The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert drove out in a carriage
on Sunday afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Allied, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the
Prim ss Helena, took airings in the pleasure grounds of
o:kborre House on Sunda:, a!-'A!..7•:0,11,

Irtsteiday rn,,rnin her Consort
took their usutd early walk. •
Her Majesty the Que, n Dowager, accompanied by
her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, arrived at
Osborne House at halt-past one o'clock yesterday on a
visit to the Queen.

In atterglance on the Queen Dowager and the Princess
of Prussia were the Vis,tountess BArrington, Countess
Earl Howe, the Earl of Denbigh, • and Court
Puekler Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence also attended the
iliuslrious party.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness crossed from
Gosport in the Fairy, and landed at Osborne Pier.
A dejeuner was served to the august party at Osborne
House soon after the arrival of her Majesty's illustrious
visj tors.

The Bishop of Oxford left Osborne House yesterday.
filer Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal
Highness the Princess of Prussia, took leave of the Queen
and Prince Albert in the afternoon, and re-embarked
on their return to town, attended by their respective
suites.

The royal children took their accustomed exercise
yesterday on the sea-beach.
The Hun. Miss Kerr, Maid of Honour in Waiting to
her Majesty, arrived at Osborne House yesterday after-
noon, having crossed to the Isle of Wight. in the Lighten-
ing steam-packet.
The Queen Dowager, and the Princess of Prussia,
attended by the Vicountess Barrington, the Countess
Haack, the Earl Howe, the Earl of Denbigh, Count
"'tickler, and Lord Adolphus Fitzclarenee, left Marl
borough House at nine o'clock yesterday morning for
the terminus of the South-Western Railway, at Nine
Elms, and took their departure by a special train for
Gosport. Her Majesty and her Royal Highness and
suite returned to Marlborough House at ten minutes be-
fore eight o'clock yesterday evening, having travelled
from Gosport by a special train.
Mr. John Thornton, Deputy Chairman of the Stamps
and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday.
Mr. Kay Shuttleworth had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
The Millbank Prison Commission held a meeting
yesterday at the Penitentiary.
Dispaches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of the Mauritius.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of New South Wales,
and also for the Governor of Van Dieman's Land.

AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

NEW YORK, Auo. 15.—Peace is now the word in the
United States. The President has dispatched a mis-
sionary to Mexico. He is, it may be presumed, a demi-
official, but without any power—a kind of pulse-feeler,
and sent for the purpose of ascertaining, through some
confidential channel, how a Minister or a Commission
would be received and treated. It is said, but there is
some doubt on the subject, that this Government has re-
ceived from one of its Consuls an assurance that Mexico,
in his opinion, would readily make satisfactory arrange-
ments on the subjects of boundary and the American
Maims, and that for a quid pro quo she would transfer
California.

Now, au impression has been made on the American
people, that this suggestion by the Consul is authorised
by the Mexican Government. This Ido not believe. I
have no doubt that the Mexicans desire a peace, and
would willingly make sacrifices to obtain it ; but they
have not authorised any agent or public functionary so
to say.
You will find in the American journals a message of
the President to Congress, asking an appropriation of
two millions of dollars to be placed under his control
to enable him to negotiate a peace, and also the pro-
ceedings of the Senate thereon. The Whig members,
generally, were opposed to permitting him to expend
this sum of money at his discretion. Several of them
avowed their want of confidence. In the House a Bill
was reported, and an amendment to it was offered and
adopted, declaring that in no part of the territory which
might be acquired by the contemplated negotiation
should slavery ever be tolerated. Thus amended, it
passed the House ; but the amendment prevented a large
portion of the south from supporting the Bill, and pro-
bably was the cause of its defeat in the Senate, to the
great mortification and disappointment of the President
and his Cabinet.

It is said to be now in contemplation to send out to
Mexico a commission consisting of three distinguished
individuals. This is done with a view of controlling
Mr. Slidell who is proposed as one of them, and who is
of a warm temperament, and by no means a favourite
with the Mexican Government or people.
Whether, after the defeat of the President's
2,000,000 dollar scheme, he will consider it his duty to
send acommission, is somewhat problematical. Accord-
ing to his opinion, nothing could be effected without the
money ; with it any and everything. lam informed by
a gentleman who has an opportunity of knowing, that
the army in and about the city of Mexico are paid daily,
and that a neglect or incapacity to pay them would dis-
band them.

In my last letter I stated that Paredes was about to
take command of the army. All recent accounts tend
to prove that he dares not leave the city; that if he does
an immediate revolution is inevitable. But it cannot be
supposed that a Government thus hampered on all sides,
and at war with a nation far more powerful, can long
sustain itself.

That this war in the United States is extremely un-
popular_ and daily arovving more sn_ is eprtain Btu_ in
addition to the war clamours, we have the tariff and the
sub-treasury, both of which are unpopular measures,
and well calculated to excite the people against the
Administration, and all it does, right or wrong. In
times of great popular excitement the masses combine,
and each pours out his grievance. Although opposite
as the poles, yet they unite in denouncing those who
have done them a wrong, real or imaginary.
Already a large quantity of goods are deposited in
public store, there to remain until the Ist of December,
when they will be entered under the new tariff law. I
have referred to this subject in a former letter, in which
I expressed an opinion that many of the shipments to this
country would prove most disastrous adventures. I re-
main of the same opinion, especially if the actual cost is
correctly given. Thousands of dollars will be mitered
fraudulently, that is to say, invoiced 10 or 15 per cent.
below the cost ; and as the duty is ad valorem on such
entries, that amount will not pay duty, and consequently
the fair and honest dealer can stand no chance with the
fraudulent merchant.

