The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-05 00:00:00

COURT
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Lord Lyttelton arrived in town yesterday from the
Isle of Wight.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN COILRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
Max 30. Heroine cutter, Sir J. Rivett Carnac, Bart., from
Lymington.
31. Resolution schooner, Duke of Rutland, from the west
coast of Scotland, and proceeded to Southampton.
JUNE 1. Osprey cutter, John Petre, Esq., from Portsmouth ;
Peterel cutter, Earl of Ilchester, from Southampton.
2. Georgian schooner, Wm. Lyon, Esq., from Portsmouth.
SAILINGS.
Juxic 1. Iris cutter, Lord Rodney, for Dartmouth, and
other ports.
2. Peterel cutter, Earl of Ilchester, for Weymouth.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Schooners—Georgian, Resolution, Wyvern, Maud.
Cutters—Nymph, Gauntlet, Turquoise, Apsarah Eudora,
St. Margaret, Ganymede, Heroine, Osprey.
FITTING OUT IN COWES HARBOUR.
Schooners—Camilla, Gem.
Cutters—Will o'-the-Wisp, Sparrowhawk, Duchess.
The adjourned annual general meeting of the members of
the Royal Yacht Squadron takes place at the Thatched
House Tavern on the 6th inst.
The CommOdore's health, we are happy to say, is daily
improving: he proceeds from Plymouth to Cork to join the
squadron.
The fashionables are daily selecting their summer resi-
dence!. Several large houses have been taken during the
week.
The hay harvest would have commenced generally in the
island, but for the want of hands. Mowers cannot be ob-
tained for money. The crops are very heavy. The corn
looks well, but would be much benefited by a few hours' rain,
the heat being oppressive.
PoTwroxs.—There is quite a panic amongst the potato
growers of the Isle of Wight, in consequence of the appear-
ance of the potato blight. It was seen first in this island
last year; it now, as in 1845, has appeared on the stems, but
it has not spread, as it then did, to the leaves and tubers, but
it is expected that it will do so with the first rain. At pre-
sent the tubers are dug up quite perfect, however spotted
the stein.

THE ETON COLLEGE FOURTH
OF JUNE REGATTA.
ETON, THURSDAY NIGHT.—This annual festival, estab-
lished now upwards of half a century ago for the purpose of
celebrating the anniversary of the birth of George 111., a
Sovereign who especially patronized, during his lengthened
reign, the Royal College of Eton, took place this evening
shortly after seven o'clock. The day, which was remarkably
fine, and most intensely sultry, the thermometer being up-
wards of 80 in the shade, attracted a more than usually large
assemblage of distinguished old Etonians, and a large con•
course of persons from Oxford, Cambridge, and the metro-
polis, accompanied by many of their families, to the banks
of the Thames, in the well-known Brocas, where several
thousands had congregated long before the hour for the
starting of the boats to Old Surley, about three miles above
Windsor-bridge. Amongst those we observed in carriages
and on horseback, and amongst the host of' pedestrians, were
the Marquis of Granby, Lor Guernsey, Lord Curzon, Earl
of Darnley, Dr. Dodsworth, Rev. R. Okes, Dr. Stanford, Lord
Suffield, Mr. Grenville Penn, Rev. G. Dupuis, Lord Camp-
bell, Rev. Mr. Abraham, Lady St. Germans, Lady C. Russell,
Lady Exmouth, Rev. Mr. Wilder, Captain Seymour, Mr. W.
Harcourt, &c.
Windsor-bridge, and the wharfs and fields on either side
of the river, were also crowded with spectators.
At the hour appointed, which was punctually observed,
for the departure for Surley-hall, the seven boats, with their
respective crews attired in naval costume, proceeded up the
river, in the van being two shallops, containing the band of
the d Regiment of Lite Guards, stationed at Windsor.
The following is " the order of their going," with the names
of their captains and crews :
The Monarch, 10 oars—Luttrell (captain of the boats);
Buller' Miller, ma., Lygon, Tremayne, Bosanquet, Welby,
ma., Lawford, mi., Hanbury, and Baillie ; Markham, steerer.
Victory—Bunny, captain • Barnes, Thompson, Wrangham,
Arnand, Board, Blundell, and Welby, mi.; Mills, steerer.
Prince of Wales--Greenwood, captain; Lord Dungarvon,
Holden, Feilden, Hamilton, P. Smith, Buchannon, and Miles,
ma. ; Miles, max., steerer.
Britannia—.. Marshall, captain; Ogle, Fellowes, De Rutzen,
Rhodes, Barton, Reade, and Berries; Haywood, steerer.
Dreadnought—Bagshawe, captain; Coote, Dixon,Fursdon,
Crosse, Nicholles, White, and Wood; Lord Loughborough,
steerer.
Thetis—Powys, captain ; Suttie, Norbury, Hammond,
Boothby, Croft, Curry, and Walpole ; Etherstone, steerer.
St. George—Miller, mi., captain; Kinlock, Whitingstall,
Walker, Maugham, Cotterell, Holden, mi., and Prendergast;
Haywood, mi., steerer.
A splendid cold collation was provided at Surley-hall, with
wines of the choicest description, for the crews and their re-
spective friends, to which ample justice was done, and the
usual loyal and patriotic toasts were duly and expeditiously
honoured.
Upon the return of the boats to Windsor- bridge the usual
display of fireworks took place from the eyot. The whole
affair passed off without the occurrence of a single accident.

WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE and NEW
PALACE.—SECOND REPORT.
The Select Committee appointed to consider the present
state of Westminster-bridge, and of the New. Palace at
Westminster, particularly with reference to the Reception
and Accommodation of this House in the same; and to
report their observations thereupon to the Home, and who
N% er.: empowered to report their opinion from time to time
to the House—have further considered the matters to them
referred, and agreed to the following report :
That in the matter of Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney's petition,
referred to your Committee, .it appears, after hearing Mr.
Goldsworthy Gurney, that no' evidence of the application of
his eystem to any existing public building has been adduced
in its favour.
That the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Works having
appointed three gentlemen of eminent attainments to assist
him in determining upon the matter of the ventilation of the
New Palace at Westminster, before whom any theoretical
reasoning which Mr. Gurney may be able to adduce may be
brought forward, and considered, it does not appear either
necessary, in justice to Mr. Gurney, or expedient on other
grounds, that any opinion founded upon such theoretical
reasoning should be expresSed upon it by your Committee.
May 29,1846.

PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON— A meeting of the Yo-
reign Ambassadors and Ministers has taken place, to consult
on the line of policy to be adopted towards Pnnce Louis
Napoleon, and it has been agreed that, until they receive in-
s; ructions from their different Courts, they will abstain from
personal intercourse with the Prince. The Ex-King of Hol-
land, father to Prince Louis Napoleon, possesses immense
wealth, and makes a noble use of it iu relieving the poor and
unfortunate. He resides chiefly at Florence.
WATERSIEN AND LIGHTERMEN'S A SYLIMI. The
seventh anniversary of the institution, called the Free Water-
men and Lightermen's Asylum for poor, aged, decayed, and
maimed watermen and lightermen of the river Thames and
their wives or widows, was celebrated on Wednesday night,
at the Old London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor presided, and he was supported by the
venerable Alderman Lucas, the master wardens and assistants
of the Incorporated Watermen and Lightermen's Company,
and 170 other gentlemen connected with the river and port
of London. In the course of the evening the committee's
report was read, which stated that their vice-president,
D. Brown, perceiving, as he has done, the necessity of having
a church near to the asylum, in which the aged inmates
may attend Divine worship, and the advantage that would
accrue to them fromlhaving a resident clergyman, who might
be always at hand to minister to their spiritual wants, and
to superintend the institution when he (Mr. Brown) should
no longer be able to do so, he has offered to find 1,000/. in
money, six acres of land, partly for the site of a church,
church-yard, and parsonage-house, and the remainder to be
let on building leases, to provide an endowment of 150/. a
year; and, at the expiration of such leases, to increase it to
3001. a year, the remainder of the rents being applicable to
the asylum—Mr. Brown to have the first, presentation to
the church, and afterwards the patronage to vest in the
Company of Watermen. The amount subscribed by the
company present was 862/. for the almshouses, and 72/. for
the church.
THE WATERLOO-BRIDGF. COMPANY.—Yesterday, at
one o'clock, a general assembly of the Company of Pro•
prietors of the Watcrloo-bridge Company was held at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, to receive the last half-
yearly report, ending the 23d of February, 1846; Mr. T.
Bignell, a director, in the chair. Mr. G. Powell read the
report, which showed that the receipts from the tolls
amounted to 7,152/. 155., and the total income, including 6501.
Bs. Id. stock appropriated. to 8,336/. 19s. 10d. The expendi-
ture consisted of 1,4161.35. 10d. ordinary disbursements, in-
terests on bonds 1,295/. 16a, and dividend of 3s. in the pound
on annuities, upon 37,0001., due this half-year 5,625/. The
report, after having observed that. all the railway companies
which we, e in treaty for the bridge had failed to prosecute
their schemes, stated that the balance of the last half-year
amounted to 1,3971. 7s. Bd., and recommended a dividend of
3s. in the pound, which would leave a balance of 6501.85. Id.
in favour of the Company. The report was unanimously
received and adopted, when thanks were voted to the chair-
man, and the meeting separated.
ORANGES.—We believe we are correct in stating that,
notwithstanding the large quanties of this favourite and de-
licious fruit which are annually imported from the south of
Europe, the arrivals during the season, now about to close,
have been unprecedented, both with regard to their extent
and the excellent quality of the fruit. Several cargoes of
esteemede fruit have arrived within the past week,
and
up to the period of writing this notice, thus causing it, fsu •
perior quality, and in good condition, io maintain its position
among the fruits of the now advanced season, to a much
later period than. is usually the case.

Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the
Marchioness of Ormonde, and Earl Howe, arrived at
Buckingham Palace, at half-past three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, from her residence Bushy House, Bushy
Park, to pay a visit to the Queen. At a quarter past
five o'clock the Queen Dowager attended by the Mar-
chioness of Ormonde, and Earl Howe, left the Palace in
a carriage and four on her return to Bushy Park.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by the Equerry in Waiting,
Colonel Bouverie.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, visited her
Maje ty yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of 'Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, ac-
companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing
yesterday in an open carriage and four.
Mrs. Thornycroft has commenced the model for the
statue of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, to be ex-
ecuted in marble for her Majesty.
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent honoured
Drury -lane Theatre with her presence yesterday even-
ing. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady
Bruce, Sir George Couper, and Captain the Hon. James
P. Murray.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, attended by Baroness
Ahlefeldt, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the
annual meeting of the Charity Schools of the Metropo-
lis in St. Paul's Cathedral with their presence yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and Prince George, attended by Lady Au-
gusta Cadogan, Madame de Normama, and Mr. Edmund
Mildmay, honoured Mrs. Lawrence with a visit yester-
day afternoon at Ealing Park.
The sixth anniversary meeting of the Committee of
the Baronetage, for privileges, took place yesterday at
the Clarendon Hotel, Bond•street.
Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in Whitehall-
gardens last night, from his seat Drayton Manor, Staf-
fordshire.