The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND entertained
the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER and a select party
at dinner, on Saturday, at their residence at Kew.
The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER took an airing
yesterday afternoon, in a chariot and four, and visited the
Duke and Duchess of NORTHUMBERLAND, at Sion House.
The whole of the collection at the doors of Gloucester
Cathedra', at the ensuing Music Meeting, held under the
patronage of the KING, are to be applied to the support of
the Widows and Orphans of poor Clergymen of the Dio-
ceses of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester, who are prin-
cipally supported by the collections at the meetings of the
three Choirs. The expenses of the meetings are borne by
the Stewards.
The Swedish and United States Charge d'Affaires tran-
sacted business on Saturday at the Office of the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs.
Viscount PA LME ASTON and Lord HILL visited Earl
GREY on Saturday at the Treasury.
Viscount Aurtionr gave a grand dinner on Saturday to
a party of Members of the House of Commons, at his resi-
dence in Downing-street. Among the party were Lord
WATEB.PARK, Hon. 11. SNIITII, Sir M. S. STEWART, Sir
C. BURRELL, Colonel HuGnas, Messrs. LENNA RD, C.
FERGUSSON, W. P. MILDmaY, JERNINGIIAM, R. KNIGHT,
E. B. KING, J. LAMBERT, and APLEon.
Viscount ALTHOFF entertained a party at dinner last
evening. Among the company were the LORD CHAN..
C ELLOR, the Marquis of TAVISTOCK, Earl RADNOR, Lord
AUCKLAND, Lord EURINGTON. Sir F. BURDETT, Sir R.
FEaGusoN, Mr. R. COLBORN, and Mr. DENISON.

Sir J. GRAHAM, as First Lord of the Admiralty, held a
Levee on S iturday, at the Admiralty, which was attended
by about twenty Naval Officers.

A Reform dinner is about being given to the
poor of Newington parish. Messrs. PALMER, RICHARD-
SON, HARDY and others, are amongst the most liberal
contributors.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—Last week, in
the pump belonging to Mr. SYKES, Union Inn, Westgate
Common, Wakefield, was discovered a bird's nest (a red
start) with two young ones, nearly fledged. The: pump
has been daily worked, occasionally for three or four
hours together.— Halifax Express.
THoMAs WO ItL IDG E.—A laughable anec-
dote is recorded respecting this engraver.—While at Ox-
ford, drawing from some of the members of the university,
whose portraits were to be introduced into his work, a
gentleman arrived at an inn near where Worlidge then re-
sided, and having by some accident got a rent in his coat,
inquired of the waiter if there was a fine-drawer in the
town. '' 4,:j yes, sir," said the waiter, " there is a very
fine drawer in the town." " Then go to bid)," said the
traveller, " and see if he can manage my coat in an hour
or two while I stay." The waiter accordingly took the
coat and message to the artist, who, between anger and
jest, damned the fellow for a fool in taking him for a
tailor.—Library of the Fine Arts—July.
The accounts from Canada, which reach to
the 20th ult., contain the most di-tressing details of the
ravages which the ctolera was committing among the in-
habitants of Quebec and Montreal, and particularly
among the unfortunate emigrants from England and
Ireland. The disease was remarkably virulent, proving,
fn many cases,faltal in one or two hours. A letter, dated
.Montreal,
u Junerstreets
7,
yseas)t•se—rda;,Gartr.eatnonwumirhi numbers, teatl,
were‘
walking e
see scarcely any thing but carts with the dead." The dis-
ease did not confine its ravages to the poor, the dissolute,
r filthy; it had attacked all classes. The cases which
had occurred at
.Quebec were supposed to reach 2,500,
and the deaths, in nine days, to the frightful number of
SOO ! The return of cases and deaths at Montreal did
not exhibit so large a number, the disease not having
broken out there so soon as at Quebec. The deaths,
however, in seven days, amounted to 300. The United
States had not been visited by the pestilence. The
citizens had formed a cordon sanitaire along the w hole
line of frontier, and would not allow a soul to pass the
pensled, bath at Quebec and Montreal. All who could
was entirely sus-
line. Business, we need scarcely add,
quit tint towns have fled. None remained but the per-
sons whom necessity compelled to stay amidst the scenes
of death.

