The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-12 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sia,—As abuses are generally corrected by the aid
of the public Press, I trouble you with a few lines, to
state what occurred to a party of foreign friends on
Sunday afternoon, at Windsor.
I accompanied the Duke and Duchess de Noja,
Prince and Princess dc St. Elia, and the Marquis. del
Gregurio, to take a coup d' cell of St. George's Chapel.
The attendant told me that when the congregation
dispersed he would let my friends in. We waited very
patiently at the chapel door, nearly an hour, and as a
bystander hinted , that the attendant only wished to
deceive us (being already eiigaged with another party)
as I saw Mr. Jesse, whom I knew, speak to the door
keeper as he passed. I asked Mr. Jesse if he thought
we should be allowed to enter as promised, as my
friends otherwise, who were only passing through
Windsor on their tour, would have no other opportu-
nity of seeing tlie chapel. Mr. Jesse assured me the
door-keeper must admit us.
When the last of the congregation had left, we ap
proached the then open door, when it was rudely
slammed in our faces and the key turned !
I leave you to judge the impression such an un-
warrantable insult must have on the minds of these
noble Sicilians, who are, in their own country, so
proverbially hospitable to strangers, but more particu-
larly so towards Englishmen. J. R.
Reform Club, Oct. 11, 1842.

CHANCERY OFFICES ACT.
SERVICES OF NOTICES.

This Act, the sth and 6th Vict. c. 103, will come
into effect on the 28th instant. We are not aware
that there is any intention to exercise the
power of suspending its operation. Practitioners
in Chancery should be prepared accordingly ; and,
amongst other things we would particularly call their
attention to the effect of the abolition of the Six
Clerks' Office in regard to the service of notices, war-
rants, and other proceedings. These, instead of being
left at the Six Clerks' Office, must, in all probability,
be served at the offices of the respective solicitors to
the parties.
There may be, at first, some inconvenience in this
change, but we believe it will ultimately be found
beneficial. In Common Law causes, the summonses
and notices arc always served on the opposite attorney,
and it will soon become familiar and easy to pursue
the same practice in Chancery.
It was lately intended to permit the transmission of
notices by the post, but it may be questionable
whether this course will be expedient or safe in ad-
verse cases, and the subject requires much con-
sideration before it is adopted..
We hope soon to be enabled to put our readers in
possession of the intended New Orders for carrying
the details of the Act into effect.—Legal Observer.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, ORE.
ViLLE-STREET.
The quarterly general meeting of the Governor;of this charity was held last night, for, probably, th(
last time in the rooms of the Institution in Greville-
street.
The Rev. R. C. PACIEMAN, the secretary, read th(,
Report, which stated that the Committee-had great
satisfaction in congratulating the Governors, after
their continued exertion, on the strong hold w hich the
charity was now taking upon public opinion and sup
port. The correspondent“ between the secretary o'
the Hospital and the Secretary of State for the Hom(
Department, and the conference between the Mana-
gers and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had bees
published ; and after the Government had ultimately
determined to declif!e advising a grant, fron
the fear of its being construed into a pre
cedent, while they emphatically acknowledge,.
the great utility of the charity, the noble offer o;
Lord Robert Grosvenor to endeavour to effect the
same object by public and private subscription, was
set forth. The result had been that those large pre-
mises in Gray's Inn-road, formerly the barracks 01
the City Light Horse, had been purchased, which will
allow of about 500 beds, instead of the limited num-
ber in the present building. Already Lord Onslow
has sent 100 guineas ; a Lady, anonymously, 100/. ;
Lord Southampton, 20 guineas ; Lord Sherburne,
20/. ; Mr. Dickie, 501. ; Mr. Jeremiah Olive, 50/. :
and others, making the receipts of three months up-
wards of 4201. beyond those of the corresponding
quarter of last year. the number of patients during
the last quarter was 4,914.
This Report was exceedingly well received, and
there is now reason to hope that the sick and friend-
less poor will be much more largely and adequately
provided for than has hitherto been the case.
Thanks were voted to the Chairman and Secretary;
and the meeting separated.

The
PORT OF LONDON.— Lord Mayor and the.
Navigation Committee have come to the determina-
tion that Captain Fisher, R.N., the principal Har'ooui
master of the Port of London, shall in May next com-
mence the work' of clearing away the wrecks of the
Apollo, and the Waterwitch, which, it will be recol-
lected, were sunk in the Thames about five years ago.
It has been found necessary to direct such operations,
as a bank of considerable extent has risen
above the wrecks, and between 12 and 15 anchors
and chain cables are now foul of them. If Captain
Fisher fail in lifting up the wrecks (and great diffi-
culty may occur in consequence of the decayed con-
dition of the vessels), he is to proceed to remove them
by explosion. Downes, the celebrated diver, has al-
ready surveyed the engine-room.
Mr. Henry Betty has been performing some of his
most successful characters at Margate during the
past week. In Romeo and Macbeth his fame has al-
ready spread, and people are now aware of the excel•
lence of his performance in these and other of Shak-
speare's plays. This talented actor has now made his
debut in two fresh characters—that of Claude Mel-
notte in the Lady of Lyons, and Thoas in the Athenian
Captive. Both of these he sustained with intense
feeling and great effect. His performance wa.,
honoured with the presence of the elite of the
place. The celebrated and talented author, Mr. Ser-
geant Talfourd, came down
purposely to witness Mr.
Betty's representation of Thoas, which appeared to
agree perfectly with his conception, as he joined con-
stantly in the applause which resounded on all sides.
Sznfous AFFAlR.—yesterday two carters belong-
ing to Portobello, one of them named Purves the
other Fife, brought a case before the Sheriff Small
Debt Court, originating in some dispute regarding
the sale or exchange of a horse. The case was de-
cided in favour of Fife ; which so irritated Purves,
that on the way home to Portobello, towards which
the parties on both sides appear to have come almost
in company,
he called in at Bo Nclen's public-house, in
Piershill, and requested the loan of a gun and flask of
powder, pretending that he was going to shoot rats.
It would appear that Purves then stopped on the road
to load the gun,
puttin in small gravel stones instead
g
of shot; and coming
up to Fife near the Abercorn
T;
Brick and
--le-work. at the entrance to Pcrtobello,
he levelled the gun
under investigation.
the left arm. Surgical assistance was immediately
procured for the poor man ; and Purves was taken
into custody, and brought
and fired at him, wounding him in
into the town by police-
constable Home of Portobello. The matter is at pre-
sentSPORTING FOOT RAGE.--At the conclusion of the
Caledonian Hunt and Perth Races, on Thursday last,
a race "not in the programme," took place, which ex-
cited a good deal of amusement. -- Stanhope,
Esq., nephew of Lord Mansfield, challenged Mr.
Maule to run 100 , giving the Right Hon.
accordingly yards
pofetiytaorrdssseint offat
Gentleman a start of ten yards. The ground was
—Scotsman.
amid cheeri:g,easbyuraetdl,eaanstd
a theooncpolthe
the top of their speed. Mr. Maule came in winner,
Mercury.
addi-
tion to the "start " given by the challenger.—Cale-
donian
A WELL-SEASONED OLD SMOKER.—The Castel-
lano of Madrid states that a priest of Rivadavia 'has
just died at the age of 112. This man; during the
latter years of his life, made seven meals a day,
smoked in the same pei iod 24 cigarettes, and took half
an ounce of snuff.