The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-23 00:00:00

SALE OF AUTOGRAPHS.

On Friday, a sale by auction, of several valuable
and rare autographs, State papers, and other interest-
ing documents, which was commenced the preceding
day at the rooms of Mr. Fletcher, was continued, on
which occasion there were present Sir F. Madden, of
the British Museum, who was a purchaser of some of
the most. important State papers and autographs, Mr.
R. Lambert Jones (Common Councilman), Mr. Evans,
Mr. Bullock, &c. The et llection submitted for compe-
tition comeriscs letters, autographs to State papers,
in the hand-writing of ling Henry VII., Henry
VIII., Charles 1., Henry King of Navarre, Henry
ITI of France, Henry IV. of France, Francis L.
Catherine de Medieis, Louis XIII., Louis XIV., Louis
XV., Pope Innocent VI., Pepe Leo X., Pope Innocent
Xl., Pope Alexander VII., Frederick the Great, Em-
eeror ' `barbs V , &c. The c,ilowing were among the
;auntie!. sold:—No. 201. A letter from Charles James
F. x to the Dike of Poielard relative ti the treaty with
Franae, 17e3, 18e No. 262, _another curious letter by
the same to the same, requesting his Grace to see the
King immediately, and if Lord Ashimirton is dead tin
e'7ee the Eriel of Derby the duchy, 178:3, Ne- 7264'
e.iiiither to the same, on the • King's forthc&on2;
speech, respecting- the. alarming ouirege
1733, 10s. Ni'. 980, A long and ietere.iiePe: ,
ter by the Eeri of Essex, Lnri Depirty
teeant of Ireland, on the, airi.irs of Ireiaed,
►/ • Ni'.e re of ine reerieite. form N'n=
a: ; , : •,;•‘• Lrd Lieuto"
woo. of t 11. 6:-. 291, i
Earl a Orr, ry, poet 'and iir :I),tist, ;11 lt Souther",
Secretary of State, 1678, IBs. No. 293, Nene! Boyle.
Earl or Orrery, to • Sir R South:well, receiesting 50i
trips tl.•rench it ,most the Irish liapp"fel
shier • ,e-e,ehe e V n erie nienliers, &c., 16. '';
No. 307. 11. ,b.:. re of l'.;nbr to L'
Treesecer Beek eurst, the pct. 1599. 19s. 308,
Eletr'y Lord erw,:;%4, qui... or .Nercester,
to Sir fliiearni Ileby, Kt. ; a miee in:en-sting letter.
from Reg Led etesee, ehice ;(it Writer mainteineo
and defended with 800 men, at his own cat, (11,1.'4
it Wars in the Royal Cruise; 16C6. :
by Mr. Thorpe. No. 309,:f.tdy Anne Herbert,
the above. to her breOiet Sir E. Hob v, 1606•
purcleised by the 1,:).1no, N 33.6, King-Chetrles
autograph to beeeti lel and ieteres,vg. ketcr
instructions to the Lord 'Deputy Lieutenant of Ite-'"
land, 1628, 11. 7s. No. 337, -Kim, ,Henry ant();
graph to a warrant addressed. to tie Keeper of the Grinv
Wardrebe, dated from Greenwich. 6th of March, 1513,
V. 65.; purchased by Mr. Evaus. • Ne. 31S, king Fiend
VW* autograph to a similar warrant. dated fro" the'
manor of Sliene. 1499, 11. Is. ; purchased by Eli,'
..::h e. No. 340, Henry 11. of Navarre, autogt:r
to au eviler for- raising ire. h seal, 1543, 16s. 0"4
3:1, li•• drf King of leavae.-, e•lerwarde Meg of-Franc'''.
and Henry I. 4..llot:rim:l, autographs to it leieer
King if France, with p', .._it:, 1599, 3'
332, re'reneis , Kin, of Fi euteee4h ,t;
letreie rteee CM vellum, 1543. No. 343. King
IX., of Frawee heter on tie vi. tory over the. rebels'
Sze.. 1569, lis Ne. 345, Cetherin-- de Nledieiee_ Queen
-of France, to ••her sister the, Queen of Navall'i
1580, 1/. 6s. No. 376, Pete. 11., King
Portugal to 11. illiam 111. King of England, credentin'6
to his ambassador, with seal. 1693, 18s. No. 378. 1019
Charlie IX., of Sweden, to King William 111., 1692, 95'
No. 379, Count Oxenstiern's erode itialse as ambassador
from the King of Si eden to William 111., King of Eng"
land, with autograph of Queen Eleanore, as Regen'
and her Lords in Council, with seal, 1697,
No. 385, the Emperor Charles V., a letter, 1528,
Ils. 6d. No. 388, Leopold, Emperor of ;errnany. to WI"-
liam 111., King of England, 1696, 12s. (These with seve
ral others, were bought by Sir F. Madden.) O. 38:
Frederick the Great, note to an official letter in Gertroll
for the cultivation of siikeworms, 1775, 175., purchsgt;
by Mr. Thorpe. There was a variety of Bulls, with the
autographs of Pope Leo X., Cardinal Sadeletus,
Alexander VII., Pope Innocent XI.; several autographs
of Louis XIII., Louis XIV., Louis XV., Charles Pu„.
of Lorraine, Marie de Medicis, of William Pitt, Dl'.,
W. Pulteney, Lord North, &c. ; with letters written by
Stanislaus, King of Bean& the DA., of WirteolbUrg.
the Archbishop of Troves, &e.

