The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-05 00:00:00

CO URT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.
The inclemency of the weather prevented her Ma-
jesty and the Royal Children from taking their usual
early walk this morning.
Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson arrived at Osborne
yesterday afternoon, and remain.
There was no other addition to the royal dinner
party.

His Royal Highness Prince George has left town
'or Dublin.

Sir Robert 11. Inglis had an interview with Sir
3eorge Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from
he Colonial-office, for the Governor of the Falkland
slands.

MR. WEBSTER AND MADAME CELESTE.---These
accomplished artistes are on a provincial tour,
which has hitherto proved most successful. They are
at present at Liverpool, playing to very excellent busi-
ness. Last week they were at Birmingham, where they
drew overflowing houses, and to which place they re-
turn for a few nights at the conclusion of their Liver-
pool engagement. They commence their re-engage•
ment at Birmingham on Monday, and after playing a
few nights Mr. Webster returns to town to open the
Haymarket on the 11th instant, which theatre is being
entirely new decorated by Sang, and in which various
alterations and improvements, which will conduce
greatly to the comfort of the audience, are making under
the judicious superintendence of Mr. C. Manby.
ADOPTION OF THE NUISANCES REMOVAL ACT
BY THE PARISH or ST. Pesicaes.—Yesterday, at a
meeting of the vestry of the above parish, held at the
new Vestry-rooms, King's-road, Camden-town, for dis-
patch of business, the following resolution was carried:—
" That a committee be appointed forthwith to inquire
into the powers given to parochial authorities under the
Nuisances Removal Act, and to report the same to the
vestry, that immediate steps may be taken for the re-
moval of nuisances, and improving the sanitary condi-
tion of those parts of the parish which require
attention."
DEATH Br FIRE.--An inquest was held yesterday
before Mr. W. Carter, at the King's Arms, Hickman's-
folley, Bermondsey, on the body of Michael Cogan,
aged 66 years. The deceased was a corn-porter, but for
several years he had been unable to follow his occupa-
tion. On Friday evening the deceased was retiring to
rest when he was seized with a fit, and by some means
his shirt caught fire. His groans aroused the lodgers,
who discovered the deceased lying on the ground in a
state of nudity and most awfully burned. Mr. Martin,
a surgeon, was called, but the deceased expired soon
afterwards from the effects of the injuries he had sus-
tained. Verdict, "Accidental death."
STORIIi IN STAIVORDSHIRE.-A terrific storm of
thunder, lightning, wind, and rain, passed over King's
Bromley, on the afternoon of Saturday last,leaving, along
the course it took, many awful remains of its desolating
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coming storm. In a short time the thunder and lightning
became terrific, the rain fell in torrents, and the wind
blew a perfect hurricane. For twenty minutes the light-
ning was fearfully vivid, and flash succeeded flash with-
out intermission; whilst the pealing thunder resembled
the continuous rolling of heavy artillery. Some of the
inhabitants were dreadfully alarmed, and thought the
day of judgment had come. In its fury it tore up some
of the finest trees, shivering others to atoms; and strip-
ping some of their branches, it left the naked trunks as
standing monuments of its destructive power. In a field
occupied by Miss Rochford four patriarchal oaks were
completely torn up by the roots. In an orchard, in the
occupation of Mr. Bannister, every fruit tree, with one
solitary exception, was blown down; as was a large and
ancient elm, near the mill, and several trees of different

kinds in the plantations belonging to Bromley Hall.
The storm, after raging twenty minutes over Bromley,
crossed the Trent, and swept along the valley, in the
direction of Hamstall Ridware, where it effected consi-
derable damage. Two fine ornamental poplars, near the
twill dam, were broken off just above the ground. A
heavy weight of lead was displaced from the roof of the
parish church, breaking down the parapet wall. Indeed,
altogether, a storm so fearful, for the time it lasted, is
not remembered by the oldest inhabitants, either of'
Bromley
or Hamstall Ridware.—Staffordshire Adver-
tiser.

Yesterday intelligence was received at Lloyd's,
that on the 29th ult. Capt. Christopher Foster, of the
ship Silky, bound from Alexandria to Hull, had de-
stroyed himself twenty-five miles to the S.W. of Scilly.
From the evidence taken before the coroner at St. Mary's,
Scilly, for which place the crew instantly bore up, and
the testimony of William Lawrenson and James Duffield,
first and second mates, it appeared that during the voy •
age the deceased indulged immoderately in the use of
spirits, and was the three days preceding his death (from
having manifested insanity) closely watched; he, how-
ever, contrived to elude them, and running forward, ex-
claimed, "I am going to leave you I" instantly jumped
overboard. A boat was lowered, and in ten minutes the
body was recovered, but all the efforts made to restore
animation were futile. The jury, in accordance with
the medical evidence, returned a verdict " That the
deceased destroyed himself whilst labouring under tem-
porary insanity, produced by the excessive use of ardent
spirits."

- SHOCKING ACCIDENT.--Yesterday forenoon a
workman, at the General Railway Station, Perth, had
both his legs broke❑ between the knee and hip-joints, by
three trucks and an engine passing over them. As
:night be expected, ho was dreadfully mangled, and died
in the course of last night. The accident was occasioned
by his attempting to climb upon a carriage while it was
in motion .—North British Mail.
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—SiIIee the proro-
4ation of Parliament additional buildings have been
erected in front of the Members' lobby in Old Palace-yard,
.is it became necessary, in consequence of the erection of
he new buildings at the back of Bellamy's kitchens, to
get up temporary premises for the " victualling depart-
ment," set aside for the benefit and convenience of Hon.
Nienabers. The housekeeper, who had apartments as-
-igned to him under the archway leading to the Old
Star Chamber, in New Palace• yard, has been obliged to
remove, and temporary apartments have bee❑ found for
him near the entrance to the House of Lords, and next
tloor to the cellar—the former resting place of Smith
O'Brien.

SMUGGLING.—At the Liverpool Police-court, a
num named Jacob Smith was charged, before Mr.
Rushton, with smuggling a quantity of unmanufactured
tobacco. James Luke Lee, a landing waiter in her
Nlajesty's Customs, deposed that on Saturday last a
lumber of bales of cotton were landed from the barque
Archelaus, from Charlestown, and conveyed to the ex-
cise depot. On examination, four of the bales were
rbund to contain 1,2061 b. of unmanufactured leaf to-
bacco, which was ascertained to be the property of the
prisoner. Smith, however, denied being the owner, and
the case was ejourned until Friday next, for further
inquiry.