The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen and Prince Albert yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace, and remained to luncheon with her Majesty and
his Royal Highness.
Lord John Russell had an audience of her Majesty
yesterday.
The Queen took an airing in an open carriage and
four yesterday, attended by her Lady in Waiting, the
Viscountess Jocelyn. Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Mar-
shal) Equerry in Waiting, attended on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by his Equerry in Waiting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Alice and the
Princess Helena, accompanied by the Dowager Lady
Lyttelton, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage
and four.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday at her residence,
Clarence House, St. James's.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yester-
day, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen,
Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Lady Alfred
Paget, Viscount Jocelyn, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs.
Anson, and Sir George Couper.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attend-
ance during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in
the Palace.

His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen paid
visits to her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at
Marlborougn House ; to her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House ; and to
their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, at Cambridge House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, and also her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. The Royal
Duchess paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, at Cambridge House.
Prince William of Hesse Pbilippsthal arrived at
Marlborough House, Pall-mall, at twelve o'clock yester-
day, from the Continent, on a visit to her Majesty the
Queen Dowager.
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine
of Russia, attended by his suite, honoured the Marquis
and Marchioness of Londonderry with his company at
dinner yesterday at Holderness House. The Marchioness
of Londonderry had afterwards an evening party.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and
Baron Knesebeck, honoured the Austrian Ambassador
and the Countess Dietrichstein with their company, at
dinner, yesterday evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar visited
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Cam-
bridge House, and the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester-house. Yesterday the Hereditary Grand
Duke visited and inspected St. Paul's Cathedral. In the
afternoon his Royal Highness, accompanied by Prince
William of Philippsthal, and attended by Earl Howe and
Count de Beast, went to the House of Lords, and also
insneeted the new Palace at Westminster.
Count Schimmelpenninck, the Netherlands Minister,
visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the bffice of
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Thornton transacted business at the Foreign-
office on Friday.
Earl Cathcart had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Welman had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday at the Home office.

HARVEST PROSPECTS.—In the Exchange News-
room, on Saturday, a clump of wheat was exhibited
from Mr. Neilson's farm, at Halewood. It was sown
the first week in October, is now upwards of three
feet high, and beautifully shot into ear. Mr. Thomp-
son, of Sutton, near Eastham, states, in a letter to
the Mail, that he cut a field of grass last Mon-
day, and was carrying it on Saturday. The crop was
so heavy that the mowers laboured to deliver it from the
scythe. An old practical farmer who was present stated
that he had never seen a finer crop, and it was in first-rate
condition. He intends to take a second crop from the same
field. " Grain," he adds, " looks excellently well. As con-
cerns the potato blight,my crop is not enough advanced to
give any opinion at present. I can detect no symptoms
The plant looks well." Haymaking commenced near
Bath above a week ago, and in the neighbourhood of
Holmforth heavy and luxuriant crops have been housed."
The Leeds Intelligencer says, " On Tuesday morning last
a gentleman called at our office with a fine stalk of rye,
with the ear shot, which he had plucked on the previous
day in a field near Addle. We should doubt whether
that ancient of men, the oldest inhabitant,' ever knew
rye shot in the month of May before."—Liverpool Albion.
BODY FOUND.—We are requested by the superin-
tendent of police at Margate to insert the following notice :
—" Found at sea this morning, near Margate, the body of a
respectably dressed man, about five feet ten inches high, well
made and very much decomposed, dressed in slate or gray
speckled trousers, Albert slippers, cotton socks, black dress
coat, and mixed casimere waistcoat ; supposed to have been
in the water about two months."

