The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-12 00:00:00

Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
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Paris and St.Quontin ... 2
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Rouen and Havre
. ,o.). al North of Spain ... 2
Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 ....
Strasbourg and Bale ... 14
St. Laurence & Atlantic
Tournay, Jnrbise, Lan-
den, and Hassell...—. 4
Tours and Nantes (Mac-
kenzie's) ... 4
Do. do. (Lefebvre's N 2 - ........ 0 .....
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Ditto (O'Neill's)
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Trinidad
Verona and Ancona._ 3
West Flanders .. 4

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MINES.

Real del Monte Unregd.

COURT CIRCULAR. raal
Sir Robert Peel arrived at Claremont on Safie
afternoon, and had the honour of joining the roygue,is
at dinner. The Right Hon. Baronet remains en s
to her Majesty.
The Bishop of Oxford arrived at Claremont on Satan
day, an a visit to the Queen.
Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, and the Misses 6sri;
diner, had the honour of joining the Royal Dinner Ore
on Friday evening.
Yesterday the Royal Family were taken their sceur
tomed airings in the forenoon, in Claremont Park. 04
The Queen and Prince Albert, and the Ladies 0
Gentlemen of the Court, attended Divine serviceforti
Claremont, yesterday morning. The Bishop of v$
officiated.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort walked outier
terday afternoon. h
The Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, "kited
of Leicestt r, and the Right Hon. Sidney HsTbertm,o, /4"-net
Sir Robert Peel on Saturday. The Right Hon.
left his residence in Whitehall-gardens, in the of °°a
for Claremont. c
His Excellency the Portuguese Minister tranS
business at the Foreign office, on Saturday. ;th tte
The Bishop of Jamaica had an interview 11",,,Ho•
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, on Saturday, at the "1"
nial-office. 4o'
The Earl of Aberdeen left town on Saturday tute„—dreis
Sir Robert Peel has issued invitations to afu " 01
Parliamentary dinner party on Wednesday, the Th.
inst., at his residence in Whitehall-gardens.,
foot,
Queen's speech, on opening the sessions of Parbsl.ool
will be read by the Right Hon. Baronet to his ritita—
guests.
Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening f hod.
the Colonial office for the Governor of South Ans
At the Chapel, St. James's, yesterday, the
were read by the Rev. J. C. Haden. The sern:o2,l
preached by the Rev. Dr. Irwin. T wag
have anthem 'w
have set God." Mr. Turle presided at the organ., pril
Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord Colville, and
G. Pauler, were among the nobility present.

IMPORTANT AGHICULTIJI I
IMPROVEMENTS.
On Saturday afternoon a number of gentlealenpt hi
rested in agricultural and gardening pursuits,
~,oss
invitation, with Mr. Francis Henry Bickes, of Mshfrr
on the Rhine, at the offices of Mr. Croucher,
lalgar-square, to examine several specimens 01 °s,-,itt's
tural produce raised by a new process invented wit. 0
first-named gentleman. The nature of the discoverisiel
stated by Mr. Bickes, is to lessen exceedinglbero
heavy item of cost manure ; to bring lands belteoltr
considered not worth the trouble and expense 0' dot
vation into a highly productive state, and grow ell
that even in the most fertile land would be deeutoe,
valuable compensation to the agriculturists. 11,11rpte
that land now in high cultivation may be made
duce better crops of all kinds, in quality and tl'utd
without exhausting its strength ; its fertilizing roVi
being fully sustained from year to year. The s°,,, 904
nishing results are produceable by preparing indst
in a peculiar manner (the process Mr. Bickes °loofir
secret), by which the powers of attracting and ,s 014
ing in a high degree the elements of nutrition is 711,
to the plant. For sixteen years the gentleman inio bd
tion has been engaged in agricultural pursuit's osor
native country, and has but lately arrived in tbl,,,s Ydr
try ; his object being, if, possible, to get the Got
ment convinced of the truth and value of his di'c.oi
so as to purchase it for the benefit of the 114
large. It was stated by Mr. Wickes that the v.loof
his discovery was fully attested by practice ; in P pe
which he could refer to testimonials from vatiou6 oplf
of the Continent as well as England, which he nclelitil,
mitted to the public. The gentlemen present 11,e," co;,'
supplied with a copy of the testimonials referrea ""ia
taming attestations from the Imperial Garden dr,
Burg, several magistrates and leading al„ricii",,
of Vienna ; agricultural judges appointed to e 5-00,
into the discovery at Offenbach, the garden of OVA
of Isenbourg, several landed proprietors of Castel',,,, Or,
bitrator of the Agricultural Society of Mayet"-ie,'
several members of the Society of Naturalists iled
agricultural committee at Maabach, several landed
prietors of Belgium, in addition to testimonials pig
Colonel Blagrove, Calcot-paik, Berks, and other !Li)
men in that county, who had tried the prepared sePll,
declaring the results produced by the seed preP!'„aer,
Mr. Bickes' process, to be most astonishing, both lug
lopment of fibre, and in size, quantity, and ripenessi
It was further stated that potatoes,g. own by the roi
process, had in no ease been subjected to the Preto
disease. A great number of sp# cimens were, C
round the room, consisting of wheat, barley' O-1,94
nitize. or Indian corn, and various kinds of siirti of
plants. The cerealian products, especially, e'ere,do,"
most gigantic dimensions, and the ears were be':fetr:4l
filled ; yet, it was stated, these were grown Co reps
land, without ma .ure, the seed being ,imply P.,,,r 000
notwithstanding which they had arrived at `-ijetit,
much earlier than the best tevourett grair,
ordinary sy stem of cultivation. A very fine r°bie),g
plant was shown, grown from a prepared seed, wjiteTi
one year had become as large as the plant (Iripky
does in eight. Altogether the specimens. ts',oo;6s
granted the data of Mr. Bickes, are the 'not
if
ing we ever saw, and the theory, it. proved trit'-ferliP;
Bickes really- possesses a secret that can caw° foe,'
amidst barren wilds, end doubly enhance the valf,;
even the most fruitful soils—he will prove bitsg-pgo;,o
greatest benefacor the vv,,rld ever saw. The
nowevei., .ire tt prac' ical peel:fie, and he must derti,' 01'0
his powers in an unamblguous mai lier on their o"fip
tend under such circumstances as cannot h,,fe!o
before he can expect, du, patronage and rewaru,i-iallioi
.I‘ll Bickes, and the gentlemen whom he ban, 0,4
dined together afterwards, at the Exeter Ils.,cerf;
Croucher in the chair, where, after an I'oo'
dinner, to very delightful evening was spent, 0"
excellent speeches delivered.

