The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-06 00:00:00

THE KING'S COURT.

Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, his MAJESTY told
a Court at his Palace, in St. James's, which was attended
by the Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the
Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the
Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign Depart-
ments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary at
War, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Lord
Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Lord Steward,
the Groom of the Stole, the Captain of the Yeoman
Guard, the Treasurer of the Household, the Clerk Mar-
shal, Lord TENTERDEN, the Judge of the Admiralty Court,
the Recorder of London, the King's Advocate, Lord St.
HELEN'S (as Lord in Waiting), Sir ANDREW BARNARD
(as Groom in Waiting), the Duke of Goanos-, the Duke
of ELICCLEtretr, Earl of RODEN, Earl of Rosstrx.
Sir CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON was presented to the
and kissed hands upon being appointed Judge of the
High Court of Admiralty, in the room of Lord Srowar.r..
His Grace the Duke of MoNrztosE was introduced, and
kissed hands upon his being appointed Lord Chamberlain.
Dr. JENNER was presented, on his being appointed,
King's Advocate-General.
Earl Ronne was presented, and kissed barlllz Upon, being
appointed one of the Lords in Waiting,,
His MaJEsry held a Privy cc,i,weit. which the Duke
of GcaDoN was introi',y,94 aptL swore in Keeper of the
Great Seal of Zyottaud,ii i 9 .
Qrace the httlre of Buccutucli was introduced, and
svrorn in Lord-Lieutenant of Mid-Lothian.
The Eatl of lIRS.;•,VN was introduced, and morn in
Lord-Lientoviant and Sheriff Principal of the Shire of Fif4x
iA the, V4+OKD of Earl Kama, deceased.
.7e3,1t CHRISTOMER ROBINSON was intrucetkandsworn
in a Privy Councillor, and took h'.4 eat at the Board ac-
cordingly,
Mr. Ga.Ev7J.7.16, eiten&d as Clerk of the Council.
7s4Ncl gave audiences to the Duke of WELLINGTON,
Secretary PEET., and Earl BATHURST.
The Court broke up at about half-past six o'clock.

The Duke of CLARENCE held 2. levee as
Lord High Admiral yesterday at the Admiralty. In the
evening his Royal Highness entrtain,r4 a large party of
naval officers to dinner, al,. his residence in the Admiralty;
among whom were Admirals Sir ELIAB HARVEY, Sir
JosErti Yoßtzz, nad G. liammoND, Captains Sir DA'VAD
I‘lll.N, AOR. GEORGE TREEUSIS, YORKE, SIVRT, P.
ORAcE, I4PLEOI), BROWELL, M'KINLEY, FEAD, F.
RICX, H. HOPE, BARNARD, SPAPS.NALT., and Sir Was.
HOSTE, &C.

Prince POLIi:CSAC, tile French Ambassador,
had an int;:r view with the Duke of Mizt.t.iNcTos yesterday
tc.o,cning at the Treasury,.
The Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese
Ambassador, tvawacted business yesterday at the Foreign-
office, Downing-street.
Mr. Alderman REED, or Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, has again made a handsome donation of coals (2S
fothers) to the poor freemen and widows of freemen in
that town,

A Court-martial at Loughrea, which has been
for aome days sitting upon the trials of Captain SMYTH,
Lieutenant MAXWELL, and Cornet the Hon. Mr. AEaoTr,
of the 14th Hussars, terminated its labours on Monday at
four o'clock. The result will not be known until it ap-
pears in official orders.

Lord Po RCHESTER, son of the Earl of CAR-
NARVON, who is the author of the Tragedy of Don Pedro,
to be acted for the first time at Drury-lane Theatre next
Monday, is not at present in England, but in Portugal,
where be has been travelling for many months.,

