The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-14 00:00:00

MEE PING OF PARLIAMENT.

The iollowing is a copy of the Circular addreised to
'be Conservative Members:—

Whitehall, Jan. 5, 1842.

Sit —The meeting of P4rlinment being fixed for
Thursday, the :_3(i of February, I tike the liberty of in-
forming you that public business of importance will be
immediitely proceeded with.
Permit me to hope that it may he consistent with
your convenienee to give your attendance in the House
of Commons on tliat day.
" I have the honour to be, Sir, your moet faithful
and obedient servant, " ROBERT PEEL."

PAtween five and stx oclock yesterday morning
a fire broke out in Chelsoft Colloge,.but which, by the
a,;.,istant.,. of the pensioners and tine-brigademett, wa.c
g.,t rfrofore much damage was done.

. -
}Um - Highness Prince Esterhazy's long an-
nomicell return front his annual Visit. to his extensive
PrineipAlc v in Tini:!.nry L at length undorst(a.al to he
fixel for !ay nest, when he is expected to arrive at

DEATII OF ADMIRAL SIR JOSIAS ROWLEY.
-it (11:!irAl Sir Josh's Rowl4,y died on Wednesday fit hirt
ri--;;41!;:i"Y, Mount Campbell, near Drumsur, county o
_Leitrim. The Galhmt Baronet's promotion to the rank
rtf Admiral of the White took place on the fate brevet.
Sir Josias'a naval career was distinguished by several
feats of great gallantry, and in his double capacity of pri-
vate Centisman. anti Magistrate was beloved and re-
spected by a.ll class,es in the country.
PRIVY COUNCIL—At the Privy Council to
he held at Windsor Castle to-morrow, Ire understand
flee-Chaneellor Knight Bruce and Vice-Chancellor
Vt igrani hill be presented to the Queen, and sworn in
Members of her Majesty's Privy Council.
MR. JUSTICE BOSANQuET.--The Learned
Jikige,,as we stated.' yesterday, has sent in his resig-
nation. ; but as the usual firms on such occasions have
not yet .been gone through, no successor to his Lordship,
as one of the Judges of the Common Pleas, has at pre-
sent been appointed.
REMARKABLE SAGACITY OF A DOG.—On
Monday morniag, as the Usk (Newport) steamer, Cap-
tan Parfitt, was proceeding through the lock at Cumber-
land: basin, on her voyage to Newport, a man named
-Hobbs attempted to get on hoard ; the Captain in-
formed him that if he would go to the corner of the pier he
would take hint in, but if he attempted to jump On the pad-
dle-box he would certainly be drowned. The man, how-
ever,-persisted in endeavouring to jump on the box, and
was precipitated into the lock. The paddles were instantly
stopped,. and almost before the plunge of the man in the
wat,r Wit:S heard, Captain Parfitt's doe. (a fine animal of
the Labrador breed) sprang overboard, and diving in
search of the drowning man, brought him up by the.
shoulder and conveyed him to one of the lock-elites,
where he could hold ()a in security. As soon as 1-11; saw
he could leave the man with safety, the dog swam after
(111(1 soon returned with his • hat in his mouth ; and,
placing his tine-paws on one of the cross timbers of the
g„t,, patiently awaited alongside the man, until a boat
was brought, which conveyed the rash adventurer and
hi:; canine deliverer safely to the shore.—Buth Chronicle.
Flttts AT BERMONDSEY. e sterday a fire
broke out, about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, in the
premises of Arr. Wisliton, a boat and barge-builder,
.re extlaisiye business at Bermondsey-wall,
carrying' i", " •
by ~,bieh property to a• considerable amount was de-
str,,ye(l„ Stine( of the work men had been engaged in
Pr(-
pitch, when, either by accident
vtring quantity of
Zw::_egh-et, it boiled over, and the flames set fire to a
quantity of caulking tow which lay near, and, in about
five minutes after, the flames
spread rapidly through a
large shed, containing I
prs end timber. Mes-
sengers were instantly despatched to the different fire
statiofi4- in the neighbourhood; but unfortunately, before
their'arrival, the flames had gained such an ascendancy,
that although the two powerful fire-engines from South-
wark-bridge were quickly in attendance, property tea large
amount was destroyabefore the fire was extinguished.