The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-28 00:00:00

MORNING SU IPS'T

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to her Majesty the 0-
Wards return- ...,ueen Dowager, and after-
,' Thp to Kensington Palace,
.uuke of Cambridge visited her Majesty
'4.le
..I.etteen Dowager yesterday,.
Cabinet Council wait held at two o'clock
.t"sterday. afternoon at the Foreign-office. Sir
;rt?hen, Peel and the Earl of Aberdeen arrived
t Windsor Castle, to be present.
Pe Council sat two hours and a half.
11* Robert Peel and the Earl of Aberdeen
i(erwards left town on their return to -Windsor
Castle.
eLteord and Lady Stanley left town yesterday
Astle.on on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor
castle
int4r*ood, Chairman of the Excise, had, an
yes vi Woad,
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
stn e
'er4aY, at his official residence in Downing-
Captain, TrOtter, the senior officer in command
ant.f Niger expedition, has arrived in town,
-Jesterday transacted business both at the
no and Colonial-office.

THE CITY ADDRESS TO THE
KING OF PRUSSIA.
yesterday the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and
&,°4llflon Council, and principal City officers, as-
-11.4, bled at the Guildhall for the purpose of
Co• upon his Majesty the King of Prussia
the Address voted on Monday last, in the
Co
11:11 of Common Council, upon his Majesty's
`t, tt' Queen Victoria, as sponsor to his Royal
lAtiness the Prince of Wales.
tiv-I3Y order of the Right Honourable the Lord
tilaior the bells of several of the churches in
the City Were rung during the day in honour of
occasion.
li,t,he procession set off from the Guildhall at a
c•
after one o'clock.
There,were in the procession, besides the Lord
m437°P) Aldermen Sir Peter Laurie, Sir Chapman
taa,rshall, Thomas Johnson, Gibbs, Farncomb,
51,Nirrtn) Sir George Carroll, John Johnson,
beri is Magnay and Rogers, the City Chain-
th, !'in) the Recorder, the Common, Pleaders,
c,7 Remembrancer, the City Solicitor, the
ou_rnPtruller, the Secondaries, and 119 Common
‘,otnicilmen•
'.acid Corporation were received- in the most
manner by his Majesty.
,„etifhe Recorder read the Address, and the King
Coilr'ed a most gracious Answer (for which see
+Art Circular).
44,,0n Monday his Majesty will visit St. Paul's,
ofu. afterwards the Mansion-house, and partake
M. d eau
with the Lord Mayor and Lady
dYaress.
trTirrY OF DUBLIN ELECTION.
TUESDAY EVENING, HALF-PAST SEVEN.—
as a nrlot '`)".elvitig were the numbers at the close of the poll,
uied by Sheriff Porter :
Gregory 1,145
Morpeth 915
mere Majority for Gregory --230
thideciare 90 votes undecided by the assessor not in •
LQ Th. in the above return.
e Tories put forth their great strength to-day, and,
„,ts a holiday in the public offices, polled their best
Lthe Reformers will make a great rally to-morrow.
Pollinguooth
where the Reformers are strongest, the
the , nas. been delayed in the most scandalous manner,
as welltr agents putting the bribery oath to their own,
as the Liberal voters.

Arr..IVIARTIN-IN-TH &FIE LD S.
43. t
the v eleven o'clock yesterday a meeting was held, in
estry-room. of the parish of St. Martin-in-the-
ti gls, to take into consideration the following requisi-
t '--"" "We, the' undersigned inhabitant householders,
peo,',easeitfully request that you will, at the earliest day
kee7,u'e 'your convenience will permit, convene a vestry
alie,"ng% for the purpose of considering the best means of
ced 'la:Ging the distress which is now pressing with unpre-
t,,, e:nted severity upon the productive classes of her M~jes-
- -Luttin
,!objects ; and whether the operation of the laws pro-
Zeotig the unrestricted importation of necessaries es-
al to the existence of man, such as sheep, pigs,
xen, and bread-corn are not the chief causes of the
general distress." ln the chair. Mr. Hawkes, the churchwarden, was
Iceral
Several members briefly addressed the vestry, and
vl resolutions, condemning in strong terms the Pro-
'''ou-laws, and the present system. of taxation, were
carried unanimously.

VICTORI.A.--'='THEATRE.
A new farce has been produced at this theatre this
'week, entitled The Wild Irish Girl. It is a one act
fkree, and the whole weight of the piece rests on Miss
Vincent, who, as the heroine, Shelah Savourna O'Shay,
elicited roars of laughter from all parts of the house.
She introduced a number of humorous Irish songs, and
LTthe Iri.sh howl of "Ballinomorna ora," with most
reps.°l3A effect. A visit to the Victoria would be amply
id, by this latter performance alone.

'CVXSTMINSTER HARMONIC
%Them SOCIETY.
tic), of embers of this Society, onWednesday, gave a selec-
tise Lit!aered music, from the " Creation," in the theatre of
tzoly4,l—rarY and Scientific Institution, Westminster, to a
audience. The performances throughout were
plauseulY conducted, and elicited repeated bursts of ap-
style w Randers " Coronation Anthem " was given in a
With e have seldom heard excelled, and was honoured
des,rat, n2allintous encore. Miss Cubitt was loudly and
4A e'ldY applauded in the air " Holy, holy." She has
Diu
eh ingly fine voice and sings with excellent taste.
*mejeaPtraise is due to the conductor, Mr. Cooke, for the
15erfo, 11141111er in which he superintended the various
rnertaances. The rest of the performers were—Mrs.
Ca,th s'll, Mr. Peters, and r. G. Allen, of St. Paul's
td
al, to all of whom mu praise is due.