It has been stated in the papers that cireolijoeil
been dispatched from the Treasury to those PA,e'pg
the House of Commons who usually support S'arofov
Peel, requesting their attendance on the open is
liament. We understand that no such circtliti
beer. issued.— Obse; ver. it
We understand that Lord Francis Eirert0"00
move, and Mr. Edmund Beckett Denison is $41,, to,
the a dress in the House of Commons, in auswe',/
Queen's speech, on the opening of' Path...oo-
server.
red
An arrangement, it is said, has been en

among the Conservatives of the eastern divisi74
county, by which Mr. Darby will retain his set' eolit
the ensuing session, but with the tiederstandhtl,,/
,vote, on all Ministerial questions, with Sir It. 0(4
appointment, therefore, held by Mr. Darby doe',ooool
der it necessary that he should go before his
cuts to be re• elected, and the retention of his g 0 ,
holding de facto a place under the Government"
evasion of the Bill of Rights—long since beco4
useful purposes, a dead letter. But Mr. Darby seetle)
acting candidly towards his monopolist frieeds d.
-
them that, if he remain in Parliament, he shail:peo;4l,
the Premier, and they, rather than incur the e,1"0;11;,'
an election, with another election in the initees"(lietik
consent to allow Mr. Da: by to retain his seat; 1r!
could call upon him to res:gn—not because be 'oorflt
man, but because he avows his intention to 61/10$ /14
Minister in his free- trade projects) till the Prelepsyl.
Hameln dies a natural death. One vote, 66 tero
therefore be lost to the mon( polists of the ear
sion in the coming conflict.—Beiyhton Herald. lte
Miss A. ROMER, THE VOCALIST.—Wew,„ii,
much plaased with the debut of this young "boo It
Concert-ball, on Wednesday evening. 6h„plPl'
educate we understand, at the Royal lica":"„01,
don, and has returned to the place of her 131',1 soli;
complished vocalist. We have seldom wittlesbeg
miring a first appearance, and predict her sPef
toe el,.
eminence in the arduous profession which she," 9 0
Her figure is slender, and rather petite, her lecoter'/.
sive, her voice of exceedingly melodious e"r.cepij
knowledge of musical science erudite for her lj fro
her style in the highest degree neat and finish ley
ing us very much of the manner and capabiliiii-41‘4.
Delcy, who is now delighting the musical 101)10,i
other side of the Atlantic. Many of ourded e`
sionals were present, and one and all ste°o,erehol,
their utmost meed of admiration. To this.
the warm commendations of an enthusiasfwoe(iots,
who was always ready to greet indigenous
well capable of applying a strict test for 1f pb
The performances were announced by Mr.J,soe Otto':
son, who presided at the pienoferte, and w"
ably as,isted by Miss Whitnall, Mr. Rees'e9' frl
Braunhelder.—Liverpool MaiL
tv Teti;
MR. BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARs•-Sc t.llO
1846.--We are requested to state that Dir.i.:1000(::,
Great Marlborough-street, has this day pub,,` u 0,0)
Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, for 1846' 101'0
tion, corrected throughout from the persool'a
tions of the nobility, &c., and containing ,
creations, in one volume (comprising as rauot'i 1.0111,
twenty ordinary volumes), with upwards hi hc
grdvings of arms, &c., price 38s. bound, w c
be had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn
published the first three parts, price 1134' " bed
Mr. Burke's " History of the Landed GentrY'd
logical and heraldic dictionary of the wbc!eirel°
titled aristocracy of England. Scotland, and prov
fourth, and concluding part, is in the press'
~,...11;04,
ROBBERY BY A RAILWAY SURYEl°ltiitillill
tion was on Friday forwarded to the MetroP°l4 910 lei
police-stations, that a surveyor named Richict Aeofe
had lately been engaged on the Severn 01010100 j
Railway, from Rugby to Gloucester, had, swiiie Jr
fowling-piece, the property of Mrs. Jeffs' vO/1
dealer, High-street, Tewkesbury. sto: 1:11)
THE FRENCH EMBASSY.—We 118-erde etitedu
Excellency the French Ambassador, Countiagel
has been detained in Paris considerably
~o 0 %re
originally expected, his Excellency's detellyt'm
family matters, or the Noble Count and t 1
Aulaire would have returned to this countrYthe
back. The Ambassador, accompanied hY st
the Marquis St. Aulaire, is now expecte
Howie by the 18th inst., at latest.