The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-06 00:00:00

COURT-riksuIONABLE.

Since thq intelligence arrived of the death of Prince
Albert's father, Windsor Castle has assumed a sombre ap-
pearance, All the window blinds are drawn down, and the
shutters of most of the houses in the town are partially closed.
Her Majesty and the Prince remain in strict privacy.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton have left Grovernor-
squarel for Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, where a
fashionable circle is about to assemble.

The Dowager Lady Holland has commenced her regular
conversaziones at Lord Palmerston's late mansion in Great
Stanhope-street.

Lord and Lady Aberdour have left the St. George's Hotel,
Albemarle-street, for Sir George Rose's,. Sandhills, near
Christ Church, Hants. The Noble and Gallant Lord and
his bride have been staying since their marriage at the
Marquis of Abercorn's, at the Priory, Stanmore.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will return to Badmin-
ton at the end of the week. His Grace, at the close of the
hunting season, returns to town.
The Earl of Altamont arrived at Paris in the preceding
week, from the East Indies. His Lordship is daily expected
at the residence of the Marquis.of Sligo, m Mansfield-street,
after an absence of between two and three years,
The Earl of Dundonald has returned to Chester-square,
from Paris.

The Earl of Shaftesbury and the Ladies Ashley returned
to Grosvenor-square, a few days since, from St. Giles's, Dor-
chester.

The Earl and Countess of Hillsborough have arrived at
Hakes's Hotel, from Atherstone, Warwickshire.
The Countess of Bridgewater leaves Ashridge Castle at the
close of the month, for Grosvenor-square.
Mr. John Beckett commenced his dinner parties at Strat-
fdrd House, on Friday evening. The party consisted of the
Earl of Brownlow, Lord Strangford, Lord Forester, Mr.
Tomline, Mr. Conyers, Copt-hall, Essex, Mdlle. d'Este, &c.
Lord Suffield has arrived from the Continent. His Lord-
ship intends to pass the season at his seat in Derbyshire.
Lord Canterbury left Belgrave-square on Monday morning,
for Exeter, on a visit to his son-in-law, Mr. Sanderson.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The High Sheriff of Gloucestershire has refused to con-
vene a county meeting "to take into consideration the
existing restrictions on commerce, especially those affecting
the necessaries of life ; and to hear Mr. Cobden and others
on these subjects."

A meeting- of the landowners and occupiers of land was
held at Slealield, in Lincolnshire, on Monday, when speeches
were delivered and resolutions adopted, expressive of the
absolute necessity that existed for maintaining the existing
corn-laws, and deprecating strongly any side-wind attacks at
tho agricultural interest generally.
A meeting of landowners in the county of Salop, in favour
of the agricultural interest, is to be immediately convened by
the High Sheriff of the county.
The subscriptions at the close of the recent Huntingdon
meeting, in opposition to the League, amounted to nearly
one thousand pounds:
A requisition, numerously signed, has been forwarded to
the High Sheriff of Somersetshire, calling on him to convene
a county meeting, to take measures for opposing the Anti-
Corn-law League.
The term being up for clearing the land lately purchased
by the Crown at Old Ford and Bethnal-green, for the com-
mencement of the new park, the Crown has taken possession
of the property.
On Monday evening, at a meeting of the Institute of
British Architects, Mr. Tite in the chair, a paper was read
by Mr. Scoles, on the architecture of the pyramids of Egypt,
describing the peculiar construction of the Abaroash, Takara,
and Medoon, and showing their foundations to have been
formed upon common sand, but supported by retaining or
inclosing walls of masonry.

ALARMING ILLNESS OF THE
KING OF SWEDEN. , •

We have just received the following account by the Ham-
burgh mail :
STOCKHOLM, JAN. 26.—His Majesty the King, who Com-
pleted to-day his 81st year, has unhappily been attacked
with severe illness. The State Gazette publishes the follow
ing bulletins :
JAN. 26, 19 A.m.—The King, who retired to rest yester-
day evening without any appearance of indisposition, and
slept well during the night, was seized at half-past-six this
morning with vomiting and determination of blobd--to the
head, which still continues, but appears however to diminish.
2 r.m.—His Majesty is easier, and seems to be better
than when the last bulletin was issued.

