The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-02 00:00:00

COU itT CIRCULAR.

P TUESDAY.—This morning her Majesty and
I.I.PC* Albert walked in the Little Park and Slopes.
tYlle Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were
L'ssi out for some time about mid-day.
.Lalkbv i" e.sll,iierh.e.s.s of Kent promenaded, attended by het
- mr, a lung.
ree Albert, accompanied by Prince Ferdinand of
and Coburg and the Princes Augustus and Leopold,
sisahe attended by Col. Bouverie and one of the suite of
.I'4R
•neeS, enjoyed the sport of rabbit-shooting near
G -
ate.
t;;;: After lunch the Queen and I'rince Albert rode in the
s.ereat Park in a pony phaeton, the Prince driving, at •
aslslatded by Dowager Ladttleton, the Hon. Miss
ssAet, and thellon. Miss *Lidy- Lydell..
sss ,al-1 Morton has succeeded the Marquis of °monde
41,4 Lord in Waiting. Capt. Duncombe has succeeded
Rood as Groom in Waiting ; Hon. Col. Grey has
4.l,l7eeded Lord Charles Wellesley as Equerry in Wait-
; and Col. Weld has succeeded Col. Bouverie as
clue , s
Is alums upon Prince Albert.
• fuller Majesty will leave the Castle to-morrow morning
ttevn, it is expected, at an early hour.
Its is
su:Yal Highness the Duke of Sussex gave a
eseune
th Yesterday, at Kensington Palace, to his Majesty
• l
of- Prussia. The Members of the oya
bein'lYa and a select party of the Nobility and Gentry,
invited to meet his Majesty.
th'..icaae was laid out in the Dining-room, the
th covered with a very splendid service of silver plate,
e centre of the plateau being the magnificent candela-
;t, vi
(0f the largest size); presented to the Royal Duke
taass:e ye.ar 1838, by his brethren, the English Free-
"s• In commemoration of the circumstance of his
of the ,Iligbness having filled the office of Grand Master
zraternity for 25 years.
esaThis candelabrum was placed opposite to the seat
"lett for the King of Prussia, and is in the form of
anted circular temple of great beauty, supported by
e I'd Corinthian columns ; above the capitals of the
wltiltrnsnrs is an entablature, having the frieze decorated
iiosiett;,las tic emblems. A cupola rests 'upon the Mountedcor-
by a small statue. Within the temple
ot ,on which is placed the emblems of the frater-
tia?t,e resting on a' cushion, The plinth of the temple is
Noel Plain
and burnished, but reclining against it at
the], "'stances are four female fires, each holding in
ti 11) difrerent Masonic emblems; beneath the plinth
feriae temple is the base of the candelabrum, square in
„awl, three of the sides having basso relievos. in the
from te),' Sad the-fourth containing the inscription ; and
tichli;"ttagles spring the branches for wax lights, most
xul" euased
'ei
tuer side of this centre-piece were two subjects
tss the uredit in silver, one the combat of St. George with
liniph,ra:g°ll, and the other an equestrian figure of a
in complete armour, with another figure in hunt-
-s,itiesinstunse, accompanied by dogs. Two other subjects
''`luitir;lise4 in silver adorned the rplateau ; one, Arabs
°ther'"eir horses by tne side of an obelisk, and the
411 ofa„gr°uP of Eastern warriors reposing under a tree.
e are finely designed and executed.
eosesa-le'bra, vases, wine-coolers, and other ornaments,
tastefuti
_,tbe table, all of them very richly chased from
ae lens
elldktfbea4r, entirely of gold plate, was placed at one
tielas the room, covered with shields, salvers, vases, can-
sad ra, tankards, and cups, all of them elegantly chased,
eon 'if exquisite workmanship, the larger articles of the
of Visit h_s_g
tin embellished with basso relievos. Several
ar4.'; e
an articles are -engraved with his Royal Highness's
liquify and
%a.amlloien g
amlloiengthe number, are some of great an-
Q
which
~ning the Dining-room' is the Conservatory, in
• Perfor" band of the Royal Artillery was stationed to
,‘
for the gratification of the Illustrious party.
thses-„ •uliting-room is - approached through a suite of
them -00 ms ; the Boudoir, and two Dining-rooms, all of
liars•fitted up with amber furniture, the draperies pecu-
of
t?-1- tasteful and elegant in appearance. In the largest
glies,e,.se apartments another table was prepared for the
• silver"'" tile plateau of which was also ornamented with
Th Plate.
le he Boudoir 'contained a choice and interesting col-
-I.4t"ucalpf statuettes in' the precious. metals, and articles of
the ' Including an equestrian figure of Field Marshal
c.e° Duke of Wellington ; an equestrian figure of St.
w°rge, and a Knight in complete armour ; also two
e b(4l )
but very beautiful gold fonts, and some tankards,
`st
and coverss exquisitely carved in ivory, finished
-sue walls were lined with magnificent mirrors.
inlaid
bThe Corridor,leading to the State-rooms, was fur-
ed ,
wtth antique cabinets, and great nnmbers of large
n vases,elai thickly planted and garnished with the
ticestgreenhouse plants. The cabinets were some of
,ovitil with tortoiseshell, with architectural fronts,
hie gilt ornaments and mouldings, and others of ebony,
polished. TIIQ upper divisions in several, were
till fib choice specimens of rare articles of porcelain
as'alZien-ts, in every variety. The recesses in the
Itiews were fillna with busts, including those of the
• .1111 Blucher, the Emperor
Queen
of
Prussia,alsof York, and
Al Eder, William the Fourth,. the Duke
slate Bishop Norwich.
Stkllit,Vl4yarHigfhinees's Pages were on duty in their
in LyLiforms and the footmen lined the Entrance Hall
'TAU! Liveries,
theltttY of the Foot Guard were on duty in front
the
IleYartce' and received his Prussian Majesty and
The (Lto co with the usual honours.
74cti0,:pany began to arrive at half-past one o'clock.
• 411 d tht p (?Yal Ilikhoesses the Duchess of Gloucester
and Wet Line,ess Sophia were among the first arrivals,
tie;TlVed by Lord Marcus Hill and Mr. Walker.
1.1%.ed (1
a' ilighilt:ss Prince George of Cambridge ar-
. Of \\,:fi9n after two olelsick, closely followed by the
)Duke
Sian 0 ilitsgtorl• His Grace wore the Ensigns of a rus-
le Garter' 4'4 also those of the Most Noble Order of
• Thctr
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
est,nd4ge and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge were
Itbre thf, by lady Augusta Somerset. The Royal u
at Ihr, fis.'"'llsigns of the Black Eagle of Prussia.
ti tended °l' Prussia arrived at half-past two o'clock,
4Y ".' the Chevalier Bunsen, Minister Plenipoten-
It con •,s h* C urt • the Earl of
asaw• sPeciat missions tls ,
Nat 'lexe, Lord in Waiting • and the Baron de Bumf
,a of; atn,d followed by the other Noblemen and Gentle-
y Captain Mey.nel Groom in
31-olits Majesty, b
who wore the insignia of the
b
tatin le Order of the Garter, was received, on
hs(Ta-1 fe'r,°lll his carriage, by the Gentlemen ofhis
es„,s.'y Household, and in the Entrance-hall
al;'4lletedi"l.l highness the Duke of Cambridge, who
r\'''e the c Is Majesty to the upper suite of state rooms,
tjo`iti the a°lqany had assembled.
nal so: rival of the King, the children of the
.Na-_
th:4ajtst„°°:li, to the number of 300, who had received
the garde; the avenue, passed with their flags into
(44 In front of the- Palace, and sang "God save
Ittk,the w7eild':!_tis Majesty and the Royal party appearing
Re,-'04 aft 'Ts during, the performances,
Di tiler three o'clock the Illustrious visitors. de-
-I)l)'llitlZrtelte Grand Staircase, and went to lunch. the
thliscll4B s°pllla the Icing of Prussia conducting the
butti. I.uverness, the Duke of Sussex conducting
ess
of r, s Cambridge, Count St.. Aulaire, the
le•tabeira'ssador conducting the Princess Augusta
risin
lt-,111)sr ,g 1 from table his Majesty was preceded by
totPes, arn'aiing " The Campbells are coming," on his
passed through the lower suite of rooms
sijklas 't Staircase, followed by the distinguished
kton 3e• The Kin..
th _ , t-39
attended by his suite, left Ken-
the -peg th: at twenty minutes past five o'clock:
feria russi, cripany were, the French Ambassador,
taAa %II Minister and Medame Bunsen, the Llano-
Sr 4fraires nister, Baron Schleinitz the Prussian Charge
stits,e Duchess of Bedford,' Duke and Duchess
of or "Juke and Duchess of Sutherland, Mar-
Co,"'arseq 4ttsdowne and Normanby, Earl and Countess
t4Ciltess 43n. Earl and Countess of Westmerelaq,
liartstos, of Charleville, Viscount and Viscountess Pahl-
Ia °lt de scOunt Templetown, Count de Schlippenbac ,
qetlt, Mons autts, Chevalier Hebeler, le Baron de hum-
taalltleral IN:sieur le Conseillor Muller, le Baron Meyerinck,
Nano, tatzular, Count de Stolberg, General de Neu-
Ata 411, 1.,(4'd Bloomfield, Lord M. Hill, Lord John
I'oe tin 4,°r,_(•l William Russell, Hon. Captain Gore, Sir
GrantShee, Si, John Doratt, Sir John Lub-
Si 111
and Lady Montefiore, Sir W. K.
.a;tt Ile tj Archibald Mac,lonald, Sir Isaac Goldsmid,
atorD„ier, CyHalford, Sir James Kempt, Sir Charles
1/.`"et, 411tain Beaufort, R.N. Colonel Sabine,
:11, Urinun Mademoiselle d'Este, Mr. Bailhe,
Ha he
Is"abbage, Mr. D. Salomons, Mr. J.
44 ae 1.141.4_11r. Annesley, and Mrs. de Rothschild. _
-Ijaratilton, 1; of Cambridge conducting the Duchess of
in Ness of rinse George of Cambridge conducting the
sAs-c the ,St utherland, the Duke of Hamilton conduct- ,
‘;';" hess of Bedford, were followed by the
,afne .aunisters and the Nobility of the highest rank.
ties her
ona"
to,,,suests followed, and went to- lunch at the
she le•
gore th ,deje,,ne
his Royal Ilighness.the Duke of Sussex
e healthof
Auies, the King of Prussia.
`-tueei;" LY the Rine. of Prussia gave the health of-
nl_ghtiess •, After each. toast the piper of his Royal
b!trehin„. k_S‘s Earl of Inverness) played Scotch airs,
;;`,),•}al ta'rt.„'nud . the room, wearing a very magnificent
th'iontiegs',',l__ I,n silk, most richly ornamented with gold
the 171._',1 embroidery, with the arms and crest of
tile Ir Attteete embroidered on the front and belt.
thelloneer ss7gor, Secretary to the Board' of Trade, had
„I:lo_lll.tei:::iyor,Deln graciously received. by his Majesty
c belfoririess_ut yesterday morning at Buckingham
She
ten o'clock yesterday morning the King
itith t,usyslsait. attended by his Suite, -honoured
.Mr. Solly
Tee'r, eskd Bedford-row. -Afterwards his Majesty
1 '0 the British Museum, where the King was.
4redve 153' the Bishop of London, Sir Henry Ellis, Sir
teae4 Ilialden d the ,Earl of Westmoreland, who
sarsta his Majestyover the establishment. The King
4es Oecupled(i)!sea.rly_ three hours in inspecting the various
aetitlnu_tisl t the Museum. His Majesty then returned
ine,as M Palace, and afterwards paid a visit to the
The •94-na at Kensington.
kr 'Clog of lc)•
ls„xter,
at
tuerrisia commanded the attendance of
.ngh.ani Palace, yesterday, ands e-
ns
si-stY, the Ring of Printi in oil colours, being laid before his
R. 41 k 1 approbrtt. g syas aciously pleased to express his
At ion of them,,snCltinghamast seven 9'cl,cck his Majesty and Suite left
Their R 0 - in full dress, to dine with the Duke
ellingtoe, ar
tended Fige' and
ATlsley House.
ghnesses the Duke and Duchess of
13,
Lady Augustancess . of Cambridge, at-
thep.Mse of Welligu a Somerset, dined with his Grace
lastth evening.
e e to
aibist:tve 111.TidieVli,„Fedt
twenty. :one poor families of KeT•
of sthoeur 4f the ehristeninig.
obflatnhleceit)sArntelgs, and, flannel. Onein
,r4"-71reureefiapulleilliiieSsilr'eacSeUhp.eWdarmd:osaoif 100 yeaerosfor* age.ale— Four
Lit,.e..expense was defrayed b a Rss'ileuts. headed by his and -bread in addition.
subscription of the inha-
'au x, and
which amoqtits
.a al highness the Dula of
tea to 164/.

