The Sun.
London, England, 1834-04-21 00:00:00

WINDSOR, APRIL 19.

His Majesty, after enjoying several hours' ride inhis
pony phaeton this day, returned to the Castle through
the town, at six o'clock. Her Majesty, on horseback,
accompanied by Prince George of Cambridge and her
suite, rode out for some time this afternoon.
On Wednesday next their Majesties will again leave
the Castle and proceed to St. James's, where his Ma-
jesty will give a banquet to the Knights and Officers
of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ; and Thurs-
day, the Bth of May, is appointed for the dinner given
to the Knights of the Orders of the Thistle and St.
Patrick. At these banquets the Knights will appear
in the splendid collars arid stars of their respective
orders.

A splendid juvenile ball (as we have before an-
nounced) will be given by their Majesties on the 24th
of May, at St. James's Palace, in honour of the Prin •
cess Victoria's birthday.— Windsor Express.
APRIL 20. —Their Majesties arrived here about seven
o'clock on Friday evening to dinner from town. Prince
George of Cambridge and his Preceptor, the Rev. Mr.
Wood, also arrived from town. . .

His Majesty spent some time yesterday morning with
Sir J. Wyatville, viewing the improvements of the
entrance from the town to the Castle, and afterwards
rode out in his pony phaeton in the Great Park for
some hours. The Queen on horseback took an airing
through the Great Park to Virginia Waters, accom-
panied by Prince George of Cambridge.
The Duke and Duchess of Gordon, and the Earl
and Countess Brownlow, arrived at the Castle this
morning. The Rev. Mr. Gossett performed Divine
Service in the Castle this morning.
The Foot Guards were inspected by his Majesty in
the Quadrangle. The Horse Guards were not in-
spected, having left this morning for London, in conse-
quence of the Trades' Union meeting.

The Earl of Durham and the Right Hon.
Edward Ellice arrived in town about six o'clock yes-
terday afternoon from Paris.

We are enabled to state from authority that
Lord J. Russell's Marriage Bill will be abandoned :
and that a more satisfactory measure will be intro-
duced, under sanction of the Government. We have,
likewise, the gratification of stating that the other
claims of the Dissenters, exclusive of the separation
of church and state, will be conceded.—Colchester
Gazette.

Lord Althorp's bill for the abolition of
church rates will be introduced this day. It is intended
to keep the churches in substantial repair at the national
expense, and to leave all that is ornamental, or not
absolutely necessary for the maintenance of the build-
ings, to be supplied by voluntary contribution from
those who frequent the churches. The sum requisite
to keep up the buildings will not, it is supposed, ex-
ceed 200,0001. per annum.

A number of the Privy Council have been
summoned to attend a committee of their Lordships on
the 24th instant, to hear counsel in support of the pe-
tition of the London University for a charter. The
Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishop of
London, the Cabinet Ministers, the Lord Chief
Justices of the King's Bench and Common Pleas, the
Lord Chief Baron, and the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land, have received summonses.

DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF KILLALA.—
This venerable prelate expired on Tuesday last, full of
years and honour, to the inconsolable affliction of his
family and friends, and to the irreparable loss of an
extensive district, which will be deprived of the spi-
ritual advantages of his precepts and example, and of
the many temporal benefits accruing from his constant
residence in his diocese, and the outlay of his income
in works of benevolence and charity amongst a needy
and necessitous population.

A serious accident occurred yesterday to a
lady in Whitehall, in crossing to Downing-street, by
a lady riding at a rapid rate, followed by her groom,
by which both ladies were precipitated with the
greatest violence, and received, in their,fall, the most
serious injuries. They were both taken to the surgery
of Mr. M' Carrie, of Parliament-street, by whose prompt
and skilful treatment they were enabled to be removed,
but one of the ladies continues in considerable danger.
THE PARKS.—The Parks were much more
numerously attended yesterday than they have been any
day during the present season.

The General Steam Navigation Company's
mail packet, the Ramona, from Hamburg, arrived off
the Custom House yesterday afternoon, April 20.
FUNERAL OF TWO TRADES' UNIONISTS.
—Yesterday afternoon William Armstrong, a member
of the " Trades' Confederated Union," was buried in
Lambeth old churchyard, having been carried thereto
from his residence near St. Paul's Cathedral. He was
followed by nearly two hundred of the unionists be-
longing to his lodge, walking two abreast, and each
having on his left breast a rosette formed of black and
white crape, tastefully disposed. The men were for
the most part well dressed, and behaved with a decorum
becoming the solemn occasion. The deceased was a
carpenter by trade. Another deceased " brother,"
belonging to the Builders' Union, was removed from
Blackfriars-road for burial in Spafields ground. The
procession was similarly conducted to the previous one,
but the attendance was more numerous, consisting,
besides his own lodge, of "brothers" belonging to se-
veral others.

A few (lays ago a sow, the property of Mr.
J. Thomason, of Bridgnorth, furrowed a most singu-
lar living animal, after ten fine pigs. Its body re-
sembles that of a pig, although the feet are cloven
considerably higher; but the most remarkable part is
the head, which is completely an elephant's in minia-
ture, except having no eyes nor the vestige of any.
The trunk is about two inches and a half long, with
an aperture at the end, and its mouth immediately
underneath. Two very broad ears grow out from near
the bottom of the neck. There is not the least sign
of hair upon any part of the body, it being quite
smooth. The animal lived only a few minutes._
Shrewsbury Chronicle,

LITERATURE.

OXI 01? D IN 1834.—London, 1834.

We have just perused the first part of a
little poem under this title. It is written with
spirit, point, and elegance, after the fashion of
Pope's Epistles. Perhaps there is too frequent
a recurrence of antithesis in the lines, and here
and there too much stilted versification ; but as
a whole, the poem does credit to the writer's
abilities. The couplet marked in italics has
all the satiric point of Pope :

Oxford beware ! thy tears will come too late—
The bear's embrace is deadly as his hate.
Oh ! monstrous union !—could not Arms and Arts
By sep'rate paths pursue their destin'd parts—
Must the weak maid with fatal fondness bow,
And play the harlot to incestuous vow?
Like 111essalina in her charms decline
With pleasures sated, yet inflam'd with wine :
Could no soft passion tickle her dead ear,
No suitor rouse her,—but a grenadier?
Art thou so fall'n, proud beauty ? was there none
Of all thy race esteem'd a worthy son
O'er thy decrepit dotage to preside,
And veil thy wrinkles with a filial pride ?
Not one thy care maternal to repay
Now thy step totters, and thy hair is grey!—
That thou wast forced in stranger ranks to seek
A soldier champion for thy faded cheek,
To face the lists in panoply, and dare
The world to gainsay that thy form is fair ?