The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
walked out yesterday, both morning and afternoon,
in the pleasure grounds of the Castle.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback yesterday, attended by Colonel Seymour.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Majesty yesterday afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
arrived yesterday afternoon from her residence at
Richmond Park, on a visit to her Majesty, and was
received by Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel the Hon.
C. B. Phipps, and Colonel Seymour. Her Royal
Highness was attended by Lathr Caroline Murray.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at-
tended by Major Stephens, also arrived yesterday
afternoon at the Castle from town, on a visit to the
Queen.

The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess
Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena,
took their usual airings yesterday.
Viscount Morpeth arrived at the Castle yesterday,
on a visit to her Majesty.
The Royal dinner party at the Castle yesterday
evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Viscount
Morpeth, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline
Murray, Baroness de Speth, Mr. G. E. and the Hon.
Mrs. Anson, Miss L. Dawson Danner, Rev. Mr. Can-
ning, and Major Stephens.
The band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards
was in attendance during dinner. The Queen's pri-
vateband afterwards attended.

This morning the Queen and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk.
The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise
this forenoon, on the eastern terrace and slopes.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glouces-
ter, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the
ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic
household, attended Divine service this morning, in
the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev.
C. L. Courtenay officiated.

Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office,
on Saturday evening, from the Governor of Gibraltar.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING.—The Queen and
Prince Albert walked to- day in the ornamental grounds
of the Home Park, attended by Lady Gainaborough,
the maids of honour, and the gentlemen of the Court,
in the Windsor uniform. At two o'clock the terraces
and parterre were thrown open to the public, who at-
tended in great numbers, and her Majesty and the
Prince, attended by the Court, walked once round the
Pentagon-terrace, and several times to and fro along the
Eastern-terrace to the great gratification of the persons
assembled, who with more curiosity than decorum,
thronged the path of her Majesty wherever she passed.
Both the military bands were stationed in the parterre,
and played the National Anthem during her Majesty's
promenade round the Pentagon-terrace.
The mortal remains of the Right Hon. Sir Robert
Gordon were consigned to the grave on Friday forenoon,
in the burial-ground belonging to Methlic village church,
a short distance from Haddo House, the Earl of Aber-
deen's seat. The funeral was conducted very privately.
The mourners on the solemn occasion were the Earl of
Aberdeen, Rear-Admiral the Hon. W. Gordon, M.P.,
the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord Haddo, Lord Claud
Hamilton, Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon, and
Captain Hamilton, R.N.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford have arrived at
Woburn Abbey, Beds, from Trentham, Staffordshire,
where their graces had been on a visit to the Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland. The Noble Duke and Duchess
will receive a succession of visitors at Woburn Abbey,
in the course of the ensuing month.
MADEMOISELLE ALBONI.—The Parisian critics are
in raptures with Alboni and her " elegance, purity,
and flexibility of style," and literally astounded at the
extraordinary compass of her vocal scale, from F in
the bass cleff to C sharp above the lines in the treble.
After her Hungarian campaign, Mademoiselle Alboni
will return to Paris in January, and there remain till
March. In the winter of 1848 she will spend six
months in the French capital. The directors already
talk of having parts " created" for her by the composers.
The Duke of Devonshire returned to Hardwicke
Hall, Derbyshire, on Thursday, from visiting the Duke
and Duchess of Sutherland at Trentham.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde
received Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston and a
select party to dinner on Friday last, at their residence
on Carlton House-terrace.
IRON STEAM-BOAT COMPANY.—On Saturday much
interest was occasioned along both sides of the river
Thames by the sudden and unexpected stoppage of the
whole of the steam-boats belonging to the Iron Steam-
boat Company, viz., Matrimony, Bride, Bridegroom,
Bridesmaid, Wedding-ring, &c. It appears that when
the men were paid on Friday night the engineers and
stokers received notice that in future their wages would
e lowered, and, in consequence, the whole of the engi-
neers and stokers struck. The captains, not being aware
of that circumstance, went, as usual, to their beats,
when, to their no small surprise, they perceived that no
fires had been made, and no steam generated. Upon in-
quiry as to the cause, they L arned that the engineers
and stokers would not attend the boats unless the Com-
pany would promise that they should receive their full
pay for their services. The captains of the two upper
boats, which leave Chiswick and Kew, not knowing that
the other vessels had stopped, started as usual, don n the
river ; but, on reaching Nine Elms, the engineers and
stole( rs finding the funnels of the other boats lowered,
and learning what had taken place, also refused to work,
and the whole of the boats were, consequently, laid up
Tor the remainder of the day. On Saturday night the
directors of the company met at Nine Elms, and after
discussing the subject for some time, they issued an order
to the captains that they were to get the steam up, and
if a sufficient number of engineers and stokers could be
obtained from the manufactory at Greenwich, the boats
should start ;the same as usual on Sunday. This was
accordingly done, and the boats continued running dur-
ing the day.

