The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, AUGUST 18.
Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
and the royal party arrived yesterday at Osborne, at
one o'clock, from the yacht.
The Duke of Northumberland remained last
night on a visit to the Queen, and will leave to-day,
after the Privy Council appointed to be held at one
o'clock.

The Countess of Gainsborough also remained on a
visit, having been succeeded by the Countess of
Desart as Lady-in-Waiting to her Majesty.

The Cambridge University Commission bad a
meeting yesterday, at the cfficial residence of the
First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street.
Present—The Bishop of Chester, the Dean of Ely,
Professor Sedgwick, and the Rev. W. H. Bateson
(secretary).

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, AVG. 18,
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.
PRINCE ALBERT'S CUP.—The following schooner-
yachts are entered to sail on Thttrisdaye the 19th inst.,
for his Royal Highness's Cup:—
Coquette, 47 tons, Lord Godolphin.
Gloriana, 134 tons, Joseph Gee, Esq.
Alarm, 248 tons, Joseph Weld, Esq.
Claymore, 138 tons, Arch. Campbell, Esq.
Gipsy Queen, 160 tons, Sir H. Bold Hoghton, Bart.

COWES TOWN REGATTA.
The Town Regatta, on Friday next, has been taken
up with
.much spirit, and a very efficient committee has
been appointed. The members of the Royal Yacht
Squadron have voted 251. towards the funds. Earl Fits-
herdinge SL, Marquis Conyngham, the Earl of Uxbridge,
o'lLr Bellingham Graham, Captain Blake, Sir Harry Bold
Hoghton, qad numbers of the member of the squadron
have added to the L'lount, and there is every promise of
lots of sport. The boats ol the Royal Yacht Squadron
- The boats of the
are to be rowed by their crews. • There are to
yachts of any yacht club are to contena. "'",7,
00 punt matches, duck hunts, pig and pole, 1, lies
ning, and swimming matches, and all to put the
ill spirits to enjoy the Royal Yacht Squadron ball in the
e;et:ng;
THE MATCH TOR TAE flora YACHT SQUADRON
CtiP ON SATURHAY NEXT.--Nill6 yachts have already
been tatereci for this match, and the America would
have been, bat unlortunately she is excluded, as she is
not novi a foreign yacht, neither does she belong to a
theirber of the Royal Yacht .
Squadron; she is in the
Roads, and it :s deßlagmere's intention to sail her
with tho yachts that sail in tto match, and to try to re-
gain her lost laurels. Saturday, therefoie, promises to
be the most interesting one of the whole season.

cpysTAL PALACE SEA BATHING.
The, spirited directors of the Brighton Railway and
Crystal Palace Companies, in providing for the in-
tellectual and pleasureable entertainments of the people.
are quite alive to the immense benefits the public will
derive from the acquisition of sea-water, which will
contribute materially to their amusements, and in-
vigorate the health; consequently the directors enter-
tain most favourably the design for supplying
from Brighton, which is expected to be in practical op°.
() the
tion with the opening of the New Crystiil
This additional novelty, as well as the sanitary
advan-
tage sea-pates
of sea-water baths, will form an irresistible
traction to the working classes and visitors I
metropolis. Nor will the great inland salt
atten-
both for use and ornament, tail to command
addition to
tion, being an extraordinary and imp?rtthne various pub-
leaoter lake,
the boauty of park scenery, and, n
lie and private sea-water baths, will
1 urable immersion
invigorating receptacles • for the P.e" b't as of this
with luxurious and
and ablution of thousands of the
I/144 1 a
metropolis.
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T
SEIEBN.An invegti-
THE FIRE ON BoAED T
cause gation commenced on Wednesday, at Southampton, by the
directors of the West India Company' into the
fire on board the Brazilian packet Severn, when of the
between
Madeira and Lisbon. It was conducted by three directors of
the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company, viz., Mr. Master-
man, Captain Liot, and Captain Chappell, R,N, (Secretary
and Mat mugger).