The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-03 00:00:00

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HOME SPRING CIRCUIT.

The Right Hon. Lord Denmon (Lord ChieF:Justice),
and the Right Hon. Mr. Baron Alderson, the Judges
appointed to proceed on this Circuit, hare appointed the
following days for holding the Assizes—viz., for—
Hertfordshire, Friday, February 28, at Hertford; the
civil business, however, will not comrn,enee before the
following Monday, March 3, at eleven o'elock.
Essex, Wednesday, March 5, at Chelmsford.
Kent, Monday, March 10, at Maidstone.
Sussex, Monday, March 17, at Lewes.
Surrey, Monday, March 24, at Kingston.

WARNING TO CJ. RGYMEN.—PULPIT ~.Ll/3.11,5.
RoBERT'SIMPSON, ESQ. OF tOBAIRDY, AGAINST MBE,
REV. JAMES CORDINER, MINIFDER OF FoRGIIE.—This
was au actieD of damages at the pursuer's instance„ for,
certa'n 'estprAsiOtts uttered by the Rev. defender from
the pulpit of the parish church of Forgue, on Sunday the
9th day of January, 1842, in reference to the pursuer,
and in his presence, and while the congregation was
convened for public worship. The matter, as onr
rea lers may remember, occasioned no little excitement
at the time. The ease was ultimately submitted to
arbiters mutually chosen, and, in the event of their difreY-
ing, to an oversman. The arbiters having disagreed, the
decision devolved on the oversman, who has now pro-
nounced a final award, finding the main charges proven ;
and has decreed against the Rev. defender for 5/. of
damages and 1191. 16s. lid. of expenses to the pursuer,
including the fees of the arbiters, oversman, and clerk.
The oversman, in reference to the amount of damageti
awarded, explains that he had restricted them to the
small sum, in respect, inter cilia, of the amount of ex-
penses awarded, and that a character so well established
as Mr. Simpson's could not be seriously affected by the
remarks which had been made.—Aberdeen. Herald.

FIRE AT CHISWICK CHURCH.—Yesterday morn-
ing, shortly before the commencement of service, an
alarm was created at Chiswick by the outbreak of a fire
in the parish church. The discovery was made by
Wright, the beadle. He was engaged in repairing one
of the bell-ropes that had broken a few minutes pre-
ciously, when his attention was arrested by a piece of
burning wood falling upon his head from the spire of
the church. Upon making his way into the belfry he
found the spire, which was composed principally of wood
and lead, in a blaze. Having procured assistance, the
parish engine was drawn out and set to work, and the
fire was confined to that portion of the steeple were it
originated; but it was not entirely extinguished until
considerable damage had been effected, the spire being
much burnt and injured by the molter► lead flowing
down. The ceilings are also damaged. The cause of
the fire is supposed to be the overheating of one of the
flues,