ALLEGED TRIPLE MURDER AT FOOT'S CRAY.—An
article, with the above startling
heading, having appeared
in our paper of Saturday, copied from a morning paper,
we dispatched our reporter to make further inquiries.
We are happy to say that there is not the slightest truth
in the statement.
No
personsof the name mentioned
in the report are knownthe village. The police
knew nothing of the affair n ; in
indeed the whole was a gross
fabrication from beginning
pains will be spared to dnetegct
to end. We hope that no
by whom it was fabricated. and punish the scoundrel
ADMIRALTY CIRCULAR.—
has just emanated from the The following circular
BoardB47 of Admiralty :—., Ad-
miralty, October, 1847
to their Lordships on the part of the crews of her Ma-
jesty's ships to be allowed the indulgence of taking up
of tea and sug
an additional quantity
daily ration of spirits, their
carrying into effect, and Lordships, with the view of
arrangement, are pleased encouraging so desirable an
to sanction the issue of the
following quantities of t
tion of spirits, to such oe f a and sugar, for the daily re-
ships as may bethe crews of her Majesty's
desirous
viz., tea, half an ounce; of making the substitution,
that may be disposed to take
two ounces. Any men
of spirits would up only one-half the al-
lowanceabove proportion, viz., te then receive one-half of the
one ounce. Or they maya' :luarter of an ounce; sugar,
upon the tea and sugar In be paid the savings money
cular is to be read to the ' lien thereof. The above cir-
fully explained that the different ships' companies, and
tirely voluntary."—Eam propos-
to change is to be en-
MR. WYON AND TRPEB.II4:re Telegraph.
quence of the serious in ja • I;ir CoiNAGE.—IR: conse-
in the recent accident cull"which Mr. Wyon received
issue of the two-shilling the. Brighton Railway, the
longer than was expected. piece is likely to be delayed
(Mr. Wyon's masterpiece) will,he new five-shilling piece
circulation, in consequence of h is stated, not come into
occa-
sioned by the extra working, Which
trifling expense "
Moneyers," as they are called,
Which the Company of
of the Mint, resist because it lessens, who farm the working
or two. A proof of the five-shilling
unmilled) sells for a guinea, and _ Piece (with the edge
cannot now be had even
at that price. u
A NEW WAY TO EXTORT CoNFE 0
Mo-
niteur Parisien contains the followings"- N.—The
Mayence, Bth instant :—" On Sunday letter, dated
eight and nine o'clock in the evening,Y.‘flast, between
physician, Kauffner, an architect, and ii'll. Lorentz, a
builder, were returning from Welaenau hlinfz a master
In passing near the public gardens they to
Darmstadt.
by three drunken soldiers wearing the pr were assaulted
M. Lorentz had a finer cut M. Kauffnertissian uniform.
in the head, and M. Uhlingin the hand. IWas wounded
day they complained to the commander of ht
follofederwing
the al
fortress of Mayence, who immediately caused a search
to be made in the barracks of the Prussiai°
regiments,
but none of the men would betray their comrades. The
commander of the fortress then imagined
at
which completely succeeded. Be drew up the
expedient,
regiment
in the grand square, commanded them t:
present
and when the command was obeyed, he declared to the
arms,
troops that they should remain in the same
which they then were until they declared who position in
were the
men who committed the attack on the three
civilians.
The soldiers held firm during two hours and twenty
minutes, when six soldiers declared they
were
Their declaration having been confirmed by e guilty.
their
com-
rades, they were handed over to a court-martial."
jal.
CAUTION TO LODGING-ROUSH KEEPRRa. on
Saturday a middle-aged mane who represented himself
as an agent for providing foreigners with lodgings,
pa-
tronised several lodging-house keepers in Arun del
street, Norfolk-street, and the other streets in
. vicinity of the Strand, of whom he took
lodgings
arrive
on
most liberal terms for foreign families who would
in the course of the day. The lodging house keepers,
acting upon a very intelligible hint given by the agent,pers,
patronage. handed him gratuities to secure his y.t is
needless to say that neither the agent nor his f • _ ()reign
families made their appearance afterwards.
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SUNDAY TRAVELLING on THE EDINDURGII AND
GLASGOW RAILWAY.—The Scotch Reformers' Gazette
states that last Sunday Mrs. Butler, the actress, was
permitted to travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh by a
special train on this line, notwithstanding the aversion
R hich the directors entertain to travelling on the
Sabbath.
AN AMAZON. —An army correspondent of the
Savannah Republican, speaking of a skirmish on the
17th, saya_.... As the dragoons passed us at half speed,
in pursuit, we were amused to see a rather pretty Arne.
rican ;camp woman of the regiment, neatly habited, and
mounted on a fine little horse, charging with them in
pursuit of the enemy."