Two petitions were presented yesterday to her Ma-
jesty, through the Home-office, from the Borough of
Finsbury, and the Borough of the Tow t r Hamlets, for
the abolition of the burdensome and inconvenient tolls
of Waterloo. Southwark, and Vauxhall Bridges, for the
benefit of the public, by reasonable compromises with
the proprietors.

BRIGHTON, FEB. I.—Preparations are making at the
Pavilion with great activity, in expectation of a visit
from her Diajesty, Prince Albert, and the Court, about
the 10th of this month. The following families will
wait the arrival of her Majesty : The Marquis
and Marchioness of Donegal, the Earl and Countess
of Belfast, the Marquis of Bristol, Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Ailesbury, Earl and Countess of Albemarle,
Lord George Seymour, Lord and Lady Boyle, Lo7.d. and
Lady Rivers, Countess Listowel, Countess RosS, Lady
Elizabeth Parsons, Lady Georgiana Toler,. Lady Anne
Becket, Lady G. Fane, Honourable A. .Macdonald,
Sir Robert and Lady Wygram, Mr. Moiler, Honour-
able Rice Trevor, Hobourable Hanbury Tracey,
Col. and Al rs. Athworth, Mr. and Mrs. Craven, Lady
Hotham, Col. Webster, Mr. and Mrs. Roux, Hon. Ge-
neral Upton, Lord and Lady Petro, Mr. and Lady Jane
Peel, Countess of Detart, Lady Grace Gore, Mr. and
Lady Jane Knox, Col. and Lady Susan North, Hon. Mrs.
Greville, Dowager Lady Brownlow, . Lord and Lady
Teignmouth, lion. Lady Noel Bill, Viscount Neville, &c.

PROSPECTS OF REFORMERS.
TO THE ED1T01? OF THE SUN.

Six,—As the time has arrived when your co-
lumns must be cleared for the efforts of our sena-
tors to increase rents and make a little nation of
a great one, our correspondence cannot be better
wound up than with a few guesses at coming
prospects, for the benefit of those who may agree.
We shall probably both of us confess to a
non-comprehension of toe policy of those, who
considering toe present House of Commons un-
likely to yield the abolition of the Corn-laws, are
determined to try whether it will yield the
Charter. But these matters are not for us or
anybody to direct ; they are of the things which
Epietetus called " not within a man's compass,"
and therefore to be taken eas'ly though they
amounted to roasting in a slow fire. It may
however be permitted, to speculate on conse-
quences.

It is under Stood the Abolition of the Corn-
laws is to be rejected with mirth. Of course
the mirth will be more " fast and furious" when
our tactitians ask fin- the Charter by way of a
diversion. But the substantial results will be
to come.

Will not these be, First, To bring over
the thinning part of the Unrepresented to
the belief, that because they have no poli-
tical power and want to get it, is the very
reason why they must work by getting some-
body who has' political power, to act in a
direction which shall be in the interest of
both ; and, secondly, to force a great number of
those whose zeal fim the extension of political
power was previously not much, into operating
in that direction in consequence of being cut o
from the direction they would have preferred?
. .

It does not follow that this is the best turn that
could have been given to the thing, if anybody
could have turned it as he liked. But is there
not promise about the turn, seeing it would come
of itself?

Yours very sincerely,
T. PERRONET THOMPSON.
Blackheath, Feb. 1, 1842.

TWEED BANK.-SURRENDER OF
THE BANKRUPTS.
(Abridged from the Berwick Warder.)

