The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-05 00:00:00

COURT-FASHIONABLE.

The Duke of Bordeaux, on Tuesday, arrived at Powderham
Castle on a visit to the Earl of Devon, who proceeded to
Teignmouth to meet the Prince. He intended afterwards to
visit Solworth Castle, where he resided for some time with the
rest of the exiled family in 1830.
Viscount Melbourne arrived in South-street yesterday after-
noon, from a visit to Lord and Lady Palmerston, at Broad-
] ands.
Lord and Lady John Russell are expected to arrive to-day or
to-morrow at Althorp Park, on a visit to Earl Spencer. Lord
John comes to town on the 2.5 th instant for the season.
The Court went out of mourning yesterday for his late Ma-
jesty King William Frederick of Holland, Count of Nassau.
According to the latest accounts Earl Grey is improving in
health and strength.
MISCELLANEOUS.

The number of presents this Christmas passing to their va-
rious destinations has been very large. So considerable were
they in amount and bulk one day last week, that a special train
was run on the London and Birmingham Railway for their con-
veyance into the country. On the day in question upwards of
6,000 barrels of oysters were transmitted by the train.
A lady writes to a friend at Dumfries, that a draft sent by
her brother in India came safely to hand through the Post-
office, after having been at the bottom of the sea in the Mem-
non, and although tke seal was so completely wasted along with
the paper adjoining, that the letter in fact was quite open.
Edward Waller, Esq., eldest son of the late lamented T.
Waller, Esq., of Finnoe House, has been appointed a Justice
of the Peace for the county of Tipperary.
The registration under the Arms Act goes on, in the county
Cork, with great dispatch since the issuing of Lord Eliot's cir-
cular. At Bandon sessions, on Friday, the applications, which
did not exceed sixty, were all granted in a couple of hours—
no questions asked.
A Free-Trade meeting was held at Bolton on Wednesday
night last, at which about 500 persons were present. Mr.
Gregson presided, and Colonel Thompson, Mr. Cobden, and
Mr. Moore, were the principal speakers. The amount col-
lected was 1,205/. 4s. 9d. 7he several speakers were very
loudly cheered.
It is the intention of the Council of the Royal Agricultural
Society to give premiums of 50 guineas each for the best prize
present year, on the agriculture of Norfolk,
ecshsaeyshs
irdeu:Einsgsexth,
Last evening the half-yearly general meeting of the London
eand Wiltshire.
Coachbuilders' Benevolent Institution was held at the Red
Lion, King-street, Golden-square, Mr. William Savage, the
I President, in the chair. The Institution is established for the
purpose of affording permanent relief to coachmakers, trimmers,
and harness-makers of the metropolis, who may become inca-
pacitatedrvn si
onsfofro m following their employment, by an allowance of
fifteen
guineas tea male, and ten guineas to widows;
and to orphan children of members or pensioners, not exceed-
ing ten pounds per annum to one family. The Secretary read
the report, by which it appeared, that, notwithstanding the
Society is in an infant state, its funds already amount to 3741.
3s. 7d. stock.
The annual general meeting of the Travellers' Commercial
Society was held yesterday afternoon at the offices, No. 73,
Basinghall-street, City. It appeared that from Oct. 1, 1842,
to 1843, nine members and seven widows had been admitted
on the fund. The receipts within the same period, including
interest on stock, and subscriptions and donations from all
sources, amounted to 5,5811. ; of that sum
1,7621. 6s. Bd. had been paid to claimants, and 3,1671. invested
in the funds.

