The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

A Deputation from the Court of Directors of the British
niericao Land Company, consisting of Messrs Robinson,
.., Gould, Shuter, Gillespie, Craufurd, Wilson, and
2t therid,rl and Mr. Reid, the Secretary, had an interview with
His of Aberdeen at the Colonial.office, yesterday.
suit
exoee llency Namik Pacha, the Turkish Ambassador and
_ ot form
pained by Mr. Montgomery Martin, left town last
Manchester, on a tour to the commercial districts.
_The Church Commission had a meeting yesterday at the
?,.."ce of his Majesty's Commissioners for building additional
I‘);hurches. There were present, the Archbishop of Canter-
the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop of York, •the
s'")Ps of London, Lincoln, and Gloucester • Sir Robert
the Earl of Harrowby,' Mr. Secietary doulburn, the
'might 1100. C. W. Wynn, and the Right lion. J. C, Hob-
broke The Commissioners assembled at eleven ,Yeiock, and
roke between two and three o'clock.
A meeting was held at the office of the Board of Trade
37•terday, which was attended by the Earl of Rosslyn, Lord
,:arocliffe, Lord Ellenborough, the Right Hon. J. Her-
ilainAarncl:deacon Jor.s, Messrs. Young, Hulm, Gregson, and
2Y4. The Duke of Wellington, the Deputy Master of the Tri-
-house, and Sir Francis Doyle, had interviews yesterday
sith Sir Robert Peel, in Downing-street.
talYlr. Browne, agent for Antigua, and the Virgin Islands,
„ an interview Mr. Gladstone un
•tate for the Colonialwith der secretary of
Department, yesterday. . •
4,4 he Spanish Minister visited the Duke of Wellington yes-
‘,TaY at the Foreign-office. The Marquis of Chandos
ed his Grace yesterday.

'be' RESIDENCY OF ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.—
!Al sterday the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor was unanimously
of eted President of St. Thomas's Hospital, vacant by the death
derra
tue Governors
Berman
Christopher Smith. There was a full meeting of
111,8131/111WARE REFORM DlNNER.—Messrs. Hum-.
'nth and Harvey, the Members for Southwark, intend dining
frith their Committees on Tuesday next, to celebrate the
p 141111311 of Reform in that borough. The dinner is to take
f ace at the new London Bridge Tavern, and the Members
till: the cities of London and Westminster, the county of Mid-
to atteuere Esq., M.P.,
14e; the boroughs of Marylebone, Lambeth, Tower Ham-
t and Finsbury, W. J. Dennison, Esq., M. P., A. W.
eltoel
and J. S. Briscoe, Esq., are invited

