The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-27 00:00:00

HAMBURGH MAIL. "
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
ST. PI TEE BBURGH, AUG. 13.—.-The
announce d to his people the lamented desw
daughter in the following manifesto:—
"By the inscrutable decree of God our 15.
heart has been visited with a severe aft3ieti,,en's,
dearly beloved the Grand Duchess Al
Nicotajewne, consort of Prince Frederick (3' t
Cassel, after a long and severe illness, was Preq,
delivered on the 29th of July (Aug. 10) of a
who was baptised by the name of Williaroll
soon afterwards. Our beloved daughter died.
afterwards, with deep sorrow, yet humbly re,
the mysterious will of Divine Providence. I,ef
not that all our faithful subjects, who so lateVo
fested sich cordial participation in our Joy .0
marriage of our beloved daughter will now na
us in feelings of grief and in prayer to the Al
,
for' the repose of her pure and, gentle s°l'D
eternal mansions of the virtuous.'
On the day of the death of the Princess I"'
went into mourning for several weeks. deli,
ST. PETERSUURGH, AUG. 13.—After the
the Princess felt herself relieved, and cotinn.
considerable time with her beloved parents+4o
and sister, and other relatives, who were all!; f 6,
round her in the last hours of her life. ./"d
the afternoon she took an affectionate leaveii
all, and fell into a tranquil sleep from which 3
awoke here below. She expired at a quartere
five. The body of the Grand Duchess, asm
that of the Prince, were embalmed yester'
will be conveyed to-night without pomp from
jesela to the cathedral of St. Peter and St'
Hamburgh papers, Aug. 23.
ST. PETERSBURGII, AUG. 16.—The
of the Grand Duchess Alexandra are deposit
in the cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul.
The Military Governor of St. Petersburgvh
ceived, this morning, the following Imperial Pis
in his Majesty's own hand, and hastens to '
cats it to the inhabitants of the capital. ~
" After following the mortal remains 0'
loved daughter to their final resting place, the...ito r
my heart is to desire you to announce to t7c 'll
tants of the capital how deeply all our hear'ep
fected by the general interest which they WI
fested, as well during the lung and mortal lb;
our beloved daughter, as likewise on her des'
lastly, on this night. These expressions of th.
feeling are, indeed, not new to me;
have been displayed only in days of joy, butji
has pleased God to try us by the most Ps'it
We submit to his unsearchable will, and liot
be more consolatory to Atir,paternal heart
affecting proofs that our soul's,- is the univern
of the whole people entrusted to us by 157
thank them for this affection which is' our co
and gives me strength"to proceed •in lel
course. May those mortal feelings be the •
the future happiness." .

ALARMING FIRE IN ST. GILES'S—(TOIS tiee,
About eleven o'clock in the forenoon a fire lt,'Y
a narrow street called Maynard-street, off J?:d
street, in the very heart of all that now rertiteYigi
once noted " Rookery." A portion of the pre°,
in the possession of Messrs. Bridge and Co., the of,
cork-cutters and manufacturers of No. 29, fli,gof'
St. Giles's, who deposited there a large quaetti.vbi
nufactured and raw stock in consequence eleis 0,
utmost consternation and alarm pervaded 'od
neighbourhood. An area of only about one-ten /j
original size of the " Rookery" now stands 4te
quence of the new line of street, from Oxford's
Holborn, and in this small, and more particelrh
nard and Buckridgc-streets, a large portion 01 lej
possessed inhabitants had crammed theniselves'ott
when the first alarm of fire was given, the gristtjt
fusion prevailed in consequence of the efforts °so i
people to save their furniture. Fortunatell,,,,S
the fire having broken out in the day time, it iv'
discovered, and information forwarded to the tisti
Fire Brigade stations. In a short time no lessio '
engines were upon the spot, arid a plentiful 0
water being at hand, the flames were speedilloO:
without doing any considerable damage. 01, jai"),
number of thieves and daring characters which
neighbourhood, it was necessary to have a str'"
police to keep order.
ASTLEY'S THEATRE.—After the various Setg
ed
antes which at thil -theatre generally precede 0
trian feats of the circus, and after Me. Carter f
Lion Tamer of theiNiger) has exhibited his exilotti
power over the =lions, tigers, and panthers, ei).ll
cage and on the stage, a miniature horse was Olf's
in the circus. This wonderful little aaiule",4o
,
called Tom Thumb, is well made, and soma' 014
Shetland pony, though not so shaggy s he %he')
twenty-five inches high, and weighs but ' 00,/
presented to Mr. Batty by the celebrated Viet
Mr. Wells, and has not his equal in the three 1,46
Tom Thumb (the original) will appear in thell;iol's
Astley's, we are told, during the week in tr. 131
carriage, which has been built for him by -thii ,'
of Soho-square, and which will be drawn hY. in:,
horse. Man, carriage, and horse will all then ;c f
portion, and such another equipage is only V'
probably, in the description of fairies.
r thiS fid
LEICESTER-SQUARE.—The enclosure 0f - pi
is at present in a very dilapidated and disgraceacei
dition. The iron railings have in many 11l 0 tlir
taken away, and, until the last few dap, wmetectic!)
habitants have placed a constable for its Pr°7oor,.
has day and night been a scene of most cilia"
conduct. The title of the property to the enc^
distuted.
gg
GG Two THOUSAND YEARS OLD.'"--4-"-An ell
brought the other day from the island of Ichaheet'a 0
master of the Eliza Kincaid, to Leith, which
at a depth of twenty-five feet from the surf s r),110
must, therefore, according to the best calculate t
been upwards of 2,000 years old. It is noW,tes 0
at the National office, in Argyle-street.—G&`` i;
tionaL 0
nrR ins' de'
SUICIDE AT CHELSEA.—Yesterday n3.,--- 8, %o?
a quarter to one o'clock, Mr. Jerome, of r"e'ste, ''ss
street, Chelsea, was passing along Cheyne-wines cfoi
he observed a woman walk down the floating :00 0,
site to Manor-street, and precipitate herenoss4,o,
water. He raised an alarm, and drags weret.assoti
staetly in use, but the unfortunate woman, Wu° os
mediately, was not recovered.
