The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-26 00:00:00

EVENING SUN

LLOY
IrS SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
IrrpoN, JAN. 26.—Wind this day at noon, variable.
,TANCATE CREEK, JAN. 25: —Arrd. Rienzi, Messina.
C,s'tF MARGATE, JAN. 25.—Isabella Watson, M`Donald,
a; Francis Lawson, Worts, with paulls of windlass
upset and loss of anchor and chain.
s.RA3IBOATE, JAN. 25.—Arrd. SOrameren, Cagliari to
Tun liantitog off with damage and loss of boat, having been
Beachy Head.
p DEAL,, JAN. 25.—Wind A.M. S. by W. strong breezes,
moderate.—Arrd. George Canning, Savannah.
for—"; from the River, Devonshire, for Batavia; Caroline,
Valparaiso.
s LivrateooL, JAN. 25.—Wind N.N.W., fresh.—Arrd.
2Perh, Ellington, Calcutta ; Copeland, Syms, Bombay,
Ved from St. Helena 15 ult. ; Hindostan, Lamb, ditto;
v4l.tlY, room St. Helena 15 ult.; Hindostan, Lamb, ditto;
Smith' , fillet, Macao, sailed 14th ult. ; Manchester,
rSmith, Paraiba, sailed 16th ult. ; Amazon, Philadel-
a; Warren, Africa. Sld. Eliza, Africa. The Actaeon,
frri,LTl°ll, I and Mauritius, for Liverpool, were to sail
lAraa a few days after the 15th October. The
°Zed was to sail from Paraiba for Liverpool about
kQe 26th ult. The Charlotte bound to Jamaica, came
en
at
hu flood last night, and has been docked, appa-
t%flY without damage.
rLYMOUTIL JAN. 25.—Wind S.E. to N.N.W.—Arrd.
'taper, Leghorn. Sld. H.M.S. Dido, China.
Arrtll.llou'ru, JAN. 24.—Wind S.S.W., strong breezes.—
(tp • 1))°, Malta ; Mersey, Leghorn. Sld. Neptune
s IT-alner),
b°LYRF.AD,'Jaw. 24.—The Trident, Flint, from St.
ertigo to Liverpool, was towed out of Porthwen
epaathis morning, but went ashore before clear of the
during a heavy gale, and has become a total wreck.
sipisTot, JAL 25.—Arrd. Recovery, Johnson, China.
'01,141•Y, Boston.
Soho ',lllllBll, JAN. 22.—The Craigelhar, M'Duggan,
Irl;n4`vowport to Newry, sprung a leak off Milford
s and was abandoned by the crew.
crumb JAN. 23.—Sid. Colonist, Barbadoes ; Aber-
runswick
Robinson, Deptford.
EWhY, . JAN. 23.—S1d. Brothers, St. John's, New
OFF EASTBOURNE, JAN. 25.—Richmond, Mauritius.

'Nu
AY-LOYALTY at PORTSMOUTH
sTO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
44,—This, of all the days of a public character, has
bee the most extraordinary with us. The shops have
II:closed for a holiday, the employed paid their day's
the by their masters, the gun-wharf, the Customs, and
of `gales have have observed the christening of the Prince
tic% I:l'es, the heads of departments celebrate the occa-
gesse % dinner this evening, the corporation and bur-
poor Sp dine together, a tradesman's ball to-night, the
regal°' Portsea and Portsmouth workhouses have been
felon
with roast beef, plum pudding, and liberty, the
Union Pia prisoners of the gaol feasted ! but not a
A.C.:"-"tek or Royal Standard, under the orders of the
uhralt
Paraded Y, have been hoisted—a salute fired, troops
Irk) • ' any demonstration of the event suffered to
f
the Iptre, Whilst
as 1,511-°aeiK,-yard have been the whole day at their duty
Precious in ought to be made how it is that these
kark us exclusively loyal Tories have dared to act in so
ro.i,•ed a manner on an occasion that fills every loyal
'..shrnan's heart with increased attachment to our So-
and the Royal dynasty. So marked an insult to
• altY never was known at Portsmouth. No—
" Not ti gun was heard, not a joyful note,
As the Prince to the font was carried ;
Not a labourer allowed to retreat to his cot,
At Portsmouth, whose mirth seemed buried."
,0 Yours, Bm, TRUTH.
rtsniouth, Jan. 25, 1842.