On Riesday last, the 25th instant, the second meeting
of the Commissioners and Assignees under the fiat of
bankruptcy issued against the partners in the Tweed
Bank was held at Berwick, in the assembly-room of the
King's Arms Inn. The attendance of creditors was very
numerous, the room being nearly filled shortly after the
business commenced, most of them having come a con-
siderable distance, notwithstanding the severity of the
weather, and that the storm raged, and the whole of the
roads for some distance around Berwick lay under
snow to a considerable depth. The proving of its
debts occupied the meeting from its commencement till
one o'clock, at which hour the partners in the bankrupt
concern (Messrs. Wilson, Langhorne, and Batson) en-
tered the room, and having with some difficulty made
their way through the crowd took their seats beside the
Commissioners. Mr. Weddell, the solicitor to the Com-
mission, having stated that the books and accounts of the
bankrupt estate had only been put into the hands of
the assignees that day, rendering it impossible that they
could be laid before the creditors in a sufficiently satis-
factory state to enable them to put questions to the
bankrupts, it was agreed by all present that the final ex-
amination of the bankrupts should be postponed for six
weeks, in order to give the assignees time to make them-
selves acquainted with the books of the estate, and to
enable them, after the expiration of that period, to place
them before.the creditors with such information as would
be requisite to enable the latter to put such pertinent
questions as might ibe necessary. The bankrupts were
then sworn, and surrendered in legal form, after which
they signed the several balance sheets of their joint and
separate estates. Whilst these proceedings were going
forward the impatience of the creditors to get forward to
prove their debts became so great that they could not be
restrained from invading the space set apart for the
transaction of business by the Commissioners. After
some time spent in vainly endeavouring to prevail upon
the crowd to retire backwards, it was agreed to adjourn
the meeting till four o'clock. On the creditors re-as-
sembling at that hour it was found that a strong wooden
paling had been erected across the room, as a precaution ,
rendered absolutely necessary for enabling the Commis-
sioners to proceed with the business. Several constables
were also placed in the room to preserve order. The
proving of the debts continued during the remainder of
that day and the two succeeding ones. •
Afterwards a case was brought before the Commis-
sioners to ascertain if they would allow the Tweed
Bank-notes taken between the time of shutting up the
bank and the issuing of the fiat to be set off by the holders
against debts due by them to the bank. The Com-
missioners, after deliberation, decided that the set-off
could not be allowed, as in consequence of no value being
given for the notes it could not be said•there were such
" mutual debts and credits" between the bankrupts and
the claimants as were requited by the 6th George IV.,
c. 16, sec. 50.
" It is understood that the total amount of debts proved
at this and the previous meeting is within 200,000/.; but
it cannot be stated with certainty, as the proving of
debts is not fully concluded.

DEATH OF MR. DAVIDGE OF THE

SURREY THEATRE.

This well-known actor, and enterprising lessee,
expired on Monday night, after many years of
bad health, and, occasionally, of great suffering.
George Baldwell Davidge was one of that
class of men whose death the middle and lower
classes of the community cannot but regret.
Twenty years, without interruption, he toiled to
administer to their gratification, as manager of
the Coburg, and Surrey, and Liverpool theatres,
by setting before them the wonders of theatrieal
art, and we rejoice to say that, notwithstanding
many disappointments and losses, he laboured suc-
cessfully in obtaining at lasta considerable tbrtune.
Forty-eight years ago, namely, in the year 1794,
Mr. Davidge was born in the town of Bristol.
Tired of an apprenticeship to printing, and being
smitten with the stage, he made his first essay in
the histronic art at Bath in a private line.
Shortly after he came to London, and while he
worked as a compositor by day, played at
night in a small theatre which was then
situated in the Strand, between Burleigh and
Southampton-streets. After performing at the
Adelphi, then known as the Sans Pareil, and
the Haymarket, he, in 1818, engaged at the Co-
burg, and after being many years an actor
there, became impart a proprietor, his coadju-
tors being MesSrs. Bengough and Le Clem, till
the death of the former and the retirement of
the latter left him sole lessee.

Mr. Davidge, on becoming lessee of the Coburg,
in; March, 1826, immediately gave notice to the
public.of his intention to enlarge, re-decorate,
and beautify the interior and exterior of the
theatre. The pit was widened, the proscenium
embellished 'with new allegorical figures, the
frontal decorations of the dress-circles made to
abound with fanciful and tasty devices, and the roof
of the theatre had a new range of lustres, a fresh
sky-painted centre, while rich gold borderings
and mouldings added novel brilliancy to the
whole. It opened with fresh vigour; its corps
dramatique was good, and Mr. Davidge been
gradually to reap the rewards of his enterprise
and labour.
During his five years' management of the
Coburg, it is surprising that, with Mr. Davidge's
known enterprise in getting up wonders to feast
the public eye, he should never have renewed,
while at this theatre, the splendid novelty of
the " Looking-glass curtain," as it was termed,
which was displayed on the Coburg stage
in -1622. This looking-glass was thirty-six
feet in height, and thirty-two in breadth, and
consisted of 63 divisions of looking-glass, set in a
massive richly-gilt carved frame, and which after
each exhibition, was drawn up to the roof of the
building. We cannot, having mentioned
it, resist the temptation of giving the further
history of this splendid tov. After its attrac-
tion had in some measure subsided, an
incumbrancer on the Theatre (fur truth to say it
hajesube dib glasscen tecri noe generallynraontuodsrit
etsostt
hrsaeeitiint.noi
settings
sffio
fsciativail :11;1
rierlbsghu):bta:ttPelli.lPeei,liNtevidt ei
provedgf for an
artodoninf.
Chancellor dismissed the‘
dgereeaotreartipnagr,t taifndtheotgillearsswihsries soinrnceambee
application, and the
ieintinligsedthine
Saloon.
Mr.
Davidge, during his management of the
Coburg, introduced the " shilling order sys-
tem," first adopted by Mr. Thomas Dibdin,
and realised by it 6,0001. This sum, however, he
subsequently lost, and had no resource but an

annuity of 2001. per annum, which, in his fortu-
nate days, he bad settled On Mrs. Davidge. In
1831 he toiled as manager at Liverpool, and wai
arrested at the suit of Randle Jackson, and
passed through the Bankruptcy Court. After
this he was engaged by M r. Osbaldiston, and sub-
sequently by Duerow, at whose theatre he took
a benefit.

