The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The health of the Duke of Cumberland improves daily.
The Duchess of Gloucester was stated to be a great deal
better yesterday.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent entertained a party
at dinner on Saturday at the King's Palace at Kensington.
The Dukeof Gloucester and the Princess Sophia visited the
Princess Augusta on Saturday at her residence in the Palace at
St. James's.

Divine Service was performed yesterday before the Duchess
of Kent and the Princess Victoria and their Royal Highnesses'
Household by the Dean of Chester.
Prince Talleyrand, the French Ambassador. and Mr. Van
Buren, the Minister from the United States, had interviews with
Viscount Palmerston on Saturday, at the Foreign-office.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office,
from Sir C. Colville, the Governor of the Mauritius ; and also
from Sir Peregrine Maitland, the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova
Scotia.

The Lord Chancellor and Mr. Burge, the Agent for Jamaica,
had interviews with Viscount Althorp, on Saturday, at the
Treasury.

The Secretary at War visited Earl Grey on Saturday.
Viscount Althorp entertained a party of Members of the
House of Commons at dinner on Saturday evening, at his xesi.
donee in Downing-street. Among the party were Lord Dudley
Stuart, Sir E. Troubridge, Messrs. Blamire, Callaghan, Chap-
man, Curteis, Heneage, Rooper, Townley, Schonswar, and E.
S. Stewart.

WINDSOR, MARCH IS--In consequence of the continued
serious indisposition of the young Princess Louise, the eastern
Terrace was not open to the public yesterday ; and to-day that
is not only the case, but the northern Terrace is ordered to be
shut by command of the King, nor have any of the Royal party
been at St. George • Chapel this morning.

The Princess, it is stated, continues as ill as possible ; in
fact, as ill as she can be and be alive-
The Foot Guards marched to the Horse Barracks this morn-
ing to attend Divine service. There has been no parade in the
Quadrangle of the Palace to-day, owing to the i►lness of the
Princess.

The Duchess Bernard, of Saxe \Veitnar, the
mother of the Princess Louise, who now lies so dangerously ill
at Windsor Castle, is expected to arrive in a day or two from
the continent. The Princess has expressed an ardent wish to
see her mother. The state of the Princess is hopeless : it is
thought that she perhaps may live a fortnight or more, but
the most probable thing is, that a few days will terminate her
sufferings.

ALARM OF FIRE AT KENSINGTON PA-
LICE.—EarIy on Saturday morning, the Baroness de Letzen,
governess to the Princess Victoria, was awoke by a strong smell
of fire and smoke. She immediately arose and called the ser-
vants ; and on her apartments being examined, the smoke was
found to issue from the fire-place. The hearthstone was taken
up, and a large beam discovered nearly burnt through. It is
fortunate this was found out so early.

Mr. De Tastet, of Alderman's-walk, Bishops-
gate-street, the Spanish and South American merchant, died a
few days ago. glinnediately after his death his executor went
to the banker of the deceased, to inquire if there were any se-
curities or deposits belonging to Mr. Tastet, when one of the
clerks brought from the strong room a large box, which the ex-
ecutor opened, and in which, to his great surprise and astonish-
ment, were found four hundred thousand pounds in notes of
the Bank of England.
It appears that some of the Tories of Lyme
have taken offence at the independent spirit of the tradesmen,
who are nearly all Reformers; and, to be a match for them, or,
as some of them say, " to take the tradesmen down a peg," are
most days going to the neighbouring towns to buy their sun-
dry marketings, many of whom are officers on half-pay. In
frequent instances they pay a much higher price for their
articles, besides the wear and tear of their carriages, with
the expense of turnpikes, &e. But it is pleasing to find that
the tradesmen are still true to their principles.—Sherburne
Journal.

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TRUCK SYSTENI.—On Thursday morning
a requisition, numerously and respectably signed, was handed
to the Borouglireeve of Bolton, calling upon him to convene a
public meeting of the inhabitants, to consider of the best means
of carrying into effect the provisions of the late Anti-Truck
Bill. The meeting is expected to take place next week.—
Manchester Guardian.

