The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Wpriason, MoNDAT.—The Queen and Prince Albert took
their accustomed early walk this morning.
The Royal Family have been taken their customary airings
in the Park to-day.
In the afternoon her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert took a carriage airing.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. The Lord Chancellor arrived in town yes-
terday morning from Turville-park, and attended the
Council. The Duke of Buccleuch arrived at his residence,
Montagu House, Whitehall-gardens, yesterday morning, and
attended the meeting. Sir Edward Knatchbull arrived in
town in the early part of the afternoon, from Kent, and also
attended the Council.

The other Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel, the
Duke of Wellington, Lord Wharncliffe, Earl of Aberdeen,
Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of
Haddington, Earl of Ripon, and the Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone: L. .

The Council met at two o'clock and sat two hours and
a half.
Count Bjornstjerno, the Swedish Minister, transacted busi-
ness yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet-
ing yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-place.
The Commissioners present were the Bishop of London, the
Bishop of Exeter, the Bishop_ of Hereford, the Earl of Bes-
borough, the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse, and the Dean of
Westminster.
The Earl of Lincoln and Mr. C. K. Murray had interviews
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
The Solicitor-General visited Sir James Graham yesterday.
Sir James Graham had an interview with Sir It. Peel
yesterday.
Dispatches were received yesterday afternoon at the Co-
lonial-office, from Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of Canada,
and from the Governors of the other North American colo-
nies. Dispatches were. also received yesterday afternoon at
the Colonial-office, from the Governor of Jamaica, and also
from the Governors of the other West Indian colonies.

LIEUTENANT MAHON.
The Naval and Military Gazette directs attention to a case
published therein on the 3d instant, respecting the examina-
tion of Mr. Mahon, an Irish gentleman, before the Insolvent
parties,
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volved, he became deficient in his public accounts to the
amount of 250/., and being peremptorily called upon by the
Admiralty to make good the deficiency, he was advised to
resign. tie Gazette then says—" Lieut. Mahon being thus
deprived of his commission, thrown penniless upon the world,
and quickly incarcerated, was compelled to take the benefit of
the Insolvent Act. The Chief Commissioner (Reynolds),
who presided at the hearing of the case, said in his concluding
address t that during his many years' experience in that
Court, he had invariably remarked amongst the number of
persons and various classes of society which came before him
(and there were some of all classes), he always found the
officers of the navy were more tenacious of their honour than
any other class of men, and he was happy to say that, in the
present case, he saw nothing mean, nothing shabby nor dis-
honourable, and therefore the Court considered the insolvent
entitled to the benefit of the Act, and ordered him to be dis-
charged forthwith.' Although we consider Mr. Mahon, like
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all other acceptors of accommodation bills, highly blameable,
his case seems to be deserving the consideration of the
present liberal Board of Admiralty, and we hope to find him
reinstated in the service." [We cannot but echo this opinion,
especially as we have seen most honourable testimonials
possessed by Mr. Mahon from Colonel Laurence, C. 8., and
from Colonel Ferguson and Adjutant Heriot, and also his
passing certificate for an Adjutant signed by a Board of Field
Officers composed of Colonels Laurence and Wright.]—
Morning Advertiser.

- INCENDIARY FIRES.—On Tuesday morning last
another of those detestable outrages which have, to the
county's disgrace, been lately too common, was committed at
Foston, near Grantham, Lincolnshire. A wheat stack (con-
taining the produce of 11 acres) which was standing in a fild
about a mile from the village, was discovered to be on free at
about six o'clock. Assistance was immediately obtained, but
no efforts on the part of the villagers could prevent the de-
struction of the whole. The stack, which was the property
of Mr. Rohn Watkfnsbn, was fortunately turaret
DISTRESSING CASE.—On Friday night J. Moore,
gaoler of the Thames Police-court, died at his house, James-
street, Sun Tavern-fields, St. George's, East, after a few days
illness, leaving a widow and six young children in great dis-
tress, and totally unprovided for. The deceased was only
forty-two years of age, and had filled the situation of gaoler
for nine years. He was attacked with apoplexy on the pre-
vious Saturday, soon after leaving the Court, and never rose
from his bed afterwards. He was a very humane and kind-
hearted man, and much esteemed by the magistrates and
clerks of the Court. A subscription has been already opened
for the relief of his poor widow and family, who are not en-
titled to anything from the superannuation fund, although
Moore contributed to it as a police-constable and gaoler for
fourteen years.
The officers of the two regiments (the Ist Life
Guards and the Grenadier Guards) in garrison at Windsor,
have just arranged to give a second amateur performance at
the Theatre Royal on Thursday next, in aid of the charitable
institutions of the borough. At the last performance the re-
ceipts amounted to 106/. Is., independently of about 141. re-
ceived for admissions to the full dress rehearsal.
FIRE.—On Sunday, shortly after six o'clock P.M., an
alarming fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr.
Worssam, newsvender and tobacconist, carrying on business
at 39, King-street, Snow-hill. The flames were first per-
ceived raging in the shop by some of the neighbours, who
immediately raised an alarm, Mr. Worssam being at the
time in the upper part of the building. Such was the fury
of the flames, that it was found impossible to enter the pre-
mises until the arrival of the engines. There being an abun-
dant supply of water, one engine was set to work, and by
dint of great exertion, succeeded in confining the fire to that
part of the building where it commenced, and soon extin-
guished the same ; not, however, until the whole of the stock
in trade was either consumed, or rendered useless by the
action of the fire.
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Saturday last.—Naval and Military Gazette.
SuarrEsuray.—The scarlet fever still lingers
here--there have been several deaths through this disease
lately.--Shrberne Journal.