- Shortly after this he entered upon a lease of
. the Surrey Theatre, which eventually proved to
him a most profitable speculation. Spacious as.
is the theatre for a second-rate, with a•pit mea-
suring 36 feet 6 inches, and capable of holding
about 900 *persons--a gallery able to contain
above I,ooo—with the tiers of the -full-circle,
side, and private boxes, Mr. Davidge, dur-
ing his able management, night after night;
by the extraordinary nature of the entertain-
ments lie set befiwe the public, and the excellent
acting in minor dramas which he himself and his
coadjutors displayed, generally filled every nook
and corner,l and drew down great and deserved
applause upon his exertions. By one piece alone,
namely, My -Poll and my Partner Joe, Mr. Da-
vidge cleared 4,0001. in one season.
The rent at which Mr. Davidge held the Surrey
Theatre was, we believe, about 1,2001. per annum. •
The taxes upon the theatre alone are 3001., and
the cost of annual insurance 2001. yearly. The
receipts of the house, under former managers,
amounted on successful nights -to about 300/., but
during the proprietorship of Mr. Davidge they
have frequently been much greater.
Mr. Davidge's own characters were chiefly in
the line of imbecile and antiquated old men, and
his performance of the Veteran, or 102, was a
master-Piece : by his first wife he had a daughter,
who is now dead; by his present wife, Miss
Parker, he has left no children. He took a glass
of sherry and a jelly half an hour before his
death, and died in the presence of 116 wife and
Mr. Lawrence, his Treasurer. Mr. Davidge was
highly respected by all who knew him, and hiS
death is very generally regretted.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
The Gazelle of last evening contains a list of 83 addresses
of congratulation to the Queen, on the occasion of the birth of
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, presented to her Ma-
jesty by the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Bart., Secretary of
State for the Home Department.
WHITEHALL, JAN. 27, 1842.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Joseph Wise, of
Astiborne, Derbyshire, Gent., and Edward Cheney, of Bir-
mingham, Warwickshire, Gent., to be Masters Extraordinary
in the High Court of Chancery.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset.
2d Somerset Regiment of Militia-T. J. Thackeray, Esq.,
to be Captain, Jan. 22. .
DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.
JOHN SAMUEL LENNARD, victualler, Norfolk Arms,
Half Moon-crescent, White Conduit-fields.
JAMES HUNNYBUN, ironmonger. Cambridge.
BANKRUPTS.
HENRY ADOLPHUS BUBER, maltster, Lindfield,
Sussex, to surrender Feb. 18, at one, and March 15, at twelve,
at the Town-hall, Brighton. Verral and Lewis, Lewis; Mil-
lard and Adams, Cordwainers'-hall, London.
JOHN SPANTON, cheesemonger, Bermondsey-street,
Surrey, Feb. 8, at half-past one, and March 15, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderman-
bury ; Cattlin, Ely-place.
JOHN DEANE WELLS, commission-agent, George-
street, Mansion-house, Feb. 17, at half-past twelve, and March
15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official
assignee, Birchin-lane ; Heald, Austin-friars.
SAMUEL OWEN, innkeeper, Conway, Carnarvonshire,
Feb. 15 and March 15, at twelve, at the C2astle Inn, Carrier-
von. Abbott, Jenkins, and Abbott, New I':n, Wych-street,
Strand, London.
JAMES JOLLEY, builder, Saint Alban's-place, Hay-
market, Feb. 8, and March 15, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Gibson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Allen and
Nicols, Cheapside, London.
JOHN WATES, victualler, Old Kent-road, Surrey, Feb.
8, at half-past twelve, and March 15, at eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury;
Lucas and Parkinson, Argyle-street, Middlesex.
EDWARD STRATTON, corn-dealer, Longcot, Berks,
Feb. 18, at twelve, at the Red Lion Inn, and March 15, at
eleven, at the Bear Inn, Wantage. Barnes, Chipping Lam-
borne, Berks.
CARLES NICHOLS, flannel-merchant, Shrewsbury,
Feb. 12, and March 15, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Shrews •
bury. Pownall and Cross, Staple Inn, London; Cooper,
Shrewsbury.
RICHARD HAZELL, corn-dealer, Ramsbury, Wiltshire,
Feb. 11, at eleven, at the Red Lion Inn, Lambourn, and
March 15, at one, at the Bear Inn, Wantage. Edwards, Ald-
bourn, Wiltshire; Norton and Son, New-street, Bishopsgate,
London.
JOHN HOLT, grocer, Livesey, Lancashire, Feb. 17, and
March 15, at eleven, at the Town Hall, Preston. Milne,
Parry, Milne, and Morris. Temple, London; Neville, Ains-
worth, and Beardsworth, Blackburn.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
J. Hawkes, silk mercer, Pall•mall, Feb. 24, at eleven-J.
Hammon, plumber, Great. Portland-street, Oxford-street,
Feb. 24, at half-past eleven-J. C. Gummer, wine merchant,
Hart-street, Mark-lane, Feb. 24, at twelve-G. H. Garnett,
chemist, Queen Ann-street, Marylebone, Feb. 24, at one-T.
and J. L. Keasley, tanners, Long-lane, Bermondsey, Feb. 24,
at half-past one-C. Dannit, jun., hop merchant, Talbot Inn.
yard, Southwark, Feb. 24, at two-C. Hall, upholsterer, Pic-
cadilly, Feb. 22, at one-G. W. Bromfield, brush manufac-
turer, Blackfriars-road, Feb. 24, at twelve-G. Dorrington,
printer, Percival-street, Feb. 24, at eleven-J. Saunders, J.
Fanner, and T. H. Saunders, woollen manufacturers, Basing-
hall-street, Feb. 26, at one-G. Walton, timber merchant,
Kingsland-road, Feb. 26, at twelve-J. Green, merchant,
Great Winchester-street, Feb. 26, of eleven.
In the Country.
T. Lamplugh, grocer, Great Driffield, Yorkshire, April 16,..
at twelve, at the George Inn, Kingston-upon-Hull-A.
Dyson, plater on steel. Sheffield, Feb. 24, at one, at the Town-
hall, Sheffield-E. Clarke, builder, Leamington Priors, War-
wickshire, March 3, at one, at the Lansdowne Hotel, Lea-
mington Priors-G. Johnson, fruiterer, Leeds, Feb. 23, at
eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds-R. Coati, grocer,
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Feb. 24, at eleven, at the George
Hotel, Huddersfield-W. Butler and R. Parkes, wine mer-
chants, Birmingham, Feb. 23, at half-past eleven, at the Wa-
terloo-rooms, Birmingham-J. Baldwin, wire drawer, Edg-
baston, Warwickshire, Feb. 23, at two, at the Waterloo-rooms,
Birmingham-J. and B. Whalley, wool merchants, Leeds,
Feb. 22, at twelve, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds-J.
North, fancy-cloth manufacturer, Mold-green, Yorkshire, Feb.
25, at three, at the George Inn, Huddersfield-H. Shaw,
scrivener, Ulverston, Lancashire, March 1, at one, at the
King's Arms Inn, Lancaster.
CERTIFICATES-FEE. 22.
W. M. Potts, grocer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne-T. Bourne,
cotton broker, Liverpool-J. and W. Wootton, metal dealers,
Birmingham-T. Bate, timber dealer, Compton, Staffordshire
-J. Brown, victualler, Birmingham-J. E. Saunders, jun.,
fisk factor, Upper Thames-street-P. Saunders, merchant,
Kingston-upon-Hull-H. D. Rushbury, money scrivener,
Fitzroy-place, Southwark-bridge-road-J. W. Horend, builder,
Paradise-street, Lambeth-W. Fretwell, colonial merchant,
Leeds-A. G. W. Biddulph, J. Wright, H. Robinson, and
E. W. Jerningham, bankers, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden
-C. Taylor and T. Hawkey, ship builders, Monk Wearmouth
Shore, Durham.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Keats and G. Hayward, brewers, Cumberland-place,
King's•road, Chelsea--W. C. and R. Robins, silk mercers,
Coventry-J. Watt, R. Oliphant, and J. Fraser, general mer-
chants, Liverpool (so far as regards R. Oliphant)-G. Lee and
J. W. Armitage, commission agents, Manchester-J. Collings
and J. J. Johnson, hearth-rug makers, Horton-F. Hudson
and E. Guest, surgeons, Onslow-place,Brompton-J. T. •Ha-
zard and W. F. Hodgson, wine merchants, Cannon-street,
City-S. Fitch and J. A. Seaman, schoolmistresses, Glouces-
ter-place, Portman-square-R. Crosby and S. Gregg, slaters,
Chester -G. Robinson and J. Thompson, Kendal butter
dealers, Manchester-J. Dumbrell and W. Embling, plumbers,
Brighton-F. Mullings and W. Painter, pearl button manu-
facturers, Birmingham-J. Eley and E. Hewitt, factors,
Tooley-street-J. and J. S. Pidcock, surgeons, Watford,
Hertfordshire-- H. Carter and I. W. Thorpe, glovers, Ludgate-
hill-J. Earle and G. Wandless, marble masons, Kingston-
upon-Hull--J. B. Heath, J. Furse. and J. W. Force, mer-
chants, Old Jewry (so far as regards J. W. Furse)-W. Lud-
low and G. Watts, auctioneers, Cambridge-C. and E. Hors-
naill, paper manufacturers, Hollingbourne, Kent-M. and T.
Bath, blacksmiths, Bromley, Kent-J. and E. Brock, tailors,
Sackville-street, St. James a
-W. 0. Johnson and J. Dolmin
Js. and Jh. Peart, corn dealers, Porklington, Yorkshire-G.
Beecroft, A. Butler, T. Butler, G. S. Beecroft, J. 0. Butler,
and A. E. Butler, ironmasters, Leeds (so far as regards A.
Butler.)

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
JAMES MORRIS, builder, Toward, Argyleshire, Feb. 4
id 25, at one, at Leitch's Inn, Dunoon. _

—ADAM IRVINE, brewer,' Whisky-houses, near Hawick,
Feb. 2 and March 2, it twelve, at the Commercial Inn, Hawick.
ROBERT ROSS, tailor, Dalkeith, Feb. 4 and 25, at two,
at Hill's, Cross Keys Inn, Dalkeith.
ROBERT SCOBIE BAIN, grocer, Stirling, Feb. 3 and
24, at twelve, at the office of Messrs. Chryttal, Stirling.
JAMES WISHART, wine merchant, Glasgow, Feb. 4
and 25, at two, at the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow.
ARCHIBALD BLACK, merchant, Glasgow, Feb. 4 and
25, at twelve, at the Chambers of W. Steel, jun., Glasgow.
JAMES LEGGATE, wood merchant, Wishatown, Feb. 7
and 28, at twelve, at the Commercial Inn, Hamilton.
CHARLES JOHNSTON, merchant, Dundee, Feb. 7 and
28, at two, at the British Hotel, Dundee.

