The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, THURSDAY.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Royal,
Princess Helena, Princess Louisa, and Prince Arthur,
drove out yesterday afternoon in an open S carriage and
four, attended by Colonel the Hon. C. Grey.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback,
attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon.

Their Royal Highness the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale,
and the Priticess of Salerno, visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, yesterday, at Clarence House, St.
James's.
Her Royal Hiemesses the Duchess of Kent, accompanied
by the Duke and :Duchess d'Aumale, and the Princess of
Salerno, and the Princess Adelaide of 'Hohenlohe, and at-
tended by Lady Anus. Maria Dawson and. Lient.-Colonel
F. Seymour, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with her
presence last evening.
A deputation in support of a Bill for Medical Reform,
prepared by a committee of the association represented by
the deputation, had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen
yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The
deputation consisted of Sir Chas. Hastings, M.D., D.C.L.
(President of the Council), Dr. Robertson (Northampton),
Dr. Webster (Dulwich), Mr. Mousely, F.R.C.S. (Leeds),
Mr, Noble, F.R.C. S. (Manchester), Mr. Bottamley,
F.R.C.S. (Croydon), Mr. Walshr F.R.C.S. (Worcester),
Mr. Southam, M.R.C.S. (Manchester), Mr. Bree, M.R.C.S.
(Stowmarket), Mr. Cartwright, M.R.C.S. (Oswestry), Mr.
Stedman, M.R.C.S. (Guildford.), and Mr. Hastings (secre-
tary). The deputation was introduced by Earl Beauchamp,
and was accompanied by Mr. Cowan, M.P., Mr. ,Ricardo,
M.P., Mr. Wakley, Dr. Barnes, Dr. Cormack, arid Dr.
Clark.

The dollars and bar silver brought by the last West
India steamer have been sold at 590. and 61d., being a
decline of id. per ounce, which is chiefly to be attri-
buted to the East India Company having lowered their
rate of exchange Z{.l- per rupee.
THE RIVER PLADr.—The American advices contain a
newspaper extract to the effect that intelligence had
been received from the river Plate by the barque Pea-
cock, that the commissioners of the belligerent parties
at Buenos Ayres had concluded terms of peace, which
were awaiting ratification by Urquiza on the one hand,
and the authorities of Buenos Ayres on the other. It
is said the conditions are liberal, and such as will be
likely to satisfy both sides. At the same time, the most
revolting cruelties are alleged to have been committed
by insurrectionary parties in the interior of the country.
The date of the intelligence is not given, but it is re-
ported to have been confirmed by the Eliza Jenkins,
which has just arrived at Liverpool from Buenos Ayres,
whence she sailed on the 9th of March, without bring-
ing any letters.
SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STRAND.—The
Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers—at the request
of the Commissioners of the Board of Health—are
taking most extensive measures for the salubrity of the
densely-populated neighbourhood of Drury-lane, the
adjacent streets, courts, dm For the purpose of carry-
ing out these sanitary improvements, by the cutting a
main sewer from the Strand, up Newcastle-street,
Wych-street, and Drury-lane, to Holborn, that part is
closed to vehicles of every description. The following
are the streets in that vicinity which are to have the
benefit of a common sewer, viz. :—Holywell-street and
Wych-street, in the Strand; Newcastle-street, Hough-
ton-street, Holles-street, Blackmore-street, Stanhope-
street, Denzell-street, and Princes-street, Drury-lane,
and several of the courts. This work, although it causes
many of the streets to be closed to public traffic for the
present. will eventually be of the greatest importanoe to
the salubrity of the inhabitants.
KENT MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOClETY.—Yester-
day the annual meeting of this society was held at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street--John Thus. King,
Esq., in the chair. The report stated that since the
last annual meeting 420 policies had been issued, assur-
ing the sum of 108,789/. 145., yielding a revenue of
3,663/.. 178. lid. During the year 271 proposals had
hen received for the assurance of 112,2691. 3s. Of these
197 had been ampted, assuring 69,918/. 65., and yield-
leg an additional annual revenue of 2,2871. 4,4. 7d. The
number of policies issued in three years is 617, assuring
173,653/., and yielding a gross annual revenue of 5,051/.
2s. 6d. The expenditure had been far below the average
of the most economically conducted of similar institu-
tions, and after making the fullest provisions for the
aims assured, and all other liabilities, there remained a
profit of 12,777/. 11s. sd. The accumulated fund
amounted to 3,0001. There have been but two claims
by deaths in the course of the year, fur the sum of 7001.
The report was adopted, after which an election of direc-
tors took place.