The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Lora of his Majesty's Most Hon. Privy COuncil held
another meeting, at 12 o'clock yesterday, in the Council
Chamber, and resumed the examination of witnesses in the
matter of the late fire at the Houses of Lords and Commons.
The witnesses examined were Mr. Cooper (of the firm of
Cooper and Hall) and the Guard who came to town with the
Shrewsbury Union coach on Saturday morning. Both these
witnesses were called in together before their Lordships, the
Guard recognizing Mr. Cooper immediately as having been
his passenger. Mr. Cooper and the Guard were afterwards
examined separately. A gentleman of the name of Gale was
next examined before'their Lordships. -
The Lords present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earls of
Mulgrave and Munster, Viscounts Melbourne, Palmerston, and
Strangford, Lords Auckland and Hill, the Speaker of the
-House of Commons, Sirs John Hobhouse and James Graham,
and Mr. Cutlar Fergusson.
After the examination of Mr. Gale the Lords remained
some time in deliberation. The meeting broke up at 2 o'clock,
some of the Lords going to the library ofthe House of Lords
to further prorogue the Parliament.

The Lord Chancellor has left town for Brighton.
It is not expected that the Lords of the Privy Council will
assemble to-day.

The Turkish Minister and the French Charge d'Affaires
visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Austrian Charge d'Affaires transacted business yes-
terday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affaires.

Mr. Frankland Lewis, Chief Commissioner for the new
Poor Law, and the Right Hon. C. Grant and J. Abercromby
had interviews yesterday with Viscount Melbourne.
The Right Hon. Edward Ellice has arrived at Howick
Hall on a visit to Earl Grey.

Several of the works in -progress at the King's new Palace
in St. James's-park have been suspended. It is expected that
an examination of the building by Sir Robert Smirke and some
of the Officers of the Woods and Forests will take place.

BRIGHTON, OCT. 23.—1 n a short time Sussex
will be, at one and the same time, honoured with the residence
of the King and heiress apparent to the British throne—an
honour far which we ought to feel most grateful, and testify
our loyalty in a way that will be pleasing to the Royal visiters.
We are happy to learn that the Princess Augusta will accom-
pany their Majesty's to Brighton on the Ist of November.
We understand that the Royal Chapel will not be opened for
divine service on the first Sunday after the arrival of the Court.
Their Majesties will hear divine worship in the palace apart-
ments. Their Majesties will be welcomed on their arrival by
a display of fire-works, by Jones. Captain Pechell has sub-
scribed 2/. ; and we hope the example will be followed. Since
His Majesty's accession to the throne, the utmost attention has
been paid to the interior of the palace, as regards the conve-
nience of the establishment. The servants' rooms over the
new lodges at the northern and southern entrances are ex-
tremely compact and convenient, and the new hall, now com-
pleted, is very spacious and cheerful. Part of the old hall
has been connected with the new building (a portion of which
is immediately under the chapel), and part has been converted
into useful and domestic offices. A detachment of the Cold-
stream Guards is expected here on the 27th, to relieve the Ist
Royal. Dragoons on palace duty, and to remain during the stay
of the Court.—Brighton Gazette.
INSTALLATION OF COURTS OF LAW IN THE
FRENCII POSSESSIONS IN TIIE NORTH OF AFRICA.—The Ga-
zette des Tribunaux contains an account of the installation, on
the 30th of September, of the Courts of Law destined for the
trial of offences committed within the jurisdiction of the
French possessions at Algiers. The Cacti, the Muftis, and
the principal chiefs of the Moors, the Jews, and the Turks,
were present, and the Governor, after dwelling upon the im-
portance of establishing the reign of the laws, expressed a
hope that justice would be rendered to all with impartiality,
and that the Frenchman and the colonist would receive the
same protection.

NATURAL CURIOSITY.—A small potato, grown
in the head of a tobacco pipe, has been sent to this office for
the inspection of the curious. It was found by Mr. William
Anderson, while lifting his potatoes in the neighbourhood of
Peebles, and is really a freakish production of nature. The
pipe is a short " cutty," which must have been deposited with
the manure, and into its head a portion of the potato is firmly
wedged, while its upper part bulges out over the rim, some-
what like a Kilmarnock bonnet. Whether a " dottle "of to-
bacco had attracted the young esculent to its singular situation
we cannot say, but it looks healthy, and holds so fast by the
pipe that it cannot be detached without breaking it.—Scotsman
A correspondent of the Dublin Morning Register
has furnished some data for comparing the wealth and import-
ance of the boasted province of Ulster and a Cathalic province
(Munster). It would appear that it is assumed too readily
that Ulster is superior in wealth to the other provinces. Mun-
ster contains, by the last return, 2,215,364 inhabitants, and
Ulster 2,293,128 ; but the amount of excise collected in Mun-
ster bB3O was 587,165/., and in Ulster Only 405,7631. The
number of newspapers printed in Munster in 1831 was
893,999, and in Ulster 615,202. The number of children at-
tending school (1824) was for Munster 191,093, and in Ulster
141,959. Judging- from the extraordinary increase of exports
from and imports into Limerick from 1820, we should say that
Munster has increased much more rapidly in wealth than Ul.
ster. The value of exports from Limerick in 1820 was
525,6251. ; in 1831 it was 854,4061. It is now understood to
be above a million.

