The Sun.
London, England, 1833-07-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Princes ALEXANDER and CHARLES of Solms ho-
noured the Countess of RIETBOROUGH with their company
on Monday evening, at the grand ball given by her Lady-
ship at her residence ;n Dover-street.
Prince CHARLES of Sulms visited St. Paul's Cathedral
yesterday.
The two Princes dined last evening at the Travellers'
Club.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the residence
of Viscount ALTIIORP, which was attended by the Marquis
of LaNsnowNE, Earl GRET, the Earl of RIPON, the Duke
of RICHMOND, Viscount MELISOURNE, Viscount PAL-
MERSTON, Mr. Secretary STANLEY, the Earl of CARLISLE,
Viscount ALTHORP, the Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT,
Lord HOLLAND, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR and Sir JAMES GRAHAM
joined their colleagues during the latter part of their sitting.
The Ministers remained in deliberation abouc two hours
and a half.

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FATHER AND SON DROWNED.—Saturday
inquests were held at thr Barge, near the Grind Sluice,
Boston, on THOMAS SMITH and JOHN SMITH, faller and
son, drowned in the river Witham the preceding ,ay.
Mr. S. BURRELL deposed that at about one on Fiiday
he observed a woman on hoard a vessel throwing up her
hands, but thinking she was in a passion he took little no-
tice until he saw the boat run on shore, when the woman
Jumped out ; he then ran to the spot, and Mrs. SMITH
told him that her husband and son were both drown, d.
Ms. SMITH stated that she was at work in the cabin
when her daughter (a child about eight) cried out " Oh,
mother, here's father and brother overboard !" She in-
stantly rushed on the deck, and saw her husband and son
sinking under the vessel. The deceased was owner of the
boat, a regular trader between Boston and Horticastle.
It appears that the child (who was about five years) was
playing on deck when he fell overboard, and his father
having leaped in to save him, was drawn under the vessel,
when both met a watery grave. A verdict to that effect
was recorded.

STATE OF THE CROPS.—We have had the
opportunity of receiving vatious communications upon
thisinteresting subject from prac•ical men, who have been
eye-witnesses of the state of the crops in different districts
remote from each other. The result of this information is
as follows :—The Wheats are universally good, having
been beyond the r. ach of casualties when the drought
"ring the whole month of May set in. Barley and
Oats, particularly the latter, are very generally light, as
they were not sufficiently advanced to bear up against the
dry weather of the Spring. Bye is good, and in the
Southern crnanties will be fit to cut in about a fortnight.
yotatoes are fine in quantity and quality, as far as can be
judged of by the samples already in use. Berns are a very
good crop. Peas rather light in general. The only dis-
tricts where the principal Lent corns are not very light are
the fens and low lands ; in sandy and dry soils, they are
literally parched from the early drought. The Hop bines
are every where very strong, and the duty steady at
170,0001..—Brighton Guaardian, June 2.