The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-08 00:00:00

COURT-FASHIONABLE.

The Earl of Denbigh is ^staying at the Upper
Lodge, near Bushy Park.
Lord and Pady Palmerston are at Broadlands
House, near Southampton.
The Marquis of Douro arrived at Brighton on
Tuesday.

Lord Worsley has arrived at Manby Brigg, Lin
colnshire.

The Earl of Pembroke is in Parrs, an intends to
pass the summer abroad.

MISCELIANEOUS.
The foundation-wall, which is supposed to have
formed the eastern boundary of the Monastery of
Whitefriars, has been discovered during the excava-
tions now making in Water-lane, Fleet-street. Two
skulls, a coin of Charles the Second's time, and other
pieces of money, were also found.

Frost, the ex-Magistrate, is at work among the
common gang at Impression Bay. Jones, the Chartist
watchmaker, acts as overseer to the mess in the Pei&
tentiary at Port Arthur. Williams, who was sent to
work in the coal-mines, built a boat' and escaped, but
was shortly after re-captured, and at present works
in one of the chain gangs.
Captain Powys, at the Staffordshire meeting on
Monday, Stated that though the military at present
restrained the discontented, the upraising of a single
finger would bring up hundreds out of the pits. Earl
Talbot said that unexpected outbreaks were fre-
quently liable to occur. He was one day only last
week breakfasting with Lord Dartmouth at Sand-
well, when all of a sudden news came of the ap-
proach of a mob froni the pits, spreading terror in all
directions.

The report that Dr. 11PDouall had been arrested
;urns out to be incorrect.

The county Magistrates of Staffordshire held a
meeting in the Shire-hall, on Monday, to take into
consideration the present state of the county. A
series of rules and regulations were unanimously
adopted for the more efficient preservation of the
peace, ordering new district stations to be made, and
horses and patrols to be kept in constant communica-
tion, and their reports constantly made to the Lord
Lieutenant and the masters of the stations.

DItURY-LANE THEATRE.—Tuesday the members
of the corps dramatique assembled on the stage at twelve
o'clock, having been convened by the stage manager,
Mr. Serle, fur that hour. Among those present
were Mr. Harley, Miss Romer, Mrs. Nisbett, and
Miss Horton. It was communicated to the performers
that the theatre would not open until Saturday the
Ist of October, when the performances, as at present
arranged, would consist of Shakspeare's As You Like It,
with Mrs. Nisbett as Rosalind, and a new farce. The
entire operatic strength of the company, including
Madame Vestris, Miss Rower, Miss Norton, Miss Grant,
will be in the old English opera, by Purcell, of Kina
ther, some of the music of which was given out for
study. In consequence of the theatre opening a week
later than was anticipated, some cf the principal artistes
intend to make short provincial tours.

Th? Millerites are prophesying that the end of the
wGrld is to be in April, 1843 ; and yet at the same time,
in this month of August, 1842, they are taking subscrip-
tions fur a newspaper for one year in advance. Not bad
that.—New York Herald.

TIIE BRITISH MUSEUM.—Circulars have just been
issued from the British Museum to all the publishers in
the kingdom, calling their attention to the new Copy.
right Act, .5 and 6 Vic., cap. 48, by which it is directed,
under certain penalties, that a copy of every book,
pamphlet, sheet of letterpress, sheet of music, map, chart,
or plan, published within her Majesty's dominions, shall
be delivered, on its publication, at the British Museum.
The provisions of the said Act to be enforced in every
case in which any of the above-named species of publi-
cation shall not be delivered as the Act directs.