Congress have adjourned in a very bad humour with
the Pre.ident. The passage of the Tariff, the Sub-
Treasury, and certain other Bills has given great dis-
satisfaction. The veto of the Rivvr and Harbour Bill,
and the Bill to pay certain claims for spoliation by the
French prior to 1800, have added greatly to the excite-
ment which seems to pervade the whole country. In
the approaching political contest everything will be
swallowed up in the Tariff question. That party have
taken as their watchword—Repeal, Repeal ; and it will
not be used without effect.

The President was authorised to issue and procure
money for 10,000,000, or any part thereof, of six per
cent, stock ; or 10,000,000, or any part thereof, of Trea-
sury notes, provided that the amount of money thus
obtained shall not exceed, in the whole amount,
10.000,000 dol. As yet no money has been borrowed
on stock, nor any Treasury notes issued. Out-door
financiers predict that by the Ist of November the Go-
vernment will be embarrassed for the want of money.
The money market at present is calm, and it can be
procured, on satisfactory security, at a reasonable rate
of interest. Confidence, however, is shaken.
There is every prospect—l may say, certainty—of a
more than average crop of bread stuffs. The demand
for flour for shipment is limited, at a fraction less than
4 dolls, per barrel, say t? 94-100 to 4 dolls.
The potato crop, in several parts of the country, will
suffer from the prevalent disease, but not sufficiently to
affect the market value of bread stuffs.
A GENEVESE TRAVELLER.
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THE LATE HORRIBLE AFFAIR

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AT CHATHAM.

The county magistrates were on Friday engaged in
the investigation of the late horrible transaction at
Chalk-pit-hill, Chatham, and if any doubt existed as
to the nature of the offence in the first instance, it is
now but too clear, from the evidence of the surgeon,
that a child, living or dead, was thrown into the burn-
ing furnace on Monday morning last by some monster
in human shape ; and appearances, it is melancholy to
reflect, strengthen the suppos'tion that a murder has
been committed, from the panicles of dress which have
been discovered by him in the course of his experi-
ments. Mr. Edward Steddy, surgeon, stated that on
Monday he received from Mr. Moody, one of the
constab!es, a substance consisting of coke, coal, and
pieces of some description of fabric, amongst which
was a knitted substance of two qualities, fine
and coarse, which appeared to be part of a stock-
ing ; there were likewise fragments of net, twill, and
calico—the net, which was but a small portion, appeared
to be such as is used for making babies' cap.. He
likewise found another species of fabric which at first he
took for skin, but on a minute examination with a mi-
croscope he clearly distinguished it to be a fragment of
twill. From this mass he had taken some, calcareous
substance, very much resembling bone, the organization
of which, however, was entirely destroyed in conse-
quence of the intense heat which prevailed at the time
of its being placed in the furnace, and which heat had
entirely converted it into a powder, of' which he pro-
duced two small portions, all that he had been able to
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separate. Ike should be led to suppose, he said, that it
was the remains of a child from the tact of the fragments
of clothes which had been found in the oven. Bines
and Moody, two officers who have been actively engaged
ever since the occurrence in endeav )uring to discover the
guilty party, said that all the medical men in the neigh-
bourhood had been put in possession of the facts, in the
hope that through them something might transpire to
lead to the detection of the offender. They further
stated that Mr. Richardson, on whose premises the oc-
currence took place, distinctly saw the woman take some-
thing from under her shawl and throw it into the fur-
nace, but being at a white heat at the time, she could
n9t approach very close to it. The magistrates then
gave directions to their officers to use their utmost en-
deavours to obtain, if possible, a clue to the horrible
transaction, and at their next sitting it is probable some •
thing further may transpire.

EARLY FROST.—We have had several frosty nights
during the present week, and some hope is entertained that
this change in the weather will check the progress in the
potato disease; at all events it will contribute essentially
to harden and dry the grain, after the heavy rains of last
week, both in the fields and in the stacks.—Leeds Mercury.

VICTORIA THEATRE.
Osbaldiston, the spirited lessee of this theatre, added
last night another interesting drama to the many he h9g,
already brought out this seascn, for the entertrinmcnb
of the playgoers on this sale of the water. The drama
is fu ended on Mr. G. W. M. Rerno!ds's celebrated
weekly w Or, " Tre ?,1 -t ri o' L 1,0,.1,," end is en
titled Markham and Greenxood ; or the Brothers' Career.
The piece, which th•pitts no of the ,ceites and ,ices
incident to London life in its varied grades, was evi-
dently successful. It is just of that cast which suits, a
Surrey audience, and was applauded to the echo by tne
gods. The evening's entertainments were concluded h),
the burletta of Fayre Rosamonde, and Dominique the
.Deserter; or, the Gentleman in Black. The house wws
crovtded in every part.