The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FEB. 12.
The Queen and Prince walked in the Home Park
this morning.
His Royal Highness afterwards rode out on horse-
back, accompanied by the Prince of Wales.
The Princess Alice rode in the riding-house.
Prince Arthur and the younger Princesses took a car-
riage drive.
All the visiting company left the Castle in the fore-
noon, viz., the Duke of Wellington, the Earl and Coun-
tess Spencer, the Earl of Westmoreland, General Sir
Robert and Lady Gardiner, and Colonel Francis Sey-
mour, C.B.
Lady Churchill has succeeded the Duchess of Welling-
ton as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.

Sir Charles Wood gave a dinner to the Cabinet Minis-
tore, last evening, at his residence in the Admiralty.
All the Ministers were present except Lord Panmure.
The Hon. E. F. Leveson Gower, M.P., and Lady
Margaret Leveson Gower have arrived at their residence
in Stratton-street for the season.
We regret to announce the premature demise of the
Rev. Robert T. Wilberforce, late Archdeacon of the
East Riding of Yorkshire, which took place on the 3d
inst., at Albano, in the vicinity of Rome, from an attack
of gastric fever.
We regret to announce the death of Mr. Fell, the
Chief Clerk of the Marylebone Police Court, which took
place last night at his residence in Camden-town.

It is said that the office of Civil Lord at the Board of
Admiralty, at present held by Sir Robert Peel, is to be
abolished.

Mr. Edward W. Cox, of the Western Circuit, has
been appointed Recorder of the boroughs of Falmouth
and Heleton, vice Mr. C. Bevan, appointed County
Court Judge for Cornwall.
CHURCH RATES.—The amount received as Church
rates in England from Ea=ter, 1853, to Easter, 1854, was,
as reported to the Government, 465,000/. The sum
spent was 448,0001., and the sum borrowed 313,0001.
POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT (PACKET SERVICE ) —The
estimate for this year is 965,064/., being an increase of
200,0001., as compared with the estimate of last year.
THE GLASGOW CRIMEAN TROPIIIES.—The guns pre-
sented to Glasgow by Government have now arrived ;
each of them weighs more than three tons.—Edinburgh
Daily Express.
Yesterday, at the Judges' Chambers, Dugdale, the
publisher, who is an inmate of the Queen's Prison, and
who was indicted at the instance of the Society for the
Suppression of Vice, made an application to be admitted
to bail by giving sureties for 1001, instead of 3001., as
ordered by the judges. A summons was issued on the
society to show cause why the proposal should not be
accepted.
Mn. 11173IPHREY BROWN, M.P.—A public dinner is
to be given to Mr. Brown, at the Plough lon, Tewkes-
bury, on the 23J, at which a silver candelabra is to be
presented to him. It is said that explanations relative
to the Royal British Bank are to be given, which will
satisfy the world that the hon. gentleman is " more
sinned against than sinning."
CANADIAN AND WEST INDIA MAlLS.—Liverpool.
The Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Company's screw-
steamer Indian left the Mersey yesterday at noon, for
Portland, Maine, U.S., with the mails for Canada,
United States, and Jamaica. The Indian also takes out
30 cabin and 7 steerage passengers, and a large cargo.
NEW ENCLOSURE BlLL.—Yesterday a Government
hilt in the House of Commons was printed to enclose
25 places.
EMIGRATION.—The Munster News is informed that the
desire to emigrate to the gold regions is rapidly extend-
ing throughout districts of Kerry bordering on Munster.
MR. LEE, M.P.—Mr.Lee, one of the respected repre-
sentatives of Maidstone, is at present suffering from a
severe attack of lumbago, which confines him to his
room, and will, we fear, prevent his attendance in his
place in Parliament for the next week or ten days.
VESSEL LAUNCHED BROADSIDE ON.—On Wednesday
morning the Bristol Packet, built by Mr. Cook for the
Messrs. Burton, Newport, wharflogers. was launched
from the yard on the east side of the Usk, "broadside-
on," dropping from the cradle about six feet to the
water. This vessel is about 80 tons, and is designed
for the Newport and Bristol carrying trade, Bristol
Mercury.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT STRATFORD, IN ESSEX.—Last
night, about seven o'clock, a fire, which at one period
threatened the most disastrous results, broke out in the
works of Messrs. Davey and Co., situate is Marsh-gate.
lane, Stratford, adjoining the Eastern Counties Railway.
A serious amount of property was destroyed, the outer
side of the Eastern Counties Railway considerably da-
maged, but fortunately not to such an extent as to cause
any detention of the trains.
CAMBRIDGE, Feb. 11.—The Vice-Chancellor having
appointed Tuesday next, the 17th instant, for the elect
tion of public orator, gives notice to the members of the
senate that the hours of polling will be from ten o'clock
in the afternoon to one, from two in the afternoon to
four, and from eight in the evening to nine.
MINING ACCIDENT,—By accounts received from Mel-
bourne, we learn that Mr. George Bill Thornhill met
his death in October last, while ascending from a quartz
mine, which he had been inspecting. When near the top
of the pit part of the machinery gave way, and he was
precipitated to the bottom.
BANKRUPTCY OF MESSRS. Fox AND HitionsoN. At
the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy, yester-
day, Messrs. Fox and Henderson, contractors and en-
gineers, of the London Works, Snsethwick, and of Lime-
house, were duly adjudicated and surrendered as bank-
rupts. The recent judgment of the French Court, it
is stated, did not precipitate this step, but was resolved
upon by one of the inspectors, in consequence of an Eng.
lish creditor to the amount of 15,0001. refusing to
tsign
the deed of inspection made in November last. The
meetings are fixed for the 24 and 30th of March. Mr.
Coleman, of London, is to prepare the accounts. The
Court allowed the bankrupts 101. per week each untile
passing.
THE MILITARY OUTRAGE AT THE CHATHAM POST-
OFFICE.—The Postmaster-General, on being made ac-
quainted with the particulars connected with the recent
outrage at the Chatham Post-office by a party of the mili-
tary belonging to that garrison, immediately ordered an
official investigation into the circumstances, and this morn-
ing Mr. J. H. Newman, the Post-office surveyor,
ail l
arrive at Chatham for the purpose of commencing the
inquiry. Mr. Dadd is recovering from the effects of the
injuries he sustained in his encounter with the soldiers,
and on Tuesday was sent for to attend again at the bri-
gade-major's office, Chatham Barracks, for the purpose
of giving him an opportunity of identifying any of his
assailants. Mr. Randall, of the Mitre Hotel, who bad
several of bis windows broken, and Franklin, the sailor,
belonging to her Majesty's ship hie, who was stabbed
by one of the soldiers, were al o in attendance by order
of Colonel Eden, for the purpose of identifying any of
the soldiers who are under arrest on suspicion of having
been engaged in the outrage. Of the seven soldiers in
custody four have been already recognised, and on this
occasion the other three men, who Ivilong to the 70th
Regiment, were paraded with several other
prisoners,to
see if either of th., witnesses could identify them, but
they were unable to do so. A report of the outrage has
been made to the authorities at the Horse Guards, but
it is not yet decided what course will bo adopted,