The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince and Princess of Prussia and the Prince of Hohen-
lobe Langenburg, left town for Windsor at 25 minutes
before 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The Royal suite
consisted of the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Coun-
tess von Hacke, Lord Alfred Paget, Lieutenant-Colonel
the Hon. A. Gordon, and Count Goltz.
Her Majesty and the illustrious party travelled by a
special train on the Great Western Railway, and, on
reaching the Windsor station, proceeded in several of
the Queen's carriages to Virginia Water, and afterwards
went to the Royal lodge, where luncheon was served.
The Queen and Prince Albert and the Royal circle re-
turned by the same route to London, arriving at Buck-
ingham Palace at half-past 4 o'clock, escorted by a de-
tachment of the Royal Horse Guards.
The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Princess
of Prussia, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with her
presence ast evening. The Royal suite consisted of the
Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe, the Countess von Hacke,
the Countess Oriolla, Lord Camoys, Lord Alfred Paget,
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon' Count Puckler,
Count Goltz, and Count Boos. The Duchess of Kent,
accompanied by the Prince of Hohenlohe Langenburg
and the Princess Adelaide, and attended by Lady Anna
Maria Dawson and Lord James Murray, also honoured
the performance with her presence.
Lord Camoys has relieved the Marquis of Orinonde in
his duties as the Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle has succeeded
Major-General Berkeley Drummond in his duties as
Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt had a quarterly meeting at the official residence of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street yes-
terday. There were present—the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and
the Deputy-Governor. Sir Alex. Spearman, Secretary
and Controller-General to the Commissioners, attended.
The Marquis of Bristol had an interview with the Earl
of Aberdeen yesterday at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
A deputation from the committee of the Anti-State
Church Association, to urge objections against the ecclesi-
asticalhtande aonffi inter-
viewce o f
w iptrhovsiisriowns. omf groundstolleestuorrtiahl at -
yesterday a c
Works and Public Building in Whitehall-place. The
deputation consisted of—Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mr.
Miall, M.P., Mr. Crossley, M.P., Mr. Bell, M.P., Mr.
Kershaw, M.P., Mr. Heyworth, M.P., Mr. Pellatt,
M.P., Mr. J. Carrell Williams (secretary), the Rev.
Alexander Goode, Mr. G. J. Cockerel], and the Rev.
Robert Eckett.
Dr. Bowring and Governor Barkly had interviews
yesterday with the Duke of Newcastle at the Colonial-
office.
A. deputation, to present a memorial for the repeal of
the malt-tax and hop duties, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official re-
sidence in Downing-street. The deputation consisted
of—Messrs. G. Rushbridger, G. Lear, James Law-
rence, 'J. H. Hopkins, S. Duke, H. Duke, R. Cosens,
E. Habin, Mullens Dennett, G. Smith, G. Coote, J.
Wyatt, W. Death, J. Jupp, Henry Hardwick, and J.
Brown.

de D3lloPeLrek3eLerkneChaCsnibTeeCnnAT.
firstExcellencyeciuer r
ythete
the Bel-
gian
O'Sullivan de Grass, will attend the future Duchess of
Brabant to Belgium. The ceremony, it is expected will
take in thei
place the third week ensuingmonth. Col.
--- ri iappointedCHAT.--His
-2:-7=
We recently d.::,-In -,-1 the remark, that if an future Duchess. Mr. Buchanan, the newly appointed
old trading comp-ny, or rather the caput mortuitra United States Mieicter to England, is expected to
rrrive, with his Secretary of Embassy (Mr. Appleton),
of one, were so d--Arable for the Government of
India, it was singrie- that the claims of actual Loftus
s the
proceeds2oth fromforth lsliTtehw
:o York.
0
traders to India, shota.d have been so entirely having been appointedw secretaryertioinijofrrodmßotoutTriT,
overlookcd. We find the advantage of having embassy. vice Henry F. Howard, who is on the eve ofs
our commercial interests fully and fairly repre- asFsirlelEngetFheGdoiplomacy at Rio.
