The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-08 00:00:00

iliE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON.

A proposal has been made to thr memh-rs of the
Royal Yacht Squadron to act as the New York Club
did, and to try to get a:yacht or yachts built to be
equal in sailing qualities to any the Americans can
send, but it has nut yet been taken up with so much
spirit as might have been expected. One gentleman
has certainly come forward handsomely. C. M. Talbot,
Esq., M.P., though he has as fine a yacht as any one
can wish for ; she has every possible accommodation
and comfort in her, a good sea boat and a floating
mansion (the Capricorn schooner of 313 tons), he has
offered to be 1,0001. towards the expense of building
a yacht to be constructed entirely for swiftness, if two
other gentlemen will put down 1.0001. each-3,0001.
being fully sufficient for the purpose. This is a good
beginning, and we have much pleasure in publishing
it, hoping that our yachtsmen will be up and doing
before next season, and put the abilities of our ship.
builders and sailmnkers to the test.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALM.ORAL, FRIDAY, SEPT. 5.
Her Majesty visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent yesterday at Abergeldie.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer-
stalking.
The Princess Royal and Princess Alice went to
Abergeldie to visit the Duchess of Kent in the
afternoon.
Lord John Russell left Balmoral yesterday for the
south.

SATURDAY.
Her Majesty drove yesterday in the open carriage
and walked, attended by the Hon. Miss Byng.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer-
stalking.
Tae Baroness Speth had the honour of dining with
her Majesty yesterday.
The Countess of Desart left Balmoral yesterday,
and will be succeeded by the Marchioness of Douro,
as Lady in waiting to her Majesty.

The Earl and Countess of Eglinton are entertaining
a succession of visitors at Eglinton Castle, Ardrossen, where
they have arrived from his Lordship's marine villa, the Pa-
vilion, Ayrshire. The Castle is reported to be full of com-
pany during the races.
Ex.TENSIVE ROBBERS OF POSTAGE STAMPS.—A
few months ago. during some alterations in the Liverpool
Post-office, large parcels of postage stamps, amounting in
value to between 400/. and 8001,, were mysteriously ab-
stracted, and all efforts of the police to trace the perpetrators
were ineffectual. On Saturday, however, Ann Collins, an
elderly female, hitherto moving in a respectable sphere of
life, was brought up before the magistrates at Liverpool
there w
Police-court, charged with having sold large quantities of
without being able to account satisfactorily
from the Pasosnto-
postage stamps,
for their possession, and also with intent to defraud the in.
laud revenue. The superintendent of the detective force
partrates 0 thatf those
intimateddoubt
theateos
stamps
Post-
office, there was no clue at present to connect Mrs. C
psinwageriet
with that transaction, and the charge wouldollina
at
confined to said she
without a licence. The present be
in defence, said she received the stamps from prisoner,
Cal-
cutta; and the magistrates, after remarking
her son at
was a very unlikely place to receive sta that Calcutta
her in the mitigated penalty of .5/. or nips trom, convicted
merit. one month's imprison-

THE FALLING-IN OF THE OLD SEWER NEAR WE81...
311NSTEI:•13RIDGE. —The very dangerous appearance of the
carriage-way near the foot of Westminster-bridge, on the
Surrey side, occasioned by the sudden breaking-in of an old
sewer a few weeks since, has at length been changed for
one of perfect security. The whole of the loose soil has
been withdrawn, and the entire aperture filled in with good
hard rubbish and concrete—the course of the drain has been
diverted, so as to form a juncti,,n with the recently cones
strutted sewer which intersects the I'Vestruinstesc-trday all
roadl.rum
across
Stangate-street to Pedlar's Acre. (n
the work having been made good, the hoardinlg
w was
removed.
and the stream of vehicles in that crowded thoroughfarerior to the
'
thus enabled to proceed with the same facility as prior
accident.

FOREIGN PAPER.— A. parcel of writing- paper of
French manufacture having been imported from Haws,
having a
crown and the word " Bath" stamped in the usual
place, at the top left•haml corner, and also contained in
wrappers, having tile words
...Bath. superfine," thereon
ior the purpose of exportation, it was decided that it cguld
net be allowed to be exported with this false character, hav-
ing been illegally- imported for
ithbad tat purpt
nt ; but must be
returned to the port from which bee shi
Co
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a good and sound egg, place it in strong vinegar, and allow
it to remain for twelve hours; it will then become quite
soft ,and elastic. In this state it can be squeezed into a
tolerably wide-mouthed bottle; when in, it must be covered
with water, having some soda dissolved in it. In a few
hours this preparation will restore the g
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