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

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.
earl The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual
y 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 Hoh eni oh e,
and the Princesses Adelaide and Feodora, rode out
this forenoon in a pony carriage arid four.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert enjoyed the
sport of shooting this morning, accompanied by his
Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince of Parma
and the Duke of Wellington, and attended by Lord
Elphinstone, Colonel the Hon. A.N. Hood, and Colo-
nel F. H. 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 Langenburg and the Princess
Eliza, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Countess Lopez
(in attendance on the Hereditary Princess of Parma),
Baroness de Speth, the Duke of Wellin
of Norfolk, General
Wemyss, and ton
Si' the Duke
Sir George
Couper.
The band of the 2d Life
attend in the Castle. Guards attend during
dinner. Her Majle. esty's private band will afterwards
Lord Joh7

ohn 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..

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I trust before long the attention of the
Government will be directed to street gullies, and
that they will adopt traps to prevent the stench,
which I am sure must be very injurious, arising
from them. lam perfectly aware sewers require to
be 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
26th 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
was made on Lixuri, a town situated opposite Argos-
toli, the capital ,of the island. A small number of
English troops were sent against the insurgents,
when fighting took place, resulting in one soldier and
three insurgents being killed, and the retreat of the
latter to the mountains. The insurgents had also
threatened Argostoli, but up to the 2d instant they
had made no further attack on the towns. The object
of the insurrection does not appear to have been ac-
curately known. There can be no doubt that, what-
ever it may have been, the Lord High Commissioner
has ample forces at his diposal to speedily put it
down.

A NEW MODE OF TRAVELLING PER RAIL.--The
servants at the General Station at Dundee have much
difficulty in getting the cattle put into trucks, particu-
-3' aighland stock which have never been under
"!er• In loadin
shire slot week, g one of these last a fine Argyle-
fin en , after having his fore legs in, was startled by
leap clgino whistle at his ear, and making a desperate
eared the .
truck and dashed up the line to the
General Station His first mark was a pointsman,
stoopinr with his back towards the animal, which
pitcheellim forwards, but fortunately was untouched by
his horns, He then tore onwards to the station, where
his approach cat.usd great sensation, and speedily every
guard, driver and orter, were on the roof of every
available carriage. PThe , agility displayed on this occa-
sion Was much to the satisfaction of tho superintendent,
Who purposes an occasional visit of the same kind with
a view of practising the servants in celerity of move-
likement ; and judging from the first lesson he thinks that,
new handwriting,
in three l it might be proficiently acquired
passed o lessons Onwards, however, the animal went,
n to the Scottish Midland line, which he left
about a mile to the north, and was last seen making for
native hills, with foaming mouth and streaming tail,
Tor
minK no unapt representation of "Taurus" as depicted
on the Celestial globes.—Dur.dee Courier.
, NORTH BRITISH RAlLWAY.—Yesterday (Wednes-
aay) a passenger-train arrived at the station here direct
from London, being the first that has crossed the bridge
at, Berwick. This arrangement saves a great deal of
time and is much more convenient for passengers, as
"le): do not require to change carriages. --North British
Daglitail, At gainburgh.