The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-10 00:00:00

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mittee. and Colonel .1...1,x; ti t;nd
special Curnmis,,ionen,, ntt:ended the ',105h1 Commit-
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stoners.

' The meeting broke ttp soon after one 10-lea
„Prince Albert took his departure, ouhis return toWind-
sor.Castle.

The Queen will hold a Privy Connell to-morrow
(Tuesday, the 11th), at Windsor Pustle. Sun monsee
were issued on Saturday to the Ministers and (Zoo's of
state.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess et Cambridge
and the Princess Mary loft Frogmore, the resider:-.of
of
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, on Saturday
morning, travelled.to ,tewn. by. tee cirrst , tern Rail.
way, attended by E.:ron Xlll affil ek, gtirj 014 a to
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester House. In. the stftlinOt'n: tW Duchess. of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary pfoeeeded to Kew.
The. Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the
Council, gave a dinner on -Saturcifty, at. lAnsdowtte
House, to the Cabinet Ministers sal west officers or
the Queen's Household, st which the roll of the High
Sheriffs for the present year was settled. The dinner
party included Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor,
the Earl of Minto, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Right Hon. Sir
Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sir John Hobhouse, the
Earl .of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right
Hon. Fox Maule the Marquis of 'W( strninster (Lord
Steward), the Marquis of Breadalbane (Lord Chamber-
lain), and the Duke ;of Norfolk (Master ci the Horse).
The Hon. William Bathurst., Clerk of the Privy Coun-
cil, also dined with the party.
Baron de Brunnow, tae Russian Mihister, had an in-
terview with Sir George Grey on Saturday, at the Home
Office.

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue; with Mr. Pressly and Mr. Timm, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Satur-
day, at his Official residence, in Downing-street.
A depilation (a committee appointed at a meeting of
Metropolitan Representatives), consisting cf Mr. F. F.
Nicbolay, chairman, Messrs. J. Whitmore' George Po-
-13u4, J. C. Curtiss, Richard Dover, James Frowen, St.
.ittqlehone; Messrs. William Geeson Rod George Gar-
rett, churchwardens of St. James's; Messrs. T. Marsh
Nelson, T. Watkins, Miles Miles, end H. Jackson, ves-
trymen of ditto; Messrs. John Cole and P. R. Harrison,
churchwardens of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields; Mr.
Richaid Cobbett, jun.,' chairman of board of guar-,
(Hans, ' ditto; Megan. Trelawney sunders and.
James Labran, of the Paving Board of ditto;
Messrs. J. Tarplee and R. S. Phillips, churchwardens
Of' St. Luke's, Middlesei; Messrs. William Horn and
Richard-Hooper, ditto; Mr. Charles Willson, cnnrch-
warden, Messrs. William Howard and Thomas Hart,
overseers, acrd Messrs. John Owen Hart, Thomas Wm.
Plum, and Andrew Knox, St. Giles's, Camberwell;
Measr,. F. Healey, T. H. Smith, Edward Hickman, "Wm.
Ilarding. and Lewis C. Hertzlet, St. Pancras ; Mr..
Henry Cowp,T, St. Giles's and St. George's; William
Ouvre, St. • Anne's, Westminster ; Mr. ohn Day,
Southwark; Messrs. P. Palmer, 'Edward Robinson, S.
Fleming, W. Whitaker, and F. Toulmin Smith, Horn-
sey,—had an interview with Sir George Grey, at the
Horne-office, on Saturday, on the Sewers quPstion.
Mr. Locke. ,51 P., Ead an interview with- the Right-
Hon. Henry Ls,bouchere on Saturday, at the Board of
Trade.

A deputation, head, d by Mr. Barber, tbe Registrar,
from the Coaiwhippers. bad an interview with the
Right Hon. Henry Labouchere on Saturday, at the
Board of Trade. '

Sir W. Clay, M.P., had an interview with Sir George
Grey cn Saturday, at the Licme-dice. Mr. Duncufr,
M.P., had aleo an interview with the Right Honourable
Gentleman.

Dispatches were received from the Lord High Com-
missioner of the lonian Islands and from the Governor
of Malts, at the Colonial-k.ffice on Saturday.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on
Saturday. Present—Baron Parke, the Chancellor of
the DUchY of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty
Court, and Sir Edward Ryan. An appeal from the
Prerogative Court, •' Greville v. T 3 lee" (part heard)
seas resumed and concluded.

PRIVILEGES OF THE PEERAGE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE .SUN.

Sir.—l am a west end tradesman • some year-and-a-half
back a certain nobleman unfortunately dealt with me end
got into my debt, and from, which there seems some doubt if
I ever shall get him out, unless the Legislature will abolish
the law of privilege, under which he now treats me with
contempt, and sets me at defiance, as I will at once
show you.
If I proceed against him in the County Court and go t•
au execution against any effects be may have, I shall find
myself shut out by the landlord or landlady of the house
where he occupies furnished apartments, and to whom 4 sus-
pect he owes a large amount of rent. An execution against
his person I cannot, have because of his privilege as a peer.
Do you not call this a wrong without a remedy—a complete
denial of justice?

Begging your powerful assistance, I am, Sir, &c.,
AN UNPRIVILEGED TRADESMAN.

