The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

At his Majesty's Levee, on Wednesday, Mr. JOHN HAS.
RISON YALLor, Mayor of Norwich, accompanied by Al-
derman BOLINGBROKE, presented a loyal address from that
city to the KING, in favour of Reform, and expressing ap-
probation of the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers.
Messrs. YALLor and BOLINGBROKE were presented to
the KING by the Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH presented an address from the
Magistrates, Clergy, Gentlemen, Merchants, and Trades-
men of Gloucester and its vicinity, against the principle of
the Reform Bill, and against any measure of Reform which
does not meet the approval of the classes which comprise
the respectability, property, and knowledge of the country.
The Duke of BEAUFORT presented an address from a
large body of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders
of the county of Gloucester, against the measure of Reform.
Colonel Coax LANGTON, M.P., presented addresses
from Semersetshire.

Mr. T. FITZGERALD, Deputy Lieutenant of Waterford,
was presented to the KING by the Duke of DEVONSHIRE.
Mr. THOMAS SAMUEL Srar was presented to his
MAJESTY, on being appointed Lieutenant of the Honour-
able Band of Gentlemen Pensioners.

The Duchess of GIAOUCXSTER passed Wednesday com-
fortably, but her Royal Highness had not a good night.
Her Royal Highness receives visits only from members of
the Royal Family. His MAJEsz: paid a visit to tho Royal
Duchess yesterday. The Duchess of KENT aad the Princess
VICTORIA, the Duke and Duchess of CuassEELAND, the
Princess AUGUSTA, and the Duke of SUSSEX also visited
their Royal relative yesterday. Sir MENAI- HALYORD
continues to attend the Royal Duchess. Gloucester House
was thronged with the nobility and gentry yesterday.

Earl Gin-, the Hanoverian Minister, and the Quarter-
Master-General to the Forces, had audiences of the Kozo
yesterday. The Judge-Advocate General had also an
audience, and reported the proceedings of some Courts-
martial to his MAJESTY.
The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND came to town
yesterday from their residence at Kew. Their Royal High-
nesses and a select party dined with the KING and QUEEN
last evening, at the Palace of St. James's.
Mr. BURGE, the Agent for Jamaica, Mr. MAYERS, the
Agent for Barbadoes, Lord SEAFORD, and the Master-
General of the Ordnance, had interviews with Viscount
GODERICH yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Lord STANLEY, and Mr. DEMOS, M.P., Agent of
Jamaica, transacted business with Viscount Araktoar yes-
terday at the Treasury.

According to the Mo:
the effective force of the Fre
1832, consisted of—

reccnt official accounts,
1 army to the ht January,

Infantry 276,000 Veterans
Cavalry
Artillery

Engineers
Waggon Train 4,500

Total

The expence of this force is set down in the Budget at
250,475,000 f., which gives the annual expence per man,
607 f. 73c.

MEMOIRS OF GREAT COMMANDERS.
This work bide fair to rival in popularity the most suc-
cessful of the productions of the author of " Darnley,"
who has here chronicled the lives and exploits of HENRY
V. of England, the victor of Agincourt; of JOHN PLAN..
TAGENET, Duke of Bedford ; of GONZALVES DE CORDOVA,
the Great Captain ; of the Duke of ALVA, the oppressor ;
of OLIVER CROMWELL ; of the Duke of ALBEMARLE ;
of Marshal TURENNE ; of the Great CONDE ; of the Duke of
MARLBOROUGH; of Prince EUGENE; of the Earl of
PETERBOROUGH; of the Marquis of GRANBY ; and of
General WOLFS. A brighter array of illustrious names
could hardly be imagined.
ANTI-PROFANE SOCIETY.--A society has
been formed by the students of Charlotte Hall Academy,
Maryland, for the purpose of repressing swearing. The
members pledge their honour to abstain from profane
language themselves, and to endeavour to correct it in
others.

The wife of an Englishman in Paris, of some
celebrity at home, eloped from him about a month since
with his bosom friend, a Lieutenant of a regiment of ca-
valry in the East India Company's service. The criminal
intimacy seems to have been ripened at Harfleur, where
the husband and wife had been residing for some months
previously. The injured party is better known for the
pea-greenness of his inexperience, and his association with
certain large penalties for inconstancy, than hie dexterity
in eatrietting himself from the entanglements of selleetry.

