The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Caulbri4be
stud the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg.
Strelitz, accompanied by the Princess Mary, left the
seat of the Duke of Beaufort, at Badminton, Glouces:
tershire, yesterday morning, for their residence
at Kew.
Baron Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transac
business yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colony.
office, from the Governor of Cape Coast Castle.

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, SEPT. 26.—Wind N. to N.E., fresh bra
and foggy.
DEAL, SEPT. 25.—Wind E. to N.E.—Arrd, Pan(lo,,rB'
Moffat, Antigua ; her Majesty's 3 ships Mutine, artL(/'
piegle, and Cruiser, Sheerness, and sailed for
mouth. Sld. Mayflower, Hobart Town • Salsette, Co;
cutta ; Elise Louise, Bahia; Ruby, St. iitt's ; Ilect°
Jamaica ; Lady Sale, Bermuda.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 25.—Wind
jesty'a ship Queen, Plymouth. reel
SHEERNESS, SEPT. 25.—The Yinbarren. from Be'o,o
to Santander, has been assisted in here, hiring been
the Gunfleet. n 36
SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 24.—S1d. Montrose stir,—
Constantinople.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 25.—Wind N.E., fresh breesesoo4.-'
Arrd. Victory, Hill, Quebec. Sld. Glicka, Cape of sr.
Hope ; Matchless, Monte Video. Off, Ann Elliot, ,c
Thomas. The Neptune, from Gloucester to the 13°11:4:
which put in here 23d inst., leaky, has been Wiel-
and is discharging her cargo.
SCILLY, SEPT. 21.—Arrd. Patriot, Brazils and Pl°
mouth, for Liverpool. of
DARTMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—The Nereid, Stockinalit'ed,
this port, hence this morning, is putting back clisc"i`hi.
NEW Ross, SEPT. 23.—Arrd. Hippocampi,Dliran3Le g,
GSANGILMOUTH, SEPT. 2 l.—Arrd. Undaunted,
tigoache.
SHIELDS, SEPT. 24.—The Union, Lumsden, '1;0
Hamburgh, in entering this port, drove on the SOP
remains, but is expected off. itti
GRANBY, SEPT. 25.—Arrd. Ant, of Yarmouth,
loss of bowsprit, having been in contact.
JERSEY.—Arrd. Alert, Barrett, Labrador.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 25.—Arrd. Congo,
emerara ; Anna, Mauritius. Trviae,
Africa. Sld• Su°,
D BRISTOL CHANNEL, SEPT. 25.—Arrd. Mary, '•
Calcutta.
GLOUCESTER, SEPT. 25.—Arrd. Superb, Quebec.l
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 25.—Wind N., light.--Arrcl.o°,o
Scott, Robinson, Ichaboe; James, Kelly, Prince EdicitQrid.
Island ; Tynemouth Castle, Falcon, Quebec.
Alhambra, New Orleans ; Ring Dove, Buenos AYI;
Oxnaid, Boston • Pearl, St. John's, New Brunslgi'
Off, John Wood;Calcutta.
CLYDE, SEPT. 23.—Arrd. Wave, Mercury Island.

CHATSWORTH, TUESDAY.—Count Nesselrode,
Baroness Seebach and Count Dmitry Nesse'rode, ''of
arrived on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire on Sang' ,a
last, and his Excellency Baron Brunnow, took their de.lo,
ture this morning. Earl and Countess de Grey now/
closed their visit to his Grace, and gone to day to Seams
Hall. The Earl and Countess of Granville Furl' 01
remaining with the Duke until the close
the ensuing week, when they depart for t
and from thence proceed to the Duke's raarin,scsr,
deuce at Brighton for the winter. Mrs Wr• 'were
dish and the Hon. Richard Cavendish do nut 'Toe
here before the beginning of the ensuing month., fen.