ertfo,,, .• Duncombe quitted London yesterday for
of c—u; but, as we understand, will be present in the House
the , ancoons at twelve o'clock on the morning of February,
h.
conks r• Tennyson has been compelled to quit town in
of equence of the illness of his father, who is eighty years
raolgse ; but he will certainly be present at the House of Com-
et twelve o'clock on the morning of February, the 19th.
gh!ille. expected contest for the Speaker's chair has
a sin rise to some anecdotes regarding former Speakers, but
had custom of Mr. Cornwall, who was Speaker about
centry ago, has not been noticed. That gentleman,
404" g then sitting of the House, bad always a pot of porter
wpbr his chair, to which he had recourse whenever he was
A whimsical caricature connected with the subject
Ilefutlght out at the time, intitled " The Speaker's Pot."
handler°th of the porter represented the Speaker's wig, the
kr•
hill nose, and the remaining part his other features.
prsetl-:eravrall laughed at the caricature, but did not forego the
t:orthe late Marquis of Hastings, in a letter found
ceasokst his papers after his death, requested that on his de-
dews of
right hand might be cut off, and preserved until the
11,r:uf the Marchioness, when it was to be interred in the
the hand enffin with her ladyship. In pursuance of his direction,
was amputated.
:.:.-u,,:oiti,eA,neTyn OF SIR C. M. SCHOMBERG.—It is our
k-,,,"111 duty to announce the death, on Thursday last, of his
Sir Charles M. Schomberg,
tt01.2; of the Island of Dominica, which melancholy event oc-
Ar ,vg about two o'clock, P. on board his Majesty's ship
1314.7;.:uent, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir George Cock-
tem_ while at anchor in Carlisle Bay. At seven o'clock yes-
the g morning the body was lowered with due solemnity into
rowe"]gate's barge, under minute guns, fired from the ship, and
at h:lctu the'Engineer's Wharf, from whence it was conveyed
1,40c-Yast eight o'clock, by the crew of the barge, to St.
Uhapel, and interred with military honours—Colonel
tuid gr,eman, Deputy Adjutant General, Colonel Lacy, R. A.,
and
_aptains Scott and Sweeny, officers of the flag
and Vearing the pall. His Excellency Sir Lionel 'Smith
bleu lee-Admiral Sir George Cockburn followed as chief
offierners,
Sir Charles Schomberg was a highly meritorious
anger, and had distinguished himself in several remarkable
attiate
_ernents in the Royal Navy, the service to which he was
sl)pe,,:el• His administration of the Government of Dominica
lierair to have given high satisfaction to the inhabitants ge-
, Y.--.l3arbadoes Mercury, Jan. 3.
p URICISH AMBASSADOR.—Last night Na-
gait, ,asba left the Carlton Hotel, attended by a numerous
It is"°r a visit of a few weeks to the manufacturing districts.
toisliwith extreme pleasure that we observe in this distin-
ct thed, Musselman so enlightened an interest in the sources
insto„"giand's wealth and power. This is, we believe, the first
high "ee of a visit paid to the manufacturing towns by a Tlir-
Fentltilbassador. We have no doubt that the manufacturing
thrneo will appreciate the advantageous chances afforded
ewe's visit of opening some correspondence with a country
Which Y one of the richest on the face of the globe, and
karts nlaY, we believe, very easily become one of the largest
furristmef English manufactures, and one of the most extensive
ell of raw produce. •
the:t. novel machine was a few days ago exhibited in
Kennington and Clapham roads. It consisted of a sort of
*if age wheel which carries a " rail-road" for itself, upon
is eleit the carriage travels with great facility and quietness. It
four r°lllP°sellersd of a jointed square, instead of a circle, and has
hatoo, not touching the road, and four feet which alter-
eses/, come to the ground, producing a kind of walking, and
Lewisng obstacles. We understand it is the invention of
pro ,l Uornpertz, Esq. Should these machines be adopted,
Pen ulLblY Common rail-roads may be partially or wholly dis•
eu with.
40,SUPERSTITION.—A scene of the most ludicrous
old gross superstition took place lately at Perth. A wealthy
ger farmer -having lost several of his cattle by some disease
1105 :Prevalent at present, and being able to account for it in
lovraY SO rationally as by witchcraft, had recourse to the fol-
oe.lng remedy, recommended to him by a weird sister in his
thighhourhood as an effectual protection from the attacks of
y_e!oul fiend. A few stones were piled together in the barn-
,rgre, and wood and coals having been laid thereon, the fuel
mg
ignited by fire obtained by friction. The neighbours hay-
mg been called in to witness the solemnity, the cattle were
rt—tiadd e to Pass through the flames in the order of their dignity
rw age' commencing with the horses and ending with the
11:LIT' The ceremony having been duly gone through, a
15,1",uring farmer observed to the enli"htened, owner of the
that he, along with his family, ought to have followed
h: example of the cattle, and " the sacrifice to Baal " would
‘ve been complete.
Ilswe understand that a
.great number of tradesmen.
e
neglected to send in the ir weights and measures to the
lePector of this Division, to be stamped under the New
let, which came into operation on the Ist of January; and
err_hear that this neglect arises in a great measure from an
goer epos impression that the penalties consequent upon
°coo
neglect cannot be recovered. It was quite time that a
the ra adjustment should take placeabove one-half
Weights were found greatly deficient, and a few instances
telwred in which the weights of some poor persons were
seehnsiderably too heavy. The penalty for neglecting to have
tie Concerned
weights and measures stamped is 5/. • and those who
tie Concerned would do well to consider that there is an ac-
er4:e informer in the town who will doubtless be ready
1);(14gh to take advantage of any opportunity that they may
unwise enough to afford him. —Brighton Gazette.
SUSPENSION BRIDGES.—At a meeting of the
Clifton
re Suspension-bridge Committee last week, Mr. West's
0111.Prts on the principle of wire suspension-bridges were read
the . suspension-bridges of France and Switzerland, most of
the Fribourg h
are of wire. He stated that previously to the opening of
~.`4Z!ribourg bridge, in October last, proof was made of. its cr.t.-
CellaY of sustaining great weight, by placing thirty-six
rses, fourteen pieces of artillery, and three hundred people
biupon it at onetime, which did not cause the slightest derange-
at in the structure. !iron the occasion ef opening the
riti.ge, grand procession of the clergy and municipal authe--
es took place when no less than than 1,800 persons, esti
tnated • '
1, at ninety tons, were at once on the bridge. The two
t'gest bridges over the Soane, at Lyons, are of wire, and are
e'fossed by the heavy French diligences, weighing 5,0001b5.
'en, and allowed by law to carry 6,0001b5. more.
,0 HOP INTELLIGENCE.—Hop cutting has already
tiliomenced in Bearstead. This operation is seldom performed
Marcia or April, but the mild weather has rendered it advi-
baainheleto commence sooner this season. By cutting early the
/the
osed, by many planters, to acquire more strength
rt:s P
they come to encounter the vermin. Young hops also
equire early cutting, as they shoot earlier than the old bines.
Maidstone Gazette.
PURITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE, AND GRAN-
obrIt OF THE SCENERY AROUND SANTIAGO.—When the glow
derszunaset tinges the eternal snows of the mountains (the Cor-
to ."), and the hills on the-opposite side of the river begin
_ grow dark in approaching twilight, the scene is grand be-
nd description. The plain upon which the city stands is so
eslgthothdat the atmosphere refracts the light in such a manner
teb, deceive the eye in estimating distance. One feels
against
to stretch out the hand from the street and place it
trust the side of the mountains ; yet they are twenty miles
distant.

b TURNIPS FROM THIS YEARS SEED.--It has
tweet thought by many farmers and others that turnip seed of
tio7iaule k'e,ars' preserving must produce bulbs of a more propor-
th" shape than seed kept for a shorter period. This
vve understand, has been often put to the test by Mr.
seedsman here, who is in the practice of proving the
swell
of his turnip seed immediately after thrashing it out,
,w,ue finds it to bulb equally well, grow more freely, and
to a much larger size, than seed saved in the former
On the 9th of July last, he sowed more than, half an
yell air with turnip seed grown this year, of green-topped,
bulbs bullock, and purple-topped Swedish ; and many of the
those produced from the former weighed more than 311b5., and
It tb. Irora the latterspecimens of which may be seen
Is office, and at Mr. Inarie's shop.--Allr Observer.