The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR., AIONDAY.—The Queen, accompanied by the
Princess of Leiuingen, took an airing this afternoon is the
Great I'ark, in a pony carriage and four, attended by the
Countesses of Mount Edgecumbe and Erroll, Lady Barham,
Lady Caroline Cocks, Lady Ida Hay, Earl of Listnwel, Colo-
nel Wemyss, and Sir Frederick Stovin. His Royal Highness
Prince Albert accompanied her Majesty on horseback, attended
by Colonel W)lde and Captain Francis Seymour. 'I he Royal
party returned abuut six o'clock to the Castle.
His Excellency Baron Bulow arrives this evening on a visit
to the Queen. _ _ _ _ _

lhe He;. Charles Proby, the Hon. and Rev. Edward More,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Hall, Ist Life Guards, will have the
honour of joining the Dinner Circle at the Castle this evening.

His Excellency Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, left
town yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.
Lord Ingestrie had an interview with Viscount Melbourne
yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Mr. West had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby
yesterday, at the Home .office.
D« spatches were sent off last evening, from the Colonial-
office, for Lord Sydenham, Governor of Canada; also for the
Governors of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.

Despatches from the Governor of Gibraltar were received
yesterday at the Colonial-office.

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

This favourite place of public amusement opened yes-
terday for the season, and, if we may judge from the pre-
parations male to gratify the public, with every prospect
of success to the spirited pr.)pri !tor. In the course of theb
winter and spring weat changes have taken place, the
walks have been improver', several of the hluses for the
wild animals have been enlarged and beautified, and con-
siderablo additions have been made to the collection
which has ling been justly admired. The great object of
atti action this year in addition to the menagerie, is a Cc-
lossal Model of St. Pt ter's, with a portion cf the city of
Rome, cunstructe f in the same manner as that of Mount
Hick, which at•racted so much attention last season. It
is certainly a w3nde:ful representation of the finest tem-
ple in the world, as large apparenly as the actual build-
ing, with an exact representation in the foreground of the
ancient Roman Brioge ever the Tibcr, the Mauso-
leum of Aldan, now called the Castle of
St. Angelo, and the principal edifices in that
quarter. The view of the Vatican is also strikingly
correct, and any person who has had the gratification of
seeing these splendid monuments of papal grandeur cannot
fag to recognise every part of them with the utmost ca e.
The small lake in the Gardens represents the Tiger. The
bridge of St Angelo crosses it from the Foi tress towards
the Theatre and the mansion of the great Roman banker,
the Duke of Torlonia. The panorama occupies a. spec of
five acres, it is constructed in ovary part from the most ac-
curate models. and cannot fail to be an object of general
attrac:ior. The deception is in every respect complete,
and the representation altogether gives the most correct
idea of these venerable and splendid edifices. The work
has hem produced entirely hum the.designs and under the
superintendence of Mr. Damson, the artist, who c mistructcd,
on the same plan, Hecla and Vesuvius. He hr. been as-
sisted by Messrs. C. Adam, Tait, and Marshdl, and the
works have been f ,rmed under the direcii )n of Mr. J.
Briudley, the mechanist of the establishment. What with
the beautiful verdure of the Gardens, the flowering shrubs
in full blossom, and the varied collection of wild beasts arid
fowls of almost every description, perhaps there is no place
of public amusement in London where so much ratline!
enjoyment can be bad for so small a charge for admission.

Dr. Short, the Rector of Bloomsbury, has
been generally mentioned as likely to obtain the see d
Sodor and Man, from which Dr. Peoys is to be transl.ted
to that of Wtreester. We are, liowcve-, assured that
nettling Eat bat been arranged with rderence to the te^
thus vacated. . .

-NY
STATE OF MRS. JENNER.—This lady was
yesterday moiling reported to be somewhat better; though
she is still considered in extreme danger. The ball, it is
,tited. still remains within the bead. The reply to our
inquiries last night was, that no perceutible alteration had
taken place since the morning.—Liverpool Albion.
PENALTY.—On Thursday, at the Old Session-
room, William Green, beerseller, of Heaton, was charged by
the county police with having company in his house on Sun-
day last, during the hours of Divine service. He pleaded guilty,
and, in extenuation, said a party from this town had taken re-
fuge in his house from the lain ; and that he had a "great
wite and a small family."—(Laughter.) Fined 20s. and costs.
—Bolton Free Press. _ _ .

