The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-24 00:00:00

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

Mr. BROUGHAM addressed the Court on a rule
Nisi, which he obtained last sittings for a criminal
information against a Magistrate of the county of
Oxford. Upon looking, however, into the office it
was discovered that no affidavit of the service of
notice had been filed, in order that the defendant
might have an opportunity of showing cause against
the application. Having now filed such affidavit of
service, he (Mr. Brougham) repeated the application
with four additional affidavits.—Rule Nisi granted.

CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.—The
great meeting of the Friends of Civil and Religious Free-
dom, at the Rotunda, was followed by a splendid Dinner,
which took place yesterday at Morrisson's. It was served
up on a scale of considerable grandeur and magnificence;
about 200 gentlemen sat down to dinner.—John David
Latouche, Esq., in the chair.—Amongst the distinguished
individuals near the Chair, we observed the Earl of Bec-
tive, Lords Rossmore, Cloncurry, Clanmorris, Killeen ;
Messrs. Brownloxv, Napper, Crawford, Tighe, Wyse, &c.
—Dublin Morning Pose of Thursday.

HERRING FISHING IN TIIE FRITH.-S0
far as the herring fishing has yet gone, it has not nearly
realised the expectations held out at the commencement of
the season. About 2,000 has been the highest take yet
obtained, and the boats frequently return without a single
fin.— Caledenianlfercury.

It appears that a strong prejudicial feeling
exists against the Medical Institution in this town, in con-
sequence of a report which has been maliciously set afloat,
that three or four dead bodies are concealed on the premises.
We have authority, however, not only to contradict such
report, but also to state, that it is the determination of the
Members of the Institution not to allow any dissection to
be carried on in their rooms until the Legislature has pro-
vided some adequate means of supplying the medical prac-
titioners with subjects.-Sheffield Courant.

THE SEVERE WEATllER.—Yesterday the
frost continued to be most threateningly severe; even in
the occupied rooms of houses at the suburbs water froze
rapidly at noon-day. With the frost there was a high and
sharp wind, so much so as to raise the dust in clouds, par-
ticularly on the Western roads, and the effect was such—
mixing dust, wind, and snow—that the coachmen who had
travelled any distance along such roads could hardly be dis-
tinguished by their most familiar acquaintance-. The
effects of the sudden and severe frost have been equally
powerful and curious on the river Thames. On Thursday
afternoon portions of ice began to collect along the banks
between and above bridges, to be forced forwards with the
tide, only to be floated back to 'join with newly-formed
portions of ice; and on Friday morning these congrega-
tions presented so many little "icebergs," seriously ob-
structing the river below bridges, but decidedly ob-
structing it, by rendering it of dangerous passage, except
for large barges, above Westminster-bridge. There it is
already nearly frozen over ; fronting Brantford, Isleworth,
&c. the ice already covers the river ; and it is the opinion
of watermen and others well acquainted with the river, that
should the frost continue with equal severity till this (Satur-
day) evening, the river will not only become im-
passable, above bridges in particular, for any boats or
barges, except with danger, hut that the river, above
bridges especially, will be literally frozen over. Yester-
day afternoon such was nearly the ease in many places.—
There are, in fact, every where all signs of a severe and
continued frost. During yesterday, as well as on Thurs-
day, there were, above Vauxhull and Battei sea Bridges,
the unusual sights, except in remarkably severe and stormy
weather, flocks of sea-gulls flitting about the surface and
banks of the river. Since the severe winter of 1814 the
Thames and its banks inland have ❑ot presented so frosty
an appearance as they now do.

By order of the Commisgioners,
Custom-house, Jan, 21. T. WHITMORE, Sec.

The late Lord Lieutenant has conferred the
honour of Knighthood o❑ Dr. Anderson, his physician.

The Marquis de Barbacena carne to town on
Thursday from the residence of the young Queen of Por-
tugal, and visited Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambassador,
Viscount Rabayana, the Brazilian Minister, and the Mar-
quis de Palmella, at their respective residences.

At the Petworth quarter-sessions, a Lieute-
nant Courtenay, R. N., was found guilty of an assault on
the toll-keeper of Shoreham bridge, and fined one shilling.
BRUSSELS, JAN. 18.—The tribunal of the
first instance, in this city, has decided, after a very long de-
liberation, that there are no grounds for proceedings at law
against M. Cache Momens, Editor of the Courier des
Pays Bas, who bad been put under strict confinement on
account of the disturbances on 20th December. M. C.
Momens was immediately set at liberty.—Haarlem Cou-
rant, Jan. 20.

So severe a frost as at present prevails has not
been experienced for several winters past. All inland
navigation is completely at a stand, and it is expected, if
the frost continue, of which there is every appearance,
that the river will be altogether blocked up to-day. Large
masses of ice were floating up and down with the tido
yesterday, in immense quantities, rendering it exceedingly
dangerous to attempt a passage. One gentleman reports
be eras an hour in crossing below London-bridge in a boat;
and the proprietors of several powerful steam-boats, re-
spectively refused 45 gaineas to tow a vessel down. if
the frost continue much longer, we may shortly expect a
repetition of the celebrated frost-fair of 1813 1814, with
all its extraordinary featiritiee.

Commissions signed by the Loral Lieutenant of the County

of Dumfries.
Charles Granville Stuart Monteath, Esq., to be Vice
Lieutenant. Dec. 24.

Win. Constable Maxwell, Esq., to be Deputy Lieute-
nant. Dec. 21.

hlarmaduke Constable Maxwell, Esq., to be ditto.—
Dee. 24.

Robert Cutlar Fergusson, Esq., to be ditto. Dec. 24.
James Stuart Monteath, Esq. to be-ditto. Dec. 24.
William Graham, jun. Esq. to be ditto. Dec. 21.
John Dalrymple Murray, Esq. to be ditto. Dec. 24.
Alexander Grierson, Esq. to be ditto. Dec. 24.
Francis Maxwell, Esq. to be ditto. Jan. 1.

Dumfries-shire, &c. Militia.

John Bevan, Gent. to be Ensign, vice W. Lyme, re-
signed. June 8.
John Nicholas Carruthers, Gent, to be ditto, vice John
Little, deceased. Aug. 2.

Whitehall, Jan. 15.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Twamley,
of Dudley, in the county of Worcester, Gent. to be a Mas-
ter Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

Whitehall, Jan. 20.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Meredith, of
Gosport, in the county of Southampton, Gent. to be a
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

Whitehall, Jan. 20.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Francis Knipe, of
Chelmsford, in the county of Essex, Gent. to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.
Joseph Tonge, Grappenhall, Chester, dealer.
William Hare, Marchmont-street, Russell-square, silk.
mercer.