It is rumoured in legal and political circles that
Mr. Pemberton, the distinguished Chancery barrister,
is about to accept the office of President of the Judi-
cial Committee in the Privy Council. Mr. Pemberton
will, of course, be advanced to the Peerage ; and if the
circumstance of having at its head the soundest lawyer
of his day tend to enhance the usefulness of the Privy
Council as a Court of Appeal, then will the wishes of
those who have long desired ti witness such a consum-
mation be gratified. Next to seeing Mr. Pemberton on
the Woolsack, we shall rejoice at finding him preside in
the Privy Council.—John Bull

THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
AND THE CORN-LAWS.

STATE OF TRADE IN PAISLEY.—We cannot
this week state much difference in our trade prospects.
The gleams of hope alluded to in our last have not been
overcast certainly, but neither have they much brightened.
We are still visited by a few purchasers, but their wants
seem to be rather limited ; besides, the prices offered are
very low, and as holders are becoming less disposed to
make sacrifices, sales have not been to a great extent.
Several houses, however, have this week been increasing
the number of their weavers, and various other little pre.
liminary symptoms, recognisable by persons in trade, in-
dicate coming improvement. We are unable, however,
as yet to announce any decrease in the number on the
relief fund.
tOi;tlh4eic
the contrary,
loy
nti;al l still on the
ry,tiheonz , umblter:tiss
increase, the gt
tifying to see thai the exertions of our kind friends at a
distance to ameliorate our sufferings continue unabated.
Not only the populous seats of wealth, but the most
thinly PP9PIe4 and poorest parishes in the land are giving
their kindly assistance.---Phisl4 Ad ,erEise,.
FORTY " PLACIF CP•oW8?"--.40n Tuesday
se,nnight, the frost was so severe in the neighbourhood
of Horncastle, that on the farm of Mr. Betts, of Benni-
worth, forty crows were taken up alive by the hand, their
wings being so frozen as to prevent their flying.—Lincan
Mercury
Several of the Cabinet Ministers visited Sir James
Graham yesterday worniaag at the Home-oflice,

CHRONICLE.—It was impossible to mistake the
portentous look of Sir James Graham yesterday when
he entered the Court of- Chancery, and by his hurried
and mysterious communication so disturbed the equani-
mity of. the Noble Lord who was presiding. Then the
anxious conversation between the Attorney and Solicitor-
General—there was no longer a doubt. • The Duke of
Buckingham had resigned..- The fact .is even so. The
Duke of Buckingham has resigned. This is the firstprac-
tical application of the slidingscale—one of its most im-
portant members has slid out of "The United" Cabinet."
Although the Noble Duke's resignation was •-generally
known in town last evening, and talked of in the. clubs,:
yet a day or two must elapse- before it is possible to
estimate accurately its effect. As Sir Robert
colleagues have begun to slide away, there is no Saying
how far they may carry it, or how many may-slide otl;
one by one, in imitation of the Duke, until the Premier
is left like a solitary pivot by himself. One word to the
farmers. Do not just yet give your "friend" too much
credit for disinterestedness, - The Ministerial journals
announced yesterday that "the Duke of Buckingham
was to have the vacant blue riband." If Sir Robert Peel
is going to make such a change in the Corn-laws as
compels the Duke of Buckingham- to resign, and iinpon
the very same day his Grace accepts. the blue riband,
it will be very difficult, we suspect, to convince the farmers
that their seff-styled friend has not " sold" them. Where
is Knatchbull ? Will Lord March still move the address ?
POST. —The most valuable and important classes of
the British people will participate in the regret, with
which we perform the painful duty of announcing that
the Duke of 13uckingham has virtually ceased to be a
Member of her Majesty's Government. It was only
yesterday that this termination took place of a discus-
sion which, we believe, had endured for eight or ten
days, between the Noble Duke and the First Lord of the
Treasury, in whose proposed measure upon the subject
of the Corn-law every member of the Cabinet is under-
stood to concur, with the single exception of his Grace.
This occurrence will be hailed by the opponents of the
present Administration, both in public life and in the
humbler sphere of general society, as eminently propi-
tious to their views ; and, perhaps, the greatest evil con-
nected with it is its tendency to infuse courage, energy,
and unity of action and purpose, into a political
faction, few of the members of which propose to
them Selves any higher object than the recovery of
place.- It is our happiness to -be enabled to dispel some
of the illusions to which this event, unaccompanied by
any explanations, might have given rise. The Duke of
Buckingham secedes from the Cabinet, not because his
late colleagues are less convinced than his Grace of the
importance of upholding the - interests of British agri-
culture, but because his Grace is not so fully convinced
as they are that certain proposed alterations, supposed
to be favourable to British commerce, may be effected
without injury, or the risk of injury, to the agricultural
classes. That no question of principle is involved in
this change of the personnel of her Majesty's Govern-
ment will be evident, when we state that the Duke of
Buckingham, in ceasing to be a member of the present
Administration, continues to be its friend ; and that no
Parliamentary opposition on the part of his Grace is to
be anticipated, except on the specific points of the spe-
cific measure, with respect to which it has been the mis-
fortune of the Cabinet to differ from his Grace. It was
generally supposed yesterday that the Duke of Buc-
clench would succeed to the vacant Cabinet office of
Lord Privy Seal.
TIMES.—It was generally rumoured yesterday,- in
political circles, that the Duke of Buckingham had
ceased to be connected with the Administration. It will
probably suggest itself to many of our readers that the
retirement of his Grace from office may be attributed, in
some degree, to the contemplated alterations in the
Corn-laws, to the present system of which his Grace is
warmly attached -; but on this point it will not be pos-
sible to proneunce positively until the measures to be
brought forward in the ensuing Session are disclosed.
That there exists no want of cordiality or sympathy be-
tween the Duke of Buckingham and the members of her
Majesty's Government, may be readily inferred from the
circumstance that one of the two vacant ribands has been
offered to, and accepted by, his Grace.

NORWICH UNION LIFE INSU-
RANCE-SOCIETY.
(From the Second Edition of the Norwich Times.)
We had made arrangements to bring out in a Second
Edition, the proceedings taken at the great meeting of
the members of this Society, held yesterday at the As-
sembly Rooms,- but the length to which they extended,
compels us to defer our report of them till next week ;
we, however feel that it is due to our readers to be
immediately put in possession of the result of the meet-
ing, and this is evidenced by the resolutions adopted,
which we insert in another part of our paper. It is im-
possible adequately to convey an impression, of the ardent
determination exhibited by the members, to uphold and
extend this great and important Society, or the feeling
of pride of citizenship, at its originating in our own
old Norwich. To this feeling is probably to be
attributed, the total rejection of the bye-laws, and the
resolution to stand on the Constitution of 1808, with the
condition (to which the assent of the Directors was most
cheerfully given) that an annual general meeting of the
members should be held in the month of June, to exhi-
bit the state of the cash accounts. Looking at the high
standing of the Directors of this Society, and the intelli-
gence of its executive offiZers,- we think the determina-
tion come to, to avoid'perpetual strife andagitation about
altering the laws, a most wise and judicious resolve,
Although we must defer till next week our Report in
detail, we cannot omit at once putting before the Society
and the public the remarks which fell from the talented
Secretary, Samuel Bignold, Esq., in acknowledging the
unanimous vote of thanks to him for his services to the
Society. Mr. Bignold observed :
At this stage of the meeting, I beg pertnission to make
a few observations, assuring the members now assem-
bled, how deeply I am sensible of their kindness, in the
honourable testimony this day borne to my character and
integrity, by the flattering vote of thanks now passed.
Engaged in the first formation of this Society, and con-
nected as I have been with its whole history, I darn an
acquaintance with its affairs, more intimate than per-
haps can be possessed by any
other individual; that tho-
rough acquaintance enables me to assure this meeting,
that of the stability of the Society there can be no ques-
tion, and of its prosperous progress in future there is
the strongest grounds for confidence. Where is its fel-
low in the provincial Institutions of this country,
that can hold out the security of a fund in hand
of 1,700,0001. ? Of • a connection for extent and
influence so powerful as that posSessed by this Society ?
Of a direction of higher character and probity? Of
officers and agents more devoted to its best interests ?
These are points on which this Society may bear com-
parison with any in the kingdom. Some persons allege,
notwithstanding the gratifying fact of 445,0001. already
-assigned as bonus, the fund now to assign of npwarda
of 220,0001., and the fund retained to meet prospective
expenses of 175,0001., altogether a realization of profit
exceeding 800,0001, in 33 years, that more gains still
should have resulted from this adventure. On this point
I must beg leave respectfully to differ from those who
think lightly of our prosperity. But then it is asked, are
there not one or two Societies that have domi better
than the Norwich ? To that question my. reply will
be, that there is no
8
gains can have exceeded oursQe, ailetthyougmhbobsye a
processa of
calculation, larger apparent profits may be shown. Would
you wish for perfect stability in all your important tranSr
actions, or a sickly prosperity ? An instaeOPta Ocourred
in our own county, of the injury resniting from over-
strained calculations of the value of life. I allude to the
Fakenham P-evident Society, which at one period allowed
its annuitants on a scale far too liberal for their funds to
maintain. Facts might justify our assuming a ratio of
mortality, which would place us in a more elevated posi-
tion, but it would be dangerous to the future interests of
the members that we should do so. The paints to be
borne in mind as to the Society, are, fivat its great and
accumulating fund, tested in every imaginable way by able
and disinterested ptttties, and pronounced to be perfectly
safe, No 3ociety has undergone the sifting that this has in
every branch of its affairs. The integrity of its capital—
the moderation displayed in computing its profits—
the perfect order and method introdttePd hue as book-
keeping—the curtailment of every expense not abso-
lutely indispensable for working- the institution, and the
enlisting of able armi honourable men as Directors, who
independently goveTfl its affairs. It is intended to hold
annual general meetings—to exhibit to distant members,
through the Boards of Management and agents hi large
towns, periodical accounts showing the exact state of the
Society, and, in fine, to afford the strongest grounds for
confidence in the institution, by treating with confidence
all who have an interest in its affairs. I confess I know
of no similar Society that can lay equal claim to pub-
lic support, nor have we cause to complain of the
support extended to us; for in the last five years all the
by policies
gaps in our business, created . deaths, sold in,
and policies discontinued, have been supplied, and an
increase on the previous reat g tota. 1
of premiums has
been secured—those premiums at June, 1836, amounted
to 181,0411.; but at June, 1841, they stood at 184,549/
call f
feature to or
The only othercomment, is our low
rates of premiums. On the mass of our business we grant,
for 90L, that for which most other offices require to be
paid 100/—thus .enabling persons to secure from the
first, a larger reversionary payment, or the advantage of
during their lives.
a saving of 10/. per cent.

