The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince George has arrived in
town from Dublin.

Mr. J. C. Macarthy, Auditor. General of Ceylon, had
an interTiew with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-
otfice.

A deputation, consisting of Dr. Hodgkin, Chairman
of the Committee of Poor-law Medical Officers ; Dr.
Burton, Chairman of the Convention of the Poor-law
Medical Officers; Mr. Stanley, Vice-President of the
Royal College of Surgeons; Mr. Bean, Master of the
Society of Apothecaries; Mr. Ridout; Dr. Cowan, Dele
gate from the Provincial Medical Association; Mr. Ross,
Secretary of the National Institute of Medicine; Mr.
Cantrell ,(Derby), Mr. Daniel (Newport Pagnell), Mr.
Pearcey (Liverpool), Mr. Valiance (Strattord), Mr.
Martin, and Mr. T. P. Henley (Honorary Secretary),
had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the
Home• office.

A deputation, consisting of Lord Ashley, M.P., Lord
Duncan, M.P., the Mayor of Bath, and the Town-Clerk,
had an interview yesterday with Viscount Morpeth, at
the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of. Woods and
Forests, in 'Whitehall-place.
The Rev. Joseph Brown, St. Matthias, Bethnal-green,
had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey.
Mr. W. Beckett, M.P., had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of Mauritius.
The Right Hon. E. Strutt and Dirs. Strutt returned to
town on Monday from Kingston Hall.

NEW MANURE.
(From the Western Times, Exeter.)
Edward Barker, Esq., of Budleigh, Salterton, has in-
vented and patented a new manure, which promises to
be of great importance in agriculture. We have seen
he specifications, but they are too long to re-publish,
and are too technical to be generally understood. It
will suffice to say that the manure has been analysed
and reported upon by William Herapath, Esq., the emi-
nent chemist of Bristol, who states that ono pound of it
is equal to lOilbs. of farm-yard dung, judging from its
nitrogen alone. He adds that it will be a highly stimu-
lating and generally fertilizing manure, applicable to all
descriptions of crops. Messrs. Byers and Applin, of
Devonport, have purchased the patent right.
Bictou Gardens, 15th May, 1848.
Sir,—l beg to state I have tried your Patent Marine
Manure on various plants and vegetables, since August
last, and find it highly stimulating; it has fully proved
already, in my opinion, everything that has been said of
it by Mr. Herapath, that it is a highly fertilizing manure
there cannot be a doubt of. I observed on a piece of
wheat I applied a portion to the beginning of last month
and hoed it in, that the colour changed a darker green
in less than two days, it has also the flag very wide and
long, and the reed very strong, or rather the oaf and
shoots. I shall prove its effects on mangold, swedes, and
turnips, and other roots and vegetables.—l am. sir, your
obedient, JAMES BARNES.
To E. Barker, Esq.

AIEETING OF REPEA.LERS IN MANCHESTER.—
TUEBD&T, 5 P.M.—An inflammatory placard was issued
this morning calling on all Irishmen and Democrats
within twenty miles of Mancherter, to assemble in
Stevenson's-square, to-morrow at twelve o'clock. Great
excitement prevails in the neighbouring towns, and
it is supposed that large processions will be formed
and proceed to the place of meeting, to express
their indignation at the conviction of John Mitchel.
The mayor has just issued a notice prohibiting the
meeting* and calling on all the peaceable inhabitants to
asuist in keeping the peace.