FRIGHTFUL SUICIDE.—Ayoung man of fash-
ionable appearance appliedabout four o'clock on Saturday after-
noon to the keeper of the column in the Place Vendome for
permission to go up, but was informed that being alone it was
not allowable. He was turning away, when a party of visiters
came with the same intention, and, as this removed the ob-
jection, he ascended with them. While the rest were engaged
in admiring the view from the gallery he seized an opportunity,
got on the rails, and in a moment threw himself licadloog to
'the ground. When taken up, and carried to the quarters of
the Etat-Major on the place, he was perfectly lifeless, having
fractured several of his limbs, and received other mortal in-
juries He had neither papers, cards, nor any other thing
about him by which he could be identified.
Since wilting u hat appears elsewhere on the
subject of Lord Cardigan, we have heard, and we are in-
clined to consider the report as authentic, that the Secretary
at War has so far overeume the scruples of the authorities at
the Horse Guards, in regard to his Lord,hip, that they have
reluctantly decided that be must take the earliest convenient
opportunity of "selling out." Mr. Macaulay is said to have
convinced Lord Hill, that any further protection of his Lord-
ship by the m:litary administration of the country, cannot
fail of being productive of the worst consequences to the dis-
cipline and well-being of the Army ; and that unless his
Lordship, at length, consents to the step, which circumstances
have so long rendered necessary, a change in the manage-
ment of the affairs of the Army will inevitably be called for,
in a tone so imperative as to make a further resistance to pub-
lic opinion dangeroui, if not iimpos ible. The Noble Earl
has conseqtiently received notice to quit ; but is to be allowed
the grace of having himself originated his retirement. The
Sunday flogging affair has proved the last drop to the cup full
of official endurance.— United Service Gazette.
WEALTHY VAGRANT.—On Monday night an
old Highlander arrived in Cupar from Dundee, on his route to
Edinburgh. After obtaining liberty to get lodgings, and
having received charity to pay the same, no person would
take poor Donald in. He then applied to the police, who ac-
commodated him with a bed. Upon being searched, as is cue-
toma,ry, Donald declared that he had" no more but one penny,
my dear." However, Donald's word was not taken, and after
being divested of his upper garments, meal bags, &c., he was
found to be worth more than he intended should be known.
In the inside of the•cuff of one of the sleeves of his old coat,
was found three pound notes, neatly stitched there, and in the
other two in the same manner—in a small purse attached to
his garter 19s. 6d. in silver—and in a concealed pocket in his
trousers, Is. 2., which, with the penny, amounted altogether
to 6t. Os. 9%d. When the discovery was made poor Donald's
" Oigh ! Oigh !" was truly pitiable—his whole covering was
not worth the Sid. Next morning Donald was elevated on the
top of the coach for Edinburgh at his own expense.—Edin-
burgh Paper.
VIOLENT STORM.—On Sunday afternoon the
metropolis was visited by two severe storms. Both were, how-
ever, of short duration, neither having lasted more than a
quarter of an hour or twenty minutes. The first, which was
chiefly confined to heavy rain, with squalls from the south-
west, and a distant peal of thunder, took place at forty-five
minutes past two o'clock, p.m., and the second, which was
more violent than the first, occurred at a quarter past four
o'clock. During the short continuance of the second, the
rain, mingled with large halstones, fell in torrents, accompa-
ni d by violent gusts of wind.
DINNER TO E. GIBBON WAKEFIELD,
On Saturday last a grand entertainment was given at the Cla-
rendon Hotel, by the Directors of tne New Zealand Company,
to Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Esq., on the occasion of that
gentleman leaving this country for Canada. The Governor of
the Compaq presided, assisted by Viscount Ingestre, M.P.,
Lord Petre, I,Hon. Francis Baring, M.P. Mr. J. A. Smith,
M.P„ Mr. Aglionby,M.P., Alderman Thompson, M.P., Al-
derman Copeland, M.P., Mr. Hutt, M.P., and other Direc-
tors cf the Corlal;any. Among the guests invited to meet Mr.
Wakefield were, Viscount Howick, M.P., Lord Eliot, M.P.,
Lord Fitzallan, M.P., Hight Hon. Sir Hussey Vivian, M.P.,
Right Hon. R. L. Sheii, M.P., Mr. Charles Buller, M.P.,
and Mr. Ward, M.P.

