The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-26 00:00:00

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the first time during the proent year on Pst
Zb Royal Gazette says—
" Tile be:At teettvg appears to animate both seetid!itrof
it; there bt:iiig an evidont &sire on the par& of .the offi-
cials to relieve to the utiw)st, possible extent the-prai
of,,thapablic burdens, end an- equally evident desira uu
thepart-of-the.elective section to avoid all =niece:44u
discord and dissension with . the other branch ofLtlier
Court. Already a large number of the items of the
estimate have been gone through; and while no one
can accuse the members of bquanderiF g the revenues es
their command, so neither can they be fOnnd fault 'Ark
as yet ontho ground of mischievous parsimony.,
general opinion seems to be, that, nlthough some (pea-
tions in which there will be wide differences of opinion,
are likely to arise, the present s2sJon will, upon. the
whole, pass over smoothly." .
The weather during the fornight preceding the de-
.
parttire of the packet bad been showery and f.rwour-,
abls-for- the planters—not less than 11,048 hogsL'eods
of sugar were exported between the Ist of Janti,try
and the 101 inst.,
.being 4 552 hogsheads in excess
of the quantity exported during tad correspondinis'
period of 1851. Tne weather, though fine for agri-
cuitur4 purposes, has been very sickly, and triany
l have teen the victims of fever :n its veious _ rnl
forms since the commencement of the year.
ANTIGUA.—The weather continues painfully cry',
and the crop; Fere oorpotpently tutlering great) v.
Strong breezes have prevailed of •late, and sugar-
making is progressing as favourably as the labour
market will permit.

JA:LiAICA. MARKETS.
A very general inacttvity has been Ite prevailing f,
Lure of our inarket:' during tt.e -pest fortnight. No 4e,
culativs inquiry whatefer has been manifested, ant the
operations of the trade, confided elronst emelu?iveiv to
the E, upply of their immediate wants, were restrictond
unimportant. Supplies of imported goods are, for 04
most part, on a moderate scale, but holders have failed-
to derive any advantage from the circumstance in the
present depressed condition of the market.
Sugar and rnm share very largely in the prevailing
ivactivity. But few purchases are being made fer. ei-
portation; the current low rates, fur the former articles
especially, in the home markets, deterring dealers .from
speculating. The deliveries iuto Kingston have iNleti
been considerably in excess of the trade demand, acid:
pricos have proportionaby declined.
Exobanges—on London: Colonial Bank, 90 days,
per cent. prem.; 60 days, 1 per cent. prem.; 30 days,
per twit. prem. Jamaica Bank, 90 days, par; 60
days per cent. prem.- 30 days, 1 per cent. prem.

Her Majeaty's Ships of War—Her Majesty's ShiP
Sappho at Greytown on the 22d March` :her Majesty's
ship Daphne st Panama on the 19th Maibh; her Ma-
1-14111reAlifietkitil4AIhtin:and Sour ion .at
Port Royal, Jame ea, 'oh the trellitifeittor'_
ship Alarm at fratbadoes on the Ist April; her Majety'i
ship Persian at Antigua on the 2cl
Stations of the C:ompany's Steamships—The Thatnesk
Captain Abbot, down Spanish Main; the Dee, Captain'
Wilson, at St. Toomits'e, April 5; the Medway,Capitsia
' Hest, in the Gulf of A4exico; the Eagle, Captain JAl-
coe, at atrbodoes, Apt 1.
Ships spoken with on Return Voyage—Passed at sea
by the Roy al Mail steam- Docket Dee, and requested to be
reported, March 28, lat. 20 N., long. 84 W.. barque
Amity, all well; 28th, 20 AT., 83 W., barque Christina,
of Port Glasgow, both steering to the westward; Apt il
18, 42 13 N., 27 20 W., passed a barque British Tar,
.st,dis4m6
aBatNed.,
anlBd
fromopassed
(JI
,aa barque,tu J
he amaica forwn
a washing
noe dunknown,ob ; 2
completelya
over her; 23d, 48
N., 8 1 W., passed the Belgian sch.coner Maria, steering
to the eastward.