A person in Oswestry impertinently accosted
one of the late Bishops of Asaph, in the churchyard there, as
his Lordship was taking a walk after the confirmation, as fol-
lows :—" My Lord ! does the devil wear a wig like you, or is
he bareheaded ?" " Wait a while, my man," said the prelate,
" and you'll see !"
Mr. James's new work entitled " Lives of Great
Commanders," which has obtained such popularity among
those who like to read of enterprise and valour, embraces a
series of memoirs from Henry V. of England, to General
Wolfe, and delineates not only the martial achievements of the
great men who form the subjects of the volumes, but depicts
them in their private characters and in the quiet sanctity of
their homes. He has thus given to his work a greater variety
of matter than is to be found in most biographies.

THE BISHOPRIC OF CALCUTTA AND THE
Rev. DANIEL WILSON.—We have heard from so nnany quarters
that the Bishopric of Calcutta has been offered to the Reverend
Daniel Wilson, Vicar of Islington, that although for some time
incredulous, we can no longer doubt the fact. The proposition,
we need scarcely add, was made through the interest and in-
fluence of the Right Hon. Charles Grant. The Rev. Gentle-
man has refused the offer, on the score of physical infirmities.--
Town.

We understand that a requisition is now in the
course of signature among the gentlemen connected with the
West Indian Colonies, for the purpose of calling a public meet.
ing, to take into their most serious consideration the present
alarming and dangerous situation in which that invaluable
portion of the British empire is now placed.

It is expected that the principal impediment
to the navigation of the Clyde will be removed in the ensuing
summer by means of the diving-bell, and the powerful deep-
ening machines now in use.

A NEW CHARGE.—The old man who owns
a farm opposite to which the George Canning went on shore,
sent a bill on board the other day, for beaching of the ship, t2i
dollars. Part of the charge was understood to be for the pri-
vilege of picking up wood on the shore. He intimated that
it was as low as he could afford, because so few ships came to
his beach—almost all of them going ashore further south.—
American Paper.
We understand that it is proposed by some
highly respectable gentlemen to establish in this city a school
for the education of the sons of gentlemen upon the plan of
those of Plymouth, Portsmouth, Rochester, and Chatham.
where a first-rate instruction in the Greek and Latin classics,
mathematics, the modem► languages, drawing, and the general
branches of polite education may be obtained on very low
terms at the above establishments.—Bath Herald.

POLITICAL
--
NEW PROFESSORSHIP OF YOLITICAL Eco-
Nomv.—Dr. Whately (Archbishop of Dublin) has, we perceive,
founded a Professorship of Political Economy in Trinity Col-
lee., Dublin. We commend his devotion to a science of which
he is one of the ablest expounders, and trust he will follow up
his design by seeing that the appointment be worthily filled.
The choice has fallen upon James Butler Bryan, Fisq., the
author of a work upon Ireland.--Atlas.

''
An inquest was on Friday held by
R. I. Squire, Esq., on the body of Mary Myers, formerly an ap-
prentice of Mr. Peter Yeo, and lately a servant of Mr. Marks,
druggist. The Coroner sat from half.past twelve to five ex-
amining witnesses, and the inquest was then adjourned to this
day at three, in order to admit the hearing of further evidence,
and to receive the deposition of the faculty as to the analysis of
the contents of the stomach. From the evidence already given
we think not a shadow of doubt can be entertained of the
deceased having wilfully taken a considerable quantity of
arsenic; and it is our opinion that she was induced to the act
from a great depression of spirits arising from a species of reli-
giousiatmalpipiadearbsy,
sowainseum•heaat:
means
commonly
hypocchalolneddr!
conceived the unaccountable notion " that the devil was sure
"a.conTvhileicetdlecoefassiedn:"
of her, and that she was not born for Heaven, but for hell,"
which idea preyed so much upon the mind of the deceased that
she eventually put a period to her life... Plymouth Journal.