The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-17 00:00:00

COURT CIR"oULAR:

WINDSOR, Anita 15.
The Queen held a Privy Council at three o'clock this
afternoon, in the Castle. Present—Prince Albert, Ear
Granville, Lord President ; the Duke of Argyll, Lord
Privy Seal ; the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the
Treasury ; Lord J. Russell ; the Duke of Newcastle,
secretary of State for War and the Colonies ; Sir James
Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty ; Sir Wm. Molee-
worth, First Commissioner of Public Works ; and Lore
Ernest Bruce,Vice-Chamberlain (officiating for the Lord
Chamberlain.

At the Council a proclamation was ordered, appoint-
ing Wednesday, the 26th inst., to be observed as a day
of humiliation.

Henry Unwin Addington, Esq., by command of the
Queen, was sworn of her Majesty's most honourable
Privy Council, and took his seat at the board.
Mr. C. Grenville was the Clerk of the Council in
waiting.
Her Majesty gave audience to the Earl of Aberdeen,
Lord J. Russell, Sir J. Graham, and Earl Granville.
The Earl of Listowel and Major-General Berkeley
Drummond were the lord and groom in waiting.
The Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of Newcastle, Earl
Granville, Sir J. Graham, Sir W. Molesworth, Lord E.
Bruce, Mr. Addington, and Mr. Greville travelled from
London to attend the Council by a special train on the
Great Western Railway.
Lord John Russell travelled from his seat in Rich•
mond Park to attend the meeting.
After the Council, Sir J. Graham, Sir W. hfoles
worth, Lord E. Bruce, the Right Hon. FL U. Adding"
ton, and Mr. Greville, returned by a special train to
London. Lord John Russell returned to Richmonti
Park.

The Duke of Newcastle and the Earl of Aberdeen
remained on a visit to the Queen.
Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Princess Helena,
and Prince Alfred, rode on horseback this morning,
attended by Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lieutenant-Colonel
F. H. Seymour, and the Hon. Mary Bulteel.
The dinner party this day included the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Aberdeen,
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Emily Seymour,
Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Lady and Miss Sey-
mour, the Baroness de Speth and Mr. Gibbs.
SUNDAY, APRIL 16.
The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, Prince's
Alice, and the Duchess of Kent, the ladies and gentle-
men of the Court, and the domestic household attended
divine service this morning in the private chapel of the
castle.
The Earl of Aberdeen was also at the service.
The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated and admi-
nistered the holy sacrament.
• The Chevalier Bunsen transacted business at the
Foreign Office on Saturday.
Despatches for the Governors of the West India Colo-
nies were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-office.

THE DAY OF FASTING( AND BUMILIA-
TION.

;From a Supplement, published on Saturday, to Friday
night's Gazette.)

A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF GENERAL
HUMILIATION AND PRAYER.

VICTORIA F.—We, taking into our most serious emu-
sideration the just and necessary war in which we are
engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God, th:4
he will graciously bless our arms both by sea and land,.
have resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our
Privy Council, hereby command, that a Public Day of
Humiliation and Prayer be observed throughout those
parts of our United Kingdom called England and Ire-
land, on Wednesday, the 26th day of April instant, that
so both we and our people may humble ourselves before
Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and
in the most devout and solemn manner send up oitr
prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty,.
for imploring His blessing and assistance on our arms
for the restoration of peace to us and our domi-
nions : And we do strictly charge and command that
the said day be reverently and devoutly observed by all
our loving subjects in England and Irelaild, as they
tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid
His wrath and indignation : And, for the better and
more orderly solemnising the same, we have given direc-
tions to the most reverend the archbishops and the right
reverend the bishops of England and Ireland to compose
a form of prayer suitable to this occasion, to be used in
all churches, chapels, and places of public worship, and
to take care the same be timely dispersed throughout
their respective dioceses.

Given at our Court at Windsor, this fifteenth day of
April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-four, and in the seventeenth year of
our reign.

God save the Queen.

A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF GENERAL
HUMILIATION AND PRAYER IN SCOTLAND.
VICTORIA. R.—We, taking into our most serious con-
sideration, the just and necessary war in which we are
engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he
will gra,iously bless our arms, both by sea and laud, have
resolved, and do, Ly and with the advice of our Privy
Council, hereby command, that a Public Day of
Humiliation and Prayer be observed throughout that
part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called Scot-
land, on Wednesday, the 26th day of April instant,
that so both we and our people may humble ourselves
before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our
sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner send
up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty
for imploring His blessing and assistance on our arms
for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions :
and we do strictly charge and command, that the said
day be reverently and devoutly observed by all our lov-
ing subjects in Scotland, as they tender the favour of
Almighty God, and would avoid his wrath and indig-
nation.

