The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-11 00:00:00

PINE ARTS.

At the hundred and fourth anniversary festival of the Royal
Society of Musicians of Great Britain, held on Friday at Free.
masons'-hall, it was stated that 15,0001. had been dist, ibuted since
its formation, in assistance to indigent musicians, their widows,
and orphans. The Society possesses funded property and ground-
rents, which annually produce 1,7231. 125. 6d. ; the rest of its
resources being received from subscriptions and donations.
COURT—FASHIONABLE.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have left town for
Leamington Spa.

The Earl and Countess Grosvenor leave Motcombe House, Shaftes.
bury, on Monday next, for Grosverior-square.
Lady Peel left town ou Friday far Kemp-town, Brighton.
Lord Wharnclitre has arrived in town from Wortley Hall, York-
shire.

The Earl of Antrim will arrive in town from Hastings in a few
days.

The Lady of his Excellency the French Ambassador, holds her
first assembly on the 20th inst.

The Counters of Bridgewater leaves Ashridge Castle on Thßrsday
nest for town.

PiXISCELZANEOUS.

By the death of Lord Rolle, the Clinton family, whose lineage
is not less lengthy thitn their rent.roll, comes into possession of a
vast accession of property.
On April 9, 1626, died the celebrated Lord Bacon. During
the reign of James I. be became Lord High Chancellor of Eng-
land, but being accused of corruption in office, he was fined and
dismissed. The remainder of his life was passed in study, and his
" Novum Organum Scientiarum " alone has earned for him a
deathless name.

TO THE ELECTORS OF TUE MON-
TROSE DISTRICT OF BURGHS.

GENTLEMEN,--The flattering requisition I hare re-
ceived from the' 'Burghs of Forfar and Inverbervie, to-
gether with the resolution :from the electors of Montrose,
and intimations from various friends in the. Burghs
that they believe my personal appearance is alone re-
quisite to ensure my bring preferred as the representa-
tive .to succeed Mr. Chalmers, induces me' now to
offer you publicly My services, on the conditions stated
in my first letter to the Provost of Forfar, and to inform
you, that in order.to ascertain the true state of feeling
in the Burghs, I intend to present myself immediately to
the eleCtors, and to declare myself a candidate. for their
suffrages, should I meet with
.the favourable reception I
am led to anticipate.
I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient humble servant,
London, April 9, 1842. . JOSEPH HUME.

TO JOSEPH HUME, ESQ.
(cpPy.)

DEAR have laid yours, of the 4th instant, be-
fore your Election Committee, and am directed to say,
in reply, that while they appreciate your motives in not
coming forward until re nested by all the burghs, yet
they can assure you, on the best authority, that the mere
formality of a requisition is all that is wanting. Most
of the Committee are public men, and a number of them
had conversations yesterday with several very influen-
tial electors from most of the towns, and not one indivi-
dual expressed a doubt as to your being returned by
a triumphant majority, provided you were on the spot,
be your opponent who he may. You must be aware
that the electors of a burgh, not being an associated body,
are sometimes not easily brought into action ; a no-
toriety is attached to individuals who take a lead in
these matters, not always desirable ; and the practice at
elections hitherto being,: for canddates to solicit the
electors, instead of the electors soliciting candidates ;
all operates against the §teps being' taken, desired by
you. The Conimittee, While they feel the delicacy
of your situation, are ....really sorry that you
should hesitate in coming forward, especially when
they are certain of your return ; they therefore
:hope you will waive your objections, and immediately
make your appearance in the district. A.personal can-
vass would not be required, an address from you to each
town is all that would be necessary. •
The Committee ave aware that a resolution was
passed at a meeting of electors in Montrose, on the Ist
instant, which, if not a requisition, was very near ap-
proximating to it. At that meeting your answer to
the first public letter sent you from this town, the an-
swers of Messrs. Warburton and Stanley, and the ad-
dressCraig°, were all read ; and
requested to come to the
you,bur
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hro.iusC
sn3e
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most unequivocal declaration in
your behalf, and, in the opinion of the Committee,
ought to weigh greatly in inducing you to come forward.
In this town it will be almost unanimity. The sig-
natures to the requisition are increasing every hour; they
now number upwards of 200, and a number more can be
confidently relied on. Many have declared their will-
ingness to sign, the moment they are certain of your
coming forward. The same feeling is operating to
a !great extent in the other bur,;hs. Once make a
public declaration that you are willing to undertake the
duties of our representative, and, all will be right.
The writ for the election may, and very likely will, be
issued soon, so there is little time for delay ; and, as all our
exertions have been spent to secure your return, the
probability is, that should you refuse to come forward,
that the representation of the burghs may pass into the
hands of a person who will not represent the wants or
wishes of the community. It is to be regretted, that at,
such a crisis the community will not step forward, and
secure for themselves a representative according to their
wishes ; but after the explanations now given, I trust
you will lose not 'a moment in taking the necessary steps
•to secure the seat. Let no delicacy of feeling prevent
you throwing yourself in the breach, when you know
that you have only publicly to express your wish, and
you are again the representative of the Angus burghs.
The Committee will look for your address by return
of post, also an intimation when you will be here in per-
son ; meanwhile, dully will use every exertion, both here
and in the other burghs, in your behalf. Nothing on
their part will be left undoce to secure your return.
I am, dear Sir, in name of the Committee, your obe-
dient servant, • .
(Signed) JOHN BOATH, Jun.
Forfar, April 7, 1842.

