The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-13 00:00:00

STATISTICS,

From the returns made by Mr. Braidwood, of the brigade
force, of the number of fires that occurred in the metropolis
and its suburbs, it appears, that during the last five months,
from the ist of January to the Ist of June, no fewer than 36S
have taken place. During the same period last year the num-
bers were 371, and the year 1:n fore 356 fires.

AND JCaLZx /TART.
A public examination was held at the Addissombe military
seminary on Friday, when out of twenty-nine gentlemen
brought forward, three were selected for the engineers, nine
for the artillery, and seventeen for the infantry.
33 PO LaCe. _

A Commission of Lunacy was held on Wzdnesday and Thurs-
day at the Crown and Anchor t avern, on Hi nry Weir Spar.
row, Esq., of Essex, and Norfolk-street, strand, at which
former place he is possessed of extensive estates, and enjoys
upwards of 5,6001. a year. As instances of his lunacy :—he
put his font in the fire and burned it, declaring the Lord had
order, d him to do it for his sins ; he imagined spectres round
his bed ; that he was Loui, Philippe; and he once bowed to a
dog, and said it was the Queen. The Jury returned him of
unsound naiad since May, 1840. He hadleft his property under
a will to Miss Daniel, the governess.
The Six Clerks' Office, it is said, will be shortly abolished,
the Lord Chancellor intendwg to bring a Bill into the House
f Lords to that effect. It is purposed to appoint a board of
taxing officers. record-keepers, &e., instead.
At Kensington on Friday, Thomas Shores, who hu been in
custody for a fortnight, ch rged with stabbing his brother,
was fully • committed, and the witnesses were bound over to
appear against him.
At Queen-square, an old man named Rogers, was charged
with begging. He had been servant to several Noblemen and
Gentlemen in his younger days, and had lived as groom with
Lord Castlereagh. The Magistrate expressed concern at his
dzstitute condition, and thought it best to commit him for
fourteen days.
LITER.AnT AND SCIENTIFIC.

A complete set of the works of the Rev. Dr. Dibdin, illus-
trated in a profuse and splendid manner, produced 4961. at the
sale of Sir Henry Freeling's library.
An opera, by Prince Joseph Poniatowski, has been received
at Rome with prod pious eclat. The Society of St. Ceeilia
the next day unanimously voted the Prince a splendid gold
medal.

COURT CIRCULAR:
WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—This morning the Queen and
Prince Albert, and the Counts Mensdorf, attended by the
Countess of Dunmore, lion. Misses Stanley and Hamil-
ton, Lord Rivers, Hon. C. A. Murray, Mr. Ormsby
Gore, Lord C. Wellesley, and Sir E. Bowater, attended
Div:ne service in the Royal Chapel of St. George. The
Rev.lMr. Gore officiated in the first part of the service. The
Hon, and Rev. Mr. Cust, and the Rev. Mr. Markham
(Canon in residence), took the communion service. The
latter gentleman preached a most eloquent sermon, from
the 4th and sth verses of the 15th chapter of St. Luke's
Gospel. The "Te Deum" and " Jubilate " were Dr
Boyce in A. The Sanctus, " flyrie Elieson," and Creed,
King's in C ; and the Anthem, " Behold, 0 God, our
defender, and look updn the face of thine anointed,"
(Elvey). The verses sung by Master Foster, Mr. Harri,
Mr. Turner, and Mr. French. Dr. Elvey presided at

the organ.
Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert, ac-
companied by the Duchess of Kent and the Counts
Mensdorf, and attended by the Royal suite, reviewed in
the Great Park, the Royal Horst; Guards, under the
command of Colonel Richardson and Lieutenant-Col.
Smith, and the 15th Regiment of Foot, under the com-
mand of Lord C. Wellesley. Her Majesty and the
Prince wore the Star and Riband of the Order of the
Garter. His Royal Highness was habited in a Field
Marshal's uniform, and the Counts Mensdorf in those
of Austria. . The Royal party returned at eleven
o'clock to the Castle, and in the afternoon took an
airing in the park and forest drives, her Majesty and
the Prince being on horseback. The Hon. Miss Paget
left yesterday, and Colonel Richardson. Lieutenant-
Colonel Smith, and Major Draught, had the honour of
joining the Royal dinner circle yesterday evening.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by
the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Meiningen, the Here-
ditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, and the Prince and
Princesses of Saxe Weimar, attended Divine. Service yes-
terday afternoon in Westminster Abbey. The Countess
Brownlow, Hon. Miss Ann Gore, and Earl Howe were
in waiting on her Majesty; and Madile. De Kaas and
Baron D'Erffit were in waiting on the Duke and Duchess

of Saxe Meiningen.
The Queen Dowager attended Divine Service yester-
day morning in the Chapel Royal St. James's. The ser-
mon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Hook. The prayers
were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley ; the lessens by the
R -v. Mr. Hall, And the communion service by the Rev.
Drs. Sleath and-Wesley-, and the Rev. Mr. Hall. The
service was Boyce in A, the Sanctus in D, Dupin's. The
anthem was. " The Lord is King" (Arnold). Sir G.
Smart presided at the organ.
The Bishop of Norwich, the Clerk, and the Dean of
Herefor.l, Deputy •Clerk of the Closet, were in waiting.
Her Majesty was attended by the Countess or Brown.
low, Hon. Miss Gore, and Earl Howe.
Among the Nobility were the Duke and. Duchess of
Beaufort, Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Lords Her-
rowby, Wilton, Effingham, Canterbury, Eliot, Norreys.
Sydney, Duncannon, Alford, and Cantilupe. •
The Duke of Cambridge, and the Princesses Augusta
and Mary of Cambridge, attended Divine Service yester-
day morning in Gtosvenur Chapel.
The Dueness of Cambridge visited the Queen Dowager
yesterday at Marlborough House.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by Major Stephens, went to the Horticultural Fete at
Chiswick on Saturday. His Royal Highness afterwards
honoured Lady Ravensworth with a visit at her residence
at Fulham.
The Duke and Duchess of Canibridge, Prince George,
and the Princess Augusta of. Cambridge, attended -by
Lady Augusta Somerset, and Major Stephens, honoured
the Marchioness of Ailesbury with their Company, on.
Friday evening, at the ball given by her Ladyship. at
her residence in Grosvenor-square.
Mr. Lambert and Mr. Byrne had interviews with
Lord Stanley, on Saturday, at the Colonial office.
Mr. Dean, Chairinan of the Customs, had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturtte
at his official residence in Downing-street.
Her Majesty has been pleased to present the Piper
of his Royal Highness the • Duke of &mot with a very
handsome Scotch mull for his performance at the Bal
Costume. , It is shaped as a powder-horn, and is ele
gantly mounted in. silver ; on the top is a splendiChtilitr-
gorum, set in a double border of the thistle TATildgct hi
silver. The end is finished with a silver thiSde, having
a large amethySt in the centre. Oa arrestrAcheon is the
following inscription, "Presented bt ttie Queen's com-
mand to Donald Mackay, Piper to his Royal Highness
the Duke of Sussex, •in commemoration of his having
played before her Majesty at the State Fancy Ball given
at Buckingham Palace, Flay 12, 1842."
The Pipers of the Dukes of Bucclettch and Sutherland
have been honoured with similar presents.
Lady Peel left town on. Saturday for Drayton Park,
Staffordshire,