The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in an open
carriage and fcur yesterday. The Equerries in Waiting,
Colonel Buckley and the Hon. Captain Gordon, attended on
horseback.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took an
airing yesterday in an open carriage and four, accompanied
by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday, attended by the Hon. Captain Gordon.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yesterday
included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Duke and Duchess of Leinster, Lady Augusta Bruce,
Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Lincoln, Viscount and Vis-
coui tess Emlyn, and Celonel the Right Hon. George and
Mrs. Dawson Darner,

The band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, under
the direction of Mr. J. R Tutton, was in attendance at the
Palace during dinner, and performed the following pieces :-
0 vertu] e—" Fra Diavolo,"—Auber.
Selection—" Daughter of St. Mark,"—Balfe.
Musicalischer Steckbrief—Zuhlner.
Polonaise—Nemetz.

The Hon. Miss Paget and the Hon. Miss Kerr have sue.
ceeded the Hon. Misses Murray and Napier as the Maids of
Honour in Waiting to her Majesty.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited her
Majesty the Queen Dowageryesterday at Marlborough House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left town yew,
terday morning for Frogmore House, Windsor. Her Royal
Higness returned to her residence, Clarence House, St.
James's, at a quarter before six o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Clive had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie
yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of New South Wales, South Australia,
New Zealand, the Mauritius, and also of the Falkland
Islands.

DRITRY-LANE THEATRE.—The greatest attraction r,f
this season, and one of the greatest ever offered in this
Theatre, takes plate to-night. Madame Thillon will play in
the Crown Jewels and Les Danseuses Viennoises will dance
some of their most beautiful pas.
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT i IRHINGFIAM.—SAGACITY oF A
DOG.--HiesuNesAm, THURSDAY. —This morning, at one o'clock, a
fire took place on the premises of Mr. .1,..hn Sutton Nettleford, an
extensive screw manufacturer, of Baskerville, Birmingham, and 54,
High Holborn, London. At eleven o'clock the person whose duty it
was to examine the premises every night went round the manufac-
tory, and finding all safe, went to bed in bne of the workshops ; but
auout two hours afterwards, he was aroused by his dog, who jumped
on his bed and commenced scratching his face until he awoke, when,
to his great astonishment, lie found a portion of the building in
flames. He then raised an alarm, and information was immediately
sent to the district and other offices, from whence the engines were
dispatched. On their arrival, some difficulty was experienced in
obtaining water, 'but in a short time a copious supply was obtained
from a canal, which is near the works, and the engines then played
with effect. About four o'clock the fire was subdued, but not until a
very large screw and turning shop were destroyed, and a large por-
tion of valuable tools rendered useless. Had it not been for the
great exertions of the Bremen, the flames would have extended to a
far more valuable part of the establishment, where the flid.hed work
was kept. The exact amount of the loss is not known but it is
roughly estimated at 1,0001. The cause of the fire is not known, but
it may have been occasioned by a spark from a smith's forge in the
screw shop. The occurrence has thrown 200 persons out of employ-
ment, and it will be some time before they will be able to resume
work again.

