The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday in the
grounds of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highne!s Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
A. Gordon.

The Royal Family took their usual exercise in the
garden of Buckingham Palace yesterday.
The Royal dinner party yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace, included the Marquis of Breadalbane, Colonel
the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, and Major-General Sir
George Bowles.

A aepatation, consisting of Lord Jocelyn Mr. James
Caulfield, Mr. Chichesser Fortescue, Mr. R. M. Bellew,
and Mr. C. P. L2slie, had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
General Bell had also an interview with the Right
Hon. Baronet.

Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of Hong• Kong and Ceylon, and
to the Lard High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.
Dispatches were received from the Lord High Commis-
sioner of the lonian Islands yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday at the Council-office. Present, Lord Cranworth,
Sir J. Knight Bruce, Dr. Lushizigton, and Sir Edward
Ryan. Rainy's petition for leave to appeal (Sierra
Leone), and Lowes's petition for extension of patent
(part beard) were heard. Afterwards the appeal from
the Admiralty Court, Vaux v. Sheffer (the Immaganda
Clausina), part heard, was concluded and judgment
given. The Lords present being Baron Parke, Lord
Cranworth, Sir J. Knight Bruce, Sir J. Patteaon, and
Sir E. Ryan.

AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGI-

NEERS AND THE EMPLOYERS.
We have procured the following return, showing the
number of men who have resumed work in the shops
of the members of the Association of Employers in Lan-
cashire, so far as concerns twenty-four firms who had
made returns up to Monday morning :
Millwrights, fitters, turners, planers;
and machinemen
Smiths, boiler-makers, &c.
Moulders

Others, including labouaers 1,149

Total

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prosecuting
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THE CATASTROPHE AT ROLIIIFIRTH.
saerifieed.
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for the Halifax dfiosrtrtichteirpoauLardpFctsrhieedlouyfr jury
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the Government; Mr. Jacomb, solicitor
Town-
hall, pur-
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inquiry was to be re-
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Holme reservoirs, was present on behalf of that body.
A great number of witnesses were examined on Wed-
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RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, FEB. 19.
srocK EXCHANGE.—The market continues active, and
shares command advanced rates. Bristol and Exeter were
done to-day at 87—Midland Stock, 5714—Taff Vale, 154%.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been a fair amount of
business done to-day, but prices in most cases were lower
yesterday. The transactions were as follow :—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 66—Ditto, Fifths, 7 dis.—Liveool Crosby,
and Southport, 1:-1 dis.—London and North-Western, IlBNt
c. Ditto, New Quarters 61,4 p.—Midland 56/ ---South-
Eastern and Dover, 201 A—butch Rhenish, 4 7-16 dis.
MANCHESTER, FEB. 19.
STOCK EXCLUNGE.—A moderate amount of busineas.b2!
been done to-day, without material alteration ill price".
The transactions were as follow :—Eastern Counties, i_is:
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6534—Ditto, "I
2 713-dn.-
Ditto, Preference, 1334—East Anglian, 6 per cent,itto,
Pro-
Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
ference, 1 ..21,a —London and North-
South-
cheater and Birmingham (C), Qurije'rn, 87—East Lan-
westerni2B%,s2l:.t-Man-
Eastern and Dover, 20 7-16—Great_I.Ts_o., 56,.
cashire, Preference, Quarters, 8 `..f 1111U14 I"9' 74
Fin. •
STOCK EXCHANGE.—..he ass
done was moderate. The
day, but the amount of businecas
hire and Yorkshire, 6574--;
14HAMhare market was steady to.
dis.
South Staffordshire, 1% only sales reportedßiwl:77

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
BRISTOL. AND EXETER RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week
ending Feb. 8:—
Passengers
Goods ...
Parcels ..•
Mails .••

••• £2,381 7 4
.. 1,220 15 9
... 137 16 10
... 223 4 2

••• ••• 1.04 £3,963 4 1
SIiREWSBURY AND CHESTER RArr,wity....Traffie rectum
or the week ending Feb. 15.:
Passengers £471 16 1
••• •••
Parcels, horses, &o. 32 4 4
950 1 11
Merchandise, mineral 4 &c.

Total

Corresponding
Total ~„
4451 17 5
£l, 2 4
MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNO.'
week last year ... 1344
TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending
Feb. 15 : • £lOB 4 5
••• •• •••
Corresponding week last year ... 97 7 7
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAT.--Traffic for the Week
ending Feb. 15, 1852 :
Passengers (6,379), parcels, horses,
and carriages ... ... £745 1 1
Goods, cattle, kc. ••• 844 4 9

1,589 5 10
Corresponotding week in last year... 1,495 19 7
WESTERN (11LELAIID) RAILWAY
.88 wiles). —Return of for the week ending Feb. 14:—
passengers, parcels, &c.
11,852.
... £2,948 15 7
isierchandise and cattle .... 1,097 15 2
Perth,T
sFeb.ouTn E
G 18,
14 AND

Total .... ... £4,046 10 9
corresponding week last year ... 4,729 17 5

THE BAR MILITANT.—The lawyers are about to
form themselves into a rifle corps, for which they are well
fitted by their peculiar practice, and their quickness in die•
covering the objects that are worth powder and shot.—
.Punch.

MILDNE3S OF THE SEASON.—PrimroE es snd violets
have been gathered in this neighbourhood
in abundance.—Western Luminary. (Newton Abbot),