A vestry was held in Chatham parish on Thursday,
for the purpose of auditing the accounts of the churchwardens
and making a new church-rate. The following motion was
propo'ed by Mr. I. J. Dadd, seconded by Mr. T. Beveridge :
That this vestry be adjourned until the auditors of the
churchwardens' accounts have rendered their report to a vestry
called for that purpose." The following amendment was pro-
posed on the foregoing resolution, by Mr. E. Wickham, se-
conded by Mr. J. G. Bryant :—" That a rate of 4d. in the
pound be granted." After a great deal of angry discussion
had taken place between the High Church party and the
Dissenters and Liberals, the original motion was carried on a
show of hands. The churchwardens' party demanded a poll,
which was fixed to be held yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow.
The system of church-rates has produced more angry feeling
and contention than perhaps any other question now before
Parliament. It has been denounced in principle by the Legis-
lature, who have abolished it in Ireland, and have promised to
abolish it in England. It is cruel and unjust, and we hope
never to see another church-rate passed, either in Chatham or
elsewhere. The state of the poll last night at 8 o'clock was—
For the rate, 11l ; against it, 56.—Maidstone Gazette.

THE CAPTURED HAWK.—The hawk was cap-
tured by Edward Stutsberry, driver of the Isleworth coach,
and taken into Mr. Pope's house, and that the bird has been
known as a frequenter of St. Paul's dome about 20 years, not
40. The birdi s still to be seen at Mr. Pope's, and its tame-
ness is truly surprizing.
A WANT—NOT AN UNCOMMON ONE.—" Wanted
2,0001. from her customers, by Mrs. Margaret Lonorgan, pro-
prietress of the saddlery, harness, and boot-making establish-
ment, Caher, who most earnestly requests of them to pay their
respective bills, at least a great portion thereof, as it is her in-
tention to send her son William, acting saddler and bootmaker,
to Lords Glengall, &c., to London."—C7onnzel Paper.

' A vault has just been discovered under the Protest-
ant church of St. Marie, in the Rue St. Antoine, in Paris,
in which there were found about 20 coffins, some of which
have been there two hundred years. The inscriptions show
that this place was devoted to the sepulture of many families
of distinction, and among others those of Sevigne, Rochehouart,
Belancour, and Granger.
SENTIMENTALITY.—The High Sheriff has re-
ceived warrants from the Lord Lieutenant respiting the exe-
cution of Peter Walsh and Thomas Moraghan. The respiting
of these unfortunate men appeared to have caused great disap-
pointment, vast crowds having assembled at Castlebar to
witness the execution.--Mayo Puper.

SMOCKING DISCOVERY.—On Friday, about 12
o'clock, as Mr. George Watson was superintending some
labourers he had employed in Nelson-street, off Clare-street,
he directed a man, named Madigan, to descend through the
roof of the adjoining house, occupied by Mr. Arthur L. Gar-
ton, and which had been exposed in order to repair some
breaches. The man did so ; and seeing Mr. Garton's
bedroom door open and that gentleman in bed, Madigan
expressed his hopes that Mr. Garton was not disturbed
by their work; but not receiving an answer after repeat-
ing the observation, he became alarmed, and informed
his employer that he feared Mr. Garton was ill. Mr.
Watson immediately called on Surgeon Franklin, who in-
stantly repaired to the room of Mr. Garton, and to his asto-
nishment, upon removing the bedclothes, found Mr. Garton not
only dead, but in a very advanced state of decomposition, so
much so as to render the spectacle most repulsive ! He was
in the habit of frequently leaving home for days, and even
weeks, on professional business ; therefore the circumstance of
his house being closed for the week did not create surprise or
suspicion. A Coroner's Jury found that the deceased died
by the visitation of Almighty God, and that his death took
place some days since. Mr. Garton was an eminent musician,
and much regarded.—Limerick chroniok,