The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-13 00:00:00

ITALY.

The King of Naples has sent 140 decorations to the
principal officers of the French army at Rome, in
acknowledgment of the services rendered by the
army to the cAuze asoligivu ancLorder in the Ponti-
fical States.

COURT CIRCULAR

BALMORAL, SErr. 10.

Her Majesty and the Prince walked out this morn-
ing in the grounds of Balmoral.
The Princesses and Prince Alfred, attended by Miss
Hillyard, also walked out.
Mr. Sheriff Allison took his departure to-day.

The Marquis of Lansdowne• (Lord President of the
Council) has left his seat, Bowbod Park, Wilts, for
Brougham Hall, on his way to Hamilton Palace, Lanark-
shire, on a visit to the Duke of Hamilton.

A ROYAL Birrn.—Yesterday morning (Wednes-
day), at four o'clock, her Imperial Highness Beatrice
Arcbducheo of Austria, consort of his Highness

Prince John, Infant of Spain, was safely delivered of a
prince, at her residence in the Regent's park. The
royal infant was baptised in the afternoon by the Rev.
Hardinge Ivers, incumbent of St. Alexis, Kentish-town;
and received the names of Alphonsus Charles Joseph
Anthony. Both the anguat mother and infant are
doing well.
TUB ROYAL Exc HANG E.—The Gresham Com-
mittee have just caused the iron gates at the east and
west entrance to the Royal Exchange to be lined with
plate-glass, to protect the merchants on Change from the
bleak currents of air to which they have hitherto been

exposed; ornamental iron wickets- are also being con-
structed 13,tween the pillars of the west portico,•to pre-

vent the ingress of improper persons.
The cholera having broken out, in the barracks at
Hyde-park, we understand the Royal Regiment of Horse
Guards have marched to Canterbury, where they will

be stationed until it is deemed expedient to occupy

their former station.
CHOLERA AT BICESTER.—We are authorised to
state that 'the account published in The Sun of yeatar•
day, of a death from cholera having occurred at Biceater
is incorrect. The town and district is in a remarkably
healthy state, so much so that ens death only, and that
from the decay of nature at 76 years of age, has been
registered within the last seven days in that district.
ROYAL PATRIOTIC SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.-A
public meeting was held recently at Ding% all, in Ross-
shire, for the purpose of forming an auxilliary branch
of the above excellent society. James Matheson, Esq.,
M.P., of the Lews, the second annual President of the
parent society, occupied the chair, being supported by
D. Davidson, Esq., of Tulloch, the Rev. Mr. Kennedy,
S. M'Kenzie, Esq., Eileanach, the lion. Secretary, Mr.
Sheriff Cameron, Bailie: Rose, &c. &c. • Resolutions et-
pressing approbation of the objects of the parentinstitu-
tion, and for the formation of a Dingwall auxiliary to it,
having been proposed and carried, in order to enable the
committee immediately to enter upon the first in its
series of measures for ameliorating the condition of

the poor through their own instrumentality, the Presi-
dent very kindly offered, at a moderate rent, some land
to be occupied by the labouring classes in Dingwall, as
industrial gardens. The land in question was selected by
the secretary some months previously a, being admirably
adapted for the purpose, and was thankfully accepted by
the committee, who are actively engaged in carrying out
this useful object. Mr. Davidson, of Tuffoch, intimated to
the secretary the previous November that he would be
most happy, on the formation of a Dingwall branch of the
Boyal Patriotic Society, to place any of his land con-
tiguous to the residences of the poor at the command of
the society; and, from the extension of the system at
Inverness, a demand for gardens may be anticipated.
We understand that invitations from numerous districts
in Scotland to form branches of the Patriotic Society,
are pressing upon it, but that the chief anxiety of the
directors is to push its industrial improvements into th•
destitute Highland districts, where the prospects of the
poor are more than ever alarming, even should cholera
not visit them.

VISIT or THE DUKE AND DUCHESS Of CAMBRIDGE
AND FAMILY TO PENRHYN CASTLE.—Tuesday last their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
their Serene Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Mecklenbarg-Strelitz' and the Princess Mary, attended
by Baron Knesebeck, honoured Colonel Douglas and
Lady Louisa Pennant with their company to luncheon,
upon which cccasion there were present, to meet the
illustrious visitors the Lord Bishop and Miss Bethell,
Lady Bulkeley and the Misses Williams, Colonel and
Mrs. Cartwright, Rev. John Hanaer and Miss Hamer,
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt, Rev. Mr. Woodword, Master
Pennant and Master Archibald Pennant, &c. Same
afternoon the honourable host and Lady Louisa Pen-
nant accompanied their distinguished guests to the
slate quarries, an object of attraction to all visitors. On
issuing through the principal entrance gate an agreeable
surprise awaited the company (which occupied three car-
riages and four, and two or three carriages and pair). the
whole juvenile population of Llandegai schools, male
and female, and which are supported wholly by the Pen-
mint family, having been drawn up in parallel lines by
the master and mistress with their assistants. The
children were in their best, each with a nosegay, and
presented an uncommonly- neat appearance. At the
quarry,however, a grand reception awaited them, gotup 01
short notice. The union-jack was hoisted on the top of
the high pillar in the centre of the works called Talcen
Maw, and another flag on the quarry's topmost
height. As the carriages drove in the Pont Twr brass
band, in full uniform, struck up the National Anthem,
which being concluded, a royal salute of twenty-one
guns was given from the rock batteries. The illustrious
visitors were received by Mr. Francis, manager of the
works, and by him conducted through the quarry, ex-
plaining as they went the different modes of chiselling
and forming the slates out of the rocky stratum. They
were next drawn up the incline in a small railway car-
riage, and made themselves acquainted with the various
operations in the rock, and thence to.the most advanta-
geous spot for witnessing, the blasting operations. The
signal was given by Mr. Francis, and in less than two
minutes the stupendous chasm was in commotion, up-
heavieg huge masses of rock, resembling more some
great convulsion of nature than the work of human art.
ALARMING FlRE.—About two o'clock yesterday
afternoon a fire broke out at the farm of Granton Mains,
occupied by Mr. M'Dougall. The fire was first dis-
covered proceeding from the barn, and no time was lost
in raising an alarm throughout the neighbourhood. In-
formation having been sent to ,Edinbureh of the occur-
rence, two engines were speedily on the spot, as were
also two engines and a party of Artillery from Leith
Fort, followed by a party of 24 French Marines with a
small and unique engine and apparatus of peculir con-
struction from the French corvette Prevoyant, at present
lying off Granton. By the combined exertions of thi,
extensive agency the fire was totally extinguished in the
course of a few hours, beingeonfined to the barn and mill
shed, in which was a valuable thrashing-mill. The loss
is estimated at between 4001. and 500/ —Edinburgh
Advertiser.
NORWICIL—On the news oif
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Bishop of Norwich reaching this y,
general feeling was manifestedamong gwithout
habitants; and all the shops in the city
were,
felt for the character and virtues of the venerated prelate,
previous 'concert, half closed, in testimony of the respect
whose intercouse with the citizens had always been of
the most friendly nature, and whose charities were as
much distinguished fur their liberality of feeling as for
their munificence.