COU t Aft.

It is understood to be her Majesty a intention that
eeeond State Ball shall take place on Wednesday, the
19th of May, and a Concert on Friday, 4th of June next.
The Queen and Prince Albert, act ended by the
Countess of Desert, the Hon. Eleanor Stateley, the Hon.
Beatrice Byng, Earl Talbot, Lord George .Lennox, Col.
Wylde, Lord Colville, and Colonel F. IL Seymour,
honoured Her Majisty's Theatre with their presence on
Saturday evening. His Royal Highness Prince Albert;
attended by Lord George Lennox, Colonel Wylde, and
Colonel F. H. Seymour, afterwards proceeded to honour
the Earl of Rosse, President of the Royal Society, with
a visit, at his residence, in Connaught-place. The
Prince rejoined the Queen at the Opera-house.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided on Satur-
day afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Commission
for the Exhibition of 1851.
His Royal Highness arrived at the New Palace of
Westminster at three o'clock, attended by Lieutenant-
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The other Commissioners
.present were the Elul of Rosse, the Earl of Ellesmere,
Earl Granville, Lord John Russell, the Right Hon.
Henry Labouehere, Sir James Weir Hogg, Sir Charles
Barry, Sir William Cubitt, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, Sir
Charles Lyell, Sir Richard Westmacott, Mr. Baring,
M.P.. Ale. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Hopkina,
Mr. Pusey, M.P., and Mr. Wilde!.
Mr. Scott Russell and Mr. Edgar Bowring, secretaries
to the Reyal Commission, attended.
Dr. Lyon Piayfair, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Dilke were 13140
present.
The meeting broke up soon after five o'clock.
His Royal highness the Prince of Wales, attended by
tauk a drive earriaeo on Sat..-
His Royal Highness Prince, Albert rode out on 11(--iFir-
back on Saturday morning, attended by Lieut.-Colueel
Hon. A. Gordon.
Tne band of the Scots Fasilear Guards attended dur-
ing dinner at Buckingham Palace on Friday. Her Ma-
jesty's private baud also attended.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Qu-ee early yesterday (the birth-day of her Royal
Highness the Princess Alice), at Buckingham Palace.
Hoe Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday
forenoon in the garden of Buckingham Palace, and the
Royal Family took their usual exercise.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Alisort,
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and their
Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess
Royal attended divine service yesterday morning, in the
private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Ladies and
Gentlemen in Waiting and the domestic household were
also present.
The Hon. and Rev. Gerard Wellesley officiated.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited h
et
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, yesterday, st
Gloucester House.
Highnessth e Duko fi
nthe
Cambridge
Chapelßoyal,
attended
the. e.li
James's.ai sf
rnoo Royal
n service,T h e
puke of Wellington attended the
yesterday,
early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal. The
p
and the sere
bed by the Rev. E. Nepean.
A deputation from the Newry Navigation Company
wroanyers was were
preac read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
The deputation consisted of the Marquis of Downahire,
the Earl of Gosford, Lord Edwin Hill, M.P., county
Caulfield, M.P., county Armagh;
Newry; Colonel Rawdon,
Down; Lord Castlereacgoba,ntb:.AP.r,macgohun;tytheDHoowian.;
vobe.ir
:Pr..'MC. Ph
.;
Charles Freshfield, Mr. D. C.
Mr. James Syle, and Mr. W.
sßxtmWery.riap.ldDi
.Ei
y,aa:mwApxisV.rorm.nne:r Verner, M.P.
oMegnitainn,
B/ Glenny (Secretary to the company).
General Love, Governor of Jersey, had an interview,
with Mr. Secretary Walpole on Saturday, at the Home
office.
en
G eral Lygon had an interview on Saturday with Sir
liJorAh.n
jdroehpaunktianwritohoninteirwoamt
etlhtcheheColonial-office.
(Deputy Chairman),
hCalierrmkas'n)A, smsocniAatiko.tn..l
consisting of Mr. Richard Henry
ander Dawson, Mr. William
pJh.itorudjaelnn,resal3(e
Lintott (Directors), and Mr. (Cha
Jame 0
irman),
Mr.
Lary), had an interview with thepChancyellodyrMronfre
chi quer on Saturday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-atreet.

