The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-03 00:00:00

MUSSEL FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This Bill als ) passed through Committee. Rep ,rt on
Monday.
SEDUCTION AND PROSTITUTION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
Viscount MORPETH obtained leave to bring in a Bill
to vary the priorities of the charges made on the Lon ion
bridge Approaches Fund, and to give further indemnity
to the land revenues of the Crown.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at a Quarter after One eclock.

COURT CIRCULAR.
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Palace. Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buck-
Idis Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia, ac-
codanied by the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister,
ba an audience of the Queen. His Royal Highness
lYWas introAuced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her
stest7's principal Secretar of State for Foren
isikrs, and conducted by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward
Co 3t, her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
The Prince was attended by Baron de Laner, his
l'rtissian Majesty's Chamberlain, Count O and Count Groeben officers of the Prussian staff ; riole
and also
by his Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, Secretary of
the Prussian Legation.
His Excellency the Count de St.Aulaire, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the
Xing of the French had an audience of the Queen to
present his letters of recall. His Excellency was intro-
duced by Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by
the Hon. Sir Edward Cast, her Majesty's Master of the
Ceremonies.
Sir Edward Disbrowe, G.C.H., her Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Ma-
jesty the King of the Netherlands, was presented to the
queen at an audience by Viscount Palmerston, to take
leave trn his return to his post at the Hague.
The Queen gave audience to Viscount Palmerston.
The Court was attended by Lord Byron, Lord in
Waiting ; Sir Edward Bowater, Groom in Waiting, and
Lieut.-Colonel Seymour, Equerry in Waiting to Prince
Albert.

