The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,
The Hon. James Stuart Wortley, Judge Advocate-General,
had an audience of the Queen, on Friday, at Buckingham
Palace, and submitted to her Majesty the proceedings of
some courts-martial.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen on Saturday, and remained to luncheon with her Ma-
jesty and Prince Albert.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince
of Wales and the Princess Royal, left Buckingham Palace in
an open carriage and four, at half-past four o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon, for Claremont. Their Royal Highnesses
Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were in the next carriage and
four. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and the
Hon. Captain Gordon, occupied a chariot and four, and Lady
Portman, Lord Byron, Colonel Bowles, and Dr. Prcetorius,
followed in another open carriage.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were conducted to
their carriage by the Hon. Misses Murray and Napier, the
Master of the Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, Lord George
Lennox, Admiral ir Robert Otway, and Captain Francis
Seymour.
A party of Hussars formed the escort from the Palace.
The royal party arrived at Claremont at six o'clock.
The Earl of Aberdeen and the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie
Courtenay arrived at Claremont on Saturday, on a visit to
h Majesty.
Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort
took their usual early walk, and the royal children took their
accustomed walks and rides in Claremont Park.
The Queen and Prince Albert, and the Ladies and Gentle-
men of the royal suite, attended Divine service yesterday, at
Claremont, The Hon. and Rey. C. L Courtenay officiated.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent attended Divine service yesterday, in
the Chapel Royal, St. James's, The Prayers were read by
the Rev. T. Helmore, the Lessons by the Rey. C. Packe, and
the Crynmanlon Service by the Bishop of London. The
Sermon was preached by the Rev. C. Dering. The Anthem
was "Thou, 0 God, art praised" (Greene). Mr. Cooper pre-
sided at the organ.'
The Queen Dowager was attended by the Dowager Lady
Clinton, An 4 gait] Howe. The Duchess of Kent was attended
Laity Augusta Bruce. The Dean of Hereford was the
Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting. The Duchess of
Beaufort, the Ladies Somerset, Wilton, St. Germans, Pal-
merstop, and g, Bruce, the Duke of Beaufort, the Marquis
of Salisbury, Lords Banden, Cawder, Besborough, St. Ger-
mans, Norreys, Cantalupe. E. Bruce, Hawarden, and Pal-
merston, were among the nobility present.
The Bishop of London administered the sacrament.
The Nice of Wellington, Lord G. Patilet, and Sir Frede-
rick Trepeli, attended the early service yesterday in the
Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the
Rev. C. Dering, officiated.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing in an
open barouche And four on Saturday. Her Royal iligneas
the Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty on Saturday
at Marlborough House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent visited the Queen Dowager yesterday.
Her Royal Highnsss the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir GeorgeCouper, Bart., honoured
the Italian Opera with her presence on Saturday evening.
The Doke of Cambridge attended. Divine service yesterday
in the Foundling Hospital. Major Stephen was in waiting
en his Royal Highness.
A deputation from the Society of British Artists waited on
Sir James Graham at the Home-office on Saturday, and pre-
sented a memorial, addressed to her Majesty, praying for the
grant of a Charter of Incorporation to that society. The
deputation consisted of Messrs. Hurlestone, Pyne, Hassell,
Stevens, Clint, Anthony, and Holmes, and were accompanied
by Mr. Thomas Wyse, M.P., Colonel Rawdon, M.P., Mr.
Monckton Milnes, M.r., the Hon. Captain Keppel, RN.,
Mr. J. S. Gaskoin, Mr. John Britton, Mr. George Cruik-
shank, Mr. G. T. Doo. and Mr. F. Bacon, who explained to
Sir James Graham the nature and objects of the society, and
the purposes for which they sought to obtain a royal charter.
A deputation on the subject of Irish railways had an inter-
view with the Earl of Dalhousie on Saturday, at the office of
the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of the Earl of
Erne, Mr. George Hamilton, M.P., Mr. James IL Hamilton,
M.P., the Right Hon. Edward Lucas, Mr. George Carr, Mr.
John Barlow, Mr. S. Hardy, and Mr. Stratton.
