The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-01 00:00:00

NO MEMBER.

1. The Central Criminal Court was opened; the Lord
Mayor, Lord Chancellor, and most of the Judges attended on
the occasion.

2. Archibald Hamilton Rowan, well-known for the part
which he took in the Irish Rebellion, died at Dublin, aged 84.
4. Marshal Gerard having previously resigned, the rest, of
the French Ministers tendered their resignation, which was
accepted, and in a few days after the Duke of Bassano, Maret,
was appointed Prime Minister, with a new Cabinet. This
new Ministry resigned almost immediately, and the former
Ministry, excepting Gerard, resumed office, the Duke of Tre-
viso (Mortier), being Premier.
6. A fire broke out in Rotherhithe, by which two men and
a woman were burnt to death, and another severely injured.
A number of fires broke out in the same neighbourhood some
days after. They were supposed to have been the work of
incendiaries, and the Government offered a reward for their
apprehension.

10. Earl Spencer died at his seat, Althorp Park, aged 76.
He was First Lord of the Admiralty under Pitt's Administra-
tion, from 1794 to 1801, and retired when Mr. Addington
became Prime Minister.

The return of cotton imported since the Ist of January,
1834, up to the Ist of November, as compared with the same
period last year, gives an increase of 58,547 bags—the total
quantities imported being 811,620 bags in 1833, and 870,167
in 1834, and of this more than three- fourths were imported
from North America. The remainder from South America,
the East and West Indies, and Egypt.
Accounts of the state of Savings' Banks in England
and Ireland make the total number of, depositors amount to
475,155, while the total number of fundholders amount to
only 276,476. The sum invested in November, 1833, was
15,715,1111., an increase of 1,403,464/. since 1831. The rate
of increase since that year had been 8 per cent. in England,
while in Ireland it had been 25 per cent.
11. The Rev. Henry Small, vicar of the Abbey Church,
St. Alban's, absconded with a large sum of money (said to be
20,000/. ), with which he had been intrusted by the industri-
ous people in the neighbourhood, for the purpose of having it
placed in the Savings' Bank.
13. Lord Melbourne waited on the King at Brighton, for
the purpose of consulting his Majesty on the appointment of a
successor to Lord Althorp, now Earl Spencer. The result of
the conference was the dissolution of the Ministry next day.
The Duke of Wellington was sent for, received his Majesty's
orders to form a Cabinet ; and on the following Monday, the
17th, was sworn into office as one of the principal Secretaries
of State ; Lord Lyndhurst succeeded Lord Brougham as
Chancellor. The other appointments were deferred till the
arrival of Sir Robert Peel from the Continent.

A return of the quantity, of specie imported into the
United States of America from December 1, 1833, to Octo-
ber 10, 1834, makes it amount to 17,078,884 dollars (about
3,600,0001.) The greater part was imported from England.
15. James Heath, A.R.A., the celebrated engraver, died
at his house in Coram-street, aged 78.
17. About 40 persons were drowned in the Mersey by the
swamping of two boats in which they were returning to Lis er-
pool from a pugilistic contest on the Cheshire coast.

A water-spout burst over Gibraltar, by which 10 persons
were drowned, and much property was destroyed.
18. The Earl of Hardwicke died at his seat; near St.
Alban's, aged 77. He was Lord Lieutenant of Cambridge-
shire, and High Steward of the University.
20. At a meeting held at Dublin, Mr. O'Connell announced
his intention of waiving the question of Repeal, at the general
election, in order to unite all Reformers against the Duke of
Wellington.
25. In pursuance of an award of the Court of King's
Bench, Joseph Mosley and William Garside were executed
at Horsemonger-lane Gaol. They were convicted at the last
Chester Assizes of the murder of Mr. Ashton, in 1831.
William Mosley, one of the accomplices, became approver,
and gave evidence against his brother, and from his evidence
it appeared that they bargained to murder the deceased for 101.
26. Died at Hampstead, Thomas Park, F. S. A., aged 75
years, a celebrated collector or rare books.

27. An action was brought against the " Rev. Robert Tay-
lor" for breach of promise of marriage, and a verdict given of
2501. damages. s

30. The Duke of Gloucester died at Bagshot Park, aged
58. At his death he was Chancellor of the University of Cam-
bridge, and a Field-Marshal.
Towards the end of this month great preparations were made
throughout the country for a general election.