The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-16 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE CHANGES,

Sir Arthur and Lady Brooke Faulkner, from Trianon Cottage,
for Seizincote, the seat of Sir Charles Cockerell, Bart. ; Mr. and
Mrs. Maberley, from Gloucester for this town, &c. &c.

Lord and Lady Napier and their family have
left Runnimede for Plymouth, to embark on board the
Andromache frigate (Capt. Chats), for Canton, where
th, y are expected to arrive about the end of April.

Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothsay have left
the Earl of Hardwick's, in St. James's-square, for their
new residence, Carlton-terrace.

Prince Esterhazy gave a sumptuous dinner
on Thursday evening, at Chandos 11,,use, to Count
Bjornstjerna, the Chevalier de Lima (Portuguese Ambas-
sad.r), Baron and Barmen Biome, Count Ludolf, Baron-
ess Ompteda (Lady of the Hanoverian Minister). Baron
Buimv, M. Lichtenberg, Count Pahlen, and Mr. H.
Mandeville, late Secretary of Legation to the Ottoman
Porte. Viscount Palmerston was expected, but was un-
able to attend, being engaged to meet his colleagues at
dinner at the residence of the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer in Dawning-street.

The Duchess of Hamilton and the Earl and
Countess of Lincoln have left Portman square to join the
Duke of Hamilton, at Hamilton Palace, N. 13.

The General Steam Navigation Company's
mail packet the Tourist, from Hamburg, arrived off the
Cit,tom-house at 5 o'clock, p.m., yesterday. Miss E.
Tree, Mr. Kean, Mr. Vining, and other English p,r-
foriners, returned from Hamburg in the above named
packet.

The families of the Countess of Carysfort,
Earl Fortescue, Lord Braybrooke, and Sir Watkin Wil-
lims Wynn, are put into mourning by the death of Lord
Grenville, as well as that of the Duke of Buckingham.
Sir Watkin Williams Wynn is nephew to the deceased
Peer, his mother, the lite Dowager Lady Watkin Wil-
liams Wynn, being the elder sister of Lord Grenville, who
was also brother to the Countess Fortescue. It wis sai I
yesterday that his Lordship had bequeathed the bulk of
his large property, including the Dropinore estate, to his
favourite nephew, the Hon. George Matthew Fortescue,
brother to Viscount Ebrington, who recently united him-
self to a daughter of the Earl of Harrowhy. Lord Gren-
ville, it is understood, will retain the Carnerford property,
which her Ladyship, who was, before her marriage, the
Hon. Anne Pitt, only daughter of Thomas, first Lord
Camelford, inherits frotn her brother, the late Lord, killed
in the memorable duel with Mr. Best.

THE LATE HANNAH MORE.—The second
and concluding volume of Garrick's Correspondence, lately
published, is peculiarly interesting, from a number of
letters of the celebrated Hannah More. It is a pleasant
and pretty contrast for the present generation to reg ird
this eloquent theologianess in earnest correspondence with
the manager of a theatre, discussing with all gravity and
intense interest the minutte of stage management, and
the particular s of acts and scenes, and prologues anti epi-
logues. Her letters are lively, voluble, and womanlike,
but not equal to Mrs. Montague's, nor to Lady Spencer's,
whose letters, Ity the way, are very short, as though she
knew that she could not write one long enough, and there-
fore never attempted to write a long one.
MORE PROOFS OF TIIE MILDNESS OF
THE SEASON.—A correspondent says, that there are at
present a number of fine heads of cuhfiower brocoli ready
to cut, growing in the garden at Newby Park, near Top•
cliffe, belonging to H. B. Beaumont, Esq. Mr. J. Jackson
is the gardener.— York Courant.

On Tuesday a quarterly meeting of the Go-
vernors of the Royal Westminster Opthalmic Hospital,
King William-street, Strand, was held in the Committee
Room of the Hospital, established by his late Royal High-
ness the Duke of York, for giving surgical relief and
advice to the numerous po,r persons who, from want of
proper treatment, are losing that blessing, sight. The
immediate object of the meeting was the election of a
secretary, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Witnbridge,
who had filled the office much to the satisfaction of the
committee ; and Lieutenant Fowler, R.N., was the per-
son selected to fill the vacancy. The annual report of the
House Surgeons was also presented, and contains a nume-
rous list of cases which have been successfully treated
during the last year. The ennual report of the Treasurer,
Colonel Wood, was also presented, and, it is to be regret-
ted, displays a deficiency of 1371. 1 ls. Ad., occasioned
by the expenses of the establishment having exceeded the
contributions. It is to be hoped a generous public wilt
support this noble institution, which is intended to pro-
mote such laudable designs ; and we understand the mem-
bers of the Committee ss ill thankfully receive silver sub-
scriptions, in order to make up the above named defi-
ciency,

KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, JAN, 14.

THE KING V. BARRETT.

The Court has just given judgment, seriatim, on a
motion in this case, that the defendant might be at liberty
to obtain from the officer of the Court an attested copy
of the record before trial. The motion was made by
Mr. O'Connell, and very ably supported by Mr. Pigott.
The latter gentleman made a distinction in trials at bar
and Nisi Prius, and cited various authorities to show
that the law contemplated the existence of a record in the
former, though not in the latter, before judgment. Among
the authorities cited, was the report of the Commissioners
of Inquiry into the practice of the Irish Law Courts,
made some years ago, in which it was stated that the
officer of the Court of King's Bench received fees for
bringing down the record before a trial at bar.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied to this argument by
stating, generally, that such a motion was unprecedented
—that it had not been shown that it would serve the end.
of justice, if granted.—•that defendant sought to exercise
an inquisitorial authority over the officer of the Court,
for no purpose whatever except that of exhibiting his
power of doing so, or of delaying the administration of
justice. He said that the parchment brought into Court
on the day of trial, no matter by what name called, roll
or record, was nothing mere than a remembrance, made
by the register, or notes of the proceedings of the Court,
with a view to a future record after judgment.
The COURT decided, that in the absence of precedent,
or any reason for establishing one of this kind, they could
not grant the motion.
It was then agreed to by the Attorney-General, that
the defendant should have copies of the jury proce.,s, and
that if he, this day, gave notice for Thursday of any fur-
ther motion, judetnent would be stayed till that day,
though beyond the four days of term mentioned in the
statute for pronouncing judgment.