The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The following gratifying bulletin of the Queen's health
was issued yesterday morningi—
" Buckingham Palace, June 1, 1846,
" Nine o'clock A.m.
" The Queen and the infant Princess continue well.
(Signed)

" JAMES CLARK, M.D.
" CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
" ROBERT FERGUSON M.D.
"Her Majesty's recovery is so far advanced that no more
bulletins will be issued."

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince George visited his Royal
Highness Prince Albert yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by the Equerry in Waiting,
Colonel Bouverie.

The inquiries after her Majesty's health, by the No-
bility and Gentry, were very numerous yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by
the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing yesterday
in an open carriage and four. His Royal Highness
Prince Alfred took an airing yesterday in the pleasure-
grounds of Buckingham Palace.
Colonel Bouverie has relieved the Hon. Captain Gor-
don in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal
Highness Prince Albert. _ _

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ho-
noured the performance of the French Plays with her
presence last evening.
Dispatches were received on Sunday at the Colonial
Office, from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial
Office, for the Governors of the West India Colonies.
Lord Downes and the Hon. Miss Burgh, arrived at
Farrance's Hotel for the season, from their seat, Bert
House, Kildare.

THE STEAM-BOAT A SPANISH
INVENTION.

Although the honour of the invention of steamers is
claimed by other nations, it belongs, in reality, to Spain
alone, as can be proved by historical facts as far back as
the middle of the sixteenth century, during the reign of
Charles the Fifth. The erudite and intelligent Don
Martin Fernandez de Navarette, says, in one of his
works, that Don Blasco de Garey, Captain in the Spanish
navy, submitted to the examination of the Emperor in
1543 a machine, by means of which vessels, no matter
how large, could be navigated when not a breath of wind
was stirring, and without the aid of sails or sweeps. Soon
afterwards the Emperor ordered a trial to be made of it,
which took place on the 17th of June, 1543, in Barce-
lona-roads, with the most complete success. The ex-
periment was made upon a ship of 200 tons called the
Santissima Trinidad, commanded by Captain Pedro de
Scarsa, who had arrived at Barcelona, with a cargo of
wheat. The persons present at the essay, by order of
Charles V. and his son Philip 11., were Don Enrique de
Toledo, the Governor ; Pedro de Cardona; the Grand
Treasurer Rivigo ; the Vice-Chancellor Francisca
Gralla, and a number of distinguished individuals from
Castile and Catalonia, besides several naval officers, some
of whom were on board the Santissima Trinidad and others
on shore. This experiment, which astonishedall who beheld
it by the facility and rapidity of the vessel's movements,
caused a general vote in favour of the invention of Don
Blasco de Garey, with the exception of the treasurer,
Ravago, who objected to it principally on account of the
great cost of the machines, and the danger of the boiler
bursting. Thus the stupid opposition of Ravago re-
tarded, nearly two hundred years, the realisation of the
invention of steam boats. Nevertheless, the Emperor
promoted Garey, at the same time presenting him with
200 000 maravides, and defraying all the expenses he
had been at in bringing his invention to fruition,
Despite the trouble Garey took to hide the mechanism
of his invention, we see it consisted of a boiler filled
with water, agitated by heat for the generation of
steam, and two moveable wheels attached to the sides of
the vessels.

A song which was sung at Barcelona, 1543, in
honour of Blasco de Garey, and the invention of the
steam-boat, is still extant.

THE SPANISH NAVY.

The following is a complete list of all the men-of-war
composing the Spanish navy at the present moment,
together with the stations of those which are in com-
mission:—