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DAILY . MAILS TO AND FROM Lai- a 0 -r,
following notice has been issued by comma° istig4i
Post-Master-General:—" General Post office' ist'eA
1844.—The Belgian Government having elite oh l
contract for the conveyance of mails twice in 109
betw: en Dover and Ostend, in addition to tuelselgtoi
communication by British packets, mails fermi. illi,
will in future be made up at this office ever): iiiee Ygs
week (Sundays excepted), and return we° iil:e
gium will be due in London daily, with the J
ception."
ricer of baf"eo
PRICE OF BREAD.—Yesterdav the p..---5„ jo, r
fell generally iu the metroplis id. per quarteL"fice,,,,e
account of the abundant harvest. The gears'', le
now 7d., although at many of the underselol* if
it is 6d. it
t 01
We believe that in the beginning of Oct° bbeat'isd
intended to call out the pensioners for training' 0110
only two days, instead of five, will this year be e
Of,
seli
for that purpose.
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BRIGHTON, SATURDAY EVENING.—The xs- s ,
win Harty, arrived from Dieppe this afterneeTesge);
hours and three quarters, with fifty-five P'qsi„ s Peter
among whom were Lady Hotham, the Marl,' fib '143
Granja, the Marquis De la Caltovar, Mrs. B`.sassv- Oros
vis and family, &e. About one-third of the i'10.1s1.:01
were enabled to clear their baggage at the Clisterto fri,o
and proceed to London by the last regular t rs, !op
here, at hali-past six ; the rest of the passengeefest ,
Were desirous of proceeding to London this .v 01;
were forwarded by a special train, the Rel'r--i; to *cict
pany always affording this greed accommodstie nod
packet passengers, arriving from Dieppe or 110Yre' te
similar circumstances. 0,
On Friday afternoon last, between four %fig;
o'cTtiClT as Captain Alexander Seton, of the 7,4.nt 0, foe
rnent, was riding his horse on Chatham -191,7eted„'d
animal, on passing the stands about being er'd 170,s''
the accommodation of visitors, took fright 'l,llhe di"„fe
across the lines at a tremendous pace, taking ',, to 11'10
tion of New Brompton. The Captain seen)" tins c
lost all control over the animal, which, in atterePre.to°j
clear the fence round the lines, caught with itsni tee
the top rail, and thereby the horse and rider tecics 00
violently to the ground, Captain Seton being tirl/hittbi
horse. He was conveyed to his, quaiters to ,„.
Barracks, where he lies in a very precarious state'is.f,:ip
IMPORTANT TO CLERKS, COMMERCIAL Tl".lc;riC44)
&c.--In the case of Kynaston v. Crouch (reP, licssel. •
our Bristol assize intelligence), a judgment Was ileelv,;
which, if confirmed, will prejudicially affect e',, ss' e
of confidential servants, and must tend to place' -,sets:
of continual insecurity numbers of most LsrJO;d
individuals. It was ruled by his Lordship (ur,',c bc :3
Patteson), that in case of any act of bankruPrils •rf;e
committed by any person or persons, the eig'fis Ica,
confidential servants of the said person or rrs° eSIJ-f
liable to be called upon, by the assignees of Oversee' '
for all sums paid by them after the act of btu:, it .5a
although they did not, or could not, know v''''`s Oho
committed ! His Lordship admitted the hardneswa '4
law, and hoped he was arcing in its interpret% 014
directed a verdict to be recorded for the Phdlitidate4/'
leave to move to enter a nonsuit, or to reduce theAirect
to such au amount as the Court above might ""
set'
Bristol Mercury.
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WOOD PAVEMENTS AND FEVER.—At a .3- copkihe
ing of the Westminster Medical Society, Pr' iu 41-
drew attention to the probable extension of fever fin
metropolis from the extension of wood pavetoen.'o%o;l
his statement it appeared that, when wood Pavisece 1
taken up for repairs, there might be observed for ref`
inches below the surface, the pores of the wood setitle se.hiro
with black matters, from the decomposing orglith
stances which are carried down and absorb ored
water. These, on further decomposition, well' fore
very likely to evaporate, producing some subticosin,
atmospheric impurity, besides which, they would
..1:0 ts:',
1?), the water employed in watering the streets,
ilk ej
ing from ruin. These he considered would greetsphel
tend and prolong the influence of that low form 0,"
bhe
feVer, which, has been common in the metropch.us' 00 is"rot
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Blazer is n°'',„,3y '
coast of Scarborongh, engaged in making a st"
the Admiralty.— Yorkshire Gctzettt4L' . 1:
CATCH OF WHALES—LERIVICR, ,e4"l/-T
°'
Tuesday, at West Woe, Samhurgli, aiot 30t. tehe loadli,
sters of the deep made their appearitai3-10 s'lc,
attack was made upon them brttO-itilets, "fr el fL
ceeded in capturing 79. The blubber sold I"'
101 Ns. par tom—Scotch Itqfortners' Glaootte.