30,,-de Observer of Sunday and Monday next, the
°cut, cl 31st instant, will contain engravings illustrativeof
• hie
.ceremony of the christening of the Prince
eh es, including a view of the interior of St. George s
kir during the ceremony of baptism, the interior of
td‘. e°rge'a Hall, during the banquet, with vignette re-
esentations of the history of the Princes of Wales from
21',Ird I. to Edward VI. ; together with copious and
rici:Ura,te details of the ceremonies. Price of the Observer,
-Honda afternoon edition is preferable for the
fer'dtrY and abroad. Sixpence can be sent in a letter
Copy of the Observer by return of post.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY.—An inquest
Tos held yesterday before Mr. Wakley, at the Crown
Pentonville, on view of the body of Mrs. Ann
aime, we jam, aged 51, a married female, who died under
e„,-"ldy sudden circumstances. It appeared from the
I,"'°llee that the deceased's residence was at No.
oQueen's-row, Pentonville. She had enjoyed good
ath up to Thursday last. Between eleven, and twelve
i-eleck on the forenoon of the above day she-had given
at
orders to the different tradespeople who called,
:_t‘ Which time she appeared as usual. laving occa-
gtu to go into the kitchen to speak to the servant, she
7its returning up stairs, when she was seen to stagger.
vile other sons, a youth, about fourteen years old, ran
to her. into whose arms she fell apparently lifeless. She
was carried into the parlour, and placed on the sofa.
it'
Zr; Hunter, surgeon, of Claremont-square, was sent for,
tad Promptly attended; but before his arrival the unfor-
4ate lady breathed her last. Mr. Hunter gave hip
ITllion that the deceased's death was probably occa-
J'I'WW by the rupture of some important vesselin the
.
of Goti-- 0:: the heart. Verdict—" Died by the visitation
„ Cry A
ratZ' GEOGRAFHICAL SOCIETY.—A very
e°rnpa Wng, was held on Monday evening, amongst the
-
and "ethg the Bishop of Norwich, Sir R. H. Inglis,
the pres'eral other distinguished members. Amongst
several
other
were 22 charts of the coast of France, and
*rd. th "'ler maps from the Depot de la Marine at Paris,
e°lllmunications read were of a very interesting
of nb-`er• The first was the result of a new chain
the 17rvations made to determine the depression of
he provede Sea, by Lieutenant Symons, in which
the ed that this was at least 1,400 feet below
Si editerranean.
A letter was read from Captain
°lls, dated Auekland, New Zealand, October 4, 1841.
ta4t"ad traced the sources of several rivers on the north-
difiePart or that island, where he found the natives very
ilotoreent to what they had been described to him at
and
rob In their behaviour they are fickle and captious,
Ile ,"80d °nlY in anger, but will not attack Europeans.
ter,; described the chain of hot springs running
rsok4,th e north-east part of the island. A paper
James Alexander gave an account of the
klortl,Pftios to the west of the Rocky Mountains in
the ho,nerica, where he had been engaged in fixing.
Ste,ttlarY line between this country and the United
fair 4111 e described having heard of a tribe of Indians of
the e°4lplexion, who possessed a superior knowledge of
%ver:rst,' and speak a language of their own. These
Who 4-PPoeed to be the remnants of the Welsh colony,
font they existed anywhere, would probably be found
ill'a;11111,,e 4..2d parallel of latitude. In the August of last
:41 set n'' '-dvans, a Welsh gentleman from New York,
411 x,,,;11t to go to Santa Fe, from whence he would
od-te the first caravan across the Rocky Mountains,
tryc'er to endeavour to find this lost race of his coun-
4-7en, Nrho left Wales under Prince Madoch in 1169.
Akvitilteresting communication was next read from i
t
/I the
114 I)l:ti;ilo.r.Yetta, on three singular nomadic tribes in-
Minor.
tit 11," AT THE HOLBORN UNION WORK-
II44
,t.„---,..-Last night, at nine o'clock, the inmates of the
much' u union workhouse, Little Gray's Inn-lane, were
file 64raled in consequence of the discovery that a
4ein broken out in the kitchen. Upon the master
tOp4 informed of it, he proceeded there, where he
doinin a dense smoke issuing through the walls_ ad-
tile steam apparatus for cooking, and above
411ze;'°011 range. He instantly despatched a mes-
Nr to the engine station, upon which the Holborn
,elinti.,QPromptly arrived, which was followed by other
wood s' and that from Watling-street, with Mr.. Braid-
-I‘heti itslhe firemen cut into the wall with their axes,
Pitee cause of the fire was found to proceed from a
timber that passed through the kitchen flue, and
was in a short time taken out, when the fire was
titojoished. That part of the building has been built
tht WO years. Had the fire have broken, out later,
4itir-ee?t would have possibly been the destruction of the
A range of the edifice.
Pea 1,4 'nquest was held on Tuesday evening at the
on, tePse Dean-street, Westminster, before Mr. Higgs,
-la:„lsu°dy of Thomas Rogers, aged 70, of No. 2,
of 11d -,;tead-court, Tothill-street. William Sharma:,
,11 -Nw's-rents, Westminster, said that the
,eedks-
,eSeu-ilVi„aS a tenant of his, but had for the last five
-n-laa'le, through extreme poverty, to phay. hroislrentto.
aBk if morning last witness went to is
‘lt could settle his account, or even pay aportion
klioel,uot being unable to get an answer from him by
as "I'A' at th d he had it forced open. He then
h, e oor,
sitting near the stove, and endeavouring to
488 na„Jaug of water to his lips. He was then speech-
for '4;7 witness immediately sent to the station-house
ill a ikstance• A surgeon soon came, but deceased died
stotiew
_,lninutes. Deceased was a crossing sweeper in
able t,;lla-Yard, but he earned very little, and not being
44,7 Purchase a bundle of wood to light his fire, be
11P an old ,
table for fuel. He had no bed and slet
.11 a bundle of rags. His lodging cost only one
reg.ning per
1„ week, which witness believed he would
tpplhave paid had he been able. He did not
that"' I,"° the workhouse for relief. Mary Flower said
follil,;"e entered the room after deceased's death, and
tleaduroo food there whatever. His bird was in the cage,
aLr°to want of food. She- considered the deceased
kilo "led from want. Thomas Walker said that he had
qrwu the deceased for some time past. He did not ap-
e to be in distress until within the last few weeks,
not °wing to the severity of the weather, he could
there foram for any length of time at his crossing, and
ore
the . got very little money. His clothes were in rags,
Prpleipai garment being a piece -of green baize,
fro': he wrapped over his shoulders. Verdict—" Died
of hfu°ld age and the want of the common necessaries
A.,,11°,„t having applied for relief at the workhouse."
- MUTTON FOR MARINERS.—A few days
by sir "ne mariners belonging to this porf, were driven
ttiakees-
-4 of weather into Tilbury Fort. Wishing to
the,: too most of the few hours they remained there,
Y proceeded to a butcher's shop to
st,`Jaeat. A particularly fine looking leg of mutton, an
purchase a joint/
11" ell lost • • • by the
nothing either in weight or quality
tb.l.`ilee of the butcher's wife, struck their fancy, and
hit?' Inquired the price. This was found to be so exor-
-I:l4,nitr„iitsh at they expressed some curiosity about the
4:l"Folars of the leg and among other very pertinent
, when the sheep was killed. "It warn't kilt
all," said the good dame ; " it died yestere'n in the
011`._'8, and that's good enough mutton for mariners."
leretaf'orthy mariners, it appeared, had too much re-
or the dead to desecrate it by pot or spit, and left
standegood dame in possession of the only leg she had to
haon for the next comers.—lpswich _Express
u -e _Majesty will leave the Castle for Bucking-
-OO3Tt a
vlye on Monda.y next ; and it is stated that the
"
th- 14th of February. ill Proceed to Brighton for a short time, about

