The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-19 00:00:00

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COURT CIRCULAR.

His Majesty gave audiences to Earl Grey, Lord
Auckland, the Marquis of Winchester, Viscount Corn-
bermere, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Lichfield,
Lord Foley, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Hill,
the Earl of Albemarle, and the Duke cf Hamilton.

The Duke of Cumberland, the Princesses Augusta
and Sophia, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester,
and Prince Hohenlohe, drove and walked in the parks
yesterday.
The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Victoria, and
the Princess Hohenlohe, drove and walked in the parks
yesterday.
The Duke of Saxe Meiningen returned to town
yesterday from Windsor Castle.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as-
sembled yesterday morning in the Council Chamber,
and heard appeals during the day, from the award of
the Commissioners for liquidating the claims of Bri-
tish subjects on France. The causes set down for
hearing were those of Gumbes, Carter, and Webster.
Sir Herbert Jenner and Dr: Lushington were heard,
the former in support of the award of the Commis-
sioners, and the latter for the appellants.
The Lords present were, the Vice-Chancellor, the
Right Honourables Sir James Parker, ,Sir J. Bernard
Bosanquet, and Thomas Erskine.
The Duke of Sutherland was unanimously elected
President of the British Institution at a recent meeting .
of the Directors and Governors of the Institution.

Sir Charles Bagot, G. C. 8., was also elected a Di-
rector. •

His Majesty, attended by Sir Andrew Barnard, the
C trk-Marshal, went last evening to Apsley-house, to
honour the Duke of Wellington with his company at
the anniversary dinner given by his Grace to a nume-
rous party of General Officers, and Officers of the Staff
engaged with the Duke at the battle of Waterloo.
Her Majesty and Suite went in two carriages last
evening to Covent-garden theatre, to honour the per-
formance with their presence. The Queen was ac-
companied by the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess
Hohenlohe Langenburg, attended by Lady Clinton,
the Earl of Denbigh, and Baron Spersadt.

LITERATURE.

TWO YEARS AT SEA.—London, 1834.

Miss Roberts, to whose pen we are indebted for
this volume, is a pleasing, unaffected writer, who
sketches scenes and relates anecdotes in a way cal-
culated to leave a favourable impression on the
reader's mind. