The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, APRIL 18.
The dinner party at the Castle yesterday included the
Duchess of Kent, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lient.-Colonel
Hon. and Lady Mary Hood, Lady Anna Maria Daw-
son, and the Baroness de Speth.
The band of the 97th Regiment was in attendance
during dinner, and played the following selection :
Overture Rossini.
Introduzione, "Bella sei come un Angiolo"
Pasquale Donizetti.
Waltz, " Nymph of the Wave" D'Albert.
Cavatina, " Come per me sereno" (La Sonnam-
bula) Bellini.
Galop, " L'Electricite" Robert.
Polonaise Kuhner.
Her Majesty's private band attended in the evening,
and played the following compositions :
Overtufe, " Macbeth" Chelard.
Couplets and Choeur, Air and Couplets,
" L'Etoile du Nord" Meyerbeer.
Selection, " Marco Spada" Auber.

The Queen and Prince drove out in an open carriage
yesterday afternoon. Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-
Colonel F. H. Seymour attended on horseback.
The Princess Royal and the Princesses Alice and
Helena took a carriage drive this morning.
The Earl of Aberdeen left Windsor to-day for London.

The Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Earl of Aberdeen returned to town yesterday from
a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle.

Viscount Palmerston left town yesterday for his seat,
Broadlands, Hants.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office, yes-
terday, from the Governor of Canada and the Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

PRICE Os' GOLD.—Tuesday Evening:—The quotation
of gold at Paris is about 3 per !riffle discount (according
to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 1041 per oz. for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.091 ; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 24.95. it follows that gold is about 0•58
per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices
from Hamburg,the price of gold is 420 per mark, which,
at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per oz. for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.2$ ' • and, the ex-
change at Hamburg on London at short being 13.1/, it
follows that gold is 0.30 per cent. dearer in Hamburg
than in London. The course of exchange at New York
on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 108/ per cent.,
and the par of exchange between England and America
being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange
is nominally 0.83 per cent. against England. But, after
making allowance for charges of transport and difference
of interest, the present rate leaves no profit on the trans-
mission of gold either way between the two countries.
DESPERATE RENCONTRE ON BOARD AN AMERICAN
STEAMER.--We have often heard of meeting a murderer
on the high seas, but seldom have to record such scenes
of violence as occurred on the steamer S. F. J. Traube,'on the Mississippi river, during her recent trip from New
Orleans. As is usual at this season of the Year, the boat
was crowded with deck passengers, chiefly flat boatmen
from the Wabash and coal boatmen from Pittsburg.
Among the latter was a setof turbulent, quarrelsome men,
who were about half drunk when they got on the boat at
New Orleans, and had fought adiong themselves before
the boat left port. Captain. Tucker was notified by a
friend who recognised one or two of the men that he
would have trouble with them, and they would try
to take the boat. - • Soon- filter the boat was under
way, and before she had proceeded 'many miles rip the
river, one of the Pittsburg coal -boatmen 'attacked
a .Vabash man, who was quiet and peaceable. and
bad said nothing to him, and knocked him down, and
beat him dreadfuly. Two of his friends Interfered
to save him from further ill-usage, when they were
beset and beaten nearly to death, and one of them had
his arm broken by a blow of an axe in the hands of one
of the rioters. The deck bar was open, and another
passenger, a small man, stepped up after the first fray
and called for a drink. While he was in. the act of
drinking,. a burly fellow, a bully among the coal boat-
men, stepped up and 'seized him by the neck, choked
him, and threw him to the deck as if be were a:
up, chicken,
and then stamped on him. He was snffered.to.g e_
e
as soon as he regained his feet he drew a kmfeand insictd
a terrible wound in the big man's right breast, which
placed him on
his back during the rest
sent to the
of the trip,
and on the arrival of the boat here
occurrence the coalctly
he was
hospital. Not long
boatmen became perfearwe this
wild with liquor or their
anxiety for a fight, and re heard to swear that
they would take -the_ boat and do as they pleased.
The deck was crowded with passengers,. and the quiet
and
Orderly had no peace or rest, and were beset every
moment. Captain
Tucker then determined to quell
the riot, and summoning his crew, among whom were
21 Spaniards,- arming them with short clubs, hatchets,
and whatever weapons he could, he 'marched to the
lower deck and endeavoured to restore order, and put the
rioters on shore. The rioters laughed at him, and one
big fellow shook his fist under his nose and defied the
whole crew. The Spaniard, in solid phalanx, armed
with a club and a long knife, were ordered to advance
and seize the ringleader. Then' ensued a scene of strife
and confusion seldom seen on the deck of a boat. The
Spanish crew, however, were victorious, and managed
to secure four of the ringleaders, who were tied neck
and heel, and peace was at once 'restored: The Chief of
the mob' was "ot._canght,,:and..for several daye ecnild.h ot.
foUltd.e.and.4 was tho9ght-that he, together withknii-
_or -five-others,, had jiimped Overboard,- and . either weak-
:drovojed:or swain ashore:. SeVerai of the cabin-passenl
- pre aver. -that- they iliAtindlY saw three or four men in
.theaiver,'and as the affair occurred soon after the boat
left New Orleans, it was impossible to tell who was lost.
During the 2/Wee a coal boatman, of the name .of Blakely,
was much hurl, and dangerously stabbed in the side.
lie was taken care of by the officers of the boat, and
sent,to the hospital. The mate of the Traube received
acut in the head "froth a knife; whichle caught just elik'
o_no of the mutineers 'made a hinge at him. _The four
that werearreetedi Were put off the boat-soon -after
_the
affray waaquelledi and:when the boat-WaS in thetieigh-
-bOurhood of Millikia's Bend the big fellow_who had been
missing was found;: said. was :forthwith- set .sh,ore,.:_llo:-
had been secreted'-iiiider: the"cy.lindee tiinherS... No for'..,
.Hier outbreak.. eadeueredld tiring- the tip,'tlit.uglc many
"threatS were made just before the boat reached the port.
The discipline of the Spaniards, and the determination
of the officers of the boat, put an effectual stop to the
lawlessness of the Goal boation..4olevilia Courier.