The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-03 00:00:00

HAMBURGH MAIL.

Sr. PETERSIIIIGH, DEC. l6.—The following notice has
been issued by the Finance Department :
" Conformably to the first article of the treaty, con-
eluded and signed at London on the Bth of December,
1841, between Russia, Great Britain, Austria, and
Prussia, for the total suppression of the slave trade, the
Russian Government has delivered the first license to
English cruisers, by which those cruisers are authorised
in the seas where the reciprocal right of search may be
exercised, to search and detain, according to the said
treaty, merchantmen sailing under Russian colour'3,
which are suspected of being concerned in that trade, or
of being fitted out for that purpose, or of having carried
on that trade during the voyage in which they were
stopped by the English cruisers.
"These licenses, signed and sealed by the Russian
Board of Admiralty, are drawn up in the Russian,
English, German, and Swedish languages. The cruisers
authorised to exercise the right of search, are to use
particular signal which has been agreed upon by the
contracting parties who signed the treaty of the Bth
(20th) of December."

EIMBECK, DEc. 23.—1 t is reported that the Hano-
verian Government intends to impose a double duty on
all goods produced and purchased in the Duchy of
Brunswick, and those not produced in that Duchy ; and
on all Brunswick commercial travellers for the permission
to carry on their business. From the produce of this
extra duty, the carriers would be repaid the toll levied
on them on the Ammensen or Seeson road. This double
import duty would be injurious to the fair at Brunswick•

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, TVESDAY.—Her Majesty and his Royale
Highness Prince Albert promenaded in the precincts 01
the Castle this afternoon.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
his Serene Highness Prince Edward of,Sa4e 'Weimar]
and attended by Lord Rivers, Colonel Arbuthnot, an"
Mr. G. E. Anson, went out shooting ity,:the royal pre'
serves this morning. The party afterwards; returned to
the Castle.
Captain the Hon. Arthur Duncombe, RN., arrived
at the Castle to-day, and has succeeded the H6n. Captain,
Nelson Hood as the Groom in Waiting on her Majesty.,
The Royal Family have been taken out for their,
usual exercise in the course of the day.
Captain Francis Seymour left the Castle to-day, f°r'
Winchester, to join a detachment of his regiment doing',
duty there. J
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Mr. Edward Puckle had the honour, this morning,
submitting to the inspection of the Queen and Prinuv
Albert, a finished proof of .a portrait of her Majesty'
from a painting by Sir W. C. Ross, of which both hey
Majesty and his Royal Highness were graciously pleased
to express their approbation.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert will dine this evening
with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at bet
residence, Frogmore Lodge. Almost the whole of the
Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting on her Majesty 1113:i
,
her Royal Highness will have the honour of dining WiP"
the Royal Duchess at Frogmore.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester had
select party at dinner yesterday evening, at her residence'
Gloucester House.
Mr. Everett, the American Minister, transacted busi.
ness yesterday, at the Foreign•office.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Vilna°
left town yesterday, for the residence of the Hon. Fret
rick Villiers, in Northamptonshire.
Mr. George Hope, M.P., arrived in town yesterday
from Ditton-park, the seat of Lord Montagu.
Dispatches from the Governor of New Zealand were
received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatch°
were also received from the Governor of Sierra Leone.

PRIVATE THEATRICALS.
The first representation at Woburn Abbey took Elavf
on Thursday evening, with the burlesque opera of BO:
bastes Furioso. For further details of the performanc
we refer our readers to the following play-bill, whit'..„
was printed for the occasion : _

" WOBURN ABBEY THEATRE.
Thursday, December 28, 1843.—This evening will
performed the burlesque tragic opera of
Bombastes Furioso.
Artaxominous (King of Utopia)—Mr. Geo. H. C. Bylt
Fusbos (Minister of State)—The Earl of Chesterfield,

(His first appearance on these boards).
General Botnbastes—Lord Charles Russell.
Distaffina—Viscount Anson (his first appearance on oni
stage.)
Attendants, Courtiers, and Brave Army by several noble
and distinguished Amateurs.
Vivat Regina.
Doors open at half•past eight : nerformance to begin p

;
nine precisely."
A very crowded and distinguished audience were pre;
sent, including—besides the noble host and hostess
Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord and Lady Ernie'
Lord William Russell, Mr. and Lady Georgiana Ron
Mr. and Lady Caroline Sanford, Mr. Blake, Colon
Cavendish, Mr. and Lady Agnes Byng, &c.
An epilogue, very kindly contributed for the ocessike
by Lady John Russell, was very wall delivered by ti
eldest son of the Hon. G. S. Byng, who'performed Oe
cleverly the part of Artaxominous in the opera.

