The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual
early morning walk.
The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise
this forenoon in the Little Park.
Her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe
Langenburg, with the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe,
Chd the Princesses Adelaide and Feodora, rode out
is forenoon in a pony carriage and four.
s Ins Royal Highness Prince Albert enjoyed the
port of shooting this morning, accompanied by his
Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince of Parma
and the Duke of Wellington, and attended by Lord
kiphinstone, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Colo-
nel P. 11. Seymour.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include her Royal Highness the Duchess' of Kent,
their Royal highnesses the hereditary Prince and
Princess of Parma, their Serene Highnesses the
Princess of Hohenlohe Laneenburg and the Princess
(iEliza, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Countess Lo ea
n attendance on the Hereditary Princess of Pampa),
Baroness de Speth, the Duke of Wellin ton, the Durk
of Norfolk, General Wemyss, and George
The The band of the 2d Life Guards attend during
attend her Majesty's private band
afterwardgs
attend in the Castle. will
Lo)

ird John Russell has left Howick Hall, Northum-
berland, the seat of Earl Grey, on his return to town.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
Office from the Governor of Sierra Leone.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from
he Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West. India
Colonies..

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
C)1111---I trust before long the attention of the
th'vernteent will be directed to street gullies, and
at they will adopt traps to prevent the stench,
whio,
fro Et I am sure must be very injurious, arising.
b tu them. lam perfectly aware sewers require to.
8. ventilated, but there are various ways of doing it
Without being injurious to health.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, S.

lONIAN ISLANDS.
INSURRECTION IN CEPHALONIA.
A letter, dated Cephalonia, the 2d of October, on
Which every reliance may be placed, states that on the
143 th ult. an insurrection of the country people against
the Government broke out. IThe insurgents had col-
lected in large numbers, armed, and their first attack
Ras made on Lixuri, a town situated opposite Argos-
,t°li, the capital :of the island. A small number of
English troops were sent against the insurgents,
When fighting
t took place, resulting in one soldier and
latter to the mountains. The insurgents had also
Ilreateried Argostoli, but up to the 2d instant they
Made no further attack on the towns. The object
uti the insurrection does not appear to have been
ac-
eurately known. There can be no doubt that, what-
hvaest. it may have been, the Lord High Commissioner
d ample forces at his diposal to speedily put it
P

The
A• NEW MODE OF TRAVELLING PER RAIL.—
821"vftuts at the General Station at Dundee have muchrocu.
di in !
rt, getting the cattle put into trucks, pa
cover. lii loading one of these last week, a fine Argyle-
nnshire not, after h- having his fore legs in, was startled by
engine whiatleaat his ear, and making a desperate
leap cleared the truck and dashed up the line to the
General Station. His first mark
Btuopie. with his back towards the animal, which
was a pointsman,
pitchedbhim forwards, but fortunately was untouched by
,1!3 hoins, He then tore onwards to the station, where
418 approach caused great sensation, and speedily every
zYail..44l', driver and porter, were on the roof of erery
~;)able eirriage. The agility displayed on this occa-
ii'l was much to the satisfaction of the superintendent,
a Purposes an occasional ♦isit of the same kind with
vi,v
rne Of practising the servants in celerity of move-
lik tit ; and judging from the first lesson he thinks that,
j 4 e.,4ew handwriting, it might be proficiently acquired
Passed(nree lessons. ()awards, however, the animal went,
about
on to the Scottish Midland line, which he left
•°" a mile to the north,and was last seen making for
11,3
_. . .
. nAtive hills, with foaming mouth and streaming tail.
iiernli„
"g u 4 unapt re resentation of "Taurus" as
°lithe col • P
estial globes.—Dundee Courier.
ti,,,,
_aTti Burrisn RAILWAY _Yesterday (VVednes-
f i_J 4 passenge-train arrived at the station here direct
r...r,21 London, being the first that has crossed the bridge
nalleerwick. This arrangement saves a great deal of
till,,„',at'd is much more convenient for passeegerc, as
baJa_uu not require to change carriages.—iVorteßritish
"a 11414 at Edinburgh.