The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-09 00:00:00

COMfi
The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buck.

ingham
A deputation of the States of Jersey had an audience
of her Majesty to present an address. The deputation
consisted of Sir John de Veulle, the Bailiff and President
of the States of Jersey; Colonel Sir T. Le Breton, Royal
Jersey Militia ; Mr. Peter Le Sueur, Constable of St.
Helier, Deputy of the States of Jersey ; and the Rev.
Charles Marett, Rector of St. Clement, Deputy of the
States of Jersey.

Sir George Grey, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for the Home Department, presented the members
of the deputation to the Queen.
Sir John de Veulle read the address, and at the same
time presented an album to her Majesty, illustrated with
$ number of views of the island of Jersey.
The Queen returned a most gracious answer.
Sir George Grey had an audience of her Majesty.
The Queen was attended by Earl Ducie, Lord in
Waiting, and Sir Edwai d Bowater, Groom in Waiting.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince of Wales
and the Princess Royal, and attended by the Lady in
Waiting, the Countess of Desart, took an airing yester-
day in an open carriage-and-four. The Equerry in
Waiting, Colonel Buckley, attended on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back, attended by his Equerry in Waiting, Lieut.-Col.
Seymour. _ _ _

Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen yes-
terday.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the perform.-
ance at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence
yesterday evening. The royal suite consisted of the
Countess of Desart, lion. Miss Murray, Earl Ducie, Col.
Buckley, and Lieut.-Colonel Sey-mcur.
A bust of Major-General Sir Harry Smith was sub-
mitted by Mr. Adams to the Queen and Prince Albert,
who were graciously pleased to express their approba-
tion. _

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan. Baron
Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the
Duchess Dowager of Bedford with their company yes-
terday afternoon at her residence on Campden hill.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan
honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury
with their company at dinner yesterday at their re-
sidence in Grosvenor-square.
A deputation on the subject of Turnpike Trusts,
consisting of the Duko of Richmond, Coknel Austen,
M.P. for Kent, Mr. A. E. Fuller, M.P. for Sussex.
From Sussex—Mr. C. H. Frewen, Sir S. B. P. Meikle-
thwaite, Barr., Sir C. M. Lamb, Bart., Mr. W. Phillips
Lamb, Mr. W. P. Beecham, and Mr. Robert Upperton.
From Herts—Mr. Samuel J. story. From Wilts—Mr.
William Foote. From Sussex—Mr. James Troup and
Mr. Frederic Ellman, had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements
had a meeting yesterday at the office of the Woods and
Forests in Whitehall•place. There were present Vis-
count Morpeth, Sir Charles Lemon, Sir Robert H.
Inglis, the Lord Mayor, A. Mine, Esq., and the Hon.
C. A. Gore.
Mr. M'Donald had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday at the Colonial-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
general meeting yesterday.
Mr. Pease had an interview yesterday with Sir George
Grey at the Home-office.

AN ODD ADVERTISEMENT.---A New York paper
publishes the following :—" A young lady, perfectly
competent, wishes to form a class of young mothers and
nurses, and to instruct them in the art of talking to
infants in such a manner as will interest and please
them."
FEROCIOUS ATTACK.—On Friday night, as Mr.
Ketcher, a respectable farmer of Ratsbro', near South-
minster, was returning home from the residence of
Mr. Grice, as Asheldham, a few minutes before ten
o'clock, on foot, when about fifty yards from Mr. Grice's
house he saw a man in an oat field, near which there
was no footpath. Observing that the fellow at-
tempted to conceal himself in the corn, Mr. Ketcher
went up to him, and asked him what business he had
there. An impertinent reply was made, on which
Mr. Ketcher took hold of him, and said, " If you are
after nothing wrung you will not mind giving an account
of yourself." The fellow then raised his hand, and
with a wine bottle inflicted a blow on the left side of
Mr. Ketcher's head, causing a wound three inches long,
and penetrating to the bone. Mr. Ketcher was ren-
dered
insensible; on becoming conscious, he found
himself in a ditch with his antagoni,t on the top of
him, beating him on the head and face with the bottle.
Mr. Ketcher's eyes were so enveloped in blood from the
wounds, that he was for a time completely blinded, and
with great difficulty he got from under the man, who
then ran off. Mr. Ketcher, greatly exhausted from the
loss of blood, succeeded in getting back to Mr. Grice's,
where he fainted. Mr. Rush, surgeon, was immediately
sent for, and that gentleman having dressed the
wounds, removed him home. On examination it :was
found that not fewer than five frightful gashes had
been made upon Mr. Ketcher's head, a piece had been
cut out of his ear, and there was a wound over the eye-
brow reaching to the bone. There were besides a tre-
mendous blow on the jaw-bone, and a triangular cut
on the nose, with many deep scratches on the cheek,
all on the left side, and Mr. Rush expressed his sur-
prise that so much injury could have been inflicted
without immediately fatal consequences. The police
were engaged the whole of the night with other parties
in scouring the neighbourhood, and we are happy
to and succeeded the same morning in discovering
in a straw stack the guilty party, whose name it appears
is liace, a character well known in the locality. Ile was
covered with the blood of the gentleman he so severely
injured, add our correspondent adds that he has declared
that he intended to have murdered Mr. Ketcher, or any
other man who chixed to interfere with him. Since
writing the above we learn that Pace has been committed
by Mr. J. Pattison, to the convict gaol, Springfield, for
three months' hard labour, for lodging in the open air.
—Essex Herald.

TAE GREAT BRlTAlN.—Yesterday (Friday) we
paid a visit to the Great Britain, for the purpose of
witnessing personally the operations which are in
progress to raise her, previous to being floated off.
The arrangements are certainly very ingenious, but
cannot be clearly described to those who have
not seen them. On each side of the vessel are
driven upon their ends into the sand; until they
reach the solid rock, a number of large logs of
timber, in an inclined position. Near the top of
two of these logs is to be a box or case, filled
with sand, weighing about fifty tons. Upon the top of
each log is a sheave of iron, in a groove in which runs a
rope which communicates with the boxes and with the
vessel. The boxes are supported by large chain cables,
and their object is to raise the vessel, for according to the
principles of mechanism, as they sink the ship rises.
There are to be 20 of these boxes, ten on each tide of
the vessel. Eight of them are at present in the position
intended for them, and in process of being filled ;
the rest will soon be completed. The greater
number will be placed towards the ship's bow, where
she is deeper in the sand, nearly to the depth of four
feet two inches, and lower towards the stern, where she
is not so deep. The ship had been sunk seven feet, but
by means of lightening, that is, pumping out water, and
placing stones underneath, she has been raised to her
present position. She is now perfectly water-tight. Mr.
Bremner, the eminent engineer, is constantly on board,
superintending the operations. All is expected to be
ready for the final effort by the end of the next month.
A Government steamer is expected to be present On
that occasion, lending her assistance. —Downpatrick
Recorder.