The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-16 00:00:00

SPORTING.

The Queen's hounds had a fine field-day on Monday, but an
accident to 31r. Hayter, M.P. for Wells, Somersetshire,
damped the sport of the distinguished company. While at-
ten.pting to leap a stile, his horse and he fell together, by
which his eye was severely cut, and his temples contused, but
not dangerously.

COURT—FASHIONABLE.
A chapter of the Garter is expected to be held at Bucking-
ham Palace this week, or during the succeeding, for the elec-
tion of Knights, to supply the vacancies caused by the deaths
of the Earl of Westmoreland, the Duke of Cleveland, and the
Marquis of Hertford. Tho Dukes of Buckingham and Beau-
fort, and the Marquis of Salisbury, are to be the fortunate re-
cipients of the distinguished honour.
The Duke of Wellington gives a grand dinner on Friday
next to the Heads of Coll gcs connected with the University of
Oxford.

The Marquis of Ormonde has arrived at Kilkenny Castle.
The Duchess of Buccleuch left Dalkeith on Tuesday last fo
Ravensworth Castle.
The Marquis and narchioness of Downshire have joined the
Earl and Countess of Hillsborough at Waddington Castle,
Warwickshire.
Lady W. Poulett had a soiree last night at her residence in
Curzon-street.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The snow-storms during the winter have been very severe
at Rome. Near Villa-Montalto, five shepherds were buried
by an avalanche; at Vicarlati fifty-seven persons perished ; and
near Civitella twenty-seven horsemen were buried in the snow.
On this day in 1776 died Dr. John Hoadley, who was Chap-
lain to the Prince of Wales, and brother to the Bishop of that
name. He was the author of several dramas, and is sup-
posed to have assisted his brother in writing the " Suspicious
Husband."

The Duchess de Montebello, the lady of the French Am-
bassador at Naples, was on the 22d ult. thrown from her
horse on coming out of the grotto of Pausilippo, by which she
had her wrist sprained, and her cheek much hurt.
The complete destitution of the family of the late Theodore
Hook may be judged from the fact, that his personal properly
has been sworn under the value of 1001. The will and codicils
are very short, the whole being on a single sheet of letter-
paper, and dated as far back as 1828.

SUDDEN DEATH of ARCHDEACON
SINGLETON.
(FY OM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Moarini, MARCH 14.—1 am sorry to inform you that in-
telligence has arrived in this town to-day, of the sudden death
of the venerable Archdeacon Singleton, yesterday (Sunday)
evening, at Alnwick Castle, the residence of the Duke of
Northumberland, alter an illness of only half an hour's duration.
I am unable to state the particulars of this melancholy event,
further than that I learn that the deceased gentleman had been
slightly, and only slightly, indisposed during the day, but not
in such degree as to prevent his joining the company at the
Castle, where he was staying on a visit. •
By this event the lucrative benefice of Elsdon, in this county,
which is in the gift of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland,
will have become vacant.

CURIOUS COINCIDEINCE.-011 Friday Mr. J. C.
Shaw, of the city of Dublin Company, received a letter from
the city of Mexico, dated 22d January, and a letter from Cal-
cutta, also dated 22d January. The circumstance is curious.
On looking at a map of the world, on Mercator's projection,
England forms very nearly the apex of ap isosceles triangle with
these two places, as the crowfties.—Liverpool Standard.