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WILL OF THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER,--Peobat
of the will and codicil of the Duke of Manchester (late of KiEnb°
ton Castle, the collector of customs for the port of London,
has been granted by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury t0.,11b
Mandeville, the sole executor and son of the deceased. 01„-i
will he bequeaths to his daughter, Lady Elizabeth Steele, 5,00'1,
to his tiatieter, Cart line Calcraft, 3,000/. ; and his library, Plc.
leg:, plate, furniture, and residue of his property, of whatever to
scription, he gives to his son, Lord Muriel,. vide. He also gi*:°
hi• doctor 5001., and to Its valet stl/. a year for life, free of lo g;41,,
duty. By the codicil he bequeaths to his daughter, CarolinVoi.
craft, 2,0001., in addition to the legacy in his will, making 1/I.r. a
The property is sworn under 60,0001., and the probate b
stamp of the value of 750/.
E• PEL, IN DSOR.--A private re'
hearsal of Sae: .1 music, the composition of the Prince Consort, .70
leare in the Qiiet n's private Chapel, before her Majesty Arvin.
jtuya: Highn.,ss Prince Albeit, on Friday last, under the Peoio
tenderiee of Dr. Elvey (who presioed at the organ), private orts to
to the Toe 'whole of the gentlemen of the choir and ip
chco'istez, of St. George', Chapel were also present to take 11700,
the perf Tie Prince Consort having gives his
.17'00 IS
Sion to Dr. Elvey to intro,:uce his R.» al Highness's coMPOOO losi of
the service at the chapel of St. George, they formed a P°l4
the musical service at the chapel on Sunday morning._,

BIRTH S.
On the sth inst., at Naples, the lady of W. Charles Grant'
LEI., late of the King's Dragoon Guards. of a daughter. 6,
On the Bth inst., at Annett's-crescent, Islington, 4u4
Horne,thef o ,
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On 17th inst., at Benton Hall, Northun berlan .
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On the 20th inst., at SMA
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aret'. Church, Weslin.go fly
Mr. Jahn Fv Ch,arside, to Miss g°
L.vvifit: a terrace, Knightsbridge

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On tt e 18th inst., at Bath, Alm., wire of James
Esq., of 26, Duke-street, Westminster, and Carshalton. Suriiett
On the ilth inst., at Bordeaux, Mary Esther Isabella, e
daughter of Nash Barton, Esq.. aged 16. of
London : Printed and Published b M U R1)0 YOll ,
No. :12, strar.d, ti The S,:n ()Mee, No. 112
the County of Middlesex, Isciday, JLfIWY 2,/ i 844.