A
deputation from the Committee of the Aborigines'
kington, on
on
oonsaitsutorddaoyt
Mr. deputati
Protection Society
Y.
had an interview with Sir John ,-
at
EthiendieCyoloni.pal-„offiDeer. Bod
.Th
kin. Messrs. L. A. Chambro&zow, j M.P.,
Belt, E. f
'Wakefield, G. L. Neighbour, and R. Smith, jun.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on
Saturday, at the Council-office, Whitehall. Present,
the Lords Justices Cranworth and Knight Bruce, the
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and
Sir Edward Ryan. Judgment was given by the Lord
Chief Justiee on the appeal from the Admiralty Court,
Harmer v. Bell (the Buld Buceleuch) ; afterwards the
following petitions and motions were heard before the
Lords Justices Cranworth and Knight Bruce, the Lord
Chief Justice of the Court.of Common Pleas, the Judge
of the Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryan :---
" Honiball's extension of Porter's Patent," "Morrison
and Others' extension of Berry's Patent" (to fix hear-
ing), and " Musadee Mahomed Cazum Sherazee," Bom-
bay (for leave to appeal).
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office, on
Saturday, from the Governor of Gibraltar.
Dispatches were sent on Saturday to the Lord Big*
Commissioner of the lonian Islands, the Governor of
Malta, the Governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon, and
also to the Governor of the Mauritius.

FIRE AT CROFTON LODGE, HABIMERSMITIIP'.
nOunt Finridtbaeyparfitverenteoonre,ssidheonretley aefftemrro.nej.o's.locskc,o:9,firzrortzelke
Lodge, Hammersmith. It commenced 'from some cause
andno`
clearly ascertained, in the nursery, on the first Beer, &
very speedily extended to the roof. The inhabitants!PL,
ther with a number of police constables of the
dVareillfuoll-
hastened to the spot to render assistance, an-, being set
lowed by the parish engine. Whild the latter was
ni a the
to work the former exerted themselves in stripping
of the costly furniture, to sprziad„
lawn for safety. The fire, however,
lux.
ttTei nhge.ui s h
premisese d , but
knownn
d Mr. Staplesthe
foreman The moment the news arrive
with . ,
tof brigade slatted an engine,
foreman of the C oistric Which vrlinrneimbogved to the
a mounted express was dispatched to town for the aid of the
and reached the tire in eighteen minutes after being called.
The London firemen then' ent was the assistance of the other
andefi
rrtieotr‘Tcoenyt contents were seriousl da.
until the whole ui
wlaosvenboitrains
malted
as White Cottage, belonging t.s. m v
smuuresd.twish—to make y-our..
".".L'een) were likewise
parties,
b andei
hve er nttrueai,dlwlynagttr,
Bow TO /11A/CE CANARIES FAMILIAR. If yell
" pets" familiar, give them every noff
dwaisMbilgeads.anDwir
h. o
S truly
ti
of yolk of egg, boiled hard ; n
and .
d han t en a small Van
lifford's German Paste," mixed -
small quantit)• of
Put this, lovingly, into a little ‘ with a stale sponge-cai.nN.
e ' exclusive" tin pan, fitted ixi
a sly corner of the cage, and
charm. These innocent l the treat will have a dnub
le'
nice pickings thus my little creatures love to dirt with an/
will keep on :steriously conveyed to them; and they
for many minutes, chattering to you in a languaie of their gres,
while viewing the operations in which you •
are actively en
Own JobJobgalled ter their particular benefit.