The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-15 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND left their resi-
dence at Kew yesterday for Hastings, where their Royal
Highnesses are expected to reside for some time.
Earl GREY left town on Tuesday evening, on a visit to
Lord DACRE, at his seat, the Hoo, Hertfordshire. The
Countess GREY accompanied his Lordship.
Viscount MELBOURNE left town on Tuesday afternoon.

Despatches were sent off from the Foreign-officeOn
Tuesday evening, for Viscount GRANVILLE, our Ambas-
sador at Paris, and also for Sir ROBERT ADAIR, our Mi-
nister at Brussels.

The Commander of the Forces transacted business yes-
terday, at the Admiralty.

The Birmingham Polish Associatiation in-
tend celebrating the anniversary of the glorious revolu-
tion of Poland on the 29th instant. Prince Czaaro-
RYSKI, late President of Poland, Count LSDISLAS DE
PLATER, Count CZAPSKI, M. JULIAN NIEMSEWITCH,
THOMAS CAMPBELL, Esq., and AucusTus BACH, Eq.,
are to be invited as euests on the occasion. THOMAS
ATTWOOD, Esq., the President, will take the Chair.

The LORD MAYOR has addressed a letter
to the Officer commanding the Ist Regiment of Life
Guards, expressing his approbation of the very excellent
conduct of the mounted band of the Life Guards in the
procession of the 9th instant, which so materially conduced
to the effect of the spectacle, and the good feeling which
was every where manifested on the occasion.

Lady KILLEEN is, and has been, for some
days past, lying ill of scarlet fever, at Spencer's Hotel,
Holyhead. Her Ladyship and Lord KILLEEN Were on
their return to Ireland, after a protracted attendance on
their children in the same dangerous disease at Learning.
ton, when their progress was arrested on the road by
Lady KILLEEN'S having been taken ill about 30 miles
from the Head.

The SPEAKER has been detained in town by
the illness of his eldest daughter, Miss CHALOTTE MAN..
NERS SUTTON, who is, however, now convalescent, and
the Right Hon. Gentleman and bis family will leave Pa-
lace•yard on Monday next, for Mistley Hall, in Essex,
which he rents of Lord RIVERS. According to present
arrangements, Parliament will be positively dissolved in
three weeks ; but we have reason to think that Mr. MAN-
NERS Surrox, acting as his predecessors have done, will
not vacate the venerable residence attached to the House
of Commons until the new Speaker shall he prepared to
take possession of the premises. We understand that the
privilege of the Speaker remaining at the house in St.
Stephen's•court after the dissolution of Parliament, is
usually granted by his MAJESTY as a matter of course.
The Right Hon. Gentleman and his Lady will entertain
a large party of distinguished visitants at Mistley. Since
the demise of the late Mrs. MANNERS SUTTON, mother of
the Speaker, and relict of the late Archbishop of CANTER •
BURY, hi, unmarried sisters have given up their town re-
siienee in Gloucester-place, and retired to Leamington,
where they live in comparative retirement.

