The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1834.

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Majesties arrived in town on Saturday afternoon from
Windsor Castle.
The King, accompanied by the Queen, went to view the
scene of the late calamitous fire, and Westminster Hall. In
the carriage with their Majesties were the Earl of Albemarle
and Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. Sir Jeffery Wyatville, Sir
Henry Wheatley, and Colonel Bowater, followed in a second
carriage. Their Majesties were received by some of the Ca-
binet Ministers ; and after visiting the Hall, went to the resi-
dence of the Speaker of the House of Commons, where the
Right Hon. the Speaker was in attendance, and conducted the
King and Queen to various parts of the ruins. After remaining
about an hour, their Majesties returned to St. James's Palace.
The King gave audiences at St. James's to the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Viscount Mel-
bourne, Sir John Hobhouse, the Judge Advocate General
(who submitted to his Majesty for his approbation the pro-
ceedings of some courts-martial), and Lord Hill.
The Princess Sophia visited their Majesties.
Their Majesties left town at a quarter-past six o'clock in the
evening for Windsor Castle.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon, at the
residence of Viscount Melbourne. The Ministers present were
the Lord Chancellor (who arrived in town from Brighton),
Viscount Melbourne, the Earl of Mulgrave (who arrived in
town from Chatsworth, Derbyshire), Viscount Palmerston,
Mr. Secretary Rice, Viscount Althorp, Lord Auckland, the
Right Hon. C. Grant, Lord Holland, the Right Hon. J.
Abercromby, and Sir John Hobhouse.
The housekeeper and some of the resident officers of the
House of Lords, and some of the workmen employed at that
edifice were examined on this day (and also on Friday), before
the Cabinet Ministers, respecting the origin of the late fire.
The Ministers broke up at Ave o'clock.
In the evening, by order of Mr. Secretary Rice (officiating
for Viscount Duncannon as Secretary of State for the Home
Department), summonses were issued to a number of the Privy
Councillors to attend a meeting of the Privy Council at one
o'clock this day, in the Council Chamber, for the examination
of the officers of the House of Lords, and the workmen em-
ployed there. In several instances the summonses were for-
warded to Noblemen and Gentlemen who were out of town.
The Attorney-General (who is staying on a visit to Sir James
Scarlett at his residence near Dorking) will, it is expected,
attend the meeting to conduct the examination.
Sir R. Smirke had an interview with Viscount Melbourne
on Friday.
The Turkish Minister visited Viscount Palmerston on Sa-
turday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. Rennie visited Viscount Melbourne.
Dispatches were sent off on Friday evening from the Colo-
nial-office for the Governor of the West India islands.

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Viscount- Duncannon is expected to arrive at Dublin from
Besborough.
Lord Holland entertained the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of
Mulgrave, the Right Hon. J. Abercromby, and a select party
at dinner, on Saturday evening, at Holland House .Kensington.

mutually happy. There was not room for any very good act-
ing, but what there was to do was well done. The piece was,
as it deserved to be, eminently successful.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

The Rev. Hugh James Rose, of Trinity college, has re-
signed the Divinity Professorship at Durham.
Yesterday, the Rev. Thos. Webster, B. D., vicar of Oak-
ington, and late Fellow of Queen's college, in this university,
was instituted by the Lord Bishop of Ely to the rectory of St.
Botolph's, in this town, on the presentation of the President
and Fellows of Queen's college.
The Rev. E. Thompson, B. A., late of Clare hall, in this
university, has been instituted to the rectory of Keyworth, iii
the county of Nottingham, vacant on the resignation of the Rev.
J. Champion, M. A. and on the presentation of Porter Thomp-
son, Esq., of Enfield, Middlesex.
Fred. Watson, M. A., of Emmanuel college, Robt. Deve-
reux, of Downing college, and Prosser Pearce, B. A., of
Queen's college, in this university, were lately ordained Dea-
cons by the Lord Bishop of St. David's.

THE LATE FIRE.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN.

Sin,—Having this evening learned that in some of the
public prints, it is asserted that the military engaged in re-
moving the furniture from the Speaker's house had got
drunk in his cellars, I consider it only an act of justice to
contradict this account, and to state, that on the following
morning I heard the Speaker's son say that the cellars were
perfectly safe, and untouched.
I was present from half-past seven to half-past twelve,
and in the Speaker's house for more than two hours, until
all was cleared out, and can state as an eye witness, that
nothing could be more exemplary than the conduct of both
officers and men ; and that soldiers and policemen vied with
each other in exertions to remove, with the least damage
possible, all the books, papers, furniture, pictures, and
other valuables. _ _ _

The arrangements made by the Commissioners of Police
and commanding officers for the protection of the property
so removed were admirable, and so far from the least dis-
position to intemperance being exhibited by the men, they
were almost exhausted by fatigue, before even a very small
supply of beer was obtained. In the zeal, order, and num-
bers of the soldiers and police, and the daring of the fire-
men, nothing was wanting ; but, in the power of the en-
gines, the quantity of water, and the general superintend-
ence of the whole operations, a most lamentable deficiency
was apparent.—l remain, yours sincerely,
JOSEPH HUME.
Bryanstone-square, 18th October, 1834.