The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, MAY 2G.
Her Majesty, their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred,
Princess Alice, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Princess
Helena, and Princess Louise, attended Divine service yes-
terday at Balmoral. The Rev. Dr. Caird officiated.
The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting and the House-
hold were also present.
Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, and Princess Helena, also
attended the service at Craithie Church.

Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, left Balmoral
this morning to join her Majesty's ship St. George.

A deputation from the Woodstock Union, consisting of
the Duke of Marlborough, Sir Henry W. Dashwood, Mr.
C. E. Thornhill, and the Rev. Jr. Dodd, had an interview
with the Rigkt Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., yesterday at the
office of the Poor -law Board, Whitehall.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of the North American Provinces.
Despatches were sent to the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands.

Among the publications of marriages made two
days back at Brussels was that of Baron Charles Perigord
de Talleyrand, Minister of France at the Court of Brussels,
and Madlle. Vera Berordoki, of St. Petersburg.
Cardinal Prince Schwartzenberg, accompanied by
eight bishops, left Vienna for Rome on the 24th inst.
The Ost-Deutsche Post of Vienna says that the
state of health of the Empress does not respond to the hopes
which had been entertained from the residence of her Ma-
jesty in a southern climate.
A grand demonstration is to take place in Ipswich
to-morrow, on the occasion of the launch of the lifeboat,
presented by that town to the National Lifeboat Institu-
tion.

The Emancipation Society of Genoa has just held
a sitting extraordinary, in consequence of recent events.
The President made a violent speech, in which ho blamed
the sanguinary acts at Brescia, and declared that the Italian
democracy and the volunteer army felt immense confidence
in Garibaldi. One of the members, M. Malatesta, proposed
an address to the general. The motion was adopted unani-
mously.

THE JAPANESE AMBASSADORS.—NEWCASTLE-
ON-TYNE, Tuesday evening.—The Japanese Ambassadors,
who arrived in thib. ••-• 'roux th. • • ----o•-•••)
~.up.iiitabjr.iyor and Sheriff of Newcastle, and a
large number of gentleinen connected with the trade of the
district, proceeded this morning by special train on the
Blyth and Tyne Railway to North Seaton Colliery. They
were met there by Mr. George Baker Foster, Mr. Thomas
C. Foster, Mr. Jobling, and others, and one of the princi-
pal members of the Embassy descended the mine with two
of his suite, the other two ambassadors remaining at bank.
The Japanese official who descended into the mine was
taken about half a mile into the face of the workings, and
was shown the process of bringing away a quantity of coal
by firing a shot, and he had afterwards pointed out to him
the method by which coals are brought to the bottom of the
shaft by an incline, and the machinery of the mine gene-
rally. The pumping apparatus was also explained to him,
and he appeared to take a very intelligent interest in the
arrangements for working the mine generally. After par-
taking of luncheon at the colliery, the party returned to
Newcastle, but too late to give them an opportunity of
viewing the engine works of Messrs. Robert Stephenson
and Co. They left by the quarter past 4 train for Carlisle,
en route to Liverpool, but before departing the principal
members of the embassy expressed through Mr. Macdonald
their deep obligation t. 3 the Mayor and the authorities for
the attention that had been paid to them during their short
visit. A large crowd assembled to see them away. They
appeared to be delighted with the manner the people cheered
them.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—The Grand Archery meeting
of Thursday and Friday next will be the first great gathering
of Texophilites this season, which, including as it does
members from all the leading archery societies, will prove
of unusual interest, and its effect will be considerably
heightened from it taking"place at a time when the beautiful
grounds in which it is held are in their greatest perfection,
the rhododendr one, with the other American plants, being
in full bloom. Among the different societies sending com-
petitors to this meeting we may mention the Royal Toxo-
philites, the Cheshire Bowmen, the York Archers, the
Devon and Exeter Archers, the Lichfield Archers, the Wor-
cestershire Archers, the Woodmen of Arden (Warwick-
shire), the Enfield Archers, the Ivanhoe Archers, the West
Somerset, the Bath, the East Norfolk, the Long Milford,
the Queen's Royal, the St. Leonard's, the Breconshire, the
Cheltenham, the West Berks, the Buccleuch, the Thames
Ditton, the Dawlish, the Anglesea, the Aston-park, the
Edgbaston, and the Grand National societies. The present
champion of the United Kingdom and the ex-champion
will both be present.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.---During the
week ending the 24th of May the visitors have been as
follows :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days,
open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 11,534 ; on Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, students' days (admission to the
public, 6d.), open from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 1,079. Total,
12,613. From the opening of the Museum, 2,728,491.
Museum of Patents, South Kensington Number of
visitors for the week ending May 24, 3,243 ; total number
since the opening of the Museum free daily (May 12, 1858),
545,650.