LITERATURE.
TAE ti'IR,I,IAIfIBIiF7ARY GUIDE. 1841.
By B, Nowt; Es i. bintpAin and Co. '
This useful bool: must nave cost the compiler,
Mr. Masse, no little labour, is rssy be seen Irons
the following summary of the contents: It con-
sists of 414 pages, printed In small but very
legible type, and gives a concise biography of
the Members of both Houses of Parliament,
with their respective ages, connexions, and nu-
merous other family details; a synoptical table
.of the votes in both Houses on the leadingques-
tions and principal divisions since, the intro-
duction of the Reform Bill to the present
period. An alphabetical list of the Counties,
Cities, &c., -returning Members to Parliament,
showing the period when each place
was enfranchised, the population, accord-
ing to the latest returns, with the result of the
different contested elections in 1833 and 1837,
the number of voters registered and qualified to
vote, the total number of voters polled, and the
piumpers and gross poll for each candidate, to-
gether with the names of the unsucces6ful candi-
dates. It contains also exclusively a table of the
gross numbers of voters polled each day at the
general elections in Ireland since 1832, with an
abstract of the total number of electors regis-
tered for the several counties, cities, and bo-
roughs in that country from 1831 to 1841; thus
furnishingcomplete infiirmation on almost every
subject connected with a general election. • The
work is sold at a very moderate price, and justly
deserves every encouragement and support from
the public. The following is a specimen of the
biographical noticcs :-
1830. Baouo ILA 31 ANA VAUX (BAR. ), HENRY BROUGHAM,
F.A.S. WHIG.—B. 19 Set. 1779; m. 1 April, 1819, Mary
Ann, eld. da. of Thos. Eden, Esq., and widow of lhomas
Spalding, Esq. ; sister of the Lady of Mm. Sir Graham
Moore, G. C.i& ' • cousin of Earl of • Auckland; Lord Henley,
the Lady of Sir Edmund C. Hartopp, Bart. and Sir Robert
Johnson Eden, Bart. His Lordship is author of " Historical
Sketches of Statesmen who flourished in the times of George
111. ;" grandson bf the late Rev. Dr. Syme, by Mary, sister
of Dr. Robertson, the Historian of Scotland ; cousin of Sir
Henry Alma, Bait. and the Lady of Mr. Serg. Axabin. Was
Lord Chancellor in the administration of Earl Grey; Counsel
to Queen Caroline in her trial before the House of Lords;
but tilled no office under the Crewn previous to his elevation to
the Woolsack. Was M.P. for Camvlford in 1812, Winchilsea
in 1820 and 1826; Knaresborough and Yorkshire in 1830
and stood ar. unsuccessful candidate for Westmoreland in 1826.
In the House of Commons hi Lordship was considered the
must powerful antagonist on the Opposition benches. 4, Graf-
ton-street; Brougham Hall, Pennell.

REPEAL OF THE CORN AND PRO-
VISION. LA WS, AND A REVISION OF THE
IMPORT DUTIES.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

A public meeting was held in the populous and manufacrur-
ing village of Waterhead-mill, near Oldham, last Wednesday
evening, called by a requisition of the principal inhabitants,
Tories, Whigs, Itadica's, and Chartists, for the above purpose.
Mr. John Lees, cotton-manufacturer, in the Chair.

The meeting was numerously attended. It had been pre-
viously understood that a party of the Chartist agitators from
Manchester would attend to upset the meeting. Several of
the Chartist leaders of Oldhlm and neighbourhopd were there
to support the views of the rsqui.itionists. As a first move-
ment of the obstructives or anarchists, they proposed a noisy
fellow to the Chair; however, the motion was lost. The
friends of the meeting, many of whom are Chartists, but will-
ing and anxious to better the condition of their fellow-men,
spoke admirably, exposing the pernicious effects
,of the Corn-
law s on the labouring population, the total ruin of the manu-
facturers, and the barefaced wickedness of the system, truly
depicting the distress they were occasioning, and the certainty
of their producing a terrible convulsion in the country if not
altered. The small clique from Manchester, and one or two
other renegades, uttered a mass of the greatest absurdities.
They fell on the master manufacturers with every reproachful
and abusive epithet, and endeavoured to excite in the minds of
the working classes the most bitter animosity against em-
ployers, against Government, and against property people. In-
deeed there was no bounds to the violence of their language.
They worked, what would otherwise have been an orderly
meeting, into one of turmoil and uproar ' • however, on the mu •
tion being put, the Chairman declared the petition for the
repeal and revision to be carried, on which an indescribable
confusion ensued, and the chairman vacated the chair.

It is but justiee to say that most of the leading, virtuous,
and intelligent Chartists in the neighbourhood, by the can-
dour and reasoning powers they displayed on this occasion,
won the esteem of even those who differed from them in
politics. The rabble of prowling paid orato•s, who live out of
th^ misery of our country, were mostly supported by more un •
thinking lads from twelve to eighteen years of age, and those
not many. Let the Tories beware how they use such instru-
ments; their principles go to sap the foundations of civil so-
ciety, and prepare men for desperate deeds.