The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Tht, Queen and Prince Al-
bert, the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, the Here-
ditary Goai,cl Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar,
the Prince of Lucca, Prince George, the Prince of Lei-
ningen, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, walked
this morning in the Royal pleasure grounds.
Prince Albert, the Grand Duke Constantine, Prince
George, the Hereditary Duke of Saxe Weimar, the
Prince of Lucca, the Prince of Leiningen, and Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar afterwards drove out in car-
riaces.

Her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess
of Saxe Weimar went to Frogmore House this forenoon,
and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess took a carriage airing this morning.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess
Alice, and the Princess Helena, rode on ponies, and took
walking exercise.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford left the Castle at
ten o'clock this morning. The Marquis and Marchio
ness of Normanby, and Viscount and Viscountess
Palmerston, also took their departure in the early part
of the day.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at
the Castle in the aternoon, and visited the Queen.
At three o'clock her Mjestv and Prince Albert, the
Grand Duke Constantine, the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Saxe IVeimar, the Prince
of Lucca, Prince George, Prince Edward of Saxe Wei-
mar, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Assen-.
burg, Lady Caroline Leveson Gower, Hon. Misses
Stanley and Dawson, Baron de Brunnow, Lord Camoys,
Admiral de Lutke, and Baron de Frveiericksz, walked
from the Castle to St. Grorge's Chapel Royal.
The Illustrious party remained an hour in the Chapel
and then returned to the Castle.

RPar- Adn:ural Count Heyden (in attendance on the
Grand Duke Constantine), arrived at the Castle in the
afternoon from town, on a visit to her Majesty.
His Serene Highness Prince F. Lieehstentein, and his
Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, arrived during the
aftentition on a visit to the Queen.
Th*6 Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Marquis and
MarchiOnesS Of Clanricarde, Lady Emily tie Burgh, and
Lord and• Lady John Russell, also arrived to day on a
visit.

At half-past five o'clock her Majesty and her Royal
Consort, accompanied by their illustrious visitors, left
the Castle—the ladies alt in open landaus, the gentlemen
principally on horseback.
The Queen gave a grand dinner in the evening. The
banquct was served to St. George's-hall, in the usual
style of regal splendour.
The Queen's private band afterwards attended in the
Castle.

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The Viscountess Jocelyn has arrived at the Castle,
and has succeeded the Viscountess Canning as the Lady
in Waiting to the Queen. Lady Canning has taken her
departure.

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Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took a carriage
airing yesterday afternovn.
The Duke and .Ducht-ss of Cambridge, attended by
Baron Knesebeck and Lady Augustta Cadogan, honoured
Earl Howe with their company to dinner yesterday at
his residence in South Audley-street.
Lord John Russell left town yesterday morning for
Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
Mr. William Cunliff ~ Brooks, and Mr. Charles flick-
son, had interviews yesterday with Lord John Russell
at his official residence, Downing-street.

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Mr. J. Morrison, M.P., had an interview with Earl
Grey at the Colonial Office yesterday.
A deputation from the London Deck Company, crm-
sisting of Mr. Cattley, Baron Goldsmid, Mr. Fowles,
and Captain Maughan, had an interview with Lord
Morpeth yesterday, at the Office of the Woods and
Forests.

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Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Board of
Customs. had an interview with Mr. Milner Gibson
yesterday at the Office of the Board of Trade.
A deputation, consising of Capt. j J. Robinson,
R.N.; Mr. M. H. Perky, her Majesty% Emigration
Agent fur New Brunswick ; Mr. V.lleittine, C.E.; and
\lr. Wm. Bridges, from the St. Andrew's and Quebec
Railway Company, had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday, at the Colonial-office. •

The new Bishopric Commission had a meeting yes-
terday in Whitehall-place. The members present were
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Lord John Russell, the Earl of Powis, the
Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Winchester, the
Bishop of Chester, Sir George Grey, and Sir Charles
Wood. .