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY, 1844'
(From the World of Fashion.)
Fuas.—Furs are now being used both for trim;
mings and linings; the most favourite furs belPepo
sable, kolinski, and zibeline. For neglige, we s_a
round pelerines are most in favour, and also tb
with long ends falling in the front, somewhat sirelir
to the ends of a scarf.
CAPS.—The slight change which is observable
the form of the caps, is merely that they are a degr°
smaller. For a morning, plain muslin is preferl7l
without ribbon. The crown made very small,
having broad lappets of muslin, falling on each stdu
behind the ears. Another, and rather a more
coming style, are those of plain India muslin, triraglo
with two rows of Valenciennes, and ornamented vo
a broad blue silk ribbon, pose upon the front, /if
shaded with a second row of lace, falling over
_it If
garniture. Caps composed of net are genel'iii
formed of what is called the illusion tulle, and haw..t,
three folds of the same, divided by a frise of caplic''
ribbon.
WALKING DRESSES.—The toilettes de rifle I
made of levantine, or poult de soi, of the dead
colour ; the first having a plain skirt, flat body, 11),, •
and rounded point at the waist, and plain sleeves. -Lot
others having the skirts trimmed with two broad te.
flounces, the top one being shaded with narrow rile',„
similarly cut; high and plain corsage, atriplecouto!ti
and pointed waist. This corsage is trimmed
three small cut frills, placed upon the side seams, ',I
ending on the shoulders. Plain sleeves, with peke/
formed of three narrow frillings.
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BONNETS.—The most novel and the most rein.-
of
able are those in black velvet, lined with satialt,
those of royal velvet gris de fer, trimmed with ti e
bons, both sides alike, and feathers of the same
ad
lours. Those of green or violet velours epingle,
also much worn, decorated with marabout feather°
the same colour, and ribbon in the interior.
HATS are both of velvet and satin ; those of oe,
satin are generally trimmed upon the brim with tu of
rows of point d'Angleterre, divided with folds 0,
satin ; two other rows of lace fall over the ht.atif
shading the bavolet or curtain, which is sliff
raised, a branch of splendid shaded roses being Pi°
upon the left side. •
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CLOAKS.—The Manteau Valaque, is progres'e?
rapidly in favour. This elegant wrap, which is
ther cloak, pelerine, nor scarf, yet is a coulbinatiooo
all three, unites all the grace and advantage dbiis
different models. A. more elegant appearance for,
lately also been given to it, by the trimming of fiy
which the present cold weather has induced ourj
shionables to adopt. For instance, those in Wee
velvet are generally lined with white satin, and 010
circled with borders of sable or ermine. Those 11,308,
in cachmere are, on the contrary, trimmed with 'tot
A very pretty trimming for this kind of cloak is
of a rich fulling of velvet a deux tetes, put on Platy
and harmonising with another of the same deser '
tion, encircling the entire border of the cloak. ,
MANTEAUX CHALKS are becoming generio,.„ed
Your ites ; they are mostly made of black velvet, ''7,3••
with pink satin, and trimmed all round with swa
down.
ROBES DE CHAMBRE are made in pink cacinetreb;
and lined with white silk taffetas, trimmed 11P or
fronts of the jupe with broad facings of pink :the
broidered velvet, descending over the edge 0' the
sleeve, and forming a point in the front, just upon jog'
facings of the jupe. Sleeves ala religieuse, covero,
half of the front of the arm, and faced with tab
broidered velvet. Under sleeve of embroidered seoo
cambric, the sleeves of fulled muslin, and manchet
of embroidered muslin, falling over the hand.
MATERIALS for the present month are prineKeil
the Pekin moire cameleon, in the most 'tuff
colours ; the Royal smala, Caledonienne, le sre7o
Damasse l'armure Pekin, one of the handsomestis."
for the present year, the Royal dunkaby, white, 61100
covered with running flowers.
Fashionable colours remain the same as last 112...%ii;
such as emerald green, grenat, blue sapphir, i:'!"104
and for evening toilettes, white, pink, and
the most generally in vogue. _
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THE DEAD ALivE.—A short time iiiga the foe'
a man in an advanced state of decomposition was boll
in the canal of-Bruges, near Saint-Michel.le-Brfor
An inhabitant of the town having been missing:4l4-
fortnight, his family came to view the body, and- 'roe)
ing, from certain fragments of -the clothes,' that ell'
th
were the remains of their lost relation, claimed raiOei
and conferred a decent funeral upon Ahem. Accepla
to the custom of the country the attendants at° of
afterwards to dissipate their grief by tr,
livening effects of a good dinner. Towards tu`oo2;
of the afternoon, when gaiety was beginning to a.- the
the place of sadness, the man they had mourned illof the
morning as dead suddenly appearecLin the reiddi%ej
party. The females, taking him for his ghost, rt,
terror, but the men, with all the fortitude of Han; ''e irji:
nf
termined they would speak to him ; but instead "0111
vanishinh into thin air, they found it was unmeltingpia:
flesh, able) to account for its long absence from OP'
Michel, and also to partake wish good appetite (I,oo°,
viands spread on the table. A question has since..-y
which may not be easy of solution. Who is t°r-cfsna°t:
the funeral meats ? The ghost insists that the.% o'4
be placed to his charge, and the family mainta'7
as the expense was created entirely on his accolniZa
are not liable. How this knotty point is to be sett
maine to be known,

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