The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-28 00:00:00

DIONEY-TMULDE-COXVEMETCCE.
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To afford employment to the 4,000 or 5,000 labourers
in Paris, who are out of employ, the Champs-Elysees
are to be levelled, the model-prison in the Rue St. An-
toine to be proceeded with, and the outer boulevards
continued.

The opening of the South-Eastern Railway as far as
Tonbridge Town is to take place in March next.

PUBLIC REJOICINGS.
The festivities at the sea-ports and dockyards on Tues-
day were as follow :—Holidays were granted to the Sap-
pers and Miners, and all the men undergoing punishment
for light offences forgiven. At Chatham, 1,000 families
were supplied with beef, bread, and porter. At Maid-
stone dinners abounded; and at Brighton, the clock of
St. Peter's, the stoppage of which has caused such angry
feeling between the Vicar and his parishioners, was
wound up and set agoing.

ELECTIONEERING.
At the close of'the poll for the Walbrook Ward on
Wednesday, Mr. Rowley was duly elected by a majority
of six over Mr. Colman.

The Hon. Col. Abercromby has resigned the repre-
sentation of Clackmannan and Kinross, owing to the bad
state of his health. Gen. Morison has started in the
Liberal interest, and it is understood he will walk the

course.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.
New colours were presented to the 72d Highlanders on
Wednesday afternoon at Windsor by the Duke of Wel-
lington, who, in his address, alluded to his serving in the
same regiment in India in 1795, and spoke in high terms
of its bravery and good conduct. Baron Humboldt and
the King of Prussia's m cite were afterwards entertained
by the officers of the regiment.
Nine officers belonging to the Niger Expedition, one
of whom is Capt. Trotter, who had the chief command,
arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday night, by the Warre,
which sailed from Fernando Po on the 13th Nov.
Major-Gen. Brown, C. 8., late of the Rifle Brigade,
has entered on his duties at Head-quarters as Deputy
Adjutant-General to the Forces, vice Sir John Gardi-
ner promoted. Gen. Brown is one of the heroes of the
Peninsular War, and was severely wounded at Talavera.
The Earl of Mulgrave, Scots Fusilier Guards, has
arrived at head-quarters, Montreal, to resume his duties
as Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of the Forces.
A meeting of the shipmasters, captains, and mates of
vessels engaged in the merchant service was held at
Liverpool on Tuesday, to memorialise the Government
to appoint Boards of Examinationg for ptptains and
mates, previous to their being inducted into their re-
sponsible situations. The present irregular system was
shown to occasion immense loss of life and property,
occurring from wreckage and unskilful captainship. A
memorial to the Earl of Ripon was accordingly'adopted.

LAW AND PO LXCE,
The matter of Mr. Hitchcock's bankruptcy was re-
sumed on Wednesday, before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.
With regard to the inculpation of Messrs. Cook and
Gladstone in the bankrupt's practices, Mr. Humphrey
showed that, instead of colleaguing with him, Messrs.
Cook and Gladstone had been the first to strike the doc-
ket of bankruptcy against him, and it was they who
first discovered the concealment of his goods. All along
they believed the bankrupt to be, as he represented him-
self; solvent. The statement that they had received
goods from Mr. Hitchcock by the " back door," was
shown to be nothing " secret," as all their goods always
came in there. Mr. Gladstone also utterly denied any
clandestine dealing. The further hearing of the case
was adjourned to Wednesday next.
At Greenwich Police Court on Wednesday, G. Dixon,
William Thompson, and Henry Norton, well-dressed
young men, were committed to take their trial for pick-
ing pockets at the West-gate of the Hospital on Friday.
On Wednesday W. Troy, a tall youngman, with his left
arm in a sling, was charged as a begging impostor. It
appeared he had imposed repeatedly on Mrs. Hibbert, a
lady of property in Hyde-Park-square, by telling her
that he had broke his arm, and that ithad been so badly
set by a surgeon at Highgate, he was compelled to apply
at St. George's Hospital, when Dr. Hawkins broke it
again and reset it. The wife of the impostor also told a
pitiful story about a dead child; and this broken arm,
on examination by a surgeon before the Magis-
trate, was found well and sound, and the prisoner, in
consequence, was ordered to the - tread-mill for three
months.
No less than five daring robberies have taken place in
Kent during the last week, in cottages on the high road.
In the parishes of Staplehurst and Marden scarcely a
night passes without a robbery. The excavators on the
railroad, it is generally believed, are implicated in these
numerous depredations.
Delahunt in his confession states that for a month he
was under an insane impression that he should commit
a murder, and this idea clung to him with such tenacity
that he wandered about the streets with a knife in search
of his prey. He was attracted by the boy Maguire,
while lie was trying to jump on a coal-cart in play. He
enticed him, and in describing the murder, says " he
seized the boy by the forehead, and having pressed his
back forcibly against his thigh, drew the knife quickly
across his throat, and then flung him from him."