CHRISTENING

OF THE
PRINCE OF WALES.

THE BANQUET ILOOM.
ST. GEORGE'S HALL.
We utterly despair of being able by words to give our
readers a sufficiently strong idea of the splendour, the
richness, the magnificence of the many miracles of art
which yesterday afternoon we saw placed before us. To
have some notion of the magnitude of the room, and to
judge of the magnificence of her Majesty's plate, va-
lued by some as worth 1,500,0001., and by others as
worth upwards of 2,000,0001., we set before our readers,
in the first place, an account of the gorgeous apartment
in which the Banquet was celebrated.
On entering this singularly striking room the specta-
tor's eyes were perfectly dazzled by the brilliance of the
gold which glittered before him. We entered from the
end opposite to the Waterloo Chamber, and on a screen,
which extended 'nearly two-thirds of the width of the
room, was fixed a beaufet of plate, almost too dazzling
to look upon. The centre piece was the celebrated shield
of Achilles, on which it were only a vain task to utter
words of commendation at this time of day. Around it
were thirty-three other massive pieces of plate, to say
nothing of the 'minor chalices and goblets which were
interspersed among them. We want words to describe
their unrivalled splendour. Looking up the table, we
saw four distinct avenues formed between the silver gilt
plates ranged on each side of it, by the tureens, the vases,
the salt-cellars, and the chandeliers. The salt-cellars
were singularly elegant and diversified. The chandeliers,
with their numerous branches, rested on polished
mirrors, to which they gave, =and from which they
borrowed, light when their branches were burning.

