The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-30 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAIX.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked early, yestodAy•
in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridg;
and the Princess Mary, and the Hereditary Gran -
Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, visited her Majestl
the Queen of the Belgians, yesterday, At Duckingham

Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode oat on horse
back, yesterday, attended by the Equerry in Waiting'
Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Nin
t°l- -,ni:
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Aliccf
an airing yesterday in an open carriage anti four, accoul"
ponied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was tikert
an airing yesterday in the pleasure grounds of OP

palace.
Mr. Thorburn was honoured with a sitting yesterdl.'
for a portrait of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred:
command f her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert inspected yesterday
full-length portraits of their Majesties the Ding an`
Queen of Greece, painted by Mrs. Elizabeth Surraii
for the King of Bavaria, which were submitted by
M.
Moon.
The royal dinner party yesterday included their -
jesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, her Roo'
Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness thee
Duchess of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses tie
Heredipry Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Nicol-
lenburgStrelitz. his Royal Highness Prince George, it!:
Excellency M, Van de Weyer, Viscount PalmerstaP;
Countess Vilain XIV., Lady Anna Maria Dawson, -"a":
Augusta Cadogan, Baroness de Speth, the Earl Ft'
tescue, Viscount Morpoth, Major A. d'Hanins de AL3e
kerke, and Baron Knesebeck.
The band of the Grenadier Guards, under the dire'
tion of Mr. Schott, was in attendance during dinner 04"
the Palace, and performed the following pieces:—
Reminiscences of Meyerbeer's and Donizetti's Operas

Kuhner.
Waltz, " Die Mozartisten"—Lanner.
Aria, "Audi' io dischuiso un Giorno" (Nino)--Verdi.
Polka, " Ernestinen"—Hillmar.
Quadrille, " Maritana"—Coote. 001
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent hono
the Duchess of Northumberland with a visit yestertts)
at Sion House.
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chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing`
street.
A deputation of the Swansea Vale Railway CotoP°ll
had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yestercbtil
at the office of the Board of Trade. The deputati_r
consisted of Mr. Talbot, M.P. for Glamorganshire ; 31,„r;
Edward Walmislev, House of Lords agent for the DID !
Messrs. Florance Benson and S. Benson, promoters !
Mr.Attwood,solic
solicitor to the company ; and Mr. nhl,
Jones, the engineer. 5
generalTh
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Bishops of London, Durham, Bath and Wells, ,t,-,jr!„,
chester, Oxford, and Rochester, and the Bight
ow-
John Nichol].
The Bishop of London had an interview with
George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office..
Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and T bit
had an interview yesterday with the Chancallor o°
tio
Exchequer. Mr. Cook had also an intarvieaw wit
Right Hon. Gentleman yesterday. h the
Lord Sudeley had an interview yester day' w
Earl of Clarendon at the Board of Trade. priori"
Lord John Russell left town yesterday, fort Xte or to
Stanmore. His Lordship proceeds from the.
Cheneys.
ROYAL BANK OF AUSTRI.--•LIA•
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A general meeting of the proprietors was Lteid yeah „ate
the board-room of the Company's premises, Nu. .2, MO'
D
street, at twelve o'clock. re,
John W. SUTHERLAND, Esq., having taken the,, aoLA
called on the secretary to read the advertisement R.l3‘‘
convening the meeting. ;fier
The CHAIRMANthen said, it was matter of great gri:l', the
_ion to him and the directors to have such a statementnt
br
Company's affairs as that for the past year to lay 1v
-
:0:
the proprietors, as he was sure it would give them
to
faction. He felt it would be unnecessary for him tlr
through the details, as they would be fully read to them
Secretary. He read a most able and satisfactory lette" ;TO
Mr. Benjamin Boyd, late Member of the Legisiative,V
of New South Wales, and Chairman of the r
roass/e,,,,es
Association, upon the general affairs aild p t9o.
of the colony, addressed to J. W. Sutherland,
shee,o
It stated that stock was steadily advancing in' Pri,ic:;at 166.
with stations in Port Phillip had changed lavt'4:,,at tier
immediately after shearing, with the expectatio u edition
would reach 20s. A large military and naval ex P eat Ow
New Zealand had created a demand for slaught ertiti and sheer
live stock ; cattle sold at from 121. to 15/. sterli driven-
at 20s. to 255. each ; besides which cattle were' '7„B it sir
to South Australia for the use of the mines; an jurB ioes.
,
peared that the mineral resources of that colony 1' the ne;
baustible, it was impossible to say to what extent colosJ
mand might grow for draught and fat cattle. II bore
bad received nearly 40,0001. last year from India u action?'
Foreign whalers and other shipping were rapidly it 800'
in_the ports for the purpose of refurnishing. Such, tl3 80101
man said, was a view of the state and prospects of thil ed, an
with which the interests of the Company were identify
it must be satisfactory to the proprietors- ivigt-
were aware, he had no doubt, that steal:ll__l pail
tion had been extended to India, and tits
were in hope that it would soon reach b 4 I.°ll,oton.
gapore to Australia, and give to the trade of 11113
effort t t
new impetus. The Company would make eve %a cubje.c
induce the Government to this. A report out „pectin&
was drawn up, and would be laid before
previous to its being submitted to the Go'lel?3.;llrd 'ent.
ood Yeas
the recent changes iu the Colonial-office, they. ha grr he recoil
to hope that this desideratum would be attain,?.u.
„c _ waose nu gores
04"14Ralesatisfaction in the West Indies, wa s also a tho
of expectation to the committee, who had Trai ted oriof
governor prior to his going out, and found I tin t eve Y 4,
inclined to make himself acquainted with, and t.O proOroloo
commercial interests of, the colony. He concluded- bY,,eitbert
The SECRETARY, who read the report. It stated gp6,67.,6
was a gross profit on the operations of the yeas tot r.,ff
13s. 9d.; that the dividends, interest, and char gee' oil
corresponding period, amounted to 19,594/. 94. : id.t.o prOw"
17,076/. 4s. 2d. to be added to the balance of pr ;it bus ir
and loss account of last year, viz., 26,8731. 9,1. I 301-L,7,, betl
creasing it to the sum of 43,949/. 13s. 10d. Fret) a
ever, was to be deducted 1,0001., proposed to b2e4,lw;
written off against preliminary expenses, vide
deposit notes already paid. That the forthcorail 'g d17,00t;
would further reduce the amount by ; tbo tlt „on
tb
That the affairs of the establishment, conseq net it ur-ti fO;
greatly improved position of the colony, coo pie d IvAland
judicious and able superintendence of Messrs. I 1.
P. Robinson, fully justified an increase in I he ki.°—ibe ar
dividend; and in anticipation of continued pros pierPs,'Aince
rectors recommended the adoption of this measu reto ti''' 000/
holders. That meanwhile, they considered it rould be ors
satisfactory to form a reserve fund, than to add at t b is iillietberc
than one per cent. to the dividend hitherto paid. They alit
fore proposed that the half.yearly payment for , the 'Freco'
year should be at the rate of six per cent. per anti au3'
incomtax. pr;
The CHAIR:HAN, in answer to a question from a. PT°. •to
stated that the accounts were made up in the •
the 31st of January, and at home to the 30th of Je
Mr. Bnycis moved that the report read be Tv:-
adopted, printed, and circulated among the propriet cer
Mr. REID seconded the motion, which was car tie-
nirncusly. tiring
Mr. S. PLINN moved that the following gentlemen Te,,rBLer
' from the board by rotation, should be re-elected dirt 'e,"glifig
the ensuing year, viz., John W. Sutherland, Esti t.,
Boyd, Esq., and osepl Phelps Robinson, Esq.
Mr. TEESDALE seconded the motion, which was cacti
unanMimously. h
r. SUTHERLAND and Mr. BOYD being present, iset„rir
knowledged the honour and the confidence which the Lisr`Zireti
tors had been pleased anew to bestow on them, and sks'
affSifj
them of their strict attention to the interests mad the -
of the Company. pjd
Mr. REID moved that the thanks of the propel etors s-471
be given to the manager, J. 11. Rae, Esq.
Mr. PLINN seconded the motion, which was (;a 'cried 110
mously by the meeting, and acknowledged by In r.
Mr. REtri moved that a letter should be sent, conver:B3
the thanks of the proprietors to Benjamin Boy d, Esq., 'iv
J. P. Robinson, Esq., in Australia, for their exi tot lona itt
interests of the Company. tiog
A PROPRIETOR seconded the motion, and Lb e nle
passed it unanimously. A the
A vote of thanks to the Chairman having been Pass'
meeting was adjourned.