-The quotation of gold at Paris is
seated in our ow .." Le,;islature. The East India about at par (according to the last tariff), which at the
Company when re..)''y a trading establishment, English Mint price of 31.175. 104 d. per ounce for stan-
the West India interest and other interests, have lord gold, gives an exchange of 25.17 ; and the exchange
,
all felt it desirable to have a voice in the nation3l thatat Paris
gold
iso n
about
toon
0.58
8t
psehrorete,ntbedine
gare2rs
inOtrii
Paris than
in
follows
conncils ; and we apprehend that none of our London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is
-.eal statesmen, though not shirking the accus- 4.27 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
X. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
tomed joke at the " Manchester School" would
like to see that school excluthd . from Parlia-
change short bei on
fg
11331641, iatnf4ollotwhes ethatxchanefde .at Hamburg on
meat. The av -se': o': those who differ widely de,srer in Hamburg than in London. is 0.82e0u
rpseerocfent.
ex-
enough from it on many points, still would change at New York on London for bills for 60 days
not like to miss its peculiar knowledge on sight is 110 goer cent., and, the par of exchange between
others. If, nen, we must have double lEonwgslatnd that
Aemxernacrebeisingnelmo9m2a3li4oy op4e2r cent., it, fol-
government in some form, if the President of the favour of Eneo.nd ; and, after makingalLelNrmcneenet.foinr
Board of Control must have an English council, charges of transport, the present rate leaves a small profit
on the importation of gold from the United States.
and if the council must consist of eighteen mem-
S
bers, one-third of them nominated by Govern- SouthO"
sHeaSECAomCOMPANpany tookY. place—Th e half yearly
yr, for Court of the
merit, why should not anot':-.er third be chosen by pose of declaring a dividend. Tae sub-governor the ( R
tur. r
.-
all persons engaged in trade between England and C. Franks) read the accounts, from which it appeared
India to a certain amount? It is universally that the income was 146,4221., and the expenditure
theBl usual,l62/ . ,
distributionleaving
a ofbalance 1 of 65,2601.
cent., the
After making
agreed that the annuitants whose dividends are a
is 1: hl6lel.surPlus stand.
first charge on Indian revenue, can have but little ing to the credit of the companyp
peculiar interest in the prosperity of that country. ODESSA.—The accounts from Odessa reach to the 24th
ofh June. The.re wash no mitigation of the uncertainty of
We will not re-open the endless question whether
they have effectually shown such an interest; their twoeuwldarha
question, sbtewe nn,
very ut busiivneesbsuctotiotrintuheedscits c.otursfe,and
ship-
incomes, at leant, can hardly be affected by it. ping, and the consequent extravagant risaerni scarcity of
rates
On the other hand, every merchant actually en- of freight. The transactions in wheat for the Mediter-
rfeanean had.
SCRIP been rather extensive, at a slight advance on
gaged in Indian coneme.:ce, and every manu- former prices.
facturer whose profits depend on the con-
P RECEIPTS AND CERTIFICATES. According to
suming powers of ne natives, has a direct one of the resolutions proposed by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and just adopted by the House of. Commons,
interest in the ability of his customers to pun-
chase. He has, moreover, the same interest in aeltlhsecrriepermepceainpitese onir cueerttifihecanteeesfeirstshuehd by
ear a
joint-stock or
moderating the tendencies of the war party, which This measure has afforded satisfaction penny
in theey r stamp.s()e
k
is of riquestionable service at home. Indeed, it Exchange, since, apart from any advantage it may yield
to the revenue, it wi'l give the dealers in these securi-
were now almost a truism to mention that the in-
ties an additional guarantee against
forgery. On the
evitable consequence of Free Trade is to interest formation of a company the scrip receipts intended to
men, through mere selfish considerations alone, in be issued will go through the Stamp-office, and, if pro-
the peace and wealth of the nations they deal Per precautions are taken not to pass any further quau-
tity without due authority, any person forging these
with. A Birminghrm, Manchester, or Sheffield
documents would also have to forge the Government
merchant engaged in the Indian trade, has a per-
stamp.
sonal concern in preventing such wars as make Coogi.A.r, BANK.—At the meeting of the Colonial
money scarce in India, and in the bulk of Bank held yesterday the dividend declared was at the
rate
tof 3 per cent.. peri annum,
d and the report and ac-
the peop'e I sing in a condition to purchase
his goods. He has the strongest interest, counts varwryearteourezianznoueds ythaatopttheed.proTohreescshaoir
business,
(Mr.es
for le sar 3 reasons, in encouraging their considering the disadvantageous position in which some
productive powers r s the grand source of wealth. of the West India colonies remained, was on the whole
satisfactory. With regard to Jamaica, the appointment
Hence the eff .-s-it 2 irrinistration of justice, of Mr. H. Barkly as governor, would, it was anticipated
through whits r one steady and sustained indus- exercise a beneficial influence on the future course of it;
tif is poss•bl-.. irrischLion, road making, railroad affairs. In answer to questions it was mentioned that
making el ecia' r, r id all the points on which the one of the clerks engaged in the branch in that island
Government c 7 fie :I- L twenty years is accused of had
'lliamtmailttthedoufgrahutdhse to an
possessedsmountof
euntynearl.y, 1,0001.,
coming sec .;;, a- ~. srt:,ects of pressing interest to not available, owing to the manner in eewhich
theyit washad
the intel'igent i , le_ What is there, then, un- been practised. A subsequent investigation having
shown that they bad in all probability arisen from laxity
rear enable in th 1 st7gest:on (always taking for
grant- d the no cessity of a double government) ooletherespratveofbteheen maremneavgeelauLthnoe
maCehrtillonntawllti,ththtohse
that one p...rt of it should be chosen by the class increase of business, it was stated thatn tb.e profits within
we have mentioned ? They would be certain to the last four years have steadily improved ,from 25,0001.
