The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace, yes-
terday evening, included the Marquis of Exeter, Mr.
George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and Captain
Francis Seymour (Scots Fusilier Guards).
The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance
during dinner.
The Archbishop of York, the director for the evening
of the Concert of Ancient Music, gave a dinner last
evening, at his residence in Grosvenor-square, to her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady
Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper, and their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by
Lady Somerset, and a select party.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived
in town yesterday afternoon, from the Royal Military
College at Sandhurst.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta So-
merset and Major Stephens, honoured Lady Antrobus
with their company on Tuesday evening, at the ball
given by her Ladyship, at her residence in Piccadilly.
M. Tricoupi, the Grecian Minister, had an interview
with the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone yesterday, at the
office of the Board of Trade.
Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in Whitehall
Gardens yesterday afternoon.
The Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy
Council had a meeting yesterday in the Colwell Cham-
ber. The Lords present were—Lord Brougham, Lord
Campbell, the Vice-Chancellor Wigram, and the Judge
of the Admiralty Court.
After disposing of a motion from Bombay, " Ram-
dass v. Dairdass;' and petitions from Gibraltar, "Hughes
v. Porral ;" and from Trinidad (to dismiss), " Jackson
v. Protheroe," their Lordships commenced the hearing
of an appeal from the Prerogative Court, " Chambers

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Mr. Thesiger, Queen's Counsel, and Dr. Addams,
were heard for the appellant, and the Queen's Advocate
for the respondent. The case was then adjourned until
this (Thursday) morning, when it is expected the So-
licitor-General will be heard.

Wiiiitount.—THE TARIFF.—A public meeting,
called by the Mayor, was held on Friday last, to take
nto consideration the propriety of petitioning Parlia-
ment against the proposed introduction of foreign stone
into this country. We understand that the proceeds
alone, with the quarrying anti shipment of stone, amounts
to 30,0001, per annum, expended in Portland ; conse,
quently should the proposed alteration be carried into
effect, it would be ruinous to the island. The ship-
owners of the port of Weymouth are also deeply inte-
rested in the protection of this trade, which is not only
of local, but of national consequence, as tending to sup-
port our coasting trade, from which the Royal Navy is
supplied with efficient sailors. A deputation, consisting
of Mr. Berry, Mr. Pearse, and Mr. White, left Portland
1 on Tuesday week, for town, in order to lay the case
before the members of the Government. William Eliot,
Esq., banker, has also proceeded to London, on behalf of
the shipowners and others. We trust the exertions
making will lead to such an alteration in the tariff as
will afford ample protection to the Portland trade.—
Somerset County Gazette. . --
Theillemorial Bordelais gives an account of another
severe loss sustained by the fishermen of Teste. On
'the sth inst. they went out as usual, and laid their nets
for the night; but a storm came on, and prevailed with
such force till the 12th, that they were unable to leave
the shore in the interval. When they were able to go
to take their nets up, they were found to have been en-
tirely destroyed by the tempest, insomuch that many of
them have been obliged to give up their beats, and,
with their families, are entirely ruined.
One of the chief London houses in the corn trade,
in a circular addressed to its friends last week, states,
that holders of bonded wheat, by refraining from pay-
ing duty until the latter end of June, may rely upon ob-
taining a profit for their money of no less than two per
cent. per week!
INTREPID CONDUCT OF A SAILOR.—On Tuesday
afternoon, about half-past two o'clock. a woman named
Dodds, living in the neighbourhood of Ratcliffe-high-
way, in a fit of despair and heated by liquor, threw her-
self over the swing-bridge in Old Gravel-lane,
Wapping. A large crowd of persons very soon
clr
• llected, but from the quantity of shipping and
the height of the bridge from the surface of the
water, no one could render her the least assist-
ance. She was sinkint, for the third time, and in an
almost lifeless state, when the alarm attracted the atten-
tion of a Scotch seaman, named Archibald Macdonald,
belonging to the Robert of London, who instantly
jumped from the ship's side, and atter many efforts
succeeded in rescuing the female. She was all but
dead upon her being brought on shore. So pleased were
• the spectators with the gpaelnlacnet,
sixpences, tend
ofd Macdonaldshillings,
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PILILADELPHIA, APRIL 29, 1842.—DISCHARGE OF
NICUOLA s BIDDLE AND OTHERS.--The opinion of the
majority of the Court of General Sessions (Burton and
Conrad), was this morning read in the case of Nicholas
Biddle, Joseph Cowperthvvaite, and John Andrews, in-
dicted for conspiracy to defraud the stockholders of the
United States Bank. Both these Judges agree that there
has not been sufficient cause shown to send the defend-
hats before a jury for trial, on the merits of the accusation
,—they were, therefore discharged. Thus ends all this
muter—in smoke.
Øn Friday morning were deposited and arranged
.iiththeminutest care, in one of the rooms belonging
to the registry of the tribunal at Versailles, a great
number of articles taken from the ashes of the late fire,
such as gold, silver, and copper money, watches, spec-
i taeles, rings, brooches, gloves, handkerchiefs, shawls,
umbrellas, parasols, canes,_ &c. Many are in a state
' of fusion, others are blackened by the fire, and other-
' wise much damaged.

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THE-SUN, LONDON; TRUASDAY EIVENIG, MAY t 9, 1642.

gave birth to a child in our travelling carriage, in
whici i she had taken . refuge. Many women were
takeii the same way in the open fields. The
dying breathed their last sigh in the streets and
highways. Words cannot tell the Miseries we have
witnessed. At present we only think of doing all the
good we can—of saving and cherishing; but the
lower orders now think they may do what they like.
They take possession of all the houses that have
escaped; they. transport thither the goods they have
saved ; and establish their shops in them. In this
manner our house has became the dwelling of a tailor
and his family ; but that is not all. The master of
an .oyster cellar, finding the situation a favourable
one, has brought thither all his merchandise also.
Do not think I have exaggerated the miseries I have
spoken of; no pen or words can even depict the
reality. I shall write again next post, that you may
know how we go on. Fot to-day, adieu. Kindest
love and remembrance from us all."