The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-22 00:00:00

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His Grace the Duke of Wellington was the first nobleman
to honour Messrs. Henry Graves and Co. by a visit to their
gallery, Pall-mall, yesterday, to view the two magnificent
pictures I...inted by Mr. Knight, the Royal Academician, of
" The Heroes of the Peninsula," and "Tee Herter of Water-
loo." His Grace looked remarkably well, and passed some
time in minutely inspecting them, and expressed his entire
satisfaction at the truthfulness of the nitinerous portraits they
contain, the whole of which the Noble Duke readily recog-
nised without the assistance of the usual key.
The Marquis of Winchester has arrived at the family
mansion in Cavendish-square, from Hampshire.
The Earl of Bessbomugh (late Viscount Duncsainon), sat
on the Ecclesiastical Commission on Tuesday, for the first
time since the death of the late Earl (his Lordship's father).
The marriage of T. Molyneux 11Iontgomerie' Esq., with
the Hon. Miss Foley, will take place next month.
Lord Grantley presided on Wednesday evening at the
Surrey Club dinner, at the Clarencon Hotel. The Earl of
Egmont takes the chair at the meeting on the 14th of May.
Count Leslie, of Balyntrain, and the officers of the 79th
Highlanders, gave a grand fancy dress ball to the nobility
and gentry of the vicinity, at the County Rooms, Aberdeen,
on Wednesday last.
The marriage of Captain Every, son-in-law to Lord Ash-
brook, to Mrs. Jane Downey, relict of the late Captain
Powney and daughter of Sir J. Robinson, Bart., was cele-
brated at Beaumont Lodge, Old Windsor, the seat of the
Noble Lord, on the evening of Tuesday last (by special
license), by the Rev. Francis Hodgson, Provost of Lton.
MiS C ELLA)/ 320175.
The number of sailing vessels at present entered outward
at the Custom House for foreign ports is 215, of which 23
are for the three Indian presidencies, 6 for China, 6 for the
Cape of Good Hope, 11 for Sydney, 2 for New Zealand, 92
for the West Indies, and 11 for Constantinople and Odessa.
The sum paid by the lion. Member for Ashburton, Mr.
Matheson, for the late Earl of Durham's splendid mansion in
Cleveland-row, overlooking the Green-park, is said to be
15,0001.
The next performance of the Sacred Harmonic Society,
which takes place on Friday, presents some features of a novel
and interesting 'kind. It consists of Handel's third organ
concerto, Coronation Anthem " 11Iy heart is inditing," Occa-
sional Overture, Hadyn's Mass, No. 16, and Mendelssohn'S
42d Psalm.
The most active preparations are making at Oxford and
Cambridge for the ensuing aquatic season, which, from the
number of matches, promises plenty of sport to the admirers
of the manly and healthy exercise of rowing.
The situation of Chief Clerk of the Justice-room, Guild-
hall, which has been vacant since Michaelmas-day, has been
filled np by the appointment of Mr. J. A. Teague, a solicitor.
Notwithstanding the changeable state of the weather, the
whole of the mails arrived in town on Wednesday morning,
' at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, by seven
o'clock. The guards of the northern mails report that for
the last few days there has been a very heavy fall of snow,
and in many parts the canals are frozen over. At Manchester,
Birmingham, Leeds, York, and Doncaster, the snow was very
thick on Tuesday.
The 69th Report of the Visiting Justices of Hanwell Lu-
natic Asylum, shows that on the 31st of December last there
were 1,007 patients—viz., 428 Tales, and 579 females' and
that the daily average number elf patients was 986. There
were 196 males employed, 190 unemployed, and 30 sick.
Of the females 328 were employed, 206 unemployed, and 32
sick. The accounts are in a favourable state ; the balance
in the hands of Messrs. Twining, at the date of the Report,
was 2,9271. 17s. fxl.

DOG-STEALERS AND RECEIVERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—May I take the liberty of again intruding on your
columns, as I hear that early in the present action of Par-
liament a Bill will be introdneed by Mr. Liddell, praying an
alteration in the law relating to " dog-stealing," and to make
the offence a penal one. From the bold and open manner in
which this nefarious and villainous traffic has been carried on,
legislative interference is loudly called for. If horse-steal-
ing and sheep-stealing are denounced as felony, why, on the
same grounds, should not the same punishment be awarded
to the dog-stealer and receiver? That these thefts are
committed for the avowed purpose of extorting money is
evident, for it most frequently happens that individuals so
robbed will pay large sums of money to recover their vale-
able dogs, rather than they should remain in the hands
of those heartless wretches, and be subjected to their cruelty.
However strange it may appear, I am given to under-
stand that no less a sum than 8151. has been paid in this
manner during a short period—out of that sum more than
SOU has been paid within the past year. Mr. Bishop, of
New Bond-street, is entitled to the thanks of the commu-
nity at large, for the humanity ho has shown in his arduous
exertions to afford protection to the owners of valuable dogs.
A petition was submitted for signature at his establishment,
which can boast of the names of the most influential noble-
men and gentlemen in the lapgdom. The object of this pe-
tition, which is appended to' the Bill to be brought before
the House, is to insure a prOper meed of punishment to all
dishonest dealers in canine flesh ; 'that the crime of dog-
stealing shall be constituted a felony ; and, moreoyer, that
the receiver of any dog, known to be illegally obtained,
shall be considered as an accomplice, and be visited with a
similar sentence of transportation. Hopiiig, Sir, that you
will be pleased to oblige me so far as by giving insertion to
the above in your journal, AMICU6 CANII3.
I have the honour to remain your
obedient servant,

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