PINE ARTS.
At a salt, of coins and medals at Mr. Sotheby's last
week, a crown piece, being the memorable "Petition
Crown of Charles IL, by Thomas Simon," was sold for
170/. to Mr. Baker, who collects for the Corporation of
the City of London. Of this pattern-piece a very few
were struck, and it commemorates the famous contention
between Simon and the Roetteirs.
LITERARY AND scn:rwrxrw.
Smithfield is corruption .of Smootifield, it is de-

scribed in Fitz-Stephen's account of London, as a plain
field: it is remarkable that it has continued a cattle-
market for more than six centuries.

The widow of the late Alexander Duval, the author,
has just had a pension of 1,500 francs, granted her by
the French Government.

Among the present Americanisms in use, is the classi-
cal and frequent one of the word sparse, from the Latin
sparsus, used for scattered or thin ; as " the Western
states are but sparsely peopled ;" " the trees are sparse," &c.

The first dramatictitt
noveEATRICALIty to be produced at Drury-
lane Theatre, is a two-act Comedy, called the " Pri-
soner of Warr, which is from the pen of Mr. Douglas
Jerrold.
The name of the new Comedy at Covent-garden
theatre is the Irish Heiress," and it is by the author of
" London Assurance,"

SPRING.
Louis XIV. excelled in spT
orts and exercises ; he loved
the air, lived much out of doors, and was the best shot in
France. He used to follow the stag at Fontainbleau,
after he broke his arm, in a caleche drawn by four po-
nies. From his attachment to clogs he kept seven or
eight in his apartments, and fed them himself.
The Essex Standard says :—We have to record one
of the most successful day's shooting that we have ever
heard of in this country. On Friday, the 14th, T. White,
Esq., J. P. Osborne, Esq., and W. W. Hawkins, Esq.,
bagged, in the preserves of the latter gentleman, at
Alresford, 415 head of game in the short space of four
hours ; consisting of 93 pheasants, woodcocks, 84 hares,
and 234 rabbits."
COURT—PALS/3X 0 NAB I.E.
The Duke of Marlborough has returned to Blenheim
from a visiting tour in Ireland.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers
left town yesterday fur Windsor, to be present at the
grand ball at the Castle last night.
Lady Peel, and many other ladies of rank and fashion,
went to the Queen's ball at Windsor last night.
Lord Beaumont arrived at Mivart's hotel on Tuesday,
from Carleton Hall, Yorkshire.
The Earl of Ripon returned to his residence at Put-
ney on Thursday.
The Marquis of Worcester arrived at Beaufort
House on Thursday, from Vienna.
The Marquis of Abercorn leaves town on Monday for
Baron's Court, Ireland.

IVECSCELE.AIITEOUS.
To-day is the anniversary of the death of Sir
,Francis
Drake, the celebrated naval commander, in 1596.
itUPTOUR OP THE DAY.
It is said that Lord Morpeth is about to be married to
a fair American, named Appleton, daughter of a wealthy
merchant of Boston.

SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON
GAZETTE OF TUESDAY.
Lord Great Chamberlain's-office, House
of Lords, Jan. 27, 1842.
All Peeresses, on announcing their intention
of being present on the occasion of the opening
of the Session of Parliament, on Thursday the
3d of February, will have places reserved fbr
them in the House of Lords, if the announce-
ment be made at this office before five o'clock
on Tuesday the Ist of February.
No Lady can be admitted, into the body of
the House, except in full dress.
No strangers will be admitted, except by a
ticket from the Lord Great Chamberlain.
The doors will be opened at twelve o'clock.
(Signed)
WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY, G.C.

THE DUKE OF CLEVELAND.
Sir Henry Halford and Dr. Chambers visited
the Duke of Cleveland about 12 o'clock yester•
day. According to the bulletin which was issued at
one o'clock there appears to be no improvement.
The following is a copy :
" His Grace the Duke of Cleveland is ex-
tremely ill this morning.
" St. James's-square, Jan. 27, 1842."

SIR JAMES GRAHAM'S DECLA-
RATION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR—ft appears that Sir James Graham, one
of the Ministers, told the "Short-time Deputa-
tion,',' that " one thin.- was certain, that we must
lay aside the notion thin;
we could ever again
become the workshop of the world."
By what particular feeling or quality of the
human mind as ordinarily constituted, must
this declaration be supposed to have been
dictated? What it bears on the face of it, ap-
pears to be of this kind. "We the predominant
party in a great manufacturing and commercial
country, or what might have been, have for six-
and-twenty years been doing our best to check
its progress in those directions. We have levied
a tax from the community, the effects of which
have been sedulously directed to giving a premium
upon foreign manufactures to the depression of our
own. We now rejoice to say, that the result of
our pains has embodied itself in the complete
and unassailable superiority of the foreigner.
'We have reached the haven of our wishes. We
have prevented the country from rushing into
the commercial supremacy which it was in dan-
ger of; and we now exult in seeing the cause of
apprehension permanently extinguished, in the
extinction of the temptation. We trust to hear
no more of this romantic attachment to trade;
-arid the ground on which we rest our confidence,
is that the heroine is cut up and made into a pie."
If this is not the meaning of the Minister who
for our sins assists to rule us, what is?
Yours very sincerely,
T. PERRONET THOMPSON.
Blackheath, 27th January, 1842.

THE KING of PRUSSIA'S ARRIVAL
AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
Yesterday morning many thousands assembled in St.
James's Park, to witness the arrival of his Majesty the
King of Prussia, who was expected to arrive at
twelve o'clock, but as early as half-past eleven, his
Majesty and attendants arrived in three Royal carriages,
but without any escort, and altogether in so private a
manner as almost to have entered the palace gates with-
out being recognised ; indeed, many of the.spectators
assembled waited for some time under the impression
that his Majesty had not arrived. About a
quarter before one o'clock the French, Austrian,
Russian, and other Ambassadors, began to arrive for the
purpose of attending the Levee. Shortly after one
o'clock the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and Corporation as-
sembled at the Mansion-house, for the purpose of pro-
ceeding in state to present the City Address, agreed to
on Monday last.
His Majesty returned to Windsor in the afternoon, and
to-day he will come to town for the purpose of visiting
several of our national edifices in the metropolis.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex in the even-
ing gave a grand banquet at Kensington Palace to his
Majesty and Noble attendants, to which a numerous and
highly distinguished circle was invited to meet the august
guest.
To-morrow the King and suite leave Windsor Castle
with the intention of passing the remainder of the Royal
sojourn iu this country in town.
It is now definitively ascertained that his Majesty
does not occupy the apartments of the King of Hanover
at St. James's Palace, as was at first expected, an offi-
cial communication to his Excellency Count Kielman-
segge and Sir Frederick Watson having been received
to that effect on Tuesday morning.
The King having had apartments prepared at Buck-
ingham Palace, at the especial command of the Queen,
his Majesty could not decline their acceptance, or his
Majesty would certainly have honoured those of the
King of Hanover, whose residence has been thoroughly
refurnished, and partially re-embellished, for the recep-
tion of the illustrious stranger, at a considerable expense.
We understand the suite of rooms selected by the
Lord Chamberlain for his Majesty's disposal, are those
previously occupied by the Duchess of Kent before the
Queen's marriage.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and the Duke of
Wellington give splendid banquets on Monday and Tues-
day, to his Majesty at Stafford House and Apsley House.
Count Ernest Schippenback and several other officers
of the Prussian army, connected with his Majesty's re-
tinue, are quartered at the Tower.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 26.
(FRoie A CORRESPONDENT.)
The Vindictive frigate, commanded by Capt. Toup
Nicholas, in working to the anchorage of Spithead this
morning, missed stays, and afterwards brought up in
Beckelsharn Bay, near Chichester Harbour, on the top
of high water. As the tide fell she touched the ground,
and beat so heavily, that about three o'clock in the af-
ternoon she was obliged to cut away her mizen mast by
the board. Notwithstanding her situation is one of great
peril, but little appears to have been done either by the
men of war at Spithead, or the Dock-yard authorities,
beyond despatching the Lively cutter with an anchor
and cable.
SEVEN O'CLOCK.-It is reported that the mainmast of
the Vindictive has gone by the board. It is now blow-
ing heavy from the north-west, with every appearance
of a most boisterous night. The Vindictive is one of
the finest frigates of the British navy, and her last trip
to attend upon the King of Prussia, is the first time she
ever was at sea.
The Warspite frigate, Capt. Lord John Hay, arrived
yesterday, and is now at anchor with the Queen, Captain
Rich, at Spithead.

GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.
Traffic returns for the week, ending Jan. 22, 1842:
Passengers
Merchandise

Darlington, Jan. 26.

£l,lOl 14 8
W. O'BRIEN, Secretary.

DEATH OF MR. fi----UCROW.--We regret to
have to announce the death of Mr. Ducrow, which took
place at a quarter to nine o'clock last night,* at his resi-
dence, in the York-road, Lambeth. The greatest hopes
were
tack entertained of his recovery until the last paralytic
at .

The plinth has just been finished on which the
pedestal is to be erected in Trafalgar square, on which
the statue of the late Admiral Lord Nelson is to stand,
and attracts much notice. The work will not be finished
in time to have the monument erected on the 20th Oct.,
the day when the signal victory was obtained, but pro-
bably will be ready by October twelyemouth.

MORNING- SUN

COURT CIRCULAR.
Queen
and
WINDSOR, THURSDAY. -- The morw
Prince Albert took their usual walk tit's
ing, and again promenaded in the afternoon.
Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shootllT
in the neighbourhood of Cumberland Lot
accompanied by Prince Ferdinand of Saxe
bourg,. the Princes Augustus and Leopold he
Saxe-Cobourg, the Duke of Wellington) t'
Marquis of Exeter, and Col. Bouverie.
The King of Prussia and Suite left at a quarter,
past ten for London, but returned to dinner' d
The Lord Chancellor, Countess Jersey, an
Lady Clementina Villiers, the Earl and Count°s
of Westmoreland, and Lord and Lady Star:llo[ll'
are expected to arrive at the Castle to-night! °
a visit to her Majesty.
nue..
The Marchioness of Exeter, the Duke 0. --h-pr,
Clench, and the Duke and Duchess of Sot"
land, took their departure this morning.
nel
Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, &fah
and the Hon.• Mrs. Arbuthnot, Hon'
Mary Cavendish, Mrs. Bouverie, and Mr.,
join :re
Mrs. Harcourt of St. Leonard's Hill, will "
the honour to the Royal Dinner Circle tll
evening.
Mr. Moon had the honour of submitting t° the
Queen and Prince Albert, an engraving.'i ,°],e
Cattermole's Picture of the Baronial Hall 10 ids
Olden Time, and received her Majesty's cowman.
to engrave the Picture of the Royal Christeelov
by Hayter.