TO JOHN BOATH, JUN., ESQ., FORFAR.
London, April 9, 1842.
Dear Sir,—After the flattering assurances and urgent
solicitations contained in your letter on behalf of my
Election Committee in Forfar, of the 7th inst., it might
manifest a want of respect for the electors of Forfar
and an indifference to the honour they have done
me in requesting me to offer myself a candidate at the
ensuing election, were I any longer to hold back from
declaring myself willing to undertake the duties of
Representative for the Montrose district of Burghs.
On the faith, therefore, of your assurances, and in
the belief that an address to the electors of each burgh,
together with my personal appearance on the spot, are
all that is tecessary to ensure me the suffrages
of my ancient constituents, I have waived my
former objections, and dispatch, as you suggest, an ad-
dress, to the electors by this post, and further intend to
leave London, to-night, and to make my immediate ap-
pearance among them.
At the same time, I still so far adhere to my first de
claration, that if, after due inquiries on the spot, I should
find that my kind well-wishers have over-rated the pro-
spect of success, I shall have no scruple in withdrawing
myself from the trouble and expen e of a doubtful
election.

With renewed thanlcs for your zeal and personal ex-
ertions—l remain, dear Sir, your obedient, humble servant,
(S:gned) JOSEPH HUME.

House of Common, by Sir Valentine Blake, assisted by Sir
BARRISTERS.—A Bill has been brought into the'
Thomas Wilde and Lord Marcus Hill, to allow persons who
full eight years standing as ad-
mittedhave kept terms in England to be admitted to the Irish Bar,
and also to allow persons of
graduated at Trinity College, and kept five terms in the said
members of King's Inn, Dublin, and those who have
Inn, to be admitted to the same Bar with the degree of Bar-
r':Cer-at-law. This will do away with the absurd practice of
compelling Irish law students to keep their terms in England.
TuooPs FOR CHIT A.—The Lady Flora, com-
manded by Captain Robert. Fad, had been taken up at Madras
by the Indian Government, for the purpose of conveying troops
to China, in order to strengthen the forces under Sir Henry
Pottinger, aud.was to.sail on the Bth of March. Lord Ellen-
borough, the new Governor-Oenril of India, 'attended by the
1-,,,,n1; of Departut.,:ds, x "'sited tile i....n1y Flora ill the Roads,
atid,Li6 Lordship e4ressed his sat itAul.wn of lho drip's quali-
ties and accommodations. She would convey from between
500 to 600 troops.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Court on Saturday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace, for the reception of Addresses, on
the throne.

The Lord Mayor and a Deputation of the Corporation
of the City of Dublin arrived at the Palace, his Lordship
being attended by his Chaplain, and also by. the Sword-
bearer, Mace• bearer, and other officers, all wearing their
respective robes and badges of office. The deputation
were immediately ushered to the Green Drawing-room,
and were shortly afterwards conducted by the Lord
Chamberlain to the presence of the Qiieeti, in the Throne-
room, in the following order :
High Constable,
Mai shal.
Sword-bearer. Mace-bearer.
Lord Mayor,
Mr. O'Connell.

Auditor, ICluplain to the Lord Mayor,
Mr. Christopher Eiffe. Most Rev. Dr. Doyle.
Aldermen.
(Two and Two).
Town Councillors.
Burgesses.
The 'Aldermen present were Aldermen Keshan, Pur-
cell, Rooney, Rae, Mlienna, and Gardiner.
The Town Councillors present were Messrs. Sheridan,
Bury, Fallow, Reynolds, Pearson, Perry, Symes, Staun-
ton, and O'Reilly.
The Burgesses present were the Right Hon. D. Pigot,
M.P.; Mr. John O'Connell, M.P.; Mr. Henry Grattan,
and Mr. Cashill.

