The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-05 00:00:00

ANNUAL LICENSING

'MUSES.
The .*\ ragistrates.Of Ncivington division of Surrey hate
appointed the tollowing days and places- for renewing
licenses to the Licensed Victuallers, in their respective dis-
tricts, viz.:—

atMarch,
ten tlie o'clock,
le'hkr,e Tuns,l
Bermondsey,
BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.—On Tuesday, the let of
Tarn
Newington, Camberwell, and Ilatcham, on Monday,
-et
R3oltalri
the 4th •of - -March,- at the Sessions-house, New-
ington, at ten o'clock, A. m. ; Lambeth, Clapham,.
Streatham, Christchurch, and the Clink Liberty, on Thurs-
day, the 7th of March, at the Sessions-house Newington, at
ten o'clock A.M. The Magistrates have also appointed to
meet at the Sessions-house on Friday, the 16th of February,
at ten o'clock precisely, for the purpose of receiving corn-
plaints
against Licensed Victuallers living in the above-men-
tioned districts, and also to receive applications for licenses
to new ale and victualling howls.
HOLBORN DtvxstoN.--fhe Magistrates of the Holborn Di-
vision have appointed Tuesday, the sth of March for renew-
ing publicans' licenses, the meeting to be holden at the Board
Rooms of the Holborn Union, Gray's Inn-lane, at the follow-
ing hours for the respective districts :—St. Andrew's, Holborn,
and St. George-the-Martyr, at ten o'clock ; St. Giles-in-the-
Fields and St. George, Bloomsburv, at eleven - o'clock ;
Liberty of Saffron-hill, Liberty of the Rolls and Ilampste,ad,
at twelve o'clock ; Paddington and Duchy Liberty, at )IW-
past twelve o'clock. •
TOWER DIvISIOY, MIDDLESEX.—The Magistrates for the
Tower Division, have appointed the General Annual Li-,
censing Meeting for the same purpose, to be holden at the
Court-house, Osborne-street, Whitechapel, on Monday, the
4th of March, at 11 o'clock, A.M., for publicans residing in the
following districts :—St. Mary, Whitechapel; St. 6\7go;
St. Matthew, Bethnal-green ; St. Catharine, Rateliff;
church ; All Saints, Poplar; and St. Botolph 'Without ;
gate. The said meeting will be adjourned to Monday, the,
11th of March, for the districts of St. John, Hackney ; St.
Paul, Shadwell ; Mile-end Old Town ; St. Leonard, Shore-
ditch; St. John of Wapping; Mile-end New Town • Norton-
folgato ; St. Mary Stratford, Bow; Bromley St. 'Leonard;
and St. Anne.

DEATH of GENERAL IiERTRAND.
(From the Paris Messenger.)
"The faithful friend of the Emperor, the companion of his
labours and of his long exile,'died on the 31st ult., at Cha-
teauroux, his native town. When serving as a national
guard on the 14th of August, 1793, Bertrand placed himself'
in a battalion which was proceeding voluntarily to the 'Till-
leries to defend the King. He served subsequently in 'the
corps of engineers, and passed rapidly through the grades;
was in the expedition to Egypt, where he. fortified several
places, merited the confidence of the general-in-chief,
Bonaparte, and received, almost at the same time, the
commissions of Lieutenant-Colonel, and General of bri-
gade. After the battle of Austerlitz, in which General
Bertrand covered himself with glory, Napoleon ad-
mitted him amongst the number of his aides-de-
camp. He equally distinguished himself at Spandau, at
Friedland, and principally in the construction of the
bridges over the Danube, which were destined to facilitate
the passage of the French army to Wagram. This campaign,
and that of Russia, displayed his talents and bravery in such
a light, that the Emperor appointed him Grand Alarshal of
the Palace after the death of Marshal Duroe. His successes
were the same at laitzen, Bautzen, and •Leipsie, and if he
experienced some checks at the passage of the Elbe against
Blucher, we must ascribe them to the fortune of our armies,
which was beginning to totter. It:was Bertrand, however,
who covered our retreat after the sanguinary battle of
Hanau. 'ln these two circumstances, and those which
followed the departure of the Emperor from Paris, Count
Bertrand thought only of saving the remnant of our
army, and almost always saw his efforts and arrange-
ments crowned with all the success which it was possible
to hope for in the midst of such disastrous events. On
his return to Paris in 1814, General Bertrand was ap-
poined Aide-Major-General of the National Guard, per-
formed that campaign of Frande so astonishing by its suc-
cesses and reverses, and followed Napoleon to the island of
Elba. On his return with the Emperor, on the 20th March,
he served him with his accustomed devotedness. After the
fatal affair of Waterloo he never quitted Napoleon. He fol-
lowed him to his last exile, partook of and softened his mis-
fortunes,.and thought only of returning to France when he
had received his list breath. It was with joy that General
Bertrand saw the revolution of July, and the triumph of the
national colours illustrated by so many victories. It was
with profound emotion that, ten years later, he saluted the .
ashes of the Emperor, which had been brought across the
ocean by the Prince de Joinvillei and saw France .award to
this great shade brilliant and unanimous homage. The name
of General Bertrand was associotod in this homage with that
of the Emperor, as the finest model of honour and fidelity. It
will remain united with it to all posterity. History has rarely
recorded a devotedness so pious, a fidelity so firm, so pure and
noble a memory. It is little to become illustrious by one's
own labours, and to have served France truly. General
Bertrand, by his worship of genius and misfortune, has raised
himself to the same height in which hovers the glory of
Napoleon. This glory will shield bins from oblivion."

