The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
took their accustomed early morning walk.
The Royal Family took their usual exercise this
morning on ponies on the terrace and grounds of the
Castle.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent this morning at
Frogmore House.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
will include her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal
Highness the Princess of Hesse, his Serene Highness
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Lady in Waiting
on the Queen Dowager, the Lady in Waiting on the
Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting on the Princess
of Hesse (La Baroness de Scheel), the Baroness de
Speth, their Excellencies Mons. and Madame Van de
Weyer, Earl Howe, Viscount and Viscountess Palmer-
ston, Lord and Lady Cowley, the Gentleman in Wait-
ing on the Princess of Hesse (Le Baron Meysenbuch).
The band of the First Regiment of Life Guards attend
during dinner Her Majesty's private band afterwards
attend in the Castle the remainder of the evening.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelita, and his Serene High-
ness Prince Frederick of Hesse, honoured Mrs. de
Rothschild with their company at dinner on Monday.
Mr. Thomas Wyse had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Malta.

The approach of the accounts at the Stock Exchange
causes some dulness in business. Already the dealers
in the English market are preparing for their six weeks'
settlement, and will be occupied with the payment of
" differences" the next day or so. The foreign stock
and share settlements follow on the 16th inst. ; so that
the three arrangements will give the parties interested a
good deal to do in the course of the week. No appre-
hension of a scarcity of money during the progress of
these events is anticipated by the jobbers, who have now
for the last month or two found abundance of accommo-
dation, at rates more than usually convenient to their
necessities.
HARTLEPOOL BRANCH OF THE GREAT NORTH OF
ENGLAND.—On Monday last General Pesley, the Go-
vernment Inspector of Railways, accompanied by James
Allport, Esq., and other gentlemen connected with the
York and Newcastle and Hartlepool Railways, proceeded
to examine the new branch of railway that has recently
been constructed, extending from Thinford-lane, which
is about a mile and a quarter north of the Ferryhill sta-
tion, on to the Hartlepool Railway, which has recently
been purchased by the York and Newcastle Railway
Company, and will henceforth be called a branch of the
last-mentioned railway. The branch will be opened for
general traffic in a few days.
THE AFFRAY ON THE NEWCASTLE AND BER-
WICK RAILWAY.—The coroner's inquest on the body of
Daniel Hives, who was stabbed Lear Benton Park, on
the line of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway, under
circumstances already published in The Sun, was held
on Monday last, at Long Benton, before Mr. Reed,
coroner, when several witnesses were examined, but
their evidence disclosed no additional facts. Captain
Potts was the only person present besides the two pri-
soners, when the deceased a as stabbed, and his identifi-
cation was perfectly clear and satisfactory. There was
no evidence of a previous quarrel between the deceased
and the prisoners, but there had been frequent disputes
between the English and Irish labourers employed on
the line, and there seems little doubt this transaction
was the result of them. The jury returned a verdict
against George Matthews and John Hughes, the former
as principal, and the latter as aiding and assisting.
RAILWAYS, &c., DEPOSITS.—The Act of Parlia-
ment to amend the 1 and 2 Victoria, cap. 117, providing
for the custody of certain moneys paid in pursuance of
the standing orders of either House of Parliament, by
subscribers to works or undertakings to be effected under
the authority of Parliament, took effect on the 18th of
June last, when it received the royal assent. In repeal-
ing the Act mentioned, it is specially provided that all
sums paid under its provisions should be dealt with in
all respects as if the present Act had not been passed.
By the second clause authority is given to deposit, and
by the next the manner of payment is stated ; and by
the fourth deposits are to be invested. At the termina-
tion of the session of Parliament application, by petition,
to the Court in the name of whose accountant-general
the money was deposited, is to be presented, and the
money paid out on the certificate of the Chairman or
Speaker of either House that the petition or Bill was
not allowed, or that the Act was passed.
A DISGUSTING TRlCK.—Yesterday we were in-
formed by the superintendent of the Eastern Union line,
that some fellow had amused himself by writing with a
diamond obscene language upon the windows of several
first class carriages travelling between Ipswich and Lon
don. It has been found necessary to remove several of
the panes of glass, which are very expensive. The
company have offered a reward of 201. to any person
who will give information of the party or parties impli-
cated. We earnestly trust that we may have the oppor-
tunity of publishing the name of the unmanly scoundrel
that could be guilty of so disgraceful fizi act,—lpswich
,Express.