Intelligence has been received through a
cliental on which we can place the fullest reliance—. trans-
mitted by an Englishman of distinction at Lisbon--that
there had been found on the banks of the Douro a despatch
from a Miguelite authority, containing a detailed account
of the losses sustained by the various corps of Don Mroun.'s
army. We have not time to specify the respective corps,
butthe total loss sustained by the usurper in the various
attacks on Oporto, amounted to 6,833 men. The same
document also gave the amount of the losses sustained by
Don PEoao's army, which was made to amount to 1,589
rank and file. This authentic avowal on the part of the
enemy will make its due impression on the public. In
fact, it confirms our belief, that the usurper cannot long
mlintain his ground under such difficulties. We may here
observe, that in the character given of Colonel HODGES,
in the letter of an Oporto correspondent, in the Chronicle
of Tuesday, too much censure was, perhaps, passed on him
on account of his severity. Great allowance ought to be
made far the difficult position in which he is placed, having
such very discordant materials to manage.—Morn. Chron.
THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE MIDDLESEX
SEsslows.—This office, which has hitherto been consi-
dered as an honorary one, is now proposed to be made
stipendiary and strictly laborious, and it is with this un-
derstanding that the new Chairman, W. H. MARRIOrTs
Esq., has accepted his appointment. Many cases now tried
at the Old Bailey are to be disposed of at the Middlesex
Sessions, and besides the additional labour thus imposed, it
is to be part of the Chairman's duty to attend all Com-
mittees appointed by the Court, for the purpose of making
himself acquainted with the exact state of all the varied
business of the county, and to take notes of any points of
law or difficulty which might arise, in order to investigate
and inform himself thereon before the county-day, so
that, if appealed to on that day, lie may never be taken
unawares." The salary of the office is proposed to be
1,2001. per annum, to be paid out of the county rate. Mr.
CONST received no salary from the county, bur the report
states that a sum (it does not name the amount) was annu-
ally paid to that Gentleman from the Treasury. Mr.
CONST, in his evidence, says this payment was not consi-
dered in the light of a remuneration for his services, but
as an equivalent for the expense incurred in maintaining a
certain degree of state which was thought incumbent on
the Chairman of the metropolitan county.—Times.
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—That amus-
ing and spirited opera, Fra Diavolo, was performed at
this theatre last evening, with two new performers, and it
few slight alterations in the original cast. Mr. WILsOS
took Mr. BRAHAM'S part (San Carlo) ; a Mr. BEN'
NETT, from the Bath theatre, represented Lorenzo ; and
Miss INVERARITY performed the character formerly al-
lotted to Miss CAWSE (Lady Allcash.) Mr. BENNIETT
has rather a sweet, pleasing voice, but that is nearly an
that can be said in his favour. His attitude and action
are of a very ordinary description, and his voice wants
both power and compass. Mr- WILSON had rather a
difficult task after BRAHAII7, but he went through it with
considerable success. He sung the " Gondolier, fond
passion's slave," very welt and the serenade, " Young
Agnes, beauteous flower," still better. The part of Lad,
.Allcash is not quite suited to Miss INVERARITY'S limited
powers of acting and musical skill. She seems not at all
at her ease in the recitative parts, and has nothing very su-
perior in her singing. The barcarole, however, was given,
with considerable skill and effect. The performance of
Miss ROMER, as Zerlina, was by far the best in the piece'
The comedy of Every One has his Fault preceded the
opera, and was better received than on its first perform-
ance. The house was very well attended.
HALIFAX.—The churh wardens and over-
seers of this town have lately been engaged in taking
as accurate an account as possible of the number, ages, and
earnings of each family belonging to the town, at present re-
ceiving parochial relief. The following is the result as to the
number and ages t—v:z., 430 families or distinct case*
containing 929 persons; 355 males, and 574 females
247 are under 10 years of age ; 159, from 10 to 20 ; 517 f
from 20 to 30 ; 60, from 30 to 40 ; 84, from 40 to 50
64., from 50 to 60; 258, 60 and upwards (exclusive 01
paupers in the workhouse). Amongst the females are
185 widows, of whom are 24 whose united ages amount
to 2,014 years, averaging 01 each. Amongst the males
are 46 widowers, of whom are 12 whose ages united
amount to 989 ; an average of 821 years each. This great
difference in the proportion of widows to that of widowers
may probably be accounted for by the latter marrying
again more frequently. The number of orphan children is
IS (exclusive of those in the Blue-coat Hospital), and the
number of blind persons is 9.—Express.
On Saturday morning last, a little after Six
o'clock, a fire was discovered on board the brig Orion,
Captain .Matisoar, when about five miles S.E. of Sunder..
land, from which port she had sailed, coal-laden, about
two hours before. The smoke was first observed by OP:
of the boys to proceed from the fore hatchway;
stric•
:i
search was made in the forecastle, and peak, the tnss,iP
hatches were taken off, and a few coals trimmed aoa/
when a body of fire was visibly seen towards the starboard
quarter. The deck was scuttled, and water poured
but the flames burst out further aft, and in a short ti e
t.
communicated to ten barrels of tar in the after-hold.
crew of a Shields' coble came to their assistance, but every
effort proved abortive to extinguish the flames. The'
steered for the land, and succeeded in running her ash°:
on Whitburn-sand. Cables being in attendance, the hvl
of the crew were all saved ; but the mate, two men, s'll,
two boys, were severely burnt. The captain, two
and one boy, escaped unhurt. The vessel burned to tu:i
wrer's edge, and is, of course, a total wreck. A fel
the materials are saved. It appears to have originate
:11
the co il.trimtners hiving left a candle burning, frona,Wiii,i
same of the wood-work caught fire, as she had been 10 -
up that morning. Tyne Mercury.
•11
EXTRAORDINARY MELON.—On -10
it
of October there was cut, in Sirs. CHErE'S gardeor4r,
Strathtyrun, Fifeshire, by JOHN M‘KINLA V, her f ft
dener, a most enormous melon, supposed to be the late
which has been grown in Scotland ; its circurnferoer
inea-ured in the one direction 36i inches, and in the ° is,
381 inches, and the mass weighed 271bs. avoirdutal
and, wl.a: is singular, this gigantic specimen of the :Ay
George melon was grown on a light sandy 10.1..." P.
burgh Evening Courant.

