The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, the Princess Royal,
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the do-
mestic household, attended Divine service ye>terday
morning in the private chapel of Buckingham Pelee,.
The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated.
The Royal Family took their usual exercise in the
Royal Garden yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back on Saturday morning, attended by Lieut.-Colonel
the Hon. A. Gordon.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Prin-
cess Alice, honoured Drury-lane Theatre with their
presence on Saturday evening. The ,royal suite con-
sisted of the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Marquis
of Ormonde, Colonel Buckley, and Lieut.-Colonel the
Hon. Alexander Gordon.
Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon.
A. Gordon, visited the Royal Asiatic Society, in Now
Burlington-street, on Saturday afternoon.
The Queen's private band attended on Friday evening
in Buckingham Palace, and performed the following
pieces:—
Overture and Selection, " Haydee"
Canzonetta
Pas de Six, "Guillaume Tell".. Rossini.
Jallacic Marsch.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
did Mr. Moon the honour of inspecting the first etching
for the engraving publishing by him of Sir George Hay-
ter's picture of the christening of his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, at St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon,
at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis
of Lansdowne, the Earl of Miato, Sir earge Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir Francis Baring,
Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Hight Hon.
Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis
of Clanricarde, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The
Council sat three hours.

A deputation consisting of Mr. John Masterman,
M.P.,. Mr. Deputy Harrison Mr. John Dixon, Mr.
Under-Sheriff Millard, and the City Itemembrancer, had
an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday at the
Home-office.

Geaeral Prince Caste'cicala, the Neapolitan Minister,
transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday
evening.

The-Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Charge d'Affaires,
It ayes town to-day for Turin, on leave of absence for a

month.

The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town on Saturday
morning from Dublin. The Noble Earl had an inter-
view with Lord John Russell, at his official residence, in
Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. John Lockett, Chair-
man of the Liverpool Shipowners' Assoc.ation, Mr.
James Aikin, with Sir Thomas Birch, M.P., and Mr. E.
Cardwell, MA', had an interview with the Right Hon.
11. Labouchere on Saturday, at the Office of the Board
of Trade, on the subject of the Merchant Service Bill.
A deputation from the Metropolitan Sanitary Associ-
ation had an intt rview w!th Lord John Russell, on Sa-
turday, in Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Al-
derman Wilson, Mr. Alderman Challiv, Mr. Alderman
Sidney, Mr. Shei DI Lawrence, the City Remenibrancer,
and the City Solicitor, hal an interview with Sir George
Grey on Saturday.
Lord and Lady John Russell bad a dinner party on
Saturday, at their residence in Chesham place. The
company included the Earl of Clarendon, the Right
Roe. and Mrs. Yemen Smith, the Right Hon. T. B
Macaulay, the Rev. Gilbert and Miss Elliot, Mr.
Charles Dickens, Mr. OJo Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Mal-
dt r, and the Hon. Miss Lister.

The Duke of Wellington samded the early service in
the Chapel Royal, S!. James's, yesterday. The prayers
%are reed by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was
prt ached by the lion, and Rev. Mr. Phipps. At the
daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. Dr.
Knapp, the lessons by the Rev. T. Llelmore, and the
Communion Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The ser-
mon v►as preached by the Bishop of Rochester. The
anthem was " Hearken unto my voice" (Kont). Sir
George Smart presided at the organ.

