The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-02 00:00:00

Co UK. TCitt ULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.
Prince Albert, attended by Mr. G. E. Anson and
General Bowles, left Windsor Castle this morning, at
a quarter before nine o'clock for London, travelling
by a special train on the Great Western Railway.
His Royal Highness returned to the Castle at two
o'clock.

The Earl and Countess of Clarendon took -their
departure from the Castle to• day.
Lard Camoys has relieved the Earl of Listowel in
the duties of Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and Sir
Ed ward Bowater has relieved Captain the Hon. J.
Denman in his duties as Groom in Waiting to her
Majesty.
The royal 'dinner circle this evening includes her
Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langen-
burg, and the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Lan-
genburg.
The Queen's private band performed yesterday
evening, in the Castle, the following pieces :
Overture—" Le Dieu et la Bayadere"
(first time) • • •••
Quartetto, No. I—Allo. con brio, adagio
affettuoso ad appassionato, scherzo alto.
motto, allegro—(two violins, viola, and
violincello : Messrs. Sainton, Nickel,
Hill, and H. Chipp).. . Beethoven.
Andante and Rondo . Hummel.
Amalien Walzer (first time)
Her Majesty's private band attend this evening in
the Castle.

Auber.

Prince Albert arrived at Buckingham Palace
shortly before ten o'clock yesterday morning, attended
by Mr. G. E. Anson and Major-General Bowles, and
afterwards proceeded to Somerset House and presided
at a Council of the Duchy of Cornwall. His Royal
Highness left early in the afternoon on his return to
Windsor Castle.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday, at Gloucester!House.
The School of, Design had a meeting yesterday at
the office of the Board of Trade.

The Earl and. Countess of Clarendon returned to
their residence, the Grove, Watford, yesterday, from
Windsor Castle.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial=
office, from the Governors of the North American
Colonies.

POST- OFFICE ROBBERIES.—The present rage for
economy vents itself as usual upon those servants of the
public who really do the work, and ttose,unfortunates-r-
-the postmen—who occupy the most pixie! post Under Government,
Government, are trying to make both ends meat, by
coolly taking all the money fore,ardecl by letter, as vo-
luntary Axmeributions to the public to an ill-paid class of
officers. Instead of the highwayman's cry of " Stand
and deliver!" the exclamation of the postmen to a money
letter, is, "Come, come, you must stand something, or. I
won't deliver you at all." Post-office robbery is now
such a common occurrence, that to put a piece of money
into a letter is equivalent to subscribing it for the relief
of the under-paid postmen of the metropolis; and when
our " vile dross" does not go safe to its destination, we
are fully aware that tilt mistake has not arisen" by any
misdirection," but by the letter-carrier having carried
things a little too far, and paid more regard to the spirit
than to the letter, in the view he takes of what is due
to him for his arduous services. Considering the shabby
remuneration of this class, we are not surprised at the
old saying of" not worth a rap," which clearly means a
postman's rap; tend we trust that, for the sake of the
victimised public, as:well as for the good of the wretched
functionaries themselves, this rap on the knuckles may
tend to an increase of their legal sularies.—Funch.
INLAND NAVIGATION AND RAILWAY MISSION.—
Last night the 11th anniversary meeting of the friends
and supporters of this society, which was founded for
the purpose of diffusing religious instruction amongst
the numerous classes of persons employed on, and con-
nected with, rivers, canals, and railways, was held at the
, Boatmen's School. room, in Macclesfield-street, City-
road. The Rev. Dr. Cox presided. The Rev. J. T.
Jeffery, the secretary, read the report of the operatif,ns
of the society, which stated that the recorded visits to
railway labourers, boatmen and bargemen, and their
families, during the past year, were 13,543, being an in-
crease f nearly 5,000 on the previous year; and 250,000
religious tracts and cabin tablets had been distributed,
besides Bibles and Testaments: 73 water families had
been supplied with school books, and 335 Bibles and
Testaments had been placed among the cabin stores of
canal and river craft, with the most beneficial results.
The receipts amounted to 3511. 6s. iod., including too/.
in hand to meet expenditure of schools at Wolverhamp-
ton and London. The expenditure exceeded the amount
of receipts by 17/. 1 ls. 6d. The report having been
adopted, the chairman and several other gentlemen ad-
dressed the meeting. A vote of thanks was then passed
to the chairman, and the meeting separated.

... _
CLEANING OF FALLOW LAND.—Although the sys-
tem of farming has now been so far improved alto render
the cleaning of fallow land an easy matter co*pared to
what it once was, still there is a good deal to he done in
this way in marry places. Permit me to offer'll few re-
marks upon this head, suggested by the present fine
weather, which I trust will continue for some time to
come. The labour attending the cleaning of land in the
spring, for the purpose of green crops is often of u very
laborious and tedious nature, and time can often so ill
be spared for it, that the work is performed i ' perfectly.
1 This is particularly the case when the weathe is wet in
spring. The plan I suggest is, to give the lan intetnyied
to be green cropped a very slight furrow es soon al
present grain crop is removed, and the whole (tourpletely
grubbed and harrowed, to bring up the weeds to the
surfuce' which should be instantly gathered and carried
nff to the compost heap; instead of being consumed by
burning, as the system of some is, who forget that what
is bad in itself may very often be turned into good by
judicious management. When this has been accom-
pli.hed, and the bulk of root weeds removed, let the land
have a good deep furrow to lie over winter, and the
labour in spring will be more than hale-lessened; beside,.,
she ground will te rendered more permeable to the in-
flu:nce of the winter's troit, and consequently better
suited to yield a profitable return in its season. Let the
system once be trio.' and I doubt not that it will soon bc-
come common from the fact of its proving a remunerat-
mg plan.—Cor. of ziyrshire Ayriculturi,,t.
THE FALL of A SUGAR HOUSE IN GLASGOW.--
(ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.)—The following are the
names of the unfortunate mew ascertained to be buried,
and not recovered up to ten o'clock on Tuesday night:—
Michael King, Robert Bailie (overseer), With..m Carn.
brae, Hugh Harvey, John Kinnear, Michael Ilaggarty,
John M•Lean, Andrew Bradley, Richard Gage, Charles
Galh;cher, and John M'Guire. Ad, or nearly all, the
above have lett widows Lid families. The names of the
three men killed, whose bodies (which exhibited a most
ghastly appearance) have been found, are—James
Doherty, Kirk-street, Calton, who has left a widow and
four children, three daughters AU a son; John Alford,
or llelferty, 45, Cannon-, treat, aged fifty years, has left
a widow and two children; Thomas Love, Ann s!reer,
a widower, has left one child. The following are the
names of those still alive:—Archibald Campbell, James
Miller, Peter M•Pliail, Peter Kildae, and John Gunian.
At twelve o'clock on Tuesday
night the chairing opera-
tions were proceeding with the greatest activity and zeal
by the full blaze of torch light, and the generous tfforts
are likely to be rewarded with the rescue of another life.
Another unfortunate man has been communicated with,
and sanguine hopes are entertained that he may be res-
cued in safety.
CHOLERA.—Yesterday the Board of Health received
reports of the following cases:—Stepney, 1, fatal;
SL:athwark, 5, fatal; Camberwell, 1, fat •-•.1; Grk,enwieb:
1; Bermondsey, 1. Ldinburgh.-12 catieS, sad 5 deatha ..