•
11110-E OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.—Lord
reeeivQdhby d'Eresby, the Lord Great Chamberlain, has
eerlsin; he usual official notice from the Lord Cham-
°Pee -tbs department of the intention of her Majesty to
next •e ensuing session of Parliament, on Thursday
is (-IP. person, and Mr. Pulman, the Deputy Black Rod,
lieges' engaged at the House of Lords in directing the
kkslaaisarY preparations, as the ceremony will derive an un-
intrlbis splendour from the circumstance of the visit of the
iheFPrussia, who will be present. The state chair for
ea tii.lestY will be placed on the right of the Queen, and
Diteh e left of these seats will be provided for the
l'rineeessrs, of Kent, Gloucester, and Cambridge, and the
11 go'i-Augusta 0.2 Cambridge. The King of Prussia
ived .11 sePa:eate state to the House, and will be re-
evith t,le usual honours paid to crowned heads. A
a,.°l'.4cil, it is expected, will be held on Tuesd.ay
sea, d4d, the usual Supplementary Gazette contains
e 44 .;Alci,c: signed by the Lord Great Chamberlain, that
'be reserved for Peeresses on making applica-
tn :1 iin "nie. The gallery will be exclusively occupied
04,,1s in full dress, as well as the Peers' back benches
14ost- "edY of the House, and the scene will be of the
see brilliant description. The names of the movers and
'Airtiders of the Addresses in both Houses will not tran-
t, lulu.' the next Cabinet Council.
I'Lles,ll.AL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—On
tei', afternoon three youths, named Staples, Hun-
eeci Saunderson hired a boat, in which
heirey,7e,Vee-alitiP.,tbe -river 'as far as Putney ;on return
:kichpaell in at Chelsea, where they partook of bread
;,tarted-P-4e, and subsequently some rum and water ; they
Zee -04 about half-past five, and reached nearly opposite
he Rouse, when Staples became ill from what he
ink, ton. and was very sick. Hunter was in the act of
Ills assistance when his foot slipped, and he fell
141:"e side, and in an instant the boat was upset. Their
Ne.s attracted the attention of a waterman, who in-
%.lllitli rowed to the spot, but only succeeded in saving
ersoa the other two were drowned.
sine I'EtESTING DISCOVERY.—A few days
41) sine workmen digging a hole for a brick-clamp,
the three three miles from March, Isle of Ely, discovered
abelttre3nains of a boat firmly imbedded in the soil,
tw'lx or eight feet from the surface. Skeletons
ever the were also 'found, one apparently leaning
e side of the bolt, the other lying at the bot-
ta4 Neither of them as perfect, and care not being
e(l4 tfl to preserve the remains, soon nothing but a few
of thrarPnents of bones were left to gratify the curiosity
leettl°s who were tempted to visit the spot ! The
is t) isa'ene were in. an excellent state of preserva-
'NC they were lost by the men who picked them
Ide_
o.i'he boat was in a slanting position, but no cobrfee_
11,:s f the size could be obtained, save from the t
ellthe Planks which seemed to indicate considerable
ofrh;',"". The 'Wood, as well as the nails, was in a state
biedlu decomposition, especially the latter, which crum-
It3,4lPieees with the slightest pressure of the fingers,
aubjee,"-e,so remains can have been deposited is a curious
4t soh,Or speculation. The most probable idea is, that
Ivate,"4e, Period when the fens were entirely covered with
Iniki;; ref) enough to allow of the passage of boats, this
I'4'4 'aye been upset and settled in the mud, and co-
il over by the deposits of succeeding floods._
Bury
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boo WEATHER.--The snow in this neigh-
for I."eod is of great depth, it having fallen on Saturday
PrelSeveral hours, in addition to a heavy fall a few days
the frost On Saturday night, Sunday, and Monday,
ex_ r9st was intense beyond anything which has been
is rerieneed during the present storm. The navigation
be,,Tee, and every sheet of water in the neighbour-
'Qv, laid fast.—Yor4 Courant.
'3I,NGULAR DISCOVERY.—On Thursday morn-
as the workmen employed in a field near
earth ford Heath were removing a quantity of
BailDerbhe embankment of the Birmingham and
ehYainway,,they discovered two skeletons environed
tby birth wo sold: It appears that they are the remains. of
known I.,er.sci named John Hammond, an American
and Thomas Pitmore, a native of Cheshire,,,
,ilirmingham and the neighbourhood as Jack
f Or
stone of 1 the 22d
til: who were executed on the 2d of April, 1781,
eh,iLs4onneatrlitebe
I,i_,',,eo.inurder of Wilfred Barwick, a butcher, on the
of November, 1780, near the four-mile
Cso:::l4lerreoatdb,e
banondesawfteerrwe
found.
—unTgvoirn.
8 :re Chronicle.
IkereatUedalliLUStoC:eitNrcidin COINCIDENCE..., E.—The courtiers deli-
aresehal de Alarill
I:haoevfdeßhtichelieu altogether. The
Duke de G . ac proposed to assassinate him, the
idial de Bassulomsepiwereulldvi him
onfiexiled,ne hima nd
forthe
life.M ar e -t
, a curious fact, that e
:Ton their respective aatichth°o±r' ts!iese propositions fell back
intended for the objeet
Seel of th •
so that each had the fate
their hatred,—Madame de
Pie and her Contem
porarie,.