The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-11 00:00:00

TFIE SUN.

COURT CI RCULA
BALMORAL, SFPT. 9.
Her njesty drove yesterday to Gtiirn Shiel, the
residence of Mr. and Lady Cdtberine Cavendish.
The Countess of Desart was in attendance on her
Aliijesty.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer-
stalking.
The dinner party yesterday included her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness
the PrinCess Hohenlohe Langenbourg, and Lady
Augusta Bruce.

The Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, M.P., Mr. J.
Wilson, M.P., and the Rev. H. J. Joseph had inter-
views yesterday with Mr. Secretary Walpole, at th®
Home Office.

Dispatches were sent to the Governor-General of
Canada from the Colonial Office yesterday.

THE BRAEMAR GATHERMG.

CRATHIE, THURSDAY.—The Braemar gathering
came off to-day, and was honoured, as on former
occssions, by the presence of the Sovereign.
The gather ing took place, as has been the case for
several years back, on the Castle-park. The games
were, perhaps, poor enough in themselves, the feats
of strength hiving frequently been excelled at less
pretending meetings; and the peculiar interest of this
gathering is unquestionably derived mainly from the
tact of its being honoured with the presence of her
Majesty.
Still the scene was peculiarly fine and picturesque.
The morning had been lowering, and a genuine
Scotch mist hung down upon the hills. The foggy
curtain was, however, gradually raised as the morning
advanced, and at about ten o'clock the sun shone out
gloriously, and the remainder of the day was de-

lightful. -
The clans mustered early in the morning—the Fife
men at Corriemulsie, and the Invercauld men at Mar
Castle ; the latter were the most numerous body.
They carried two handsome white silk banners, em-
blazoned with the Invercauld arms. The Fife re-
tainers carried three silk banners, two with the Fife
ant:l,one with the Errol arms. Both parties were hand-
somely attired in dresses of the Duff and Invercauld
tartan respectively, with black velvet coats, and their
appearance was orderly and imposing. The Duke
and Duchess of Atholl were absent on the occasion,
and none of the Atholl men were able to come up,
owing to the fact that they are still in the midst of
harvest operations ; and as the Duke of Leeds has
left his former shooting quarters at Mar Lodge, two
retinues were wanting that, at former gatherings,
contributed much to the martial aspect of the scene.
Both the clans marched about one o'clock into Castle-
ton, and soon after proceeded to the Castle, where in
the meantime a very respectable company had as-
sembled, amongst whom we observed Mr. and Mrs.
Farquharson of Invercauld, Mr. J. Duff, M.P., and
Lady A. Duff; Sir Maxwell and Lady Wallace, Sir
James Baird, Bart., Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of
Ne we ; Mr. G. S. Duff, M.P., the Right Hon. R. A.
Christopher, M.P., the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel
Lauderdale Maule, M.P., Lady Elizabeth Duncan
and. the Hon. H. Duncan, the Hon. Gerard Noel,
Captain and Mrs. J. Dalrymple, Mr. G. and Miss
Eiphinstone Dalrymple, the Hon. Charles and Lady
Cavendish, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Trevor, Mr. John
Grant, of Kilgraston, and the Misses Grant, Mr. John
Doherty ; son of the late eminent Lord Chief Justice
Doherty, Miss Farquharson, Captain and Miss Haw-
kins, Captain Duft, Hatton Castle; Mr. and Mrs.
Forbes Leith, of Whitehaugh ; Major Leith, Glen-
kindy ; J. Blaikerley, Craigiebuckler ; Mr. William
Wells, M.P., Mr. Charles Leslie, M.P., Captain
Bell, &c.

The games commenced immediately after two
o'clock, and at three the royal party drove in sight,
and were greeted with a cordial burst of cheering.
The first carriage, which was drawn by four horses,
and preceded, as usual, by scarlet liveried outriders,
contained her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales
and Prince Alfred, Lord Malmesbury, with the
Countess of Desart and Miss Seymour as Ladies in
Waiting.