LEAMINGTON SPA, FEB. 16.—Among the arrivals
of the week at this place of fashionable resort are the
following :—The Marquis and Marchioness ofTweeddale,
Viscount Tullamore, Lady Sykes and family, Hon.
Charles Petre, Hon. Mr. Boyle, Lady Brown, Baron de
Lyons, Hon. Mr. and Lady Melville, Hon. Mrs. Whart n
and family; Sir Henry Beddiogtield, Sir A. Campbell,
Colonels Smith and Campbell, Lieutenant-Colonel Gooch,
Rev. Messrs. Clay and Clayton, Captains Loyd, Graham,
Ra)leigh, Gordon, Rallies, Richardson and Morbitts;
Mr. and Mrr. Mansfield, Mr. and Mrs. Clowes, Mr. and
Mrs. Ogilvy, Mr. and Mrs. Macaulay, Dr. and Mrs.
Bateman, &c., &c. From what transpired at the inter-
view bttween the deputation appointed by our Town
Commissioners and a lodge body t f the directors rf the
London and North-Wcstern Railway Comrany at the
Euston.square station, on Thursday last, there is every
reason to believe that the line of -railway beterem this
place and Rugby will be very shortly complel ed.
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASiD WIER'S SISTER.—
NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAT.—A public meeting of the in-
habitants of this town was held last night at the Ex-
change Hall, to consider the propriety of presenting a
petition to Parliament in favour of Mr. Stuart Wortley's
Bill, now before the House of Commons, in connexion
with-the above subject. The meeting was not very nu-
merous. The mayor (Mr. Birkin) took ttio chair, and
called upon the Rev. J. A. Baynes to move the first re•
solution, which was, " That it is the opinion of this
meeting that the marriage of a widower with a deceased
wife's sister is neither contrary to the law a nature nor
prohibited by Holy Scripture, and therefore cannot with
any justice or wisdom be re.tricted by human legisla-
tion." Mr. Alderman Felkin seconded the resolution,
which was carried unanimously. Mr. J. Brotherton,
M.P., proposed the next resolution, in doing which he
reiterated the arguments in favour of Mr. Stuart
Wortley's Bill which the Hon. Gentleman has used on
previous occasions. The Rev. James Edwards (Baptist)
seconded the resolution, which was to the effect, " That
this meeting has, learned with satisfaction that Mr.
Stuart Wortley has introduced a Bill into Parliament

t) reteal the existing law of marriage, so far as it re-
lates to the illegality of a widower marrying his deceased
wife's sister;" and with a view to pressing this subject
upon the attention of the Legislature, moved the adop-
tion of a petition embodying the sentiments of the reso-
lutions. This was seconded by Mr. Absalom Bennett
(clerk of the Nottingham Union Workhouse), and being
put to the meeting, was passed unanimously. The peti-
tion, after being read to the meeting, seas'adopted. A vote
of thanks was then passed to the Mayor for his conduct
in the chair, and the assembly separated.
EarLosiox AND Loss or Lira.—On Friday Mr.
Hayes, the coroner, held an inquest at the Navigation
Inn, Wigan, on the respective bodies of John Anders,
aged 23; Peter Gaskell, aged 35; George Broadhurst,
'aged 36; and James Anderton, aged 25, who lost their
lives in the following manner:—From the evidence ad-
duced it appeared that the deceased were in the employ
of Messrs. Lancaster, at Ince, the owners of the Lower
Patricreft Colliery. On Tuesday last, whilst a great
number of men were in the pit at work, a terrific explo-
sion of fire-damp took place, when three of the unfortu-
nate deceased r ere blown up the pit, one fora consider-
able distance, and fell down again into the dib-hole with
such violence as to break a great number of their bow
and causing instantaneous death. At the same time all
the platform and wood covering at the eye of the
pit, with the ear option of the head gear, were shattered
to pieces, and the fragments iclttered in every direction.
The other poor fellow wat burnt as black al the coals in

the pit T.vt o other men were also fearfully burned, but
some hopes aro entertained of their recovery. The
other workurea saved themselves by rushing through
the times. The witnesses all declared that as nothing
of a fiery nature had previously shown itself in the pit,
the men were allowed to use lighted candles; but, on
Anderton going to the further end t f the pit, the foul
air tot ,k fire, and hence tLe catastrophe: The jury hoped
the present misfortune would make the men more care-
ful, and they returned a xez-cliet—`"lhat the three
former deceased were accidentally killed by being blown
up the pit's eye, and falling down again; and that James
A.ndett•tn was accidentally burned to death?'
RATE IN AID Acr.—By tbe account recently
published of sums received and expended under the
Rate in Aid Act, up to the 31st a December, the total
amount shown to have been received under the Act is
135,944. 13s. 11d. The sums granted and appro-
priated amounted to 110,8001., leaving a balance unissued
of 25,1444 13E. Ild.