SOUTHAMPTON REFORM FESTIVAL.

The celebration of the glorious event of passing the Re-
form Bill took place at the town of Southampton, on Friday,
the 13th instant.

The Committee appointed for the purpose obtained a
very considerable sum in subscriptions, and it was resolved
to appropriate the money in giving a public dinner by
ticket to inhabitants, men and boys, above twelve years of
age, and by a distribution of fool and beer to the women,
and children under that age. In this mode, nearly 10,600
persons were provided for, of which number about 3,200
partook of the public dinner.
The festive day was ushered in by the discharge of ar-
tillery and ringing of bells at six o'clock in the morning;
13 pieces of ordnance being placed on the platform, and
discharged at various times during the day.
The guests were requested to assemble and form them-
selves into a procession in the Marsh, a fine open space of
common land, contiguous to the town.
The weather, although there bad been some heavy rain
and thunder the preceding evening, proved very favour-
able; there being only a very slight sprinkling in the
forenoon, which rendered it much more agreeable than
hot sunny weather.
_ _

John W. Drew, Esq., on horseback, (the Deputy
Chairman of the Committee), was the chief conductor of
the proceedings ; William Oke, Esq., the Mayor, being
President, and a number of Gentlemen, Vice-Presidents,
and Superintendants.
At one o'clock the procession being formed into
ten divisions, four deep, marched to the High-street, of
which street the town mainly consists, and it is considered
one of the most beautiful streets in the kingdon, of course
exceedingly well adapted to the occasion. The order of
the procession was as follows :

Win. Oke, Esq. the Mayor; P. Bingham, Esq. the Recorder;

and a number of Gentlemen.
Flags.
Band of Music.
John W. Drew, Esq. Chief Conductor.
FIRST DIVISION.
Superintendents.
The King's Arms.
Banner. —lnscription,
" Reform not Revolution."
SECOND DIVISION.
Superintendents.
Banner—" Union is Strength."
THIRD DIVISION,
Superintendents.
Banner—" The Rights of the People."

Ditto--Consisting of the Model of a human Arm, with an in-

scription on the muscles—
" Strength of the People."

Above this—a scroll " Reform Bill," mom!' ted with a smallflag.

" Victory obtained without Loss of Life."
FOURTH DIVISION.
Superintendents,
Banner—" Knowledge is Power."
Ditto—" Victory without Bloodshed."
FIFTH DIVISION.
Superintendents.
Banner—" Liberty the Glory of Britons."
SIXTH DIVISION.
Superintendents.
Banner—" The Representation of the People."
SEVENTH DIVISION.
Superintendents.
Banner—" King, Lords, and Commons."
EIGHTH DIVISION.
Superintendents.
Banner—" Grey and Brougham."
NINTH DIVISION.
Superintendents.
Banner—" Althorp and Russell."
Ditto—" Reform, Retrenchment, and Peace."
TENTH DIVISION.
Superintendents.

Banner—" Britons never shall be Slaves."

The Society of Druids, Lodge 83, assisted by the Sa-
lisbury Lodge 102, in the ancient costume of their order,
with various devices, preceded by the Newport amateur
Braes Band, who handsomely volunteered theieservices.
The procession was extremely well marshalled, and
marched in perfect order through Marsh-lane, St. Mary's-
street, New-road, above Bar, into the High-street, in which
street, in particular, the houses were beautifully decorated
with flags, laurels, &c. Tables were placed below the
Bar, reaching nearly to the quay, at which the guests
were seated, and whilst waiting for the dinner to be placed
on the tables, a bill written for the occasion was distribu-
ted amongst them.
The Mayor and his Vice-President and Friends were
stationed at the Gravel Stand, erected before Holyrood
Church, decorated with laurel—inscription in the front,
‘' God save the King."
The band of music played dur:ng dinner.
The dinner, which was entirely hot, consisted of roast
beef, veal pies, plum pudding, with a plentiful supply of
bread, vegetables and beer.

The quantity provided was amply sufficient, but owing
to some unfortunate mistake, one division, and part of
another, about 150 in number, were served without meat.
In the throng and bustle of the time it was found impos-
sible to remedy this mistake, the dishes intended for them
being placed elsewhere, and consequently they were de-
prived of their portions of the meat.
The conduct of this portion of the guests is deserving
of especial commendation, they bore their disappointment
with a patience, on its being explained, in such a manner as
so many individuals who style themselves " Gentlemen,"
would in all probability never equal.

