The Sun. — 1845-04-18 (London, England)

MISCELLANEOUS. iesdia Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has presented a 51?"-Sel portrait of William IV. to the Royal Naval Scheo44 the Cross. The portrait has been copied by Mr. Lane, the express command of Queen Adelaide, from a painting late late Sir Thomas. Lawrence. It is a full-length ef nisiseect Majesty in the uniform of Lord High Admiral, and is railer , in the dining hall of the punils, by whom, on its IDnne' tion, it was received with tremendous cheers. s, Al' A dinner was last night given at the Albion "lal'aerAiotiP dersgate street (Alderman Moon in the chair), to N. °f tb the French artist, by the members of the corporation ore city of London, who are to form part of the great P 104 which M. Aloux has been directed by his Majesty the .00 of of the French to prepare, representing " The Presentnitsi Olt the Address of the City of London to his Majesty Lon 't" fort/ lippe, during his recent visit to this country." AbeilLsorie: Sir including Alderman Sir C. Marshall, Sir F. loos' Sir W. Magnay, E. Tennent, M.P., &c., sat down to $ excellent dinner. )01 Great alterations and improvements are in contelltoe at the St. Katherine Docks. The Company have cl-of ti3B the sanction of the Treasury to extend the . •ieges two privi wharf outside the dock gates facing the river t°, ~thfes. ) wharfs, called the Upper and Lower Irongate tween the Tower Stairs and their present waterside Prt"r:lts known as the St. Katherine Steam-packet Wharf. it 4joo believe, intended to erect a large warehouse in cono`ooo, with these new premises, and to form a communicatiel'ide them with the warehouse in the docks on the opPosit°s-stre.l the street, by making an iron bridge run across ri'ewielofrom warehouse to warehouse, in order that the goods or be from the foreign steamers, and intendod to be bonded,' Tr 0,; moved with facility for the purpose of being house", -,,1,141 amined for delivery. It is expected than a great increas:roisel take place in the traffic of these convenient waterside Pr`ber of in the course of the ensuing season, an additional nn''' bad steam-ships having already been placed on the statioeli. the that when the arrangements are completed, one half and whole waterside premises will be devoted to the foreign' the other half to the coasting trade. • aie It is stated that the Bishop of London has tec'de ado bf, the case of the Rev. Mr. Monckton upon the report In:iif e` the Commissioners, but the result has not been ofliclpublicly made known. ber His Majesty the King of the French has become a ill-toCe' of the Royal Western Yacht Club. The gratitying 10111,,)1,1 St ment was made at a recent meeting of the members, e. Plymouth. AA  , DETERMINED SUICIDE AT HAMMERSAIIV""„/ I'Veduescily night Mrs. Emma Peasgood, the wife n't th landlord of the Britannia puldie-housc at the corner Killia:o-road, near Hammersmith church, was found bed-room quite dead, suspended from the bedstead bY lace. Various reports are in circulation relative to t co* etunstances and the causes which led the unfortunate who was not thirty years of age, to destroy her_tl.L._...o.o  -------J.Cif2'..:,6. of tio On the 11;,h inst., at Kirby, Isle of Man, the lady J Attorney-General of that island, of a ton. lad/ 91 On the 11th inst., at the Nash, near Worcester, the • , ... tile Ri,uara 1 k mph. E,1., of a (laughter. AN, On the 13th inst., at Coleshill-street, liatou-sclulady of Judge Downie, of Demerara, of a son. f On the 14th inst., at Glasgow, Mrs. F. G. Permarl, 0, On the 14th inst., at Paris, the lady of Sir Alefr Young pearman, Bart., of a son. llte° .;-.. On the 15t1a.iiist., at Southampton, the wife of Lieu .a. 14 Philip Blast, R.N., of a son. Lad. aril On the 15th inst., at Frittenden Rectory, '' Moore, of a daughter. _--