The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-21 00:00:00

THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER,

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester passed
a quieter night on Sunday night, but continues in a state
of very great weakness and debility.
The following bulletin was issued yesterday morn-
ing :

" Gloucester House, April 20, 9.30 a.m.
" Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester has
passed a quieter night. Her Royal Highness remains
much in the same state as yesterday.
(Signed) "FRANCIS HAvvirms, M.D.
ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D."
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
of Hohenlohe•Langenburg and the Princess Feodore,
paid a visit to the Royal Duchess yesterday.

His Excellency the Count Chreptowitob, Russian
Minister at this Court, left town last night via Dover
for Paris.

His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Coun-
tess Bernstorff have left town for Brighton for two or
three weeks.
The Duke of Rutland, Mr. Andrew and Lady Eliza.
bath Drummond, and a select circle, have been staying
during the past week with the Earl and Countess of
Scarborough at Tickhill Castle, Yorkshire. The noble
duke returns to Belvoir Castle to-day, and will stay
there until the meeting of Parliament. Lord J. Manners,
M.P., is at Belvoir, and will continue there until the
tOth inst.
The Duchess of Buocleuch and the Ladies Scott, who
passed through town early in the past week for Brighton
from Bowhill, Selkirkshire, arrived at Montague House,
Whitehall-gardens, on Saturday, for the season. The
duke continues in Scotland.
The Marquis and Marchioness Vasconcellos have
arrived at the Clarendon, from Paris.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers
closed their visit to the Earl Bathurst, at Oakley Park,
Cirencester, yesterday, and have gone on a visit to Lord
and Lady William Powlett, at Bath.
The Earl and Countess Howe and family have arrived
in town from Gopsall Hall for the season.
The Earl and Countess Cawdor have returned to town
front visiting the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, at
Hatehford, Surrey.
The Countess of Kinnoul arrived in town yesterday,
from the Continent.
The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland and Lady
Rosa Panq come to town to-day, from Apthorpe, North-
amptorshire.
roe Earl de Grey is sojourning at Dover for the
1-aenefit of his health.
Lord Stanley of Alderley arrived in town yesterday,
from Alderley Park, Cheshire.
Lord and Lady Willoughby de Broke have arrived in
town from Compton Verney, Warwickshire.
Lord and Lady de Tabley, who have taken a mansion
in Brooke-street, come to town at the end of this month.
Colonel and Lady Laura Meyrick and family are ex-
pected to arrive at their mansion in Curzon-street to-
morrow for the season.
Mr. and Lady Catherine Wayland and family arrived
in town on Saturday last from Gorhambury, and have
taken possession of their new residence in Eaton-place.
Her ladyship's accouchement is expected shortly.
The Right Hon. R. Lowe has arrived in town from
Caterhan'.
Mr. T. L. Slane has left the Clarendon for Winkfield
Park, near Windsor.
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs.
Gladstone entertained at dinner last evening, at their
residence on Carlton House-terrace, the Duchess of
Sutherland, the Duchess of Argyll, the Earl of Aber-
deen, the Earl and Countess of Elgin, Lady Harry
Vane Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, Colonel the
Ron. Alexander and Mrs. Gordon, Hon. Mrs. Norton,
and Sir Charles Barry.

Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester,
day, from the Governors of Ceylon and Malta.
NEW ELECTION UNDER THE METROPOLIS LOCAL
MANAGEMENT ACT. —ln May the next election of vestry-
men will take place, and subsequently every year in the
month of May. The first election was in November,
1855.
DIOCESE OF OXFORD.—Yesterday, at a synod of the
clergy of the diocese of Oxford, held in the University
Convocation-house, for the purpose of electing proctors
to serve in Convocation, the Rev. F. K. Leighton,
Rural Dean, and Rector of Harpaden, Oxon, and the
Rev. C. Lloyd, one of the bishop's chaplains, were de-
clared duly elected.
A deputation from the Patent Wood and Fibrous
Slab Company bad an interview, yesterday, with the
Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Hall, at the Office of Public
Works, Whitehall-place. The deputation consisted of
the Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P. (chairman), Mr.
Harrison, (vice-chairman) • Captain C. Claxton, R.N.,
Mr. A. Talbot, Mr. Bielfield, patentee (directors); and
Mr. Chapman (secretary).
PORTUGUESE EXPEDITION TO CHINA.—The inde-
pendence says.that the Portuguese G-)vernment is fitting
out an expedition to China, oonsiatiug of one brig, one
corvette, a steam despatch boat, and a transport vessel
with reinforcements for the garrison of Macao, which is
to be raised to 400 men. The object of this demonstra-
tion is to establish and confirm the authority of the Per-
taguebe Government in that settlement, which has for
many years past been only nominally governed by Por-
tugal, a resident mandarin having exercised powers
vehicle it is now intended to dispute.
the New RECTOR OF MARYLEZONZ.---The Rev.
'Charles James Phipps Eyre, M.A., who has been ap-
pointed to the rectory of St. Marylebone, was educated
at St. Catherine's Callege, Cambridge, where he grad-
ttted in 1335, being 36th senior optirue in mathematics.
His name does not appear in the list of classical hon-
ours. In 1843 he was appointed to the incumbency of
St. Mary's, Bury St. E trnund's, which he has held up to
the present time. On the resignation of the rectory of
A I Souls, Langham-place, by Dr. Thompson, Provost
of Queen's College, Oxford, it was offered to Mr Eyre,
who declined it. The new rector is a stanch adherent
of the Evangelical party in the Church.
THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT LIEBROOK. —On Friday
ay( ling the inquest on the two women, Bridget Fox and
Julia Flynn, who were killed by the explosion of a
boiler at the works of Messrs. Bagnall and Sons, at Lee-
brook, near Wedneiibury, as noticed in last Tuesday's
&in, was concluded before Mr. Hinchliffe, one of the a).
mars for the county of Stafford. The evidence went to
show that the deceased were employed in washing
" gleed," a species of cinder, at the works, when the
boiler burst and they were killed by the flying debris.
It appeared that the boiler which burst was one of
three of very large size used on the premises, and that
it had been placed in its position about three years
ago. It was repaired a month ago, but one of the
enginemen had reported to the manager of that
works!, David Hill, that this particular boiler leaked.
The engines were supposed to be at work at 191 b.
r 20114 to the square inch, and Mr. Cartwright, one
the engineers, gave his opinion that it would be
safe to work the boiler at a pressure of 501 b. to
the inch. A strict examination of the boiler has
been made since the explosion by a practical engi-
neer, who reported that it bad been made of inferior me-
tefial. The jury, after hearing a number of witnest
returned a verdict to the effect, " That the deceased met
their deaths by the explosion of a boiler, which was solely
caused by the inferiority of the inal:erial, and that when
the leakage was reported to the wanapr be should have
taken steps to ascertain the cause."