The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-16 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1847.

HER ':MAJESTY'S MAIWEJ EX"
C LT RSION.
DARTMOUTH, FRIDAY, AUG. 13.—Many persons
were on the hills yesterday, in the expectation of •
seeing the royal squadron with her Majesty pass down. '
the Channel, but, to the surprise of all, about three
o'clock the royal yacht was seen steering for the har-
bour, in which she was safely moored before four
o'clock, the Fairy, UT-Alpe, Black Eagle, and Garland
packets following in succession. The boats of the town
were soon in requisition, and the royal yacht sur-
rounded by persons anxious to see her Majesty, whom
they continually cheered. The afternoon was fine,
and her Majesty with the Prince of Wales and
Princess Royal appeared gratified with the scene
which surrounded them. Mr. J. B. Smith, an old
inhabitant and solicitor of Dartmouth, immediately
• went alongside the yacht, and Lord A. Fitzclarence
having come down to him, he requested to be allowed
to present a dish of very fine mulberries to her Ma-
jesty. His wish was made known to her 'Majesty,
and he was requested to come upon the quarter-deck,
where he received her Majesty's acknowledgment
for his attention.
The:mayor and corporation came in state along-
side, but as her Majesty declined seeirg any one,
they returned to the shore, gratified at having had
another opportunity of showing their dutiful attach-
ment to her Majesty.
About this time one of the boats of the yacht was
seen to, leave the vessel with Captain Crispin and two
gentlemen in plain clothes, which pulled rapidly to
the entrance of the harbour, and landed at Broukhill,
the residence of Governor. Holdsworth. The party
walked up to the house, when Captain Crispin in-
quired for the Governor, and being informed by the
servant that his master was not at home, the Captain
said " he wished to show the grounds to his two
friends," which he did ; and then crossed in the boat
to the Castle, where the party was received by Lieu-
tenant Aynge, of the Royal Staff Corps, the Master
Gunner. The Scourge steam-sloop
having appeared
off the harbour, two guns were fired from the fort to
inform her commander that her Majesty was there,
and the Scourge soon after joined the squadron.
Captain Crispin requested his supposed friend to
allow him to make known to Mr. Aynge by whose
presence he was honoured—a kindness which his
Royal Highness Prince Albert instantly granted, to
the great gratification of the old soldier. The party
then embarked with the intention of calling at CT' ren-
field, the residence of the Hon. Mr. Hare, but find-
ing he was laid up with the goat, they abstained, and
returned on board the royal yacht. The visitors'
book at Brookhill having been given to Captain
Crispin, the following entry in their own writing
placed beyond a doubt the names of his two incognito
friends :

" Aug. 12, 1847. Albert.
" E. Charles Prince of Leiningen."
During this time the Duke of Norfolk and Earl
Grey were walking about the town.
At night the town was brilliantly illuminated, and
from its peculiar situation, on the sides of two hills,
having the appearance of a crescent at night, in the
centre of which the yacht was moored, - her Majesty
must have enjoyed one of the most beautiful sights
she has, probably, ever seen, as the evening was very
dark and calm.

COURT CIRCULAR..
Dispatches from the Governor-General of Cauida, and
also from the Governors of the other North-American
Provinces, were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
office. Dispatches were also received on Saturday at the
Colonial-office from the Governor of Gibraltar.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Worcester; Ladies St. Germans, Sem-
pill Somerset, and Dowager Blantyre; Lords St. Ger-
mans and De Mauley, attended the daily service in the
Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The prayers
were read by the Rev. G. Repton; the lessons by the
Rev. T. ilelmore; and the communion service by the
Rev. Dr. Wesley. The sermon was preached by the
Rev. Dr. Wesley. The anthem was " 0 Lord my God"
(Bull). Mr. Turk presided at the organ.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
AUGUST 13. •
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
Aug. 7. Ariel schooner, Commodore the Marquis of
Donegal, from Cowes Harbour; Coral Queen schooner,
Viscuunt Seaham, from Portsmouth; Fair Rosamond
schooner, Wrn. Lyon, Esq., from Cherbourg.
9. Bacchante cutter, Benjamin Jones, Esq., from
Poole; Fenella cutter, John Grey, Esq., from Liverpool;
Noran cutter, Sir H. B. Hoghton, Bart., from Torquay.
13. Ganymede cutter, J. H. W. P. Smyth Pigott,
Esq., from Portsmouth. •
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Schooners—Capricorn, Ariel, Xarifa, Fair Rosamond,
Flirt, Brilliant, Camilla, Maud, Proserpine, Magic, Coral
Queen, Esmerald.
Cutters—Pearl, Sparrowhawk, Peterel, Lufra, Dryad,
Nymph, 'Frisk, Witch, Osprey, Gauntlet, Lark, Gany-
mede, Naiad, Turquoise, Noran, Bacchante, Intrepid,
Heroine, Aurora, Fenella, Arrow.
Yawls—Dream, Waterlily, Albatross, Susan, Eagle.
• REGATTA.
The first match, being for a cup, value 501., came off
on Thursday. The two yachts started at ten o'clock,
and arrived, the Aurora at midnight,' and the Dryad at
4 A.M. on Friday.
The second match takes place this day, between the
Brilliant and Capricorn, for a prize of 501.
Her Majesty's Cup of 1001. is to be sailed for on the
17tb ; a 501. prize on the 19th, fireworks in the evening;
Prince Albert's Plate on the 21st; and the Duke of
Beaufort's, value 1001., on the 23d.
The Royal Yacht Squadron dinner will take piece on
the 18th, and the ball on the 20th.

