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

BANQUET TO HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS, &c.

On Saturday evening the Hon. Trinity Corporation
gave a grand banquet at their house, Tower-hill, at
which his Royal Highness Prince Albert presided as
chief master of the brethren, for the first time. His
Royal Highness was elected on the demise of the late
Duke of Wellington, who, it will be remembered, held
the office a great many years. The entertainment was
one of the most superb character that, perhaps, has ever
been given at the Trinity House. It was served up in
the grand dining-hall, covers being laid for upwards of
one hundred guests. The tables presented a most gor-
geous display of plate, the appropriate piece given by
William the Fourth forming the chief attraction. Shortly
before seven o'clock his Royal Highnes9, attired in the
uniform of the brethren, arrived, attended by Colonel
Phipps and Colonel Grey, and was received by Captain
Shephard, the deputy master, /Ir. Herbeq, the secre-
tary, and other of the officers ; the band of the Gre-
nadier Guards, which was stationed on the grand
staircase, playing the National Anthem. The Prince
took his seat as President of the Board, supported by
the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, Duke of New-
castle, Lord Cranworth, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles
Wood, Sir Willirm Moleworth, Right Hon. E. Card-
well, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of
_-_,ansdowne, Earl of Derby, Viscount Hardinge, Marquis
of Camden, Viscount Combermere, Viscount Canning,
Lord Cnmpbell, Lord Sto-iley of Alderley, Lord Redee-
dale, Lord De Ros, Lord Alfred Hervey, Sir Franc's
Bac.ing, Sir inomai Fremantle, the Right Hon. H: my
Labouchere, the Right Hon. C. Strutt, the Right Hon.
S. R. Lushington, the Sp?akcr, Admiral Berkeley, Ad-
miral Sir Francis Beau:Ort, Lord George Lennox, Ad-
m'ral Sir Charles Adam, Captain Milne, Admiral Sir
B. Martin, Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas, Mr. R.
Osborne, the Hon. Captain De Ros, Admiral Parker,
Mr. T. Baring, Mr. Duncan Dunbar, C..7.p4-.a.'.n Eeechey,
Mr. Hayter, the Right Hon. G. R. Dawson, Sir Henry
Pelly, Bal., Mr. W. Cotton, Mr. Faraday, Mr. W.
Wigram, &c.

VISIT OF THE DUKE OF GENOA TO
WOOLWICH.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 4

His Royal Highness the Duke of Genoa, accompanied
by Lord Raglan, Master-General of the Ordnance, the
Sardinian Minister, Iris Excellency the Chevalier Mas-
simo d'Azeglio, Colonel Wylde, Groom in Waiting to
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and attended by the
members and aides-de-camp of his own suite, arrived at
the Arsenal station of Cie North Kent Railway, at a
quarter be:ore 11 o'clock a.m,, and we-:e received there
by Lieutenant-General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., De-
puty-Adjutant-General of Artillery; Colonel Cator,
Director-General of Artillery ; Colonel Blanshard, C. 8.,
Commandant of Royal Engineers ; Lieutenant-Colonel
Hardinge, K.H., Superintendent of Royal Military Re-
pository ; Lieutenant-Colonel Palliser, Assistant-Adju-
tant-General ; Captain Harrison, Acting-Assistant-
Quartermaster-General; Captain Henry, Acting Brigade-
Major of Artillery, and Brigade-Major Walpole, Royal
Engineers.
Royaliris Lord Raglan, and his staff
waked totheHßiglles
Royal Arsenal, and, on entering, the
Royal Artillery guard turned out and received them
with the usual salute. Tney then entered the Dial-
square, where they were received by Colonel Chalmer,
Inspector of Art7llery, and Lieutenant-Colonel Burn,
Assistant-InspecMr of Artillery, and, on entering the
boring department, witnessed the centreing and boring
of the inside, and turning the various parts of the out-
side, of brass guns for the different branches 'ot the ser-
vices ; and, in an adjoining room, the making of the
Minit and Pritchett balls by compression.
On leaving the boring and foundry departments, his
Royal Highness and the Master-General entered the
laboratory, where they were received by Lieutenant-
Colonel Tylden, Firemaster, and conducted over the
percussion-cap manufactory, the room for making ball
and blank-cartridges, and the model-room. From the
laboratory the visitors proceeded to the Royal carriage
department.
The Duke left the carriage department for the prac.
tice-ground at the butt. The firing with the Minh and
Enfield rifles took place under the direction of Colonel
Chalmer at 300 yards, and the practice of Serjeant Baker
was excellent ; as, although the wind was strong, the
balls all struck the target near the bull's eye with two
or three exceptions. His Royal Highness fired five
rounds from these rifles, and four of the balls struck the
target as ithln about ore foot of the bull's eye, and in one
instance within three inches. From the practice-ground
at the butt the royal and distinguished visitors proceeded
to the marshes, where they witnessed rocket practice
under the command e Lieutenant-Colonel Strangways,
of the Royal Horse Artillery, at 650 yards' range, and
ricochet practice at COO yards, under the command of
Lieutenant-Co- on el Higgins.
At the conclusion of the practice in the marshes at
half-past 3 o'clock the visitors left for the garrison,
add on their arrival there partook of an elegant dejemter
in the mesz-room, the band of theßoyal Artillery playing
in front during the whde time. From the mess-room
the Duke of Genoa and Lord Raglan proceeded, at half-
past 4 o'clock, to the Common, where the Royal Horse
Artillery were drawn up, under the command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel. Strangways, and two nine-pounder and
two light six-pounder field-batteries, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson. Colonel Cator,
Director-General of Artillery, took the command of the
whole, Colonel Whinyates, the Commandant of the gar-
rison, being absent on leave. The troops received the
Duke of Genoa and the Master-General with the usual
s:Aute, the band playing the National Anthem. His
Royal Highness and Lord Raglan then inspected the
whole of the troops and batteries. His Royal Highness
and the Master-General returned to town by the half-
past 5 o'clock train from the Dock station.

11007UNG OF THE BELGIUM SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.
--A inslap took place on Saturday morning, which was
likely to have damaged the submarine electric cable
which has recently been laid down across the channel to
Ostend. It appears that a vessel called the Vicar of
Bray, Mr. Harrison, master, which has lately arrived
in the channel from Africa, was about getting under
weigh from the South Foreland for the river, when the
anchor caught the submarine cable. All the efforts of
the crew failed in bringing her up ; she could not be un-
hooked, and, as a last expedient, the vessel was obliged
to slip from her anchor, and as much as 15 fathoms of
cable which were attached to it. The submarine cable
seems not to have suffered the least by the " hooking,"
as the messages have gone through without the least
hindrance,