The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-24 00:00:00

DALE.

THE KING'S Couwr.—Yesterday at twao'clock
his MAJESTY held a Court at his Palace in Pall-mall, which
was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chan.
cellor, the Lord President of the Council, the First Lord of the
Treasury, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretaries of State for the
Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the President,
of the Board of Trade, the Chancellor of the-Duchy of Lan-
caster, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Vice
Chamberlain, the Comptroller of the Household, the Treasurer
of the Household, Viscount Sidmouth, Bishops of Lincoln and
Chester, the Prussian Minister, Viscount Kenmure, Viscount
Strathallan, Lord Nairne, and the Marquis of Lothian.—Baron
Werther, the Prussian Minister, was introduced to his Majesty
by Mr. Secretary Canning, when his Excellency had an
audience of the King, to take leave previous to his leaving
England for Paris. Viscount Kenmure, Viscount Strathallan,
and Lord Nairne, were introduced to his Majesty, and kissed
hands upon the restoration to their tides. The Marquis of
Lothian was introduced to the King, and kissed hands upon
succeeding to his title. Dr. Blomfield, the Bishop of Chester,
did homage before his Majesty upon his election to that See.
The Bishop of Lincoln attended the ceremony as Clerk of the
Closet. Mr. Secretary Pe.l also attended the ceremony.—His
Majesty held a Privy Council, at which the King's Speech for
closing the Session of Parliament was arranged. The King
gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Harrowby,
the Earl of Liverpool f Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Can-
ning, and Viscount Melville. Lord Glenlyon and Sir Charles
Paget were the Lord and Groom in waiting. The Court broke
up about four o'clock.
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It is not true (says a Correspondent) that
Navy Boards have resolved to use no more oak
for the navy, except it be hewn in WINTER, when
the sap is down, for the bark harvest in the New
Forest, proceeds as usual this season. The prac-
tice of stripping the bark off while standing, is,
however, discontinued, but oaks are felled
and barked when' full of sap, in the most
destructive manner. Mr. BUIIRIDGTI (the latest
author on Naval Dry Rot, &c.) ascribes the
dreadful consequences of it entirely to this fatal
practice, and proves that the sap or tannin is the
seed of dry rot. His Petition, lately ordered to
be printed when presented to the House of Com-
mons by Mr. BROUGHAM, for another Committee
of Naval Inquiry, asserts that 969 ships have
been destroyed in six years, and that only 71 re-
main of the old navy. This gentleman also as-
serts, that the Royal Navy is built contrary to
Act of Parliament, Anno Domini 1603, in the
reign--of. King JAssEs.Alie Firat, of -blessed me-
mory, when Navy Boards allowed equivalents
for bark, and continued the practice by allowing
per cent. extra (as it is useless to tanners when
oaks are hewn in winter) till the French Revo-
lution in 179'2, and the Act of JAMES has NEVER
been repealed, though it is confidently affirmed
to have been so long since, in the last Qqarterly
Review.

The advantages which steam navigation affords
to travellers Is, we understand, to be soon ex-
tended in an extraordinary degree to the coast of
Scotland, as a steam-boat, very superior in her
size, construction, and accommodations, is to be
established in the month of July, between Loch
Tarbert, Isla, Staffa, lona, and even the Giant's
Causeway, and thus, with but a trifling intermis-
sion, there will be a communication by steam be-
tween London arid the above places, the route
being as follows :—FromLondon to Edinburgh per
steam, from Edinburgh to Glasgow, 40 miles, by
a good road or a pleasant water conveyance, in
track-boats, from Glasgow to Loch Tarbert per
steam, and, from the latter place the new steam-
boa, will convey passengers three times per week
to Isla, Staffa, and the Giant's Causeway. It is
needless to point out the advantages which tra-
vellers in general, but more particularly the
curious, will enjoy of being thus enabled, by
means of this pleasant and expeditious convey-
ance, to visit these parts of the North, so cele-
brated both for the remains of antiquity, as the
wonders of Nature, there displayed in so re-
markable a manner.

His MAJESTY dines with the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON this day. The dinner party will b e
uncommonly select, rather than numerous; but
in the evening there is to be a grand assembly,
also at Apsley House, to meet our SOVEREIGN.
This is expected to be very numerous, and the
most splendid of the season. The dinner tables
will display the costly services of plate and Sevre
dessert service, presented to the Duke of W
EL-
LINGTON by the Continental Sovereigns, in ac-
knowledgment of the extinction of the BUONA
PARTE dynasty at Waterloo.
Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the
Princess SOPIJIA, and. Prince LEOPOLD, visited
the KING.

Prince LEOPOLD honoured Mr. and Mrs. AaAa
ELLIS with his company to dinner on Tuesday,
at their residence in Spring Gardens. His Royal
Highness honoured the Italia❑ Opera with his
presence in the evening.
Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and
the Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the Prin-
cess VICTORIA, the Prince of LEININGEN, and
the Princess krzoDoßE, visited the Duke and
Duchess of CLARENCE.
GRANBY INN, HA.RRONVGATE.—WC understand
that the purchaser of this well-established and
excellent Inn, which was lately advertised for
sale in the York Herald, is no other than the
celebrated Mr. MACREADT, of theatrical noto-
riety.--(York Herald.)

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