The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-06 00:00:00

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ANNUAL LICENSING 01 PUBLIC-

HOUSES.
'rhe Magistrates of the Newington division of Surrey have
appointed the following days and 'places for renewirg
licenses to the Licensed Victuallers, in their respective dis-
tricts, viz: : -
BOROITG I/ or SOUTIMARK.—On Tuesday, the Ist cf
March, at • the Three Tuna Tavern, St. Margaret's-
hill, at ten o'clock, A.M.; Bermondsey, Rotherhithe,
Newington, Camberwell, and Hatc.ham, on Moudav,
the 4th of March, at the Sessions-house New -
Ingtoni at ten o'Clock,_ sae,; Lambeth, Clapham,
StreathaM, Christchurch, and the Clink Liberty, on Vitas-
day, the 2th of March, at the Sessions-house, Newington, at
ten o'clock A.M. The Magistrates have also appointed to
meet at the Sessions-houSe on Friday, the 16th of February,
at ten o'clock Precisely.. for the purpose of receiving cone=
plaints against Licensed Victuallers living in the above-men:
tinned districts, and gaol() receive applications for licenses
to new ale and victualling housw.
Houlon:* Divistas.—The Blagistretes of the Holborn
vision haVe appointed Tuesday, the sth of March for renew-
ing publicans' licenses, the meeting to be holden at the Board
.Rooms of the Holborn Union, Gray's Inn-lane, at the follow-
ing hours for the respective districts :—St. Andrew's, Holborn,
and St. George-the-llartyr, at ten o'clock ; St. Giles-in-the-
'Fields and. St. George, Bloomsbury, at eleven. o'clock ;
Liberty of Saffron-hill, Liberty of the Rolls and Hampstead,
at twelve-o'cloOk ; - Paddington and Duchy Liberty, at half-
past twelve o'clock.

TOWER. Drylsms, MIDDLESEX.—The Magistrates for the
Tower Division, have appointed the, General Annual Li-
censing Meeting for the same purpose, to be holden at the
Court-house, Osborne-street, Whitechapel, on K Aldan the
4th of March, at 11 o'clock, A.M., for publicans residing in the
following districts:—St. Marv, Whitechapcl; St. George;
St.. Matthew, Bethual-green ; St. Catharine, Itatclifi; Christ-
church ; All Saints, Poplar ; and St. Botolph Without ;
Ald-
gate. The said meeting will be adjourned to Monday, the
11th of March, for the districts of St. John, IL4c.kuts..; St.
Paul, Shadwell ; Mile-end Old Town ; St. Leonard, Shore-
ditl ; St. John of Wapping; Mile-end New Town ; Norton-
folgate; St. Mary Stratford, Bow; Bromley St. Leonard;
and St. Anne.

DEATH otGENERALBERTRA.ND.
(From the Paris Messenger.)
"_The_faithful friend of the Emperor, the companion of hie
labours and of his long exile, died on the 31st ult., at Chit-
, teauroux, his native town. When serving as a national
guard on the 10th of August, 1793, Bertrand placed himself
in a battalion which was proceeding voluntarily to the.Tui
leries to defend the King. lie served subsequently in the
corps of engineers and passed rapidly through the grades ;
was in the expedition to Egypt, where he fortified several
places, merited the confidence of the general-in-chief,
Bonaparte, and received, almost at the game time, the
commissions of Lieutenant-Colonel, and General of bri-
gade. After the battle of Austerlitz, in which General
Bertrand covered himself with glory, Napoleon ad•
mitted him amongst the number of his aides-de-
camp. He equally distinguished himself at Spandau, at
Friedland, and principally in the construction of the
bridges over the Dannbe, which were destined to facilitate
the passage ofthe French army to Wag-ram. This campaign,
and that of Russia, displayed his talents and bravery in such
a light, that the Emperor appointed him Grand Marshal ef
the Palace after the death of Marshal Duroc. His success-ea
were the same at Lutzen, Bautzen, and Leipsic, and if be
experienced some checks at the passage of the Elbe against
Blucher, we must ascribe them to the fortune of our armies,
which was beginning to totter. It.was Bertrand, however,
who covered our retreat after the &anguinary battle of
Henan. In these two circumstances, and those which
followed the departure of the Emperor from Paris, Count
Bertrand thought only of saving the remnant of our
army, and almost always saw his efforts and arrange-
ments crowned with all the success which it was possible
to hope for in the midst of such disastrous events. On
his return to Paris in 1814, General Bertrand was ap-
poined Aide-Major-General of the National Guard, per-
formed that campaign of France so astonishing by its suc-
cesses and reverses, and followed Napoleon to the Island of
Elbe. On his return with the Emperor, on the 20th March,
he served him with his accustomed devotedness. After the
fatal affair of Waterloo he never quitted Napoleon. He fol-
lowed him to his last exile, partook of and softened his mis-
fortunes, and thought only of returning to France when he
had received his last breath. It was with joy that General
Bertrand saw the revolution of July, and the triumph of the
national colours illustrated by so many victories. It was
with profound emotion that, ten years later, he saluted the
ashes of the Emperor, which had been brought across the
ocean by the Prince de Joinville, and saw France award to
this great shade brilliant and unanimous homage. The name
'of General Bertrand was associoted in this homage with that
of the Emperor, as the finest model of honour and fidelity. It
will remain united with it to all posterity. History has rarely
recorded a devotedness so pious, a fidelity so firm, so pure and
'noble a memory. It is little to become illustrious by one's
own labours, and to have served France truly. General
"Bertrand, by his worship of genius and mision.,-.;:,-titts raised
himself to the same height in which hovers the glory of
Napoleon. This glory will shield him from oblivion."