THE WEEKLY DISPATCH Qf Sunday next,
March 9, will contain interssting particulars of the
swindling tricks, attempts at murder, curious imposi••
tions, &c., of Howann the ASSASSIN, who is now ',lying
in Newgate, under sentence of transportation for life, for
his raurderous attack on Mr. MunnAv. Essay ou
Licensed Victuallers and Wine-room Keepers, and on
" Modern Improvements." Dreadful Accident at Man
cheater. Further details of the Awful Calamity in Well-
close-square, by the falling of the New Brunswick Theatre.
Proceedings at the Adjourocd Inquest each day. Public
Meetings to relieve the Surviving Sufferers, &e. Upwards
of 3,000 extra Numbers of the WEZIcLY DISPATCH were
sold last Sunday, this Paper having given the best account
of the above Calamity. The WeEinv DISPA7CH will
also contain its usual variety of Foreign and Domestic In-
telligence—Criticisms--Literature--Original Anecdotes--
and all the News of the Ring, which will include a full
Chapter of Affairs of the Faucy.—Dispatch Office, 139,
Fleet-street.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—Lady Anna
Beresford, in Park-street; Mrs. and Miss Dalrymple, in
Manchester-square ; Mr. John Fuller, in Devonshire-
place ; Air. and Mrs. Ames, and family, at their house
in Hereford-street, from Lamer Park ; Lord Middleton, in
Park-street, from his seat in Surrey; the Rev. William
Gamier, in Grafton-street; Mr. Lienley Eden, in White-
hall-pinco ; Air. and Mrs. Bennet, in Harley-street ; Capt.
Paterson, in Pail-mall, from Dublin ; Mrs. and Miss Dril-
lings in Clarges-street ; Mr. John Heathcote, in Charles,
street, Berkeley-square; Mr. William Gardiner, in Gros-
venor-street ; Mr. John Hinehliffe, in Greer street, Bark-
lane ; Major Halliday, in Charles-street, St. James's.
square ; Mrs. Hussey, in Pe,r7c-voreet ; Colonel Keith, in
Half Moon-street ; Mrs. and Miss Danvers, in Wimpole-
street ; Isieot, Dawson, at Ibbetson's Hotel; Lady and
Miss XI4EII-flay, at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington
and Cork-streets, from their seat, Dogmersfield Park,
Hants; General Hill, at ditto, from Cheltenhaksk; Capt.
Harrison, at ditto, front St. Leonard's-hill, zsear Windsor;
J. Pritt, Esq. and son, at ditto, frot Liverpool ; Mr. and
Mrs. Blake, at Fenton's lintel, St. James's-street, from
Scotland ; Win. Campion, Fsq. and son, at Jordan's
Hotel, St. 4ames'o-street, from their seat near Brighton;
Lady Jane Montgomery, at the London Hotel, Albluarle-
sereet, from Surrey ; Henry Groome, Esq. at Cook's Ho-
tel, Albemarle-street, from his seat, Shoena, Surrey ; John
Trotter, Esq. at ditto, from Er= ; John 'frillier, jun.
Esq. and family, at ditto., from their seat in Surrey; the
Earl and Countesa of Newburgh, at Rearl'a Hotel, Lower
Grosvenor-street, from Colonel Peel's seat, Twicken-
ham ; captain Knox, at ditto, from a tour ; the Rev.
Mr. Tracey and Miss Bannister, at the Bath Hotel, Ar-
lington-streeS, from Clifton; Lady and Miss Hughes, a.:
ditto, from a tour; the Honourable Robert and Lad)
Harriet Clive, in Tylney-street, May-fair a the Bisbs pof
Ely, in Dover-street; Richard I\ZOTOt,
Mr.
..and Mrs. Mont-
Hotel, St. James's-street from a totir s
ir t'sumberland ; Thomas
gomery, and family,. 4diito,
family, tit s},e
Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-
street,Page, Esq, at, 4444 from his seat' .n Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs.
Jeresnd
J. D. Brown, Esq. at ditto, from
from Guernss4;
Paris i Mrs hntal Mrs. J. Williams and family, at Mivart's
Lower BroAsstreet, from Kent ; Montagu Cholme-
ley, Esq. mp, ;t the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street,
from Isia seat irk Lincolnshire; Mr. and Mrs. Dumbleton,
and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dumbleton, at Kirkham's Hotel,
Lower Brook-street, from Hants ; the lion. Rev. A. Cath-
cart, at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street, from Yorkshire ;
Wm. Tudor, Esq. at ditto, from Tenby ; Colonel Butler,
at ditto, from a tour; J. Pls;plis, Esq. at ditto, from a
tour ; Captain Bryrs.er, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-
street, from s toot' ; J. Ricardo, Esq. at ditto, from
Yorkskiso.
DEPARTURES.—CoIoneI and Mrs. Oakes,
from Park-street, Grosvenor-square, for Paris; Colonel
and Mrs. Peinlesrton and family, front Thomas's Hotel,
Berkeley-square, for Cambridge; Mrs. Montefiore and
family, from do. for Briihton; Sir Charles Chad, Bart.
from Fladong's Ho;s1, for Southampton ; G. Mikes, Esq.
fruits the p,oyal Hotel, fur Surrey ; W. B. Legros, Esq.
how do. for Dorsetsliire ; Captain Hibbitt and Thomas
Hibbitt, Esq. from Kirkharn's Hotel, on a tour,
CHANGES.—LOId and Lady Anson, to their
seat in Leicestershire, from Leatuiugton, 'Warwickshire;
the Hon. Col. Anson, ALP: from Melton Mowbray, for
his brother's (Lord Anson) seat in Leicestershire; Mrs.
Belvile, from Brighton, for Amwell Bury, Hants.
A.RitIVALS AT TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—Mr.
Harrison and family ; Colonel and Captain Farquhar; Mr.
and Mrs. Hutchison ; Miss Powlette, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Burton, Mr. Ward and son; Sir W. and Lady Louisa
Calder; Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery and ; Mr. and
Mrs. Haltbrd ; Colonel Durrant, James Thompsco, Esq.,
Mr. and Mrs. John Lyall; Mr. and Alrs. Sanders; Cap-
tain Reid; Mrs. and Miss Norcot; Mrs. and Miss
Alewyn.
ARRIVALS AT CIIELTENHAM. Lady
Ogilvy, Sir Richard Nagle, General and Mrs. Montgo-
merie, Lieutenant• Colonel Elton, Rev. Dr. Stovin, Res.
W. Sitwell, Major Mitchell, Major Holford, Captain Hil-
ton, Captain Fuller, Captain and Mrs. Newport, Captain
Anderson, Captain Naugle', Captain Edwards, R.N. Capt.
Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Hartley, Mr. and Mrs. Shewen,
Mr. and Mrs. Browne, Mr. and Mrs. Lee—Alessrs, J.
Blakeney, C. Holland, A. APDonald, Hume, Dolphin.
Bailey, Carrington, T. Boudoin, H. Fletcher, J. Bell,
Whitbread, Brown, Cottrell, liordern, two Hicks, Conyers,
Holland, Williams, Hartley, sen., two Goodricks, Far-
quhar, ALP., Montgomery, Weale--Mistresses Nicholson,
Brooke, E. Burrowes, G. Russell, Baynes--Misseis Rich-
ardson, Benson, Chawnera &c.