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ARRIVAL OF TIIE BRITANNIA.
The arrival of the royal snail steamer Britannia,
which sailed from Boston on the 17th and Halifax on
the 19th inst., has put us in possession of news a week
later from the United States. She brings 41 passen-
gers and about 3,0001. specie.
The Cambria arrived out on Sunday, the 14th,
having left Liverpool on the 29th ult. The intelli-
gence she brought of the quiet course of the elections
in France, and the predominance in Paris of the
moderate party, had given great satisfaction, and re-
lieved much anxiety that was felt as to the probable
result of the elections.
" Meantime, however," observes a New York paper,
" we feel hero the reaction of the political convulsions in
Europe, and the general stagnation of our trade brings
distress, or at least discouragement to many a fireside,
which little dreamed that its well-being was at all con-
nected with any condition of European politics.
" The commercial accounts by the Cambria, which
are looked upon as more favourable generally, do not
seem to have produced any movement in our markets.
"Money remains inactive without any urgent de-
mand. Yet, in that respect, New York proves rather
an exception, for being generally a creditor city, and all
funds tending hitherward—while we are comparatively
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The condition of Mexico is most wretched. Bands
of guerillas waylay travellers—diligences are robbed
—private citizens murdered, and all business is in the
greatest insecurity. The better classes of citizens
hope for a speedy annexation to the United States, as
the,only means'of escaping from social disorders and
rendering life and property secure.
Generals Pillow, Towson, and Cushing, and a
large number of officers have returned home.
General Scott and staff arrived at Vera Cruz on
the 30th ult., and immediately embarked on board
the St. Petersburgh, direct for New York.
Mr. '.Grist bad left New Orleans for the plantation
of his brother, near New River, where he intends
remaining a few days. He will then proceed to his
residence in Virginia, where he will prepare an ad-
dress to the people of the United States, in defence
of his conduct in Mexico.

A Bill to incorporate an " Electric Telegraph
Company," has passed both Houses of the New
Brunswick Legislature, and the Bt. John's Courier
says:—" From the spirit with which the promoters
of the company have already acted, we anticipate
immediate action on the line of telegraph from Hali-
fax to this city."
The Caledonia steamer for Boston, which .sailed
from Liverpool on the 6th, arrived at Halifax on the
19th.

The Great Western steamer arrived at New York
from Bermuda on the 16th, after a voyage of 73
hours.

The flour and grain markets have now, it seems,
entered on their downward course, a necessary
consequence, as we have often previously mentioned,
of the opening of the canal navigation.
The decline has yet been but moderate, dealers on
the seaboard having been completely exhausted,; and
one week's supply front the interior scarcely cluing
more than filling up the unusual vacuum. Receipts
of flour have beet, to the total amount of 63,592
barrels ; and as every day now shows an increase, so, on
the latestday we hare and account of (12th), the returns
from Albany tell of large quantities of corn, barley,
oats, pork, bacon, and all the innumerable articles in-
cluded
under the comprehensive cognomen of bread-
stuffs and provisions.
The receipts and exports of cotton present an ex-
traordinary increase during the past few weeks. It
will appear, on reference to the particulars which we
subjoin under it% proper heal, that the receipts at
the ports are to the present time 370,000 bales in ex-
cess of last year at the same period, and the exports
450,000 bales extra, of which we in Great Britain
have received, or are to receive, being on shipboard.
an excess of 260,000 bales. The magnitude of the
operations has not been exceeded since the year
1845, which as yet still shows a larger amount than
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Anew York paper gives the following bright pia
Lre of American manufactures :

" Cotton manufactures at Rochester appear to be in a
very prosperous condition, and no ditficulty is expe-
rienced in finding a ready market for the goods. The
two factories at Rochester have, within the month, sold
some 116,000 yards of sheetings, and several bales have
also been sold at other establishments. Many of them
are sent west, and some to Canada. The goods
from these factories are the best to be found in any
market, and we understand that orders are being re-
ceived faster than the goods can be manufactured."
The steamer Great Western arrived at New York
on the 11th from the Bermudas in 78 hours. This is
the first trip in the new snail line, to be continued
once every month.

The Royal Mail steam-ship Tay arrived at Ship
Island, below New Orleans, on the 3d instant.,
bringing dates from Nassau, N.P., to the 26th, and
from Ilavannah to the 30th ult. There is no news.