_
This morning, shortly before one o'clock, an alarming
fire broke out upon the premises belonging to Mrs. Sarah Brown,
grocer and tea-dealer, carrying on business at No. 6, Great New-
street, Fetter-lane, immediately opposite Trinity Church. It was
not until past two o'clock that the fire was safely subdued, and not
until the shop was burned out, and the stock-in-trade destroyed.
SERIOUS FIRE. IN THE /lAartow-ROAD. Yesterda3-
forth
morning,in,o live
beloo;,cgloinc an
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to3arlra.rrnt
Johnng .0
Price,su dadiei nlnbiubrusst
proprietor, at 20, Hermttago-street. Harrow-road, Paddington. The
flames, when first discovered, were raging in the stabling, a range Ot
buildings nearly flay feet long by thirty wide, in which about a
ofd theoz Ipiorermisesse..zerroeshdedepolito the
ted.Aslatrambleebeflonrg
thegl erpvepn, theose proprietor
paeriveitaogr
being so dense, lie Was
however,
it was expected that the
the animals. The smoke,
whole
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of
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would,e
together with
.the stables and
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hcoaen_cetiguasonscablbesuil:liwngiths, bthavee
tbeneeenntedeseftrotyhede
.adjoinin
from the flames a
nsunceentheedrendf,
the
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horses
considerable
braubtilewthurouebtlte,he in w rescuing
they were so engaged, the fire fell
upon the hind quarters of a valuable , and, on its reaching
the street, it ran against a lamp-post andalbroke its head in, and
shortly after expired. Another of the horses became suffocated, and
perished. The engines were soon on the spot, and an abundance of
water being obtained, the firemen were enabled to get the flames
extinguished before seven o'clock, but not before the roofs of the
buildings in which they originated were consumed,
price redr,i f
and the contents
in the lofts over destroyed. The stables of Mr, were
e re
euclosed
safe,et eleven o'clock the preceding night, when all
appearendl
as ußsuzzTtl.tißTNheocaF cause of oflthNNe
mflreEcNoTuld not
CONVICT.---Joseph
beaSeertat
Mason,
late of Clifton, Yorkshire, who was at the York Lent Assizes, 1843,
unjustly sentenced to twenty years' transportation,
on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 29thult., an erneatenheecifoLonewndinogn
day appeared at the Home-office, where sufficient money was given
him to convey him to his home, near the city of York, where he
arrived on Saturday night. He
was welcomed by his wife and
children, and, as may be naturally supposed, both husband and wife
were very much affected after so long and so unjust a separation.
Before Mason left London he waited upon his benefactor, Mr.
H. R. Yorke, M.P., to express to that gentleman his gratitude for his
unwearied exertions on his behalf. On Sundaylast a partyof Mason's
relatives arrived in York to welcome his return, and were delighted
to find him in such good health and spirits.
REPRESENTATION OF MONMOUTHSHIRE.—A requisi-
tion is in course of signature, cal ing on Captain Edward Somerset
to oiler himself, in the Protection interest. as a candidate for the
representation of the county of Monmouth. Lord Grfuiville Somerset,
aware of the active canvass carried on against himself, has already
issued an address to the electors, in which he sgys—" I ant unwilling
to disturb the county of Monmouth, when Parliament may-continue
for a considerable time. But lam tearful lest my silence should be
misconstrued. I now, therefore, take the liberty of informing you
that who, the time to enter upon a co test shall arrive, I shall appeal
to you to decide upon my merits as your representative."
GRAND ENTERTAINSIENT AT TUE CAVALRY AND
INFANTRY BARRACKS AT WINDSOR —A splendid banquet was given
at the infantry barracks on Tuesday by the officers of the Grenadier
ptehoeticvoelofirii eeloadield. officerse oeft,et,hileog2dt
hLe i
ofeo
bGiuhatyrdese,
the neighbourhood, to the number of nearly two hum,reci, were pre-
sent, by invitation, at the performances of the Ethiopian Serenaders,
dagnednmtryalol3f
oGfutahrde Ist: rteso
who had been expressly engaged by the officers of the
two regiments
for the occasion, at the theatre. A grand ball was afterwards given
tby ek„and Eton lie_
wee 0300 and 400 of the Life principal families incavalry Windso r the officers of the 2d Guards at the barra

were present.
SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL.—
Yesterday the 145th anniversary of the society was publicly cele-
brated by Divine service at St. Paul's Cathedral. His Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury arrive lat the cathedral at half-past three,
and a procession was formed whl.,h moved into the church, where
the dignitaries took their seats. There were present eleven bishops,
four deans, five archdeacons, the Lord Mayor, eight aldermen, the
sheriffs, and a large number of clergymen in full canonicals. Full
cathedral service was performed, and the sermon was preached by
the Bishop of St. David's, from the ith chapter of St. John's Gospel,
verse 6. A liberal collection was entered into at the close of the

service.
GENERAL Norr's Tomu—The tomb of the lamented
veteran, At CannArtittll, kit just belu gomplotecl.