The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Ely,
Lord Colville, and Lieutenant-Colonel F. 11. Sey-
mour, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester, at Gloucester-house, Piccadilly, yesterday
afternoon.

His Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe
Coburg visited yesterday her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester house, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at his resi-
dence in St. James's-place ; and his Royal Highness
the Count d'Aquila, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-
street.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice,
Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthur, took pony
and walking exercise yesterday in the garden of Buck-
ingham Palace.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace
yesterday included his Serene Highness Prince
Leopold of Saxe Coburg, his Excellency the Portu-
guese Minister and the Countess Lavradi:, the
Marquis of Exeter, the Earl and Countess of Derby,
the Eirl and Countess of Hardwicke, and Lady Eli-
zabeth York.

A deputation, consisting of Lord Glengall (chair-
man of the Waterford and Limerick Railway), Sir
Edward M'Donnel (chairman of the Great Southern
and Western Railway), Mr. Barlow (Governor of
the Bank of Ireland, and deputy chairman of the
(chjailrnmcatnion and deputßailway), Mr.y
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway), Mr. H. A.
Herbert, M.P., and Mr. Pennetather (chairman and
m u directorriand ofa n thed
Mr.
En
y Killarneyas
chair-
man of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway.), Mr.
Redmond (chairman of the Irish South-Eastern Rail-
way), Colonel Chatterton, M.P. (director of the Cork
and Bandon Railway), Mr. James Clay, M.P. (chair-
man of the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway),
Sir Mathew Barrington, Mr. Jeffers, and Mr. Kane,
had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Duke of Leeds bad an interview with Mr. Se-
cretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office.
The Bishop of Cape Town had an interview yes-
terday with Sir John Pakington, at the Colonial-
office.

A deputation, consisting of the Hon. Mr. Hineks
(Inspector-General of Canada), Sir Percy Nugent,
Bart., M.P., Mr. O'Flaherty, M.P., Mr. Perry and
Mr. Stirling (directors), and Mr. Hemans (engineer
of the Midland Great Junction of Ireland Railway),
Mr. Hartley, and Mr. E. O'Flaherty, had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day, at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Austrian Minister had an interview with the
Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
A deputation on the subject of the proposed re-
moval of the Courts of Law and Equity from West-
minster, to the Inns of Court, had an interview with
Lord John Manners yesterday, at the office of Works
and Public Buildings. The deputation consisted of
Mr. Gregory (President of the Incorporated Law So-
ciety), Mr. Coverdale (Vice-President), Mr. Ludlow
(one f the members of the council), and Mr. Mau-
ghan (secretary).
Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
The Rev. W. C. Dowding had an interview with
Sir John Pakington yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
_
A deputation from the outer bar, consisting 02.1.
Messrs. George Lake Russell, J. V. Prior, and Lord.
Selwyn, bad an interview yesterday with la rci
• with the
1 The Duke of Atholl had an interview
Buildings. John Manners
11, EalsaorlhoafdDaenrbinyteyrevsietewrdwa
unica-
A deputation on the subject of steam
with yesterday.
la the Sir
with Sir
tion with Newfoundland bad an interview
John Pakington T I. Brooking, J.
deputation consisted of Mess
C.
C•
liolnawood.
s MohaletthEeawrlc
N. Hunts, Wm. Schenk, and _
weavers,
consisting
of
A deputation of unemploy
kds
end William Spong
John Tempest, Thomas .131 . ~, ~. ,„,. T, . ,
the Mghs lion. 0 • /V • Ltenley
had au interview with
dof Trade.
yesterday at the Boar
yesterday at the C. otigornial-offlce. The
oBmainrrington
Colonial-office.
' kington yesterday at the.
d from the G
received overnor of
Dispatches were
re
Colonial-oftic® y 't d
South Australia at the
e. er ay. Dis-
Mr.
Colonial-office
Mullings Lai an interview with Sir John pa-
to the Go-
vernor of Gibraltar.
patches were sent from the

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handed to us for in-
went on conlorntieblm
officer T h e
of
fNthe following NARRATIVE BY A S
The foll
army,Rß A T
n aNwrr
who was Saved from the wreck of
sertion :
g, at which time the
" She left Simon's Bay at about sip
o'clock in the
the Birkenhead, has been
untilm i non-commissioned
the mprttin
a
vessel struck upon a rock,
.which_ made .
a hole in her
port tide under water, just before the paddle-wheel.
She beoan to till immediately; hand, were turned up to
get the'boats out; lowered two cutters down and one
gig; then turned to get the paddle-box boats out, but
the pin of the davits was rustedin, and would not come
out. At this time the vessel was swinging j
-nging and grind-
ing, and grating against the rocks very uch. A party
set to work at the chain Pumps in the after cockpit.
The next thing was to throw the horses overboard, and
get all the women and children in _the second cutter,
which Mr. Richards took charge of, with orders to land
them at the nearest place. 0 .I:klaeY could not land on
account of the breakers; s 1',7 head was put out
to sea. Just at this moment, the Birkenhead parting
in two just before the engine, the fore part of tbe
deck sunk with several people on it. Captain Sahnond
then gave orders to do the best they could to save their
lives. The other cutter and gig were then lying off,
manned. Sew I
ral men then jumped overboard and swam LITERARY FORGERIES.—M. de &court, one o.
Prince de Tat
standingon the of the late leyrand, has written
to the boats, the captain ~ 0 poop giving the executors
public journals, stating that fraud similar
orders. Up to this time perfect order
. and discipline a letter to the
l discovered in England relative to frauds,Sheller's
were observed; all the men quiet L
anc steady, and °be- to those
havelatey
been
attempted in France for letters falsely
dient to orders. At this time. the captain was standing letters,
boons ritten by the te Prince. " I have in
on the poop with several others; the after stated to have
part of the , • ent " says ladeM Ilacourt, "a c .
on at pr , . , .
ell am
all wore throw into my possession
l tter4 imitatin *
c
ship then lurched forward, and_ ,_
.n the .
_.,111.3er
t of those e , , xceedingly well the
water. Serra swam to the uoa,o, and soma to the '"
writing of the deceased 1.-) ,Wc‘th 'id
b t •
which have Wert declared
wreck. At this time the naaintopmast and maintopsail-
by the persons intimate
i i wi i
edeceased, such as M. Guizot,
and all that could A
yard were out of water, nasoe for the the Duke (ie Broglie,Count Mold, Duke Pasqmer, Ilrc ,to be
tuPailyard, 1',.A.:: of the fotceastie deck was then flu:lt- forgeries."
in gat about twenty yards' distance. Captain Salmend i METROPOLIS WATEIi SUPPLY COMMITTEP.—On
swam for the wreck that was floating; and
as be :
Monday the Committee declared th,o..
preamble of the Cro-
w" swimming aomethiug' that was Washed off the; manna LW proved.