The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-26 00:00:00

CO URT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and younger branches of the Royal Fa.
mi!y walked this morning early in Osborne Park.
His Royal Highness the Prince Albert left Osborne,
attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel
Seymour, at half-past seven, and proceeded in the Fairy
yacht to Southampton, en route to Portland, %here his
Royal flightless lays the first stone of the proposed
breakwater.

There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes-
terday..

Lord and Lady Bloomfield left Osborne this day on
their return to Lond:)n.

Yesterday was the birth-day of her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Cambridge. The auspicious event was
celebrated at Kew, where a select party of the nobility
paid their respects to her Royal Highness.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester left
town on Tuesday for her residence in Richmond Park.
Air. Parker, M.P., Mr. Chapman (Deputy Chairman
of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway),
Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Stevenson (Directors of the Com-
pany), had an interview with the Commissioners of
lt,ilways yesterday, at their Office in the Board of
Trade.

Mr. R. Terry, Judge of the Supreme Court of New.
South Waifs, had an interview with Earl Grey yester-
day. Mr. B. Colin had also an interview with the Noble
Earl yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Commissioners of Inquiry into the use of iron in
railway structures had a mt cling yesterday, Lord Wrot-
tesley in the chair, at the Board of Trade.
Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes-
terday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Maitland (agent for
the owners of the Ilalbeath and Townhill Railway), Sir
Charles Adam (a party), and Mr. Jopp (Engineer), had
an interview yesterday with the Commissioners of Rail-
ways. A second deputation were also present at the in-
terview with the Commissioners, consisting of Mr.
Webster, Mr. S. Macdoual, Mr. R. S. Clyd, and Mr.
Bouch, Consulting Engineer.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of New South Wales, the
Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Gibraltar.

The ➢larquis of Lansdowne left town on Tuesday for
Wilton louse.

THE NEWSVENDERS' FETE. The annual dinner
given to persons employed in the newspaper trade was
celebrated yesterday, at the Ilighbury Tavern, Isling-
ton. Shortly after two o'clock the " boys," amounting
to nearly 300 in number, did ample justice to a substan-
tial repast. The remainder of the day was spent by
them in playing at various healthful games suited to
their age. Shortly after seven o'clock, the " boys that
were," amounting to nearly 400 adult persons employed
in the newspaper trade, sat down to dinner under the
presidency of Mr. Spilling. An instrumental band was
in attendance on both occasions, and played a number
of popular pieces. The usual lo) al toasts were received
with enthusiasm, as were also those that appertained to
the occasion, including " The Founders of the Feast,"
" Success to the News Trade," " The Stewards of the
Day," " The Chairman," B,:c. A ball in the large room
concluded the festivities of the day. The whole passed
off with iclut, considering the unpropitious state of th•
weather, which in some degree prevented the guests
reaping the full enjoyment derivable from spending a
summer evening in the pleasant grounds attached to the
Highbury Tavern.

11EFIESENTATION OF READING.—READING, WED..
NESDAY EVENING.—A requisition to Mr. Charles Rus-
sell, Chairman of the Great Western Railway, and one
of the late Members for this borough, to come forward
as a candidate on the Conservative interest for the va-
cant seat here caused by the elevation of Mr. Sergeant
Talfourd to the judicial bench, has being lying for sig-
nature to-day, and has already received a large number
of signatures. A handbill has also been circulated an-
' flouncing that a gentleman of known integrity, talent,
and sound principles, and every way worthy of the
support of the Liberal electors, will present himself
It the
inr
their suffrages forthwith; and a public meeting
of h
constituency favourable to the return ofan
depedent
thefo expected and Liberal candidate is intended to breanheledno daysn Friday.
We We may add that the Liberals have
been on the qui vine consequent on
promo-
tion of the Learned Sergeant,
and although the names
y
is
of several parties have been mentioned
tto the presentaske] time t o comean-
nounced himself.
forward, no candidate has
up
stated that Mr. A. Morrison,
park, nearallingf this ord,sonof Mr. James
whoirr was
Morrison,
town, is likely
to offer himself as a candidate on the Liberal interest.
ounosfußccaessisidfuoln a
.pt
The appointment of Mr. Sergeant Talfourd to the va-
cant Judgeship has nowhere been hailed with greater
satisfaction than by his native townsmen and consti-
tuents.

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THE FIRE IN KING EDWARD-BTREET, CITY.—
Yesterday an inquiry took place hefore Air. Payne, at
the Ball and Mouth, opposite the Post-office, into the
cause of a fire which took place on Sunday molten
early, at the Red Lion, King Edward street, Little
Britain. It was clearly proved the tire was accidental.
Mr. Tabernacle, the landlord, bitterly complained of re-
ports prejudicial to his character which had been spread
about the neighbourhood by a policeman, whom ho had
refused to serve in church hours on one Sunday morn-
ing. It hail been stated confidently that he had set the
house on fire, when the fact was at the time it occurred
the
he himself was at Gravesend, and everyone inhouse
in question was in bed. The jury
that the fire was accidental, and that they
returnedsa a
saw nothing
in the evidence to cast the slightest
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to-
day that a fatal
onngdhoanul and North-Western
imputation on Mr.
Tabernacle.
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line, near accident ha d
Coventry, occurred on the .Lon
thi!l:3/nOrning train came in contact
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