The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-11 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert walk: early yester-
lay in the pleasure grounds of Osborne. Her Ma-
jesty and her loyal Consort took an airing in an
open carriage on Thursday afternoon, the Prince

The Royal Children walked and rode ( ut oa pol
yesterday.

Iler 'loyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at-
tendoi by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George
Couper, j-Aned the royal circle, at Osborne, at
dinner, on Thursday evening.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, accompanied by kis Serene Highness
Prince Frederick of Hesse, and attended by Lady
Augusta Cadogan and Baron Knesebeck, left their
residence at Kew, yesterday, to honour the Marquis
of Salisbury with a visit at his seat, llatfield House,
Herts.

The Rev. Dr. Montgomery and Mr. Tennert,
M.P., had an interview with Lord Morpeth yesterday
at the Office of the Woods and Forests, in White-
hall-place

A deputation from Manchester, consisting of Mr.
Richard Birley, Mr. Malcolm Ross, and Mr. Dor-
rington, had au interview with Sir George Grey yes-
terlay, at the Home-office.
Lord Monteagle had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi-
dence, in D3wning-street.
The Rev. Mr. Dale, the Rev. Mr. Ellis, the Rev.
Dr. 'Worthington, the Rev. Mr. Lacey, and the Rev.
Mr. Marshall, a deputation of some of the metropo-
litan incumbents, on the subject of intra-mural inter-
ments, attended by Messrs. F. and B. Talbot, had an
interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the
office of the Woods and Forests.

Mr. Fitzpatrick had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey at the Home-office.
The ceremony of confirming the Right Rev. Dr.
Musgrave as Archbishop of York took place in St.
James's Church yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday, and commenced the hearing of an appeal
from New South Wales, " The Bank of Australia v.
Breilhat." The Lords pres Jit were the Master of
the Rolls, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, the Chan-
cellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the
Admiralty Court.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

DECEMBER 10.
CHURCH RATES.—A vestry was called yesterday to
" make a church-rate," which was rather numerously
attended. Neither vicar nor curate attending, Captain
Farington, R.N., one of the magistrates for the county,
was called to the chair. It was then stated that the
church was in debt 401., that it would require about 301.
for the necessary repairs, and that a rate of 2d. in the
pound would produce about the sum required, 70/.
John Eames, Esq., proposed a rate of 2d. in the pound,
which Charles Stokes, Esq., seconded; and, before the
anti Church-rate party could make up their minds who
should speak first, the rate was said to be carried. One
of the leading Dissenters, Mr. Maurice Dear, moved the
adjournment of the question for six months, but was
told he was too late, the rate was made; that they came
to the church for that purpose—not to consider the pro-
priety of making a rate, but to make one—as stated in
the notice. Mr. Dear then called on those who were
for his amendment, and a large majority of the vestry
did so. The rates were heretofore carried by the
country population, but the vicar has so increased
his tithes lately that not the poorest cottager's little plot
escapes him; they, therefore, think he gets enough to
pay the repairs, &c., himself. The church is more than
two miles from the town, and, excepting on this occasion,
few of the townspeople have attended the vestries.
Many that attended in this instance had been better at
home if they could not conduct themselves better in a
place of religious worship.
We have had a continuance of heavy gales. We have
a large fleet in the Roadstead, but they ride well.
Bar. 29'48; on Sunday night it was 29.08, Monday
night 29.45, Tuesday morning 28.32—at night 28'83 ;
when the gale, which then was from the N.N.W.,
moderated, the next morning the barometer stood at
29.37.

GREENWICH TIME AND OUR TIME.-Mr. Chris-

tinson, author of the " Companion to the Barometer,"
having to keep her Majesty's clocks at Osborne and the
Custom-house and Post-office clocks at Cowes, to
Greenwich time, and the chronometers of the different
ships, yachts, &c., to true time, has a clock with two
minute hands to it—one points to Greenwich and the
other to true time. This hint may be worth carrying
out by others—even by the Builder, who is universally
respected for his hints.