elect East India Directors, if that name be re- '3 33,9001. -.,
tanned as sacred to the memory of departed mono- in CtuhseToymeasr.—From
the
etsut rnh jrantniasrsueil,stit
tarern s thato
poly, who have adequate knowledge onall thepoints revenu-... was 22,312,5131., and the total cost of collection
wh;ch have b- en chiefly canvassed in the late debates. 1,268,4211. The value of exports was 219,545,699/.
and of imports.
was
imports 109,345,409/. The tonnage inwards and
ut
Less vitally concerned in the welfare of 0ur16,130,149. The number of Customs
Indian Empire than the present Directors they
officersw was 11 691
could not be. Nepotism and favouritism they A GENTLEMAN FOUND SHOT.—SUPPOSED SUICIDE
a the same extent ; indeed, AT WOOLWICH.—Yesterday morning, between 12 and
dare not indulge in f
we can think of no point of view in which they 1 o'clock, aspoliceman Norton,l RA 87, was passing an
avenuestreet alti,rtheo , he observed backohvich thef
ey
Royal
a male
wlbertTavereerenn,
eKnidticil-
would be a whit behind the immacvlate twenty-
e
four who are so en to be reduced to twelve. ground, at the entrance of it. Upon movingp him, he
While we can think of many in which on the found that he showed no signs of life, upon which he
most common calculations :from,
called up Mr. Purland, i surgeon, George-street, adjoin-
human nature
the y must have eatly the advantage of them. HiT'ge' thwehne dfi secnonvde r tehdatt h aitfethhera
ed been
asomeg
et ihmeel
ee xa
ttintchte.
In
partial and practical men may well think that back of his nrck, as if from a pistol shot wound. A
and
a wovicl be none the worse for Mr. BRIGHT'S search was made, upon which a pistol was picked up
near where the deceased was lying, and which had been
r. COBDEN'S sitting on one side a Council
table, of which Sir recently discharged. Another pistol was taken out of
JAS. Hotta and Mr. MASTED: his • •ket and this also was loaded. The body
pot.. ,
MAN sat on the other. Board has unfortunate rnal! was
. then taken on a stretcher to the
A which '
not merely to administer, bonehoue e, adjoining the church. The deceased was
but to decide on
ii..
"n tit most respectably dressed. He had on a brown frock
measures and projects of all kinds for 150
coat, a black satin figured vest, a black satin necker-
lions of people, wants a vigorous opposition -ji
as much as our Houses of Parliament. And
ii s cwhiitehf,
rubies,in which w,a!raegfoldwill3iitne of an octagon shape,kse(ti
quite supposable that six nominees of Government ' "T. B.,ap:irPc.4; Wellington boots,n drawers,
thems.'eers' namer
—all men of official Indian experience—with six Hall and Son. Win&Eor, &c. The name on the pistols,
of the old sort of Directors, qualified by Sir C. whichLi were inlaid with silver in the stock, was T. Nock,
London. Information was forwarded to Mr. Carttar,
Woon's determination to retain them, might the coroner for Kent.
mingle in advantageous discussion with six persons HONESTY REWARDED. —.On Monday an insolvent
selected by commercial men to represent English floieunv.daLiin,
athde,court of Mr. Commissioner Phillips, where
and Indian commercial interests. More of Indian lof 1001. He a
communicatedpocket-b ook
the containing
ft ntoot e s t o upwards
doings would assuredly become public ; much of , W(111
the deprecated mystery would be dispelled ;
Autocratic President would be closely watched in
the 'for t°Yth* e
itecross-street Prison, and it was placedainn safe rcus-
Tinhseolpvreonitearsty has been owned, and Si. was left
' THE EMPEROR l',l.
connection with the suspicious "secret" and " poli- credits lat
'ear dispatches. Indeed, we suspect that the
Presence' of six h Directors,
liable to such
especially If-Ireen7LrAds.fer liitis
ihsonest
understoody. that
ely opened in London in favour of a member
of the family of the Emperor Nicholas, who was expected
•, to have visited England in the course of the present
summer, were withdrawn on Monday, the visit having
reasonably frequent re-election or been abandoned,