The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-21 00:00:00

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SuNi, PORTSMOUTH.
tindt),;',--It is officially announced that her Majesty
te.in,"t:ice Albert will leave Osborne House for Windsor
ispc'er°w, at two o'clock. Preparations are accord-
154drtet" tile talc for the accommodation of the royal
nthti;_kij, the naval and military authorities and the
Ita rvestern Railway Company, at Gosport, heor.
oijiteisit37 having no intention of returning by way f
/notirs,lllPtell, notwithstanding the very many ru-
ef 1,,, to that effect. It is expected that the Duke
lc ti
that
will arrive early to-morrow morning
ree,
k ive her Majesty and Prince Consort at the
-tail CI
etjth , arence-yard. A guard of honour of the
%,' '6th, and 37th Regiments, with the band and
tiall's colour of the latter, will be drawn up at the
gearrtdneee-Yard, and the Royal Marines will form the
sem. °' honour at the Gosport terminus. No
Hard
will line the road from the Royal Clarence-
aelnai
0 the terminus, her Majesty having been made e. nted with the drenched condition of tbe sol-
slers ws
lee "0
e were placed along the road on Monday
-,, -
ithat 4Posed to the awful severity of the elements on
iiventful day, for so many hours.
LArrE AWFUL CATASTROPHE ON
We THE RING'S BASTION.
bar m afe gratified in being able to state, that itt is
Ivic.,:aPpstY' intention to grant an annuity to
and
the ,_. cr reie unfortunate artilleryman, Walker; a
tfaiceniet engineer of this garrison is directed by her
of ith4.lltto make every inquiry into the circumstances
it sh-e,widow prior to the settlement of the sum, which
leicio"ed at 30/. per annum. We much fear the poor
h_ w will not enjoy the royal bounty, for the shock
teor received, on the news being suddenly conveyed to
tens; we think will prove fatal. She has not been.
fe,._'hle since the dreadful accident. We are also in-
,nted h• A
isz t Is Majesty the King of the French, on hear-
intention44° the
a.ccidht provide much shocked, and stated
also to for the widow.
This i SOUTHSEA CASTLE.
seilit arned fortress is undergoing conversion to a
Which ar?: prison. That portion of the 59th Regiment
ajt,
letnoved ze been quartered in this castle for some time
thel on Friday to other quarters, in order
the alterations may be proceeded with forthwith.
111.,A. s ber Majestywere taking
heir aceust ed and Prince Albert. .
raorui on:, early walk, about nine o'clock in the
leye_9g, which they had extended upwards of a mile
Bought Cl. boundaries of the royal domain, they were
trtsof."l,B' heavy shower of' rain, at a rather shelterless
' -,- the hill commanding a view of the sea. He_r
vttl, land the Prince hastened their steps homeward,
e., 0 the Aid Cowes and NV hippingham,
eat) had .- postman of East
the tid,3l'st been performing his morning rounds in
1484 4)filing villages, observed that a lady and gentle-
katti.'r° rather disagreeably exposed to the storm, and
014 v„"g after them as fast as he could, he tendered his
,441(11,„ughain umbrella, which was graciously accepted,
4104; was invited to follow their footsteps. to Osborne
douse .1. Little did the poor postman iaVme 17it that
lone„t„uat it was to his Royal Mistress head t us thhtes
4,iirtiyal Of affording such seasonable shelter ; but, ont
Llitti at the portico, he was agreeably awaken.cdo
thanksthe
and t." having tendered to him her Majesty
Witlyc Pound note, together with his old umbrelloae.
ela alte11138", SUNDAY EVENING.—In consequence
had
of
Nee firation having, been made in the period which d
W;l,e on for her Majesty's :departure from. the Isle
Nehelot, the Court, according to instructions which
'lot arrive Windsor yesterday from Osborne-house, will
(If toT ve at the Castle till to-morrow evening instead
*stortluileheon ; the royal carriages, and a m i:, arrye
thGilarci consisting of a detachment of the Royal _to st
e Veseecl3lao) having been ordered to be in '':eaiting a
tis -"uorough station by four o'clock it:. the afternoon.re
openecrPected than the state apartments will be
qwl:l*.i!° the public in the cooe'se of the ensuing week,
ford let"htlu.e notice will be given from the office of the
intern
Ganalnieirha In Coal:wife—The following Orders in the oust° ve been transmitted to the Commissioners of
dee 314 th, -
t°l4 ms bY order of the Lords of the Treasury, and.