Ti!! sPIRIT OF TUX PIJILIO JOURNALS.

The jobs of which the War Office is, and has far
a considerable period been the theatre, form the
subject of innumerable communications from corre-
spondents; from some of which, too long for inser-
tion, but authenticated by the names of the writers,
we extract one or two topics of just remark. It
appears that the public are at this moment paying
no less than three Deputy Secretaries at War :
Mr. Moore, who retired many years ago, and after a abet
period of service, receives per annum,,...,... MXI:SOCr r. Merry, who was forced cut to make room.
for Mr. Sullivan ..................... ......... And Mr. Sullivan either 2,5001.. .2,0001.,.--
say the latter .................. -

t,,T.‘00

9.,000

whatever that may ..e6.300
paid annually by the Ration for haviAg the benefit_
be--of one fitting Deputy Se-
an ; an office, the duties 01 which, we are as-
! sured, might be perfectly well executed by a cleeL
'of 10 year; standing, with a salary of 1,000/. pee
annum. In urging repeatedly this voracious depart-
ment upon the notice of the Finance Committee,
we trust that Lord Palmerston will be called upon,
" Select Committee on Finance," which
from whose report we copy the follow
to explain why he has thrown aside, so eonterrp
tuously as he has done,
the distinct reco
rnroend-
recommended to us by one of our
ts
Ta I THE SECOND REPORT Or
sEEICT
eist ii:xogtr nr
Ri
passage
apcc
sl
ossstnha;
i dre:e.
ns
01
cONINITTEE ON PINANcic, pAor S 9.
" Your Committee conceive that in every future ap.
pointment to the office of Deputy Secretary at War, a s.z.
lary of 1,6002. per annum, with an increase of 600/. per
annum, after a continuance in his office of ten yeai.s, will
be sufficient; and they ales venture to recommend 1,000/.
as a proper salary for the first and principal clerk."
Here, then, we see that in the judgment of the
last Finance Committee, a salary of 1,5001, per an-
nun-J, to be raised after ten years' service to 2,000/.,
was deemed ample for the duties of a Deputy Se-
cretary at War. How comes it, then, we repeat,
that Lord Palmerston has ventured to set at defiance
this recorded judgment of a Parliamentary Commit-
tee, and to grant his brother-in-law 2,0004 ? It is
true, moreover, that instead of ten years, as Exed
by the Committee, Lord Palmerston has subEei-
tuted three years as the probationary period, after
which Mr. Sullivan will receive an additional 50-01.
per annum, making up in the year 1830 his
salary to the full amount of 11,5004 per an-
num, instead of 1,500/., which only he would
then be entitled to, had the Noble Lord not
transgressed the limits which the Committee
had prescribed to hint ? We put this last
part of the subject interrogatively, because we
wish not to state as positive that which
cornea to us in an unofficial form. There is a second
point, on which we beg the Committee to inll2ire,
before they dismiss the War-office from their mos;
searching scrutiny. Is it, or is it not, (as stated to
us), an incontestable fact, that four establisher:,
clerks of the \\Tar-office, who In talent and qualifica-
ticet were wholly unexceptionable, were, in the years
1821 and 1826, forced to retire; and that the piaeei.
of each and all of them, have since been filled up by
the head of the office,—thus imposing a double
burden upon the public of retired allowances for tie
officers driven out, and active salaries for the;r eue-
cessors. Is it, or is it not a faet—(we ask for evi-
dence before sentence passes)—that on the under-
stood eve of a reduction, several strangers have been
placed and retained upon the establishment, to the
prejudice of old and efficient clerks, who have been
compelled to figure on the. retired list ? Is it title
that each private secretary to the head of the War.
office—let him have served but ever so alioer &
period—is entitled to a retired salary of lag, pee
annum ? And if se, how many of dsese small fry
of corrupt patronage are. now swimming through the
unexplored recesses of the deep ?—rimes.

