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

LONDON, WEDNESDAY

perxo, prosperity, and greatnes of England,' aro those
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 i❑ 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,
Mdlle. Therese Wagner, Miss Amelia Edwards, Miss
Ransford, Miss Pyne, and Miss Dolby; also Messrs.
Harrison, Benson, and Weiss. M. Orosz 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 is, 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 bo 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 tour 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, the
Lady in Waiting to her Royal Highness, the Baroness de
Speth, Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, Colonel
and Mrs. Bouverie, 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 Mtss Barrington, Lady
Frances Bruce, the Hon. Thomas Bruce, Lady Cowper,
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-
moat, the Lord in Waiting, Lord Elphinstone, the
Equerry in Waiting, Lord C. Fitzroy, the Equerry in
Waiting to his Royal Highness, Colonel F. H. Seymour,•
and the Master of the Household, Colonel Biddalph.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
younger members of the Royal Family, tot* 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 Charlemont, Lord Elphin-
stone, Colonel Biddulph, Lord A. Charles Fitzroy, and
Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour.
The Queen and Prince Albert loft 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. Stubb, and Mr. Schenk, had an in-
terview with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-
office. .

The Oxford University Commission had 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. H. S.
Johnsen,, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (S3cretary.)
Sir Gaspard Le Merchant bad 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.

FII.OIII AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION 1N TUE; WASHINGTON

JOURNALS.
National Observatory, Oct. 14, 1851.

Sir,—The chronometers sent in the GrinellExpedi-
tion, Lieut.-Commanding:E. J. De 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 been most re-
markable, doing great credit to their makers.
Those furnished the Advance are No. 2,131, Parkin-
son and Frodsham, and No. 121, Losoby.
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 went 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 (03. 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.
Those instruments have been subjected to the severest
tests to which it is possible to Subject instruments of
such delicate construction; yet so exquisitely were 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, Losoby,
after
having suffered all sorts of exposure to which such in-
struments are liable in a polar winter, is returned with a
change iu its daily rate, during a year and a half (17
mouths), of only three-hundredths of a second in time.
Respectfully, &c.,
M. F. MA.IIRY, Lieut. United States Navy.
Hon. C. M. Conrad, Acting Secretary Navy.

THE ARMY.
By the changes consequent upon the Prevet, the fol-
lowing commands and situations in thodurmy have be-
come vacant:—
District Commands—York, Birmingham, Portsmouth,
Dev onport, 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-
master-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 Buffs, 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 DO.
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 ont 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-toad, 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
LoNnux Dock-s.—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
policeman K 102 to her aid. Mr. Hays, a sur-
igaelogna,r and policeman
who sewed up the wound. Deceased died
the next day. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."
The New York Herald, of October 25, has the sin-
gular notice of the shipment of 100 cats to New Granada,
an article of export" as the editor observes, "we have
never goen before,"

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.