The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-03 00:00:00

£97 14 U

WM. KEMMIS, Crown Solicitor.
Kildare-street, Dublin, March 14, 1544.

COURT CIRCULAR.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived oft
Woolwich in the Princess Alice steani-picket from 0.i.•
tend, soon after eight o'clock yesterday evening. His
Majesty landed at the Dock-yard lit a quarter past eight
o'clock, and was received by Lord Rivers, Lord in Waa-
ing on the Queens Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in
Waiting to Prince Albert, and the Officers of the Dock-
yard.

His Majesty, attended by Lord Rivers, entered one of
the Queen's carriages and four, and took his departure
for town. Captain Francis Seymour, and the Gentlemen
in Waiting on his Belgian Majesty, following in another
of her Majesty's carriages. The Royal party arrived at
Buckingham Palace at ten minutes past nine o'clock,
where his Majesty was received by the Queen and the
Queen of the Belgians, attended by the Ladies and Gen-
tlemen in Waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen yesterday, and partook of a dejeune with her Ma-
jesty and the Queen of the Belgians.
Sir Robert Peel had an audience of her Majesty yes-
terday, at Buckingham Palace.
The Royal Family were taken airings yesterday in the
Royal Gardens. Tier Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, attended by Lady Anne Maria Dawson, took au
airing yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage.
M. Van de Wever, the Belgian Minister, left town at
twelve o'clock yesterday for Woolwich, to reoeive his
Majesty King Leopold on his arrival from the Continent.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Foreign-
office. The Ministers present were—Sir Robert Peel,
the Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord
Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buccleuch, Earl of Aberdeen,
Lord Stanley, Sir J. Graham, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Ripon, Mr.
Gladstone, Sir 11. Hardinge, and Sir E. linatchbull.
The Council sat two hours.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar
did Sir George Hayter the honour to sit to be painted
into the picture of the christening of his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales. •
The Ecclesiastical Commission for England had a
meeting yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-
place. the Commissioners present were the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of
London, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Bangor.
the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop or
Hereford, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Bishop of Lien-
daff, the Bishop of Rochester, the Bishop of Worcester„
the Lord President of the Council, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Earl of Besborough, Earl of Harrowby,
Right Hon. Sir George Grey, and the Dean of West-
minster.

A deputation of the Assam Tea Company, including
Sir George Larpent, Bart., Chairman, Mr. R. Donnelly
Mangles, M.P., Mr. Weeding, Mr. Travers, and Mr.
Prideaux, had an interview with the Chancellor of 'the
Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister,
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Natiord
Debt had a meeting yesterday at t'ie Treasury. T2re
Commissioners present were the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the Governor of the Bank. of England, and the
Deputy-Governor. Mr. Highain,' Secretary and Comp-
troller-General attended.