Iftartn3,,, 4 name have been furnished to the several
lam, vi - ats in London, and at:all the outports of the king,:
els;
„'.z---Order in Council conferring certain priv
1„_ thtgl •
rianoverian vessels and cargoes, in pursuancewt 'oat) Vent treaty of commerce and navigationwith
iire:„Rd"3.rder in Council conferringecsomimnerpCur-i
sits
en Oldenburg vessels and car
and
'avi ation
sies oaf the recent treaty of commerce
tetiee
of Grand Duke.—Order
k*kIIIR rul commerce and naviga io
tin
e Councilistth navigation
respectingitgh t he
ecli*.i.ei. Hanover, the Grand Duke of Me'cklenburg
1'44 ty,"fl, the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz,
ferric' Grand Duke of Oldenburg.—Order in Council
4‘lg certain privileges on vessels belon g'ingl.tz
kd (cLa, Mecklenburg Schwerin, Mecklenburg brei
toofe;,;!eulturqn, in regard to pilotage.—Order in Councilo_
r7t4chf,„l„nig commercial privileges on the Governments f
rtl -igulirg Schwerin and Mecklenburg Strelitz:—.
"ktet:ar,`,ll COuncil conferring certain commercial privi-
-1'4%101 the vessels belonging to the GrandDmukeeeko_f
1)11, burg Schwerin and the Grand Duke of
Meek-
ion ‘t.relitz under the treaty of commerce and nevi-
c, Al Lath the Emperor of Austria.
-441\1.44 CAUSED BY TUE DECOMPOSITION OF
tillt4lillip.4.oop —Dr. Black states, that in the year
It Yof g p hr to which he was surgeon took iiia
Thequsa. up-
ee.aes th-nr-heil Wood at Demerara for firewood. hi
le-il'it witei,Zetkittby, but after being at seaf. for three weeks,
the eongettrvenig in any other port, everofstveraymvoinog-
te kkee. end techaracter made its appearance.
1ve,...411_ t° arb°
also,
badgers,
were 40 men, and the doctor
"IQ,,ers, and the ship was ultimately obliged
tti„,_%arried to the ho 3-, 1 The ship afterwards re-
ez-Zielt to her
cries; Ph' •by 11,‘! SOOLler get e -ng-ground, it being thought she
4i6e'dilig in the
the Boas they hlipa leer of the fever by being at sea than
beim The men's dieta was also
the
ser, hciv6v - not been long from
its
alesliommat°e;
IN 1P we:e a 9', continued to make i ravages, and
fr 1,44 gain obliged to return to port. The hold
eih th overhauled
*4 ..0 green
Iv , and found to be very foul and foetid
the„latreediatel
1911:-,' and the men quartered on
41eioellefteordmaeontt,ingtheand decomposing. It
le,lecrn the ill p fumigated and whitewashed; after
4„,... en returned on board, but no more
k-sai-ed.
--Medical Times.
cases of
413* 14
SOLDIEROF THE 83D REGIMENT.-
4.441tte of this regi t whichT took up its station in
4,:14, last Week, shot-inhil'self on Wednesday last. His
year W.as Alexand ,
titietirza°;iteagtye.ato_
_y_ esacintyre, sad he was about 20
:lfunWeerdanl e si:,,il ay morning last, while on a
ei rim
fault with by the
clai nt-als aier being dirty, and this caused him to
111°'° 11111 that
" forhe Nvereihuyn;bugged in this way any
to ts o weiil,l
es„ the see "4 shoot himself." This being addressed to
e7.0,,Ne, 44cavrat-emoajor was considered insubordinate lan-
et7n_aoeien,4ll,,,aeutyre was, therefore, brought before the
that" cla),46oovm
.r, and.sentenced to four ds' drill out
for
_Period. 11Itlit:n which he was to be
a4,13°4 two ho ter being incarcerated
li;If4,11.11, t.,_, UM and a half, the report.
in
-room
bac °Una " o Corporal Southall entering the room,
from k ani„... Maoistyre stretched upon the ground on his
th hirre,,atii dead, with the musket about yard
Passcase 4.be Surgeon was immediately sent for, but
ed
thlaws,a,frodu:d to be a hopeless one ; a bullet had
ee entire!