MANLY SPORTS _RuaEr BlLL.—Belle Life in
London of Sunday, Feb. 4, price 6d., contained a copy of the
Bill to be presented by the Duke of Richmond to the House
of Lords, for the repeal of the statutes of Anne and Charles,
and for legalising horse-races, foot-races, boat-races, regattas,
rowing-matches, eailing-matches, fencing-matches, putting
.stone, wrestling-matches,lcricket, tennis, fives, raquets, bowls,
quoits, curling, golf, and other manly games ;And for regulating
bettingthereon, with acopious digest. Bell's Life in London of
Sunday,,. Jan. 7, with the gratuitous stamped Supplement,
consisting of 24 folio columns of the Chronology of Sporting
.EYents, 1843, has been regulary kept en sale, and copies can
'be had'till the end of February. A sixpence or six Queen's
.head';etirnps, sent from the country to Mr. Clement, jun.,
170, Strand, will insure a copy of the two sheets by rbutra
of post. _

"Aoiatß BurroNs..--The principle of fonninif !PS.
sem by the pressure of dry powder, has been applied to the
manufacture of various kinds of buttons. They are called
" ar,ate buttons," and are made from the disintegrated granite
which is brought from the neighbonrhood of St. Austle, in
CornwalL Compared with the cost of mother-of-pearl, they
' are about one-third the price.—Birminghant Paptr.
MARSHAL DROUET D'ERLON.---The Siecle pub-
lishes the fullowiag biographical sketch of the lute Munbal
Drouet d'Erlon:—"This distinguished officer took an honour-
able part in the campaigns of the Empire. In 1792 he en-
rolled himself in a battalion of volunteers ; seven years
afterwards he was General of Brigade. In 1803 he was ap-
pointed General of Division. This rapid advancement was
the reward of his activity in several military operations with
our armies beyond the Rhine- He fought at Jena and at
Friedland, where he rendered important services, par-
ticularly on the former field, where he contributed
to the defeat of the Prince of Wurtemberg, who
commanded the Prussian reserve. He subsequently com-
manded • the 9th Corps d'Armee, in Spain. Ainungst
the suceesses he obtained, he forced the British General
Hill to retreat to the walls of Lisbon, and car-
ried by assault the col de Maya, notwithstanding it wa,s
vigorously defended by the Spaniards. In July, 1613, he
was one of the Lieutenants of Marshal Soult, and when the
British arty invaded the South, he assisted at all the affairs
with the Duke of Wellington, and finally at the battle of
Toulouse. After the first restoration, he presided at the first
Council of War, which acquitted Excelmans, who was ac-
cused of having corresponded with Murat, ex-King of
Naples. After the 20th of March he was named Peer of
France by Napoleon, who intrusted him with the command
of the first Corps d'Armee, at the head of which he performed
prodigies of valour at Ileums and Waterloo, which were,
unfortunately, useless. He afterwards assumed the com-
mand of the right wing of the army, under the walls of
Paris, and retreated, after the capitulation of that capital,
behind the Loire. For this reason, he was persecuted, and
exiled by the Government of the Restoration.'
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—Two LIVES LOST.—A
melancholy accident occurred in the township of Swaziland
ou Monday morning last, by which two poor fellows lost
their lives. It appeared that a number of men were "marl
ing": on a field belonging to Mr. Todd, of Swaziland, and
situated on the road side, between liessle and Ferriby. A
pit to the depth of about twenty feet had been sunk, when
about a cart-load of chalk fell on two men out of three who
were worhdag in the pit, and killed them instantaneously.
One of the sufferers was a native of Swanland, and 57 years
of age : the other was a younF,: man, named William Ford,
22 years of age, a native of 1% iltahire, who, we understand,
was to be married in a month. The man who escaped was
an elder brother of Ford's, and had come with him from
their native county to teach the labourers hens the process of
" marling." It seems that the two unfortunate men at the
time they suddenly met their death thought themselves quite
safe, but were watching the survivor, whom they thought to
be in a dangerous position. The old man's body and legs
were dreadfully mangled—every rib being broken; the chalk
had fallen on his back, knocked him to the earth, and crushed
in the whole of his body : his bead was uninjured. In the
ease of .Ford there was no injury perceptible except on the
head, which had been nearly cloven in two. An inquest was
held before Mr. Conyers on Tuesday night, when a verdict of
" Accidental Death" was returned. 'Die bodies were in-
terred at Ferriby church on Wednesday. We understand no
blame attaches to any one, pits having been sunk to a much
greater depth in other parts of the same field.—dull Adrer.
THE lsiEW ROYAL EXCHANGE.—lns.tructions have
been given by the committee superintending the erection cif
the new Royal Exchange, to sell the triangular block of
buildings facing Cornhill and Threadneedle-street, known as
Bank-buildings, and which is to be taken down for the pur-
pose of forming the western approach to the new Royal Ex-
ehange, and the site for the Wellington statue. The portion
to be sold comprises the premises occupied for many years by
the Sun Fire Office, the house where Messrs. Ladbtoke and
Co., the bankers, carried on the business of the establishment,
and several residences adjoining. The sale will take place
by auction, the materials consisting of about 200 rods of
brickwork, thirty tons of lead, a qaantity of columns, maho-
gany desks, &c.