THE VINDICTIVE.—Extract from a letter re•
unexpected and pro-
vidential from an officer serving on board her Majesty's
ship Vindictive, dated Portsmouth Dock, 30th January,
1842 :—" We were in reality in a most awful scrape
of day. This is
points Only), mainly
from 9 ♦.rr. to
fithdaat this, and the
,we
?have been spared,
tranquil coolness of our , should certainly
contributed
13e t
for
theuot havefou fourth hwtiitnnieessiend
when eternity, as I thought, was immediately before me.
We were to have taken the flag of Sir Thomas Cochrane
to China, but as the ship is found to be 'very much in-
jured, are shall not be able to refit in trine, to proceed
with him." nay Thursdayca reer

THE COMING CONFERENCE ON THE, Coax,
'Alm—The meeting on Tuesday, at the Long Rooms,
promises to be on@ of the most numerous and influential
ever assetuhigd in Southampton. The Earl of Radnor
almosthas co nesyeenrtye dt
ttmo
h takein
e thethe
chair,
counties
of Hants and Wilts,
and deputations from
and the greater part of Sussex andD23.l„l't
t Divattend.
In addition. co the gelitiWil WI noticed last week as
htiN'in • prOaitse4 to lend their assistance, Lord Kinnaird
and several other influential persons are expected. The
meeting promises to be a most respectaule and influ-
ential one, and will doubtless produce most important
results in its bearings on the great national geteStien
which has oaund it.---71;m1P6:44'6.1446;4ne •
The Dukenf .Buckingham had'a long interview
yesterday morning with Sir R. Peel at the Right Hon.
Pgrottetts residence in Whitehall Gardens,

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1842.

ANECDOTE OF THE REIGNING

KING OF PRUSSIA.

We have much pleasure in laying before our readers
an interesting anecdote, which has been communicated
to us by a gentleman who has recently returned from
Berlin. Some time since an effort was made to Set
rid of a windmill, the close approiimation of which
to the Royal Palace rendered it in some degree a
nuisance, and certainly an. eyesore. Overtures were ac-
cordingly made- to the sturdy yeoman for the purchase
of the obnoxious property; but whether it was that
the man was possessed of a strong spirit of obstinacy, or
was really too deeply attached to his old family habita-
tion, the result was that the offers, though tempting,
were again and again refused. There are generally
some individuals attached to a Court who are ready to
suggest remedies, direct or indirect, for inconveniences
or annoyances offered to Royalty. Accordingly, upon a
hint from some minion, a law suit was commenced against
the obstinate miller for the recovery of certain sums al-
leged to be due for arrears of an impost on the por-
tion of Crown land which it was suggested was
ozcupied by the mill in question. The sturdy
holder of the " toll-dish" was not wholly without friends
or funds, and he prepared vigorously to take his stand in
defence of his rights. The question came in due time be-
fore the Courts of law, and the plaintiff, having com-
pletely failed to establish any right on behalf of the
Crown, the miller obtained a verdict in his favour,
with a declaration for payment of his costs in the
suit. This was certainly no small triumph, and mer-
rily went round the unfurled sails of the old mill,
and well pleased, no doubt, was the rough owner with
the sound, as they went whirling and whizzing under
the influence 0; the gale, which certainly seemed to blow
strongly in his favour. But he was not the first who has
found that when drawn into a lawsuit, particularly with so
formidable an opponent, a man is more likely to " gain a
loss " than escape scot-free. What with extra expenses,
interruption of business, and rejoicings after the victory,
the miller found himself
.pressed by considerable diffi-
culties, and after in vain struggling few months
against the pressure, he at length took a manly resolution,
gained access to the Monarch's presence, and, after
roughly apologizing for having thwarted his Majesty's
wishes, frankly stated that his wants alone had
rendered him compliant, but that he was prepared
to accept the sum originally offered for the property.
The King' after a few minutes' conversation, handed
a draught for a considerable amount to the applicant,
and said, "I think, my honest friend, that you will
find that sufficient to meet the emergency ; if not come
and talk to me again upon the subject. As to the mill,
I assure you I will have none of it. The sight of it now
gives me more pleasure than it ever occasioned pain ;
for I see in it an object which assures me of a guarantee
for the saftety of my people, and a pledge for my own
happiness by its demonstration of the existence of a
power and a principle higher than the authority of the
Crown, and more valuable than all the privileges of
royalty."
CHRISTENING of A VAT at TRU-

MAN, HANBURY, and Co.'s BREWERY.
Amongst the rejoicings on Tuesday last wa,s one of a
very novel character, which took place at the above
extensive brewery, when 260 workmen, besides visitors,
sat down to a substantial supper, consisting of rounds
of beef, legs of mutton, boiled and roast ribs of bt-jj,
with all the necessary accompaniments, and It may
be said an inexhaustible supply of kiout and ale,
which was served up by Mr, -.Johnston, of Black
Eagle Tap, in a manner WhEi did him infinite credit,
under an extensive nuge of new vats, supported on
massive iron franing, extending over a surface of nearly
2,800 feet; the latter being brilliantly illuminated on the
oceasiOn by festoons of variegated lamps, flags, &c.,
which gave the whole an appearance more easily ima-
gined than described. Nothing could exceed the joy
and hilarity which prevailed ; and to add to the interest
of the evening, one of the vats was christened by Miss
Gow (daughter of the respected head of the counting-
house department), after the ship fashion, and the name
given was " The Prince of Wales," followed by immense
applause.

The chair was occupied by Robert Hanbury, jun.,
Esq., eldest son of the principal partner. All the usual
loyal toasts were given, not forgetting the King of
Prussia ; but the Prince of Wales was of course the
toast of the evening, and responded to in a way which
will not be forgotten by any one who had the good for-
tune to be present.
The engineer, Mr. Davison, was complimented highly
by Mr. Pawley, a much respected agent of the house,
who alluded to some extensive iron coolers, which had
just been completed, covering a surface of 8,000 feet,
which had been accomplished in the almost incredibly
short space of one month.
Mr. Davison remarked that the building they were
then in he supposed to have been carried up originally
about the year 1780, when it appeared the old vats
were first erected, which, it would be remembered,
were supported on ranges of brick walls. The vats and
framing now before them were a happy contrast to all
this, there being plenty of light and space below them,
which was exceedingly valuable ; it was also stated
that the quantity of two-inch oak in the 14 new vats
amounted to about 17,000 feet superficial, or sufficient
to lay nearly 1,900 square yards of barn floor ; the vats
themselves would contain 252,000 gallons of beer. The
hoops round the vats would reach from the brewery to
the -Horse Guards, or about three miles ; and the weight
of the whole pressing upon the framing over the com-
pany's heads was 1,337 tons.

