The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-08 00:00:00

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COURT CIRCULAR
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and his Royal niele
ness Prince Albert still continues in the stricte st privacy.
Sir Henry Wheatley arrived to'-day at the \ Castle. :oa
Henry wilidine this evening with the T;adies and 4entleine
of the Royal Suite; and will also remain to slcVp at the
Castle.

and Mr. Thornton, Deputy Chairman of the Staters a
Taxes, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor (A
the Exchequer.
Sir Robert Peel has issued invitations fora grand rarli%
mental.), dinner, on Saturday, the 17th inst., :at his resident
in Whitehall-gardens.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, and Mr. Dean,
Chairman of the Customs, had interviews with the Chan'
eellor of the. Exchequer yesterday,
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat ieste._j
day.- The Lords present were the Lord Chief Justice of the
Queen's -Bench, 'the Lord Chief Justice of the Contn2T.
Pleas, Lord Brougham, Lord Abinger, Lord Campbell, IT.
Baron Parke, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, and
Judge of. the Admiralty Court.
The. Solicitor-General was heard oil an appeal Jr°--
Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The Right Hon. PP' (
Wilson Croker,.one of the executors of the late Marqui3
Hertford, and also a legatee named in a codicil, dated 28t
October, 1838, at Milan, v. the Most Hon. Richard Seymour
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Conway. Marquis of Hertford, and also the Right I."ds
William Baron Lowther, E. Hopkinson, Esq., • ji.
Horsey, Esq., and H. Meynell, Esq.
Dr:Harding followed on the same side. Lord Brntig
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then intimated that their Lordships -Would adjourn thefurt
hearing of the case until Wednesday the 14th inst.
Sir Charles Wetherell, Mr. Kindersley, Queen's Liuw---
and Dr. A.ddams, attended for the respondent.
Baron Koller, first Secretary to the Austrian EMbasol,
in Court during the proceedings. Far':
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough arrived )1t- -
ranee's Hotel, Belgrave-street, on Tuesday evening.

THE NEW GRESHAM CLUB. ,
I !The foundation stone of the new Gresham Club, in Kingnrc
Liam- street, was laid this morning at ten o'clock, by the 1,0
lion. the Lord Mayor, in the presence of the Sheriffs, sec'
of the Aldermen, the Trustees of the Committee, and 01,7,
other influential gentlemen of the City; and amongst irtwd
we noticed Dr. Crolv, W. Tite, Beadenhall, of the hOtifiejr
Smith, Payne, and to., Thomas Lamie Murray, Jose.e.,.ker
derwood, Richard Westall, Andrew Caldecott,
Henry Mayor, John Carter, IL Melvin, Ferguson Cali!"00,
Wilkinson, Powell Davis, R. Jaffray, and ethers-
Lordship having inspected the plans, and approved of thy'
proceeded proceeded to deposit the coins, and a vellum scroll, indieswit
of the purposes of the Club, and inscribed with 'the names' g
the trustees, &c., in a leaden box, which lies embedded I.
well in the stone. The Chairman of the Committee, IT,
Lamie Murray, presented his Lordship with the silver tow
and the implements provided for.the occasion, who, ha be
spread the mortar, the builders, Messrs. Cubitt, declared
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stone to be well and properly laid. The Chairman then
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dressed his Lordship—" My Lord, I have now to thank
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on the part of the members of the Club, for your condo%
sion! on the present occasion, in the laying of the founds
stone of an institution which, I trust, will be found to t.
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its rank amongst the many whieb ornament our noble el:
founded, as they all have been, by the perseverance end!da
terprise of the citizens, amongst the foremost of whom sfLA
Sir Thomas Gresham, whose name the Club has bony,
itself in taking." The design is Italian, and is by Isit
Flower, who is the aithitect appointed by the Coirnitl;4
carry out the works,. and, when completed, it will add'-
other ornamental feature to the City improvements.
LAUNCH OF THE ' AN U STBAS
FRIGATE 'AT CHATHAM.
The launch of the Janus steam frigate took
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on Tuesday afternoon at Chatham Dock-yard- P70.,r;,
a vessel of peculiar construction, designed by
Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, who, es
Cochrane, is universally known in the service9gne
might have been anticipated, curiosity and the P.to
weather led a vast number of persons to the sP°tny,
witness the ceremony and view the ship; but agreat r°s-le
as usual on these occasions; were just too late t°
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gratified. Among the number of professional men Chs
sent were the Noble ',Ord most interested—.the
Hon. the Earl of Dundonald ; the Right Hon. 11.
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Corry, one of the Lords of the Admiralty ; the n
Commander in Chief at the Nore, Vice-Admiral 0,,
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J. C. White, K.C.8.; Captain Sir W. Symonds, ,
Surveyor of the Navy ; Captain Brandreth, 8.E., nt
tor-General of Works ; Captain Shirreff, Superinten enr,
of Chatham-yard ; Colonel E. Lawrence, all C°the
mandant of Royal Marines ; Commander Burton, of
Poictiers ; Major Smith,-Barrack-Master, Ste., 80.
The ceremony of christening the vessel was rile
formed 'with great eclat by Miss Clara Sherrill,
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daughter or the Captain-Superintendent, and the
went off the stocks in gallant style, at a quarter to w.
P.m., the dock-yard band (which had been in attendre.
time, performing several national airs, during toe'l
paratory arrangements) playing " God save the 4:loee )0,0
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which was responded to with hearty good will, and
the most loyal manner, by all the spectators. to
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After the launch she was taken charge of by.
master attendant, and was warped alongside the spec'
hulk, to have her machinery fitted.
A few particulars respecting this vessel, of so novel,'
design, may be thought interesting. 'The form of bog..
which nearly resembles that of a wedge towards
extremities, is precisely similar at both ends, and;;;
consequently, capable of moving in either direction with
equal facility; her capabilities of advancing And retreat'
ing in narrow channels, for the purpose of offensive
warfare, are thereby, made perfect. The following al*
her particular dimensions:—