A deputation from the Society of British Artists had an
interview with Sir Robert Peel in Downing-street on
Saturday, to present a memorial, praying her Majesty's Go-
vernment to legalise Art unions. The deputation consisted of
Messrs. Hurlstone, President; Pyne, Vice-President; Has-
sell, Secretary; and Stevens, Treasurer; with other officers
and members of the Society.
The Rev. Mr. Scott had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Gladstone on Saturday, at the Colonial •office. Mr. Elphin-
stone had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
A deputatation on the Corn Trade had an interview on
Saturday with Sir R. Peel.
Deputations were sent off on Saturday evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governor of Malta, and also for the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian islands.

FLANDERS, HAMBURGH, AND
DUTCH MAILS.
BRUSSELS, APRIL 28.—The average price of wheat in the
week ending on Saturday, the 25th of April, was 23f. 32c.,
and that of Rye 16f. 89c. per hectolitre.
The Chamber of Representatives continue the debate on
the explanations relative to the fvnyttions of the Cabinet of
the 30th March. The interest taken in the discussion by the
public diminishes.
THE HAGUE, APRIL 27.—We have received by the Over-
land Mail accounts from our East India possessions to the end
of February.
Besides the well-known nonsense of opening the small
ports of Jara for the shipment of rice, and the decision in
favour of ships freighted by the commercial com-
pany, engaged to convey rice to the Nether-
lands, the Indian Government has sought to promote the
consignment of rice to the mother country, by facilitating
the communication from the interior of the Ponts of Java.
It was not expected, however, that large consignments would
arrive from the interior, on account of the high prices and
the scarcity; in order to remedy the latter, the importation
of rice into Java is even permitted, duty free, without dis-
tinction of flags or from what place, till the end of 1846.
Prices were, however, falling, and in consequence of heavy
rains, which were much wanted, the fears of the failure of the
crops had been dispelled.
The expedition to the island of Balin is to consist of 1,800
men, Europeans and natives, and to be assembled about the
Ist of May at Sumanap, under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Pakker.

CRACOW, APRIL 20.—The Cracow Gazette of this date
contains a notice from the police, that the doors of all private
houses, shops, public-houses, and all public places in the
whole city of Cracow and the suburbs, shall in future be
closed, not at 9 o'clock, as hitherto, but at 10 in the evening,
after which hour no person is to appear in the street without
carrying a lighted lantern.
POLISH FRONTIER, APRIL 15.—The accounts from the
Caucasus are still unfavourable. The Russian army has
suffered extremely this winter, not merely from the arms of
the mountaineers, who are extremely active, but still more
from the disorders which are very fatal at this season in the
low swampy districts. Theranks of the army in the Caucasus
are much thinned, and as no troops can be spared from Po-
land, a considerable number of troops will be necessary this
spring, unless it is resolved to give up the offensive system
which has hitherto proved so unguccessful.
POSEN, APRIL 21.—We have just heard that in the course
of last night four political prisoners have made their escape
from our fortress, by what means is not known, and is diffi-
cult to conceive.
The German landowners, about forty in number, who have
assembled here, have really voted an address to the King,
but it is said to be drawn up in very general terms. It
was at first intended, as we understand, to propose a greater
representation of the German portion of the population in
the provincial assemblies, but this idea was fortunately given
up, because the electors, who chose the deputies, cannot be
directed whether they shall choose Poles or Germans,
Roman Catholics or Protestants.
WARSAW, APRIL 19.—The arrival of his Majesty the Em -
peror is expected on the sth of next month. It is said that
his Majesty will stop only a few days here, and proceed to
meet the Empress.
MUNSTER, APRIL 29.—The most incredible thing that can
happen has now taken place in Westphalia. Yester-
day morning the parish priest of Telgate, a worthy
man, was proceeding to the communion-table to ad-
minister the sacrament. When he took the cup, he
perceived in the wine a very peculiar strange taste; to the
great astonishment of the communicants, the priest stopped
the ceremony immediately, gave official information, and re-
quired that both the cup and the chalice should be exa-
mined. It was found that the wine was poisoned.
POSEN, APRIL 29.—Dr. Matecki, brother-in-law of Dr.