TO TAE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,--My attention has only to-day been called to a letter
in your paper of Thursday evening, signed J. D.,, repaoach-
fully casting some serious charges and- reflections on ewes -
one of thertirryntirttien whose engagements render •
them amenable to the caprice or temper at thousands, who
expect, when a post-office is attached, that their frivolous
question,: about letters, &c., must supersede all other busi-
ness. The economical method pursued by the Post-office for
the acknowledged great benefit society derives, will not
admit of employing a person solely to perform their duty at
every office in the metropolis. I suggest a method to cure
the nervous and irritable temper of J. D., who, it appears,
wanted to be served instanter—namely, to place him behind
a counter where a tolerably good business is being carried on,
and, independent of his regular duties, see that he failed not
to answer a continual group of inquirers (not always the
most polite) in such matters as these :—"ls this letter in time
for the next delivery ?" " Give me a stamp, and change me
half a sovereign ; " When will this letter arrive?" " Just
weigh this letter ;" " Register these five letters ;" " Trouble
you Ibr a wafer," &e.
I think after this trial J. D. would pause before attempting
to write anonymous letters calculated to prejudice the public
mind against individuals placed in a situation of great trust
and continual mental anxiety.
I am, Sir. your obedient servant,
NON-ARISTOCRATIC SHOPMAN.

Feb. 8, 1851.

TO' THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR, Will you permit me, through the medium of your
journal, to remind your Pimlico correspondent, who com-
plains .of the want of attention uniformly exhibited towards
him at the Letter Receiving Offices, that he may easily
avoid the annoyance by providing himself with postage-
stamps, the use of which greatly facilitates postal arrange-
ments.

Your correspondent, it would appear, systematically ne-
glect:4 doing this, brings upon himself great inconvenience
in consequence, and thus esteems himself an injured man,
and asks you to redress his grievance. _

I am, Sir, &c.,
PREVENTIVE.

THE IMPROVEMENT OF LEICESTER-SQUARE.—A
meeting of the inhabitants of this district was held on Tues-
day evening at the Sabloniere Hotel, to take into considera-
tion Mr. Wyld's proposal for the erection of his great globe
hi the centre of the square, and for its improvement and
ornamental arrangement. The meeting was numerously
attended. The chairman briefly stated that the object of
the meeting was to consider what should be done with the
square, which was now a public nuisance. Mr. Wyld then
lose and stated that the building he proposed to erect in the
square was for the purpose of exhibition. It would be com-
posed of iron, wood, and glass, and as little stone should be
in its canstruction as the ciEcial referees would allow. This
building would comprise a globe representing the earth,
sixty feet in diameter; and the remaining part would contain
specimens,, both geographical and ethnographical, of mine-
rals, cestumes, &c. He proposed to purchase the freehold
for ten years, at a cost of 3,0004 If the inhabitants, at the
expiration of that time., were willing that he should con-
tinue, well and good; but if not, he pledged himself to re-
move all the building, and convert the square into a garden.
The building would nearly till the square. It was to be eir-
cular,. with Jour projections, and not more than 20 feet high.
From the centre a dome, 60 feet high, would rise, encloaing
the globe. The globe would be viewed from the interior, the
countries being modelled in relief on the interior surface.
The building would be erected in five weeks. The Chairman
anfrkos
doubted whether there was not an act
.prolpbtbit,,ie,gq
erec-
tion of any building higher than the rail, o
andt also asr to in
watchmen
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cited a case within his recollection, when
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ant
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this
grille land, and with
whom lay the power of conveyacee
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~vbeduildwin:ra.hpou.
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exertions to rescue. That t''• •
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dilapidated condition, intoitMs 1
n the plan of Mr. W ld for the expresses
it ' sr
• y erection of
m the centre of the uare " Th
his great globe believe will exceed . e expense of
ii
I.e: Leicester-
squaretconcurrenceh
the building, we ,5,0004 and in addition.
1 -. the cost of the models is 12,0001.
to t IL.
3loansas BY CUTTING A COLLIERY P . IT-ROPE.—
During.the past week the police of West Bromwich were en-
gaged in investigating an occurrence athich there isj too
much reason to fear will justify the heading we have given
this paragaph. Wie allude to the circumstances under which
two men, named Richard Grice and David Richards, and a
lad fourteen years of age, named Thomas Riley, met with a
premature and dreadful death. They were employed in a
pit near Hill Top, belonging to what is known as .Wednes-
bury Old Field Colliery, and in the occupation of Richard,
Morgan, Esq. At an early hour of the morning of Friday
week they got into the skip for the purpose of descending to
work, but when they had got about thirty yards down the
shaft (which is 90 yards deep) the rope snapped, and the
skip and its cargo tell to the bottom. The boy was kiiled at
once, his body being absolutely shattered to pieces, while the
two men were injared in so dreadful a manner as to render it
a matter of impossibility that they could survive. They
lived, however, for two or three days. On the rope being
examined, it was apparent heyond the least doubt. that it
had been cut nearly through by some_ sharp
oirnsetry...nieent.
Inquests on the bodies were commenced by . g
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Imai, and the inqainies were
lifie, Esq., but no evidence was taken, and
foravarding information to' the
adjourned for the purpose of
chronicle.
Home•office.— Worcestershire
n Thursday HIGHWAY ROBBERY.--0 • ay evening as
i) • ILittlechild, of Doildinghurst,.viaS returning home
Mr. avic
when within a mile of his own house, about
rroni London, w
men jumped into the waggon, in which
eleven o'clock, two .
b,
" down,
be was lying •
.while a bey named Madle was driving,
and another h '
nisn seized the urges head,. The fellows rifled
his pockets and took from him 51. 9s. and some halfpence.
Littlechild returned to Brentwoodatnd gave information to
guperintendent Coulson,
named Bads, and he was identified by Littlechild as one of
those who robbed him. On the following day another man
named Purkis was taken into custody, and both. of them
were identified by Mettle. The prisoners' shoes were com-
pared with some impressions made near the spot, and they
corresponded. Both prisoners were taken before P. Button,
Esq., at Brentwood, and committed for trial at the *Seizes.—
lfssex Herald.