The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-08 00:00:00

PEEBLES-SHIRE ELECTION

We perceive by the Edinburgh Advertiser that on
Monday Mr. Forbes Mackenzie was returned for
Peebles-shire. Mr. Carmichael was proposed in oppo-
sition to Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, and the Sheriff de-
clared the show of hands to be in Mr. Carmichael's fa-
vour. His friends, however, not wishing to go to the
poll, withdrew his name, and Mr. Forbes Mackenzie was
declared duly effected. The Lion. Gentleman, in a long
speech, defended his political conduct, "more particularly
his recent vote in favour of the grant to Maynooth.

DRURY -LAN E T AT RE.—MaCIIIMC Anna Thillon•
has arrived, and is daily occupied in full rehearsals of
Balfe's new opera, The Enchantress, which is to be pro-
duced on Monday next. Both music and libretto ars
spoken of in the highest terms ; and it is confidently an-
ticipated that the lady will make a great hit.
THE NEW WORK BY TII E AUTHOR OF "CO.
NINGSBY," entitled " SYBIL ; OR, THE Two NATIONS,'

will be ready, we hear, to-morrow.
THE NEW TOOTH-BRUSH, Wade on the most
scientific principle, thoroughly cleaning between the
teeth when used up and down, and polishing the surface
when used crossways. This brush so entirely enters be-
tween the closest teeth, that the inventors have decided
upon naming it the " Tooth-pick Brush:" therefore ask .
for it under that name, marked and numbered as under
--viz , full-sized brushes, mark T.P.W. No. I hard,
No. 2 less hard, N 3. 3 middling, No. 4 se:ft; the narrow
brust.ea, mark T.P.N , No. 5 hard, No. 6 less hard,
No. 7 middling, N.,. 8 soft. These inimitable brushes
are only to be had at Ross and Sons', and they war-
rant the hair never to come out, at Is. each, or 10s.
per dozen in bone, and 2s. each, or 21s. per dozen in-
ivory,
DEAFNESS—ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS.-39,
Albe-
marle•street, Voice Conductors,
when fixed in the cavity of the ears, are not more uncom-
fortable nor perceptible than having a small piece of
wool in its place. They enable individuals at an ad-
vanced age, and of forty or fifty years' standing of ex-
treme deafness, instantly to join in general conversation,
and to catch the sound of a distant, low speaker, at,-
church, theatre, &c. They pour the conversation into
I the ears to such an extent, that in most severe cases
deafness cannot be observed. Also original Ear Cor-
nets, French, German, and Spanish Artificial Ears, and
improved Hearing Trumpets of every description. lany
of those instruments have received the approbation of
the Royal Society and Royal Institution of Great Bri-
tain. The Newly Invented Spectacles. immediately
they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, it
's brought to its youthful, natural, and original state-
Also Achromatic Telescopes, Opera-glasses, Micro-
scopes, &e.—Caution : Messrs. S. and B. Solomons,
ipticians and AnristF, are not in any way connected with
3 person of the same name in their immediate neigh-
aourhowl, Nor in any part of the country. To prevent
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MR. CHARLES:MATHEWS AND Ills CREDITORS.—
Mr. Commissioner Law, of the Insolvent Debtors' Court, has beets
creditors,l
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engaged for two days (Monday and Tuesday) on the proof of debts .
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room, as a preliminary step to the declaration of a dividend. se
the proceedings took place before the Learned Commissioner in his
veral creditors attended and proved, and others on the schedule
who did not attend when summoned, were struck out of the list.
Among the latter class were the proprietors of Covent-gardeh
Theatre, who were Inserted as creditors for 6,1661. as a balance of
rent for a period of three years. Another large debt of 3,0731.,
connected with an annuity transaction was disallowed for the same
reason. Messrs. Walmsley, Keightley, and Co., solicitors, at-
tended to prove for a sum of 2,2691., which claim was contested.
A part of the debt was for professional business transacted for Ma.
dame Vestris before her marriage with Mr. Mathews ; and, after a
long investigation, the matter stood over for further information.
The debts on the schedule are 26,000/ , of which about 10,0001.
at present have been disallowed for non-attendance. It is ex.'
pected that the estate will pay a small dividend--sornething about
6d. in the pound.
TDB REv. Da. DILLON.—The oil Swedenborgiait
chapel, in Friar-street, Shoemaker's-row, Blackfriars, has been
hired by the Rev. It. C. Dillon, D.D., whowas suspended from his
ministerial functions by the Bishop of London for three years, for
certain irregularities, which made the Rev. Gentleman an object of
His attempt to fix a charge of adul.
time. His
taken thereon in the Bede.
'-commons, must be fresh in
The Rev. Dr. Dillon has not entered
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pulpit or exercised any of his ministerial functions for five years.
The Rev. Doctor intends opening ;he chapel as the °` Free Church
of England," and the services, with few exceptions,
be Church.
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poor, and the pews will be let to those who may choose to hire
them. The Rev. Dr. Dillon was formerly minister of Charlotte.
street Episcoyal Chapel in Pimlico, and evening lecturer of St.
James's Church, Clerkenwell. His talents are of a very high Order,
and before the lamentable exposures which took place he was a
most popular preacher.
PRECIOUS STONES.—By the recent resolutions Of
the House of Commons, repealing the Customs' duties on a large
number of articles usually imported into this country from foreign
parts, including more especially those brought in a raw or unmanu.
factured state, the privilege which previously attached to diamonde
only has been extended to all precious stones, which are accord.
ingly now free of all duty. A Treasury order of April, 1817,
directed that on the importation of diamonds set in ring., and
other forms, the article unset being duty free, the duty was to be
charged on the setting only ; and on a recent application to the
Customs' Board, requesting that as the privilege which formes ly
attached to unset diamonds, or diamonds in the rough, has btell
extended without exception to all precious stones, the same course
may be adopted with respect to those articles indiscriminately
when set, as is followed with diamonds, viz., to charge the duty
on the settings only as goods manufactured ; the reasonableness of
such a course being evident, from the fact that the value of the
setting is so inconsiderable compared with the stone, it being in
most instances scarcely a tithe of the value of the latter ; and. the
Board being of opinion, that as the duty 013 all precious stones
(unset) is repealed, and that when set they are in the same position
as diamonds were formerly, they should therefore be treated in the
same manner, directions have been issued that the duty is to be
charged in future, as requested, on the setting only. This Oder
is of much importance, and will be virtually a repeal of the;duty
on " jewels set," as set forth in the tariff, and render the seating
only liable to the ad valorem duty of 20 per cent._ate
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The will of the lion. Caroline Fox,
Holland House, Kensington, was proved on the ""1.2""re7.
Robert Vernon Smith, the sole exec..
the Right Hon. She died on the 12th of March
12,0001.
tonal estate sworn under 842 d contains
de in November, I ,an .
1845. The will was ma
many specific and pecuniary bequests, legacies to her sister, load,
Holland, Lady Arbuthnot, Lady Scott, and to her nephews .11114
nieces.