The Lord Mayor having received the Address from
Mr. Eiffe, advanced to the foot of the Throne, and read
the Address of Congratulation on the auspicious Birth of
the Prince of Wales, from the Mayor, Alde.rmcm, Coun-
cillors, and Burgesses of Dublin.
The Queen returned a most gracious answer.
Alderman Reshan, the Senior Alderman, and Alder-
man Purcell, had the honor to kiss hands, and the 1. epu-
tation then retired.

The Queen was atttnded by the Duchess of l3uccleuch.
Mistress of the Robes; the Dowager Lady Lyttelton,
Lady in Waiting; the Great Officers of State, the Duke
of Wellington, Lori Wharnelitle, Lord Stanley, and
other Cabinet Ministers. His Royal Highness Prince
Albert stood by her Majesty's side.
After the presentation of the Address from the Corpo-
ration of the City of Dublin, an Address of Congratula-
tion was presented to her Majesty on the birth of the
Prince of kVales' by the body of Protestant Dissenting
Ministers of the Presbyterian Denomination, residing in
and about the Cities of London and Westminster. The
Address was read by the Rev. Thomas Madge, and her
Majesty returned a very gracious answer, Mr. Madge
afterwards had the honour of kissing her Majesty's hand.
Dr. Thomas Rees, the Secretary of the body, who had
also the honour of kissing the Queen's hand, then pre-
sented to her Majesty all the other gentlemen of the De-
putation, which comprised the following Presbyterian
Ministers of London, viz. :--Rev. Thomas Madge, Dr.
Thomas Rees, Rev. E. Tagart, Dr.- Hutton, Rev. 'W.
Hincks, Rev. R. K. Philp, Rev. Thomas Cromwell, Rev.
S. Wood, and be Rev. Patrick Cannon. .

The general body of Protestant Dissenting Ministers of
the Three Denominations were afterwards conducted by
Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher in Waiting, from
the Library, where they had assembled, up the grand stair-
case, to . the Throne-room. where the Rev. E. Hender-
son, D.D., .read an Address of Congratulation to the.
Queen on the auspicious Birth of a Prince.
Her Majesty returned a most gracious answer.
The Rev. Dr. Henderson and the Rev. Edward Steane
had the honour to kiss hands, and, the latter Rev. Gen-
tleman presented to the Queen the Members of the Body.
There were present the Rev. Dr. Jenkyn, Rev. James
Matheson, D.D., Rev. J. Morrison, D.D., Rev. Professor
Hoppus, LL.D., Rev. Professor Kidd, Rev. G. Clayton, •
Rev. John Burnet, Rev. John Howard Clinton, M.A.,
Rev. S. Tomkins, M.A., Rev. H. L. Berry, M.A., Rev.
Thomas Russell, A. 11.1., Rev. F. .W. Gotch, A. 8., Rev.
Robert Ainslie, Rev. Edward Maanering, Rev. Edward
Alexander Dunn, Rev. William Williams, Rev. Charles
Williams, Rev.. W. Johnstone Hope, Rev. J. Raban,
Rev. Thomas Timpson, Rev. John Pulling, Rev. Thomas
James, Rev. John Morris, Rev. Michael Angelo Garvey,
Rev. John Adey, Rev. G. Rose, Rev. Wm. Norton, Rev.
Geo. Pritchard, Rev. H. J. Crump, Rev. John Peacock,
Rev. Joseph Mason, Rev. T. Binney, Rev. John Black-
burn, Rev. John H. Godwin, Rev. William Smith, Rev.
H. B. Jeula, Rev. George Verrall, Rev. David Davies,
Rev. B. Woodyard.- Rev. Thomas Lewis, ReV. William
Stern Palmer, Rev. Charles Gilbert, Rev. John Yockney,'
Rev. John Robinson, Rev. Joseph John Freeman, Rev.
William.Groser, Rev. Robert Ashton, Rev. Israel May
Soule, Rev. James Mirams, Clement Dukes, A.M.,
Charles. Fox Vardy,- A. 111., John Edgcome Richards,
William Bean,-and S. .11.1aimmery, Home; ton.

Her 111a:eity's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-
Arms lined the Throne-room at the reception of the Ad-
dresses, commanded by their Lieutenant, the Hon. Sir
Edward Butler.

The Queen gave audiences to Sir James Graham, the
Lord Chaiuber!ain, and Lord Hill. •
The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Mr. Alderman
Magnay, and Mr. Sheriff Rogers, accompanied by the
City Remembrancer, had an audience of the Queen in
the Royal Closet, to learn her Majesty's pleasure relative
to the reception of the Address from the Corporation of the
city of Loßdim against the Corn-laws.
Her Majesty was pleased tit' appoint Monday next
(this day) at two o'clock, for the presentation of the
Address.