Feet.. Inches.
Length betw--e-en•the perpendiculars 180 0
Length of keel foi: tonnage •• • 159 1
Breadth, extreme . 30 0
Breadth, moulded 29 4
Depth in hold ... 19 1
Tonnage, old measurement, 76153-94
Intendedload draught of water, with
260 tons of coals... ... 5... 11 '2
When launched her draught of wa-
ter (with 40 tons of ballast on
board), was—Forward . 7 6
Abaft ... ... 7 2
The Janus is fitted with a rudder at each extremity'but on ordinary occasions one only will remainin
placa
The tillers work on deck. She has. two capstans,,ro
is provided with a pair of hawser-holes abaft as
forward, but only one pair of riding bitts -and one 1"."--
of catheads.
Her armament will consist of a 10-inch gun at each
extremity, throwing hollow shot of 86 lb. weight' so.
she will also be capable of mounting two 42-poop
guns.
The engine by which this vessel is to be propeller. her.•
en invention of the gallant Earl who has designed,. not
It is to be a rotatory engine, which, it is said, w, n for
occupy more. than one-sixth of the space reqterv-d ,0
the common reciprocating engine. It may be place.vo
low as to, be • out of reach of gun-shot ;
have no beams, cranks, side-rods, parallel 10(4.r..
levers, &c. ; and it may be fixed in less than a ql;9.
ter of the time now required for fixing marine e_1311„ be
While its first cost is considerably cheaper, it may
more easily kept in repair, in the opinion of theb
jector, than the steam machinery now in use on
iTssels of war. gos
The Janus will be taken into dock as soon the
Thames convict ship is ready to come out.