ASCENT or MR. GREEN'S BALLOON.—Last evening
one of the best ascents that has been witnessed for several
summers was made by Mr. Green in the Nassau Balloon,
from Cremorne-gardens. The number of persons attracted
by the announcement of what was to take place was very
numerous, and within the ring by which the balloon was
fenced off from the great body of spectators was an assem-
blage of many of the comic writers, dramatists, &c., to wit-
ness the departure of Mr. Albert Smith, Mr. J. Lee, and some
of the confederate writers in the amusing periodicals of the
day, who accompanied the veteran aeronaut in the car. The
balloon appeared from the gardens to pass the river about
Westminster, and take towards Kent. The grounds were
crowded. The company after the ascent partook of the fes-
tivities prepared by Mr. Ellis, the proprietor. Music, danc-
ing, fireworks, dramatic representations, singing, &c., formed
the diversions of the evening. The place is now in admirable
the
burstingdreadful
order, and the walks, parterres, &c., are well laid out.o
PONTYPOOL.—DREADFUL ACCIDENT._ 0n
Thurs-
daylast,aecidaefntetrnhoaopnpened at
between three
otrbtrheoeyanoidddfofuorrgo'bloyck, a
of a boiler. The scene was really terrific; one large piece
carrying
everything
eiryrotub i
opassed
fo
rot through the
el roofolose ofby thethe
office forge,
ofthe houses
several stones and bricks dropped on the
Thereroof
gather fifteen persons scalded and otherwise were alto-
near ; and the windows were all broken.
whom are now under medical care. Ineonjlaurrgeed,
wteonrkost:
where there are hundreds of men, women, ployed, it is surprising how and children ern-
Lk edDbVyEirlitTiellSi
Times. any of them escaped.—Hereford
r A
gEe3nltEfNorTei3gn—erMs, tehractan canest ile
ofL baldnessi fe .
in this -
rnere.,,country, :nal ass cause, that the unwearied application to corn-
-Itphraevsailbegrenearticy-
p.lrge!ts eontributeQ largely t- this result. Be this as it ma:',
nowh'ecir
(' t, a I,r,,tceuve and r,s ordtiv, pr,,paeatipn more n"""•: •
and 1,u,b41,1t, ther2 is no Euro pe•,ple'to whom artiecial aP; -,
l'it's 11'''. I,,in so eminently sery ccr.ble. The numerous car,-
rc,:cw,.ry ~, ,te.? ha r- sel.r luring Caen off. or P 11,021 t'atdn?". ''''
try astonishing. Tne testimonials of the efficacy of Olartdge 6 Balm.
of Columbia place its power and virtues beyond all doubt or cavil .
38. 6d., 65., and I ls. per bottle. No other prices are genuine.
adride's Balm, 1, Wellington-street, the eeaen
d houSe from the
Eirritati.

CAMBRIDGE INSiALLATIOIN7

At the
."isleof some drgrie of repetition v..e must Jay
before our rt...'sdcrs a
next month, ,:io tts!" programme of the proceedings at
ali s
theyloy
iaarel
3.11 i
..tzzhi!;fie,,scitcPlyrivn re
:voA”lrb%rt
.
the Installatiot.
Royal Consort viill art.
We have already sinted that her Mejesty and her
•ve hero on Monday, the sth
attend Divine service at St. lt:
of July. it was hoped that the Chancellor would
have been amongst us on t
...aturday, the 3d, so as to
ary's on Commencement
Sunday ; but it
was found that this would be an in-
convenient arrangement, and cons,'quently it has been!
abandoned. The Royal visitors and tt..
eir suite will leave
Buckingham Palace %bout ten o'clock fin Monday, and
proceed to the Tottenham station on the I.7astern Coun-
ties railway, at which place a temporary pla.tforin will
be erected for their accommodation. A very elogant
new carriage now in course of construction for thet ti, in
which they will travel down to Cambridge. The stsi tion
here will be handsomely fitted up on the occasion, And
accommodation will be provided for a considerable nunp, er
of ladies to witness the arrival of her Majesty and Ow
Chancellor, who will be received by the Mayor and
municipal authorities, and coaducted by them to the
gates of Trinity college. We as'e not at present aware
what arrangements are made, or likely to be made, with
regard to the afternoon of Monday; it may be that the
Qaeen and the Prince, retaining a li yely remembrance
of the glories of King's chapel, will again attend Divine
service in that magnificent temple; but this, we appre-
hend, is not decided upon. In the evening there is nc4-
much doubt that they will dine in the hall of CatL erine Hall
with the excellent Master of that society, the present
Vice-Chancellor ; and subsequently there will be a con-
cert in the Senate House, arrangements for which are
progressing, and we have reason to hope that Jenny Lind
will lend the charms of her voice to the other charms of
the occasion.

