The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-23 00:00:00

by a majority of 100 to one, Otero nut being more
than 30 or 40 hands held up in the whole assembly
against It. . _

- The other resolutions, to the effect that this peti-
tion of the inhabitants oltLe :own of Sheffield should
be signed without delay, and- in; ‘,.-arded for presen-
tation by„Earl hint ilEiam nn tic House of Lords,
and by Lord Milton and Mr. Marshall to the House
of Commons, were then put, and carried unani-
mously.
Afteran-unanimous vote of thanks to the Chairman
the meeting broke up with " One cheer more" for
the cause of liberality. •

The Duke of Cumberland. attended Divine
Service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, yesterday
morning, and in the afternoon left town on a visit to his
Majesty at his Palace at Windsor.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Vic-
toria attended Divine Service yesterday in the private
chapel, in the King's Palace Kensington.
A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock
on Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign-office, Downing-
street, the summonses for the holding of which were issued
on Friday evening. The whole of the Cabinet Ministers
attended the Council, "including Viscount Melville, who,
for the first time since his indisposition, left his residence
in order to be present at the Council. The Ministers re-
mained in deliberation till past six o'clock.
Another Cabinet Council was held at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Down-
ing-street, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor,
the Duke of Wellington, Earls 13athurst and Aberdeen,
Viscount Melville, Lord Ellenborough, Mr. Secretary Peel,
Sir G. Murray, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.
Vesey Fitzgerald, and Mr. !ferries. The Ministers did
not conclude their sitting till past seven o'clock, having
sat four hours. The summonses for the assembling of the
Cabinet were issued on Saturday night.

The ArehbiOlop of Canterbury and the Duke
of Northumberland had conferences with the Duke of Wel-
lington on Saturday at the Treasury.

Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador,.
arrived in town on Saturday morning from Paris. His
Excellency attended at the Treasury, and had a lung con-
ference with the Duke of Welling-ton.

The Duke of Athol', Marquis Camden, and
the Hon. Mr. Ryder, transacted business on Slturday at
the Colonial-office.

The Attorney-General and Solicitor-General
for Ireland had a conference with Mr. Secretary Peel on
Saturday.

Count d'Aglie, the Sardinian Minister, and
the Chevalier de Neumann, of the Austrian embassy,
transacted business on Saturday at the Foreign office,
Downing-street.

Mr. Secretary Peel gave a grand dinner. to the
Duke and Duchess of Northumberland yesterday ev,ning,
at his residence in Privy-gardens, on their Grace's depar-
ture for Ireland. Among the company presant to meet the
Duke and Duchess, were Prince and Princess Lieven,
Prince and Princess Polignac, Baron and Baroness Bulow,
and other of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers,
Count Matuscewicz, the Duke of Wellington,. the Earl of
Aberdeen, and others of the Cabinet Ministers.

The luggage of the Duke and Duchess of
Northumberland was put on board the steam-packet, the
William Farvect, on Saturday, at. the Tower-stairs; the
vessel was to proceed yesterday down the river, on her
voyage to Dublin : a portion of the domestics have also
gone in the vessel.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S ANSWER
TO TIIE. SILK WEAVERS.-,-011 Saturday night, an ad-
journed meeting of the journeymen silk weavers of Spitalfields
was held at the Well and Bucket public-house, Bethnal-
green, when Mr.. Wallace informed his fellow-workmen that
the expected reply to their memorial to the Duke of Welling-
ton was received on Wednesday evening, and that it would
be read at a public meeting, convened for the purpose, this
day (Monday.) His Grace, it was stated, expresses it to
be the intention of Government to do every thing in its
power, short of returning to the prohibitory laws, during
the present Session of Parliament, for the alleviation and
removal of the existing distresses in the silk trade, and
concluded by saying that he had it in command tiayn his
Majesty to contribute to their present relief..
THE LIMERICK INDEPENDENT CLUB.—
This truly independent and Spirited body dissolved itself on
Monday, the objects of its institution being accomplished.
—Limerick Evening Post.

