The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-13 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

" Art. 6. Each tender, to be valid, must conform to a
model furnished, and be preceded by the payment of a
sufficient guarantee, for which a Treasury receipt must
be produced when the tender is handed in. The price
offered must be in francs and centimes, without stipula-
tions or reserves of any kind.
" Art. 7. The said payment in guarantee shall not be
less than the sum of 10,000,000 f., and this sum will be
received in Three per Cent. Stock, at 75 ; Four-and-a-
Half or Five per Ceat. Stock at par, or in Treasury
bonds, or canal shares, arising out of a loan guaranteed
by the State. The bidders to whom the loan shall not be
adjudged may receive back their deposit of 10,000,000
francs within twenty-four hours after the loan be de-
termined.
" Art. 8. The delivery of tenders being concluded, the
Minister of Finance will proceed to the opening of them
by numerical order, and he will publicly announce their
contents.

" Art. 9. The loan shall be adjudged to the company
offering the highest price, and in case of any irregularity
or invalidity of the tender, to the company next in order
as to price. The Minister of Finance is to be sole judge
of the irregularity or invalidity of tenders.
" Art. 10. In case two or more companies shall offer
the same highest price, and that the said companies do
not declare at once that they unite in the tender, the sale
shall be again opened between them in the same sitting,
by public bidding, or by sealed tender, at the option of
either of the said parties.
"Art. 11. The payment in guarantee shall be in
creased within ten days after the adjudication to the sum
of 20,000,000 f.; and if the company to whom the loan
has'been adjudged shall not make good that sum within
the time specified, their contract shall be annulled, and
the original deposit 0f.10,000,000f. forfeited to the Trea-
sury. The said payment of 20,000,000 f. will not be re-
quired, if the Company to whom the loan be adjudged
make, within ten days, a payment of the two first instal-
ments, for which a discount will be allowed, at the rate
of three per cent., until the period at which the instal-
ments would be legally due.
" Art. 12. Certificates according to the annexed
model will be delivered after the payment of the two
first instalments.

" Art. 13. The two first instalments shall be reserved
as a guarantee for the Treasury, until the completion of
the loan.
Art. 14. Interest of four per cent. will be charged,
should delay occur in the payment of any instalment,
and in case that delay be precharged to one month, the
original guarantee will be forfeited to the public Trea-
sury.

Art. 15.' Receipts, according to the annexed form,
will be delivered for all sums paid into the Treasury.
" Paris, Nov. 9, 1844." (Signed) :"LEPLANGE.

CONVERSION OF THE REV. T.
JONES BURTON.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD.
SIR,—It was stated a few days ago, in the Morning
Herald, that the Rev. Mr. Barton, curate of St. James's,
Enfield, had joined the Church of Rome. On turning to
the Clergy List, I find that the name of the convert is
the Rev. Thomas Jones Burton, and that he figures in
the " Cambridge Calends," as a member, of Trinity Col-
lege. His conversion is adverted to in the following
terms in L'Ami dela Religion (Sept. 10) :
" A member of the Protestant clergy of England, Mr.
Burton, entered the bosom of the Catholic Church a few
weeksa
ra
enmago.t
s
Confirmation
his abjuration, and received the
and the Eucharist at St. sc
Ed-
mund's College."
Perhaps some of your correspondents will have it in
their power to inform the public when this gentleman
resigned his curacy.
I beg also to call your attention to a statement of Dr.
Wiseman, recently made at Nottingham, that nine
clergymen of the Church of England had turned Roman-
ists. Now, I know but of seven, exclusive of Mr. Sib-
thorp. Who are the remaining two? Have they openly
seceded from our Church, or have they, like Mr. Penny,
according to the statement of his brother-in-law, Mr.
Jolliffe, been "advised by persons, whose opinions they
had be en accustomed to look up to with respect, that
they can consistently hold their livings and their re.
ligious belief ?"—I remain, Sir, your faithful servant,
ACADEMICUS.

