The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-12 00:00:00

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pence, prosperity, and greatness of England, are those
who at this moment would make the patrician stand
aloof from the plebeian in the profession of a different
political and social creed, and in that sympathy with all
that is absolutist and retrograde in Europe, which was
never hitherto the characteristic even of the British
aristocracy, but which we are sorry has gained ground
amongst our wealthy and well-born classes.

THE GRAND POLISH. AND HUNGARIAN
BALL AND CONCERT AT THE GUILD-
HALL TO-MORROW.

Yesterday, in the afternoon, a meeting of the gentle-
men connected with the above-named undertaking was
held in the Aldermen's Chamber, at the Guildhall,
Deputy bit in the chair. Several Common Council-
men were present, and also many of the most influential
merchants and traders residing within the city of
London.

It was announced that so intense has been the public
feeling with regard to the objects advocated by the
Polish Association and the friends of the Hungarian re-
fugees that the sale of tickets has been so great that the
committee have been compelled to restrict the sale of
them, so that the earlier applicants may not bo discom-
moded by any inconvenient pressure. The hall will
preserve all the splendid fittings used on Lord Mayor's-
day, and the floor will this time be covered with cloth,
to obviate the inconvenience of the dust arising from
the chalk formerly used. To vary the attractions of the
ball, a select concert will take place in the Council
Chamber, and yesterday the correct list of the artistes who
have promised to attend was furnished to the reporter.
The vocalists will be Miss Louisa Pyne, Mrs. W. Weiss,
Mdli2. Therese Wagner, Miss Amelia Edwards, Miss
Hansford, Miss Pyne, and Miss Dolby; also Messrs.
Harrison, Benson, and Weiss. M. Oroz will perform
on the pianoforte, and M. Ramenyi on the violin. Both
of the latter gentlemen are exiled Hungarian officers.
Mr. Lindsay Sloper is appointed as the conductor, and
Messrs. harper and Son, the celebrated trumpeters, will
announce the arrival of Kossuth, upon his entrance into
the hall, with a grand flourish upon their instruments.
The duets, songs, ballads, serenades, and trios are most
select, and bid fair to give an excellent treat to all pre-
sent. Mr. Frank Bodda, unfortunately, will not be able
to be present, through indisposition.
Mr. Carr announced that the Lord Mayor had signified
his intention of being present; also Mr. Sheriff Cotterell.
Mr. Sheriff Swift will also attend, if enabled, the state of
his health, however, rendering his visit at present pro-
blematical.

After the transaction of a quantity of routine business
he committee adjourned at four o'clock until this day.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, Nov. 11.

The Royal dinner circle at the Castle yesterday in-
cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, tho
Lady in Waiting to her Royal Highness, the Baroness de
Speth, Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, Colonel
and Mrs. Bourerie, Lady Emily Seymour, and Sir
George C. Couper.
Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party. The
following distinguished persons had the honour of being
present:—Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Lady
Frances Bruce, the Hon. Thomas Bruce, Lady Couper,
Mr. and Miss Couper, Major-General and Lady Isabella
Wemyss, and Miss Isabella Wemyss.
The Queen and Prince Albert went to town this
morning by a special train of the South-Western Rail-
way, attended by the Lady in Waiting, Lady Charle-
mont, the Lord in Waiting, Lord Elphinstorse, the
Equerry in Waiting, Lord C. Fitzroy, the Equerry in
Waiting to his Royal Highness, Colonel F. H. beymour,
and the Master of the Household, Colonel Biddulph.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
younger members of the Royal Family, took their ac-
customed walking and pony exercise,

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
arrived at Buckingham Palace, at ten minutes past
eleven o'clock yesterday morning from Windsor Castle,
attended by the Countess of Churlemont, Lord Elphin-
stone, Colonel Biddulph, Lord A. Charles Fitzroy, and
Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour.
The Queen and Prince Albert left the Palace at a
quarter past twelve o'clock for the Exhibition Building
in Hyde-park, and afterwards took their departure, at-
tended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, for
Windsor Castle.
A deputation relative to direct steam communication
between this country and Newfoundland, consisting of
Mr. Brooking, Mr. Stubh, and Mr. Schenk, had an in-
terview with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.
The Oxford University Commission bad a meeting
yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of
the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present—the Bishop
of Norwich, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G.
Liddell, the Rev. Professor Powell, the Rev. G. 11. S.
Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary.)
Sir Gaspard Le Merchant had an interview yesterday
with Earl Grey, at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were received from the Governor of
Canada, and the Governors of the other North American
Provinces, at the Colonial-office, yesterday. Dispatches
were also received from the Governors of the West
India Islands.

CHRONOMETERS USED IN THE GRINELL
EXPEDITION.

FROM AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION IN THE WASHINGTON

JOURNALS.

National Observatory, Oct. 14, 1851.