BRUNSWICK CLUB.—At a special General
Meeting of the Leeds Brunswick Club, held in the Court-
hwuse on Wednesday week, a series of resolutions were
moved by Mr. Roger Leigh, and seconded by. Mr. G. Bis-
choff, in condemnation of the measures recommended by
his Majesty to the consideration of boll Houses of Parlia-
ment, and supported in a very temperate speech by the Rev.
Thomas Furbank ; but though we understand that these
resolutions were in strict accordance with the spirit of the
celebrated declaration of this Club, yet so faint-hearted
have its members become, that only three hands were held
up in their favour—those of the mover, the seconder, and
the Rev. Supporter.—Leeds Mercury.
Another of those rare and beautiful birds, the
Waxen Chatterer, or Silk Tail, Was shot a few days ago,
at Arnold, which has been stuffed by Mr. Edward Hawks•
ley, Mansfield-road ; at whose house it now remains fur
the inspection of the curious.—Nottingham Review.

Two maiden ladies, who live not fifty miles
south of the Thames, were having their tete-a•tete dinner
a few days ago, when one said to the other, I think Ali..
has sent us a better barrel of table beer than com-
mon this time ; the other agreed that it was so, and turn-
ing round to Thomas, who was waiting at table, said, you
always keep the key of the barrel, you must be saving of
it—how can you manage that ? Why, Ma'am, there is but
one way, which is to put a barrel of ale by the side of it I
—Ber hs Chronicle.

A Correspondent wishes us to state, for the
information of the public, that the danger of being suffo-
cated by smoke to which persons are exposed who enter
premises on fire, may be effectually obviated by tying a
wet silk handkerchief, single, over the face. A gentleman
who lately tried the experiment was enabled to remain in a
room, which was on fire, in
.the most dense smoke, and
work a small engine' until he succeeded in extinguishing
the flame.—NorAlk Chronicle. -

THE SECTARIAN, OR THE CHURCH AND
THE MEETING-HOUSE.—A very singular novel with this
name will, we hear, soon appear. It is said to he written
by an ex-Calvinist.
THE NAVAL OFFICER.—The novel an-
nounred under this name, is written we understand, by a
Post Captain, who has lately distinguished himself in India,
and whose life in the service-has been unusually active and
successful. Report speaks highly of the power and origi-
nality of the writer, and of the extraordinary nature of
the scenes and characters depicted by him.

ECARTE.—The system of gaming. in the
French capital, which has occasioned the ruin of so many
English gentlemen,' is, we understand, about to be un-
veiled; in' a novel announced under the above title. The
scenes Which the writer intends to, disclose are almost in-
credible, and it will be seen that french ladies of,rank and
beauty, are prominent agents in the snares prepred for
the English in those hrilliant, scenes of dissipation, the.
Parisian Salons. •

COUNTY FIRE OFFICE.—At the Annual
General Meeting of this office, on Thursday last,-a Director
took occasion to observe on their increase of business, that
he (lid not attach much importance to that. Endeavours
were now made to persuade people to estimate the relative
merits of the Fire Offices by the quantity of business pro-
cured. Nothing could be more delusive. The very means
used to get together a large quantity of business might be
inconsistent with success. In one of the Offices which
was conspicuous in the Duty account, the Secretary had a
large commission on the amount of business obtained, no
matter whether good or bad ; in another, the Shareholders
were bound to procure Insurances, no matter at what loss
or inconvenience to themselves, or forfeit their dividends.
In both, much business was done, but what was the result
To the Proprietors, that their Stock teas sunk to half its
former value, and their Dividends to less than common in-
terest.—To the insured, that the returns in the one case
were trifling, and in the other notating. Now, in the
County Fire °like, there had always been less anxiety to
do much business, than by prudence and economy to do it
well. The tesult was altogether unprecedented. Tin
Stuck had more than quadrupled in value—the tetutns to
the parties insured had never been le-s than 20 per Cent.
—nor the Dividends to the Proprietors so little. This
result, alter a liberal adjustment of losses, was the import-.
ant thing to the Proprietors, and to the Public; and iv
the County Fire Office continued first in prosperity, he did
not care what Office got foremost in the quantity.