A
OSTEND, JULY 29.—The Baron de Proma.: alto+
Count Brignole arrived to-day by the General Ste lml`-tbs
gation Company's steam ship, Sir E. Banks, I.lis t left
Blackwall pier, London, in the morning.
CUSTOMS.—Sir Francis Hastings Doyle h ing bee?:
appointed Receiver-General and Cashier of he r 1010
Customs, in the room of Sir William Boothby, tot Wed' •tis
principal officers of the several departments of t, pie reveal
in London, and the collectors and controllers of tl to caste _A
at the various outports of the United Kingdom, ha v* 3 receifL"
an official notification of the same, in order that t Ii eir JetP,
and remittances on the part of the Crown in rela on to toir
department may be addressed and made pays AA a t°,. to
Francis Hastings Doyle, in the same manner as tl 109" vreh-

his predecessor.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE TROWELL TO BE 'USES
PRINCE ALBERT IN LAYING THE FIRST STONE OF ';
Poor, SAILORS' HOME.—It is made of silver, rich ly gi111„-
ornamented with gold and enamel ; the shield at ;the top
the handel contains the arms of his Royal Hig leo ellor
melled on gold in proper colours ;on the centre oN is /got
sented a ship in dock, in gold on blue enamel ; on. the,_l.„° die
shield is an anchor in gold on blue enamel. to
itself is a beautiful specimen of modelled scroll R •ot k, god
surmounted by the crown of his Royal Highness lln gold a of
enamel, resting on a crimson enamelled cushion. 'rb e batls
the trowel is a perfect model of the stern of a sh jA, re
quarter-desk, men at the wheels, cannons, &c. ; tb to utt•
presenting " white ensigns," are appropriately aad beao
fully enamelled on gold. The blade, which is of a grano
form, is surrounded with a raised scroll border, an d zont7-04
in the upper part an engraving of the proposed building,
under it the following inscription :
Presented
to
Field Marshall
His Royal Highness
The Prince Albert,
&c. &c. &c. &c.
on the occasion of his
laying the first stone
of
The Liverpool
Sailors' Home,
July 31st,
1846. eCO
On the back of the blade, and occupying the whole isl) sod
the bottom, is a view of Liverpool, most elaboratelY.4og,
beautifully engraved, showing the town, docks, sbilsiry
&c., including a very faithful representation of the al
tender, which is to be sent down for the use of his goy
Highness. This beautiful work of art has been execn_tege_re•A
Mr. Dismore, Bold-street, Liverpool. The address toah__Fthe
sented to his Royal Highness on the occasion will h
seal of the Corporation attached to it, enclosed In
silver box, with the arms of Liverpool richly
of ;ole
on the top ; the whole will be enclosed in a
velvet, richly ornamented with gold, in the snn
Albert, beautifully modelled and richly chasa_
style, and on the top the arms of his Royal ilighnnes_fi;.::3..
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