report, however, gives Lord Minto the Privy Seal
—Times.
_A
MONSTER TRAIN.

The Eastern Counties Railway Company had an
excursion train from Yarmouth and Norwich on Mon-
day last. Upon the arrival of the train at Shoreditch
station it consisted of fifty-one carriages—all quite full
—drawn by two of the most powerful engines of the
Company . The number of passengers (exclusive of
children under three years of age, amounting to about
200, who travelled free) was 1,871, making a total of
more than 2,000 persons. The cheapness of the fare,
and the option allowed all persons of returning any day
during the present week, were the indncements that led
so many to avail themselves of it.

PALLISER'S PATENT PROTEAN
RUMBLE.
This is one of the neatest and most useful of modern
improvements in the construction of carriages. Hitherto
the rumble of a carriage has been a fixture, and a fix-
ture of the most clumsy and awkward nature, and even
the turn-over seat was not a vast improvement on it.
The Protean Rumble, however, may be entirely de-
tached and folded up into the compass of a footman's
stand in one minute; or, when folded, being laid down
at the back of the carriage, it forms a safe and con-
♦enient footman's stand; or, being placed erect, and at-
tached to the back of the carriage by springs, it becomes
an opera board, and forms a most effectual protection to
the back panel. When open, it is a rumble in the ordi-
nary sense of the word, forming a strong, comfortable,
and safe seat for two persons. It can be fixed to any
four-wheeled carriage, and detached when necessary, so
that persons keeping more than one carriage can have
one rumble which will fit the whole of them. The
mechanism is exceedingly simple, and we saw the in-
ventor attach one of them to a carriage as a footman's
board, change it into an opera board, unfold it, and
change it into an ordinary rumble, fold it up again, and
detach it from the carriage, in somewhat less time than
one minute. It is simple, elegant, and useful, and must
be popular.

THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.--it appears that the legiti-
mate drama, which for a time, at least, has ceased to reign
at Sadler's Wells, has taken refuge at the little Queen's
Theatre, in Tottenham-street. Mr. Abington, a gentleman
and a scholar, who has for some years past endeavoured to
revive a taste for the drama in the provinces, and whose
spirited management of the Southampton and Norwich
Theatres will be long remembered, has taken the Queen's
Theatre for a short period, with the intention, as we under-
stand, of representing the plays of Shakspere and our older
dramatists as they ought to be represented—that is, as a
whole, and not, as is too often the case, as monodramas, in
which the play is cut up and carved and sacrificed for the sake
of giving undue prominence to one particular character. As
yet, we know not the composition of his corps dramatique,
but we understand that it will number among its members
Miss Clara Seyton, whose lectures on the drama have recently
created such a sensation. This is an excellent beginning,
and if this accomplished artiste is properly supported there
cannot be a doubt of Mr. Abington's success. His stage-
manager is Mr. John Lee, Kean's John Lee, au excellent
light comedian, and one whose thorough knowledge of stage
business is a sufficient guarantee that, every play represented
will be "mounted" in the beat possible style. From the
judgment shown in making these engagements we are in-
clined to augur favourably of Mr. Abington's talents as a
caterer for the public amusement, and as enthusiastic lovers
of the British drama we hope his efforts will be crowned with
muss.

VAUXHALL-GARDENS.—The first masquerade of the
season took place at these gardens on Monday, and was
attended by an immense number of persons, a
great number
of whom wore fancy dresses of almost every imaginable cos •
tume," of every age and clime," for we had knights in ar-
mour, Don Juans in dozens, Greeks, Highlanders, sweeps,
dustmen, and dissipated gentlemen of the last century. The
gardens were brilliantly illuminated. Dancing in the new
ball-room, which was thrown open for the first time last
evening, on the platform, and before the orchestra, was
kept up long after the break of day. The refreshments were
of a superior description, and were liberally patronised by
the masquers. Altogether the entertainment was a bumper.
A CHILD SUFFOCATED IN ITS MOTHER'S ARMS.—
An inquest was held on Monday, at the White Dog, Widegate-
street, Bishopsgate, before Mr. Payne, on the body of John
Smithers, a child aged three weeks. On Sunday sight the
child was put to bed in good health, and lay till morning by
the side of its mother. It was then found dead and cold.
Mr. Wells, surgeon, said he had no doubt, from the appear-
ance of the child's body, that death had arisen from suffoca-
tion. One of the arms was flattened, as though the child had
been hugged with great force to its mother's breast. Verdict,
" Accidental death from suffocation."
MR. GASKILL.—We perceive that an attempt has
been made to make a bankrupt of Mr. L. T. Gaskill, by Mr.
Barry, of the Shipping Gazette, but without success. Mr.
Gaskill was our advertising agent in London and Liverpool,
and at the close of the railway mania found on his books
18,0001.—his liabilities 13,0001. Ile placed his affairs in the
hands of Mr. Dobie, the solicitor to the Times, and so satis-
fied were all his creditors with his statement, that, with the
exception of Mr. Barry, they willingly left the management
of the affair in the banes of Mr. Dobie. Already 10s. in the
pound has been paid, and ss. more will speedily be forth-
coming. The proprietors of all the morning papers have
borne willing testimony to Mr. Gaskill's honourable conduct,
and we have every reason to join them in this tribute to our
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