MANLY SPORTS RELIEF BlLL.—Bell's :Life in
London of Sunday, Feb. 4, price 6d., contained a copy of the
Bill to be presented by the Duke of Richmond to the House
of Lords, for the repeal of the statutes of Anne and Charles,
and for legalising horse-races, foot-races, boat races, regattas,
rowing-matches, sailing-matches, fencing-matches, putting-
stone, wrestling-matches, cricket, tennis, fives, raquets, bowls,
quoits, curling, golf, and other manly games ;:and for regulating
betting thereon, with acopious digest. Bells Life in London of
Sunday, Jan. 7, with the gratuitous stamped Suppleinent,
consisting of 24 folio columns of the Chronology of Sporting
Events, 1843, has been regulary kept on sale, and copies can
be had till the end of February. A sixpence or six Queen's
head:stamps, sent from the country to Mr. Clement, jun.,
170, Strand, will insure a copy of the two sheets by return
of post.-
"AGAtE BuTToris."--The principle of forming les•
sere by the pressure of dry powder, has been applied to the
manufacture of various kinds of buffo/A. They are called
" agate buttons," and are made from the disintelz-rated granite
which is brought from the neightlonrhood of St. Amide, in
Cornwall. Compared with the cost ofmother-of-pearl, they
are about one-third the price.—Birtninyhanz Paper.
MARSHAL DEOUET D'EnLoN.--The Siecle pub-
lishes the following biographical sketch of the late Marshal
Drouet d'Erlon :—" This distinguished officer took an honour-
able part iri the campaigns of the Empire. 1n.1792 he en-
rolled himself in a battalion of volunteers ; seven years
afterwards he was General of Brigade. In 1803 he WAS ap-
pointed General of Division. This rapid advancement was
the reward of his activity in several military operations with
our armies beyond the Rhine. He fotight at
.Jena and at
Friedland, where he rendered important services, par-
ticularly on the former field, where he contributed
to the defeat of the Prince of Wurtemberg, who
commanded the Prussian reserve. He subsequently com-
manded the 9th Corps d'Armeel in • Spain. Amongst
the successes he obtained, he forced the British General
Hill to retreat to the walls of Lisbon, and car-
ried by assault the col de Maya, notwithstanding it wee
vigorously defended by the Spaniards. In July, 1813, he
was one of the Lieutenants of Marshal Soult, and when the
British army invaded the South, he assisted at all the affairs
with the Duke of Wellington, and finally at the battle of
Toulouse. After the first restoration, he presided at the first
Council of War, which acquitted Excelmans, who was ac-
cased of having corresponded with Murat, ex- ing of
Naples. After the 20th of March lie was named Peer of
France by Napoleon, who intrusted him with the command
of the first Corps. d'Artnee, at the head of which he performed
prodigies of valour at Fleurus and Waterloo, which were,
unfortunately, ;useless. He afterwards assumed the com-
mand of the right wing of the army, under the walls of
Paris, and retreated, after the capitulation of that capital,
behind the Loire. For this reason, he was persecuted, and
exiled by the Government of the Restoration.'
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—TWO LIVES LOST. —A
melancholy accident occurred in the township of Swanland
on Monday morning last, by which two poor fellows lost
their lives. It appeared that a number of men were "marl •
ing" on a field belonging to Mr. Todd, of Swanland, and
situated on the road side, between Hessle and Ferriby. A
pit to the depth of about twenty feet had been sunk, when
about a cart-load of chalk fell on two. men out of three who
were working in the pit, and killed them instantaneously.
One of the sufferers was a native of Swanland, and 57 yearn
of age : the other was a young man, named William Ford.
22 years of age, a native of Wiltshire, who, we understand,
was to be married in a month. The man who escaped wan
an elder brother of Ford's, and had conic with him from
their native county to teach the labourers here the proceis of
" marling." It seems that the two unfortunate men at the
time they suddenly met their death thought themselves quits
safe, but.were watching the survivor, whom they thought to
be in a dangerous position. The old man's body and 'legs
were dreadfully mangled—every rib being broken ; the chalk
had fallen on his back, knoeked him to the earth, and crushed
in the whole of his body: his head was. 'uninjured. In the
case of Ford there was no injury perceptible except on the
head, which had been nearly cloven, in two. An inquest was
held before Mr. Conyers on Tuesday night, when a verdict of
" Accidental Death" was returned. The bodies were in-
terred at Ferriby church on Wednesday. We understand no
blame attaches to any one, pits having been sunk to a much
greater depth in other parts of the same field.—Hull dickyr,
THE 1V EW ROYAL EXCHANGE.--7lnstructionsohavo
been given by the committee superintending the erection of
the new Royal Exchange, to sell the triangular block of
buildings facing Cornhill and Threadneedle-street, known an
Bank-buildings, and which is to be taken down for the pia..
pose of forming the western approach to the new Royal Ex..
ehange, and the site for the Wellington statue. The portion
to be sold comprises the premises occupied for many years
the Sun Fire Office, the house where -Messrs. Ladbroke.sall
Co., the bankers, carried on the business of the establishment,
and several residences adjoining. The sale will take place
by auction, the materials consisting of about 200 rods of
brickwork, thirty tons of lead, a quantity of &ileum, maho-
gany desk, &c. '
BAcIWELL. —AN . EARLY • BROOD. Mr. Henry
Watts, of this place, had on the 15th of this month, a duck,
which brought forth thirteen ducklings. The duck stole her
nest, and the young ones were hatched in the open barton.
This indeed shows the mildness of the season.—Somerset
Gazette.