EXTRAORDINARY IMPOSTURE
BY A YOUNG FEMALE.
(From the North British Mail.)
To prevent the repetition of the following novel
kind of deception, we willingly give it publicity :
Oa the afternoon of Tuesday, the 29th of last month,
as two medical students were proceeding from the
Infirmary, they were met by a young girl, vk ho was
crying, and seemingly very much excited. She in-
quired of one of them the road to Dumfries. Think-
ing this a verystrange question, and as the appearance
of the girl betokened that she had met with some
berious misfortune or usage, they asked her if she
knew how far she was from Dumfi ies, and said that
she surely could never think of walking such a di.-
tance as that. After some further questioning, she
explained that she had been led away from her father's
house in Annan by a woman, who took her to an ir-
regular house in John street, but that, so soon as she
discovered the nature cf this house, she took the first
opportunity t f effecting her escape, and this occurred
.just about three hours after she had been taken to
These two gentlemen, after hearing her story, sym-
pathised very much with the poor girl, and thought
that the beat plan would be to take her to the
police-office, where means would be token to get her
sent home, and, perhaps, the woman that seduced
her• punished. On reaching the police office, 'we-
ever, they were informed by the superintendent
that it w.ss not a case for them, and they were
referred to the Town's Hospital. The two students
then took the girl to the Town's Hospital, and
while proceeding to that place she explained, in an-
swer to the various iuterrogatioas that were put to
her, that her own name was Caroline Stewart, that
her father's was William Stewart, and that he was
an innkeeper in Annan. She had known the
woman who brought her to Glasgow when
she was servant with a brother of herr,
some years ago, and her name was Eliza
Smith, but had not seen her for two or
three years, before she came to Annan and took her
away. The reason she had come to Glasgow was
that she had formed an attachment to a young man
who was a cousin of Eliza Smith's, who had been
brought up in her father's house since she was five
years old, and had recently acted as ostler
to her father. As soon, however, as her fhther
discovered that an attachment existed between
her and this young man, he was dismissed
from her father's service, and severe mea-
sures were threatened against him if he ever
made his appearance about the house again. This
did not prevent the two lovers from communicating
with each other ; for, shortly after, the "ostler" errs
offered employment from a friend of his in Philadel-
phia, and they resolved to elope together, get married
at Liverpool, and from thence sail immediately for
Philadelphia. They had nearly succeeded in their
design, but she was caught by her friends just before
reaching Liverpool, and brought home, where she
was locked up for three days, to prevent her again
making her escape. The young man, minus his
sweetheart, sailed for Philadelphia, where he arrived
safely about two month ago, and from whence he had
written to his espoused a very affectionate letter.
Eliza Smith came to her to Annan, got her out from
a school she was attending, and told her she had re-
ceived a letter from Philadelphia, requesting her to
come to Glasgow, and sail from that port to her lover's
new residence, along with a sister of his, who was now
in Glasgow waiting for her. Eliza Smith requested
her not to go home to let her parents know anything
about it, but just to come away as she was, for she
(Eliza Smith) had plenty of money to pay all ex
penses. She listened to this advice, came to Glasgow,
and was led to the house referred to. This interesting
story, which accounted for many improbabilities
which suggested themselves on her first brief state-
ment, made the two medical students still more
interested in her case, and, on reaching the Town's
Hospital, they fully explained her situation, with
many maledictions against the nefarious conduct
of Eliza Smith. The gentlemen at that institution
said they would write to her father, and, in the
meantime, would send her down to the model

lodging-house in Mitchell-street, to be kept there
until an answer was received. A letter was con-
sequently written by Mr. Williamson, as well
as by one of the medical students, and both
were posted that evening, addressed to "Mr. William
Stewart, innkeeper, Annan." From Mr. and Mrs.
Kennedy, the intelligent superintendents of the
model lodging-house, she received every attention,
and was treated as their own daughter; while she, on
the other hand, appeared as thankful for the kindness
shown her, and endeavoured to make herself useful by
knitting various articles, useful and ornamental, for
her • kind host and hostess. She now told that, in
fleeing from the house of wickedness into which she
had been led, she had left a valuable shawl, a victorine,
a petticoat, and a gold ring which belonged to a sister'
of her's, deceased, and which bore the initials " M. S."
It was thought advisable to make some attempt to
recover these articles, consequently one of the medical
students referred to, having spoken to the policeman
on John-street "beat," brought Caroline Stewart, as
she called herself, up to this policemar, who inquired
of her the name cf the mistress or the number of the
house she had been led into ; she was unable to tell
either, but this constable having got)* for a friend
of his on an adjoining " beat," the latter
inquired cf her what the house was like. On
her describing it he immediately said it was
Mrs. Walker's. So thither the four went ; Mrs.
Walker, as was natural, disclaimed all knowlege of
Eliz I Smith, or of this girl, and seemed to be deeply
incensed that ker house was thought to be anything
but highly respectable, but gave the two policemen
liberty to search the house as they thought proper.
The officers, knowing the 'Cuteness of the customer
they had to deal with, knew that any search would
be useless ; they, however, did give a cursory glance
through the house, but none of the articles were
found ; and, as a dernier I-cum-4 information of the

circumstance, as well as a description of the lost
article., were left with the officers of the detective de-
partment of the Post office.