MURDERS IN FRANCE.--Spain and Italy must look
to their laurels or France will eclipse both in the use of
the knife. The Presse of Friday last states, that "at
nine o'clock on Thursday evening a murder was com-
mitted in the Rue Laffitte, near the Boulevard des
, who resided in the Rue
apprentice with a lath, when a
young man about twenty-two years of age interfered, but
Laffitt Italiens.e was Abea trunkmaker, hiask er
the trunkmaker, who was offended at the interference,
struck the young man in the face; the latter immediately
drew from his pocket a dagger, which he plunged into
the trunkmaker's breast, who instantly fell dead." It is
said that the murderer is the Eon of M. de Maupas.
Another version of this horrible affair states, that it was
to save a dog from being beaten that the murderer inter-
fered, but adds no extenuating circumstance. The Jour-
nalde Lois- et Cher states that whilst two operatives, one
a slater, the other a mason, were passing along the high
road between Blois and Beangency, the mason re-
mained a short distance behind, and then advancing
towards his companion fired a pistol loaded with ball,
which entered the back of his head. The murderer then
drew the body of his victim from off the high road, took
possession of sixteen francs and a gilt watch, which he
probably mistook for pure gold, and fled. The follow-
ing morning the body was found, and removed to the
nearest hospital, where the unfortunate man recovered
sufficiently to tell what had happened, but shortly after-
wards expired. The police arc in pursuit of the mur-
derer.

COLONEL MAXWELL'S " ADVENTURES."

This

work, which has been so long announced, from the pen
of Colonel Montgomery Maxwell, commanding the 36th
Regiment (brother of Sir Murray Maxwell), is to ap-
pear, we understand, in a few days, and will, no doubt,
create very considerable interest. The following is an
+ from the Prospectus :—" These Adventures,
transcribed from the author's manuscript journals)
will comprise the facts and experiences of more than
twenty years of a life spent amidst the most stirring
scenes, and in immediate connexion with the most im-
portant and interesting events that have agitated Europe
during the most remarkable period of modern history.
They will include the minute details of the writer's many
personal interviews with the most distinguished crowned
heads, male and female, of Europe ; among others, the
Emperor Napoleon, the Empress Marie Louise, the King
of Spain, the Pope, Queen Caroline of England, King
Joachim of Naples and his Queen , the King and Queen
of Sardinia, the King and Queen of Etruria, the Ern:
peror of Austria, the Archduke Charles, the King of
Prussia, &c. The following are among the various
countries (besides England), the manners and customs of
which are illustrated in the course of these Adventures,
namely, Italy, Sicily, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium,
Holland, the West Indies, North America, &c., in each
of which the author resided under circumstances which
necessarily imparted to him the most intimate knowledge
of their people, their manners, and their social and poli-
tical institutions."

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POTATO CROPS IN SOUTH WALES.—It is with con-
siderable gratification that we have it in our power to
announce that the potato crops throughout the southern
principality are extremely good. The yield of this ex-
cellent edible is first-rate, and it is a great blessing that
during the ensuing winter there is every probability that
the poor will be better provided with food than they
have been for many winters past.—Welshman.
No FOG IN WALEs.—A 'Welshman has almost as
little idea of a fog as a Japanese or torrid-zone man has
of ice. While London has been enveloped in fog, we
have had here a War blue sky, a bright sun, and alto-
gether weather such as would convert the coldest utili-
tarian into a worshipper of nature amidst the scenery of
south Wales.— Welshman,

AND

Vubitt 14; ptuton,

" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.
A royal ordinance for borrowing eight millions ster-
ling appeared in the Paris Moniteur of Sunday.
His Majesty on Saturday, accompanied by Count de
Montalivet, General Friant and other officers, left St.
Cloud for Versailles at three o'elock, and returned in
the evening at six.
M. Agar, Count de Mosbourg, Peer of France, Com-
mander of the Legion of Honour, and formerly Finance
Minister for the kingdom of Naples, died at Paris on
Saturday, aged 74.
The Duke d'Aumale leaves Paris for Naples on the
12th inst., accompanied by the Prince de Joinville.
They embark on the 16th, at Toulon, on board the
Gomer, for Naples. They expect to arrive at Naples on
the 20th, and on the 25th, the anniversary of Louis Phi-
lippe's marriage, the Duke d'Aumale will be married to
the Princess of Salerno.
The Siecle says that M. Dupetit Thouars is expected
to arrive home in December or January.
A letter from Bromberg, in Prussia, states that a con-
gregation of Catholics in that place has separated from
the mothet church. It refuses to acknowledge the au-
thority of the Fope as head of the church, or to con-
tinue auricular confession, but it preserves the celebra-
tion of the mass.

