The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-28 00:00:00

COURT--rAsirsomantin.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort returned to
Beaufort House on Wednesday from Newmarket.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland were to ar-
rive at Wishaw House, Lanarkshire, on Wednesday,
from Dunrobin Castle.

The Marquis de Lavalette arrived in Park-crescent
on Wednesday, from Paris.
The Countess Brownlow leaves Belgrave-square,
in few days, for Canford House, Dorset.
The Earl of Liverpool arrived at Fife House on
Tuesday last, from Butted-park.
The Earl and Countess of Harrington are at pre-
sent staying in town.
Viscount and Lady Margaret Marsham are passing
the autumn at the Moat, Maidstone.
Viscount Sandon has taken Mr. Lawrence Peel's
mansion, Kemp Town, Brighton, for the season.
Lord Granville Somerset arrived in town on Wed-
nesday, from Troy House, Monmouth.
Lady Beresford left Boulogne for Par is last week.
The Baron Talleyrand arrived in Beikeley-square
on Wednesday, from a tour.

ISCELLANEOUS.
M. Cerfberr, the Frenc h Consul at Gi‘pe Town, St.
Domingo, died on his passage from New York to,
Havre, from the injuries received by the falling of a
house during the late earthquake at Hayti.
Upwards of 120 of the most influential firms of
Cheapside have petitioned the Sewer Commissioners
for a wood pavement throughout that pa.rt of the City.
Lord Francis Egerton has purchased Burford Hall,
formerly the property of the late Admiral Sir Thomas
Williams.

A boat, containing eight persons, carae in collision
with the Waterman steamer, No. 6, or. Tuesday, off
Bermondsey, and by great exertions were rescued
rom the water, into which they were overturned.
The Company has since compensated them.

HANOVER SQUARE. ROOMS.
A series of subscription concerts for the present
season commenced here on Wednesday night. Their
arrangement is on a liberal scale, and the terms of
admission to them singularly moderate. The instru-
mental band mustered, under the direction of F.
Cramer and Willy, a force approaching very close
upon that of the Philharmonic, and including a large
portion of the artists from that body, and the orchestra
of the Italian Opera. They executed on this occasion
Beethoven's Pastoral Sinfonia, and the Overture to
Wiliam Tell, in admirable style, besides supporting
the choral portions of the vocal pieces. The pro-
gramme for the night was inordin, itelv crowded.
The names connected with it were those of
Mrs. Alfred Shaw, Miss Birch, Miss Bassano,
Miss Rainforth ; Mr. Phillips, Mr. Manvers, Mr.
Bennett, Mr. Young, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. J. Parry.
The company was numerous and elegy nt. The con-
cert commenced with Grand Sinfoni a (pastorale),
Beethoven, which was followed by the National An -
them, finely given by the vocalists. One of the morceaus
of the evening was a grand concerto, pianoforte by
Madame Dulcken, with full orchestral accompaniments.
Mrs. Alfred Shaw was in fine voice, an d sang a pretty
cavatina from Gli Arabi; she likewise took part in
a duet with Miss Birch. The chief of of the
programme consisted in the performances of the band
and chorus ; as examples, we ma:r cite Handel's
grand double chorus from Israel in JEopt," He gave
them Hailstones ;" Storace's septet and chorus,
" Hear, 0 hear, the simple story ;" and the overture
to Guillaume Tell. The concert as; a whole, went off
brilliantly. There can be do doubt that these sub-
scription concerts will attract large and fashionable
audiences.

MINING OPERATIONS AT CLUTHA M.—Towards the
conclusion of the day, and after our reporter had left
the engine-ground on Tuesday last, one of the mines
which did not ignite during the operations in the
middle of the day, owing to a slight defect in the
priming, was exploded, and produce( 1 a crater measur-
ing 40 feet in width. This explosio n has proved that
2001bs. of gunpowder fired in one mass is capable of
producing a greater effect than the same quantity of
powder divided into two charges, all though fired sunul.
taneously.
BIRD TRAP EXTRAORDINARY.— 4JpOll the arrival
of the Elk engine at Nine Elms, on Tuesday night,
with the six o'clock train from Southampton, a lark I
was found in the ash-pan (within Si]: inches of the
fire-bars), which had received no fura ter injury from
this novel species of bird-trap than the singeing of a
few tail feathers. It is now in the pc ssession of the
engine-driver, and appears quite lively..