The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Coun-
tess of Gainsborough, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel
Seymour, went yesterday afternoon to Claremont to visit
the Countess de Neuilly.
Her Majesty and the Royal party travelled by the
South-Western Railway to Esher, and returned by a
special train to the private station at Vauxhall.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Prince
of Wales, rode on horseback in the forenoon, attended
by his Equerry in Waiting.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, honoured the
Royal Italian Opera with their presence in the evening.
The Royal suite consisted of the Hon. Matilda Paget,
the Hon. Mary Seymour, Earl Somers, Lord Alfred
Paget, and Colonel Seymour.
The Queen's private band attended in Buckingham
Palace after dinner on Monday, and played the follow-
ing selection :
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Overture, " Schauspieldirector" . Mozart.
Selection, " Marco Spada"
Terzetto
Airs de Ballet, " Stradella"
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent went to
Twickenham yesterday, and visited the Duke and
Duchess d'Aumale and the Princess de Salerno.
A deputation, on the subject of the Nuisances Remo-
val Bill, consisting of Mr. Alfred Bevington, Mr. Jared
Hunt, Mr. Nicklin, Mr. Kintrea, Mr. Lewis, and Mr.
Knight, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston
yesterday, at the Home Office.
Despatches from the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday, and concluded the hearing of an appeal from
Bengal, " Ameroon Nissa o. Gokhool Chund." The
Lords present were the Lords Justices Knight Bruce
and Turner, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir E. Ryan.

RECAPTURE OF THE CUTHBERT YOUNG.

[FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.]
ADMIRALTY, JULY 11, 1851.

A letter, of which the following is a copy, has been re-
ceived from Commander Rice, of her Majesty's steam-
sloop Prometheus.

N0..6.

Her Majesty's Steam-sloop Prometheus,
Gibraltar, une 28, 1854.

Sir,—l have the honour to report tl ymi, for the infor-
mation of my Lords Commissioners of the Adroirilty, that,
in pursuance of their lordships' orders, I left Lisbon on the
evening of the 22,1 instant, and proceeded towards Gib-
raltar.

On the afternoon of the following day, when about six
miles S.W. of Cape St. Vincent, I fell in with her Ma-
jestv's steamer Medina. On learning from her commander
that ,che hail despatches for Admiral Dundas, and that her
coal would not be sufficient to take her either to Gibraltar
or Cadiz, I kept company with her until the next morn-
ing, when, as it blew hard from the eastward, with a
heavy sea, I was unable to take her in tow until the after-
noon, when it moderated.
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I left her at Cadiz at 6 a.m., the 25th instant, and pro-
ceeded to Gibraltar, where I arrived at 6 o'clock the same
evening.
Having immediately communicated with Captain the
Hon. George Grey (delivering to him their Lordships'
letter), I was in formed by him that, on the night of Tues-
day last, the 20th instant, an English brig, called the
" Cuthbert Young," of South Shields, had been captured
and plundered by piratical boats, about 10 miles to the
N.W. of Cape Tres Forcas, but that the master and crew,*
12 in number, had escaped, and arrived at Gibialtar.
Captain Grey sent the master, Mr. Marshall, on board, as
also a pilot, for the Riff Coast, and at 8 o'clock the same
evening I proceeded to sea.
On the following morning I anchored for a short time
near the Spanish fort of Albucema, which is on the coast
of the district of Beni Oriaga (mentioned in the extract of
a despatch enclosed in their lordships' letter), and com-
municated with the governor. I learnt from him that the
boy referred to by their lordships' letter had been given up
and sent to Tangier, unhurt, in charge of two soldiers of
the Emperor of Morocco, four days previously, having
been confined five weeks in the neighbourhood of Albucema.
The Spanish vessel captured by the Moors was laden
with water, oil, and Spanish Government stores for
the fort of Albucema. She was taken at night, and sub-
sequently destroyed on the shore of Bcni Oriaga, in sight
of the Spanish garrison, just out of gun shot.
The Moors sent to offer to sell her, the cargo, and the boy
to the Governor of Albucema for 6,000 reals. The Go-
vernor declined, and detained the messenger as a hostage
for the security of the boy, and he is still a prisoner, but
to be released.