Hon. George Cavendish, M.P., and Lady Louisa to
dish are visiting the Duke, and, on leaving, rep tee
town for her Ladyship's accouchement, which lsaeTethie
next month. The Hon. Gentlemen and her al 4wye•
will stay at Lady Frances Hope's house, in Be'4
square. The Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Dawson gamer,
and Miss Darner have arrived from Buxton on a till the
the Duke of Devonshire, and will remain bare sof
end of the week. The Duke purposes to see comP
until the close of next month. t et
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon are on 3 fl
the Palace, Armagh. rater
The late Mr. Marshall's chesnut colt Irololol, the
has been sold for 325 guineas, to Mr. A. W.
ntoo
owner of Sweetmeat, Beaumont, &c., with
,8 et :to pl.
when he wins 5001. clear of his stake, Mr. bee'
1001. in addition. A much larger sum has since
offs red for him. lately left
Lady Anne Murray, we understand, has //sir
to her froth
her princely residence at Cally, on a visit to Mi'Svidr
nay, Kirkdale. It must be gratifying
ship's friends to know that she is able to Inlet her
home, and to Miss llannay's friends. to learn_trecetso
health is so much improved as to permit her t"
the visit of her noble relative.—Scotch Paper. son of
Major-General Lord F. Fitzclarence, seeunduysior.
'he late King, it is rumoured, is likely to sae" of the
General Wyndhatn, in the military command
Dublin district. ng
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NATAL INTELLIGENCE.—WOOLWICIit --..;iding •
Ihe launch of the Sampson steam-vessel,
Woolwich -dockyard, appointed to hare takerta, Tues'
Saturday, the 28th inst., has been posteonetpn„sseeesel,
day, the Ist of October. The Black Eagle srti • to re'
o d
Master-Commander S. B. Cook, is un-° iralty, an
stave the Lords Commissioners of the Adra yi,ardshipe
leave Woolwich this afternoon, TY th their _any
for Chathem. The Heela steam-vessel, Cur), her
John Duff), came round as far as Beeehy HO5", (0f re'
I;lace
way to Woolwich, but was under the necessity
edes
turning to Portsmouth, in consequence of the de'verty
state of her boilers. The Falmouth arrived from hex
mouth on the 21st inst., and went on to Deptford ee
day. The Sinbad sailed for Portsmouth and JerseY
the 22d inst.
; ge
A RAILWAY or FIRE.----The
suspermon-brid h 0(
erected for the purpose of the Middlesbrough brall'essei
the Stockton and Darlington Railway, where it c,OOl.
the Tees, a little above Stockton, having proved feted,
ficient, a handsome one has recently been corn') of.,
under the direction of Robert Stephenson, Esqyal rev
consisting of longitudinal girders resting upon
.so_tsiv the
scary. The centre arch, or water way,
widest span upon this construction extant.
ibride,
the embankment at tale east end of the new
miles WO
large quantity of smell coal, brought 25 to 30 ma
ombus
the pits, has been made use of, and s is pro:lour/034
pontsneo- 5 - the
tion has taken place in this mass • the prtsrein
fined, that
fire is not rapid, but such is the hold it bus° less. MT
a complete deluge of water has proved 3sehat is, sv3lf's
sures are now using to put in clay backs, therove
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of wet clay ; and this„ there is Ro doubt, will pine each
(.
fectual. In the meantime the passenger trains
wive
(t° 10
way), goods trains, and coals, say 3,000 tuns riadoeb
if we add coal waggons both ways,
we shall Ilea' d_;nter-
the total), run daily without any inconvenience
0"-
ruption. by the
ROBBERY IN DOCTORSICOMMONS.--Wrean° • co3'
metropolitan police received information, their black,
about forty years of age, respectably attired 1i.12 Deekj
wearing spectacles, and a sliver guard round gone ,
had succeeded, on Tuesday night, in stealing aJjetor6
cash box from 17, Little Knight Rider-street!, silver,:
Commons, containing 591. in gold, 21. 102. Ire 014.
lady's gold chain, a topaz ring set in pearls, t
fashioned amythyst brooches, two gold breast P'ool, set
gold seals, two gold bracelets, a large topaz br
with pearls, and three tortoiseshell side corabs,:reoesdai
DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--On of )11.'
