The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-11 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, JAN. 10.

Sir George Seymour arrived last evening at the Palace,
on a visit to their Majesties, with whom be had the honour
of dining and passing the evening.

At balf.past two o'clock yesterday their Majesties drove
out together, in a close carriage, to Shoreham, and re-
turned to the Palace at half-past four o'clock.
The Dowager Duchess of Richmond, Lady Noel, and
the Hon. Miss Ada Byron, Lady Rycroft, Gen. Pigott,
Lieut.-General Sir John Eley, and Lieut.-Colonel Evans,
M.P., visited their Majesties in the course of the day.
The Marchioness and Ladies Cornwallis, Colonel and
Lady E. Steele, Major Hope, Sir Francis Collier, Captain
Hope, R.N., Sir Charles and Lady Rowley, and Lord
Saltoun, with the suite, joined the Royal dinner party,
last evening, at the Palace.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

OxFoul), JAN. 11.—The Rev. W. G. Duncumb,
A.ll , of Brasmose College, his been instituted by the
Lord Bishop of Hereford to the living of Kenchester, in
that county, vacant by the cession of the Hon. and Rev.
Spencer Rodney; patron, the Lord Chancellor.
The Archbishop of York has been pleased to appoint
the Rev. W. Ruine, late Fellow of Exeter College
in this University, to the Perpetual Curacy of Kirl:living•
ton, Yorkshire, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W.
T. Wild.

The King has granted unto the Rev. W. Wood, 8.D.,
the place and dignity of a Canon or Prebendary of the
metropolitan church of Canterbury, void by the death of
the Rev. Charles Martin.

The Rev. Hugh MtNeill (son-in-law to Dr. Magee,
the late Archbishop of Dublin), is appointed successor to
the Rev. William Dalton, as Minister to it. Jude's,
Liverpool.
The Lord Bishop has conferred the Vicarage of Sr.
Erth, in this county, on the Rev. John Punnett, Curate
of Saint Columb Major.—Falmouth Packet.
The Rev. S. Coates, Curate to the Rev. L. V.
Harcourt, at Stokesley, in Cleveland, has been pre-
sented with the Perpetual Curacy of Thirbk.— York
Courant. _

The Rev. H. J. Knapp, M. A., has been appointed by
the Dean and Chapter to the Sub-Deanery of St. Paul's
and Vicarage of Willesden, Middlesex.
The Rev. Francis Foreman Clark, 8.A., late Mi-
nister of Christ Church, Coseley, has been appointed
Head Master of the Free Grammar School at Newcastle
under-Lyme, in the room of the Rev. John Anderton, re-
signed.

NAPLES, DEC. 23.—Among the distin-
guished foreigners recently arrived here are the Duke of
Devonshire, the celebrated Biron Dupuytren, and Mr.
Hope. The Duke de Dames and his family are expected.
Naples is like a French Colony, for one hears in any
society names well known under the empire; and during
the restoration, Beauvais, Lauriston, Talon, Marceline,
Biron, Craon, Beaumont, and others (English), abio
abound. Madame Malibran is the object of universal ad .
miration ; M. de Beriot is also here. Our Carni►al will
he brilliant in the extreme. Two soirees, given already
by the Austrian and Russian Ambassadors, were honoured
by the presence of the King and the Royal Family.
WOOLWICH.—There is a lively stir in the
Dock-yard. Orders are given to proceed with the Tra.
falgar, aship of 120 guns ; and the Spitfire new steam
ship is already rap dly building. The basin is unusually
full, having in it the Warrior, 74, to be fitted up as a
hulk, and the Hermes, Comet, African and Firely
steamers, under repair. The .Medea war steamer is to
he immediately got ready for sea. She is a beautiful and
very I irge vessel, the length of a frigate. Captain Ans'en
is to commission her. He arrived here a few weeks ago
in the Salamander another noble war vessel. The faci-
lity with which the Salamander turned round on ap-
proaching the basin afforded great pleasure to a number
of spectators. We mention this, because a main point in
the utility of these war steamers consists in the readiness
with which they can be put about. There is a report
that Lieutenant Cook is likely to have one of these ves-
sels. He has distinguished himsel by his useful in-
ventions.—Kent Herald.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gen-
tlemen to whom the Court of Examiners granted certifi-

cater of qualification on Thursday last :—Charles Cotton,

of Lynn Regis; Alfred Cooper, of Wbettcone, Leicester-
shire; John Maurice Conway, of Liverpool; Robert
Hunt, of Hull ; George Frederick Knipe, of Herefoi d ;
Elias Thomas, of Bristol; John Watkins, of Cardiff.
On Saturday evening, as Lafont, at the
Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris, was performing in the Prir
de Folk, representing Franconi tilting with another per-
sonating one of Loisset's troop, the lance of his adversary
got entangled in one of the side scenes, and became so
fixed that, as Lafont advanced in the ardour of his acting,
be ran against the point of the lance, which entered his
breast. The blood burst out with great free, bur, though
seriously hurt, the actor was able to retire from the stage
to his dressing room, where several medical gentlemen,
who were among the spectators, immediately attended him
and rendered every necessary assistance. They found the
wound was very serious, but did not apprehend any fatal
consequences. On the preceding evening Lepeintre, jun.,
who performs the Physician in the same piece, was obliged
to leave the stage from an attack which had every symp-
tom of approaching apoplexy.