The boy was given up immediately the two persons sent
by the Governor of Setuan arrived. I believe their Lord-
ships are informed that seven of the captors of the felucca
were made prisoners by the Governor of Tetuan when at-
tempting to sell the oil, &c., which they had carried there
for sale.
The Governor of Albucema also informed me that he
believed the Spanish Government were about to station a
force of armed vessels at Penon Velez, Albucema, and
Melilla for the suppression of piracy.
On leaving Albucema I proceeded close along the coast
in search of the brig Cuthbert Young, and at 4 p.m. found
her anchored about 200 yards from the shore, in a rocky
inlet, 10 or 12 miles S.W. of Cape Tres Forcas, near the
spot marked "Zera" on the chart. I steamed in towards
her, and as we neared her the Moors opened fire on
us with volleys of musketry from the rocks, among
which the brig was anchored. As the brig was
in 3 fathoms water I could got close to her, and Lieutenant
Visconti and a party of men were sent to make a hawser
fast from our bows to hers, and to slip the cable. The cable
could not bo unshackled, the anchor was therefore hove up,
and at 6 o'clock we backed out of the cove with the brig in
tow.
Soon after the Moors had begun firing, and were assem-
bled in considerable numbers round us, we opened fire on
those ahead, and on the port bow from the pivot gun for-
ward, and on those on the starboard side and starboard
quarter, from the quarter-deck guns, with grape, canister,
and short range shells. The Minie muskets were also used
with success.
The firing under the direction of Lieutenant Edye, se-
nior lieutenant, was very accurate, and the Moors must,
in all probability, have suffered severely..
Lieutenant Visconti
seiscocnutriieagndthheishapwasretyr, did d twheeiigrbti lnugtythoef
running out and
anchor, &c., &c., with great steadiness.
getting)a
ave
During the hour and a half we were employedeoi)Lnni
the brig away the Moors kept up a constant fire, which,
from the nature of the ground, they were, from Solon
awmithus
ket ball, but
safety.
I am happy to say that we had but one casualty, John
quarters further in shore, able to do so
complete, with the exception of the Hays. stoker, wounded in the head by
and spare sails.
proceeded with the brig in tow for this place,
not
At
dangerously.hteb3rotgs poe
n of some of the internal fittings
where I have the honour to report my arrival at 1 a.m.
this day.
Shortly after leaving the shore, at Zera, the starboard
engine broke down, and we have been obliged to proceed,
I find that the defects of both engines
working one engine only.
at
until within 20 miles of this place, working
report of gr. Thomas Murray,
chief
engineer,, a s detaile
herewiththe
enclosed, will detain us
As soon as ready I shalla
at this place three or four days.
their lordships' return to Lisbon, agreeable to
orders.--I have, &c.,
EDW. R. RICE,
Commander and Senior Officer.
The Secretary of the Admiralty, London.

I have sinco learnt that only six arrived hero ; the
)ther six went away from the brig in a boat, but have not
)eon heard of; they loft half an hoar before the master
sad another five escaped.

THE ARCH/ROLOGICAL INSTITUTE.— CAMBRIDGE, July
11.—At one o'clock the concluding meeting took place
in the' Senate House, when thanks were voted to those
who had aided the proceedings, and then the members
proceeded to Pampisford Hall to luncheon, at the invi-
tation of the hospitable proprietor, W. Parker Hamond,
Esq. The remains of the old Brent ditch, on the estate
of Mr. Hamond, and the old Elizabethan mansion at
Sawston, thrown open" by the obliging permission of
Mr. Huddlestone, were examined, and the proceedings
of the annual meeting of the institute were with this
brought to a close. The meeting has altogether been
the most successful one the institute hse yet known.