Prince Louis Napoleon AChille Murat, son of the
•reele brated Murat, died in America on the 15th April
est, at his residence in FloriL 'a. He was 46 years of
age. His manners were eccentric ; but he was a man
of learning, and author of various works on America,
which are much esteemed.
It is rumoured that Major. General Wood, C. 8.,
formerly Lieutenant-Colonel ot the 85th Light Infantry, or
Major General Brown, K.H., will succeed the late Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Thomas P arson, K.C. H., in the colonelcy
of that regiment.= United Sei-vice Gazette.
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.--NORWICH, MAY 31.—0 n
Thursday last a melancholy accident occurred at 'West So-
merton, Norfolk, on the- estate of Mr. J. Herm., 'M.P. Se-
veral children were retmning from school when they met
with a lad of the name ot Kemp, with whom they went to a
pit in the neighbourhood, where there was a quantity of mar-
tens, to get their eggs. Kemp, who is about 15 years of
age, thinking the children would be pleased will the amuse-
ment, placed himself on the brow of the pit, with one or two
of the children in such a position that by leaning downwards
they could reach anti get the eggs out of the holes of the
earth, the other children being below to receive them.
Suddenly a large quantity of earth gave way, and nearly all
the children were buried under it. A named John
Turner, about eight years of age, was killed on the spot ; his
little brother, about six, is very much injured, With bones
broken and bruised to a considerable,ex tent, and how lies in'
considerable danger. A great many other children tt•( re
much injured; some with their legs, and arms, and collar-
bones broken, and ankles dislocated, and ()I !remise dread-
fully bruised. • Kemp's arm was broken, his leg bruised, and
his shoulder dislocated. He was sent very soon afterwards
to the Yarmouth Ho-pital. The village was a scene of con-
fusion and distress; as it was some time bef,re the extent of
the accident, could be ascertained. Mr. Rising, of Somerton
Hall, and the Rev. Mr. Morton, who happened to be in
the parish at the tiros, were exceedingly kind and attentive;
and the Messrs. Cooper, surgeons at Marsham, were in-
stantly sent for, and every assistance was rendered by the
inhabitants and all around. It was altogether one of the
most distressing scot es that was ever witnessed in that ds-
trict. Mr. Pilgrim, the Norfolk coroner, held an inquest on
the body 'of John Turner, the. child who was killed en the
spot. Several' witni-sses were examined, and the parents of
the children proved that in their opinion there wits no blame
attached to any psrsiar. .It was considered the b'y Kemp
merely took the children to the pit with a view of pleasing
them, and without thinking..there was any danger. The jury
were satisfied it was purely accidenZal, and returned a ver-
dict accordingly.
MELANCHOLY CASE OF DROWNING.—OXFORD,
JUNE I.—lt is our painful duty to announce the death by
drowning of two young gentlemen in the prime of lite, one
an undergraduate member of Lincoln College, Dlr. John
George Stilwell, and Mr. C. Sewell, ot Furnival's lon, London,.
a gentleman of independent fortuoe, who had been spending
a few days at Oxford. Yesterday afternoon the two decew,ed
gentlemen, in company with three others, citizens of Oxford,
went in a four-o4re.i boat on a pleasure excursion to nine-
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bathing in a part of the rivet Isis aaounding with deep holes.
They had not. been long in the water when Mr. Sewell,
who could not swim, got out of his depth, and cried
out far help, his friend, Mr. S ilwell, seeing his danger,
immediately went to his assistance, and succeeded in getting
hint on his back, but while endeavouring to reach the bank,
Loth went down together. Mr. A. Joy, one of the party,
who was angling about two hundred yards higher up the
river, hearing the call for help, ran to the spot, threw off
his coat, and courageously jumped into the water, and,
.after some struggling, succeeded in getting hold of Mr.
Sewell by the hair, but before he could reach the shallow
he. became so much exhausted that be could not main-
tain his hold, and Mr. Sewell sank to rise no more. The
• bodies were soon afterward found, but life was quite ex-
- tinct; the same evening they were brought to Hall's boat
house; Oitford; and to-day inquests were held, one by the
City Coroner on the body. of Mr. Sewell, and the other
by she University Coroner on the body of Mr. Stilwell,
when: the above facts. were given in evidence, and the
jury, in both cases, returned a verdict of accidental death by
drowning. •
~NEW IDEA OF A GREAT MAN.—All things are
.great or small by comparison. The following anecdote,
besides having the merit of being true, affords a new
standard of greatness :—A sheep-farmer in the Highlands,
remarkable for the amount of his stock and sales, while
boasting one night, over his cups, of his doings at Fal-
kirk, and the vast number of his flasks, was interrupted by
one of his companions with the remark—" Who', you are
making yourself as great a man as the Duke of Wel-
lington." " The Duke of Wellington !" replied the other,
with a look of astonishment, not untinctured with pity,
" It was easy for the Duke of Wellington to put down his
men at Waterloo—some men. here and some there. up and
down the fields; but let him try to put down ten thousand
sheep, torbye black cattle, at Falkirk Tryst, and it's my
opinion he'll make a very confused basinesi of it."—Stirlin
Journal.

FALL OF PART OF THE RAILWAY BRIDGE AT
DUDLIY.—This bridge, built by the Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Railway Company, under the Dudley and
Birmingham turnpike road, near to the entrance to the Dud-
ley tunnel, fell a few days ago with a great crash. Some
boys were standing upon the part a few moments before, but
a man being near, and seeing the brickwork giving way,
warned them off the bridge, and immediately afterwards it
fell in. The damage already done is very considerable; it is
said that it will take at least 1,0001. to repair it. Be it as it
may, the whole expense will have to fall upon the company,
their engineer having certified the work as complete.—
Shrewsbury Chronicle.
A RELIC OF THE FAMINE OF 1800.—On Monday
last two pieces of bread. made during the famine of 1800,
when flour was 7s. a peck, and preserved by their owner,
were shown to us at our office. One is a penny loaf, the
whichisin good preservation, is
when unshrivelled by
aboutother atwroolilt.ialTeshe loaf,
cqttare,
and even
time, could not have made more than two decent mouthfuls.
The roll is partially decayed, but so far as we can judge, it
could not, when fresh. have exceeded the dimensions of a
fing.,r biscuit, to which in shape it bears a resemblance.
Both
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hungry,rl and loaf of 1835, which famine-like aspect, especially
the owner of
these especially when
compared with
a o
also preserved. Bad as the present times are,
a sight of such moinentoes of 'a bygone faraine:reconciles us to
what it is sincerely to be hoped will be a temporary privation.
—Birmingham JOU? Ise/.

THE POTATO CROP.—We have much gratification
in stating that the potato crops in this neighbourhood look
clean and promising. There is no indication at present of
disease. We have heard from parties who sowed extensively,
last year, that by mingling lime with their seed when com-
mitted to the ground, and also when storing after the harvest,
they succeeded in resisting all disease, and preserving their
crop sound through the winter. Were this generally prac-
tised, much anxiety and loss might be avoided.—Canterbury
Journal.

SPECULATION IN CORN.—A farmer in this neigh-
bourhood, who is a large grower, has sold all his wheat in
the ground at 10s. per bushel, to be delivered between bar •
vest and Christmas... Western Idraninerry.