4,‘ 5 r.m.—His Majesty has experienced no change since
two o'clock."

The bulletins are signed " Er ap Edholm."
The Afionblad adds to the second bulletin that the
,ap-
pearance of improvement was produced by bleeding ; that the
King had never before consented to be bled, but that the
physician having now declared that nothing else could save
his life, it had been done by order of the Crown Prince. The
vomiting was a spitting of blood. The blood from the arm
had no unfavourable appearance, and-the patient fell into a
state "of lethargy. Between ten and eleven in the forenoon
he:asked for coffee, and drank some, then vomited again and
fell asleep, Between twelve mid one he drank a glass of
water, which he took from the hand of an attendant. A
great number of officers of State and persons of distinction
have been to the Palace to make inquiries. A supper at the
Crown Prince's this evening, and a fete intended to be given
by the Queen the day after to-morrow, are deferred. The
theatre will not be open this evening.

SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON
GAZETTE OF FRIDAY LAST.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, FEB. 5, 1844.
Orders for the Court's going into mourning, on
Thursday next, the Bth instant, for his late Royal High-
ness the Duke of Saxe-Goburg Gotha, father of .his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, and uncle and father-
in-law to her Majesty, viz. :
The Ladies to wear black silk, plain muslin or long
lawn, crape or love hoods, black silk shOes,.black glazed
gloves, and black paper fans.
The Gentlemen to wear black cloth, without buttons
on the sleeves or pockets, plain muslin or long lawn
cravats and weepers, black swords and buckles.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. 6.—Wind, moderate breeze from W.S.W. and line.
DEAL, FEB. s.—Wind N.W. to N.N.E., moderate.—And. Port-
land, Moore, Cliba ; Indus, Smith, St. John's, New Brunswick.
Coax.—Sld. William Inglis, Newfoundland.
WHITSTABLE, FEB. 4.—The Woodland Castle, ftom Galway to
London, got ashore on the Red Sand 2d inst., but was assisted off and
proceeded:
DONEGAL, FEB. 2.—lt blew a heavy gale from W.N.W. last night,
during which the Ann, bound to London, drove on the bank, but is
not expected to receive much damage.
DULL, FEB. 3.—Sld. Lina, Tampico, after repairing.
WouitiNtrrosi, FEB. 4.—The Aurora, of Dordt, on shore near here,
has been got off and into Maryport, after discharging her cargo.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. s,—The Jane, of this port, was towed into Taim
yesterday, having been thrown on her beam-end by the ballast
shifting.
UTCK IN Form, JAN. 29.—The Bertha Laura, from Newcastle to
Roeskalde, had been put on shore in a sinking state, nearyanoe, pre-
vious to 23d ult.
ELSINORE, JAN. 30.—The Carl, from Wolgast to London, has put
in here leaky, and must discharge and repair.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF BESSBOROUGH.—This
venerable nobleman died on Saturday, at the seat of his second
son, Lord de Manley, at Canford House, in Dorsetshire, where
his Lordship had arrived from his house at Brighton, and sunk
under the prevalent influenza, at the advanced age of eighty.six.
His Lordship is succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest
son, Viscount Duncannon, Who was called up to the House of
Lords in 1835. Frederick Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough,
Viscount Duncannon, county Wexford, Baron Bessborough of
Bossborough, county Kilkenny, Ireland, Lord Ponsonby, Baron
Ponsonby, of Sysonby in England, and Vice-Admiral of Munster,
was born on the 26th of January, 1758, and succeeded his father
in 1793. His Lordship was married in 1780 to Henrietta Frances
Spencer, daughter of John, first Earl of Spencer, by whom (wh•
died in 1821) he had issue John William Viscount Duncannon,
the present Earl, who was called up to the House of Lords in
1835, by the title of Baron Duncannon. His Lordship was
born in August, 1781, and was married, in 1805, to Maria Fane,
daughter of John, Earl of Westmoreland, by whom, (who died in
1834) his Lordship had a family of fourteen sons and daughters;
the eldest son, John George Brabazon, now Viscount Duncannon, was
born in 1809. His Lordship's second son, Sir Frederick Caven-
dish Ponsonby, died in 1837, and his Lordship's third son, William
Francis Spencer Ponsonby, was created Baron de Manley, by
patent, in 1838. His Lordship's only daughter, Caroline, was
married to the present Viscount Melbourne, and died in IE2B.
The death of the Earl of Bessborough puts several families of the
highest rank into mourning—the Cavendishes, Spencers, Ponsonbys,
Bentincks, Somerset'', Beauclerks, Westmerelands, ritzgeralds,
Lansdownes, Russells, Ashleys, &c., &c.
THE POOR-LAW AND FACTORY ACTS.---Sir James
Graham has entered upon the books of the House of Common.
notice that, on Tuesday, he will move fcr leave to introduce a Bill
" to amend the Factory Act ;" and, on Thursday, for leave to
introduce a Bill "to amend the Poor-law Acts." The public will
look forward with much interest to both those measures on such
important subjects. While speaking of the poor-laws, it may be as
well also to mention that Lord Ashley will, on Thursday week,
move for a Select Committee "on the mode of administering
medical relief to the sick poor"—a matter that loudly calls for
reform.