bardsl' after. 3' through his body, and he died about two
inquest was
On Thursday evening an
Wh°' besor:`ZY, at the Barrack Tavern, Chapelo-rtownr:
th„(3le verdictl W. Harrison, Esq.,
'ltsetl.ve....teed.
mofeZuTsemporary. derangement"Depu was re-
trliste ''''Qe LAN 'Y.
thcr es Et/41114n We are FBlaacinktsohafivned,
wherevert hat the tklrs preats
Will agars
enableby them, reso. lv_ ed to allow deposi-
i4..,. ea ,, e next month, the highest rate of interest
lentetielfs.....in recent Act of Parliamenttuarffee, affecting those
byg the rnananamely, 3/. Os. 10d. In future, those hay-
-4 ~,,„i g"nent of Savings' Banks will act.. prudently
eekr fr ng imProper from depositing. It is
' -C4ll th fi persons d
relative to
WereVllig,, 14 e rat law that was passe
, fo -"tanks, what the ob'ect of those institutions
Ilsted,,, r tue Act says the aimjis to provide for the safe
tatluse.4; anti increase fsmall savings belonging to the
lasse;'°as classes ; o d thereby recognising those
111)(AaVY. The abusesan which have been committed
[Atv''llgs' Banks ought to be counteracted now.
I_4 ite LtvallsEMENT.] THE RIVAL YORK LINES
-"lad I -a" and paper war between that of the
liktiis till
-ll' 4. erk Railway,and Sir John Rennie's Line,
g on 48 hotl
key An yas ever. ie engineers fight, if not Pese, . whose lives are in question, still as those whose
loual reputations hang upon the result. The Rad-
Leow""Policie of y t da contains a correspondence
*4-40elte: the Secretary of the London and York, and Mr.
a,eil4 °Oe of the engineers who have retired from that
A% 11thg, in which the secretary says, in alluding to
ceied'nele that " Under such circumstances, the board
othet `e°llae to no other conclusion than that you bad
keuiltieterests to serve which, in our mind, were pars-
thet „ to your duty to the Londony and York line, and
Issertfc.ll sacrificed to those interests the pledge to your
Nine ',Vied in your acceptance of the office of their
4414,7... Mr. Locke, in reply, distinctly denies the
testee'Ll°ns to to be cast upon him, and in strong
terttinPoints to the London and York Board "taking
%hareT.:tept merely for the purpose of filling up their
'Polit: t' adding, that Mr. Mowatt's (the secretary),
sertin INgestions are less honest than their other as-
-I\l.E 4. --Observer.
CO4l 11-81"APERS THROUGH THE POST-OFFICE.—
by
the
aints are continually being made that papers sent
to ti,L!, Post are frequently lost, and it may not be amiss
e. !,e that the following order on the subject, as di-
tice ".!?'y the Postmaster-General, the Earl of Lons-
e,uti_ will be periodically issued by the authorities, as a
tfeee! j.O letter-carriers and others--" General Post-
heslhe complaints on the subject of missing
PaPers, stated to have been committed to
the IV', continue to be so numerous, that al-
ktielle%f the. Po3tmaster-General is satisfied' that
hoy)._ , the irregularity complained of' arises from causes
tbieen the control of the Post-office, his Lordship
ofa4.settr expedient that every one engaged in the Post-
sttti_ vice should be made acquainted with the 32d
wiled'--t
of the Ist Victoria, cap. 30, by which it is pro-
who" lbat every person employed in the Post-office
trete "'al steal, or for any purpose embezzle, se-
ill ,_ or destroy, or shall wilfully detain or destroy
posCasatse of conveyance or delivery thereof by the
or a, 'IV
.printed votes or proceedings in Parliament,
orate Printed newspaper, or any other printed paper
o„ee`7 .r sent by the post without covers, or in covers
or
alt at the aides, shall, in England or Ireland, be guilty
off,_kiademeanour, and in Scotland of a crime and
erZei, and being convicted thereof, shall suffer such
as to tir,acri hi fine or imprisonment, or by both,
Furth e Court shall seem meet." And his Lordship
ietvr desires it may be distinctly understood that every
l'ostldeeual' acting in any ap •ty in the service of the
be ''"lne, who shall be guiltycac capacity
such an offence shall
r csecuted with the utmost rigour of the law.
ihNt.--,e,iiitu.nfenre7 and Lady Pottinger and family honoured
tur,L °rcl
.1 Panorama of Hong-Kong with a visit on
--'l`q, 134 Henry (amend hinuelf highly Plitida