The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCrLAR.

WINDSOR, TUBSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Al-
bert enjoyed their usual early walk in the Home
Park, this morning; afterwards his Royal Highness
Prince Albert rode out on horseback, attended by Sir
Edward Bowater, Mr. George Edward Anson, and
Captain Francis Seymour.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken
an airing to-day.
The Rev. Lord W. and Lady Russell will have the
honour of joining the Royal dinner circle this even-
ing. Covers are laid for fifteen. The Royal dinner
party is also expected to include Viscount and Vis-
countess Canning, Hon. Miss Lister, Hon. Miss Lid-
dell, Sir H. Wheatley, Captain Francis Seymour,
Marquis of Ormonde, Hon. C. A. Murray, Captain
Meynell, and the Equerries in Waiting on the Queen
and the Prince.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Monday, at
Gloucester House. The Duchess of Cambridge after-
wards returned to her residence, at Kew. The
Duke of Cambridge paid a visit to her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Glouces-
ter House.

Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador,
visited the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at the
Foreign-office. His Excellency the Turkish Ambas-
sador transacted business yesterday, at the office of
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Viscount Canning arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing from Windsor Castle.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
BOAST V. SMITH AND SHIELDS.
SIR,—My attention having been called to your re-
port of this case of the 14th inst., and having some
time since been, and also my wife being, patients of
Mr. Boast, I feel called upon to state, lest my wife
might be considered as the Mrs. Cox cutting so
prominent a figure in such report, that the real
name of that lady is Cock.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
Dover-road, Dec. 17. JAMES COX.

A CHRISTMAS PlE.—The host and hostess of an
hotel in Whitby have provided a Christmas standing
pie for their friends, and those commercials who may
be destined to spend this festive season under their
hospitable roof, of the following prodigious dimensions
and contents :--It is oval shaped, beautifully illus-
trated with devices cut in pastry, emblematical of the
season ; measures 84 inches round, extreme length
30 inches, width 21 inches, and height of the crust
nine inches. It contains four stones of flour and
121bs. of butter and suet, a brace of pheasants, a
brace of partridges, two geese, two rabbits, ten
chickens, -six ducks, two tongues, one turkey, and
61bs. of lam—York Paper.
EXPLOSION AT LIVERPOOL.—On Saturday morn-
ing last, abMilf past six o'clock, a violent explosion
took place Vols rave's resin-works, Hill-street,
Toxteth-part. The shock was so violent as to break
every pane of glass en the premises, while most of the
windows in the neighbourhood were more or less
damaged, several of them having their frames broken.
By energetic and judicious measures, the fire was ex-
tinguished before the arrival of the fire-police.
The Earl of Eglinton has been elected president of
the Caledonian Hunt for the ensuing year, vacant by
the retirement, in rotation, of the Marquis of Breadal-
bane.

MORPETIT, Dec. 24.—Intelligence has been re-
ceived in this town this afternoon of an aecithnt which
has befallen Mr. Richard Hodgson, the Member for
Berwick, at or near Brinkburn Priory, distant about
nine miles hence, the residence of Major Cadogan.
The report is to the effect that whilst Mr. Hodgson
and Major Cadogan were shooting this afternoon on the
estate at Brickburn, the former received a gun .shot
wound in the leg, by the accidental discharge ofMajor
Cadogan's gun.
htIiRDER, OR HOMICIDE, AT RUTHERGLEN.—From
the number of depredations which have of late been
committed on the potatoe-pitsof the farmers in various
quarters around the city, it has been the practice to
set a watch upon them during the night. On Thurs-
day night, a man named John APl3ride farm servant
with Mr. Mason, at I3ulloch's Mill, in the neighbour-
hood of Ruthergien, was sent out with a gun to watch
the pits on the farm. About two o'clock on Friday
morning I\FBride discovered three men busily em-
ployed in helping themselves from one of the pits, on
which he gave the alarm, and the parties instantly
took to their heels. The man, M'Bride, then fired
after them, but, from the darkness of the morning,
placethey mwashere aged
ttheoget out of sight. On examining the
men had been, it was found that
three sacks which the thieves had left contained up-
wards of twelve pecks. About daylight, some children
going for milk discovered the dead body of a man
lying in a field, about 220 yards distant from the pit
at which the thieves had been scared; and the alarm
being given, a gentleman, who was passing at the
time, generously paid the hire of a cart, and had the
body conveyed to Rutherglen Court Hall. The ground
around where the body was lying was found saturated
with blood, from several wounds in the man's arm,
inflicted by the small shot, which had severely grazed
i!-.; the shot had also entered other parts of the body.
The deceased is an old veteran, wanting the left arm,
blind of the left eve, and of wretched appearance. He
has been recognised as a person named John Allan,
residing about Havannah-street. On the information
reaching Rutherglen MTH& was apprehended and
lodged in gaol there, from whence he has been brought
to Glasgow prison. We understand that the Sheriff
directed an examination of the body to be made by
Drs. Easton and Al‘Grigor on Saturday.—Glasgow
Argus.
CORN-LAws.--We understand that Mr. Acland,
whose lectures produc2cl so strong an impression in
Scotland at this time last year, is again about to visit
this quarter of the kingdom on a mission from the
Anti-Corn-law League. Mr. Acland will, we believe,
commence by delivering lectures in this city, and is
afterwards to visit several towns throughout Scotland,
which he was formerly unable to overtake.—Glasgow
Argus.
Workmen are engaged in laying down wooden
pavement round the Bank of England, in Thread-
needle-street.

TRAFFIC BETWEEN IPSWICH AND LONDON: "'Last
week, the Orwell steamer carried not less than 5,000
turkeys, geese, &c.,
to the metropolis.— w Ipswh Ex.
press.
Miss Hamblin has been tried for murder, for hay-
ing stabbed a Mr. Ewing in the theatre at Mobile,
and acquitted.—New York Tribune.