On Tuesday the grand point of attraction will be the
Senate House, where the Installation Ode will be per-
formed, and various academical proceedings will take
place under the presidency of his Royal Highness the
hancell Jr. In the afternoon the horticultural fete
in the beautiful grounds of Dowoing College
will take place, at which her Mejesty will
be present. ‘.Ve hear gratifying accouato of the
arrangements in progress for this fete, which is ex-
pected to be of the most sumptuous kind. Edgington
will supply six or seven large tents, as well as one for
the exclusive use of her Majesty, and we believe that
the scene will be enlivened by the presence of a military
band. The admission to this fete has been fixed, by her
Majesty's request, at the low price of five shillings. On
the evening of Tuesday there will be a Royal banquet
in the noble Hall of Trinity College; after which her
Majesty will bold a small reception at the Lodge.
When we wrote last week it was expected that her
Majesty and the Prince would quit Cambridge at an
early hour on Wednesday ; but circumstances have
occurred since then which will probably delay their
departure for a short time. On Wednesday last the
Vice-Chancellor isseetl the following notice:—
" St. Catherine's Hall Lodge, June 2, 1847.
"Several members of the University having expressed
a wish that arrangements should be made fur a publics
breakfast, or other entertainment at the ensuing com-
mencement,

The Vice-Chancellor requests that all such graduates
as are disposed to promote this object will meet in the
Lecture R et)m under the Public Library on Friday next,
the 4th instant, at one o'clock, to consider and deter-
mine upon the measures necessary for carrying it into
effect."
In accordance with this notice, the meeting took place
y( sterday, when the propsal for a public breakfast was
seconded in a very spirited manner, and arrangements
were at once entered into for holdinEr, on Wednesday
np,roin.e-r„ in the ground s o:.Trinitya,:d S-.. Jobe's, vvlii,eb
rival societies are to be united for the occasion by a
temporary bridge across the Cam, in token, we hope, of
a perfect burial of whatever ill-feeling may have arisen
at the late election. This will be a -magnificent enter-
tainment, and we we cannot doubt that it will upon the
whole eclipse all other festivities during the Installation.
A public fete at Magdalene College has been talked
about, but we believe the engagements of the Royal
visitors will not permit them to be present.
It is understood that there will be no general illumi-
nation: the season of the year seems to interpose its
authority against that mode of testifying loyalty. But
we hope for a magnificent display of fireworks.
We have authority to state that the following distin-
guished persons have accepted invitations to be presebt:
—Duke of Wellington, Lord John Russell, Sir Robert
and Lady Peel, Lord Morpeth, Marquis of Lansdowne,
Marquis of Northampton, Bishop of London, and Bishop
of Oxford.—Cambridge Chronicle.