THE BANQUET TABLE.
The table for the banquet, which was laid between the
beaufets, had a succession of gold candelabra and
epergnes, reaching from one extremity to the other, to-
gether with a great variety of vases and other ornaments
of gold plate. The candelabra, which were of large
size, contained wax lights; that in the middle of the
table, opposite to the Queen's seat, was larger than any
other, and is known as the St. George Candelabra, the
upper division containing a splendid carving of St.
George slaying the dragon, in full relief. The lower di-
vision • has four figures in full relief, supporting shields
hearing the arms of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the
Prince of Wales's plume. The Tower salt-cellar, also
known as one of the choicest gems of art in the posses-
sion of the Crown, was near this candelabra, near which
also were two others, one on either side, having a repre-
sentation of the Garden Of thellesperides. The epergnes
were embellished with sculptured subjects, many of them
from Flaxman's designs, and all of the most superior
execution. " Dancing nymphs," " Piping fauns," and
several allegorical marine pieces, were amongst the
number.
EXTRAORDINARY ORNAMENTS OF THE
BANQUET TABLE AND SIDEBOARDS.
Opposite the Queen's chair, was a magnificent gold
chandelier, standing nearly five feet high, with nume-
rous branches, on which was a splendid carving of St.
George slaying the Dragon, with a Victory dropping a
crown of laurel on his head from above. Near it was
the celebrated Tower salt-cellar, which is so well known
as one of the choicest gems of ail in the possession of the
Crown. Behind the table we found another sideboard
equally gorgeous, containing some of the largest salvers
in the world. One of them, valued as worth ten
thousand guineas, was formed out of the golden snuff-
boxes received by George the Fourth. We saw
amongst them two immense gold bottles, said to be
Scotch, with massive chains of the same metal, con-
taining from four to six quarts each. Their work-
manship was exquisite. We had also pointed out to us
the celebrated gold cup of Gustavus Adolphus, which
now belongs to the Royal plate chest of England. In a
recess opposite to the Queen's chair, and which was sur-
mounted with the Prince's plume, we were particularly
struck with the golden dogs of George IV., the golden
tiger's head, once the property of Tippoo Saib, and
several enamelled drinking cups, especially one which
contains an emerald said to be worth 5001. This recess
contained also three celebrated cups by Cellini.
THE NAUTILUS CUP.
The Nautilus cup is singularly elegant. A print of it
is engraved in Mr. Shaw's beautiful specimens of " the,
dresses and decorations of the middle ages." The bowl
of it is formed of a nautilus shell mounted on a stand of
silver gilt, with a cover of the same material, the silver
being left in its natural colour to represent the flesh of
the figures, and the rows of beads in various parts of the
cup and lid. The height of the whole cup is 1 foot 8
inches. On the cover of the cup is a Jupiter mounted
on an eagle, wielding a sceptre and brandishing a thun-
derbolt. The profile of the Jupiter is said to bear a
close resemblanee to that of Francis 1., King of France.
The bowl is held in the arms and rests on the head of a
Triton, who is mounted on a sea-horse. The base of the
cup is ornamented with sea nymphs playing on different
musical instruments. Nothing can be more exquisite
than the workmanship of the different figures. This
cup was bought at the sale of Wansted-house in 1822,
by Messrs. Rundell and Bridge, and was by them sold
to George IV. There was a cup of the time of Charles
11., which also excited great admiration. Tit is said to
have belonged once to Charles•ll., and to have been pre-
sented by him to a Master of Queen's College, Oxford,
who had rendered important services to his father,
Charles I. It remained in the possession of the family
until about 20 years ago, when it was purchased by
George IV. It is of silver gilt, except the filagree
work, which is left in plain silver. It stands 1 foot 10i
inches high.
THE SILVER-GILT FOUNTAIN AND PEG
TANKARD.
Among other rarities also were two trophies of British
valour—we mean the silver-gilt fountain belonging to
Queen Elizabeth, which was taken in one of the prizes
captured from the Spanish Armada, and the soup basin
of Napoleon captured at Waterloo, with his cipher and
crown (how soon his crown became a cipher l) upon it.
Both are singularly elegant ; as is also the peg-tankard,
of which there is only one now left in this country, though
in former days they were very common. Each tankard
had many pegs in the inside. It was expected that each
toper would drink from peg to peg. If any man refused,
he was considered low in spirit ; and hence our common
phrase of " being a peg too low."
When irradiated in the evening by a thousand candles,
whose light was reflected from above and below by the
polished surfaces on which they fell, its glare and bril-
liance was overpowering, and overwhelmed us with un-
limited admiration.