On Friday an answer was expected to the two
letters posted to Annan ; but no answer came.
Caroline was much alarmed, and could not understand
how her father had not himself come through or sent
an answer, but accounted for the whole in a very
natural manner, by saying that it waslikely he would
have gone to Liverpool, thinking she would be again
there to sail for Philadelphia. This, with her very
simple and honest appearance, quite(' all suspicions,
and she was treated as kindly as !adore. She was
asked if she had any friends or acquaintance in Glas-
gow or Edinburgh; and she said that, although she
did not know Dr. Lawrie, of Glasgow, yet she was
told that he was a cousin of her mother's, and she
had a brother, a surgeon, in Edinburgh, whose
address vra., " Dr. Alexander Stewart, 28, Great
King•street, Edinburgh." A letter was sent off to
that address. She also wrote a letter to her " dear
brother," detailing her unfortunate position, and re-
questing hit assistance. She addressed it as above, and
it was taken by another party to the post-office. An
answer to these letters was expected the following
day (Saturday, the 21 of this month), but no answer
came. One of the medical students who had fallen
in with her, and who attended Dr. Lawrie's surgical
class, beginning to doubt the truth of her statements,
determined to ask that gentleman, after his lecture on
Monday morning last, if he knew anything of Mr.
William Stewart, innkeeper, Annan ; for, if he was
such a person as Caroline represented him to be,
Dr. Lawrie could scarcely fail to know him. He
_ _

had been 18 years an innkeeper at Perth, and had re-
moved to Annan just nine months ago, in order to be
near a large farm which her grandfather bad left
him. Dr. Lawrie, however, on being asked,
knew nothing of such a person. This student's
suspicions were no less excited, when, on looking
up an Edinburgh directory, he could not find such
a name as ahe stated her brother's to be. This
individual, calling at the lodging-bowie that
evening, stated his suspicions to Mrs. Kennedy and
the girl, who commenced crying, because she
was afraid they were beginning to think her an im-
postor. Here her seeming innocence and helpless.
ness again prevailed, and she was now, if possible,
treated with still more kindness than formerly ; and
an English commercial gentleman, who occasion-
ally calls on Kennedy, having taken
pity on her, and desirous of consoling her in her
unfortunate condition, took her that night to the
theatre. Mr. Williamson, of the Town's Hospital,
and the student referred to, being now anxious
to see whether there was really any truth in her
statement, resolved to write to the minister of the Es -
tablished Church in Annan, inquiring if there was
such a person as William Stewart, an innkeeper,
there, and if be had a daughter named Caroline who
was now missing. This was done, and an answer
was received on Thursday last,
was not such a person in Annan as William Ste-
stating. that there
wart, either as an innkeeper or in any other capacitylat;
and further stating that four letters were yinignn_
the Post-office addressed to William Stewart,tbe
Glas-
- Annan, two of these letters bearing
s
post-mark. Theletter. was
read Caroline heard
go wd,
to
onmd two o' the
Kennedy,Pa isalneyd,sbortly,
thatrea an answer had been received from the clergyman
of Annan ; sbe made some trifling excuse to Mr.
Kelinedy—who even yet hardly doubted the truth eV.
her statements—to get out for a short time ; s'ne
went out, and has never since bem seen. le, the
evening, ieformation regarding her was lodged at
the police-office, but not a trace of her has yet
been found. What renders the stor.
.7 more remark-
able is, that although she had frequent oppor unities
of stealing valuable articles, she seemed rigidly honest.
It would almost seem, from the minister's I.ets,;er, that
she has also been in Paisley. The whole affair is
a mystery, for it is impossible to imagine any object
she could have by her deceptions. She 'has evidently
received a good education. She seems About
seventeen years of age, has a simple, hoent and
country appearance. An observant ye might
detect that she is enceinte, and it is sUprosed that this