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY.
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this
company was heldon Saturday at the Euston Stlition, for
the purpose of receiving the report of the directors,
and also to obtain powers from the shareholders to
.
raise on mortgage, or bond, such sums as the com-
pany might be entitled to borrow under their Acts.
Sir Harry Verney, Bart., M.P., took the chair at
one o'clock, and the usual preliminary proceedings
having been gone through,
The Worthy CHAIRMAN said, before he called upon
the Secretary to read-the report he would make a few
observations to the meeting. He looked upon the
position of this company at the present moment as
most satisiactory.—(Hear, hear.) They had obtained
from Parliament a sanction to their extension line to
Brackley and other places, added to which they were
connected with the London and North-Western
Company, which had, without a desire to dazzle any
one, accomplished works without the assistance of the'
Government such as no company in this country had'
ever done before.—(Cheers.) He was glad that his
Hon. Friend the Chairman of the London and North-
Western Railway was in Parliament, as he was sure
he would do all he could to protect the interests not
only of the railway with which he was connected,
but that of all the other railways in the country.
The Hon. Baronet then called upon the Secretary to
read the report of the directors.
The SECRETARY (Wyndham Harding, Esq.) read
the following report :
" The Act of Parliament, authorising the consolida-
tion of the Oxford and Bletchley, and Buckingham and
Brackley Companies, and the construction of the exten-
sion of the Buckingham and Brackley line, northward to
Banbury, and southward to Aylesbury, received the
royal assent on the 22d of July.
" The original features of the Buckinghamshire Rail-
way, as a link in a second line between London and Bir-
mingham, are thus restored to it.
"The London and North Western Railway Company
have, on being applied to, expressed their willingness to
subscribe the capital for the Extension lines.
" By a general regulation of Parliament applied to all
the Railway Bills of last year, the pap:tient of interest
on the calls upon shares created under the powers of the
Acts of last session, is prohibited.
" Under these circumstances, the London and North
Western Company have consented to take up the allot-
mehts of those proprietors who, having accepted Exten-
sion Shares with the expectation that interest would be
allowed on the calls, may now wish to relinquish such

shares.
" in consequence of the consolidation of the two no•
minahy distinct companies of which the undertaking
consisted (namely, the Oxford and Bletchley, and Buck-
ingham and Brackley Junction Railway Companies) into
one company, to go by the name of the Bucking: mshirc
Railway Company, wh►ch has been effected by the Act
of this year, it has been necessary to compile a neW
register of proprietors, in which each proprietor, of
either Oxford and Bletchley, or Buckingham and Brack-
le) shares, is entered as the proprietor of a correspond-
ing number of Buckinghamshire Railway Shares, of pre-
cise►y the same value and amount.
" in pursuance of this arrangement, the certificates of
the shares of the Oxford and Bletchley, and BUckingliam
and Brackley Companies, as they come in for transfer,
will be exchanged for a like number of certificates in
the Buckinghamshire Railway Company.'
" The greater part of the land for the line now under
contract (which comprises the whole extent of railway
authorised in 1846), has been paid for, and the wolks
are in full operation. The engineer is directing his
especial attention to the preparation of the contract
drawings for the extension line between Brackley and
Banbury, with the view of securing, if possible, the
opening of that portion of the line contemporaneously
with that of the Buckingham and Brackley, and Oxford
and Bletchley lines, early in the summer of 1849.
" Rails have been purchased at moderate prices for the
whole length of railway under contract, and a consi-
derable portion of these rails has been delivered on the

ground. -
" On the shares of the company (171. 10s. each) 8/.45.
per share is now called up. After another call the com-
pany will be in a position to avail itself of its power of
borrowing.
" Tho directors will therefore apply to the general
meeting for authority to exercise these powers,
"In pursuance of the vote of the proprietors at the
last general meeting, the directors have taken measures
for promoting the moral and religious instruction of the
workmen employed on the line, and of their children.
In this object they have been liberally seconded by Mr.
Brasscy, the contractor for the works.
" The following directors go out of office :—J. S.
Browning, R. Benson, E. Cropper, T. R. Cobb, E.
Dewes, Esquires ; these gentlemen are eligible for re-
election."
After a short discussion the report was agreed to.
A resolution was carried unanimously empowering
the directors to raise by mortgage or bond a sum not
exceeding 264,0001. for the purposes of the company.
A sum of 5001. was voted to the directors ; the
auditors were re-appointed, and a vote of thanks
having been carried unanimously to the directors, the
meeting separated.