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MORE BIGOTRY AND DESECRA-
TION OF THE SABBATH. A;nes
The following detail of very disgraceful proeee'—tn
in the Church of Tarbat on Sunday last, has been se
us by a highly respectable correspondent :—" Their
christian spirit among some of the rigidly li°l7 ..°llll
shire folks, commonly called Free Churchmen, th 0,11.1.
slumbering somewhat, does not appear to be altogetei
subdued, as the following statement of facts most eleartpli
proves. The Rev. Mr. M'Bride of Kilmuir Ene"..4
preached on ...abbath last in the Church of Tabs
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Camp-
lately vacated by the resignation of Mr. n.„ fish
bell, and when about to commence the pages.
sermon, a "lumber of lads were seen hapsntlY
ing from the Free Church shed (a place ree" bo
put up in the immediate vicinity of the church)! lie.
joined a party who had previously been engaged 11.1 feud
stroying the carriages of those who had come to atte.
round t"
church, assembled themselves • in a body ed the
church, commenced shouting and hooting, rester
church, and --danced and whistled during the' ere:
part of the service, while others of the pry were
busily engaged thrOwing stones in at the doors athe
windows. The Reverend Gentleman performed
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whole services of the day in the most solemn and
impresSive manner possible, and at no time seenle but,
pay the slightest attention to what was going ell% as
merely raised his voice (particularly at
pray re-
the noise increased. It is pretty evident that the,aye .
speciable part of the community in Easter Ross bare enter
nettling, to look to, for the preservation of both life
seco,o
property, but the strong arm of the law. The
great head of God's law seems -to be quite unkkticod‘;ll't
those ' Free Church people.' It way well beet as for.
were the authorities about ? Have they reauY- the.
atstteion
ootfhEatdinasbsoisrtgahncaendheaidscoitehebree, obtained from.
pretensions of the Free Church peotpo
public have a right to expect a little more
the part of those whose duty it is to prevent brow
of the peace, as well as restore peace and order.--
sh ire Advertiser of Feb. 2. loch?ecksurtheelysintoihene

BtraresFsiIAnTgALACCIDENT.—An accident of a veil re •
flotrji nature occurred yesterday afternoon, at foe
Barclay and Perkins' brewery, in Park-street, Southwark'
piapne,arasndtlroht
ntlsirteeeadminaidiiia-indculaTlsh:omialsenizillo,l9o al.
yore,
sisl
they,i
eeoenlnrl
bedkeeoen(aftrob:tiovhi
hull:la:0d
building,attoli
iive thoroughlycleansea,
fromo t t t
which
h ivatch
ain
quantityt h e
of
ale
had been .drawn about a fortnight since. It was the dutt ?,
the foreman to see that the carbonic acid gas, which, it if
s vat,accumulates and
that Roberts took the usual precaution of lowering A iightel
dispersed,onflryofsbnuenfto,hireveoranfe, ryffiepentroatinondeo.
candle, upon raising which, unextinguished,ll;:rre ols'besetr:_tee:
it was g, all right," and directed Steadman to deseenet
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a ladder placed inside, and to remove some of the hops wine'
had accumulated round the tap, in order that the dregs tol:
be drawn off. Steadman at once descended, and after remsinl
at the bottom of the vat for a.few moments he was observe.,
to make for the ladder, and hasten up in a weak state, soul.
nearly overcome by the noxious vapour. The v reached
18 feet deep, and the poor fellow had nearly the
summit, when he suddenly fell back senseless. Harris, in!'
mediately offered to descend and endeavour to rescue Ina
companion, but Roberts would not allow him, and insisted et?
going down himself. He reached the bottom of the vat, aaa
caught hold of Steadman, raising him a few inches, but inffne;
diately afterwards relaxed his hold, and like his deceasa;
companion, fell lifeless. An alarm was instantly given, an"
Mr. French, the foreman of the works, and several other per-
sons hastened to the spot. One man named Hicks vol
un;"
teered to descend if a rope were made fast to his body', a"
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this having been done, he was lowered a few feet. _The Wan
who had charge of the rope, however, observed that he Jot.
sensibility, and on drawing him up he was found to be in all
almost lifeless state. The inost active measures were imme-
diately adopted, and in a few minutes both bodies were el"
tricated from the,vat. . Medical assistance being on the spok
was endeavour W Made to restore animation, but in bot
ealeB unfortunately without ouccui.