The King of Prussia left Windsor Castle 07)1,
after ten o'clock yesterday morning, attendee
the Chevalier Bunsen, M. le General IstiltVl,l.g',
le Baron de Humboldt, le Comte de Sto'bf-e
M. le General de Neumann, M. Muller, 1-rari
Megerinch, M. de Brauchitsch, and by the taio
of Hardwicke, Lord in Waiting, and (-laPfind
Meynall, Groom in Waiting. His Majesqe-eial
Suite went to Slough, and left by a sPt-bey
train for Paddington, from which terminus ". to
were conveyed in three of the Royal carriage'ar,
Buckingham Palace, where they arrived a clu
ter before twelve o'clock.
„; Of
Her Majesty held a Court for the recep.•°-
the Foreign Corps Diplomatique. f the
The French Ambassador, the whole led
Foreign Ministers (including those accredit
on on special mission), and also the differat
Charges 'd'Affaires, resident at the Court) ese
tended. The Baron de Renduffe, Portuglisiay
Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Press
was also present. npref
The Vice-Chamberlain and the CoMptro,' el-
the Queen's Household conducted then*
lencies to the presence of the King. The ;or
valier Bunsen, his Majesty's Minister rithe
tentiary on a Special Mission, presenting 11,' or
members of the COrps respectively to h,lsb„ige
jesty. The Baron de Schleinitz, Prussian tii:re to
d'Affaires, and the Baron de Canitz, attaeora,
the Mission, had previously arrived at theater
lace, and attended his Majesty, with the °
gentlemen of the Suite, at the reception. kr
The Diplomatic Corps having retired, his
jesty and Suite were served with a dejeune' orr
At ten minutes past two o'clock the Co,r,Piae
tion of the City of London arrived at the"- '1 his
to present an Address of Congratulation Wb o,
Majesty. The Lord Mayor in his State 19,c11,
and wearing his Collar, came in his State cebty
drawn by six greys, preceded by the e 0
Marshals on horseback, and also by MitrsealiP
and Footmen in State liveries. His L°11: ~e 5
was followed by the SheriffS in State carrA;
and by a numerous deputation. veer
Among those present were Aldermen Sir low
Laurie, Sir Chapman Marshall, Sir Georgei„ho
roll, Thomas Johnson, Gibbs, Lainsony
Johnson, and Farncomb ; the Recorder; 0.
Sheriff Magnay, Mr. Sheriff Rogers; the C"se
berlain, the City Remembrancer, the CitYoal-.
licitor, the, Common Pleaders, Messrs.
~ets
lock, Gurney, and Ryland, and other Offi'ers,
of the Corporation. Also 117 Commenus,
of the City of London, including Mr. Stesretbe
the mover, and Mr. Wire the seconder, °,lf nye
Address; Messrs. King, R. L. Jones,
Wheelton, Parker, Edward Harrison, and r --
wood.
The King received the Address in the Lib
Els Majesty was habited in the uniform of the Lifsti
Regiment of Prussian Foot Guards. His IVI,Tale
wore the Ribband of the Garter with the
appended, and also the Star of that Most 11.°.
Order.
The Lord Mayor and the very numerous the ,
putation were conducted to his Majesty by the
Vice-Chamberlain, and the Comptroller of
Household.
The Earl of Hardwicke, Lord in Waiting'dea
Captain Meynell, Groom in Waiting, atte"iiier
the King, as also his Excellency the Che%ite•
Bunsen, and the gentlemen of his Majesty's *-A.cl.-
The Recorder then read the fvll •
owinv
dress :

