The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-21 00:00:00

MERCIAL INNS.

Sin,—The writer of this address begs to call to your atten-
tion the inconvenience and unpleasantness experienced by
commercial gentlemen, by the practice now generally adopted
of an indiscriminate admission into the travellers room of
individuals not members of that body. . .

The room professed to be exclusWely appropriated to their
use, is too commonly occupied by persons ushered in to suit
your convenience, and utterly regardless of the infringement
on the privacy they require, to regulate their samples and ad-
just their accounts. To use a mild expression, it is an indig-
nity offered them.
You will act wisely to receive this friendly admonition,
and promptly apply the remedy, lest you compel them to the
alternative, either to seek other heuses, or to adopt in yours
a scale of expenditure suited to the treatment they receive
from yon.
Devon Fort, Nov. 18. AN OLD TRAVELLER.

THE COURT.—According to present arrangements,
her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert will take
their departure from Windsor Castle, on Tuesday next, for
Osborne House, proceeding from Windsor to the Farnborough
station, and thence in the state carriage of the South-Western
Railway Company to Gosport, where the Fairy yacht will be
in attendance to convey the Queen and the Prince to the
Isle of Wight. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales
and the Princess Royal will accompany their illustrious pa-
rents. The Princess Alice and Prince Alfred will remain at
Windsor, under the care of the Dowager Lady Lyttelten,
during the sojourn of the Court at Osborne House. Her Ma-
jesty and the Prince Consort are expected to return to Wind-
,or about the 4th or sth proximo. The Christmas festivities
will be kept up this year at the Castle with more than usual
splendour. Several distinguished dinner parties will be given
by her Majesty.
DEVONPORT' Nov. 19.—His Imperial Highness
the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia and suite, the Russian
Ambassador, Baron Brunnow, secretary, and suite, visited the
Royal:Theatre, Plymouth, last evening. The Duke appeared
highly gratified with the entertainment, in which was intro- •
duced some Russian dances. On, the entrance of the royal
party khearty burst of applause greetekhis Imperial High-
ness foam every. part of ,the, ;souse. The Royal Prince has
signified his intention of visiting the laboratory of W.
Snow Harris, Esq., of Windsor-place,:Plymouth, in order to
witness some experiments in electricity. Mr. Muria is
the well-known . inventor of the lightning-conductors now
in general use in the British navy, and this gentleman
has lately received from the Emperor of Russia, the father
of his Imperial Highness, a distinguished acknowledgment
of: his Majesty's appreciation of the eminent services
Mr. Harris has rendered, not only to his own country,
but to the whole world, by his invention. His Imperial
highness the Grand Duke and Baron Brunnow made a pri-
vate visit to Sir Samuel Pym, at the dockyard this morning.
His Imperial Highness dines with that Gallant Officer OR
Saturday, and a select number of the Admiral's friends. A.
large evening party acid a ball will follow. The Duke Fer-
dinand of Saxe Coburg and his son Prince Leopold were pre-
vented from proceeding to Lisbon in the Black Eagle Admi-
ralty steam-yacht, Master-Commander B. Cook, from Devon-
port, on Tuesday, by the bad weather which prevailed
throughout the night. On Wednesday, at 1.30, ex., his
Royal Highness, attended by Colonel Wylde, landed from
the Black Eagle, at the King's Stairs, Mount Wise, in the
Admiral Superintendent's barge, and proceeded to the Royal
Hotel, to call on the Grand Duke Constantine, and at half-
past two visited Sir Samuel Pym, and inspected the various
departments of the dockyard. It is expected the Black Eagle
will proceed to Lisbon so soon as the weather permits.
CITY IMPROVEMENTB.—Notices have been posted
on the church of St. Peter ad Vincula, and other churches in
the vicinity of the Tower, of the intention of the Commis-
sioners of Woods and Forests, to apply to Parliament next
session for an Act empowering them to widen and improve
George-street, Tower- hill, and to purchase all the property '
in Great Tower-hill, Trinity-square, George-street, and
Postern-row, all within the precincts of Old Tower-without.
This is a much desired improvement, as opening a direct cur-
riage communication between the London and -St. Katharine
Docks and the City.:
RAILWAY SURVEYORB.—At the Petty Sessions at
Ashendon this week, four charges were preferred against two
surveyors and their assistants. At the instance of the Dnke
of Bnckingham, Messrs. G. T. Greigbtley and G. Badge
surveyors, and J. Wright and E. Evans, labourers, employed
in making surveys for the South and Midland Railway, were
charged with committing damages on a farm at Westcott,
the property of the Duke, and In the occupation of George
Homan. Mr. Nash, of Henley, who appeared for the par-
tiesexpressed his desire to compromise the case.
tes assented to it, but Mr. king, who said he
The charged,megistra
was instructed on behalf of the Duke of Buckingham, would.
not consent to this proposal. He said his instructions were
to press the charges. Evans was charged with breaking a
fence and damaging it to the amount of one penny. Wright
was charged with chopping np a fence and damaging it to
the amount of sixpence. Messrs. Greightley and Rudge
were charged with having each committed damage to the
amount of twopence. Evans was ordered to pay 21. 10s. tine,
and damages and expenses 13e. 7d. ; Wright 21. 10s. fine,
and 10s. 3d. costs ; Greightley 21.105. fine, and 9s. Bd. costs ;
and Rudge 21. Ns. fine, and 9s. Bd. costa. Mr. Nash paid the
sums forthwith.
THE LATH ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAIL•
WAY.- -LEEDS, Wetsicsnay.—We regret to have to an-
nounce that another death, resulting from the accident on
the Midland line, near Barnsley, on the 20th ult., took place
this morning. We reported at the time of the accident that
in addition to the serious injuries received by Mr. Commis-
sioner Boteler, which proved fatal, Police-sergeant John
Stubbs, of the Leeds detective force, suffered a compound
fracture of the leg. Although the operation of setting the
leg was satisfactorily performed, the case has terminated •
fatally, and lie died on Wednesday morning, at five o'clock,
leaving a family of six young children wholly unprovided
for. This is a case well calculated to excite the deepest
sympathy, and it is to be hoped that the Midland Railway
eompany will make some provision for these helpless
orphans.
Fair. or A METEOR.—On Saturday last a meteoric .
stone fell in the territory of thecommune of Meynes (France).
The wind was southerly, the heavens dark, and rain with
hail fell in torrents at the time. The course taken by the
meteor was in the direction of the mountains, which bound
the horizon north of Meynes. The damage done was im-
mense—trees were torn up by the roots, and many persons
received severe injuries.
Count D'Orsay has left town with the Earl and
Countess of Chesterfield, for their 5t t, feetby Pert* ass
Ashby-de-la-Zouob•