The Madrid police, it is said, have discovered a depot
of 1,800 stand of arms, which were in readiness to be
made use of by the conspirators.
The court-martial for the trial of General Prim as-
sembled on the 4th, under the Presidency of General
Mazaredo. Generals Concha, Rivero, Campo, Olange,
and De la Concordia, are amongst the number of the
members.

LAW AND POLICE.
The late wills forgeries became the subject of dis-
cussion yesterday in the Rolls Court, on the application
of the Rev. Peter Joliffe, the representative of Mary
Hunt, deceased. The petition set forth that the Com-
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt had
wrongfully paid to one William Saunders certain sums
of money, the property of the petitioner, as representative
of Mary Hunt, and prayed that the Commissioners might
be ordered to refund the same. His Lordship having
heard the arguments on both sides, reserved his decision.
The Court of Exchequer granted a rule nisi for a new
trial in the case of Russell v. Ledsam, which related to
the validity of a patent for welding iron tubes.
Dr. Lushington gave judgment in the case of Stone v.
Stone in the Consistory Court. This disgusting case has
been often before the public. In his judgment the
Learned Judge acquitted Mr. Stone of the charges of
adultery and condonation which had been brought
against him, and pronounced for the divorce.
At the Mansion-house the new Lord Mayor com-
menced the justice-room proceedings of the Mayoralty,
and inflicted a fine of 1001. on Edward John Phillipps,
licensed victualler, of 41, King-street, Snow-hill, for
smuggling brandy.
George Brown was brought up at Guildhall on suspi-
cion of stealing a gold pin from the shop of Mr. Hayes,
a general salesman in Farringdon-street, on the 6th inst.
The pris •ner had been remanded from the previous day,
and it appeared that the gaoler had conveyed for him the
following letter to a woman residing in Field-lane :
"Dear mother--I am remanded till Monday on a charge
of stealing a gold pin." The gaoler stated that he had
shown the paper to the policeman, who had expressed
no objection. Sir John Pirie said this matter should be
thoroughly sifted in another place, and he remanded the
prisoner till Saturday.
A man named Morgan was fined 31. at Clerkenwell,
for indecently assaulting two females in the street, and
a warrant was granted for the apprehension of his com-
panion, a Mr. Simpson.
George Burr, Joseph Barnard, and Robert Read, three
reputed thieves, charged with being found, under suspi-
cious circumstances, in a vault belonging to some un-
finished buildings near Loundes-square, Knightsbridge,
were committed for six weeks from Queen-square.
At Wandsworth, Edward Garrett, a conductor to one
of the Tooting omnibuses, charged with committing a
fraud by altering the figures ls. ld., marked as the car-
riage paid for a parcel on a railway ticket, to 2s. 2d., was
fully committed for trial.
COVICM---PV1J111X021114i.332.M.
The Earl of Besborough is nearly recovered from the
effects of his recent accident. A select family circle is
assembled at Besborough House.
The Earl and Countess of Enniskillen have arrived at
Tarporly Park, Cheshire, from Florence Court, the
Noble Earl's seat in the county Fermanagh.
Lord and Lady Farnham and Baroness Le Despencer
have left their seat in Ireland, and are shortly expected
at Mivart's Hotel.
The Marchioness Wellesley and Miss Mactavish have
left Rutland-gate for Paris, where they propose to re-
main during the winter.
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers intend to give a
hunt breakfast on Friday next, at Upton House, to the
noblemen and gentlemen hunting with the Warwick-
shire hounds, which fine pack is appointed to meet there
that day.
The Earl and Countess of Limerick are passing the
autumn at South Hill Park. We regret to state that
the health of the Noble Lord is not in so satisfactory a
state as could be wished. The Viscountess Glentworth,
Sir Henry and Lady Frances Calder, Count I. and Lady
Cecil De la Feld, Mr. and Lady Caroline Russell, and
the Hon. Mr. Pery, have recently paid visits to the Earl
and Countess. The Hon. Mrs. Pery, relict of the late
Mr. Pery, who receently died in India, has arrived in
England from the East.
Sir Hyde Parker has sailed in his yacht from Cowes,
for Gibraltar. He intends to cruise in the Mediterra-
nean, and purposes to visit Naples, Malta, and Constan-
tinople until the spring of next year.
Earl Cadogan has arrived in town from Scotland.
Lord Southampton has had a select party at Whittle-
bury Lodge. His Lordship has had excellent runs with