" To his Majesty the King of Prussia. „ ana
" The Address of the Lord Mayor Aiderr.ne-'
Commons of the City of London, in OOP"
Council assembled.
od
" May it please your Majesty,
" We, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Comm
,i,,°,l7er
the City of London, inipommon Council asseme, 1_1;s"tio to
proach your Majesty to offer our sincere congrat.u2to
to your Majesty on your Majesty's auspicious visit
beloved and gracious Sovereign the Queen.
" Deeply interested in every event which o.Teets of
Roy
domestic happiness of our beloved Queen and h e too.
Consort, we hail with the greatest pleasure and '59; to
tion your Majesty's presence as one of the Spans( l'ool
Prince, who, we trust, will in the fulness of time scoop
the throne of these realms, the piotector of the r°
and liberties of this nation. that
" Permit us, Sire, to express our earnest wish in'
your Majesty's presence in this country ma •y tend 00,
crease and perpetuate a friendship and alliance so ( wed,
tial to the Protestant interest, and eminently calce, et
to promote the liberties, the happiness, and prospers',}
the British and Prussian nations.
" By Order of the Court,
(Signed) "H. WOODTHORI- e
The Recorder having read this Address, e'
5t el I
it to the Lord Mayor, by whom it was pres—
to the Ka
mg of Prussia.
<via'
His Majesty then read the following ArIS
" Lord Mayor and Gentlemen,
tW
" I thank you most warmly for the interest you
in my arrival in this country. °O.
"I have seized with particular pleasure the OS pie° !
nity which the kind invitation of the Queen has ae(c)lbir
me, of showing the high regard and sincere friee,eivg
I feel for your justly-beloved Sovereign, and of ''
rat
one of the Sponsors to the Royal Infant, whom I P •
God may bless.
doe to
"It will be to me a source of high gratifies Dr
find that my visit to this country may contribute tgqiii
crease and perpetuate the friendly relations so burr
existing between the two countries—relations the
portant for the maintenance and development 0f,0,00.
blessings of peace, and for the furthering of that W
ale,
tion which is founded upon Christian piety and vii ssieg
" I am glad to have had this opportunity of expre and
these my feelings to the. Lord Mayor, Alderm ,
Commons of the City of London." 1,04
His Majesty handed his answer to the city
Mayor, by whom it was delivered to the
Remembrancer.
The Lord Mayor then presented to the the
the Aldermen present, all the Officers 01 the
Corporation, Messrs. Stevens and Wire, 910
mover and seconder of the Address, ancLifjoa
Mr. King. His Lordship and the Deptw"
then retired. of
The King of Prussia, attended by the Etrvir
Hardwicke, his Excellency the Chevalier
sea, Captain Meynell, General Natzrnar, Pi c:e
de Humboldt, Count de Stolberg, Geneil DZ.
Neumann, M. Muller, M. de Meyerinck, an .re
de Brauchitsch, left town ten minutes be i-e
three o'clock for Hampton Court Palace, teriee.-:
"The Cartoons." Lord Ernest Bruce, o
Chamberlain, and the Right Hon. G. n5";-;ed
Darner, Comptroller of the Household, resew
~i
his Majesty on his arrival at BuckipP;r,
Palace, and conducted his Majesty to h ,
is -
riage on his departure for Hampton Court. 90d
The Grand Wine Cistern, the largest
ade
finest piece of plate on record in Europe, ll' by
for his Majesty King George the Fourth) fes,
Messrs. Rundle and Bridge, was used at the al
tivities at Windsor Castle in honour of the J-;„,
ere
Christening: Its contents on this occasion,o7cea
forty gallons of spiced claret, and it was Ind her
in the Waterloo Gallery. Her, Majesty and Augustit,
and Royal guests were served ft° s the
anddrank the health of his Royal High"
Prince of Wales. de
Many pieces of the Regalia were also ."
use of at the Royal Festivities on this 0ce":09...5,
having been brought from town by "whole
Rundle and Bridge, to whose custody thexatell
of the Regalia had been committed imme,":,l the
after the conflagration in the Tower, by
Lord Chamberlain.
&riled
The ancient Salt Cellar of State, richly a go.-
with precious stones, placed between her uet-
jesty and the King of Prussia on the banciThe
table, is the model of the White Tovver• loos,
embrasures in it are filled by miniature earn
placed on carriages, wrought in gold.
Chapel (foal
The ancient font in St. George s
which his Royal Highness the Prince of Wr fiat
was baptised, had been re-gilt, and, togethe
the ;ve
numerous articles of plate displayed in
terloo Gallery and St. George's Hall, baistateil
n.
brought from town with the Regalia an
Salt-cellar. 1
gig'''.
Yesterday was the birthday of his Reya hoess
ness the Duke of Sussex. His Royal Iligoo,ol
received visits of congratulation from their
Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and
Duke of Cambridge. In the afternoon the Roy
_it
Duke went to Marlborough Rouse to pay YW