The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-11 00:00:00

SWEARING IN OF QUEEN'S,. COUNSEL AND SER-

GEssrrs-AT-LAW.---At a quarter before ten o'clock yesterday
morning the following members of the bar were sworn in as
Queen's Counsel before the Lord Chancellor, in his Lordship's
private room in the House of Lords, namely :—Mr. John
Henry Hodson, of the Oxford Circuit ; Mr. Charles Howard
Whitehurst, of the Midland Circuit ; Mr. John William
Alexander, of the Oxford Circuit; Mr. Robert Charles Hild-
yard, Northern Circuit, and who is also Queen's Counsel for
the Duchy of Lancaster; and Mr. J. Parker. The following
gentlemen were also sworn in before the Lord Chancellor and
the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, as Sergeants-
at-Law :—Mr. Edward Bellasis ; Mr. John Alexander King-
lake, of the Western Circuit; and Mr. Charles Chadwick
Jones, of the Home Circuit. In consequence of the swearing
in taking place out of term, the newly-made sergeants were
not invested with the coif, as is the case when the promotion
takes place in term. After the usual introductions of the
learned sergeants by the Lord Chancellor to their learned
brothers, the Judges of the Common Pleas, the rings were
presented by the newly made sergeants to the Judges of the
Common Pleas, also to the Lord Chancellor, and through the
Noble and Learned Lord to her Majesty. The latter were
of a very massive description, made of pure gold, with a blue
enamelled ground, on which, according to ancient custom,
are inscribed the motto, " Paribas legibus." The rings to
the sergeants and the counsel with whom the newly-made
members of the coif used to be engaged are plain gold rings,
bearing, however, the same motto. As the law Lords in
town were engaged in the House of Lords, a number of the
members of the legal profession were present on the occasion.
FIELD-DAY IN I`HYDE-PARK.—i esterday the Royal
Regiment of Grenadier Guards, Colonel his Grace the Duke
of Wellington, had a grand field-day in the Review-ground,
Hyde-park. The morning being remarkably fine, the an-
nouncement had the effect of drawing together a very; nu-
merous assemblage of persons.
BARBERISING PAUPERS.—We often said— God
help the poor! And who is there that will not respond
Amen, when we tell him of the prison discipline of the Dun-
manway guardians of the poor ? It was resolved last Satur-
day by those humane. Christian gentlemen, that all the
women were to be "cropped," their hair cut close—thus
uniting degradation and poverty, shaved poles and porridge!
It was further resolved, that, if the master's wife had not
cropped every female head in the house by the Bth (this
day), she was to forfeit 1/.—Cork Examiner.
The Duke of Rutland is at present enjoying a
yachting excursion. His Grace is accompanied by several
members of his family, and is not expected to return to town
until the end of the present month.
THE LATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER IN HOLBORN.
—Mr. Smith, the proprietor of the shooting. gallery, 288,
High Holborn, who was shot by Mr. Touchet, the brother of
Lord Audley, last Friday, is still in the hospital, and in a very
precarious state. The ball entered close to the spine, and
about the centre of the back, without touching a vital part.
As yet the surgeons cannot trace the ball, although they
have made every effort to do so, in order to extract it. Mr.
Smith's declaration respecting the affair has been taken, as he
will be unable to attend at Bow-street to-morrow (Friday),
when the accused will be again brought up. Notwithstand-
ing the shock Mr. Smith sustained by the wound, he was
enabled, after receiving it, to walk, with the assistance of his
son, to the cab that conveyed him to the hospital. He is in
his fiftieth year, and has a wife and two sons. Lord Audley
is inc....vent in his attentions to Mr. Smith. Besides the
hospital surgeons, his Lordship's own medical men daily
attend him. As regards Mr. Touchet, no reason can be as-
signed for the murderous attempt; nor as yet can any evi-
dence be adduced of his insanity beyond the act itself.
TUE MODEL OF VENlCE.—Yesterday afternoon the
highly-interesting model of the city of Venice, recently ex-
hibited in Pall-mall, was brought.to the hammer at Messrs.
Rushworth and Jarvis's Auction-gallery, Saville-row,
Regent-street. The time announced for the model to be
sold was 3 o'clock, but long before that hour the gallery was
crowded by a very respectable company. Four talented
architects, assisted by several eminent artists, are said to
have been occupied 14 years, and been at an expense of
nearly 2,0001., in producing this beautiful model, which was
on the scale of 1-540th part of the real dimensions. It con-
tains about 102 churches, 122 towers, 340 bridges, 135 large
and 297 smaller palaces, 471 canals, and 18,479 houses. After
some remarks from the auctioneer, 20 guineas were offered for
the model. He said that sum would barely compensate him
for the loss he had sustained in having the model open to the
public view for nearly a week. An advance of only 5 guineM
was, however, made, and after four other biddings of one
guinea each, the model was knocked down to Mr. William
Tyler, the proprietor of the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens,
for 31 guineas.
BRIGHTON,- JULY 10.—The latest arrivals at this
fashionable watering-place comprise the Duke and Duchess
of Argyll, the Marquis of Lorn, Lady E. Campbell, Lady
Charlotte Penryn, Lady Nurse, Sir John and Lady Champ-
neys, Sir George and Lady Sitwell, the Countess of Love-
lace, Lord William Thynne, General and Lady Susan Reeves
and family, Sir John Eustace, Prince and Princess Polignac
(since left;for the Continent), Sir Thomas Hawker, Major-
General Battine, &c.
ANGLING EXTRAORDINARY.—On Thursday last,
Mr. Padwick, son of Henry Padwick, Esq., solicitor, was
angling in a pond near this town (Horsham) ; he hooked a
small roach, which was instantly seized by a perch and the
two were as quickly swallowed by a jack. After some consi-
derable trouble the three were safely brought to land, and
exhibited as a great curiosity to many persons.—Brighton
Guardian.
A Posz-OFFICE PlE.—The Stamford Mercury
states, that a day or two since a gooseberry pie was sent
through the Post-office. For the sake of those who ate it,
we hope that Sir James had no finger in it, the Home Secre-
tary having, just now, not the cleanest of hands.—Punch.