The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-25 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

On Saturday night the amateurs belonging to the
Printers' Dramatic Society gave a series of performances
at this theatre for the benefit of the Printers' Alms-
houses Endowment Fund. Shakspere's comedy of As
You Like It and the farce of the::Haunted Inn were the
pieces selected, both of which were played with atc much
tact and discrimination at could possibly he expected
from a body of amateurs; and their efforts were duly
appreciate d by the audience, who awarded them a very.
fair weed of applause, and at the termination of the co •
medy an abundance of bouquets. The house was
crowded, and there is no doubt that the Printers' Alm-
houses have consequently received a good addition to
their funds.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, Nov. 23.

The Queen, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince
of Wales and Prince Alfred, drove out in a pony
phaeton this morning, Colonel Buckley, Equerry in
Waiting, attending on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback, attended by Lieut.-Colonel lion. A. Gordon.
The younger members of the Royal Family took
their usual airings. _

SUNDAY, Nov. 24.

The unfavourable state of the weather prevented
her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
taking their usual morning walk.
The same cause prevented the Royal Family taking
their accustomed airings.
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, the
ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic
household, attended Divine service in the private
chapel. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley efficiated.

Mr. Bannerman, Lieut.-Governor of Prince Ed-
ward's Island, had an interview with Earl Grey on
Saturday at the Colonial-office.
Lord Seymour had an interview with Sir George
Grey on Saturday at the Home-office.
Captain Collinson, R E., had an interview on Sa-
turday with Earl Grey. The Rev. Dr. Ryerson,
from Canada, had also an interview with the Noble
Earl on Saturday.
The Earl and Countess Grey had a dinner party on
Friday at their residence on Carlton-terrace. The
company consisted of the Earl and Countess Granville,
the Countess of Tankerville, Lord Stanley of Alder-
ley, Mr. C. and Lady C. Cavendish, Colonel Rawlin-
son, Mr. Bulteel, and the Hon. H. Grey.
The Countess Grey had afterwards an evening
party. The company included the Belgian Minister,
the Neapolitan Minister, the Danish Minister, the
Spanish Minister, the Sardinian Minister, the Duchess
of Somerset, the Viscountess Palmerston, Hon. W.
and Lady C. Lascelles, Miss Lascelles, Lady Dover
and the Hon. Misses Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Hawes,
and Miss Hawes, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel, Lady Sey-
mour, Miss Hardy, Sir C. and Lady Trevelyan' Hon.
Mr. and Miss Heneage, Sir John and Miss Warren-
der, Lady Hislop and Miss Elliot., M. de Mares-
calchi, Lord and Lady Monteagle. Mr. and Mrs.
Craven, Lord Wodehouse, Mr. and Miss Cole, Sir H.
De la Beche, Mr. Charles Remaly, Mr. Chadwick,
Dr. Lindley' Mr. Panizzi, Sir W. and Lady Gibson
Craig, Mr. NVilson, M.P., Hon. C. Howard, Right
Hon. T. Macaulay, Mr. H. West, Mr. Parker,
Lord and Lady Ashley, Mrs. and Miss Lamb-
ton, Mr. Bidwell, Mr. Strachey, Lady A. D..nkin,
Mr. Baron and Lady Parke, Miss Parke, Mons.
S.nipayo, Mons. Viennot, Mr. H. Greville, Mr. A.
Montgorociy, Mr. Paxton, Mr. F. Cavendish, Mr.
William Cavendish, Mr. and Miss Hogg, and Mr.
R. West.

Sir James Duke arrived in town from Constanti-
nople on Saturday morning.

DINNER To JOSEPH HUME, ESQ N.?.—A public
dinner is about to be given by the working men of South-
ampton to the dis,inguished and long-tried reformer, Joseph
Hume, on ➢lnnday, Dec. 2.

The Sub-deanery of St. Paul's Cathedral, ren-
dered vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Knapp, has
been conferred on the Rev. J. T. Bennett, M.A., Vicar of
Barling, Essex, and lecturer of St. Dunstan's in the East,
London.

ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL.--in spite of the un-
favourable state of the weather yesterday, crowd.; of eager
persons sough admission to this chapel, but Cardinal Wi,e-
man had that morning left town ; and Dr. Doyle, after a
stormy passage, had only reached London from Belgium but
a short time previous to the service commencing, and was
too much fatigued to undertake the duty.

WFSTMINSTI•R PLAY.—The first performance of
the 'ilndria of Terence will take place on Saturday, De-
cember 14; the second on Tuesday, December 17 ; the
third on Thursday, December 19. The play having been
postponed last year on account of the death of the Queen
Dowager, all tickets which were then issued will not be con-
sidered valid.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER
NEAR CAttusix..—The count at the Town-hall, Carlisle, was
crowded to suffocation on Saturday morning, it having been
currently reported that four desperate characters, who had
robbed and made a rufilanly midnight attack upon Mr.
Palmer, farmer, of Hall-flat, near Carlisle, would be brought
up for examination. The names of the prisoners are Wil-
liam Mounsey, John Thompson, William Graham, and Robert
Pinnick, all of whom are well known to the polico authori-
ties. The prosecutor, John Palmer, who evidently suffered
much, stated in evidence that he was a farmer, living at
Hall-fiat, and that while on his way home with his cart
from Carlisle on Saturday night week, about eleven o'clock,
Mounsey and Pinnick came behind the cart and asked for a
ride. They got up behind it, and soon after Graham came
up and seized his horse by the head. The prisoners in the
cart then seized him by the throat,',and struck him some
severe blows,wl,ick rendered him insensible. The last words
he heard were " Stick the --." On coming to his senses
he found that he had been robbed of 305., a silver watch, and
about 3.51 b. of beef. The prisoners repeatedly interrupted
the witness; in coarse and brutal language they accused him
of uttering falsehoods, and the magistrates were more than
once obliged to interfere. A man named Coffield swore that
he was in company with the prisoners after the robbery
took place, and bought some beef of them. He afterwards
received an account of the robbery from Graham. This
witness was also coarsely assailed by the prisoners, who
were ultimately committed to take their trial at the next

assizes.
TRANSFER OF PUBLIC-HOUSE PROPERTY.--On
Saturday, at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, the
licensing magistrates of the Finsbury division sanctioned the
transfer of the undermentioned property. John Wilkes,
Esq., officiated as chairman :—Clerkenwell—Duchess of
Oldenburg, Goswell-road, George Flawn to David Jones;
Hoop and Adze, St. John-street, Alfred Warrall to William
Dawson; Horseshoe and Magpie, Bath-row, John Horsefall
to John Coffield ; Vineyard House, Vineyard-garden,
William Murphy to William Wethers. Islington—Hare
and hounds, Upper-street, James Carter to James George
Franklin ; Highland Queen, Hanover-street, assignees of
Mr. Moon to Edward Edwards, official assignee; Star and
Garter, High-street, Jane M'Pherson to John Whalley. St.
Luke—Bowl and Pin, Bartholomew-square, Edward William
Hyde to Thomas Davidson ; City of Chester, Bunhill-row,
William Henry Steed to William Holmes; Ironmonger
Arms, Lizard-street, John Andrew Jones to Francis Rock-
liffe ; St Paul, Chiswell-street, Reuben Robinson to Charles
Chedzoy. St. Sepulchre Bell, St. John-street, Simeon
°dwell to Rachel Pell; Sutt, n Arms, Cartbusian-street,
Robert Alexander Bride to Henry Hugh Brodie.
THE NEW MASTERSHIP.—On Saturday Alster
Dowdeswell, senior master, resigned the office of head
Master, which be held for 30 years. It is understood that he
is succeeded by Mr. Humphrey, Q.C. Mr. W. James was a
I candidate for the appointment, which le in the Proolifietioi
of tin Lord QhauGellor.