The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Majesties, accompanied by the Princess Augusta am',
Prince George of Cambridge, attended divine service yester-
day morning in one of the state-rooms of St. James's Palace.
The Rev. J. R. Wood officiated.
The Queen attended divine service yesterday afternoon in
Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty Ives accompanied by
Prince Ernest of Hesse Phillipsthal, and was attended by the
Countess of Sheffield, Miss Hope Johnstone, Earl Howe, and
the Hon. Mr. Ashley.
Hayes' Service in E was sung by Messrs. Hobbs, Wild, and
Clark. A new chaunt, composed by Tune, was performed.
The Anthem, " Praise the Lord, 0 my soul !" (Croft) was
sung by Messrs. Sale, Hobbs, and Salmon.
The Bishop of Hereford preached the sermon.
The " Coronation Anthem" was played by Mr. Tune on her
Majesty entering the Abbey.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and their
Royal Highnesses' household, attended divine service yester-
day. The Dean of Chester officiated.
The King gave audience yesterday at St. James's to tilt,
Ez:rl of Albemarle and Lord Hill.
The Princess Sophia and the Landgravine of Hesse Ho'
berg visited their Majesties yesterday.
he Princess Augusta, the Landgravine of Hesse Hombei,
the Prince of Orange, the Hereditary Prince and Pri.,
Alexander of the Netherlands, and Prince George of GA-
bridge, dined with their Majesties on Saturday.
T e Queen, the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Vi6ia,
and the Princess Sophia, visited the Landgravine of esse
Homberg on Saturday, at the Duke of Cumberland'.-esi-
deuce in St. James's Palace, and took leave of he/aoyal
Highness. Yesterday the Landgravine, accompanieiby the
Princess Augusta, went to Kensington Palace, al took
leave of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. 'During
yesterday, and on Saturday, most of the nobility antentry in
town left their names for the Landgravine.
The Prince of Orange, accompanied by the Hereditary
Prince of Orange and Prince Alexander of thelietherlands,
left town yesterday for the Hague. His Royal,lighness took
leave of the King and Queen and the Royatfarcily on Sa-
turday.
The Princess Augusta honoured Mrs. 4rthur Stanhope
with a visit on Saturday in Tilney- street. .•
Prince Charles of Solms dined with the Marquis of London-
derry on Saturday, in Park-lane.
Baroness d'Ompteda; nee de Strabe, had an audience of the
Queen on Saturday.
The Senate of Lubeck has conferred the rights of citizen-
ship on Jamei Colquhoun, Esq., their Diplomatic Agent and
Consul-General in Great Britain. This is the first instance
of Lubeck having granted this distinction of an honorary
diploma. It is contained in a handsome rosewood silver-bound
box, and is elegantly and ornamentally written on vellum, with
the seal of the Republic in a gold case appended.
A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Cffice on Sa-
turday afternoon. The Council was attended by all the Mi-
nisters, and sat two hours.

The Neapolitan. Minister had an interview with the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, in Dovvning-streett
Sir Frederick Stovin had an interview with Viscount Mel,
bourne on Saturday, in Downing-street.
Several of the Ministers dined at Blackwall on Saturday.

