The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-21 00:00:00

COTULT-rAellIONA233l.lti.

Sir Robert and Lady Peel and family occupied a
private box on Tuesday to witness the performances
at the Lyceum Theatre.
Sir James Graham on Tuesday caused summonses
to be issued for a Cabinet Council.
Earl De Grey arrived from Brighton on Monday,
and intended to stay in town a few days. The Noble
Earl's health is improved by his brief residence at
Brighton.
The Earl of Clare and Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon
have left Mount Shannon for Belgrave-square.
The Earl of Yarborough has arrived in Arlington-
street, from Brocklesby, his seat in Lincolnshire,
and on Saturday departs for Appuldercombe, Isle of
Wight.

The Earl of Jersey has left town to join the royal
party congregated at Arundel Castle, the princely
chateau of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, in
Sussex.

Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn have gone to
Tollymore Park, on a visit to the Earl and Countess
of Roden, from town. Viscountess Powerscourt and
the family are staying with the Noble Earl and
Countess at the above seat.
The Duke and Duchess of Montrose are entertain-
ing a distinguished circle at Sulby Hall, Northamp-
tonshire, where the Noble Duke and Duchess will
receive a succession of visitors during the hunting
season.

The Duke nwl Duchess of Beaufort are expected
in town at the latter end of the present week. The
marriage of the Lady Augusta Somerset with his
Excellency Baron Nieumann will, it is expected, he
solemnised at the latter end of the ensuing week.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland remain for
the present at Erskine House, near Glasgow, on a
visit to Lord and Lady Blantyre. Their Graces are
expected to leave Scotland for the south on Monday
next.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
have arrived at Halkin Castle, Flintshire, from Eaton
Hall, Cheshire. The Noble Marquis is in excellent
health, and will entertain a family circle at Eaton
during the Christmas holiday.
The Duke of Devonshire returned to Chatsworth
on Saturday last, from Hardwicke Hall, near Ches-
terfield. The Noble Duke does not intend to receive
company for the present.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield and family
have left Chesterfield House, for Bretby Park, Derby-
shire, where the Noble Earl, surrounded by a nume-
rous circle of his sporting friends, intends to pass the
hunting season. A party will meet at Bretby next
week.

The Earl and Countess of Harrington have arrived

in Whitehall-gardens, from Elvaston Hal, their IRO
in- Derbyshire.

fit CZ.% AN7IIOI7X.
A notice has been posted at the Custom-house, and
in conspicuous places at the several dock establish..
ments, by order of the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury, to the effect that every merchant-seaman in
the British service must, in pursuance of the Act 7
and 8 Vic. cap. 112, be provided with a mariners
register ticket, by the Ist day of January next, p'°.
viously to acting in any capacity in a ship belongrg
to the merchant service (except as master, physicians
surgeon, or apothecary), and that those registry-
tickets may be had by personal application at the
General Registry and Record-office of seamen in
London, and at the Custom-houses of the several out-
ports of United Kingdom, on and after the second
day of December inst. By the 4th section of this Act,
a penalty of 101. is imposed upon every master who
shall not obtain from a seaman his register-ticket
before going to sea.
The 16th Regiment of Foot, at present stationed
in Dublin, got the route for Cork on Saturday
evening to replace the 72d Highlanders, who embark
for Gibraltar on the 24th instant. The 6th (RO3ll
Warwickshire) from Chester, will, it is suppose",
form part of this garrison, on their arrival from
England.
A few of the friends and admirers of the Rev. T;
Dale, residing in the parish of St. Sepulchre, 0'
which church the Rev. Gentleman has been evening
lecturer for sixteen years, have determined to present
him with a piece of plate, in testimony of their
high estimation of his ministerial services," and of
his unfailing- eloquence in the cause of charity.
A meeting was held in the National Association-
hall, Holborn, in aid of the fund now forming for the
relief of the apostle of temperance. Mr. L.
Buckingham presided, and opened the business of to,e
meeting in a long speech, eulogising Father Mathew%
exertions, and demonstrating his claims to national
gratitude. Mr. Feargus O'Connor moved the first
resolution, expressive of the sympathy of the meeting
with Father Mathew. The second resolution, deter-
mining to send round collectors from house to house,
Jim subscriptions in aid of the fund, was unanimously
carried. A subscription was commenced before the
meeting separated.
The neat extensive stone building recently erectedat the corner of St. Swithin's-lane and King Wi-
liam-street, City, known as the Gresham Club-houfie,
was opened on Tuesday for the accommodation of the
members for the first time.
On Tuesday a highly-influential meeting of the
bankers, merchants, manufacturers, &c., of Birminr,
consider took place at the Town Hall, the purpose ol
ng the propriety of establishing public baths
for the use of the inhabitants and ot procuring
grounds for the amusement and recreation of the
working classes.
On Tuesday the half-yearly meeting of the Britioh
Iron Company was held at the offices in New Broad
street, J. H. Polmer, Esq., in the chair. It appear f
from the report that there remained still a debt 0
189,7121. due by the Company to the 4th of July'
and that since that period the debt had been reduat
to 110,0001. Arrears of calls to the extent of 24,803
had been recovered, and legal steps were being
.men
to compel defaulters to pay their calls, with a vie?:
liquidate the above balance of debt, when the Cow.
pany would be extinct.