The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-08 00:00:00

COURT-PASZIONABLE.

The Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Duke of
Buccleuch, Earl of Aberdeen, Earl of Haddington, Lord
Wharncliffe, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Henry Hardinge, and Sir Edward
Knatchbull, were the guests of Sir Robert Peel on Wednes-
day evening, in Whitehall-gardens.
Baron Rolfe, and Mr... Justice Coltman, the Judges of the
Northern Circuit, were entertained at Ravensworth Castle
on Saturday last, by Lord and Lady Ravensworth. On
Sunday they proceeded to .Blagdon Hall, to dine with Sir
Matthew W. and Lady Ridley. The Hon. Henry Liddell,
M.P., arrived on Friday last to join the family circle from
town. The Hon. Member repairs to the metropolis imme-
diately after Easter.
The Earl and Countess of Kenmare have arrived at their
mansion in Belgrave-square, from the Lakes of Killarney.
Lord and Lady Feversham entertained at dinner on Thurs-
day the Marquis and Marchioness of Blandford and Lady
Louisa Churchill, Lord Beaumont, Baron Koller, Sir Charles
and Lady Cecilia Des Voeux, Sir Frederick Trench, Colonel
Wood, M.P., Mr. Neville, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boyce.,
The Hon. Colonel Anson left town on Wednesday, for Mel-
ton Mowbray.
Sir Henry Mildmay left town yesterday, on a visit to the
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort at Badminton.
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DIXSCELLANZOI733.
The fifteenth anniversary of the Infant Orphan Asylum
was celebrated on Thursdip, at the London Tavern. The
total sum subscribed on the occasion was 1,4781., which is the
largest collection yet made at any anniversary dinner.
Amongst the list of subscribers were—the Marquis of West-
minster, 50/. ; Lord Robert Grosvenor, 20/. ; Charles Fiddey,
Esq., 105/. ; B. B. Cabbell, Esq., 20L ; Sir George Carroll,
10/ ' • Mr. Waghorn (for the Pacha of Egypt), 25 guineas;
Mr. Waghorn, 20 g-umeas ; and others.
It appears by a recent Parliamentary return, that the im-
portation of wheat has decreased full two-thirds between
1841 and 1843, and that the imports of flour have decreased
nearly one-half during the same period.
On Thursday large printed placards were forwarded to
London, and circulated among the police, headed " The Fire
at Peet Hall, West Mersea, Essex ; 2001. reward." The bill
then stated that " a reward of 1001. will be paid from a fund
subscribed for that purpose, and that the Secretary of State
for the Home Department, has been pleased to signify that a
further reward of 100/. will be paid on such conviction, by
her Majesty's Government."

The expenditure of the City police in 1843 is stated by Mr.
D. W. Harvey to be 41,3511., which divided by the popula-
tion (140,967) of the city, presents a cost of ss. 10d. per
head. The expenditure for the metropolitan police in the
year 1843 is stated by the Commissioners of Police to be
289,322/. This amount, divided by the population (2,032,458)
of the metropolitan police districts, shows a cost of 2s. 10d.
per head.

THE LATE RIGHT HON. MR.
STEWART MACKENZIE.

We have great pleasure in extracting the following
just tribute to the memory of the Right Hon. J. S.
Mackenzie, from the Ceylon Herald of the Ist of De-
cember last :

If it be possible in any way to feel a pleasure con-
nected with an occasion so melancholy, as referring to
the death of a great and good man, we feel it now, in
bringing the columns of the Ceylon Herald to join in the
homage of high regard which is universally expressed
here since the melancholy news arrived of the death of
our late Governor, Mr. Stewart Mackenzie. He was
taken front us when he was just beginning to feel at
home in his government—just beginning to be'rightly
appreciated. And he is taken from the world when it
might naturally have been hoped that he might have
lived to spend many years, devoted, as all his have been,
to the activities of Christian philanthropy. But he has
died a martyr. Whether we look to the state of health
in which he returned from his voluntary mission to the
Veddah country, or to the trials which he has been sub-
' sequently called upon to undergo, we equally feel war-
ranted in saying that he has died a martyr.
While, therefore, we lament his loss, we cannot lament
him. Doubtless he has made a happy change; and, we
trust, it was a pleasing recollection to him, during his
painful illness, when he called to mind the last month
he spent amongst us. It was a pleasing testimony to
the authority, and ultimately persuasive power of ster-
ling principle and uniform good intention, combined
with liberal views, to see how enemies changed into
admirers when the news arrived that he was to be re-
called. It was remarked that at the public dinner which
was given on the evening of his departure, only one
person of any note in the colony was absent.
We call to mind also the parting addresses from every
class and institution in the Island which greeted the last
days of our late Governor here ; nor will those soon
forget him who remember his affability, his intelligence,
his wonderfully varied knowledge, the deep interest he
took in every cause which had civilization or Chris-
tianity for its object, and the affection he bore to every
kindred spirit. Our own more recent arrival in the
Island prevented us from being among the number of
those who had personal opportunities of appreciating his
worth as a man, and his value as a Governor, but in the
above remarks we are only saying what is already on
everybody's lips ; and since such is the fact, we do not
feel that it would be becoming in the Ceylon Herald to
be silent, or merely reprint. which, however, we gladly
do, the remarks of our contemporary, which are not only
just, but well expressed.

Commtssiort OF LUNACY.—Yesterday a Commis-
sion of Lunacy was opened before Mr. Commissioner Barlow,
at the Sheriffs' Office, Red Lion-square, to inquire into the
state of mind of Sir Thomas Baker, Vice-Admiral ot the Red,
and at present an inmate of Dr. Sutherland's Asylum, Black-
land's Idouse, Chelsea. The fact was proved, and the jury
returned a verdict that Admiral Sir Thomas Baker had
been of unsound mind, and incapable of managing his affairs
since the 13th of September, 1843, and strongly recom-
mended that he should be removed to the care of his friends
at Walmer.