It is supposed there were at least 20,000 persons pre-
sent, and the feast went off with the utmost decorum,
regularity, and peaceful harmony.
The shops were shut, and the people enjoyed a festive
holyday of the most gratifying description.
After dinner the Mayor gave the following toasts:—
" The King,"—Band, " God save the King."
" The Queen, and the Royal Family,"—" Rule
Britannia."

" Earl Grey and his Majesty's Ministers."—" Britons
strike home."

" The people—and may they never be found wanting
in constitutionally defending their just rights."—" When
order in this land commenced."

" The glorious Reform of 1832."—" Reform, Reform,
Reform !"

JAMES WELD, Esq., in a short speech, proposed a vote
of thanks to William Oke, Esq., the Mayor and President,
which that gentleman duly acknowledged, and the band
struck up the very appropriate air of " Hews of oak."
The bells then gave a peal, guns were Bred, and the
band led off to the Marsh, where beer was distributed, and
public amusements provided, 4Kli, as pony racing, &e.,
besides a number of rustic sports. Here the crowd was
very great, two bands of music played at intervals, and the
festive day terminated highly to the satisfaction of the
guests and the gratification of the numerous spectators.
The festival altogether was so well regulated, and the
people enjoyed themselves so much, that it cannot fail to
be long reflected upon with pleasure by all concerned. It
will, at all events, he so with the individual who gives
this account, and those gentlemen, inhabitants of the town,
who were laboriously engaged in the various committees
to make the necessary arrangements.

The author of the trick which Tories ex-
pected would turn out the present Ministers, notwithstand-
ing the influence of an accomplished female, has not yet
been reconciled to the chief of the party. The bit-by-bit
reforming Nobleman, whose ambition was disappointed
when the Whigs came into power, has failed to convince
the conservative party that the legal Lord is worthy of the
unreserved confidence of his former coadjutors.
Among the persons who attended the presen-
tation of the Oxford and Cambridge Addresses, on Wed-
nesday, was one gentleman in full regimentals, with an
academic gown thrown over them, in which singular cos-
tume he afterwards appeared in the streets. Tnis gentle-
man's classical attainments probably had not reached to
eeclunt arnzu toyce.

A trout was taken on Wednesday last by an
officer of the Life Guards, while fishing in the River Lugg,
at Mordiford, which weighed four pounds three quarters.
This is the largest fish of the kind that has been caught at
the place for some years.—Hereford Journal.
Few circumstances have reflected so little credit
upon medical science as the failure of the faculty in treating
the present epidemic. Not only are the great majority of
medical men notoriously and avowedly ignorant of the
❑ature of this disease, but actually treat with ridicule and
contempt that member of their own body whose compara-
tive success gives some gleam of hope to the sufferers under
this severevisiation.—/lforning Herald.

THE RULING PASSION STRONG IN DEATH.
—The groom of the late Duke of QUEENSBERRY, who
won the famous match with the celebrated Eleanour, was
an especial favourite with his Grace. Herring, when at
a great distance from the spot, that his faithful servant was
on the point of death, and had expressed an earnest desire
to speak a few words with his master before he departed
for ever, the Duke proceeded, post haste, to the place where
he lay. On being shown into the room the great man
approached the bed, and, gently drawing the curtains,
looked silently upon the countenance now glazing under
the first touch of death. The pitient turned with cliff.-
culty round, and his pale face brightened for a moment
as he caught his master's eye. "Ah ! my Lord," sobbed
forth the dying man, " Ah ! my Lord, you rememter
El-e a-nor. To be sure, John," assented the Duke.
" Ah !"continued the groom, " tear'nt she a ruU ' !
and The Oriyinal,

LISBON PAPERS.

(Front the Lisbon Gazette of July 4.—(Official.)

" DEPARTMENT OF VAR.