his hounds, now esteemed the best pack in Northamp-
tonshire.
Captain Ponsonby's yacht sailed from Cowes last week
for the Mediterranean, with a pack of hounds on board,
for Rome. The Gallant Captain has gone to Marseilles,
and will embark on board his yacht for Naples.
The Dowager Lady Feversham and Countess of Eldon
are still at their residence at Scarborough. The Noble
Earl has joined the family circle on his return from the
north. _
Sir Henry, Lady, and Miss Pottinger have left
Grove's Hotel, and taken up their residence at 80,
Eaton place, Belgrave-square.
INICIESOMILLANZIOITS.
At the meeting of the Camden Society held on Thurs-
day, thirty-four new members were elected, and amongst
these the following clergymen :—Rev. Dr. Hawtrey,
Head Master of Eton ; Rev. H. Alford, Wymeswold,
Loughborough ; Rev. W. F. Addison, Alderley, Mac.,
clesfield ; Rev. C. R. Bradley, Ash, Canterbury ; Rev.
W. 11. Beauchamp, Christ's College, Cambridge ; Rev,
W. Brockett, Bromfield, Maidstone ; Rev. J. Frome,
Leigh Vicarage, Manchester ; Rev. Augustus Gran.
ville, Piccadilly, London ; Rev. C. Reade, Ticehurst ;
Rev. P. V. Robinson, St. John's College, Cambridge ;
Rev. F. H. S. Say, Broughing, Ware ; Rev. C. War-
droper, Upleadon. Amongst the laymen elected was
Earl Somers.
The remains of the late Arthur Gloster, who was so
wantonly murdered last week near Limerick, were in-
terred in the family burial place on Thursday, in St.
Manchin's church, in that city. The melancholy event,
says the Limerick Chronicle, brought together a number
of relatives and friends, besides many respectable indi-
viduals, some of them personally unknown to the unfor-
tunate gentleman, but who attended the funeral to mark
their horror and detestation of the atrocious deed which
consigned the son of an old and respectable citizen to an
untimely grave.
The State apartments, Windsor Castle, which were
closed some time previous to the visit of Louis Philippe,
will be re-opened to the public this day.
The High Sheriff of Carlow county has convened a
meeting for Tuesday next to consider the best means of
continuing the line of railway from Carlow to Kil-
kenny.
The Irish Reform Club, in Dawson-street, will be
opened on the 16th inst.
The Marquis of Abercorn is appointed Lieutenant of
Donegal county, in room of the late Marquis of Donegal.
An alarming fall has taken place at Berlin in the
prices of German railway shares. Large sales had oc-
casioned a sensible decline on former values, and as it
was clear that the holders generally were disposed to
sell, it was held to be impossible to foresee to what point
of depression the market might go. Railway properties
were altogether in disfavour, and the commercial stocks
began to be infected with the popular disgust attaching
to such interests.
Balfe's chef d'ceuvre, the Bohemian Girl was performed
for the hundredth time last night at Drury Lane.
This, we believe, is the first time that any opera entirely
the Work of a native composer has had such a run, and
the admirers of Mr. Balfe's genius intend to commemo-
rate the event by presenting him with a handsome ser-
vice of plate.
The Birkenhead Dock Company have given notice to
the corporation of Liverpool that it is their intention to
pay cash for the property purchased by them at Wallasea
Pool, taking up the leases.forthwith, instead of accepting
the stipulated credit. The amount is about 300,0001.
In consequence of the recent outrage at Mr. Worth-
ington's, at Mancetter, Mr. W. S. Dugdale, M.P., con-
vened a meeting of magistrates, when it was unanimously
agreed that a communication should be forwarded to the
Secretary of State for the Home Department, signed by
all the magistrates, soliciting the Government to offer a
reward of an additional 1001, with her Majesty's free
pardon to either of the parties who will impeach his ac-
complices. A letter from Sir J. Graham to Mr. Dugdale
was received on Thursday last, granting the request of
the magistrates, and offering a reward of 1001., in addi-
tion to the 1001: previously offered by Mr. Worthington,
for the discovery and conviction of the burglars.
It having been represented to the Board of Customs
that the officers at the several steam-boat baggage ware-
houses have almost invariably omitted to record the
dimensions of pictures and of plate-glass, and that un-
official books and loose papers only have been used in
the recording the landing of such articles; it has been
ordered that the officers do in future insert the dimen-
sions of all pictures and plate-glass in proper official
books.

