The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty, attended by the Countess of Mount
Edgecurnbc, Hon. Miss Paget, and the Hon. Miss
Anson, took an airing in a carriage and four with out-
riders yesterday afternoon.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir
Edward Bowater and Captain Francis Seymour, rode
out on horseback yesterday.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
the Queen yesterday.
The Marquis of Normanby, Viscount Melbourne,
and Lord Hill, had audiences yesterday of her Majesty.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Hon. Miss Anson,
Viscount Torrington, Major the Hor. George Keppel,
Lord Alfred Paget, and Sir Edward Bowater, honoured
the Italian Opera with .their presence last evening.
The Counteis of Mount Edgecumbe has succeeded
the Countess of Charlemont as the Lady in Waiting on
the Queen; and Viscount Torrington and Major the
Hon. George Keppel have succeeded Lord Byron and
General the Hon. Sir William Lumley as the Lord and
Groom in Waiting on her Majesty.
Her Majesty was graciously pleased to inspect Mr.
Bunnar's grand historical picture of John Knox admi-
nittcring the first Protestant Sacrament in Scotland,
with which she was graciously pleased to express her
approbation. His Royal Highness Prince Albeit was
also graciously pleased to express his approbation. The
picture was submitted by Mr. Graves.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard and Colonel Couper, honoured
the Italian Opera with her presence last evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester
and the Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty the
Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough-house.
The Duchess of Kent paid a visit, at Kensington
Pal ice, yesterday, to his Royal Highness the Duke of

SUScex.

The Duke of Cambridge, a'tended by Major Ste-
pbeas, honoured Sir George Quentin with his company
at dinner on Monday, at his residence in Great Cum-
berland-street. His Royal Highness afterwards ho-
noured Lady Willi:m Powlett with his company in
Curzon-street.

Mr. J. Shaw Lefevre and Mr. Nicholls had an inter-
view with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the
Home-office.

Despatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

RUMOURED EPIDEMY AT ETON

COLLEGE.

ETON, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. —ln consequence of three
children of Mr. Tarver, the Italian and French master at Eton
College, having (lied of scarlet fever during the past week, the
attst alarm has prevailed on the subject amongst the parents
and friends of the various boys (amounting to upwards of 600),
now at college.
Yesterday morning a fine youth, twelve 3 ears of age, the son
of ?.Jr. William Mount, of Wasing-place, Forks, who was an
inmate in the establishment of the Rev. Mr. Coleridge, one of
the assistant-masters, expired of this distressing disorder. It
was reported yesterday that one of the servants of Mr. Tarver
had died of the same complaint, but she is now better, and
likely to recover.
The following is a copy of a letter which was forwarded
last night, at the request of Dr. Hawtrey, the head master, by
the various assistant-masters, to the parents of their respec-
tive pupils, and likewise by the dames to the parents of those
youths who reside in the:r several houses, in order to relieve
their minds from the natural anxiety and alarm occasioned by
the piinful rumours which were abroad :--

Three cases of scarletina had occurred since the holy-
days in different houses, and at intervals of ten days or a
fortnight. The boys were removed into private lodgings, and
are well or convalescent. Since these, however, three very
serious cases have occurred in the family of 11Ir. Tarver, the
French master, which have ended fatally. Though there is
at present no intercourse between this house and any other,
and the school is in a very healthy state, yet this afflicting
event induced Dr. Hawtrey to take medical advice on the
course which it was expedient to a'!opt ; and he was the more
disposed to this as another fatal case has occurred in a master's
house, the other inmates of which, however, have• all been re-
moved.

I " Dr. Havitrey has received from a physician, who is tho-
roughly acquainted with the present state of health of Wind-
sor and Eton, and who has also made the subject of fever and
contagion his particular study, the following letter. Dr. Haw-
trey wishes to leave the propriety of removing any boy who
has never had the scarlet fever to the judgment of parents and
guardians when they have read this letter, and considered the
possibility of further danger after the sad event of this morn.
ing _

.1' 'Dear reply to your inquiry respecting the scar-
let,,,fever now in Eton, 1 would say that there can be no reason
whatever for removing any of the boys who have already had
the disease even in the mildest form ; and with regard to the
others, I think that, as the contagion is already so prevalent in
almost every other quarter to which they could be sent, and
that it has as yet made so little progress in Eton, they would
run fully as much risk in being removed as in staying where
they are. This is my present view of the case. Should the
complaint, however, become a spreading epidemic, so as to as-
sume a local character, there can then be no question in regard
to the propriety of immediately breaking up the school ; but at
present this predicament does not exist, and, were 1 a parent
or guardian, I certainly should not seek the removal of any of
the pupils at this advanced and so nearly expiring period of
their stay at Eton.
" Believe me to remain, dear Sir,
" ' Your faithful and obedient servant,
" ' WILLIAM FERGUSSON, M.D.'
" ' Windsor, March 14.' "
The report that the scarlet fever, in the most malignant
form, was raging within the walls of the College, has spread in
all directions; and this morning, before noon, nearly 100 had
lest College for their respective homes, and it is expected that.
in the course of to morrow the school will be nearly, if not en-
tirely, deserted.
The writer of this, however, has the highest authority for
stating, that the generality of the school, at present, is unusu-
ally healthy, and up to four o'clock this afternoon no further
indications of the disorder amongst the pupils had then shown
themselves. He is likewise authorised to state, that the New-
castle Scholarship will be contested for next week as usual, the
examinations commencing on Monday. They will last during
the whole of the week, and the result will not be known until
Saturday afternoon.