Our will is, therefore, and we charge, that, this our
proclamation seen, ye forthwith proceed to the Market
Cross of Edinburgh, and all other places needful, and
there, in our name and authority, make publication
hereof, that none pretend ignorance ; and our will and
pleasure is, that our solicitor do cause printed copies
hereof to be sent to the sheriffs of the several shires,
stewarts of stewarties, and bailiffs of regalities, and their
clerks, whom we ordain to see the same published ; and
we appoint them to send copies hereof to the several
parish churches within their bounds, that, upon the
Lord's day immediately preceding the day above men-
tioned, the same may be published and read from the
pulpits, immediately after divine service.

Given at our Court at Windsor. this fifteenth dal of
April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and fiftyfour, and in the seventeenth year
of our reign.

God save the Queen.

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE ON THE
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

On Saturday forenoon, Mr. William Baker,
the coro•
ner for East Middlesex, held an inquest at the Royal
Standard Tavern, Albion-street, Waterloo New Town,
Bethnal-green, on view of the mutilated remains of
Charles Finder, aged 45 years, who was found dead on
the line of the Eastern Counties Railway.
It appeared from the evidence, that deceased was
signal man engaged by the company near that portion
of the railway passing over Brick-lane, and on Friday
afternoon last, between three and four o'clock, he was
last seen alive at his :usual duties, apparently in good
health. Shortly afterwards several trains passed up and
down the line, when a labourer, who was proceeding
towards the goods station, discovered the body of
deceased lying across the trails. The head was fear-
fully cut and crushed to pieces, the upper portion having
been carried away. Both legs had sustained com-
pound comminuted fractures, and the bones were pro-
truding. Other porticHui of the body and limbs were more
or less shockingly torn and mutilated. An alarm was
raised. when the deceased was placed on a stretcher and
carried to te depot in Brick-lane, where medical
promptlyarrival of
amnrc.eYwa andenberg, of the Bethnal-green-road, that gentle-
man made an examination of the body, when he was of
opinion that the deceased must have been killed instan-
taneously by the wheels of a railway carriage passing
over him.

- • Several of the servants in the employ of the company
were closely examined by the coroner and jury to aster•
tain the manner in which the melancholy occurrence
happened, but they failed in eliciting any facts, and at
present it is supposed that the deceased must have been
crossing the line just before a train was passing, and no
person saw him.

The Coroner having remarked on the mysterious na•
ture of the case,
The jury returned an open verdict of " Found dead
on a railway with certain mortal injuries, but how or by
what means the said injuries were caused, they had no
legal evidence to prove."

EASTER SUNDAY AT WINDSOR.—The South-Western
and Great Western lines brought a vast number of pas-
sengers from London yesterday morning, and the Chapel
Royal of St. George was crowded with strangers. Gold'
win's anthem, "I have set God," was correctly and
splendidly rendered by the choir, Dr. Elvey, as usual,
presiding at the organ. In the afternoon the eastef
terrace and gardens were thronged by thousands ot
sitors, amongst whom might be seen most of the otticeerral
in garrison, many of the neighbouring gentry-, and ger
of the geatlemen connected with the royal household.
At four o'clock the bands of the Royal Horse Guards
(Blue) and the 97th Foot entered the parterre, and corn•
rnenced playing. Shortly afterwards her Majesty the
Queen and his Royal Highness prince
P Albincessert, acco
Royam-
panied by the l'rince of Wales, rl,
Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Helena and
Louisa, and Prince Arthur descended the flight of steps
from the centre, and promenaded the private terrace.
In attendance upon her Majesty and the Royal Family,
were the Viscountess Canning, the lady-in-waiting ; the
Hon. Lucy Kerr, and the lion. Mary Eulteel, maids of
honour in waiting ; Lady Caroline Barrington ; the
Earl of Listowell, lord-in-waiting ; major-General
Berkeley Drummond, groom-in-waiting ; Lord Charles
Fitzroy and Colonel F. H. Seymour, equerries to Prince
Albert ; Colonel Biddulph, the master of the household.
The Earl of Aberdeen and the Duke of Newcastle, whew
completed the august party-
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and the Colonial Secretary were in plain. The Prenaier
clothes.
After
promenading the terrace for nearly an hour, her Majesty
, and the RUM FAIMIIY returned to the'private apaxtracatfie