IJACKWELL. —AB EARLY BROOD. Mr. Henry
Watts, of this place, had on the 15th of this month, o duck.
which brought forth thirteen ducklings. The duck stole her
nest, and the young ones were hatched in the open barton.
This indeed shows the mildness of the season.—Soinerset
Gazette.

ANTI-MALTIIUSIAN.—A short time since, at tha
village of Uphill, in the parish of Linkinhorn, a poor woman,
the wife of a miner named GranAlle, was delivered of throe
boys, who, with the mother, are doing well. They were
baptised at the parish church
ofLinkinlorn, on Sunday lass,
by the names of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. A subscription
has been set on foot for the relief of the poor family, and
nearly 501. have been already subscribed.— West Briton.
THE MILDNESS or THE SEasorc--In every direc-
tion we see or hear of remarkable things, in consequence of
the peculiar mildness of the season. At Cotherstone, near
Barnardcastle, an apple-tree, in the garden of Mrs. Rowland-
son, appears at present in full leaf and blossom. A sunny
knoll in the Flatts Wood, Barnardcastle, has been for the last
few weeks overspread with primroses. Similar wonders are
recorded in various parts of the country.—Thirliani Chronicle.
The following is a list of the game killed during
the last week by a small party on a visit to the Hon. IL
Wilson,' at Didlington Park :—On the two first days, phea-
sants, 279 ; partridges, 13 ; hares, 225 ; rabbits, 216; wood-
cocks, 12 ; snipes, teal, and other water-fowl, 29—totaly 774.
Three last days, pheasants, 180; partridges, 21 ; bares, ;
rabbits, 178 ; woodcocks, 7 ; teal and other water-fowl, 52
--
total, 615. Grand total, 1,389.-11'one/eh Itierevry,:_
SU EPTON MA LLET.—CUEIOUS FA CT .iserkr,:hroe
is
living in the parish of West Pennant,
had
with a barrel and tub, on*
an extraordinary crop ofapples last season.anold -Tor the last six
weeks lie has had a horse and cart, lw
the rotten ones," that
to put the sound ones in, ande theinl abet' •
bea,tpicskiaaingithtTivo opnig'ls'u lastst & -
dnaoythliasngt.migh, t balost."in_Bovterw_tsheoe:.
over—Sornerset Gazette.
THE WEA TII .- Yesterday morning we were
weok, throuTjhe kindnessoman
t
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isod with a fall of snow, deep in some parts. This >al
the 'first fall of snow that has remained upon the ground in
this vicinity during the entire year of 1843, and thus tar in
1844. Even on Nk ednesday list all sorts of flowers peeped
from the garden borders and shady lanes around Us—prim-
roses, snowdrops, crocuses, &c. The nectarine trees leave net
dropped their green leave;, and we have a spray of oat witln
41-ten leaves upon it.—Shrttesbury (Vironicle,

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