There is a report in the musical circles that Tamburini
is to form part of the company of her Majesty's Theatre
in the ensuing season. Fornasari, up to last week, was
not engaged for that establishment.

MR. SERGEANT ANDREWS.-. 411 answer to inquiries
at the Learned Sergeant's house on Monday, it was'stated
that he was rather improved, but that all the dangerous
syraptoms had not disappeared.

Austrian, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent..,.,„ —
Brazilian. Bonds —
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent —
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent —
Chißan, 6 per Cent —
Colombian, 6 per Cent
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 185, 5 per Cent —
Mexican, 5 per Cent .. .
Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct —
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent —
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct —
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ct
SHA
Cambridge and Lincoln, 11,
Churnet Valley, 2 paid ......
Eastern Counties (25 paid)
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent., 21 13s 4d. paid,No.l • 3i 76
Ditto ditto, 13s 4d paid, No. 2 U
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 5 paid ~, ti%
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Sharer, 50 paid • 8534
Lancaster abd Carlisle, 10 paid
London and Brighton (50 paid)
a. 46%
London and South Western (41/. 6s. 10d. paid)"... 74
London and Croydon
16.
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid, -
Ditto, Half Shares, 30 paid
Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, 21 paid ' 4E46
Norwich and Brandon, 6 paid ....... ...... ..:: 9%
Ditto, New Shares '1 paid.,.... 2%
South Devon, 10 paid ll
South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid) .....
Ditto New Shares, 4 paid • 15
York and North Midland (50 paid) llO%
Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Gibraltar —
Ditto, at sight l2 4 Leghorn 3O 50
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i Genoa 25 85
Antwerp 25 95 Milan —
Hamburgh M.B. •13 13 Venice .. , 47
Altona l3 13 Naples 391
Paris, 3 days' sight... 25 65 Palermo, per oz llB
Ditto, 3 months 25 90 Lisbon 55
Marseilles 25 95 Oporto 55
Bourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro . 23
Frankfort on Maine l2l Bahia 23
Petersburgh, 3 Us... 37 Buenos Ares —
Berlin 7 NewYork,2ldys sight
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 953 Philadelphia —
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36-1 Foreign Gold, bars..X3 17 9
Cadiz
Bilbao
Barcelona 36 New Dollars 0 4 9g7
___ Seville - Silver in Bars 0 4 lli

paid

2%
2%

CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—We learn, upon un-
doubted authority, that, according to the latest accounts
from London, the Parliamentary subscription deeds to
this undertaking has been subscribed to an amount ex-
ceeding 1,500,000/. ; leaving only 300,0001. of the whole
capital to be still signed for. Many of the returns from
the country had not been received, and It waa heljeyed
that need/ the whole amount h,d been subscribed in
various quarters. The sum required to go to Parliament
is only I,3so,ooo4—Carlisle Journal.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—Her Royal Highness
Duchess of Kent visited the Royal Family St
Castle this morning, and afterwards returncd to Fl
more House.

The weather was so unfavourable throughoutP
forenoon as to prevent the Royal Family from 1
taken their accustomed walks and rides in the vicioi,
of the Castle.
The Duchess of Kent left Frogmore Lodge in tl/,
afternoon for town, in a carriage and four.
The Queen honoured Mr. Thornburn with s Sitt,jl4
for her portrait on Monday. The Prince of 13,1),
also sat to Mr. Thornburn yesterday and to.dayll
The Hon. Miss Paget has left the Castle's
Hampton Court.