THE UNBURIED CHILD.—TITMARSIL V. CHAPMAN.
—Application having been made to the Court of Queen's
Bench for a mandamus to compel the Vicar of Bassing-
bourne to bury the body of Jane Rumbel, " the un-
buried child," at the suggestion of the Court a notice
was served on him on Wednesday last, informing him
that the body would be brought for interment at four
o'clock the next day. The iter. Gentleman having ob-
tained the services of the Rev. W. Coulcher, vicar of
Whaddon, the interment took place at the appointed
time, in the presence of some hundreds of spectators.
This case has been before the public agd argued re-
peatedly in the Ecclesiastical Court. Every effort having
been made on the ground of the baptism not being valid
(or " heritical baptism,") which the ingenuity of counsel
could devise to impede the interment ; and the vicar, as
a last resource, having failed to obtain a prohibition from
the Court of Queen's Bench, to prevent any fresh appli-
cation for interment (the body having been brought
twice before), he was reluctantly compelled to perform
those rites which are the birthright of every baptised
British subject. Jane Rumbel, born Dec. 12, ign;
baptised Feb. 8, 1840 ; deceased Feb. 14, 1840. First
presentation for burial, Feb. 17, 1840 ; second ditto,
May 26, 1841 ; third ditto, Jan. 30, 1841 Thus, after
nearly five years' litigation, the ashes of Mule flambel
were allowed to be deposited by the side of those of her
mother and ten of her brothers and sisters.—Patriot.
THE MINISTERIAL CHANG/N.—The changes in the
Ministry are certainly for the better. It has lost nothing
in honesty by the secession of Mr. Gladstone, though
Jesuistry will gain much by the greater devotion he can
now give to it. Mr. Gladstone was Sir Robert Peel's
double, and Sir Robert Peel himself is double enough in
all conscience to dispense with such a deputy. Mr. Glad-
stone is a Peel in little, a Tom Thumb Peel, but no
giant-killer, unless, indeed, they hyav,,se.ehtahokewiiennvdedirsce,braaetteciolen:.eoilrfl
drinking at his NI Cll3. In argument Mr. Gladstone is
as
sophistical and dishonest as Sir Robert Peel himself, but
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Ministry,
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go to Ireland as Lord Eliot's successor,. as he has too
much good in him to be thrown away in an office in
which, with the present
We policy, the best can only .disap-
but we foresaw and foretold
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point expectations.
tary; in despite of his better qualities, be- was dragged
on through the dirty work, and stooped to justify what
he had not firmness to refuse to do. Mr. Sydney Her-
bert is a man of more talent, more capacity, higher
powers of every kind, and more character, in the French'
sense of the word; indeed, there are few men of better
promise in public life, and, because of such promise, we
are glad that he is not to be exposed to the quicksands
of Irish politics. Sir T. Fremantle will de well enough,
no doubt, and better, perhaps, than a better man. When'
we remember what the Tory party was twenty years'
ago, it certainly is highly satisfactory to mark the bettt,r:
order of minds and dispositions .now appearing in its
foremost ranks. If we cannot have such men for allies,'
the next best thing is to have in opponents their esti-
mable qualities.—Examiner.
There is reason to believe that the reports of the :
experimental trial of the screw propeller on board the
Great Britain are so satisfactory to the Admiralty, that
all steam-vessels to be constructed for the Royal Navy_
in future, will be propelled on that princip
the unsightly paddle wheels.—Hampshire In le imr!std
We understand that 11.1 r. Cobden, with deputa-
tiona
meen.
of the League, have pledged themselves to visit
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LOYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
Continued Triumphant Career of " Marianne"—Two New Dramas,
supported by the best Company in London.
THIS EVENING

Will be repeated MARIANNE ; or, The Child of Charity. Sup-
Torted by Messrs. Osbaldiston, H. Howard, J. T. Johnson, J. Her-
bert, E. Jones, and W. Searle ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terrey, and
3(rs. E. Jefferson.

After which, a New Petite Drama, entitled A NIGHT'S FROLIC ;
or, Once in a Hundred Years. Ludovic, Mr. T. IL niggle ; I,Zieksus,
Miss Vincent ; Grechen, Miss E. Terrey.
To conclude with an Original Nautical Drama, entitled THE
IIFE RAFT; or, the Two Reefers. With entirely New Scenery,
Machinery, and supported by the entire strength of the Company.
Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d.

,
x4XTRAORDINARY RUBE.--In consequence of the
fall of Snow on Friday morning, the following clever
metropolisrell and successfully played throughout the
Between eight and half-past eight, a
printed eireular_ headed with the royal coat of arms,
anondlylonornkionivithemcial as
possible, was distributed, not
bountifully in the neighbourhoods
at the West-end, but very
ell. The circular of Walworth and Cara-
Police, Scotland-ya 4 ran‘ as follows :—" Metropolitan
he inspectors and sergeants
of police have received instructions from their super.
i atendents to desire private on their several
beats to report the non-conyspinirce of householders and
others with the enactment Police Amendment
or other obstruc-
tions relating to the reinmof
Troalnto fo;ttihtii
Cons of the footway
a tine of not less than 10s. is imposed for every whereby
hest." Within half an hour after the delivery of such neg.
of this ap.
parently official handbill, another knock or ring
at the street-door, and the question was dulyasufollowed
" Please will you have the snow swept away iro put--
ra
froat ?" In more than eight instances out often ttlialee
trick succeeded, and sums varying from 6d. to 2d. were
realised by the holders of the brooms and shovels from
each house. The alarm excited by the official appearance
of the handbills may be well and truly imagined, while
the offer of service just after breakfast shows the
greatest judgment and knowledge of human nature.
Considerable sums, comparatively speakinn, were cleared
by the speculation—one well-worthy of the Stock Ex-
change itself. The bills had evidently been printed some
lime, in anticipation of a snow storm.