The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal, arrived at the Castle, in a carriage
and four, at eight minutes before fire o'clock this
afternoon, from Claremont.

Four carriages and four followed, conveying their
Royal Ilighnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice,
and the Princess Helena, and also the Countess of
Desart, the Earl of Morton, Mr. George Edward
Anson, Major-General Bowles, Alajur-General
Wemyss, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon.

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A party of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards,
commanded by Lord G. Lennox, formed the escort
of the august party.

Her Majes!y was received at the royal entrance by
the Hon. Miss Paget, one of the Maids of Honour in
Waiting.

His itoyal Highness Princ• Albert, attended by
Mr. G. E. Anson and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gor-
don, enjoyed the sport of shooting yesterday morning
at Claremont.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Royal Children, and attended by the Royal Suite,
left Claremont for Windsor Castle at ten minutes past
three o'clock yesterday afternoon, escorted by a party
of the 12th Lancers.

Mr. Matheson had an interview with Earl Grey,
yesterday, at the Colonial. office.
Sir Edward Codrington transacted business on
Saturday at the Board of Trade, with the Secretary
chantto the
s Royale
Commission for inquiring into the Mer-
a F mee's und.

Dispatches were received yesteday at the Co-
lonial-office, from the Governor of Canada, and also
from the Governors of the other North American
Provinces.

Dispatches for Sir Harry. Smith, Governor of the
Cape of Good Hops, were sent off yesterday evening
from the Colonial-office.

The Right Hon. Edward Strutt, Chief Commis-
sioner of Railways, arrived in town yesterday, from
Kingston Hall, Derby.

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ROYAL DOCKYARD BATTALION.
The following minute has this week been issued
by the Captain Superintendent of her Majesty's dock-
yard, at this port :

4 To the respective Officers.
tf ISIV Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
having directed that the following number of drill
officers are to be allowed for the brigade at this yard,
together with instructions as regards the drill pay,
lI
ioi have
v'a\ei to signify the same for your informs-
lion, one adjutant and two sergeants major,
one for the hattaliou. of infantry, and one for
ftfoho
of infantry and artillery, and one
office,one iignuda r ttewr -omas
drillte r
sergeants- s e r quarter-master-sergeant
ean t
drill sergeant for each company of the boat batta-
lion. With respect, to the drills, in order not to
exceed the sums allowed, my I Lords have decided
for the ttelal ecohdf uc
otimaitaloinifeyrt3l7e .
that during the month of April the officers and non-
commissioned officers only shall be drilled, and for
this
two days in the week. During the months of May,
June, July, and August, the whole force is to be
drilled, also for two days in the week ; and the drill
w
thmeilllsbteSloespttebmyhthere shortness
September, as by
of a
therrr ange -
'ldays.
NNi7inith closele sson
my Lords desire that it
shall consist of not more than twenty-one men, which
number is to include a band-master and corporal ; a
drum-major and bugle-major, will be allowed for the
teltime
respect t o the
brigade generally, and one drummerri or bugler to
each company of the brigade. Ine persons composing
the band are to be paid only on the days of drill
practice,fo and their pay is to be on
for one
one day
a week during the
dvvinritnegr August
3oeltnsstuhm and
months
mfo er r season—namely, from May Ist to
u
the following scale :—Band-master and drum and
bugle-major, ls. 4d. ; corporal, ls. 2d. ; privates, Is.
My Lords are also,pleased to allow the adjutants of
the brigades an additional allowance of 301. 23. 6d.
per annum for coals, candles, and a servant.—Devon-
port Independent.;

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.._.- Yesterday a
public meeting of the members and friends of this insti-
tution was held at the London Coffee-house, the Rev.
John 'larding, M.A., Rector of St. A
Blackfriars
presiding. Several speakers referred, in terms of'
eulogy, to the Society's operations in India (where
the most extraordinary conversions had taken plane
through the instrumentality of the missionaries), and
various districts which the Society had taken under
its care. In China the Rev. George Smith, of Magdalen
Hall, had made an exploratory visit, in conjunction
with another clergyman, and the reports which haul
been made by those gentlemen induced the belief Unit,
if proper excrtioils were made, Christianity might be
extensively diffused, at no distant day, throughout that
Extensive and idolatrous country. "
utions, affirming
the usefulness of the Church Missionary Society, and
pledging the meeting to its support, having been adopted,
a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.
EXTENSIVE Famrns IN GOLD BARS.-011 Saturday
morning, a resi,ectable•looking young wan, by trade a
jeweller, was brought before the sitting magistrate at
the public office, Birmingham, charged with fro,rdulently
cutting off the essay marks affixed to bats of pure gold,
and affixing them to a spurious metal which he had sold
as genuine to Messrs. Alston and Co., the eminent re-
finers and bullion merchants of this town. The frauds
committed by the prisoner already detected, arc said to
amount to upwards of 1,...,004 Tho prisoner was re-
manded until this day.