The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

C OVA'S

The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha,
accompanied by his Royal Highness Duke Ernest of
%Vurtemberg, leave Windsor Castle to-morrow or the
following day for Dover, when they will embark for
Ostend.

The Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary
Sackville West have left Upper Grosvenor street, for
Buckhurst Park, Sussex, fur the Christmas holidays.
The Hon. Mortimer West remains in town to do duty
with his regiment.
The Countess of Hillsborough will remain in town
until after her Ladyship's accouchement. The Earl of
Hillsborough is expected in town in a few days from
Baxterley Hall, near Atherstone.
Lord and Lady Grantley have arrived at the St.
George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from a visit to Sir
Robert Menzies, Bart., at Castle Menzies, Perthshire.
The Earl and Countess of Airlie are still at Brighton.
The Noble Earl is rather in improved health. His
Lordship has just forwarded 25/. towards establishing
public baths for the working classes of Dundee.
Lord and Lady Montagu and the Hon. Miss Montagu,
who have been staying at Leamington Spa, for the bene-
fit of the Noble Lord's health, will arrive in town this
week.

The Alarquis of Lansdowne has sustained some injury
in his foot, which is so severe as to prevent the Noble
Marquis from quitting Bowood for the present.
The Dowager Countess of Carnwath has arrived at
her residence in Gloucester-place, from Bath.
Earl Fit zhardinge has arrived at Berkeley Castle.
Viscount and Viscountess Canning, who have been
visiting the Duke of Portland and Mr. and Lady Char-
lotte Evelyn Denison, at Ossington House, near New-
market, Notts, will return to Grosvenor-square early in
the week after next f4r the season. Mr. Henry U. Ad-
dington discharges at the Foreign-office the duties of the
Noble Viscount during his temporary absence.
Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothesay will leave this
week the Earl of Mexborough's mansion in Dover
street, on a visit to the Dowager Countess of Hardwicke,
at Tillenhanger, Herts, during the Christmas recess.
The Countess of Orkney, Lady East, and Mrs. Scott
Murray, are the Ladies Patronesses for the ball at Mar-
low, on Thursday next.
The Earl and Countess of Kinnoul have arrived in
Paris from a tour in the south of Europe. The younger
branches of the family are still at Brighton. Lord Dup-
plin, his Lordship's eldest son, has joined the Ist Life
Guards, Regent's-park Barracks.

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The sitting magistrate at Bow-street has received the
following donations for the relief of the poor :—The
sum of 5/. from the Earl :of C. ;: a gentleman, whose
name did not transpire, 11'; another gentleman, 5L ; and
a third 21. There were also received a sum 101. from the
Mercers' Company, and a cheque for 5/. from the mem-
bers of the Stock Exchange.
At Marylebone, on Saturday and Monday, the magis-
trates of this Court have received for the use of de-
serving applicants for relief the following sums,.—The
Earl of C., 5/. ; Two Ladies, 51. each ; the Mercers'
Company, 10/. ; Lady A. 8., 51. ; Anonymou=, 51.; Mr.
Gutch, IL. and 0. IL, 2€
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On Monday the Mercers' Company forwarded their
annual contribution of 10/. to the poor-box of the Thames
Police-court, to be expended in the relief of destitute
persons during the winter months. On Saturday the
Earl of C. sent 51. to the office for a similar purpose.
The frost has been succeeded by a genial though rather
unseasonable mildness. The river, which for several
days past has presented several large masses of floating
ice, is now almost clear. The thermometer has risen, in
the course of a few days, not less than 14 degrees.
The Arclibi,bop of York has presented the sum of
3001., to the fund now being raised for establishing the
intended training school at Yoik, for the diocese of
York and Ripon. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Feversham,
the Hon. 0. Duncombe, M.P., the Hon. and Rey.
Augustus Dm-icon-the, Archdeacon Wilberforce, and
Colonel Wyndham, have respectively given donations of
1001.; and Lord Hotham, M.P., Sir John V. B. John-
stone, Bart., M.P., and Mr. 11. Broadley, M.P. have
each contributed 50/.

The annual meeting and cattle show of the Sherborne
Agricultural Society took place on Thursday last. The
collection of animals was numerous and good, and fully
sustained the reputation of this Society. The town was
the scene of considerable activity and bustle throughout
the whole day, there being more than an ordinary at-
tendance of the neighbouring yeomanry.
Mr. Murphy announces that Wednesday, the Bth of
January, will be the coldest day of the season.
At the meeting of the Dumfries Town Council, held
on Friday, Mr. Archibald Hamilton brought forward a
set of resolutions strongly deprecating the interference
of the Legislature with our present currency and banking
systens ; which resolutions were seconded by Mr. Dun-
bar, and, after a short discussion, unanimously adopted.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Monday night last,
about half-past eleven o'clock, as Mr. George Craze,
butcher, was returning from Truro to Carnborne, his
horse ran off with him just before he arrived at th.; toll-
gate, near the Redruth Union-house. The gate was
closed, and the horse, while going at a rapid rate,
dashed against it with such violence that it was forced
open, and its strong bars broken in various places.
The plate of iron on one side was also broken.
and on the other side it was much bent. The horse, as
might be expected, was killed instantly, and Mr. Craze
was thrown a distance of twenty-one feet from the
animal, by which his skull was dreadfully fractured in
two places, and his head and face much bruised and cut.
Mr. Harris, surgeon, was sent for, and performed the
operation, for the purpose of relieving tho brain from
pressure ; but Mr. Craze lies at the toll-gate house in a
highly dangerous state.— West Briton.
GENERAL ESPARTERO.—WC understand that the
Duke of Victory (General Espartero) has been suffering
from indisposition at Abbey-lodge, Regent's-park, the
residence the General has occupied since he vacated his
apartments at Mivart's Hotel. On Saturday ueek he
was very unwell, his physicians attributing his illness to
the inclemency of the weather. Until the 'cold weather
set in the General was daily out with Colonel Guerra,
accompanied by the Duchess and her niece, who shares
their exile.

HABFORD, DAVIES, AND CO.'S BANKRUPTCY (01`
BRISTOL.)—In addition to the first dividend of 13s. 4d. in
the pound, which was paid within ten months from the
failure to all the creditors under this immense bank-
ruptcy, a further dividend of 10d. in the pound was de-
clared on Friday. The private estate of Mr. John Har-
ford (who belongs to the Society of Friends) will pay
20s. in the pound, and leave a surplus to carry to the joint
ciente towards another dividend.