The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-16 00:00:00

COVILT-VALSHIONABLM!

The Duchess of Northumberland had an evening party on
Wednesday at Northumberland House, when about 150 of the
leading aristocracy were among the Duchess's distinguished
guests. The circle assembled as early as half-past nine, and
broke up at twelve o'clock.
The Earl and Countess of Carnarron had a select party to
dinner at the family mansion in Grosvenor-square, when the
Marquis of Salisbury, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, Viscount
Strangford, Lord Polwarth, Lord and Lady Prudhoe, Earl
Nelson, Lord and Lady Ashburton and the Hon. Miss Baring,
the Right Hon. Mr. Goulburn, Miss Herbert, &c., were
among the guests.
The Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch, who have been visit-
ing the Earl and Countess of Romney, at the family seat of
the Noble Earl in Kent, since Tuesday last, have returned to
Montagu House.
The Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's have returned to
Piccadilly, from visiting Admiral Lord Amelius Beauclerk,
at Winchfield House, Hants.

The Earl and Countess of Desart arrived at the Earl and
Countess of Cawdor's, in South Audley-street, on Wednes-
day, from their seat in Ireland.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas gave a dejeuner on
Wednesday, at their residence in Connaught-place. The fol-
lowing were among the company present :—The Duchess of
Kent, the. Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, the Duke and
DuChess of Somerset, the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton,
the Countess of Lincoln, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Via-
countess Ashbrook, Hon. Miss Flower, Baroness de Strum-
feder, and Baron Roth de Shreckenatein.

Lord Albert Conyngham, who has been on a tour in Bel
gium, has returned to town.

MISCELLANEOVS.

During Tuesday no fewer than ninety-two vessels arrived
in the Pool and other parts of the river, all coal laden. Of
these thirty-six were from Newcastle, and twenty-two from
Stockton, the- others being from Seaham, Sunderland, Har-
tlepool, Cardiff, Goole, Selby, &c. Notwithstanding the
crowded state of the river, the collision with the Waterman
steamer was the only accident which took place.
Wednesday afternoon, the Dutch steam packet Batavier,
Captain Dunlop, arrived at the St. Katharine's steam•
packet wharf, from Rotterdam, with a considerable number
of passengers and an excellent cargo, which consisted of
sixty-two live cows and oxen, upwards of 1,000 live Dutch
hens and cocks (a new importation), and a large quantity of
other kinds of agricultural produce.
On Wednesday morning, between one and six o'clock, a
daring robbery was committed in the house of Mr. Ethering-
ton, a tradesman, residing at No. 26, in the Kingsland-road.
Mr. Etherington with his family retired to rest at their usual
hour at night, and the next morning, when the shopman
proceeded to take down the shutters, he perceived that some
thieves had gained an entrance in the course of the night.
The contents of the till were taken, amounting to about 12/.,
and a bill of exchange for 30/. The thieves had, however,
very luckily overlooked a tin cash-box, containing a large
amount of cash and securities.

The action for crim. con., which was to have been tried at
Dublin, in the Court of ommon Pleas during the present
nisi prius sittings, and in which the daughter of an English
Earl was unpleasantly concerned, has terminated by the de-
fendant allowing judgment to go against him for large da-
mages, besides costs of suit, by default
The Drogheda Railway Company have tried the experi-
ment of giving cheap trips to the working classes, and in-
deed to all classes who choose to avail themselves of the
indulgence. They are favoured with a ticket to and from
Drogheda (thirty miles) at half-price, via., second class
2s. 6d., third class, Is. 6d. The result has answered ex-
tremely well.
It is said that the trade of the port of Liverpool have made
a request for a Board, consisting of two Commissioners, to be
permanently established there, to superintend the business
of the Customs' department in relation to that port, in order
to remove the delay and inconvenience experienced in the
present necessity of referring all matters of doubt or irre-
gularity to the Board of Customs here.
The Rev. Dr. Picquot, head chaplain of the Spanish Am-
bassador's Chapel, Manchester-square, has been obliged, in
consequence of his sickly state of health, to retire from the
situation, which he has filled for so many years, with credit
to himself and great satisfaction to the numerous attendants
of that chapel.

GRAND ENTERTAINMENT BY THE GOLD/MITES'
COMPANY TO PRINCE ALBERT.—Extensive preparations are
being made for the grand banquet which will be given by
the Goldsmiths' Company to his Royal Highness Prince
Albert on Saturday next. At the rear of the six windows
in the banquetting-hall, and which are composed of splen-
didly stained glass, scaffolding has oeen erected and an in-
closure of woodwork formed round each window, within which
a splendid gas illumination will be placed ; the reflection of
the light from which, through the stained glass into the hall,
will present a most novel and grand effect. The Duke of
Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, the whole of the Cabinet
Ministers, the foreign Ambassadors, and the principal per-
tion of the nobility and gentry have been invited to meet the
Prince. In the morning, previous to the banquet, a " Trial
of the Pia," will take place, pursuant to an order in council,
to test the present standard of the coinage,
FOUNTAINS IN TRAFALGAR-SQUARE.--The service
mains have all been laid down for the supply of water from
the engine-house in Orange-street to the different Govern-
ment offices in Parliament-street, Whitehall, and the vici-
nity. The water will be laid on at Midsummer, the Chelsea
Waterworks Company having received orders to discontinue
their supply at that period ; and it is estimated that by this
new arrangement a saving of 5001. per annum will be ef-
fected. The quantity of water obtained from the wells is
quite adequate to any demand ; and, after pumping for
twelve hours, the depth of water does not diminish above five
feet, notwithstanding the consumption by the fountains is
about 500 gallons per minute. The cisterns at the top of' the
building will hold upwards of 30,000 gallons, and a supply
sufficient to inundate the whole of the house may be obtained
at a moment's notice, on any emergency of fire.
ELECTRICAL TELEGRAPH FROM GLASGOW TO
EDINBURGH. —We understand an electrical telegraph will
speedily be laid down on the railway between this city
(Glasgow) and Edinburgh. The work will be entrusted to
Mr. Bain. We can now have communication between the
two cities, by means of the railway, in the course of a few
hours; when the telegraph is in operation, we shall have
communication in as many seconds, and human thought will
be conveyed literally with the swiftness of lightning. We
presume the instrument will be placed at the service of the
public, on the charge of a moderate fee, which may, how-
ever, produce a considerable revenue to the Company. In
this way—easy as a journey to Edinburgh now is—the
necessity of it may often be altogether superseded ; and yet
the Company need not, on that account, be apprehensive of a
diminution of profits; for, irrespective of the revenue derived
from the telegraph, its operation, while it supersedes the
necessity of some journeys, will as often be the means of
showing the necessity or advantage of others, and thus, in
every point of view, the joint advantage of the Company and
of the public will be promoted to an extent that can scarcely
be calculated.— G lasgow Paper.
THE GIBE'S SAFETY LOCK.—The Church of St.
Stephen's, Walbrook, is open at the roof and three of its
windows, and " any burglar" writes a parishioner, " could
break in with the greatest ease." We recommend the
parish to solicit Alderman Gibbs to cover up the apertures
with his churchwarden's accounts, has no one has ever heen
known to et through them yet.—Puneh.