THE WEATHER AN]) THE CROPS-

(Extracts from the Provincial Journals.)
LANCASHIRE.—Heaven is kind, if man is ungrateful.
Never was there such glorious weather as that which bats
blessed the country during the last three weeks, and
never, we believe, did the crops increase so rapidly in so
short a time. The wheat and spring corn present a
splendid appearance. The beans are equally promising.
The grass is most luxuriant, and the potatoes never
came up with such a prospect of abundance if the old
disease does not again attack them. In short, durinrthe
time of which we have been speaking, nature has been
working long hours and short hours, and all hours for
man, and the result shows that the time has been well
o: eupied.—L iverpool Chronicle.
YoRKSHIRE.—Another week of magnificent summer
weather has confirmed the hopes of au early and favour-
able harvest. There has now been a mouth of the finest
weather possible, and vegetation of every kind is in a
healthy and vigorous state, excepting only the potatoes,
which are again found to be suffering trom the mys-
terious disease which destroyed them last year. The
opinion, however, has revived that the stock of corn in
the country is very low; and this, combined with the
potato disease, has produced a decided rally in the
market.—Leeds Mercury.
DUMFBIES.—A new order of weather began here on
Thursday last. Thursday and Friday were quite woi thy
of May. A slight thunder-storm passed- over our towns
early on Saturday morning, so early tbrat few of our
citizens heard it. It seems to have been general in
England: London had its share of it. It was followed
here by a copious and refreshing shower, which told
prodigiously on vegetation after the heat cf the two
preceding days. Saturday was a somewhat dull day;
but it was soft, mild, and feeding to the crops. Since
then the weather has been magnificent, and the full
glory of summer is upon us. Monday evening, with the
broad rising moon, was almost the loveliest we ever saw
on earth. It has been noticed as a fact that the oak is
earlier out than the ash this summer, which is by no
means always the case ; and this, they say, foretokens
a dry summer. When the ash is out before the oak
the summer is to be a wet one. This is not our
place for speaking minutely of the crops ; but we may
state that they are looking well in this neighbour.
hood. Some of the early sown oat fields seem almost
gone, whether blighted by the cold, by vermin, or by
disease. Throughout the south of Scotland, and especi-
ally in the confines of L.tnarkshire and Peebles-:hire, the
mi,chiet was too common. In many eases fields were
Tonilzned down n' to lisetosr. v< ha7c•rPr r-ev en the
case elsewhere, the blighted fields in this neighbourhood
are gradually recovering, arid their crops may still be
fair.—Dunyries.shire !Jerald.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—THE POTATO CROPS.—Having
seen statements alleging the prevalence of potato disease
amongst the growing crops in this neighbourhood, we
have thought it right to make as diligent examination
and as general inquiries into the accuracy of these state-
ments as our time and opportunities. have permitted, and
fweue
tlayr e s
ahappyusy f tous say
that,
te
present rhas been
to ptehre-
general—almost universal—indication, points to a
healthy and abundant harvest of this important root.
result
t at
least,
One or two symptoms of disease on the leaf has been
pointed out to our observation, and a solitary leprous
tainted potato or two amongst the early hot-bed produc-
tions have been shown to us; but these are exceptions
in proportion to one in a thousand, which, in ordinary
times would have been overlooked entirely, and are only
now of importance as tending to excite apprehensions
that a greater development of disease may unhappily
supervene. We think there are good grounds for hope
and confidence that such will not be the case. The
atmospherical influences this year have been and are of
quite an opposite character to those of the two last
years. A severe and protracted winter prepared the
earth for the reception of the seed, and a bright summer
sun has followed to bring to healthy maturity the crops.
We perceive that reports of disease have also been re-
ceived from Ireland, from the Isle of Wight, and from
various parts of England, but they have all been fol-
lowed by disclaimers, qualifications, or contradictions.—
Gloucester Journal.
DEVONSIIIRE.—HAY HARVEST.—A field of young
grass, in this neighbourhood, belonging to Mr. N.
Tuckett, was carried on Tuesday in prime order.—

' h were plucked on the first of June,
wheat ears, which
all approaching them
days earlier than any at
hlalaVsmrtoo
voe sNhmre
three
andS
ITTE
Hx
expected
ate
ir
REG
.azette.
—A correspondent has sent us some fine
could have been found last year. The
have
cdorn.ietyysi•onntodetrhsefosrbadalel._kiandasmpof
crops, an
weeks
throw thrown the interested prophecies of a late
in beingllA
forwardnessmtwrsoliiaE .
—The bark season has commenced
sat,
Monmouthshire; the prices are from SOs.
Our Monmouthshire correspondent
at-
shireto BNS Advertiser.
es.wpp oe rrti tmono .
says:...._,, The weather for the last fortnight has been
everything that could be wished for. Crops are every-
where looking IA ell, and hay-making will be general in
a few days. We have heard no complaints yet about
potatoes in this country."—Bristol Journal.
HERTFORDSHIRE.—The hay season commenced here
on Monday last. The crop has since been carted, and
now may be seen a new rick of meadow hay. The
cinquefoins are ready for the scythe, and two farmers
ing will soon be general.—County Press.
have begun to cut them. The crops are fine, and hay-

TYPIIUS FEVER IN BRlSTOL.—Bristol, we regret
to say, is, in common with Newport and other places on
tthyephwusesfteevreer,coasti
consequence of
ale great influx of Irish paupers who have arrived in Bris-
tol in a state of complete de.Titution and disease, the effects
imported now
Bfrnoffmerivlgreland from the ravages of the, i n
of the famine in that unhappy country. In St. Peter's Hos-
pital, which isin Bristol used as one of the poor-houses,
chiefly sheeting the Irish paupers; and the great-
there arc now upwards of forty cases of severe typhus
esfet caver, re will be required to be taken by the medical au-
thorities to prevent its spreading among the other inmates
of the hospital, wireii contains some hundreds of inha.
bitants. Inf. govs,lpor rinq ,Ittlotv-wbvrnwr of tile Brie.
("i C'''.''' .'•'. • 7 , • 0 :: 1, c ro.lllo7:..itiOd the Home

• •0 take imtne-
i't- . .!!t •,f ve69€, from
tiodi malty of them in a state of
fever, and landing them on our shores, leaving them to the
mercy of casual charity, or to the relief afforded by the poor's
rates.