Mr. Lumley, of her Majesty's Theatre, is arrived
in town, and is busily occupied in preparations for opening the
theatre the first week in March. Madame Persiani and Signor
Fornasari will commence the season.

The ballet of La Jolie Fille de Grand is in re-
heareal at Drury.lane Theatre.

Taunton was on Tuesday evening last visited by
a violent storm, accompanied by vivid lightning. A deal of damage
has been done to property. In the neighbourhood olßriduwater,
we hear the damage has been serious.
The Attorney-General of Ireland has been pre-
sented with the freedom of the " Gunmakers' Company."
He has also been "retained" for the defence of Lieutenant
➢lunro, who intends to surrender himself ( ?) as $(1011 as the
State trials are .concluded.—Gateshead Observer.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Justice Williams sat at Nisi Prins this morning, with a
Middlesex Speeial Jury, for the purpose of trying the case of The
Queen v. King and others, which was an indictment against the de-
fendants for conspiracy, The trial is expected to last over to.day.
The case for the prosecution was not concluded when we went
to press. •

EXCHEQUER-(THIS DAY).

TIIE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. SCRIVENER

The Attorney-General (with wkom was Mr. Thesiger and Mr.
Jervis) appeared for the Crown. Mr. Whately and Mr. Peacock
conducted the case for the defendant.

This was an information by the Attorney-General against the
defendant to recover penalties for the importing and illegal landing
of a considerable quantity of tobacco.
Toe AITORNEY.GENERAL stated the ease to the jury. There
were two informations against the defendant, founded upon two
occurrences, the first of which took place in January, and the
second in July, of last year. The defendant engaged a barge and
two lightermen, for the assumed purpose of conveying a quantity of
eemcnt from Harwich to London, but actually to convey a quantity
of tobacco from a schooner named the Eliza, which the barge was
to join at a place known as the East Swim, near the Nore Lights.
The barge accordingly did so during the night, and 125 bales of
tobacco, each weighing 501bs , were conveyed to a wharf on the
banks of the Surrey Canal. On the second occasion the barge pro.
ceeded to Harwich as before, and having taken in a quantity of
chalk, proceeded to a place known as Whittaker's Beacon, where
the Eliza joined them; from her they received 120 bales; but the
defendant, who had agreed to pay the lightermen a large sum of
money for their trouble, having neglected to do so, they refused,
en reaching London, to give up the goods until the money was
paid. The affair then became known to the officers of the Excise,
and the prosent prosecution was the result.
George Wrekind, one of the lightermen employed by the defen.
dant, corroborated the statement of the Attorney-General.
Mr. H. WHATELEY, at this stage of the proceedings, consulted
with his client, and stated that it was impossible for him to con..
tinue to defend the present action, after the evidence which had
been adduced. He would, therefore, consent to a verdict being
entered for the Crown for 3501.