The Queen and Prince Albert left Bucking
Palace at five minutes before nine o'clock yesteliil
13
morning, in a carriage and four, escorted by a
of Lancers, for the Euston-square terminus °T.,'
London and Birmingham Railway, en route for 131"
leigh, to honour the Marquis of Exeter with a 1
Lady Portman, the Hon. Georgiana Liddell,
Arbuthnot, and Colonel Wylde, followed in a swop
carriage and four.
The Lord Chamberlain and Mr. George EdvlS
Anson followed in a third carriage and four.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent aril 0
at her residence, Clarence House St. James's, atf
o'clock yesterday afternoon, ins a carriage and I°o
0
from Frogmore House. Her Royal liighness,''
attended by Lady Charlotte Dundas, Countess 111
tislaw, and Sir George Couper, Bart.
A deputation on the subject of the Exeter 11131,
Crediton Railway, consisting of Mr. James lirLe;
worth Buller, Mr. Henry Hooper, Mr. Ric'
Bastard, Mr. Pring, solicitor, Mr. Dymond, ei
gineer, and Mr. Ellicombe, had an interview Iclnb,
the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office Of
Board of Trade.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England 70
a meeting yesterday afternoon at the office in 10 6
hall-place. There were present the Archbishop
ci
Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the BishoPoj
Chichester, the Bishop of Rochester, the
Salisbury, Lord Ashley, and the Dean of lve°t
minster.

A deputation from the Great Grimsby

Sheffield Railway Company, consisting of Mr. Ell''
(a director), Mr. Fowler (the engineer), Col°t'
Humfrey (the secretary), and Mr. Charles Far,,,
(the parliamentary agent), had an interview yesw'i,
day with the Earl of Dalhousie.
Sir Robert Peel and the Earl of Aberdeen °
town at eight o'clock yesterday morning for Bil;
leigh House, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter,
have the honour of meeting her Majesty.
A deputation from the Coventry, Bedworth, 111,
Nuneaton Railway, including Mr. Mann, (molt
of the committee), Mr. Chinery (solicitor), APO:"
Bridges and Mason (solicitors), and Mr. Addi 7
(engineer), had an interview with the Earl. a
housie yesterday.
tel
A deputation from the Brighton and Chia°
Railway Company, consisting of Captain B. narw°f:
Kelly, R.N., chairman ' • Hon. George F. Hotbn
deputy chairman ; Mr. James Cord)? and Mr.
ward Crowley, directors ; Air. John U. Ra 00° 0
engineer ; and Frederick Otley, secretary ; had
interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday,'
the Board of Trade.

The nomination of Sheriffs for the year (Nil
took place yesterday (the Morrow of St. MrztinZer
the Court of Exchequer, before the Lords of 'I
Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.
The Privy Councillors present were the Chancra d
of the Exchequer (who presided in his gold robej,
office), the Lord Chancellor, Lord Denman, Sit J'
Graham, the Lord Chief Justice Tindal, aid
James Parke.
The Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer anal°
following Judges also assisted at the ceremony,
;0,
Judges Alderson, Matteson, Gurney, Colltr.
Rolfe, and Cresswell.
0
Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council- i
Waiting.
Their Lordships having been sworn, the names'
the three gentlemen nominated for each county 4
England last year were read over, and as each coillw„I •
was called the Judges who had been on the differ
Circuits rose and proposed a gentleman in lieu of' present Sheriff. Excuses of various kinds, such 0 I)0
house in the county—building a new house, awl
convenient to serve the office until 1847 ; ill he
to
a martyr to the gout, and having had to resign a el;
mission ; 60 years of age and infirm ; residing on.
Continent on account of the state of health ; were ref„
fired to the consideration of their Lordships.•
,);
these cases 'where the, excuses were allowed by' to'
Court, or where death had occurred, the Judges gs
in the names of other parties to supply the deficlel
three gentlemen being placed on the rolls for es
county.
The list having been completed, was again,. res.
over in alphabetical order, and their Lordships. the
rose.

