The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

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The Queen walkd yesterday in the garden of Buck-
ingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert attended a lecture
on magnetic ifdluence, delivered by Professor Faraday
yesterday afternoon in the Royal Institution. Colonel
Seymour, Equerry in waiting, attended his Royal
Highness.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, ac-
companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an air-
ing yesterday in a carriage and four. Their Royal
Highnesses the Princess Helena and the Princess Louisa,
were taken airings yesterday.
The Royal dinner party yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace, included their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary
Prince and Princess of Parma, his Excellency the Cheva-
lier Bunsen and Madame Bunsen, the Dachesa of Suth-
erland, the Marquis and M.lrchioness of Lansdowne. the
Countess of Lopez, Lady in waiting on the Hereditary
Princess of Parma, Lord and Lady Dalmeny, and Lord
and Lady Charles Wellesley.
The band of the Coldgtream Guards were in attend-
ance during the dinner in the Palace, and performed the
following pi-ce,.—
Overture—" Maritana"
Grand Selection on airs from "Haydee" Auber.
Valse—" The Pearl of England"
Fantasia—" Les Huguenots"
The Coldstream Guards Polka (first time) Telbecque.

Sir Henry T. Do La Beche had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday. Mr. George Moffatt had also
an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet at
the Home office.
The Harbour Commissioners had a meeting yesterday,
at their office in Duke-street.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of Gibraltar.

BATHS AND WASHHOUSES. PARISHES OF ST.
MARGARET'S AND ST. JOHN'S, WESTMINSTER.—On Sa-
turday forenoiip a meeting of the select vestry of the
united parishf,'S of St. Margaret's and St. John's, West-
minster, was held in the vestry -room of St. Margaret's
Church, to consider the propriety of nominating commis-
sioners for carrying into execution the Act 9 and 10
Vict., being an Act to encourage the establishment of
baths and washhouses; Mr. Trollope in the chair, when
a resolution was agreed to, that the Act should be car-
ried into effect, and the following were the commissioners
appointed for that purpose (being the full number re-
quired by the Act) :—The Hon. T. C. Talbot, Lieute-
nant-Colonel Short, Rev. T. Jennings, rector of St.
John's; Mr. William Hawes, Mr. G. Wilson, Mr. James
Hunt, and Mr. William Burridge.
IRISH POOR-LAW COMMITTEE.—At the meeting of
this committee on Friday, Lord John Russell moved that the
fourth and fifth of his resolutions, limiting the rate on each
electoral division in Ireland to ss. in the pound for one year,
in the first inst ince, and imposing a rate in aid, to be levied
on each union for one or more electoral divisions, of 2s. in
the pound, be adopted without taking evidence. To this
proposition Mr. Monsell moved an amendment, that evidence
be first taken. After a long discussion, Lord John withdrew
his resolutions, and Mr. Monsell's amendment was adopted.
Lord John then moved that the resolution adopted on a pre-
vious
day, affirming the principle of a national rate, be re-
ported to the House. To this, Mr. Monsell moved, as an
ara 91droent, a resolution affirming that personal property,
and not only property now rateable to the poor, should be
taxed. This resolution was negatived, and the resolution, on
Lord John's motion, was reported to the House as the foun-
dation of a Bill.
TOOTING, SATURDAY 71\:TIGHT.—The statement from
Tooting last evening as to the condition of Mr. Drouet's
health, and signed by his brother, Mr. Richard Drouet,
is, " That Mr. Drouet continues dangerously ill, and
confined to his bed."—Observer.
BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL
STBA3I-SHIP COMPANY'—This company have now in a
forward state of construction on the banks of the Clyde
two new steamers, to be named the Asia and Africa.
They are intended to fill the place of the Britannia and
Acadia, which have recently been sold to a foreign Go-
vernment, and are now fitting up as war steamers in the
Coburg Dock. The new steamers will be commanded
by the oldest officers of the company, Captain Judkins
and Captain Ryrie, who will be succeeded in the charge
of Niagara, by
of their respective vessels, the Canada iagara, by
Capt. Harrison and Capt. Shannon, and in like manner
they will be succeeded by the captains next in seniority
in the service. In the command of the Europa, however,
there will be no change, Caut. Lott, no doubt, feeling
justly proud in retaining the control of this crack
steamer, upon the merits of which and those of her sister
ships the many encomiums bestowed by the English
and American press are richly deserved. The Caldedonia
one of the first of the company's vessels, may shortly be
expected to arrive in the Mersey from the Clyde, where
she has been undergoing a thorough overhaul both in
hull and machinery. Her boilers have been renewed
entirely on the principle of those she had before, and
which have given so much satisfaction, both as regards
keeping up a plentiful supply of steam, of being light,
and of consuming a small proportionate quantity of fuel,
while her engines have received new bushes and other
little requisites so as to make them as good as new.
The overhaul of the Caledonia's hull, although by no
means abs•ilutely necessary, extended to entirely new
woodsheathing
of three inches thick, with copper
hove that on tin bottom, and new ceiling
within sheathing a
th;)
hull, as well as a number of extra iron stays.
knees, and copper bolts. She is now what carpenteis
would call "as strong e as iron and timber can make
w her," and destined,have no
chain doubt, yet to do a deal of
work as part of the popular of communication
that connects this country with that of our cousins across
the Atlantic.
ROYAL COLLFG P. OF EuRGEONS....-The fol •
tlr
-en having unrßone tie necessary•
de following
gen
exthaememoaltitogtn,s
for the diploma"
were admitted members
of
••
at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the College
instant:—Messrs. Henry Ch,awner, Ware-hill, Berta ;
Joseph Nash,
Roadside,Whitechapel road ; sannivi
John Adams paltrier, Calcutta ; George Frederick Rep,
Ware, Mather, Mia.:73cmhuenstderd-4zpoh
Ware, Hems ; r
William Wileant Je.m:.s, Bristol ;
Charles James Ben-
Goulden Hazel-grove. Chesl'ire ;
netts, dYlur, Cornwall ; Frederick Henry Orris, Nor-
wich ; and George Betts, S, uthampton. At the same
In.:Tting of the Court, Mr. Stephen Bowden passed his
examination For naval surgeon. This gentleman bed
previously been admitted a member of the College, his
diploma bearing date the 28th of April, 1843.