- In the course of the evening many excellent speeches
were made, and not a few excellent songs sung.

LLO YD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, FED. I.—Wind this day at noon W.N.W.
S7'ANDGATF. CREEK, JAN. 31.—Arrd. Hotspur, Wil-
son, Calcutta ; Mersey, Marseilles.
RAMSGATE, JAN. 31.—Arrd. Glenturret, Shields for
Mediterranean, leaky. Arrived off—Commodore Napier,
Newcastle, Havannah ; Catherine, Havannah, Bremen.
DEAL, JAN. 31.—Wind S. W., fresh.—Arrd. Dominica,
Shields for Jamaica ; Eagle, N. for westward. Put back
—Osbert, for Dominica.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 31.—Wind S S.W.—Arrd. Clai-
borne, Burgess, and Desdemona, New Orleans; Aurora,
Havannah; Success, Denierara; Leonora, Sierra Leone.
Sld. 24th ult., and put back, Jackson, for Sierra Leone,
having been ashore on Buries. The following vessels
did not sail yesterday, as reported :—Pursuit, Savannah ;
Dcnmark, New Orleans ; Burlington, Mobile ; Jenny
Jones, Constantinople.
COWES, JAN. 31.—Arrd. Majestic, London for Bom-
bay, leaky, with loss of bulwarks, boats stove, &c., having
been struck by a sea, and must come in to repair.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 31.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Shannon,
steamer, for London, received on freight at Falmouth
700,000 dollars.

CORK, JAN. 28.—Arrd.Victoria,Shields for Havannah,
with loss of mainmast, cargo shifted, &c., having been
thrown on her beam ends in a gale, 25th inst. Leslie,
Newfoundland, with foremast sprung, and cargo sup-
posed to be damaged, having been on her beam ends,
25th inst. Brigand, Jones, ditto.
LYNN, JAN. 31.—The Echo, Evans, arrived here from
Dublin ; picked up off the Wight, 21st inst., a cask of
spirits of turpentine, marked F. &C. A galliot, under
American colours, from Dunkirk tothis port, was spoken
of the Dudgeon, 26th inst., very leaky, by the Echo.
HARWICH, JAN. 31.--'The Jane, from Newcastle to
London, got on the Shipwash Sands this morning, but
was assisted off, and into this port, with six feet water
in her hold, and loss of anchor and chain. '

A PRECOCIOUS SUICIDE.—A lad, 15 years
of age, in the service of a respectable family at Hadleigh,
attempted to drown himself last week, under the following
circumstances :—He had been sent to the Post-office with
a letter, and having loitered by the way, he was obliged to
pay extra postage to secure the conveyance of the letter.
On his return, having informed his master of the circum-
stance, he was accusl of dishonesty. This so grieved the
youth that he thought this world no longer a fit residence for
him, and he accordingly set sail for the other on a neigh-
bouring horse-pond, into which lie resolutely plunged,
having, very prudently, however, darkly hinted to his
master his watery propensities, and the route by which
he was to set off. This intimation led some of the
family to the horse-pond, where they found the youth,
who had nearly performed half his voyage, for upon
being taken out, after about five minutes' immersion, he
was found to be nearly half dead, and there was con-
siderable difficulty in restoring what poets call " the
vital spark."—lpswich,Eapress.
THE BISHOPS AND PUSEYISM.--We have
received the following announcement from a quarter
whic ought to be well informed :—" A meeting of the
Bishops will shbrtly take place in London, for the pur-
pose of considering the present state of the Church, in
reference to the doctrines lately put forth in some of the
Tracts for the Times.' " The time seems to have ar-
rived when some such proceeding on the part of the head
of the Church as is here announced is imperatively ne-
cessary.—Standard.
DEPARTURE FROM LONDON OF SIR H.
DOUGLAS,—(FROAI A CORRESPONDENT.)—We understand
that Captain W. 11. Molyneux, R.N., was deputed to present
a requisition to Sir Howard Douglas, Mart., emanating from a
public meeting of Sir Howard's friends, held in Liverpool yes-
terday. Sir Howard, having consented to offer himself as can-
didate for that borough, set off yesterday morning in company
with Major Douglas and Capt. Mnlyneux, and was thus pre-
vented from having the distinguished honour of meeting the
King of Prussia at the Duke of Wellington's last evening, ac-
cording to invitation.

VISITATION OF PROVIDENCE.—•-it is Our
painful duty to record the death of seven children, who
resided with their parents, making one family, in a house
in Long Crendon, which melancholy event has taken
place within the last fortnight. The names of the child-
ren are—Thomas Ing, son of Edmund Ing, aged 8 years;
Jane and John, twins, aged 4 years; George, two years;
Susan, daughter of David Markham, aged 6 years; He-
turah, 4 months; David, 6 months. Also, within the
last fortnight, Jesse, son of George Ing, landlord of the
Eight Bells Inn, aged 8 years, and Thomas, his brother,
aged 3 years. Also, very recently, James, the son of
James Plant, aged 3 years, and Sarah, his sister, aged 1
year.—Bucks Herald.
According to a recent letter from Spain, it
appears that at Salserna, in Catalonia, the cold was so in-
tense that 01 the mills were stopped, and wine, and even
brandy, frozen in the bottles. The river was frozen so
hard that persons passed over it on horseback.
On Monday Emma Couldery, a girl about seven-
teen years of age, the daughter of Mr. James Couldery,
a butcher, in Church-street, Greenwich, put a period
to her existence by hanging herself/ from the banis-
ters of the second floor of her father's house. It ap-
pears that for a long time past she had been labouring
under deafness. Her parents had consulted the medical
gentlemen of the neighbourhood without success. She had,
however, been recommended to apply to some skilful
practitioners in London, one of whom pledged himself
to effect a perfect cure. She attended him several times
in town with her mother, and fully expected to have her
hearing perfectly restored. Being disappointed she be-