LLOYD'S SIIIIII)1NG.—(1 HIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. b.—Wind S.W., light airs and cloudy.
DEAL, JAN. 4.—Wind S.S.W., to N. W.
RAMSGATE, JAN. 4. Arrd. Albion, Newcastle for Liver-
pool, with slight damage, having struck the east pier in entering
the harbour.
OFF MARGATE, JAN. 3.—Spartan, Wilson, St. John's.
PonasmouTii, JAN. 4 —Wind fresh breezes.—
Amt. Sussex, London for Batavia ; Diamond, for Valparaiso.
Sid. IllaLeod, Rotterdam; Ontario, New York.
RAMSGATE, JAN. 4.—Hercules, Dawburn, of, and for New
York, from Newcastle, struck on the Brake yesterday, and has
since drifted over and sunk in four fathoms at low water, crew
saved.

COWES, JAN. 4.—Arrd. Margeretha, Clinker. Mazatlan ;
Nayaden, Molbrarrs, Monte. Video ; Osborn, London to Cape
Coast Castle.
SouTHAstrrox, Jars. 4,--Sld. Lady Mary Wood (steamer),
Gibraltar.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Wind S. S.W. to N.W.—Arrd,
her Majesty's steamer Styx, Azores, and sailed for Sheerness;
New Zealand, Shields for Ceylon.
FALMOUTH, JAN. N. W., fresh gales and squally.—
- And. Eliza Pembrey for London, with loss of mainmast, fore-
topmast, &c.
BRISTOL, JAN. 4.—Arrd. Fandora, Bison, St. John's,
New Brunswick ; Renfrew shire, Burns, Quebec.
SWANSEA, JAN. 2. Arrd. Trasmerana, Viga, Cuba.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 4.—Wind, W. N. W., light.—Arrd.
Nightingale, Hunter. Pernambuco, Nov. 26. Sid. John
Marshall, Philadelphia ; Britannia (s. ), Halifax.
HA awicu, JAN. 4.—The Agnes, of Jersey, on shore on
the Cork Sand, yesterday, has been got off, and proceeded.
STRANGFORD, JAN. I.—The British Oak, from Caen, got
on Rock Angus, but floated off and proceeded, without damage.
GATEHOUSE, JAN. 2, The Greyhound, Homes, while at
anchor on the 2Cth ult., at Gray's Point, Belfast Lough, was
run into by a schooner, lost foremast, bowsprit, &c.
MARGATE, JAN. 4.—About 2 or 3,000 bushels of ground
nuts have been landed from the Ocean, wrecked near Kingsgate.

THE LATE BISHOP OF CLOGIIER.—There was not
so much secrecy observed respecting the latter days of this
miserable man, as our Contemporary the Scotsman supposes.
It was pretty generally known, that, at the time when he fled
from trial, he was traced to Belfast, where all knowledge of him
was lost, for many years. Subsequently, he was discovered to
be residing at the house of his sister, at Donaghadee ; but none
acquainted with the secret seemed to like the office of dragging
the wretched creature from his hiding-place. He loitered
about his relative's dwelling, dressed, generally, in servant's
livery ; but under a fictitious name. After the lapse of some
years, he became alarmed for his security; and removed to the
banks of the Clyde, within a short distance of Glasgow;—
taking with him two or three Irish domestics, and assuming
the name of Thomas Wilson. He then dressed in the rustic
Highland garb, and used to wander about t'ae streets, and the
vicinity of the town. He kept up a regulex correspondence
with his connexions in Ireland ; and gave away a great deal of
money in presents to the poor persons who were kind to him
during his concealment at Donagbadee. H's lived retired ; but,
it is said, still preserved something like stlie at his table.—
Northern Whig.
GENERAL POST-OFFICE ORDER.- —ALTERATION OF
POSTAGE TO JAMAICA.—On and after this day (Friday); all
letters passing between the United King, Rim and any place in
Jamaica, when conveyed by packet, will :ee subject to the uni-
form rate of Is. 2d. the half ounce, and son on in proportion, in
accordance with the scale now in operatiai a in the United King-
dom. Letters, however, addressed to, er posted at Kingston,
the packet port in Jamaica, will only be, chargeable with the
packet-rate of Is. per half ounce, as at present, sash letters
not being liable to internal colonial irstage.....By command,
W. L. 111ABERLY Secretary.