The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-28 00:00:00

COITNIT-rAISZIONABZII.

The Dowager Countess of Buckingham, who has
been on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Chichester,
at Stanmere Park, has arrived at Elt(..:oink HOW, near
Bleokheath,

The Countess of Hillsborough and her infant son are,
we are happy to say, going on favourably.
The Count and Countess de Jarnac have arrived at
Slivart's Hotel, from the Earl of TsAtervilles villa,
Mount Felix, Walton-uponahames.
Lady Mary Leslie, atter a sojourn of near two months
at Brighton, has left tfor Shrub-hill, the seat of the
Dowager Lady of Rothes.
Lady Rolle, who had been on a tour of visits in Ire-
land, has returned to Bicton House, her Ladyship's seat
in Devonshire.

The Hon. Lady Mary Cocks, Hon. Mrs. C. Hely Hut-
chinson, and the lion. Craven Berkeley, M.P., have ar-
rived at Cheltenham.

Sir William and Lady Chatterton have arrived in
Berkeley-square from the Continent.
Mr. E. Hodgson, M.P., and Mrs. Hodgson, have ar-
rived in Carlton-gardens from Brussels.
Mr. Charles Cochrane has arrived in Devonshire-place
from Madrid.

matigionsaavernovse.
Prince Albert's Scotch ox, admired at the late Christ-
mas show of the Smithfield Club, and admitted by every
judge who had seen him to be the finest specimen of
his breed ever seen in England, is of the Angus breed,
and was bred and reared by Hugh Watson, Esq., at
Keillor, county of Forfar. About a year ago Mr. Wat-
son sold it to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, for a
goodly sum. It is the same ox which was shown by Mr.
Watson at the Highland Society's show at Dundee, and
at the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland's show in
Belfast, in 1843, when he was recommended by the
judges as the most perfect animal of his kind they had
ever seen in a show-yard.
On Christmas morning, at nine o'clock, according to
the annual custom of the Duke of Northumberland, his
Grace gave ths following munificent donations to eight
hundred of the respectable poor of the parish of St.
Martin-in-the-Fields, which was distributed at the
rectory, by the Rev. Sir Henry Duckinfield, Bart., viz.,
a half-crown piece, fifteen pounds of the best potatoes, a
four-pound loaf, and one hundred weight of the best
coals, to each recipient.
The state apartments at Windsor Cantle, which bad
been closed since the death of her late Royal Highness
the Princess Sophia of Glousester, are now open to the
public, by command of her Majesty,
On Christmas-day, six poor women and a similar
number of aged men, constant attendants at Somers
Chapel, Seymour-street, St. Pancras, wore regaled with
a handsome repast, by a gentleman named Rowe, hold-
ing sittings in the same chapel, and residing at No.
79, high-street, Camden-town. The poor creatures
were selected by the Her. C. Phillips, the curate, and
were ordered to attend at Mr. Rowe's. That
gentleman presided over the festive board ; the viands
consisting of roast pig, boiled rabbit, and pickled
pork, roast beef, plumb pudding, mince pies, &c.
Paring the repast, the guests were enlivened by music
and singing, Mr. H. Horne presiding at the harp, and
Miss Rowe and another young lady at the plano-forte.
To make the scene more enchanting, the drawing-Ta—
was dNorated with bunches of holly and •
from which were suspended bunch.. —,stietoe,
orangei and lemons, A- rortugal grapes,
and tjiterry • excellent dessert, with Port
4, “a libitum,was 11189 put upon the table. 1