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

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY. —The Queen held a Court and Privy
Council this afternoon at the Castle.

At the Court the Right Rev. the Bishop of Bath and Wells
had an audience of the Queen in the Royal Closet, and did
homage upon his translation to that see. Sir James Graham,
her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment, and the Bishop of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet
attended the ceremony. _ _

The Privy Council was attended by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President; the Duke
of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief; Sir Robert Peel, First
Lord of the Treasury ; Sir James Graham, Secretary of State
for the Home Department ; the Earl of Ripon, President of
the Board of Control; the Right Hon. H. Goulburn, Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer; the Earl of Lincoln, Chief Com-
missioner of the Woods and Forests; the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert, Secretary at War; the Earl Delawarr, Lord Cham-.
berlain ; and the Eall of Jersey, Master of the Horse.
At the Council, Parliament was ordered to be further pro-
rogued from Thursday, the 27th inst., unto Tuesday, the
16th December.

Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right
Hon. Rowland Viscount Hill to be Lord-Lieutenant of
Shropshire, his Lordship took the oaths appointed to be
taken thereupon.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council
in Waiting.
After the Council, Lord Wharncliffc, Sir James Graham,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Leicester, Mr.
Sidney Herbert, the Earl of Jersey, and the Hon. William
Bathurst, left the Castle for the Slough station of the Great
Western Railway, and took their departure for town. The
Duke of Wellington left the Castle for Strathfieldsaye ; and
the Earl of Ripon also took his departure.
Sir Robert Peel and the Earl Delawarr remained at the
Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert took an early morning walk,
and on the return of her Majesty and her Royal Consort to
the Castle, the Prince went to shcot, attended by Lord Charles
Wellesley, Captain the Hon. A. Duncombe, and Colonel
Bowles, and returned at two o'clock.
The Royal Family were taken their usual morning exer-
cise on ponies.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Augustus
of Saxe Cobourg left the Castle for town, attended by Baron
de Wangenheim and Madame Angela. Their Royal High-
nesses returned in the evening.

His Royal Highness Prince George took his departure this
morning. Lord Portman and Sir James Clark arrived at the
Castle to-day, on a visit to her Majesty.
Lord and Lady Stanley did not arrive last evening as ex-
pected.
Lady Caroline Somers Cocks and the Hon. Miss Deverelix
have succeeded the Hon. Misses Stanley and Dawson as the
Maids of Honour in Waiting to the Queen. _ _ .

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, and the Baroness de Speth, will joid the
royal dinner circle to-day.

The band of the Second Life Guards attend during dinner,
and her Majesty's private band will attend afterwards.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived at
Gloucester House yesterday, from her residence at Richmond.
His Royal Highness Prince George arrived at his residence
in St. James's Palace yesterday, from Windsor Castle.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England held a Com-
mittee yesterday. There were present the Bishop of London,
the Bishop of Ely, and the Earl of Devon.
The Earl of Lincoln arrived in town yesterday.

DESTRUCTION of the GLASGOW

CITY THEATRE BY FIRE.
Late last night, or rather early this morning, the above
splendid building, on the Public-green, with all its valuable
scenery, internal decorations, and other theatrical appur-
tenances, was entirely destroyed by fire, with the exception
of the walls, which still remain. The most providential,
and, at the same time, satisfactory consideration is, that the -
tire occurred after the performance of the evening had closed,
and when the audience had taken their departure to their
homes. Some idea, however, may be formed of the nearness
of the time between the theatre shutting for the night, and
the fire taking place, when we state that the gas lamps in
front were burning when the flames were first seen issuing
from the back part of the building. The tire on the whole
was one of the most formidable that has occurred in Glas-
gow for many years, and created immense alarm all over
the city. The internal part of the theatre being constructed
almost entirely of wood and other inflammable materials,
when the whole erection became enveloped, it formed a sight
at once fearful and sublime. It commenced precisely about
ten minutes past twelve o'clock ; and, although there was a
heavy fall of rain at the time, it hadino effect in diminishing
the awful grandeur of the scene to the beholder. The fire
raged, ciackled, and burst forth with uncontrollable fury
from all parts of the house—at one time sending out myriads
of sparks over the east end of the town, and over the adjoin-
ing Adelphi Theatre—at another lighting up part of the
buildings in Hutchison-town, with more than mid-day
splendour, and anon sinking into furnace-like quietude, re-
lieved only by the clank of the fire- engines engaged in pre-
venting its spreading to the surrounding property' Indeed,
the prevention of further damage than the loss of the
theatre itself, from the commencement, appeared to
be the only judicious course left to the fire brigade, and it
was ably followed out by Mr. Robertson, of the Glasgow
Police establishment, to whose activity and diligence in play-
ing upon Mr. Miller's Adelphi Theatre may be ascribed the
preservation of that extensive establishment, the Adelphi
being composed altogether of wood; this course of policy was
the more advisable, as, for the first half-hour, the wind blew
the flames from the south in its direction, and that of the se-
veral other buildings at the foot of Salt. market- street. The
heads of the different fire brigades—including Mr. Robertson
of the Glasgow, Captain Richardson of Gorbals, Mr. For-
syth, and the West of England, were on the spot as quickly
as possible after an alarm had been raised, and did their
best to check the ravages of the burning; but their best
intentions were unavailing towards preserving any of the pro-
perty in or about the City Theatre. We have not heard as
to the origin of the fire ; but we are sorry to learn that by the
misfortune nearly sixty persons will be deprived of employ-
ment, and that a large amount of their little property, such
as music and dresses, is entirely lost to them. The theatre
itself is valued at several thousand pounds, but Mr. Ander-
son, the proprietor (well known as the "Wizard of the
North"), we believe is fully insured in the York, 'iVest of
,England, and Sun fire offices. At the hour we went to
press the engines were playing upon the smouldering ruins.—
Glasgow Chronicle.

EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION.

NOTTINGHAM, THURSDAY, 10 O'CLOCK A.M.—Last nigh
another fire, making the fourth within the short space of one
calendar month, broke out in this neighbourhood, and I am
sorry to say under circumstances warranting a strong con-
viction that incendiarism is extant in this part of the country.
During the day heavy rain had fallen, and at night, though
occasionally fair, there was much rain, a circumstance quite
unfavourable for the origination of a fire by a slight incident.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock, a glare of light was seen in the
horizon, for many miles around, in the direction of Beeston,
three miles from this town, and very soon afterwards I heard
that a special messenger had arrived on horseback for
the engines, in consequence of a large stack-yard situated
in the centre of the above village being on fire, and the
stacks were burning with unabated fury. Oa riding to the
spot I found two engines from Nottingham had just arrived,
and were in full play, but evidently useless as far as regarded
12 out of 15 large stacks, consisting of wheat, barley, peas,
beans, oats, hay, dills, and straw, which were one entire mass
of fire and flame. Hundreds of people were lending a help-
ing hand, but difficulty was experienced for want of water.
At half-past eight o'clock Mr. Joseph Walker, farmer, of
Beeston, the owner of the stacks, walked by his stack-yard,
and saw all safe; in ten minutes after a neighbour saw
flames bursting out of a dill stack, and gave an alarm, but
in less than another quarter of an hour, eight or nine of the
stacks were all on fire, owing no doubt to a brisk west wind
blowing at the time directly upon them. Portions of the
burning materials flew upon the cottages adjoining, and set
the thatch of two of them on fire, threatening destruction
to the houses all around. By prompt measures this evil was
averted; ladders being obtained, and wet blankets spread
upon the burning thatch, on which water was thrown in large
quantities. The removal of a bean stack was also ef-
fected, and a large hay and straw stack were saved by
means of the engines, which, I ought to state, reached
Beeston by a quarter past ten o'clock. IThe damage is
estimated at upwards of 1,000/., and of that sum only 4001.
has :been insured in the Guardian-office. A general re-
port prevailed that this mischief must have been the work of
an incendiary, and though I did not venture an opinion re-
specting the 14 stacks destroyed by fire at Bestwood-park,
only thirteen days ago, yet such is the mystery in which that
affair is involved, that great fears are now entertained that it
also was the diabolical act of some incendiary. Mr. Walker
occupies a farm in the parish of Beeston, consisting of 200
acres of land, under Mr. Broughton, near hiffnall, in Shrop-
shire, and is a very industrious steady man. There seemed
to be a general commiseration with him on his misfortune.
He considers from the state of the weather, and no one having
been employed in the stack-yard that evening, that it is im-
possible the stacks, could have been accidentally set on fire.
A very tall person, attired in female dress, was said to have
been seen near the place a short time before the flames broke
out, and a suspicion arose that it must have been a man in
disguise who did the mischief. I made diligent inquiry to
ascertain the truth of this statement, but could not trace it
to any authentic source.:

SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN PICCADILLY.—On Tuesday
afternoon a serious accident occurred in Piccadilly to Captain
Seabright, of Sloane-street, Chelsea. He was driving along
Piccadilly in his cabriolet, at a rapid rate,when the axletree
broke close to the wheel, and the cabriolet fell on one side.
The Captain was thrown into the carriage-road, and fell
heavily on his left hip and shoulder. His groom dismounted,
from behind, and secured the horse. Several persons assisted
Captain Seabright from off the ground, and a• •ab being pro-
cured ,he was driven in it to his residence.
A few dm s ago, says an Antwerp journal, a gentle-
man, connected with another paper, ara►ved at Brussels, from
that city, with two carrier pigeons, which he was to send
off with the King's speech on opening the Chambers. As he
had not breakfasted he went to the Café de l'Europe, and,
after giving the basket containing the pigeons to the waiter,
ordered his breakfast. He was served, after waiting for some
time, and, when ready to start, paid his bill and asked for his
pigeons. " Your pigeons," said the waiter, " why, you have
Just eaten them ; I thought it was to have them cooked that
you gave them to me."
PROSPERITY OF TUB COAL MINERS.—We learn,
with the moat unfeigned pleasure, that the colliery popu-
lation in our neighbourhood is in a very prosperous con-
dition, all hands being employed and others in demand in
-ome quarters The hewers are earning from 3/. to 41. per
iiirercneY.

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