Liebelt, who is in prison here, was arrested in the street; it is
said that a sum of 20,000 dollars was found in his possession,
which was to be employed in facilitating the liberation cf
persons arrested.

KONNBURG, APRIL 22.---The sentence pronounced
against Dr. Jacobi for his two pamphlets, " The Royal
Word," and " Prussians in the Year 1845," was announced
to him yesterday. It is two and a-half years' imprisonment
in a fortress, for high treason and insolent censure of the
Government.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAY I.—About 300 hhds.
of West India Sugar have been disposed of since our last, and
prices have advanced from Is. 3d. to 2s. per cwt. A large
business has also been done in Mauritius and Bengals, at
better prices. The refined market has been cleared of goods,
• at an advance of 2s. 3d. per cwt.—Bristol Mercury.
• DISTRESSED NEEDLEWoMEN.—A ball I. as given at
' Willis's Rooms en Friday, and the proceeds arising from the sale of
' the tickets must have made a considerable accession to the funds o
the Society, whose benevolent efforts have been directed teorsons.
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proving the condition of this unfortunate but useful class of persons.
The attendance was exceedingly numerous,
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Lady Sefton, 51. ; Mr. A. Roberts, 5/., &c. A sumptuous supper
was'
served at two o'clock, but ices and other refreshments were
handed round with bounteous profusion throughout the whole of
the evening. It being the anniversary of the birthday of Louis
Philippe, the French National anthem was performed by the or-
chestra.
SALE OF MR. H. P. BONE'S COLLECTION OF ENAMELS.
—On Friday the sale of the beautiful collection of enamels by H, p.
Bone, Esq., took place at Messrs. Christie and Manson's rooms. The
enamels, 85 In number, were divided into five portions, viz., royal
portraits, eminent ladies, eminent men, subjects, and original subjects,
the whole of them, excepting the last portion, being exquisite copies
of original paintings. by Sir J. Reynolds, Lely, Vandyck, Honthorst,
Mignard, Holbein, &c. Among the royal portraits, a small enamel,
4 inches by 314 inches, of Anne Boleyn, from the original,by Bot-
hell], in the collection of J. Neeld, Esq., M.P., sold for 14 guineas.
Lot 24, " Peter the Great," from the original, by Kneller, in the col-
lection of her Majesty, 34 guineaS. Lot 28, " IV ," after
Beechy, 30 guineas. The subjects being the largest know. n and
beautifully executed, sold as follows;—Lot 71, "The Infant Aca-
demy," from the original, by Reynolds, in Lord Palmerston's collec-
tion, size 12 inches by 10 inches, 95 guineas. Lot 72, " Cornelia and
her Children, Lady Cockburn and Soux," from the original, by Rey-
nolds, in the possession of Sir J. Cockburn, size 12 inches by 9,9 G
guineas. Lot 75, "Lady Jane Grey in Prison," after Northcote, 92
guineas.
A MODERN SAMARITAN.—A fashionably attired per-
son named Thomas Doling, was, with a young woman named Emma
Grey, charged at the Clerkenwell Police-office, with robbing ready-
furnished lodgings. The facts having been proved, a second charge
was established against the male prisoner. Having seen a girl fall
dawn in a fit in the street, he assisted two policemen in carrying her
home to the house of a mechanic named Chapman, in 2, Great
Saffron-hill. The good Samaritan remained a while in the room
consoling the mother of the girl; but immediately after his depar-
ture the watch, which hung over the mantel-piece, was missing.
The magistrate decided on committing the prisoners for trial.
COVENT GARDEN COMPANY.—One of the laws of the
Covent Garden Theatrical Fund is, that a person must have been a
performer at the theatre for two seasons before he can become a
member. Considering the theatre has been closed for the last two
years, the only persons—according to the above law—who could
possibly claim relief would be the spiders, who, for two seasons
running, have been engaged en the flies of the theatre. They really
would not be such unworthy objects, for they have performed that
most difficult of all theatrical feats—they have literally filled the
treasury. —Almanack of the Month.
Sir George Murray is now so far recovered from his
recent Indisposition as to be enabled to take occasional carriage drives