" Being resolved to employ all means to save the mo-
narchy, and the honour of the nation, from the most ini-
quitous aggression that has been attempted against Portugal,
I order, for that purpose, and in conformity with the laws
of nature, nations, and of war, that in case the expedition
of the rebels should approach the coasts of these king-
doms, Lisbon and all the places on the sea-coasts of the
kingdom shall be immediately declared in a state of siege,
and considered as being so, unless I give orders to the
contrary.
" M. Conde de S. Lorenco, Member of the Council of
State, Minister of War, will attend to this, and cause it to
be executed, giving the necessary orders.
" Palace of Cachias, June 30, 1832, with the signature
of his Maje.ty.
" July 5.

" ORDER OF THE DAY.

" Head-quarters, Palace of Cachias, July 3.

" Most Illustrious Sir,—The King orders me to trans-
mit to your Excellency the enclosed copy of the decree of
the 30th of June, declaring all places and districts can the
sea-coast to be its a state of siege, in case the rebels should
approach the coast of the kingdom. Of which I inform
your Excellency, that you may give the necessary orders.
" July 2. CONDE DE S. LOURENCO.

" TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS CONDE DE BAREACENA.

(OFFICIAL.)-.JULY 6.
" DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

'' Circular addressed to the Nuncio of his Holiness, to the
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
his Catholic Majesty, to the Charge d'Affaires of the
United States of America, and to the Consuls of the

other foreign nations residing in this capital.
" These kingdoms being threatened with an attack of a
premeditated expedition of the most iniquitous and scan-
dalous nature, essentially composed of disorganizing ele-
ments, from various foreign countries, organized in foreign
kingdoms, with armaments, ships, soldiers, crews, stores,
arms, ammunition, and provisions, belor ging to those fo-
reign countries, which form essentially the naval and mili-
tary force of the Portuguese rebels,—an aggression whose
object is to attack the independence of the Portuguese
nation, opposing the national will of millions of
inhabitants, in order to introduce civil war and the
most ferocious anarchy,—an aggression which is in-
tended to overthrow the venerable institutions of the
monarchy, and entirely to annihilate all the titles of
its glory ;—under these circumstances, I have the honour
to inform you, Sir, that when a country is threatened
with invasion, or a city exposed to be the theatre of a
martial conflict, it is proper to remove every thing that
may embarrass the action of the constituted authorities,
conformably ti the unquestionable right which all Govern-
ments possess within their own boundaries, as they can
never be deprived of the means of providing for their own
defence, and defeating the attempts of the enemy, and it
is in conformity with this principle, an established rule that
any military or naval force which is anchored or sta-
tioned, and which is not destined to take the character of
an auxiliary, is to withdraw before the attack, as well as
those persons of its nation who may in any manner be
considered as in the least danger, to avoid exposing their
persons or property to the contingencies of a conflict con-
sequent on a hostile aggression.
" In conformity with this practice, notice is given to
neutrals, that they may take in time their measures to
avoid all accident, because, otherwise, they would con-
tinue their traffic as in time of peace, and, in case of
their suffering any loss, would make doubtful claims of
restitution on the party in whose territory they continued
to reside.

" These kingdoms, therefore, being under these circum •
stances, and the King my Sovereign being resolved to
employ all means to save the monarchy and the honour
of the nation from that premeditated and rash attack, has
been pleas,d to promulgate the decree, of which I enclose
a copy for your information, that you may act accordingly.
" As soon, therefore, as the declaration of the state of
siege, provided for in the said decree, shall take place, all
means will be employed which may impede the communi-
cation of the enemy, and all intercourse whatever with the
places and districts in a state of siege, during the presence
of the enemy, will be strictly prohibited.
" In making this communication, I have at the same
time the honour to declare to you, as well as to a'l the sub-
jects of your nation, and to all (Aber foreigners who prefer
to remain, and who shall conduct themselves conformably
to the laws and to the terms of existing treaties, that they
will enjoy all the protection of his Majesty's Government,
for which it will employ all the powerful means which
it has at its command: at the same time, after this com-
munication to all neutrals, the Government of his Majesty
protests solemnly beforehand against any claims that may
be set up in consequence of the results of the conflict, for
which no Government ever could, or ever did, remain
responsible.

" God preserve you,
44 Visconde de SANTARENI.'
" Palace of Cachias, July 4."
The Gazettes of the 7th and 9th contai❑ no news.