The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-24 00:00:00

COURT-PASHIONABLZ.

In consequence of the alterations in progress at Bucking-
ham Palace, the removal of the Court from Windsor Castle
to town is not expected to take place earlier than Friday
next. According to present arrangements, her Majesty and
the Prince Consort will remain in town until the first week
in April, and then proceed to Claremont for the Easter
recess, until after which period it is understood there will be
no levees or drawing-rooms at St. James's.
Her Majesty has just been graciously pleased to command
that the whole of the wine left after dinner at the Royal
table shall be given, under proper; regulations, to the sick
poor, whose complaints may,require such aid, residing within
the two towns of Windsor and Eton, and within the exten-
sive district embraced by the Windsor dispensary.
The Duke of Rutland, who is staying at Brighton, is im-
proving in health.
Lord and Lady Dalmeny, who have been making a tour
in the Italian states, are expected to return home early in
April.
Lord Dungannon's spacious mansion in Grafton-street has
been taken by Sir James Flower, M.P., whose lease of the
Duke of St. Albans mansion, in Piccadilly, expires next
month.

mxsozziaarrzous.
The twelfth anniversary festival of the Linen Drapers',
Silk Mercers', Lacemens', Haberdashers'' and Hosiers' Insti-
tution, was held on Friday, at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street. Dinner was served to about 250 persons, the
Lord Mayor in the chair. From the Report it appeared, that
the amount of subscriptions and contributions received daring
the past year was 2,461/., and that the sum paid to persons
whose claims upon the institution were admitted, was 2741.
The statement of the Society's funds exhibited a balance in
its favour of 2,7781.
On the same day the annual general meeting of the Go-
vernors of the Infirmary for Asthma and Consumption, in
Artillery-place, Bishopsgate-street, was held at the London
Tavern, John Travers, Esq., in the chair. During the past
year the applications for relief have increased to such an ex-
tent, that the Committee have been under the necesilty of
daily al y
g dividends on stocks, &c., does
not exceed 4001. The treasurer's account showed a balance
in
Society,y2s4L udinsc.luiod.
On i
an anti-League meeting vlis held
at
hando
Tfrejecting
hotfhuThursday
eosnd many persons who applied. The present in-
come
la y
le. The Earl of Haywood was i 4 th 4
York. Among those present were the Earl 'Of pare.
wood, the Earl of Tyrconnel, Lord Faversham, Lord Beall'
mont, the liigh Sheriscel ff
s (Mr. T. Milton), Hon. A. Duncombe
and lion. E. La
chair, and after the adoption of tire usual anti-League reso-
lutions, it was resolved, that a sub-committee for eadti Of the
throeeir eneridings
fthe county should be formed, and that every
subscribing IL com-
mittees. be a member of one cif those co-,
o
Atthe termination of the proceedings the subscrip-
mptsto
tion for the day was announced to be 4,0001.
A similar meeting of persons interested in the agriculture
of the South Hams of Devonshire took place at the King's
Arms Inn, Kingsbridge, on Wednesday, when resolutions
condemnatory of the League, and in support of prote,ction,
were passed unanimously, and petitions to both Houses of
Parliament adopted.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. 24.—Wind, fresh breeze at S.W., and
cloudy. It blew hard with heavy rain, the whole of last night.
DEAL, FEB. 23.—Wind N.W. to S.W., fresh breeze.—
Arrd. Garrick, westward; Marie Julie, Diligentia, and Law-
rens Koster, Rotterdam, for Batavia.
OFF DOVER, FEB. 23.—Atalanta, New York for Bremen.
CowEs, FEB. 23.—Arrd. Don Quixote, Muller, Rio.
SALCOMBE, FEB. 22.—Arrd. Fatalina, London, for the
River Gambia, with loss of bowsprit and other damage, hav-
ing been in contact with a brig off Beachy Head, 17th inst.;
Co pia, Jarvis, London.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 23.—Wind variable.—Sid. Virginia, St.
Oriob;
BmsTor„ FEB. 23.—,-.
Übes, after repairing.
May, London,
FALmou'rn FEB. 23.—Wind W.S.W., fresh breezes.—
Arrd.anHd
HOLYHEAD,
, Sid. Delos,
Rouen,Brunsv ilathieson, Buenos Ayres, sailed Dec. 21 ;Jane
for St. Thomas ; Prince of Brazil, Odessa.
Sld. Albert, Dornfn.'ca. A rr
.. lran) ,Brock, ape de Verds
dM. da C
erica; ochfour, St. John's, New
The Orion, tide struck on the
-iincl:w.arping FEB.ut with the falling . rf' without much
Jones, from Chester for
---ris Island, but is expected Os.

Point or r
damage. Joanna,
damage. FEB. 2b —A head board, markt, . been
and a piece of timber, with copper bolts in it, havt
washed on shore near here.
PORTSOY, FEB. 19.—1 t has blown a gale from N.E. yester-
day and to-day. Several grain laden vessels are detained in
the harbour.
HAnwron, FEB. 22.—The Gipsy, Hargrave, of Wisbeach,
from Spalding to London, drove on the Naze
ridiron this mo
forrning,
but has been got off, and will be put on the G in-
spection.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 23.—Wind S.S.E., moderate.—Arrd.
Quintin, Leitch, China; Brooke, Carpenter, and Montrose,
Soulby, Calcutta ; Susan Drew, Page, Mobile ; Conqueror,
M'Auley, Charleston ; Brunswick, Morrison, St. Andrew's.
Sld. James Ray, Rio ; Lucille, St. Thomas ; Catalina,
Havannah • Rosalama, Savannah.
HILL, FED. 23.—Wind N.W.,
et on the fresh breeze.—The smack,
Express, from Gainsborough to London
and ,
beachedg , Lb be over-
Stohy
Brinks yesterday, but was got off,
hauled.
FEB. 21.—S1d. Copse, Jamaica.
MONTROSE, FED. 21.—The schooner, Alecto, of this port,
run into at Cuckold's Point, in the Thames, 18th init., was
dismasted, and received other considerable damage.

DEATH FROM SUFFOCA.TION.—A Coroner's inquest
was held on Wednesday before Mr. J. L. Ellis, Coroner for the
Western Division of the county of Sussex, and a respectable
jury, on the body of a young woman who
shade been choked by a
piece of orange. The jury, upon hearing idence, were not
unanimous in their verdict as to the cause of death, whereupon
Mr. Lovegrove, the aufgeon, was requested by the Coroner to
which he did
mate a post mortar; examination of the body,
with the ver , and
in about twenty minutes returned to the jury
whichy
piece
of orange the young woman had been seen to partake of,
had unfortunately passed into the trachea instead of the cesoplogus,
and thereby caused suffocation, ei which she died. The isry con.
sidered the evidence very conclusive, and without hesitation re-
turned their verdict accordinglyHUNTlNG.--A few days since, the gamekeeper at
Kentraugh, the residence of E. M. Gawne, Esq., in returning from
a hunting excursion,
happoged to call for some refreshment at a
, public-house on the road side, and while thus engaged, a grey.
hound which accoreepanied him; ran out, and in a very few fainutei
returned to the fat-aide with acharlin his taduthe--.llbria Ireradd,