The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wa!e3, Prince Allred, the Princess Royal, the
Princess Alice, the Princess Helena, and the Princess
Louisa, and attended by the Viscountess Canning, Hon.
Mi,s Macdonald, Major General Bowles, General
Wemyss Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon.
and Mr:Birch, left her Majesty's marine residence, Os-
borne, Isle of Wight, at ten minutes past two o'clock.
yesterday afternoon, crossed to Gosport in the Fairy,
Royal steam-yacht, travelled to town by a special train,
on the London and South-western Railway, and pro-
ceeded from the railway station to Buckingham Palace,
where the august party arrived at ten minutes past six
o'clock.

Iler Majesty and his Royal Highness were received
at the Palace by the Hon. Miss Murray, the Marquis of
Breadalbane, the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Listowel,
Mr. 11. Ormsby Gore, and Captain Francis Seymour.
The Queea honoured the performance of the Frenck
plays with her presence yesterday evening. Her Ma-
jesty was attended by the Viscountess Canning, Hon.
Miss Murray, the Earl of Listowel, and General Wemyss,
Prince Albert honoured the Geological Society with •
♦isit last evening in Somerset-house. His Royal High-
ness was attended by Viscount Clifdon, Captain Francis
Seymour, and Lieutenant- Colonel the Hon. Alexander
Gordon.
Mr. M'Bride, of Aldermanbury, had the honour of
exhibiting before his Royal Highness Prince Albert his
patent aeration of distilled salt water. His Royal High-
ness was pleased to express his approval of the discovery,
and having tasted the water produced from that of th•
sea, was pleased to consider it of a very superior quality.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Augusta Bruce, Sir George.Couper, and General
the Hon. A. Upton, honoured the performance of the
French plays with her presence yesterday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands
visited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday
at Cambridge House.
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday
at Gloucester House.
Mr. Villiers had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday at the Home Office.

FOUR PERSONS DROWNED WHILST BOATING.--
On Sunday last six persons were amusing themselves in
a boat on the river running through Norwich. They
went up to the head of the river to the mill-pool, and
rowed the boat in sport into one of the flushes, then
running very strong. They tried this a second time,
when one of the party (Thomas Lane) was jerked ever.:
board; another of the men in the boat leaned over to
endeavour to catch bold of his companion, and the other
parties likewise leaned over the same aide with the same
intention,: when the flush filled the boat and she im-
mediately sank. Four of the parties sank, and were
drowned—their names, Thomas Lane, 16; Robert
Browne, 28; Henry Lane, 23; and Fraces Breeze, a
very fine young woman, aged 19. The two latter were
to have been married on the following day.
HEROIC CONDUCT OF A BOY UNDER SIXTEEN
YEARS OF AGE.—Yesterday afternoon, as three lads
were rowing near Blackfriars-bridge, some boys on the
shore commenced throwing stones, and while so doing
one of them overbalanced himself and fell into the water,
and must have been drowned had it not been for the
heroic conduct of one of the lads in the boat, named
James Armstrong, who, finding that his companions
could not row up in time to save his life, stripped off his
jacket, and swam to him, caught hold of the back of his
head, and thus held him till assistance arrived. Solna
genCemen, who were upon the bridge, and witnessed
Armstrong's conduct, made a small subscription forhim.
SALE or WIMBLEDON PARK.--Yesterday a large
portion of Wimbledon Park, which was formerly in the
possession of Earl Spencer and the Duke of Sutherland
wpearstysowldas by auction,
in auction aitt
btelitengAiunctetinodnoldtaorft.orral'shietesprfoor-
the erection of mansiuns and villas.
EITHER WAY IT'S PLEASING.—The first time a
woman marries is generally to please another; the
second time is invariably to please herself.—Punch.