The Earl and Countess of Lincoln had a dinner
party on Monday evening, at their residence in Wit it.s
hall-place. Among the company were Viscount 017 a
Viscountess Canning, Lord and Lady Mahon, D°
and Lady Ashley, the 11;ght lion. T. Perabert°-
Leigh, and Mr. Bonham.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
This theatre was crowded on Monday, in cow__.,
quence of the visit of the Queen and Prince Albe;
The royal .party made their appearance at,
o'clock precisely, and occupied a private box on te
tier above the dress circle, just in the bend of IP,,
house. Although the visit was a private one,
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might have been anticipated, it being her Majes4.l
'first appearance in public since the opening
Exchange, it did not pass unnoticed by the auclievfl
Accordingly, at the moment of her appearancri,
was just at the beginning of the second ..et of !Lai"
Syren, applause broke forth from all yarts of t 7 house, and a call was raised for the nat3.onal anther')
It was, however, unnoticed on the staw,-; and for sno
time the opera was continued amidst a deafening nli-1°
tare of hisses, applause, and cries 'for " God save tile
Queen." , Aelast, however, the drop was let dowt,
and soon after raised with the company assembled v
sing the anthem, both before and after which 0.
Queen bowed repeatedly to the audience. TO
'second act of the opera was then commenced agai?;
Much embarrassment might have been spared had
wishes of the audience been sooner complied wittif
it was evident from the beginning that they were JO
to be frustrated in their intentions. Both her Atfi jesty and Prince Albert appeared in remarkably go'
health and spirits, and nothing could be mow gratiV
ing than the general exhibition of warn feeling *(r
wards them.

THE WELLINGTON STATUE.
The final meeting of the General Committee lir
pointed for superintending the, erection of the We
lington Statue was held, on Thursday last, at the
Mansion-house, Sir C. S. Hunter, Bart., in the el isifi
Mr. Masterman, M.P., the treasurer to the
raised to defray the expense of this admirable woi .1L of
art, laid his accounts before the Committee.
Sir PETER LAURIE congratulated the Commie":
hi
upon the completion of their business, and stated_ t'llsj
it was a source of great satisfaction to those who' bad
been engaged in it to find that the highest pu ,0
praise had been bestowed upon the splendid memos
which formed the last of the series of thy, magnific
works of Chantry. He then moved that the &us+ d;ee
should discharge all bills and claims
upon the 0 or
mittee, and pay over the balance to the executor: f
the late Sir Francis Chantry, and that copies of we
minute-book containing the proceedings of the CA01;
mittee be printed, and a copy to be sent to ea;`,.,
member of the Committee, and that the minute-loo'
be signed by thp members, and presented to the Citt
Library.
Sir JOIIN PIRIE seconded the motion, which v/04
carried unanimously.
Thanks were then unanimously voted to Mr- Mar
bow, the honorary secretary; to Mr. Masternartni.,.ol!
treasurer ; to Sir peter Laurie Mr. Masternaan,•
C. K. Barcbay; an Mr. Richard Lambert JOnes, the*
trustees ; and it was also moved and agreed to, tbs'
the trustees be requested to get the inscription
diately put upon the pedestal, viz.--" Wellington
on each side, and " Erected, 18th June, 1844,
each end.
Thanks having been voted to the late Lord Mayor
and to Sir C. S. Hunter, the Committee was dissolifea4

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.---14:
) beautiful male giraffe, recently arrived by-way of 110"
land, accompanied by its keeper, a native of Nuhi:a,
on Friday last, added to this collection. The zoological
department was never so complete as at t'jle present
time, and the most extensive preporation• are alreadY
far advanced for the coming season, whi-zh promises to
be one of unusual attractions.
TuE MATUEW FUND.- Yeste;-day evening a
meeting was held in the Hall of tte National Assori4-
tion, at half-past eight o'clock, fol.- the purpose of adopt-
ing measures, in conjunction with the several other
bodies formed for the alleviation of the pecuniary en 2;
barrassments in which the Rev. Theobald Mathew hsl.
been involved by his exertions in promoting the cause of
temperance amongst his countrymen:more immediately.
and generally amongst all classes in Great Britain. The
Rev. J. Janel having been unanimously called to the
chair, proceeded to dilate, at considerable length, alla
with much: power, upon the benefits which Mr. Mathew
had conferred upon the community, and the vast sacri-
fices he had made, both of personal ease and family
affection, and concluded by expressing an ardert hope that
Englishmen, Irishmen, Scotchmen, and Germans, his
(Mr. Janel's) own countrymen, would unite, heart and
hand, to rescue so noble and pure-minded a philtui-
thropist from the painful pecuniary difficulties in which,
his own generosity alone had placed him. A series
resolutions, embodying. the anticipations of the ChaF-
man, were adopted with acclamation, after which I"'
meeting separated,