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LEAGUE MEETTN(I, THEA E.
ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
The FIRST MEETING for the PRESENT YEAR of
the NATIONAL ANTI CORN-LAW LEAGUE, will be
acid in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on THURSDAY
EVENING NEXT, the 25th inst.
The meeting will be addressed by T. M. Gibson, Esq.,
; the Hon. Edward Bouverie ; the Rev. John Burnett,
Of Camberwell ; and W. J. Fox, Esq.
George Wilson, Esq., will take the Chair precisely at :even
o'clock.
Cards of admission to the stage and boxes may be bad on ap-
plication, after Monday next, at the Central Offices of the
eague, No. 67, Fleet-street.
The Cards of Registered Members of the League will, as
heretofore, admit to the Pit and Galleries of the Theatre.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, laic. 10, 1811.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
EAST INDIA COMPAN Y do hereby give Notice,
That a GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will
be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, no WEDNESDA
the 24th Instant, from Nine o'Clock in the Morning until
6,x in the Evening, for the ELECTION of a DIRE 'TOR
of the said Company in the room of William Stanley Mrke,
N., deceased.
That the Form of a Letter of Attorney, and of A Declaration,
for enabling Proprietors of East India Stock to Vote by Proxy
°ll this occasion, may be obtained upon application at the
Treasury in this House.
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

THE HASTINGS, RYE, and TENTERDEN
RAILWAY.
(From the South Eastern, at Headeorn)
TD .
BE INCORPORATED by ACT of PARLIAMENT.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
William Peel Croughton, Esq., Heronden Howe, Tenterden.
Herbert Barrett Curteis, Esq., M.P. for Rye, Windmill Hill.
'bonus Frewen, Esq., Brickwall, Northiam.
Charles Hay Frewen, Est:, Brickscall, Northiam.
Thomas Gybbon Monypenny, Esq., Hole Park, Rolvenden.
The Alayer of Rye, Charles Hicks, Esq.
Virgil Pomfret, Esq., Tenterden.
Thomas B. Shoobridge, Esq., Mayor of Tenterden.
Jeremiah Smith, Esq., Springfield, near Rye.

BANKERS.
14e18rX. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills' and Co., London.
Line Commercial Bank of London, Moorgate-street.
Vessrs. Smith, Scrivens, and Co., Hastings; and
Measrs. Pomfret, Pix, and Bellingham, Rye and Tenterden.
ExcitNEEß—Mr. Richard Dixon, Gudalming, Surrey.
‘,ONsuLTING ENGINEER—Joseph Locke, Esq., 20, Adam-
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street, Aaelphi.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Amory, Sewell, and Moores, Throg-
morton-street, London.
SECRETARY—Mr. John Fowle, Mint-street, Rye.
Capital, 400,0001., in 16,000 Shares of 25/. each. Deposit,
31. per Share. 2/. 10s. for the deposit of 10 per cent. re-
quired by the Standing Orders, and 10s. for Parliamentary
and Engineering expenses.
This Railway will be 25 miles in length, and is intended
to connect the important towns of Hastings (including St.
Leonard's), Rye, and Tentcrden, with the South-Eastern
Railway at Headeorn, and the forms required by the Standing
Orders, preparatory to applying for an Act having been corn-
Plied with, it is intended to go to Parliament in the ensuing
session for the necessary powers to carry the undertaking into
erect.
A Traffic Table has been carefully made out from the most
tuthentic sources, the result of which is printed with the Pro-
?eetus, showing, according to the calculations allowed by Par-
Jamentary Committees, an anticipated profit (after deducting
"Per cent. for working expenses), of upwards of 11 per cent.
IN the estimated outlay.
~,APplications for Prospectuses with Traffic Table, and for
'flares, to be made to Messrs. 'Amory, Sewell, and Moores,
Throgmorton-street,London ; Mr. Fowle, Mint-street, Rye;
!It Shewell, Stock and Sharebroker, 25, Tokenhouse-vard,
London; Messrs. Reynolds and Son, Liverpool; and Mr. John
"flrlcuft, Manchester.

AGOVERNESS PUPIL is required imme-
diately in a Ladies' School of the first respectability,
ltteceed a Young Lady who has been placed as Governess in a
family of distinction. To a young lady over 15 years of age,
and who has made some progress in her studies, this opportu-
,4ity offers great advantages. Terms for one year 25 guineas,
10 Include board, the finishing branches of English instruction,
fitting, arithmetic, French, Italian, the piano-forte, and
dancing, Eminent masters attend, and other accomplishments
may be acquired upon moderate terms. The duties required
—▪
0 light and improving.
Address B. R., care of Mr. Dews, Library, Commerce-
' P ace, North Brixton.

EXTRACT from the FOURTEENTH SHEET of TESTI-

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MONIALS in favour of
PARR'S LIFE PILLS, which are acknow-
!aged to be all that ar• required to conquer disease, and
Prolong life.