Sir,—The chronometers sent in the Grinell Expedi-
tion, Lieut.-Commanding:E. J. Do Haven, in search of
Sir John Franklin and his companions, have been re-
turned into the hands of Arthur Stewart, chronometer
maker, New York, the agent of this office.
Mr. Stewart has compared them with his regulator,
and reported to me the results.
The performance of three of them has boon most re-
markable, doing great credit to their makers.
Those furnished the Advance are No. 2,131, Parkin-
son and Frodsham, and No. 121, Loseby.
The Loseby was sent from this office May 9, 1850,
with a daily gaining rate of 4 seconds and 37 hundredths
of a second (4s. 37). It was returned to Mr. Stewart
October 10, 1851, with a daily gaining rate of 4 seconds
and 40 hundredths of a second,(4s. 40). But, according
to Mr. Stewart's comparison, it has averaged during the
519 days of its absence, 4 seconds and 97 hundredths of
,second per day (4s. 97).
Those furnished to the Rescue, Passed Midshipman
S. P. Griffin commanding, were No. 2,110, Parkinson
and Frodsham, and No. 114, Loseby.
No. 2,110 wont from this office with a losing rate of
0 second 48 hundredths of a second (Os. 48); during its
absence its average loss has been 0 second and 34 hun-
dredths (Os. 34).
No. 114, Loseby, went from this office with a gaining
rate of 4 seconds and 3 hundredths of a second (4s. 03)
daily. Its average rate during its absence has been a
gain of exactly 4 seconds (45.) per day.
Loseby's chronometers are provided with a new means
of compensation.
The performance of his two chronometers, and of
2,110, Parkinson and Frodsham, may be considered truly
remarkable.
These instruments have been subjected to the severest
tests to which it is possible to subject instruments of
such delicate construction; yet so exquisitely wero they
provided with adjustments and compensations for the
very great extremes of temperature to which they have
been subjected, that one of them, No. 114, Loseby, after
having suffered all sorts of exposure to which such in-
struments are liable in a polar winter, is returned with a
change in its daily rate, during a year and a half (17
months), of only three•hundredths of a second in time.
Respectfully, &c.,
M. F. MAURY, Lieut. United States Navy.
Hon. C. M. Conrad, Acting Secretary Navy.

THE ARMY.
By the changes consequent upon the (Brevet, the fol-
lowing commands and situations in thesarmy have be-
come vacant:—
District Commands—York, Birmingham, Portsmouth,
Devonport, Carmarthen, Jersey, Guernsey, Edinburgh,
and Cork.
Staff Situations—The Inspecting General of Cavalry,
Commandant at Maidstone, Commandant at Chatham,
the Deputy-Adjutant-General and Deputy-Quarter-
mastcr-General in Dublin, the Inspecting Field Officers
of the recruiting districts of Newry, Bristol, Liverpool,
and. London, three Aides-de-Camp to her Majesty.
Regimental Commands—The 3d Bulls, 54th, 95th, and
Cape Mounted Riflemen.
The general officers commanding the troops in Ceylon
and New South Wales have been promoted, but this
does not as a matter of course oblige them to relinquish
their present employments.

METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—Yesterday no-
tices were given by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests
that they were about to form a new street from the end of
Lower Sloane-street to the north end of the Chelsea Suspen-
sion-bridge, to afford the public a direct access to Battersea-
park, now in the course of formation ; and also an embank-
ment along the north side of the Thames, from Vauxhall-
bridge to Chelsea Hospital ; also, that they were about to
enclose Kennington-common, and lay the same out as a
park, with ornamental walks and shrubberies, for public re-
creation ; the toll-gate in the Clapham-road is to be done
away with, and the new road from Camberwell widened and
improved. In order to facilitate the carriage approaches to
the new Victoria-park, Bethnal-green, a new street is forth-
with to be formed from the junction of Bethnal-green and
Cambridge-heath roads, near the Church of St. John's, in a
north-easterly direction, across Bethnal-green, to the Old
Ford-road, through the Bishop's-road, to the west entrance
of the park; and another from the turnpike at the meeting
of the Hackney and Cambridge-heath-roads, in an easterly
direction, along Prospect-place and Bishop's-road, to the
west entrance
of the park. The proposed temporary bridge
at Westminster is abandoned, and a permanent bridge is to
be constructed on the north or lower side of the existing
bridge, from the penny steam-boat pier to the opposite
stairs.

SUICIDE OF THE PRINCIPAL COOPER AT THE
LONDON DocKs.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at
the Crown and Anchor, Storey-street, Commercial-road,
relative to the death of Mr. John Webb, aged 36, principal
cooper at the London Docks, who committed suicide at his
late residence, No. 3, New Norfolk-street. It appeared that
for some months since the deceased was suffering from se-
vere nervous debility. He was attended by Dr. Allison,
Stepney-green, who found him subject to many strange
delusions. He prescribed for the deceased in the hopes of
removing the malady, but without effect. Last Friday
morning he got out of his bed while his wife was asleep.
Upon her awaking she went into the adjoining room, where
she found her husband laying on the sofa, covered with
blood, and a razor was tightly grasped in his right hand,
with which he had cut his throat. Her screams brought a
lodger and policeman K 102 to her aid. Mr. Hays, a sur-
geon, attended, who sewed up the wound. Deceased died
ie next day. Verdict—" Temporary in-anity."
The New York Herald, of October 25, has the sin-
gular notice of the shipment of 100 cats to New Granada,
4an article of export," as the editor observes, " we have
utvel aeeu Were,"