The Court was attended by the Duke of Wellington,
the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland, the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the
First Lord of the Adiniralty, the President of the Board
of Trade, the Paymaster of the Forces, the Lord Steward,
the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Herse, the
Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; the
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, Lord Hill, Gold Stick
in Waiting, the Vice Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the
HouSehold, the Comptroller of the Household, Mr. Henry
Robinson, Standard-bearer of the Honourable Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms, Mr. James Bunce Curling, Clerk of
the Cheque of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms,
Sir Noel Harris, Groom of the Privy Chamber, Sir Ben-
jamin Smith, Captain Seymour Sadler, Exon in Waiting,
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Wortley, Pages of Honour m
Waiting.
The Earl of Warwick .and Sir Robert Otway were
the Lord and Groom in -Waiting. The Queen's Guard
of the Grenadier Guards, with the band of the regiment,
was on duty on the Palace lawn.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of -Kent visited the
Queen on Saturday.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were
taken an airing in a carriage on Saturday forenoon.
Her Majesty, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttel-
ton, took an airing on Saturday afternoon in an open
carriage and four. Major-General Wemyss, Equerry in
Waiting, was in attendance on her Majesty. _
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace, on
Saturday evening, included her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duke
of Rutland, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, Lord George Lennox, Lord and Lady
Jemima Eliot, Lord and Lady Lyttelton, Rightllon.
Sir James and Lady Graham, Right Hon. W. E. Glad-
stone, Sir George Courer, ,Bart., Sir Edward 'Lytton
Buiwer, Bart., and Captain Francis Seymour, Scots
Fusileer Guards.
The band of thetoldstream Guards attended at the
Palace in the evening.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Royal suite,
attended Divine service yesterday morning in Bucking-
ham Palace. The Rev. Mr. Vane. Deputy-Clerk of the
Closet, officiated.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and
Prince George of Cambridge visited her Majesty yes-
terday. -
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, accompanied by a Depu-
tation of the Corporation, had an audience of hi; Royal
Highness Prince Albert, on Saturday, at Buckingham
Palace, when his Lordship read an Address of Congratu•
lation to his Royal Highness.
The Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the Three
Denominations, residing in and about the Cities of Lon-
don and Westminster, presented a CongratulatoryAddr4o
to Prince Albert on the birth of a Prince of Wales,
The Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the Presby-
terian Denominations also presented an-Address of Con-
gratulation to his Ito.) al Highness on the auspicious
event.

Prince Albert was attended by the following officers
of his - Household :—Mr. George Edward Anson,
Treasurer ; Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting ;
George Anz,on, Groom in Waiting ; and Colonel
Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty, the Queen Dowager, onFriday evening at Marl-
borough' House.
The Rev. Dr. Henderson, the Rev. Edward Steane,
and the general body of Protesiant Dissenting Ministers
of the Three Denominations, presented an Address of
Congratulation to her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent on Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's, on
the auspicious birth of the Prince of Wales,
The Rev. Thomas Madge, the Rev. Dr. Thomas Rees,
and a Deputation of the Protestant Dissenting Ministers
of the Presbyterian Denomination, residing in and about
the Cities of London and Westniinster, also presented
to the Duchess of Kent an Address of Congratulation on
the Birth of a Prince Heir-apparent to the Imperial
Crown.

Her Royal Highness the. Duchess of Kent was attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady in Waiting,
.and
Colonel Sir George Cowper, Bart., C. 8., Comptroller of
of her Royal Highness's Household.
The Du chess of Chambridge and the Princess Augusta
of Cambridge, returned to their residence at Kew on
Saturday evening. -
The Duchess of Kent attended Divine Service yester-
day afternoon, in the Chapel Royal,, St. James's. The
Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated. Lady Anna Maria Dawson
was in waiting on her Royal Highness.
A Deputatian from the Directors of the Assum Com-
pany, consisting of Sir William Baynes, Bart., Mr.
Richard Twining, Mr. William R. Robinson, and Mr.
William Prinsep, Directors ; and Mr. Walter Prideaux.
Secretary, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.

Earl of March, M.P., Mr. Christopher, M.P., Mr.
Pusey, M.P., Mr. Buck, M.P., and other Members of the
House of Commons, had an interview with Sir R. Peel.
the Earl ofßipon, and Mr. Gladstone, on Friday.
Mr. Horsley Palmer, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Stewart, Mr.
Pepys, and Mr. Attwood, a Deputation on the Coal Duties.
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
on Saturday, in .Downing-street.
The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview with
Sir Robert Peel on Saturday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
The Committee of the Baronetage for Privileges met
on Saturciny,•ainir trzirrtteteit - the.. Clll-relidon
ilutel.
Mr Usburne, and a del, the Canadian
ber-trade, had an interview with the Right Hon. W. E.