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

00171iT-PdaSIONABIVABt.

Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary Sack Nine West
are expected in Upper Grosvenor• street, from Buckburst
Park, Sussex, on their way to Windsor Castle, on a visit
to her Majesty, where Earl Delawarr has been staying
since Monday.
Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby and family are
staying at Grimsthorpe Castle, and do not intend visiting
their seat in Carnarvonshire this year.
Lord Palmerston arrived at Berlin on the Ist inst.,
from Dresden.

Sir Henry Po•tinger has arrived at Grove's Hotel,
Albemarle-street, in excellent health.

On Saturday last Colonel Cavendish, Miss Cavendish,
and Mr. C. W. Cavendish, left Burlington-gardens, for
Dover. Colonel Cavendish returned to town the next day.

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A meeting of the Justices of the Peace, and the
Commissioners of Supply for the county of Berwick,
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held on 'Tuesday, at the county town, Greenlaw.
Earl of Lauderdale occupied the chair, and after some
ordinary business was transacted. the quest ion
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of the
curreney was brought forward. by Sir Hugh Hume.
Campbell, M.P., and resolutions were passed strongly
deprecating any alteration in the system of banking in
Scotland.
The barometer within the last tweety-four' hours has
fallent 7-10ths of an inch, and the
.sky has a very un-
settled appearance, . the wind blowing fresh from the
south-east.
It appears that tho number of matrimonial suits insti-
tutediu the metropolitan diocesan courts from 1840 to 1843
was—in England, 160 ;in Wales, 2 ; and in Ireland, 16.
In Scotland, during the same period, the number of cases
brought before the Court of Session. which alone has
jurisdiction in marital matters, was 169. This propor-
tion is remarkable, and may arise from the facilities
which the public in Scotland have for obtaining divorces.
An English medical gentleman, long resident in
Ca-
lais, was assassinated at two o'clock on Sunday morning
by a French commissaire. They were at Mr. Dower's
hotel until twelve o'clock on Saturday night, left the inn
together, and it is supposed th'y quarrelled on their way
home. The horrible deed took place on the Grand
Place. The commissaire is arrested.

The property of the late Mr. Beckford has been sworn
to as under 80,0001. The will has been proved by the
Duchess of Hamilton and Brindon arid It. S. White,
Esq., solicitoe to deceask-d. Ile gives his daughter, the
Duchess of Hamilton, the bulk of his property, and
leaves his executor, Mr. White, 5001
The repeal rent last week amounted to 6161.

BE MARRIED on BE FINED.—On Saturday last, a
girl applied to the magistrates at the grand jury-room,
C,urts, Carlisle, fir an order of maintenance for an ille-
gitimate child. Magistrate—Did its father ever promise
to marry you ? Applicant—Yes, Sir; many and many
a time, Ido assure you. Magistrate (to the fattier)—
Well, Sir, what have you to say to this, eh? The father
—Why, Sir, I nobbut made her a half promise, like.
Magistrate—Oh! half a promise only, eh? Then will
you marry her now? The father—Yes, I will—there ,
now. Magis'rate (to the mother of the girl)—Well, old
woman, will you consent to the wedding ? Mother—
Why, yes, Sir, if he'll promise to make her a good hus-
band—But we can't promise that, you know—she must
take her chance, " for better for worse," like all of us.
Mother—Very well, Sir, I'se agreeable. Magistrate (to
the father)—Now, Sir, you must pay 18s. 6d. costs, or
marry the girl. Father—But, your worship, I hav'nt a
stiver to pay it. Magistrate—Then marry the girl and
you will be quits. Father—lt's varra hard,;Sir, but I
reckon I mun choose t' lesser evil—as t' men says in t'
play, " my poverty, hut not my will, consents," with that
he consented to buckle up, and the parties left the court.
—Whitehaven Herald.
ACTIVB AND PASSIVE VERBS.—A teacher, one
day endeavouring to make a pupil understand the nature
and application of a passive verb, said—" A passive verb
is expressive of the nature of receiving an action, as,
Peter is beaten. Now what did Peter do ?" The boy,
pausing a moment, with the gravest countenance imagin-
able, reptied—" Well, I don't know, without he screamed."
THE LOCAL PENSlONERS.—Considerable surprise
has been excited among the pensioners on the last quar-
terly day, by being paid only a month's instead of a
quarter's pension. For the present it appears that they
will be paid monthly, with the view, if necessary, of
plrcing them on active service.—Curkw Sentinel.
DUNGENESS, OCT. 6.--tn the roads, the James,
Hoods, of Go )!e, from London for Jersey. At half-past
seven o'clock this morning, the boat of the Teaser, Claps-
ham, of Rye, came on board the James, and stole harness
and all the beef. The boat was chased nearly to the
French coast, but could not be come up with.
JEWISH MAGISTRATES —Mr. E. Lousada, of the
Peak, Devonshire, and one of the Deputy-Lieutenants
for the county, has qualified as a county magistrate.
Mr. Benjamin Cohen, of Richmond, has also been placed
upon the commission of the peace.— Voice of Jacob.

SERIOUS CHARGE.—Tnere is every reason to sup-
pose that some of the barristers who go the northern
circuit will, at the next assizes, have a ♦ery important
affair in hand, in the shape of an action against two
members of the medical profession, who may be found
within fiqy miles of Doncaster, for having signed certi-
ficate of lunacy againit a person, who, in consequence
thereof has been confined in the York asylum several
weeks, but after very strict examination by the medical
officers of thst Institution, has been discharged, these
gentlemen giving it as their opinion, that there was not
the slightest ground for his confinement. Legal pro-
ceedings, we understand, have already been commenced.
—Halifax Guardian.
TARTAN DRESSES.--The demand for tartan dresses,
which has been on the increase for several years, has re-
ceived a vast impulse by the visits of her Majesty to
Scotland. At present, we understand, it is unprece-
dented. Last week an order arrived from her Majesty,
to Mr. Macdougall, of the Tartan Warehouse, Inverness,
for a supply of very fine tartan, for her Majesty and his
Royal highness the Prince of Wales, the tartans being
made for the Prince. The pattern was that of the Duke
of Rothsay,-.-Buss-shire Advertiser.