THE QUEEN'S BIRTH-DAY.-4

This being the day appointed for the celebration of the
natal day of her MAJESTY, who, on the 13th of August
next, will have arrived at the age of 40 years, the bells of
the various parish churches were rang merrily, and at one
o'clock the Park and Tower 'guns fired a double Royal
-alute in honour of the happy occasion. All the Club
Houses at the west end of the town are making extensive
preparations for illuminating to-night in a style of splendour
hitherto unequalled. The Theatres are also to be lighted up.
All the houses of the Royal tradespeople are already pre-
pared, and the exhibitions are truly grand. At the orna-
mental glass-warehouse of Messrs. HANCOCK and RixoN.
in Cockspur-street, there is displayed a gigantic Star of
Brunswick, and the initials of the QUEEN on either side,
standing nearly twelve feet high, which will have a very
grand effect. CIIAMEEELA.YNE'S Royal Worcester Porce-
lain-warehouse in Bond-street, also deserves much
praise ; and though last not least, STEWARD, the
purveyor of milk and cream to the Royal Fa-
mily, displayed his loyalty and respect for his Royal
Mistress by hoisting her initials, a Crown, Star
and Evergreens, which had a ♦ery pretty effect. To enu-
merate the whole of the displays would occupy more space
than we can afford. Suffice to say the illuminations at
the west-end will be very general to-night.

Viscount CLIFDEN and Earl STANHOPE
were fined twenty shillings each by the Queen-square Ma-
gistrates yesterday, for not having their Christian names
painted on their carts. A Mr. BEALE, of Marshall-street,
Golden-square, was fined in the like sum for not having
both his Christian names painted on his cart ; and a Mr.
DAVIES, of Brunswick-street, was fined in the like sum,
for having his name painted black upon green, instead of
the lawful black and white.

We have lately heard of a specimen of the
"March of Intellect," equal to any thing that has reached
us before, and which leads to the belief that the general
distress of the country has not yet extended to one class
at least of the community. A gentleman in this town,
wanting a footman, was applied to by a man who, afttc
agreeing as to wages, and all other minor points, begged
to make one further enquiry—" What was the colour of
the Livery 9"—" Brown, with red breeches," he was told,
" Then, sir," said he " I cannot take the place ; I would
rather take three pounds a year less than wear red
breeches!" And he actually called a second time, although
unbidden, to say that, " on consideration he could not
snake up his mind to the breeches! !" Thus it appears
there are degrees of dignity in a livery,-4 distinction of
which we confess surselves to have been previously igno-
rant..... The above circumstance occurred in Brunswick-
square.—Brighton Gazette.

M. THOURET was, as we announced yester-
day, again brought before the Court of Assizes, upon two
accusations of libel and sedition, contained in two articles
inserted in the Revolution on the 18th and 27th of No-
vember last, but both indictments failed, and he was ac-
quitted. These make the 36th and 37th prosecutions to
which this Journal has been subjected since its institution.
—Galignanis Messenger.

Yesterday ten print-sellers were brought before
a Jury, for exposing to sale various lithographic and other
portraits of the Duke of REICHSTADT, thereby encouraging
a spirit of rebellion, and tending to disturb the public
peace; more particularly by the emblems engraved beneath
them ; amongst which the ADVOCATE-GENERAL pointed
out an eagle, holding in one of his claws a sword, with
the other grasping a globe, on which was inscribed
" France," at the same time turning the head towards the
Prince, and presenting to him a laurelled crown. The
prisoners protested that they were free from all evil inten-
tions, and conceived that, since the revolution of July,
they were at liberty to sell the portrait of the young Duke.
The Jury were of the same opinion, and delivered a ver-
dict of acquittal, and the Court ordered the prints to be
delivered up to their respective owners.— Galignani's
Messenger.

A vain and pert prater was boasting at his
club last week of the great impression which he made in a
certain Assembly whenever he spoke, end supposing that
one of the persons present nodded assent, the orator
quickly said, " but did you hesr my last speech r-
" No," said the other drily, 44 lavish I had."

The small-pox has been raging in Horsham
to an alarming extent. A huckster named Jtrrr first failed
in the East-street, about a month ago, and fell a victim to
the disease. His body was kept disinterred so long, that
his relatives were compelled at last to have it drawn to the
Church-yard. Nine days after his funeral no less than
thirty persons in the neighbourhood were attacked during
one night, five or six of whom died. The consequence
was that the disease spread rapidly, and trade has been
materially injured, the country people in the vicinity of the
town fearing to make their usual weekly purchases there.
Several families have been since inoculated. The small-
pox has also been very destructive at Arundel and Bognor.
—Brighton Gazette.