Bishop Phillpo:ts has, through his secretary,
Mr. Barnes, given notice to the Rev. John Sergeant,
curate of Callington, who also possesses the perpetual
curacy of the parish of Eloskerry, near Launceston, that
he must either reside on the latter, or resign it. Mr.
Sergeant is upwards of seventy years of age, and has, it
appears, resided many years at Callington. Ile obtained
the perpetual curacy before mentioned about seven years
since. Our correspondent asks—Are there not six or
seven pluralists resident within twelve miles of Launces-
ton, whose non-residence is more liable to objections than
that of this aged clergyman, who, it seems, has signified
his readiness to resign his perpetual curacy ? Now, the
bishop, by selecting Mr. Sergeant to commence with, may
wish to give a forcible hint to others, who are supported
by high interest, that, as be would not admit age and
infirmities as an excuse for non-residence, he cannot allow
himself to be influenced by other motives. However, a
little time will show how far this conjecture is well founded.
—West Briton.

Gale Middleton is decidedly one of the
cleverest Novels which has come into our hands for some
time past. It discovers, indeed, so much talent that n e
would willingly have employed a more impressive and dig-
nified term than " clever." It is not a fashionable tale,
since it exposes, most unmercifully, and with all the fidelity
and vigour which experience and talent could supply, the
littleness, the heartlessness, and absurdities of hoot ton.
Such works as this we reckon excellent homilies. Its
smart satire, its faithful and clever portraiture, and its
wit, cannot fail to be appreciated. Besidts its various
excellencies, "Gale Middleton":contains many manly, just,
and beautiful sentiments.—Scotsman.

The estates of the late Itichard Martin,
Esq., in the county of Galway, which devolve to his son,
contain more acres than those of any nobleman or gentle-
man in the United Kingdom. They extend several miles
along the coast, but the greater portion consists of rocks
inaccessible in many parts, and totally unproductive as to
vegetation, and the principal population consists of some
scattered fishermen along the coast. This rugged shore
frowns on the Atlantic, but other parts of the estate are
fertile and productive, and are inhabited by a numerous
tenantry, who always insured the return of Mr. Martin,
whenever he offered himself a candidate to represent the
county in Parliament.

CANADIAN TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN ROSS.

—Most gratifying will it be to the lovers of science, and
to the province in general, that a notice has been given by
an honourable member of our Assembly to bring in a bill
authorising his Excellency Sir John Colborne to convey
the thanks of our Legislature to Captain Ross, of the
royal navy, accompanied by a gift of 1,000/. Considering
the extraordinary merit it is intended to reward, and the
singularly flourishing condition of our affairs, we should
have been better pleased bad the sum moved for been rather
larger, as better betokening our deep sense of the services
of Captain Ross, and more symbolical of our prodigiously
increased wealth.— Upper Canada Patriot.

LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, JAN. 9.--
The market has been flat to-day. About 1,200 bags have
been sold. Prices have a tendency to decline.

A measure of great importance to persons
engaged in historical researches, and to the public at large,
has recently been carried into effect by the exertions of the
commissioners of the public records of the realm, and
their secretary, Mr. Cooper. The accounts rendered into
the Exchequer by the Sheriffs, and by other person..
ministers and bailiffs of the crown, are entered of record
in rolls, which, for some reason not at present understood,
are called pipe rolls. There is now in existence a series
of these annual rolls, commencing with the second year
of King Henry 11. (A.D. 1155), and reaching to the
present year. It cannot but be regarded as highly credi-
table to the officers of the Court of Exchequer that this
series should have descended unbroken, except by the loss
of two rolls only. A few months ago 13 were understood
to be lost. The commission issued under the auspices of
the present Chancellor were not satisfied with this inror-
tnation; they directed that very strict and close search
should be made in all the depositions of Exchequer records,
and the result has been that 11 out of 13 have been dis-
covered, and are restored to the use of the public, leaving
only two
still wantingCommissioners
to b
completeavefound
a
meansannualof
rolls. The
opening much of the information to be found in these rolls
to the public; and, with the concurrence of the officers,
the Chancellor's rolls have been removed to the British
Museum, where they are regarded as other manuscripts
contained in that great repository, and where they may be
consulted by every one who chooses, subject only to the
same regulations as affect the use of any other books or
manuscripts there.