TEE HOP PLANTATIONS.—ROCHESTER, MAY 27.
—Seldom have the hop plantations throughout Kent, gene-
rally, exhibited a more promising appearance than is the
case this season, everything indicating an unusually large

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crop. Aided by the remarkably fine weather of the past
few weeks the plants are everywhere growing vigorously,
the bine coming forward strong and rapidly. As yet very
little vermin is to be seen, and in most of the high, rich
lands the plants are all that can be desired. In a few plan-
tations, the two or three cold nights recently experienced
have slightly affected the young shoots, but these are now

regaining their former appearance. Most of the large factors
still hold considerable stocks, and the exports are still
heavy, upwards of 40 tons having been sent abroad during
the week ending Saturday last, while the imports during
the same period were nil.
ESCAPE OF THREE CONVICTS FROM MILLBANK
PRISON.—On Monday morning three convicts, one under
sentence of transportation for life, the other two for 14
years, mado their escape from this prison by breaking
through the top of the building; after which, by removing
some slates and a large flag and making a rope of their sheets
they let themselves down, and got clear off, The police
were immediately apprised of their escape; but, though
measures were instantly adopted for their apprehension,
they have not as yet been retaken
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT IN A SUGAR REFINERY.
—On Monday an accident of the most horrifying nature
occurred at the sugar works of Messrs. Crossfield and Co.,
Vauxhall-road, Liverpool, Thomas Lee, a workmen ern -
ployed by Messrs. Fawcett and Preston, was sent to the
sugar works to assist in fitting up an engine; and during
the dinner hour he visited the " crushing room." He
commenced to play with a man named Ball, and was chas-
ing him reund the machinery in the room, when he slipped
under an iron rail, was caught by the teeth of the sugar-
crushers, and literally ground to atoms. For hours the
machinery could not be entirely freed from pieces of flesh,
ag PM pf the tulf9r(444t9 DAVA'fi body,

LATEST NEWS.

AMERICA.

CORK, MAY 28, 8 Aar.
ARRIVAL OF THE ETNA.
NEW YORK, MAY 17.
General M'Clellan's head-quarters are on the
Panmunky river, 27 miles from Richmond.

The Confederates are fortifying the city, and are
said to be prepared for a desperate resistance.
Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of
General Halleck and the army of the south-west.
Beauregard has been largely reinforced at Corinth.
Secretary Stanton has prohibited the circulation
of any news from Halleck's army or that of Beau-
regard until it shall have been supervised and
approved by the War Department.
General Hunter, the Federal General in command
of the Southern Military Division at Hilton Head,
South Carolina, has issued a proclamation, declaring
that martial law exists in South Carolina, Georgia,
and Florida; that martial law and slavery are in-
compatible, and that, therefore, all slaves are hence-
forth made free in those States. The proclamation
has excited great displeasure and alarm throughout
the North, and the President has been called on to
disavow it and to remove General Hunter from his
command.

The President has published a proclamation,
raising the blockade, under several restrictions, of
New Orleans, Port Royal, and Beaufort, on and
after the Ist of June.

The Federal flotilla is reported off Fort Morgan,
at the entrance of the Bay of Mobile.
Great alarm prevails at Mobile and Charleston.
Savannah has not been attacked by the Federal
military or naval forces.

On the morning of the 17th the Etna passed the
Great Eastern, coming to anchor off Sandyhook.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 16.
Money easy. Gold, 3 per cent. premium.

Exchange dull. Bankers' bills, 1133.
Stocks active, with a tendency to decline. United
States Six per Cent., 1881, 1041 ; New York Cen-
tral, 891 I; Illinois, 621 ; Erie, 391
Cotton firm—middling Uplands, 271-c. to 28c.
Flour steady and fair demand. Wheat dull.
Corn firm, and fair demand.
Provisions heavy and declining. Coffee steady.
Sugar and molasses inactive.

PARIS, MAY 28.

The Moniteur of this morning announces that the
Emperor and Empress have received the Prince de
Carignan in a private audience.

TURIN, MAY 27, EVENING.

Despatches from Naples announce that the officers
of the 4th Legion of the National Guard have pro-
tested against the recent conduct of the 3d Legion.
The 24th Legion has been disbanded in conse-
quence of the demonstration made by that body. It
has, however, been promised that it shall be recon-
stituted.

A band of coiners has been discovered at Pistoja

MADRID. MAY 27.
The Minister of Marine stated to-day in Con-
gress that the Government would construct seven
iron frigates.
It has also been announced that the documents
relative to the Mexican expedition will shortly be
communicated to the Chamber for discussion.

The entire Spanish press publish articles refuting
,he late article of the Patrie.

According to news received here from Portugal,
the royal troops had energetically repulsed 2,000
insurgents at Mouri.