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PRICES OF STOCKS THU
Rank Stock
3‘Per Cent. Red. S23 %
2 Per Cent. Cons. 53 yy
okk per Cent.
Ditto Red -- 90%
New 3% per Cent. - 91% %%%
3 per Cent. Ann. 1726' -
Iper Cent. 1926 NOWA
Hank Long Ann. to expire
Jan. 5, 1860 16%
Oct. 10, 1859
Jan. 5, 1860
Jan. 5, 1880
April 5, 1880-- ....... -
_ Jan. 5, 1870

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS
Austrian Bonds B9
Belgian Bonds —
Ditto Account '3S4 q
Brazilian Bonds 47
Ditto Account 474
Buenos Ayres Bonds
22

Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds —
Ditto Account 16.;
Columbian Bonds ... ........
Ditto Account
___

Ditto Bonds, 1824 .... ll
Ditto Account —
Danish Bonds 6116.1014
Ditto Account —
Greek Bonds 22

Ditto Bonds, 1825
Ditto Account —
Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 21%
Ditto Account —

Ditto, 6 per cent.
Ditto Account. 27
Neapolitan

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 8
Bolanos Mining Company ..£l5O 160
Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm ) -£2O 4814
Ditto Nati0na1............. ................. 1731 IN

_ ........ _ ,
Ditto St. John Del Rey lO
Ditto Cocaes 5
British Iron Mining Company £5O
Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 48y
English Mining Company 12%
General Mining Association ll
Real del Monte Mining C 0...., —
United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/. pm.) 40
Ditto New Scrip 2
Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO
Protector Insurance Comp.
Australian Co.
• Canada Company l7
General Steam Navigation Co. l3
Provincial Bank of Ireland 25

5%
8%
X 1 5 0
3%
42%
9
28%

PRICKS OF IRISH STOC
tank Stock 1
Consols, 3 per cent.
Gov. Stock, 3x, per cent 893
Ditto, New 9O
i per Cent. —
_Gov. Deb. 3% per cent 83%
Royal Canal Stock 39%
Grand Canal Stock —
City Deb. 4 per cent 7751
Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c —

Arrived. Due.
O America 0
O Brazil
O Buenos Ayres 1
O Carthagena 0
1 Dublin ... 0
1 Flanders 0
1 France 0
0 Guernsev&Jersev 0

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning...4o minutes after 8 1 Evening...l4 minutes after 9.

TO THE ELECTORS OF MIDDLESEX.

GENTLEMEN,
MORE than two years have now elapsed
since you were pleased to call me from a compara-
tively private station, to fill the distinguished and impor-
tant one of Member for the Metropolitan County,

Personally unknown to you, and without local influence
from property or connections, I could only ascribe your
unsolicited and generous support to your approbation of
My political conduct, during many years of active service
as a Member of Parliament.

From the time of my being honoured as your Repre-
sentative—one of the most eventful periods in our history
have persevered in the same course, acted upon the
same principles, and I feel confident that in so doing I
have secured your suffrages for the ensuing Election.
Should you, therefore, again honour me with the im-
portant trust of your Representative in the Reformed
Parliament, I can only promise to continue my labours
for the general good to the best of my ability.
Should you prefer another Candidate, I hope he may
with equal zeal and integrity (for in these I will yield to
no man) possess superior talents to devote to his country's
service. I remain, Gentlemen,

Your faithful and obliged servant,
JOSEPH HUME.
Bryanston-square, Nov. 12, 1832.