It is not expected that Parliament will be prorogued
before the 11th or 12th of August.
We regret to announce the death of'ir Matthew
White Ridley,. an event which causes a ~facancy In the rere-
sentation of Newcastle-upon-Tlits,. - p
It is now pretty gener:,,iy
man Farebrother intends to offer aimsei a candidate to repre-
sent the borondi of 1',41t"1-I,'ea gnat Mr. Alder-
Southwark in Par :mem.
The P:ishorf, of London is suftientiv recovered to
leave town bn a visit to Sir Charles s
Lam e at his seat Down-
Norolls. On his return from bownham,
and his family will proceed to Malvel
Tae present Bishop of Bristol( Dr. All the Bishop
Allen) will be
confirmed Bishop of Ely, as soon mho Act of
Parliament
for separating the diocese shall have kieived the Royal assent.
The county of Dorset will then coi'
of the Bishop of Salisbury,- Bristl Paper.
William Campbell, Esq., under the pastoral care
asi:sow merchant, has
given 2,000 goineas as a sabscription.„
that should be ihnift in" 'connection ni
land Extension Corntairtg the Church of Scot-
o, the first 100 churches
The Corponatitii of This ly; it will be per-
'calved, are proceeding alt %eh they have instituted
relative to the bequestO7Noooo/. in.;e codicil purporting to
be, written by- Alsa Wood, forwarder anonymously to Mr.
Helps, of Bali ma Hill.—Gloucesterstre Herald.
The new Conveyance Compaq have, we hear, de-
termined to dismiss .instanter any onatif their servants, coach-
man or conductor, convicted of any inaction of the law.
Marlborough-house, Pall-mallis now undergoing a
thorough repair, and that part facia" St. James's-park has
been unroofed for the purpose, the lige formerly granted to
Prince Leopold, King of the Belgiars having expired.
Maddme Catalani, long the incen of song in this
country, has retired from her professbnal pursuits, and lives in
the bosom of her family and amide, a circle of friends, in
Florence. - She has retained her voice unimpaired, and with
her captivating manners still charms her acquaintance, as-
sisted by her daughter, who has a fine voice and is highly ac-
complished.
Sir Grey Skipwith, Bart., has a family of eighteen
children ; namely, ten sons and eight daughters.
The Halifax Tories are about to give a dinner to
Hon. James Stuart Wortley, M. P. It is said that Lord
Wharncliffe will be present.
A client once burst into a flood of tears, after he had
heard the statement of his case by counsel, exclaiming, " My
Lord, my Lord, I did not think I suffered half so much, till I
heard it here this day."
On Thursday night the house of Mr. Nelson, the
water-bailiff, residing in Paris-street, Lambeth, was broken
into, and a. valuable silver prize-cup and a large quantity of
plate were stolen. The entrance was effected by forcing the
iron bars from the kitchen window.
The Poor Law Amendment Bill is spoken of as
working well in all parts of the country. At Canterbury, the
city and county poor rates, which in the year ending July I,
1834, were 8,7451. is. 6d., in 1835, were reduced to
7,1631. 163. 11d. ; and in the present year they are only
6,0561. 15-;. Id,
The historical romance of " Berkeley Castle," by
the Hon. Grantley Berkeley, M. P., will soon be laid before
the world. Thu-plot and incidents of this work of fiction are
wholly derived from documents now existing in the " Evidence
House" of the Castle. No noble race exists in England of
which the annals. are so pregnant in remarkable and grand
events as those of the house of Berkeley ; and the public will,
no doubt, receive with eagerness the illustration about to be
cast upon them by the talent of the present author.
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—Yesterday afternoon
a distressing and fatal accident occurred, opposite the yard
of Honey and Archer, the boat-builders at Lambeth, to the
Lady Emma, one of the yachts belonging to the Royzl
Thames Yacht Club, which •Was to sail for the Silver Cup
this day. A sudden gam of wind arising the boat was cap-
sizasl, and the whole u the parts' of sit who were on board
were immediately precipitated into the river, one gentleman
having just been preyiousla• landed. They consisted ti: Mr.
Backnell, of Crutched-triars, the proprietor rd. the boat, his
brother and nephew; John Judge, an <Aker in the Thames
Police ; Mr, honey, the husband er Mrs. Honey, the actress;
and Charles Martin, a waterq`.4n, having charge of the bstat.
The only boat near the spot was that of Itielittst tittle'', a
waterman of Strard-Inne-stairs, having a tifsat of three gentle-
men on board, whom he was conve3ing- to Battersea, and who
seeing the accident immediately rowed to their attiSlanbe.
John sludge swam to thn boat and was taken Ott bo4t'd and
Tisdell at great risk seized Mr. Buckneli, the proptietera by
the collar, and afterwards his brother the bead,
all cf wham lie succeeded in reSceing•. 'the other three
were drowned. Martin, the wateinen, was a good swimmer,
but it is supposed got its kot entangled in the rigging, whith
presented his istakieg his escape, whilst Mr. Iltagne,y intl the
nephew of Bicknell immediately sanle. tlin Three bodies
were ideked up within two beers p.flAttlo,:, by the means of
drags, which were immccliatotS, Ketured ; but of course life
was extinct. A sister of the last gentleman was stancitont oh
Vauxhall-bridge to witness the progress of the IsoaV; het'
feelings wc,:e of the most harrowina7 tlescrividei con-
sideraW sensation was excited alone the livirt. Great praise
i 5 due to Tisdell, the waterniett CO ei-110Se exertions solely the
the prescrvaLion of the threes lit-es arc owing, and who has on
different occasion distiftvished himself by his humane end in-
trepid exertions ilk aimilar situations.
FATAL ACCIDENT BY BAT.I-141tii:c.-----011 Sunday
morning (10th inst.) four young mess lit Chatham repaired to
Cinboroug,h-creek to bathe. 'Three plunged into the waters...
Saville, a shoemaker, lately married ; Floyd aged twoity,
tailor, and supporter of his aged mother ; and a lad !lathed
Shotwatcr. l'he fourth, May, a shipwright, and th'e
that could Swim, observing the three dross's-flints eltieged in,
and they all immediately fastened on hditt, kntt for some time
/Acre appeared to be but little chance of any one of them being
saved. However, at length, by an extraordinary effort, he
got clear of Floyd and Saville, and succeeded in saving him-
self. Shotwater, Floyd, and Saville, immediately sunk and
were
e bodies b drowned. On Monday an inquest was held upon
thy Mr. Patten, Coroner for Rochester.
Stephen May, of Cross-street, Brook, Chatham, tailor,
being sworn, said—l went yesterday to bathe in St. Mary's
Creek. I found Saville, Floyd, and Shotwater theft;
Floyd was in the water, quite undressed. I swam down the
Creek, and, on my return, Floyd asked me to show him the
motion of swimming. I did, and held him by the chin while
he struck out. I left him standing in the water, and went
towards my clothes ; or, leaving him he said, " I shall have a
dabble about by myself now." When I had swam about half-
way towards my clothes, I heard Floyd call out, " Stephe, for
God's sake come and save me." I turned, and got to him in
about three minutes ; Saville (the deceased) and Shotwater
were near him, but within their depths ; I took hold of Floyd
round the waist, and while doing so, Saville caught hold of
the hair of my head and my right arm, with which I was
swimming; ; Shotwater also caught hold of me, and we all
went under together : on rising two of them had let go of me,
and I had hold of Shotwater only; I assisted him a few
strokes, and pushed him towards the shore; I saw the other
two, while I was engaged in saving Shotwater, just in the act
of sinking ; a peter-boat passed, and I called out to a man or,
board to

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