morning, about nine o'clock, while the coacheluae 21 the
Co:lambel, of Lambeth-terrace, was in the stn he eoseb'
back of the house, he heard some one outsidiernt
angtancl'
house' door; upon looking out he saw a gent:vith a rte
ing in a stooping position cutting his throat tely
just within the rail of the mews. He iinmedia
hold of his arm, and with the assistance of a 112:i hand'
who was passiseg, wrenched the razor from
thought
ment, Taylor, of Lambeth -terrace, was passing at
a".
ment, and observing the three men struggeese had
the one was in a lit, but seeing the gentleman
and see‘
his throat, he had him taken into the station, d and as
for Mr. Collambel, who attended ineinediatel court'
soon as the crowd could be cleared out of n 7 about
house, proceeded to sew up the wound, which 'nou'as era
three inches long. The mind of the gentleman.he
dently in a deranged state. He was taken by the A Cir.
to Guy's Hospital. In his coat-pocket was f°__.uefit ; the
cular from Mr Stansbur y, announcing his be" atend:
same was directed to Mr. Cottle, 8, Lyo' Saturdays "lost
0
A FEMALE SHEEP-SYBALER.—On n, were
woman of the name of Croshie, and her soc._orged
placed at the bar of the Edinburgh Police-court, charged
placed
with having, that morning, carried off frottll/4.a.." which
stall, in the old town, a whole carcase of a 3). qed,
had been about an hour before killed and skt,"o"ine the
by him. There was no evidence to bring 'ld against
theft to the boy, but the case was clearly pro ve did 11°
the woman. Her defence was, that a niw
know made her a present of the sheep.. Thene the case
trate, Bailie Mack, told her he would tontine her state'
till Monday if she would undertake to
;Pra°vsituatioa to.
meat ; she then admitted she was not .n tz day*
twen
do so, and was accordingly sentenced to ineereh
imprisonment. The boy was acquitted. -r•
Paper,
ne that the direr'
SNAP, WESTMORELAND.—It appears
contractors for
tors and Mr. Stephenson, and the other
e determined 10
the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, ar
al and disor-
f shedbrut
suppress the further repetition 0
on the line, an
derly conduct of the workmen engg for the
il authorities
to lend every assistance to the
civ
was held ou Thurs
purpose. A meeting of the directors_ien
policemen be
day last, and :it was agreed at th lie
&stances on the
engaged, and stationed at suitable to be paid
nd other places,
to preserve the peace at ShaP 3 d of 200 bPe.
Upwar s Pen'
out of the funds of the company.
t Sha Orton',
cial constables have been sworn in a
able at °"s'
rich, &c., to assist the police. All was peacse a little
and Orton on Saturday and Sunday last,
every
d it is to be hoped that .
" flare-up" or two, an
rder and riot 0 the
next will be taken to prevent diso
to 13°
next pay-day. The magistrates are de ermined
serve the peace.
CUP..— --Wednesday an
FooF-RACING FOR A SILVER vliP.
Balloon-gore
interestiug foot-race was contested at the
slebrity 01
dens, Battersea, and from the well-known 'nage
the men who had entered their names, a e,
distance on-
number of spectators were present. The
h re
tested was 600 yards, and to leap ten dles. Tla
:_j
Sn'ith'
subjoined is a list of the competitors
on 133a‘
Mason, Byrom, Wyld, and E. Smith, of Lond . ; ;
and
cock, of Birmingham ; Hopewell, of Notting
n h
favourite.
Moon, of Sussex. In betting, Badcock was the
attired in
The men appeared at the starting-mark t
away
racing-costume, and at the signal they wen .ing the
sharp rate ; Smith, Badcock, and Byrom taking
lt cleared
lead, the others falling into the rear ; Bad cOe
Closely,
the hurdles in fine style, Smith pursuing himß'rort 100 r
and running hard for the winning goal, ? as
when within 200 yards of the last hurdle, thirty
behind his opponents, when he made a very gre.te.
tion, and succeeded in coming up, and a spirinet
ensued, which terminated by Smith coming 1 l'rof
sung
Byrom second, Badcock third. Very large
money changed hands , • the ground was to
elCew
condition, and the affait well arravged.