THE STATE BANQUET.
About half-past seven o'clock her Majesty, preceded
by the Lord Steward and the Lord Chamberlain, en-
tered the Banqueting Hall, leaning on the arm of the
King of Prussia, followed by Prince Albert and the
Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty was dressed in plain
white satin, having a robe of a very thin texture over it;
a plain white wreath round her head, and a bandeau of
diamonds across her forehead. The King of Prussia
wore the same military uniform he wore at the Chapel—
red, with silver epaulettes, but appeared decorated with
the riband, star, and jewel of the order of the Garter,
with which his Majesty had been invested in the
morning ; the garter itself his Majesty wore round
the knee. Her Majesty took her station in the
middle of the table with her back to the fire-
place, but protected by a low screen, having the
King of Prussia on her right hand ; Prince Al-
bert conducted the Duchess of Kent round the
table, took his place directly opposite to her Ma-
jesty, the Duchess of Kent being opposite the King
of Prussia. The Duke of Sussex conducted the, Duchess
of Cambridge ; the Duke sitting at the left of the Queen,
And the Duchess of Cambridge next the King of Prus-
sia. The Duke of Sussex was dressed in the uniform
of the Captain-General of the Artillery Company, with
military boots. Prince Albert and the Duke of Cam-
bridge each wore a Field Marshal's uniform, with mili-
tary boots, and both the Royal Dukes and Prince Albert
were decorated with the insignia of the Order of the
Garter. The Duke of Cambridge took his place at the
table on the opposite side to that of the Queen, and close
to Prince Albert. Duke Ferdinand, of Saxe Coburg,
the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, and the young
Princess of Saxe-Coburg, were arranged near to the
centre of the table; then came the Cabinet Ministers, the
remainder of the company filling up each end.
There were about eighty attendants, pages and foot-
men, in their State dresses, in waiting upon the guests.
The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty at the entrance.
A military band was stationed in one of the galleries,
and received her Majesty and her illustrious guests with
" God save the Queen.'
In addition to the brilliant illumination caused by
such a profusion of wax lights on the table and beaufets,
there were fotir lamps placed against each of the plain
shields with the Cross of St. George, which are placed
on each pier, on both walls, extending down the whole
length of the apartment, hich threw a most dazzling
brilliancy over the magnificent scene.
As soon as the ,guests were seated, a Bishop (we think
the Archbishop of Canterbury) said grace. The dinner
then proceeded with activity, and during its continuance
the following pieces of music were performed by the band:
March, " Iriomphale"—Ries.
Overture, " Op. 24"—Mendelssohn.
Waltz, " Jubel Klange aus Albion"—Labitzky.
Chorus, " Schmuckt die Altare"--Beethoven.
' Quadrille, " Polichinelle"—Musard.
Overture, " Les Diamans de la Couronne"—Auber.
Galop, Rococo"—Labitzky.
A short time before the dinner was concluded, the
bagpipers of the 72d Regiment played a cheerful tune,
and at the conclusion of it two of the pipers marched
round the room, playing one of their national melodies.
At a quarter before nine o'clock dinner was over, grace
said, the cloth removed, and a magnificent dessert, con-
taining every delicacy both in and out of season, was
placed upon the table. Several pieces of most exquisitely
prepared confectionary, modelled under the direction of
Mr. Mawditt, were then served up, and from the pro-
fusion of flowers with which they were decorated, it
seemed as if a gay parterre had suddenly sprung
.up
among the other gay illusions of the scene. The wine
sparkled brightly on the board. The Earl of Liverpool,
Lord Steward, then announced as a toast, " His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales." The company rose and
drank it standing, her Majesty and the Prince
standing at the same time, and bowing the it thanks.
The bands then played " Rule Britannia.A few
minutes elapsed, and the Lord Steward announced the
next toast—" The King of Prussia." The company
again rose, the King of Prussia standing at the same
time and bowing thanks. The Duke of Sussex stood
awhile after the other guests were seated, and we could
not help suspecting that his Royal Highness was in-
clined, in spite of Court etiquette, to favour the com-