- --
We know not what may be the final fate of the
borough of East Retford; we trust, for the sake oi
the burgesses themselves, that it will be. dishanclised.
Can any man consider disfranchiaement in such a
case as punishment ? No ; it is the removal of R
noxious privilege, which is injurious not only to the
morals, but even to the istdustry and finances of
those who possess it. How much idleness will be
created in the humbler classes by the expectation;,
which will be portrayed as ever near its accomplish,
ment, of 4494 to be received at an indefinite period 1
Bills will be contracted at the general shopkeepes'a
on the strength of that expectation. The menev,
then, will do those who at last receive it, net good;
0 thereveruni :::
and besides, more than twice its amount, wiil have
been lost by the previous alienation of the mind aid
person of the voter from his daily occupation. We
care not who leas or who leas not obtained seats in
B,thuist borough I;:iffolud•ee,ntb:aanbdrbibeeirieyfi;cewnlitilcie
sellers, there will be purchasers of stolen goods.—
would, wllP:rever the object can he eErected, re-
move th.e temptation to dishonesty from the way ag
it subjects, and then there will be no theft, and no
purchase of the stolen article. It i 5 not necoaasary
to inquire whether there are some few
( being
clear that if there are any, there arebut es, few) sehs,
have not sold their votes at East Retford. If a pa-
.:
tient he mortally diseased in his general constitution,
and if the greater part of his
evi-
dently suffering, what sio-n
--0.--'.4:ies it that one or two
organs remain unaffected and
not say any ':htaeai lmtheyn?therlls 7be
e shall
thing on the little personal irritations
which have spr,:,,g. up. The public may depend on
it that the
owerfulr are not liable to fits of petulance.
The7i, let the weaker fret on—themselves enjoying
'lnidisturbed tranquillity. If those, therefore, who
should be strong, show ill-humour and peevishne3s,
they afford a proof that they do not possess the
strength which has generally been thought necessary
to their situation. They are conscious of inade-
quacy to the functions of their state, and of inferio-
rity. to their predecessors in the same offices.-1 4.
There are some positions in the speech of Mr.
Wilmot Horton on Tuesday night, to which we can-
not
said),e consent
1s
capital would not
his argument did not
but it appeared
to
flow into Ireland, the reverse would be the case
(hwith consti unconditionally.f manufacturing "
e It had been argued
tshpaetctthtoosaegwrihcoulttuisred agricultural capital;t
rightly understand what agricultural capital meant.
hintr c
It had been said, that an improvement of husbandry
in addition to the Sub-letting Act, would abso:h all
redundant population of
the present superfluous or
..
Ireland. But it is obvious that the employment o
agricultural capital has precisely the coetrai y effect.
If five men be employed in draining a field, accord-
ing to the present system of husbandry, and you im-
prove that system by the introductiou of mathinerv,
three men out of the five would be thrown out of
employ. If a given number of men be employed in
thrashing, and the farmer can introduce a thrashing..
machine, what is this for but to supersede the
manual labour formerly employed, and by saving the
expellee of wages, make a greater return upon hie
outlay of capital, or an equal return upon a less out-
lay ? We will concede to llr. Horton, thatfs s
branches of manufactures can succeed in Irelenas
that manufactures " naturally concentre where tht-:,,-,
is the greatest mart for home consumption, and for
a thboticlit for them—where there are coal dietricts—.
where facilities of machinery exist, and where ai's
the arrangements, divisions, and ecctiorny of treee
are on the best system, and have been the lotissest
understood." Wageshavealways been lower in Scot-
land than in England; and yet, though S,oz:and
possesses coal, her manufactures struggiel long
with great difficulties before they were established.
But with respect to agriculture, it does nut follow
that, because the investment of capital leads to an
economy of labour, and that a comparatively small
number of hands produces more food than was under
a wretched cultivation raised by a great number,
the population of the district necessarily experiencee
a diminution of the number of inhabitants. if we
take, indeed, a given five hundred acres, we Khali
rind a number of wretched tenants and cottiers, em-
ployed only a few weeks in spring and eutumi , d:,•
placed by a substantial tenant and farm aervatee,
employed is one way or other from the beginaieg g,