ANTI-111Arruusime.—A short time since, at the
village of Uphill, in the parish of Linkinhoru, a poor woman.
the wife of a miner named Granville, was delivered of three
boys, who, with the mother, are doing well. They were
baptised at the parish church of Linkinhorn, on Sunday last,
by the names of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. A subscription
has been set on foot for the relief of the poor family, and •
nearly 50/. have been already subscribed.— )Vest Briton.
TDB MILDNBSS OP TRH SEASON.--111 every &rec.
tion we see or hear of remarkable things, in consequence of .
the peculiar mildness of the season. At Cotherstone, near.
Barnardcastle, an apple-tree,.in the garden of Mrs. ROwland-
son, appears at present in full leaf and blossom. A sunny
knoll in the Flatts Wood, Barnardcastle, has been for the last
few weeks overspread with primroses. Similar'wonders aril -
recorded in various parts of the country.—Durham Chronic*
The following is a' list of the game killed during
the last week by a small party on a visit to the Henn
Wilson, at Didlington Park :—On the two first days, phea-
sants, 279 ; partridges, 13 ; - hares, 225 ;• rabbits, 216 ; wood-
cocks, 12 ; snipes, teal, and other Water-fowl, 29—total, 774.
Three last days, pheasants, 180; partridges, 21; haresrl77;
rabbits, 178 ;. woodcocks, 7 ; teal and other water-fowl, 53--
total, 615. Grand total, I,3B9.—Noricich ifercury.
SHEPTON MALLET.—CUBIOIIB FACT.—There,,
living in the parish of West Ponnard, an old miser, who had
an extraordinary rhdinas
hadary carhoporsoef aapnpdlecsalrat:twsietash season. For
onnd tub, one
Fteoinrathe Nat size
ianr7gidthtenToonigsTailae:
tnoo pthuitutghemsixdbeonloessti.7,, and tfilnietontehbdeerasptitchske
day last. The old man lost two:
over-feeding.--Somerset
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week, through kindness M
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surprisedparts.
This Is
the fist fall of snow
that has remained upon the ground in
this vicinityentire
'ear the 'ear of 1843, and thus far in
EA
anifalElß .07 snow,
1844. Even on Wednesday last all sorts of flowers peeped •
from the garden borders and shady lanes around us—prim- •
roses, snowdrops, crocuses, &c. The nectarine trees have not
dropped their green leaves, and we have a spray of oak With
&Teen leaves upon it,—ihrewebery amide.