The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Count Mensdorff arrived at Osborne, Isle of Wight,
yesterday, on a visit to the Queen.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday,
morning in the pleasure-grounds and plantations of Os-
borne.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
went, yesterday forenoon, to the sea beach, and took
walking and pony exercise.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken
an airing yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charles B. Phipps ar-
rived at o,borne yesterday morning frorr, town.
The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lard President of the
Council) left town on Sunday for his seat, Bowood Park,
Wilts.

Dispatches from the Governor of Ceylon were received
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches from Portugal were received yesterday at
the Admiralty,
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo-
nial-office for the Governor of the Mauritius.

The Earl of Shelburne left town yesterday for Bowood
Park, Wilts.

POLICE REWARDS, &C., IN IRELAND.—There has,
within the last few days, been printed, in consequence
of the direction of the Commons' House of Parliament,
a return on the subject of the Police Reward Fund in
Ireland—(a fund constituted by the Act 6 and 7 Wil-
liam IV., c. 13. s. 49)—for the twelvemonth ending 31st
December, 1845. The total of this fund was then
4.705/. 19s. 11d., and of the Police Superannuation Fund
11,4171. 13s. 7d. The amount received within the same
year by persons receiving pensions, or gratuities, from
the latter fund, was 11,401/. 16s. ld. In 1846, the amount
of the Police Reward Fund payments was 4.571/. 4s. 0-41 d.,
and the Police Superannuation Fund 14,3021. 19s. Sid.
The amount received b persons as
pensions, or gratui-
ties from the latter, was the same year, 13,691/. ss.
The annual expense of policemen who do not perform
the duties of constables, but are employed as clerks or
officers' servants, and the total expense of servants, clerks,
messengers, &., amount to 8,6651. 18s., according the
same printed paper.
AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANY.—The annual ge-
neral meeting of
this company was held yesterday at
the offices, Adelaide-place, London-bridge. Edward
Hagan, Esq., deputy chairman, presided. Mr. Hodg-
kiuson, the secretar read the report. The mines will
henceforth be called
the Trentcillo mines. The di-
rectors have great pleasure in announcing to the share-
holders the acquisition of nine sections of mineral laud
in the neighbourhood of the Capunda mines, which are
likely to prove a very valuable addition to the company's
property. At Wheal Rothschild four men raised and
cleared eight tons of excellent ore in a fortnight. With
reference to the question of a royalty on the special
survey, the directors have to report that they had an
op
interview in December last with Earl Grey, but not con-
curring with his Lordship's views as to the terms of the
reference, and expecting to receive by the Buchan Castle
the original land grant and protest, they proposed to
To
Lord Grey to await the arrival of the se documents be-
fhoarvei
nggi v ibnege
na definiteun ,ur
tun a
h i further I 's
the s w ehvaeve,
r
been taken, and the directors do not consider it advi-
sable to press the subject at present on the notice of the
Government. A great number of miners were sent out
from Cornwall, in the Raja, on the 23d of May last, and
they are expected to reach Adelaide early
in September,
and their arrival will enable the committee of manage-
ment to prosecute answer.tely lo s
vigorously the mining operations of
a
n the company. The directors have to report the retire-
ment of Sir Hyde Parker from the direction. The fi-
nancial statement showed that the funds at present in
hand would be amply sufficient to carry on the opera-
tions of the company, until such time as the shipments
of ore shall have realised The f
on which they could
Isiah propriety dr •
sa, The followires gentlemen were
S. J. '
re-elected directors:— irCapper, E. Hagan, and
John 3/astern:ran, jun., Esqrs., and the proceedings ter-
minated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.
CONSECRATION OF A NEW CHURCII IN BETHNAL-
Yesterday morning the Bishop of London
G BEEN.--
consecrated the recently-erected church in Green. street,
Bethnal•green, with d
the usual ceremonies. During the
reading of the sentences of
the offertory collections in aid
of the church funwere made from the congregation.
The church is in the Norman style of architecture4and
• 1 500 sittings, all of which are to be free.
and , Tee,
and is the eighth church recently c
in C consecrated in this dis-
trict. Another, St. Jude, Commercial-street, is ready
for consecration.
FATAL OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.—On Sunday
about even-
ing, seven o'clock, a fatal omnibus accident
e-ro
oc-
curred on the linightsbrid g ad, close to Albert-gate.
bywhich a highly respectable tradesman, named John
Davis, carrying on business in ... a
eorge-street, Portman
square, as a newsvendte r,lost his life. The deceased
had been out spending
_h? day, and was returning home,
accompanied by some friends, when, in attempting to
cross the road, they did not perceive the approach of
sway's Turnham-green omnibus, and before the driver
could pull up the horses, the deceased was knocked
down, and the near fore wheel passed over his body.
'picked up in a senseless state, and conveyed He
was eyed to St.
spita 11
whee e i
George's Ho . re h red early on Monday
morning from internal Injuries, expired
THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE.--We under-
stead that this distinguished personage, who is at
at Blair Athol, leaves Taymouth on Monda
to Edinburgh. The Grand Duke, in hisyr'o uTel taovoisul:
city, intends to call at Lord Ruthven's mansion at Free
land. It is expected that he will reach Edinburgh in the
engaged course of Monday afternoon. He has
apart
merits in Douglas's Hotel, for the ace •
ommodation of
himself and suite.g
—Edinburh Witness.
PRINCESS LIEVEN.—The Princess
cess Lieven, whose
resident
husband was for many years the
Ambassador
at the British court from Russia, was expected to leave
Paris yesterday for London. Colonel and Lady Alice
Peel have placed their mansion in Park-place at the
disposal of toe Princess during her so' • sojourn in the me-
tropolis.
EARLY HARVESt.—MI'. Wright, of the Red House,
Battersea, carried, in excellent condition, on Saturday
last, three acres of rye, grown in Battersea-fields.