THE AMERICAN TARIFF.—The grand de-

bate on this question in the House of Representatives was

not expected to be brought on before April. The questirs
•' the renewal of the charter of the United States Bank
Aar to be previously disposed of.

On Monday se'nnight a duel took plane in
the immediate neighbourhood of Bordeaux, between M.
FERRIER, a Peruvian, residing in that city with his family,
and a M. Arum., in which the former was killed. Some
doubts having been expressed as to the regularity of the

proceedings at the rencontre, the two seconds have pub-
lished a joint statement to the following effect :—The two
principals having declared their mutual determination to
fight till one of them fell, the seconds arranged that they
should advance to within six paces of each other, whether
either of them fired previously or not. This distance was
measured and marked out by handkerchiefs. At a signal
given, the combatants marched forward, and, when within
ten paces of each other, M. FZARIER fired, and missed
1 his adversary, and wished there to receive his shot in re-
turn, but, according to the previous agreement, he was
made to advance to the line laid down. M. AERET theft
drew his trigger, the capsule (the pistols having deto-
nating locks) did not explode, and the seconds changed
it for another, when M. ABRIT fired, and M. FERRIES
fell. In opposition to an opinion that had been given by
some persons, that M. ABRET had no right to a second
fire, the seconds maintain that nothing can be deemed a
fire unless the ball be expelled from the barrel, and that
in this case, even that which may be called the priming
was not burnt. M. FERRIER. has left five children to
lament his loss. M. Maser has made his escape, but
both the seconds are in custody.— Galignani's Messenger
Thursday night, about eight o'clock, a shock-
ing casualty occurred near Cunnigar, in the South Li-
berties, arising kora the toe general and fatal practice of
country people laying dry flax up in the thatched roof of
their cottages, and frequently within reach of the hand.
The police party from Cunnigar were on patrol, when they
heard the crackling of flames, and distinctly saw a blaze
spring from -a little hamlet at 100 yards' distance. They
hurried to the scene of conflagration, and forced the door
open, bet the cloud of smoke and flame which burst forth
drove them back. In a second attempt, they fortunately
succeeded in rescuing from the fiery element DARBY
LEARY, the proprietot, and 'his eldest son and daughter,
who were nearly insensible. The flames now 'mired the
whole tenement, and, dreadful to *ay, LEALY'S wife and
her infant children (twins) perished in the conflagration,
spite of every exertion from the panes and country people.
In about fifteen minutes after the eat three lives were
saved, the police were enabled, amidst An burning ruins ,
to reach the bed of the mother, where they found her a
corpse, lying on her face and hands, and the infants (dead)
under her, as if in a last fond but hopeless Art to pre-
serve them from destruction. This calamity Was caused
by lighting a candle, which communicated with the flax,
and before the terrified inmates could procute" get outlet, so
combustible were the materials, that the whole cottage
was in a blase.—Limerick Chronicle.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE...-011 Wed-
nesday evening an inquest was held at the Adam and Eve,
Liverpool-road, Islington, on the body of SARAH Rowxx,
a fine-looking woman, aged 25. The deceased had co-
habited with a man named BUTLER, by whom she had
a child. He lately left her in a state of destitution, at a
house in the Edgware-road, having taken away all her ap-
parel. He became an assistant to a medical man in the
neighbourhood of Holborn, and lived at Hornsey with a
married woman named D'OYLEY. On Wednesday last she
went to Hornsey, and found BUTLER and his paramour
together. She fainted away almost as soon as she entered
the room. On recovering, she drew a paper from her
pock-t, and putting some white powder, which afterwards
turned out to be arsenic, into her hand, swallowed it.
The landlady went for a doctor, and an emetic was given
to her, but she died the next day. The Jury returned eae
verdict—" That the deceased took arsenic, being
,I_l
thin
, time in a state of mental derangement, produced °
the wYould
1 cruel treatment of BUTLER." They hoped
moneytha from the
gretences. It was
stated be prosecuted on the charge of procurin
r the above
stated at the inquest, that Mrs. D P
was, however,
• tanee took poison herself, which
t elrculris ' • • eto save her life. She is now
r extracted in softie:eat tan
relations of the deceased under
in s very weakly condition. falseo PE
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