His Majesty the Ring of the Belgians left town soon
after twelve o'clock yesterday, attended by Dr. Carswell,
for Claremont.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a committee meeting of the Commission for
promoting and encouraging the Fine Arts, in the re-
building the Palace of Westminster.
His Royal High:iiess, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Sey-
mour, arrived at the new Palace at a quarter before
three o'cloeic. The Commissioners present were
Viscount ;Sfahon, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and
Sir Robert H. Inglis. The secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was
fa ull,endance.
Cho meeting broke up at six o'clock.
The Queen and the Queen of the Belgians took an
ming in an open barouche and four yesterday. The
Ltuarry in Waiting attended on horseback.
ter-Iheir Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal, took a carriage drive yesterday. Prince
Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena
took airings
The n yesterday in the Royal gardens.
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hameen had a dinner party yesterday at Bucking-
gr'alace. The company included her Majesty the
ur,en of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess
bf Cambridge, his Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of
Russia, their Excellencies the Count and Countess de
ISt. Aulaire, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, his Ex-
cellency the Chevalier Bunsen, his Serene Highness
Prince Lowenstein, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch,
the Countess Vanderstraten, Lady Augusta Cadogan,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl
and Countess of Minto, Viscount Palmerston, Lord and
Lady Robert Grosvenor, Baron de Laner, Major de
bloerkerke, Count Oriola, and Count Groeben.
The band of the First Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner.
Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by the
Countess of Assenburg, Count de Beust, and Baron de
Ziegesar, returned to Marlborough House, the residence
of the Queen. Dowager, on Thursday evening, from
a tour.
Yesterday her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accom-
paniedby their Royal Highnesses, paid a visit to the
"uelvass of Cambridge, at Cambridge House.
!Ala Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia,
-4ocompanied by the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minis-
ter, paid visits yesterday to herajesty the Queen
Dowager, at Marlborough House ; the Duchess of
Gloucester, at Gloucester House ; and the Duke and
• Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge House.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge dined
with the " Nulli Secundus " Club yesterday evening, at
the Clarendon Hotel.
His Royal Highness Prince George visited the Exhi-
bition of the Worka of Art, in Westminster Hall, yes-
terday.
The Earl of Clarendon (Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland)
and the Countess of Clarendon left town at nine o'clock
yesterday morning, for Dublin.
The British Museum Commission held a meeting at
Gwydyr-house, yesterday. The Commissioners present
were the Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Langdale, Lord Wrot-
tesley, the Lord Advocate, Sir Philip Egerton, Sir C.
Lemon, and Mr. R. M. Milnes, M.P. The Secretary,
Mr. P. Collier, was in attendance.
The Bishop of Antigua had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
A meeting of the New Bishopric Commissioners was
held in Whitehall-place yesterday. There were present
`••• the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord John Russell, the
Faris of Chichester and Powis, the Bishops of London,
Durham, Winchester, and Lincoln.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.
THE ROYAL VISIT.
CAMBRIDGE, JULY I.—The following announcements
bar's just been issued by the Vice-Chancellor:—
, ST. CATHARINE'S-HALL LODGE, JUNE 30.
The Vice-Chancellor has the honour to announce that
it is the intention of her Majesty the Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Chancellor of the
'University, to arrive at Trinity-lodge on Monday, July
5, at 1 o'clock.
Ilis Royal Highness alighting from the carriage and
• tectiving from the Vice-Chancellor the staves of office,
arri.ed by the Bedells, will lay them at her Majesty's
feet,
Iler Majesty has signified her pleasure to receive the
address of the University in the hall of Trinity College
at half-past 1 o'clock.
At 9 o'clock in the evening of Tuesday, July 6, her
Majesty will hold a reception, at Trinity Lodge, of
noblemen who are members of the University, the heads
of colleges, the professors, the officers of the University,
the vice-masters and tutors of the several colleges, and
the ladies of their families resident in Cambridge.
Gentlemen in full dress and ladies in full dress, but
without feathers or trains.
COMMENCEMENT, 1847.
ST. CATHARINE'S-HALL LODGE, JUNE 30.
The Vice-Chancellor has the honour to announce to
the members of the University that it is the intention of
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Chancellor, to
arrive at Trinity-lodge, on Monday, July 5, at 1 o'clock.
At half past 1 o'clock his Royal Highness will proceed
to the hall of Trinity College, for the purpose of reading
and presenting to her Majesty the address of the
• University.
• At 3 o'clock his Royal Highness will proceed from
Tderigrnieteys.-lodge to the Senate-house, to confer the honorary
On Tuesday, July 6, the creation of Doctors in the
several faculties will take place in the Law schools, at 8
o'clock in the morning; and the creation of Masters of
Arts, in the Arts' schools, at half:past 9 o'clock in the
Morning.
His Royal Highness will proceed to the Senate-house
at 10 o'clock, when the prize exercises will be recited,
and the Installation Ode performed.
On the morning of Wednesday, July 7, his Royal
Righness will hold a levee at Trinity-lodge, at 9 o'clock,
for members of the Senate.
Doctors of all faculties are to appear in the Senate-
house in their robes, Bachelors of Divinity in their
cassocks, and other members of the University, in their
proper dress of gown and bands.
The Vice-Chancellor appoints Saturday. next, July 3,
for Dominus Perowne, of Corpus Christi College, and
Dominus Monk, of Trinity College ; also, for Brooke
Foss Westcott, of Trinity College, and David James
Vaughan, of Trinity College, to recite their prize essays.
The Vice-Chancellor also appoints Tuesday next,
July 6, for Henry Day, of Trinity Hall, to recite his
English poem for the Chancellor's medal ; for James
Camper Wright, of King's College, to recite his exercise
for the Camden medal for Brooke Foss Westcott, of
Trinity College, to recite his Greek ode ; and for David
James Vaughan, of Trinity College, to recite his Latin
ode and epigrams for Sir William Browne's medals; and
for George James Gill, of Emmanuel College, to recite
his exercise for the Porson prize.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—Among the
novelties lately deposited in this museum is a beautiful
engraving of the " Head of Christ," by Mr. Wass, of
Adam-street, Adelphi, after a picture by Etty. The
engraving is of the same size as the original painting,
which is an advantage, as enabling the engraver to give
as more perfect copy of the original, and furnishing to
the purchasers of the print a transcript not too dimi-
nished to convey the manner of the artist at once to the
eye when hanging against tb e wall of a room. The
painting was exhibited in the year 1844 in the Gallery
of the British Institution, and was then much admired.
There is great boldness and breadth in the painting, and
it is strictly an original conception. There is no subser-
viency of copying, nor any pre•conception from the
heads orthe Messiah so repeatedly produced by the
Italian and Spanish masters. It partakes of the human
attributes, and is not idealisertor rendered effeminate by
an attempt to refine. The engraver purchased the
painting, and has been assiduous,
and certainly s
success-
ful in his efforts to produce the print. It is engraved in
a manner that preserves solidity, and brings it nearer to
the style of the painter and to the imitation of painting
than heretofore has been met with. There is something
original in the manner in which Mr. Wass has produced
this effect, and he will do well to cultivate his talent for
this novelty in art. The engraving is of an oval shape;
the whole is very vigorous, displaying great freedom of
hand and great power of expression.
THE POTATO DISEASE.—Mr. Cooke, of Snenton,
near this town, a well known florist, states as the
result of his personal examination, that every sample of
new potatoes exhibited on sale in Nottingham market,
last Saturday, was more or less affected with the disease.
He attributes the cause to the aphis vastaton A few
days since, ending his own potatoes infected, Mr. Cooke
riddled lime upon them so as to whiten the tops all
over, with a view of destroying the insects. This, he
npr2sents, has been successful; and his potatoes are now
apparently in a healthy state. The experiment
all events worth a trial, as the lime cannot possibly I kill the plants, if used with moderation.
—Nottinghans
Review.