The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-07 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, JAN. 3.

BRIGNTON AND CHICHESTER RAlLWAY.—Tenders
for performing the works on this line were opened on
Tuesday at the Company's office in London; there
were two contracts ; No. 1 was assigned to Mr. John
Hale, of Emsworth, and No. 2 to Mr. George ‘Vythes,
the contractor for the Lewes and Hastings Railway.
The amounts are considerably under the Parliamen-
tary estimates. The works are to be commenced
without delay.
On Monday last the Choral Society of Chichester
gave one of the best concerts we ever attended, in the
Assembly Room. The audience, which was numerous
and respectable, were highly gratified with the judi-
cious selection of pieces from the most eminent coin-
posers, both ancient and modern, which were performed
on the occasion.

The Duke of Devonshire's Marine Villa, at Kemp
Town, is modelled precisely upon the same principles,
and is exactly the same size, as the one immediately
en face, that has just been completed by Mr. George
Robins. The advantage, which, in fairness, seems to
have been awarded to the latter, is the character and
taste that has been devoted to the interior ; the ex-
pense in arriving at this result must have greatly ex-
ceeded the Noble Duke's, and the stained glass with
which the portico has this week been adorned, has
given to it an impulse that should be seen to be well
appreciated. The stable department has arrived at
completion in spite of frost and cold, and Mr. Robins
has added four exceedingly comfortable chambers
over each set of his stables, to keep the male depart-
ment of the establishment away from the family. This
is an advantage also that cannot be claimed by the
Noble Duke, while it aids materially the family con-
venience, as the abode is certainly not too large.
The Brighton harriers, after a pause caused by the
frost, recommenced hunting on Monday last, in their
usual spirited style, and had some excellent sport,
killing two hares, and losing a third after a three
quarters of an hour's run, at a tremendous pace, which
beat off a large field, with the exception of the hunts-
man and four or five gentemen. On Friday, they
met at the Dyke, and the scent lay better than could
have been expected, although the ground was too
hard for riding, and several gentlemen got falls in
being too venturous on the side hills. The fir.,t hare
was found in Ilangleton, ran to the Dyke down to
Sedlescombe, crossed the Henfield-road up the Dill
between Sedlescombe and Sweet-hill down to the
London-hill near Pangdean ; from thence, leaving the
railroad on the left, went down to Major Paiee's
plantation at Patcham to Withdean, thence to
Preston, and, turning to the right, made no
the hill to Newman's plantation, to Blatching-
ton, d iubled back to Newman's plantation, and
was here taken by some beagles which were hunting
near the plantations. A fresh hare sprang up, and
engaged the hounds to three o'clock, when most of
the sportsmen left, well pleased with the day's amuse-
ment.—Brighton Herald, Jan. 4.

THE GOVERNOR. GENERAL OF CANADA.--Sir Chas.
Metcalfe is dying. It is useless to conceal this deplorable
intelligence, much as it will grieve all whom it reaches.
It is well known that Sir Charles suffered for many
years from some cancer-like tumour in his face, and that
one object of his return from Jamaica was to undergo
an operation. A second operation, we believe, was per-
formed in Canada, but the insidious advance of the ma-
lady has not been checked. It has recently destroyed
the sight of one eye. Nevertheless, so complete is the
sufferer's mastery over himself—such his greatness of
mind and thorough devotion to public duties—that the
fact of his danger is not known in Canada. We wish
our information were of a kind to be doubted; but we
understand that the inevitable result must be death, and
that Sir Charles Metcalfe's friends dare nut wish delay
to that relief.—Spectator.
CASE or FRAUD.—A decant-looking man, about
forty- six years of age, called Charles APHardy, from
Aberdeen, who had at ono time been employed as a
commercial traveller, was on Tuesday morning tried
and convicted before Bailie Cunliff, at the Gorbals
police-court, for fraudulently obtaining board and
lodging in a house in Adelphi-street, Hutchesontown,
to the amount of 31. 125., and not having the means of
of paying it. The Prisoner was s.entenced to thirty
day's imprisonment in Bridewell. Scotch Reformer's
Gagette