The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque was the Commissioner
of the day, but there were no cases of the slightest
interest.

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.--FURTHER DIVIDEND.
The dividends not hitherto paid at the bank by Mr.
Johnstone, the Messenger of the Court, are now being
paid at the dividend office. Mr. Johnstone -tated to-
day that the assignees were proceeding very satisfactorily
in realizing assets for the next dividend on the 24th
inst., when all the creditors who have proved since the
last meeting will be paid that of ss. 6d. in the pound,
already declared, and it is probable that there will be a
further general dividend of 6d. or is. in the pound de
dared at the same time. The mines in Wales are in full
operation to keep the business together, and about 150
men are employed.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. G.

The Prince of Leiningen and Prince Edward of Lein-
ingen dined with her Majesty yesterday. The EArl and
Countess Granville arrived on a visit in the afternoon.
The band of the Coldstream Guards played during
dinner the following pieces : 4
Overture
Vales, " Fair Star"
Selection, " L'Etoile du Nord" Meyerbeer.
Quadrille on popular American melodies G. Phillips.
Pas Redouble
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in
the Castle and performed the following compositions':
Sinfonia, No. 7, in A,—Poco Sostenuto
—Vivace—Allegretto
Selections, " Silvana" Weber.
Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince and Prince
Edward of Leiningen, went out shooting. Earl Gran
vine also accompanied his Royal Highnem
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty.

The French Ambassador left London yesterday after-
noon for Broad ands, Hants, the seat of Viscount Pal-
merston.

A deputation consisting of Messrs. Whiteside (Vice-
Chairman), Dalton, Finley, Venables, and Bothell, ma-
nagers of the Ceotral London District School, together
with Mr. S. Heath, the Clerk, had an interview with
the R ght Hon. E. P. Bouverie, at the office of the
Poor law Board, yesterday, on the subject of the drain-
age of the land belonging to the school at Hanwell.

N➢RB ➢OR SIR W. F. WILLIAMS.—We find the
following in the Journal des Debats—" General Kinety,
the heroic defender of Kars, has just arrived at Paris,
where he thinks of turning to account the few months'
leave of absence which the Turkish government has
granted him."

AROHITEOTURAL EXHISITION.—The commencing lec-
ture of the season at the Architectural Exhibition, in
Suffolk-street, was delivered yes erday evening, by
Professor Donaldson, "On the Architectural Magnifi-
cence of Rome."

REPRESENTATION OP GREENWICH.—Rumours are
afloat of a Conservative opposition for Greenwich in the
•vent of both the Liberal candidates determining to go
to the poll.
SOITHAMPTON ELEOTION.-Mr. Falvey, the suspended
Southampton stamp distributor, has received columuni-
cations from some of the most eminent members of the
bar assuring him that he has not violated the statute
passed in the ninth year of Queen Anne (under which he
has been disgraced and punished), by taking part in the
preliminary proceedings of the forthcoming election in
the above named town. He has also received numerous
letters from members of the Civil Service, imploring him
to stand by his order and secure the rigths of nearly
20,000 civilians from unnecessary and illegal restrictions.
MR. THAOHERAY'S LECTURES. - Last night Mr.
Thackeray delivered the second of his lectures on " The
Four Georges," in the Marylebone Institute. The
lecture hall was crowded by an audience which listened
with the deepest attention to the graphic portraits of
the lecturer, save when it broke in, as was frequently the
case, with a burst of laughter orapplause. Very ample re-
ports of these lectures, which were first delivered in Edm-
burgh, having been transferred at the time to the columns
of Th 4 Sum, it will not be necessary to reproduce them
now. After the general applause which greeted the
conclusion of the lecture had subsided, Mr. J. ]ell an-
nounced that, in consequence of the popWarity of these
lectures and the great desire to hear them, Mr. Thacke-
ray, at the request of the committee, consented to
repeat the series.

BIRTIS AND DEATHS IN LONDON,—In the week that
ended on Saturday, the deaths of 1,497 persons, viz.,
761 males and 736 females were registered in London.
The deaths now recorded exhibit an excess of 44 over
the corrected average. Last week the births of 1,025
boys and 948 girls, in all 1,973 children, were registered
in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1847-56 the average number as 1,598.
Yesterday a verdict of manslaughter wasreturned
against
Joseph Borrows, the assistant of Mr. Budd,
chemist,
off in of Brompton-row, for causing the death of Mr.
Marearsley by carelessly dispensing drugs.
CHAMPIONSHIP OP THE THAMES.—A. match is to come
May between Messenger,
vpresentnciui holdervanquished
of
Buttle,the
position, and Kelly, whorecently a
the Norwich champion. The stake is to L. 2001.
CRICKET.—The eleventh annual St. James's Cricket
Ball takes place at Willis's Rooms, on Tuesday next,
the 13th inst.
ZOOLOGICAL IMPORTATION.—Among the passengers by
the Orinoco, which arrived at Southampton on Sunday
last from the West Indies, was an animal about the size of
a squirrel, which was captt.red on the plains of Caraccas.
It has a tongue and head like that of an ant-eater,
and a tail like that of a monkey, by which it hangs
to the branches of trees. It is something like the
opossum, and was fed on board on pine apple, banana,
and other fruits. It is spiteful and not at ail timid.
This curious animal is the property of Captain Sawyer,
the commander of the Orinoco, and is about to be placed
in the Regent's Park Zoological Gardens. Captain
Sawyer also brought home a beautiful specimen of the
ounce, or American leopard, a very savage and scarce
animal. There was also on board au American moun-
tain tiger-cat. .