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

COURT-rAsinomunal.

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, yesterdav, to view the two magnificent
pictures painted by Air. Knight, the Royal Academician, of
"The Heroes of the Peninsula," and "The Heroes 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 numerous 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 Bessborough (late Viscount Duncannon), 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 Montgornerie, Esq., 'with
the Hon. Miss Foley, will take place next month. 4
Lord. Grantley presided on Wednesday evening at the
Surrey Club dinner, at the Clarencon Hotel. The Esti 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, AbeNeen,
on Wednesday last. .
The marriage of Captain Every, son-in-law to Lord Ash-
brook, to Mrs. Jane Powney, 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 Eton.
ASISICELLAN ZOl7B.
The number of sailing vessels at present entered 'Outward
at the Custom House for foreign ports is 215, of whieb 23
are for the three Indian presidencies, 6 fer. China, 6 for the
Cape of Good Hope, 11 for Sydney, 2 for. New Zealand, 32
for the West Indies, and 11 for ConstantinoPle and .odllBBli.
The sum paid y the Hon. Member. for Ashburton; Mr.
Matheson, for the late Earl of Durham's, splendid mansion in
Cleveland-row, overlooking the Green7park, 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 Handers third organ
concerto, Coronation Anthem " My heart is inditing," Occa-
sional Overture, Hadyn's Mass, No.- 16, and Mendelssohelle
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 up by the appointment of Mr. J. A. Teague a solicitor.
Notwithstanding the changeable state of the Nieather; the
whole of the mails arrived in town on .Wednesdaymorning,
at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, by seven
o'clock. The guards of the northern snails 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 thins
were 1,007 patients—viz., 428 males, and 579 females; end
that the daily average number of patients was 986. There
were 196 males employed, 190' unemployed, and 30 sick.
Of the females 328 were employed, 206 unemployodc and:32
sick. The accounts are in a favonrable state ; the.. balance
in the hands of Messrs. Twining, at the date. of the Report,
was 2,9271.175. 6d.

DOG-STEALERS AND RECEIVERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
• • .
Sue,—May I take the liberty of again intruding on yent
columns, as I hear that early in the present session of Par-
liament a Bill will be introdnced by Mr. Liddell, pray an
alteration in the law relating to " dog-stealing," and to maks
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 tact
same grounds, should not the same punishment be awarded
to the dog-stealer and receiver? That these thefti eke
committed for the avowed purpose of extorting "money is
evident, for it most frequently happens that individuaU so
robbed will pay large sums of money to recover their valu-
able dogs, rather than they should remain in the hank
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
3001. has been paid within the past year. Mr. Bishop,- oc
New Bond-street, is entitled to the thanks of the commu-
nity at large, for the humanity he has shown in his arduous
exertions to afford protection to the owners of valuable do&i.
A petition was submitted for signature at his establishisent,
which can boast of the names of the most influential noble-
men and gentlemen in the kingdom. The object of this
pe-
tition, which is appended to the Bill to be brought before
the House, is to insure a proper !need of punishment to all
dishonest dealers in canine flesh ; that the crime of dog-
stealing shall be constituted a felony ; and, moreover, that
the receiver of any dog, known to be illegally obtained.
shall be considered as an accomplice, and be visited with 4
similar sentence of transportation. Hoping, Sir: that
onyon.
will be pleased to oblige me so far as ).i rrngoiuvi!tg remse2lm),our
to
the above in your journal, I have the ho
nour
US CANIS.
obedient servant,

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DEATIt OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR _ Gill
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gallant ,
BART.—This veteran, who has for several rdiouths
past residal at Brighton, was attacked last week kith ht.*
ilu enza ; he sank rapidly under the effects of the Ir
expired on Monday, iu the 68th year of Ili3 age. -1-.Y$ Kt