The second carriage contained the Princess Royal,
the Princess Alice, the Princess Helena, Miss Hil-
yard, also Colonel Phipps and Colonel Gordon.
Both of these carriages were roomy ones, of the
char-a-banc description.
The third carriage contained her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Hohenlohe, and
the Princess Theodore. The fourth contained the
Princesses Adelaide and Augusta, and Dr. Robertson.
Her Majesty was attired in a Victoria tartan dress
and black velvet polka, trimmed with deep lace. She
wore a magnificent satin scarf of Royal Stuart tar.
tan, and a plain black silk drawn bonnet, with a
black ostrich feather, and trimmed inside with white
flowers.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert wore a full
Highland costume of Royal Stuart tartan, with a
black cloth coat and dark blue cloth bonnet, green
and red striped stockings, and Highland brogues.
The Royal Princes wore Highland dresses—the
Prince of Wales Royal Stuart, and Prince Alfred
Victoria tartan.

The Duchess of Kent was attired in plain mourn-
ing, and wore a scarf of Royal Stuart tartan.
Her Majesty on approaching was received by the
two clans drawn up as a guard of honour from the
entrance to the Castle-terrace towards the park gate.
The cheering was exceedingly enthusiastic, and her
Majesty and the Royal Family appeared much grati-
fied by the very cordial welcome they received. Her
Majesty was handed from her carriage by the old
chief of Invercauld, and was also received by the pre-
sent squire, both of whom her Majesty very graciously
recognised, as well as the promising sons of Inver-
cauld. On ascending to the terrace of the Castle her
Majesty very graciously shook hands with Mrs.
Farquharson of Invercauld, Lady Agnes Duff, and
others of the visitors present, as did also Prince
Albert, who exchanged a few words of courtesy with
each.

The games now commenced in right earnest, and
the whole scene was a lively and exciting one. The
old castle of Mar itself is a peculiar and characteristic
object. It stands, as our readers are doubtless
aware, in the centre of a fine level piece of haugh land,
of it floated, during the
in the valley of the Dee, about a mile below Castleton
morning,
orni
ng
, Braemar.
the
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de tarms,o
which were exchanged,p
on her Majesty's arrival, for the Union Jack. Her
Majesty and suite sat on the terrace on two sofas of
Farquaharson tartan, under which was spread a carpet
of the same pattern. Seats of crimson and other
cloths were provided for the other visitors. The
space below, railed off for the games, was quite sur-
rounded by the gaudy dresses of the Highlanders,
and holiday attire of the villagers from far
and near. The scene is closed in on all
sides with lofty hills, at the foot of which may be
seen clumps of oak and birch; the latter peculiarly
graceful at this season from the drooping portion of
the branches loaded with seed-pods. Further up the
pine alone is to be seen—further up still the bare
heather, and then their hoary craggy tops, across
which the red deer were to be seen straggling like
droves of cattle.

Her Majesty enjoyed the scene much for about
two hours (particularly the dancing), in which Mr.
Farquharson's sons, as usual, distinguished themselves,
and left about five o'clock, returning to Balmoral by
the Bridge of Invercauld, and south side of the Dee
to the Bridge of Crathie, whence up again on the
south side to Balmoral, which was reached ten
minutes before six.
There is to be a grand open-air torch-light ball at
Corriemulzie to-morrow night. The Queen has pro-
mised, through Colonel Gordon, to be present if the
weather be fair, which seems this afternoon to be
doubtful.

MISERABLE DWELLINGS OF THE LONDON POOR.—
On Thursday evening Mr. W. J. Payne held an inquest at
the West London Union Workhouse, West-street, Smith-
field, on the body of Samuel Delacourt, aged b 5. Mr. G.
Walter, vice-chairman of the City Sewers Commission, was
in attendance. The deceased, who was a fishmonger, had
for several years resided in the liberty of the Rolls, but had
lately been living in a miserable damp cellar, in Greystoke-
place, Fetter-lane. He had beenofor some years in a very
bad state of health, and had been a patient of the Consump-
tion Hospital, Brompton, and also of St. Bartholomew's. Last
week he became so ill as to be unable to leave his bed, and
his wife applied to the parochial authorities for assistance.
He was visited by Mr. Ross, assistant to Mr. Digby, the
surgeon to the union, and was on Thursday last brought
to the workhouse in a cab, where he died. The surgeon
stated that he found the deceased bad died from consump-
tion of the abdominal viscera. The place in which deceased
had died was enough to impair the health of a robust man,
and certainly would hasten the death of an unhealthy
person. Mr. George Walter said he would take care to bring
the matter before the next meeting of the commissioners.
Verdict of natural death.

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Sir harry G.
Tuesday, and ernbarkj4e
The , veteran " Hero of Aliwal," Lieutenant-General
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packet, tor ountebnoaanrta• Governor
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