NEW BILL FOE THE PREVENTION OF FIFE.--Thisßill contains thirty-two sections, with three schedules. The
object of the Bill is to supply water engines by parishes, and
to give rewards to persons engaged in the prevention of tires.
It is proposed that the measure shall come into operation on
the Ist of January next. There is a provision by which it
is declared that the churchwardens shall pay the rewards
beiml
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lkoe
housekeepers
podwne, a ,
sreasdneodbrnet
fifioi errene magistrates
lodgers,e
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thruers
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ot hfuf ern;fill;ndetliseitnoerctecis:istaiirr:t•wepi edaas,r:rto'iarl'nisN'Ste'vhstliQ.is;r-
sued. The following rewards sre set forth in one of the !sche-
dules :—l. To the turncock
.belonging to any waterwc,rk in
whose division of main or pipe water shall be found on, or into
which water shall first come on the opening of any plug„ at any
fire, in any building, a sum not exceeding 10s. 2. To thr, engine-
keeper who first brings a parish engine or other large engine,
to help in extinguishing any fire, being of the . required di-
mensions, and in good order and complete, according to the
directions of this Act, a sum not exceeding twenty shillings.
3. To the keeper of the second parish. engine or other large
engine which shall be next brought, being. of such required
dimensions, and in order and complete, as aforesaid, a suns
not exceeding ten shillings. 4. To the keeper of the third
Eziusgttenene, oref
tohteherrequl?rrle
deinmgeinnseio7is,hicahndstalllorbdeer next
i
complete, as aforesaid, a sum not exceeding five shillings,:
5. But in every case in which the fire shall have been co ~
fined to a chimney or chimneys, the rewards to be given s',aall
be as follow :-1 o the turncocks and to the engine-kr ,epers
of the first and second engines only a sum not exceesP.4 five
shillings for the turncock and ten shillings to tho' engine-
! keeper only. 6. To the person who first gives no`,,iee to the
DEATH OF A GIANT.—Last week Mr. Baker held i turncocks and engine-keepers, or any of them of the district,
an imple,t at the Victory, Kingsland-road, on the body of ; of the occurrence of any fire in such district. a sum not ex-
Richard Turbot, aged 84 years. Mrs. Channess deposed that '
deceased lodged with her at No. 32, Tottenham-road, West ceeding two shillings and siXpence.
Hackney. He was a pensioner of the East India Company, INSOLVENCY OF A CLEILGYMIN.—Y,IIIeh surprise
has been felt and exprssed at Ot•;-tuanon:'aced insolvency of
Pitchford and of
and was a remarkably stout man, and of extraordinary sta.-
ture, being six feet and a half in height. Notwithstanding , dean of this district,
his advanced age he enjoyed very good health. On Tuesday
and master of a seminary of some,
~
tHhiegihtelvialtltioenh,airidi Cth°
to 16,0001., and no pro-
repute. The reported
morning, about nine &clock, witness was alarmed at perceiv, irsfieeould,nMty:Aa.n,
mg a few drops of blood on the floor of her room, which was
perty is visible to afford an .drenictorar, eA•
Y dividend to the creditors.
beeeath that of deceased's, and which fell through the coil- Among the debts, about 4004 is at leged to be the sayings of the
Benefit
te
bSyoretiheti,publi.e to replace the loss by sub-
`amount of debts varies from 12,0004
ing. She accordingly went up stairs and found him lying
for ',Stich we hope there will be
doubled up before' the fire-grate, with his head against the
bars. There was a wound on his forehead caused by a fall, scriptions, as it is a lamentable prospect to the aged and sick
and lie appeared to be quite_ dead. Mr. Lewis, a surgeon, shineCond oesworr
tßs
and provident poor who ha, e yearly contributed. to this
was sent for, who pronounced life to be quite extinct.• From fund, and fondly relied upon .it as their resource beefore siuk-
ing into the grate.--Shrew: Shrew., hi"
the plethoric habit of deceased, Mr. Lewis attributed death to
apoplexy. The wound on his head was not sufficient to cause . Chronicle.
CHATHAM.—Three ‘ detachments of the 58th Foot,
death. Verdict—" Found dead."
,r, ' ' stationed at Brompton, to the number of 108 mu A and tile,
THE LATE ACCIDENT AT THE GLASGOW .LlLEATditieEd.
will leave Chatham in tire course of the Ilex+ , month for
—We have learned with regret that pile of the sufferers_ v
, Deptford, there to embark for New South Wales, as convict
:yesterday morning in the'llifirrnaty. His name .was-t 1 mt..
'guards. Thirty-six ni'm w ill embark on the 131 ,h of April at
Wood, a young man 18 years of age, resident in Castle-street. ree .
Deptford, on board the ?Maria Somes ;36 on the 15th, on
It is believed that he received injuries-by springing from thee
board the. Barossa ; and t/ ie third draught of 3E ~ on the 15th,
gallery ; but in whatever way they were got, the immediate
on board the Angelina. About 3,000 men wil ibe sent from
cause of death was concussion of the brain. Three other ,
the various depots at. Chatham to the Ens t Indies, iii the
persons were taken to the Infirmary, one of whom has , course of the present year, and the cushier ,tations are ex-
since been dismissed, and the remaining two are doing well. i pected to commence. i',.l the coinse of the ensiti its month.
—Glasgow Paper of Saturday,