The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Mccklenbargh SireHU visited the
Queen and Prince Albert yesteiday at Buckingham Pa-
lace, and partook of luncheon with her Majesty and his
Royal Highness.

fiis Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for promoting
and encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Pa-
lace of Webtininster.

His Roy al Highness arrived at the Palace about three
o'clock, attended by Colonel Bouverie. The Commis-
sioners present were the Marquis f Lansdowne, the Earl
of Carlisle, the Earl of Aberileen,Viseount Canning, Lord
Lyndhurst, Lord Colborne, Lord Mahon, the Right lion.
Sir James Graham, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, and Mr.
Hallam. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attend-
ance. The meeting broke up soon after five o'clock.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the perlorm•
ante of the German Opera with their presence yesterday
evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of
Dcsart, lion. Lucy Kerr, Lord Caaioys, Licut.-Colonel
the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel Bouverie.
Messrs. Gurney and Foster, as a deputation from the
Society of Friends, waited upon Prince Albert at Buck-
ingham Palace, on Thursday, with a petition to the
Queen, to be presented by his Royal Highness to her
Majesty, praying for the suppressian of the slave trade.
The Lieutenant of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen at Arms (Sir Matthew Wyatt) had the ho-
nour of being invited to the Queen's state ball on Wed-
nesday evening, at Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Augusta Bruce, went yesterday morning to
her residence, Frogmore House. Her Royal Highness
returned to Clarence House, St. James's, in the afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh
Streli!z, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
on Thursday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
Mr. Power had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday. Mr. Riddell had also an interview yesterday
with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home-office.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of the North American
Colonies.

A SABBATH. EVENING SONG.
(From Eliza Cook's Journal of this day.)
God on earth! and God in heaven!
God! who gave one day in seven
Unto man, that he might rest
Wish thy mercy in his breast;
God of Goodness! I am kneeling,
In my spirit's deep revealing
Fervently to give thee praise,
For the peace of Sabbath days.
Glad and tranquil thou hast made
This soft hour of twilight shade,

And I atle thee, in th;might,
To be " watchman of my night!"
Let me thank thee, let me own
At the footstool of thy throne
All my grateful joy and love,
Drawn from hopes that point above;
Let me lay my heart before thee,
And with holy trust implore thee
To forgive its human blot,
Gathered in its human lot.
Listen, Father ! to my singing,
Like a child to thee l'am clinging;
If I wander, guide me right,
Be thou "watchman of my night!"
Let me ask the 3 ere I sleep,
To remember those who weep,
Those who moan with some wild sorrow
That shall dread to meet the morrow;
Let me ask thee to abide
At the fainting sick one's side,
Where the plaints of anguish rise
In smothered groans and weary sighs;
Give them strength to brook and bear
Trial pain, and trial care;
Let them see thy saving light,
Be thou " watchman of their night!"
God of all! thou knowest well,
Myriads of thy children dwfll
Ilinetrieleammoidnrgiguhstloonf ethaendmibnlailnd,
Well thou knowest how they need
Words to teach and hand to lead,
We!l thou kr.owcst that they sin
Fur the want of light within,
They grope and fall, and men refuse
To raise them up and " bind the bruise;"
But though, oh God! in judgment's might,
Be thou " watchman of their night !"
God of mercy! God of grace!
Keep me worthy of my place.
Let my harpstrings no'er be hum d
When they jar with thy plain word;
Should the world's fair pitfall take me,
Father! do not thou forsake me;
Let repentance cleanse the stain.
And cal me back to truth again!
Father! Infinite and Just!
Shine upon my path of dust,
Lead me in the noontide light,
p,
And b 3 thou " watchman of rry night.
ELIZA COOK.

THE WEATHER AND Cuors.—The cnntry con-
tinues to be favoured with weather most advantageous
for crops of all kinds. Not only in this district but from
all parts of Great Britain the accounts are very satisfac-
tory, and there is a fair prospect of a good harvest.—
Carlisle Journal.

UTILITY OF NETTLES.—It iS a singular fact that
steel dipped in the juice of the nettle becomes flexible.
Dr. Thornton, s ho has made the medicinal properties of
our wild plants his peculiar study, ststi s that lint dipped
in nettle juice, and put up the nostril, has been known to
stay the bleeding of the nose when all other remedies
have failed; and adds, that fourteen or fifteen of the
seeds ground into powder, and taken daily, will cute the
swelling in the neck, known by the name of goitre,
without in any way injuring tha general habit.—Medical
Times.

NEW CUURCH NEAR DERRT.—On Monday last
the interesting ceremony of laying the foundation stone
of St. Paul's Church, Derby, was witnessed by
large and highly respectable congregation. The build
ing, which will he cruciform in plan, of the middle-
pointed style in decoration, and capable of holding six
hundred, will be erected in memory of the late Bishop
of Sodor and Man (Shirley), formerly Archdeacon of
Darby; and the first incumbent will be the Rev. J. M.
Pratt, who occupied,
of course, a conspicuous plane
throughout the celebration. We may mention that the
pm sent the Vt nerable the Archdeacon of Derby was the
celebrant on the occasion; a detailed account of which
%RS given in Wednesday's impression of the Derby
Mercury,
SOUTHAMPTON, SATUEDAT MORNING.—By the
packet just arrived from Havre we hear that the favour-
able news received from Paris yesterday gave an ire-
pulsa to the cotton market, making prices firmer, and
causing sales to two o'clock to amount to about 2,000
bales,