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came very unhappy, and had been heard to say that she
did not wish to live a burden to herself and family. She
was discovered by one of the family resting on her knees
suspended by a silk handkerchief tied loosely under her
chin without a noose, and had been dead about half an
hour. The whole of the family, of whom there are many
' daughters married to respectable tradesmen in Green
wich, are inconsolable.
4 'THE INDIA MAIL.--According tO the notice
, issued by the General Post-office, Friday
evening next
the 4th instant, is the last day for receiving letters
.to be
forwarded by the next mail for India, via Marseilles.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.-- Last week
, William Richards, a carpenter, working at Black Tor-
rington, returning to his lodgings late in the evening, wet
) and cold, was refused admission for the night, whereupon
5 he went into the buildings where he was accustomed to
t work, lighting a fire with chips and shavings, and fell
t asleep, when the fire untbrtunately caught his clothes,
• and he was so much burned (before he became sensible
of his perilous situation), that he died the following day,
—Somerset County Gazette. •
' THE LATE MK. DUCROW.—On Friday even-
; ing an eminent artist requested permission of Mrs,
Ducrow to take a cast of Mr. Ducrow's face. The wish
was complied with, and the modeller stated that a head
• and face so finely proportioned he had never met with
before. The funeral arrangements, under the direction
of Messrs. Serle, of Lambeth, Anderton, and Oscar
Byrne (his executors), will be conducted according to
• his own directions some months previous to his decease,
land will take place next Saturday, on the arrival in
London of Mr: W. D. Broadfoot (Mr. Ducrow's brother-
' in-law), and Signor Hillier, the managers of the esta-
blishment in Liverpool.
SAVINGS BANKS.—The following short notice
' of the annual report of the Provident Institution Savings
Bank, St. Martin's-lane, was presented to a public meet-
ing of managers, a few days since by the auditors. The
total amount of present deposits is one million one hun-
dred and fifteen thousand four hundred and forty-six
pounds, arising from 31,514 accounts, which are
classed as follow :-14,713 accounts not exceeding
201. each ; 9,432 not exceeding 50/. ; 4,627 not exceed-
ing 1004 ; 1,745 not exceeding 1501. ; 869 not exceeding
2001. ; 62 upwards of 200 L ; which, with 66 Benefit So-
cieties' accounts, makes a total of 31,514 accounts, and
an accumulated capital of 1,115,4464 Seven hundred
and ninety new accounts were opened during the past
year ; the amount of deposits during the same period
was 331,922 L 2s. 4d., and the re-payment to depositors
during the year (including interest), was 306;480485. 3d.,
leaving an increase to the capital of the institution of
24,541/. 14s. ld. After all the expenses of the current
year had been provided for, a considerable sum was
added to the surplus fund, This institution was amongst
the first (if not the very first) of savings banks, and
perhaps possesses the largest amount of deposits of any
similar institution in the kingdom, or in the world. The
receipts and re-payments, in small sums, average 12,000/.
weekly.
HAWKCHURCH.—On the 17th inst. a fire,
attended with a considerable destruction of property,
took place on the preT.lses of Farmer Walbridge, at
between 30 and 40
llawkchurch. acres of wheat,
sacks of potatoe-s, a great quantity of fuel, with ma-
chinet, piesses, cart, household goods, &c., were con-
' -sumed. There is but too much reason to believe that it
was the act of an incendiary, and a considerable reward
has been offered, in the hope that the perpetrators of this
atrocious deed will be discovered and punished.—Somer-
set County Gazette.
COLLISION AT SEA AND Loss OF LIVES.—
In a preceding number we stated that a vessel belonging
to Southampton had been run down by the brig Commo-
dore Napier, off Coquet Island, when all on board ex-
cepr the mate perished. The mate, who is a native of
Southampton, has furnished us with the following par-
ticulars :—On the night of Sunday, the 9th inst., the
Camilla, Captain Peirce, bound for Southampton, from
Leith, laden with coal, was run down by the brig Com-
modore Napier, Captain W. Clark, bound to Shields to
load for the ilavannah. The collision took place off
Coquet Island, and the Camilla sank instantly. Captain
Clark immediately laid the topsails aback, and threw
out ropes to the unfortunate crew, but, as we have said,
only the mate was saved. One man, named John Harris,
climbed up the side, and the mate had his hand on the
poor fellow's collar, when the gear of the sinking vessel
caught the lower studding-sail boom of the brig and
knocked him off, when he sank to rise no more. The
Captain and two other hands were asleep in their berths
at the time. Captain Clark lowered his boats immedi-
ately, but not a spar of the ill-fated Camilla could be
anywhere seen. The weather was hazy, and the wind
blowing fresh at the time. Both Captain Peirce and
Harris have left wives and families.—Hampshire Adver.
MOTHERLY DVICE.—An irritable divine, 'on
the south coast of Devon, struck a boy on the head with
a Bible and cut his ear. His mother, an old schooler,
expressed her belief that, being done with the llolyßiblo,
the wound would soon heal. She told the boy "never
to mind but to larn his book and be a good boy, and
then if the parion hit 'un again he was to pitch into
'un."—Somerset Gazette.
A somewhat novel scene occurred here last week,
a woman of bad character was placed in the stocks. We
did not witness it, but understand that it was a source of
attraction to some hundreds.—Hampshire Advertiser.
The Duke of Northumberland has purchased
the estate called the Magdalene Fields, outside the ram .
parts, Bern ick-neon -Tweed, from Lord Lisburne, for
28,0001.—Newcastle Journal.
The Edinburgh Anti-Corn-law petition was
closed on Friday, with 28,500 signatures.
The English Opera House has not been wore
crowded for several months than it was on Monday even-
ing, when Mm.. Alleroft's grand annual concert took
place. This was probably owing to the great combina-
tion of talent brought forward on the occasion, including
the well-known names of Madame Caradori Allan, Ma-
dame.liulcken, Mrs. Seguin, Miss Fanny Russell, Miss
Birch, Mr. H. Phillips, M. Benedict, Mr. Wilson, with
several others. Where all exerted themselves with so
much credit, it would be out of our power to particularise
the part which each person took, and we will therefore
content ourselves by saying, that with one single excep-
tion, where a comic song was introduced, we believe this
concert gave general satisfaction to a very large and
fashionable assembly.

During the necessary investigations of the Co-
lonial-office preliminary to the confirmation of the sale
of one of ;he Chatham Islands by the New Zealand
Company to the free town of Hamburg, an unexpected
obstacle has, we learn, sprung up. It is ncw seriously
doubted whether the sovereignty of the Chatham Islands
is really vested by priority of discovery in the British
Crown

We understand that the Great Western Railway
Company hare recently had whistles of considerably
augmented power attached to their engines, in addition
to,those at present in use, and we mention the fact in
order to show the anxiety of the Directors to make tra-
velling by this line as safe as possible.—Berkshire Chrok.
A memorial, addressed to his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, against the prevailing heretical
doctrine of Popery and Puseyism, is now in progress of
signature by the inhabitants and visitors of Weymouth
and Melcombe Regis.—Somerset County Gazette.
CAMBRIDGE-HOUSE.—His Royal Highness,
the Duke of Cambridge's grand banquet to the Prussian
Monarch and suite will take place at seven o'clock, as
his Majesty will take his departure at nine for Covent-
garden Theatre', where Shakspeare's comedy of The
Merry Wives of Windsor will be acted by his command.
To meet the King, the Royal Duke has invited the Duke
of Sussex, Duchess of Gloucester, Prince George, the
Duke of Wellington, Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch,
Sir Robert and Lady Peel, his Excellency the Prussian
Minister, &c., in all about *twenty. The whole of the
state apartments overlooking the Green-park, will, be
illuminated and thrown open.
" THE DUKE" AND NAPOLEON.—It is a
singular fact, and worthy of record, as illustrating na-
tional character, and although .portraits of Napoleon
have been extensively purchased in Great Britain, there
is no instance of a portrait of Wellington having been
sold in France. This statement appears almost in-
credible ; but circumstances having directed our in-
quiries to the subject, we ascertained that the leading
publishers Of London had never received a single order
from France for a print of the Duke, nor, to their know-
ledge, had they ever disposed of one to a Frenchman.
We presume, however, that when Glasgow has been dis-
graced by the erection of a Frenchman's statue to " re-
present' the conqueror of the Emperor, it will be en-
graved for the express supply of the French people, who.
will, no doubt, gladly place a pictured libel of the great
British Captain, taken when the vigour of his days is
gone, and age has been exaggerated into decrepitude,
by the side of their Emperor in the prime of life.—Art-
Union.
STATE OF TRADE:—Tliere was yesterday
another heavy failure announced in Liverpool, and
several failures were announced in London on Saturday
last. In Manchester and all the manufacturing districts
business continues in a very unfavourable state. What.
is to be the end of this state of things it is impossible to
say, but certainly the commercial prospects of the coun-
try were Bever more gloomy than at present.--Liverpool
Times.

ANTI-MONOPOLY PETITION.—The Liver-
pool Anti-Monopoly Petition had received 23,550 sigma-
tures up to last night. We trust that all the friends of
free trade will make a point of signing it before it is sent
away.—Liverpool Times.
FUNERAL OF DUCROW.—The funeral of Mr.
Ducrow is fixed for Saturday next. The body will be
conveyed in a hearse and six, followed by
mourning
coaches and four, which will contain Messrs. Searle.
Anderton, and Oscar Byrne (the executors), Bunn,
James Wallack, Gomersal, Honner, Lawrence (his late
treasurer), J. Lawrence, Wilson, Lambert, and other
gentlemen, to the number of thirty. Mrs. Ducrow will
also be one of the mourners. Several of Mr. Ducrow's
horses, decorated with black velvet palls, plumes of
feathers, &c., will join in the procession. As a mark of
respect for the late I`..ir. l)ucrow, Mr. Batty's Circus will
be closed on Saturday evening next.
THE ELECTlON.—Parliament will meet to'
morrow. The motion for the issuing of a new writ for 4i-
verpool, consecittent on the elevation of Mr. Creswell to
the Judicial Sleuth, will, in all likelihood, be made on
thatres
ttol an Ta
y o.; thethe next.
of
Theaie e
writ
will
Liverpool in that
Cne reach
fewae
Preston
hours afterwards. The election will therefore take place
towards the end of the week following, probably on the
11th of February.
*REMOVAL OF TI-IX LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.
—Petitions to the Queen in Council for the removal of
andthe Assizes, so far as regards the civil and criminal
business of the Salford Hundred, from Liverl to
Manchester,. have been adopted by the towns of Wien),
Hyde, Ashton, Oldham, Bury, and Rochdale,. while frau
Bolton there are two ,forwarded, and three from Man-
chester. The Earl of Wilton and Lord F.,Egerton
Loth engaged to further the object by all memo In their
power.—Liverpool Times.