Die ATTORNEY-GENERAL acquiesced, and under the direction
of Lord Abinger, the jury gave a verdict for 3501.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.

OLD COURT
(Before the RECORDER.)

Patrick Murphy, a young man aged 19, was indicted for enter.
ing the dwelling-house of Mr. Catcheon, of Blackman.strect,
Southwark, and stealing three coats and one waistcoat.
It appeared from the evidence, that on the night of the Bth of
January, the prisoner was observed by a policeman on duty stand.
ing upon the shoulders of another young man, and his body half in
the fan-light over the door of the prosecutor's house. The witness
went over, and immediately took the prisoner into custody. On
calling the prosecutor up it was discovered that the articles named
in the indictment, which were placed near the fan-light, had been
taken away.

The prisoner in defence said he was merely looking for his cap.

The jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty,

The RECORDER said it was necessary to visit these midnight de.
predations with a heavy punishment. The sentence, therefore, 01
the prisoner was, that he be transported for ten Years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Roberts, a smart-looking boy, was charged before Mr.
Traill with the following robbery
A Mrs. Hall stated that on the preceding night she went with her
sister to witness some feats of horsemanship, in a temporary theatre
in Lock's-fields. While she was standing admiring the exhihi-
bition she felt a hand in her pocket, and turning round saw the
prisoner in the act of moving away to a different part of the theatre.
Convinced that his was the hand which "dived" into her pocket,
from which she missed her glove, containing two half.crowns, some
coppers, and other articles, she followed the suspected person, and
going to the door of the theatre, called for a policeman, into whose
charge she gave him, and on being searched the whole of what she
had been robbed of was found in his possession.

Benjamin Ellis and Lydia Ellis, his wife, were charged, the
former with being drunk, and the latter with attempting to commit
suicide.

It appeared that the defendants had been out together late the
preceding night, and the man being in liquor quarrelled with his
wife, who in the excitement of the moment ran towards the river
at Lambeth-stairs, and was In the act of precipitating herself into
the water when a gentleman passing seized her and prevented the
accomplishment of her design. When subsequently taken to the
station-house the female defendant reiterated her determination to
destroy herself.

The husband was fined five shillings for drunkenness, and the
was held to bail not to repeat the attempt on her life.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Two very fashionably-dressed young men who gave the names
of Charles Bayley and Charles Cooper, but refused to state where
they resided, or give any further account of themselves, were
placed at the felon's bar charged (as entered on the police-sheet)
"on suspicion of feloniously stealing eleven door knockers found
in their possession," and which it appear, they had wrenched from
different houses in the immediate neighbourhood of Leicester.square.
Police-sergeant No. 113 of the C division stated, that between
three and four o'clock this morning as he was on duty in Bear..
street, Leicester-square, he saw the prisoners in a doorway. and
suspecting what they were about, he watched and saw
them go up to several doors in Cranbourne-sfteet, after
which they went into St. Martin's.court, and at the house
of Mr. Appleby, No. 19, there, straw.bonnet manufacturer, the
prisoner Cooper partially wrenched off the knocker, and then
called to Bayley to help him, and they then succeeded in getting it
off; and Bayley put it in his pocket. On being taken into cus-
tody, Bayley was found to have two knockers in his breast pocket,
and six in his coat pocket. Cooper bad three about him.
Mr. Appleby identified one of the knockers as being his property.

The"prisoners said they were extremely sorry for what they had
done, but at the time they were.under the influence of too much
wine.

Inspector Beresford, of the C division, said they certainly had
been drinking, but knew what they were about.
Mr. Mauer, after consulting with Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Chief
Clerk, did not seem inclined to entertain the charge as one of
felony, but took a much more lenient course than was anticipated,
viz., of imposing, under the Police Act, a fine of 5/ each, for un.
lawfully having in their possession property for which they could
not satisfactorily account, and, in default, one month's imprison-
ment in Westminster Bridewell, and hard labour.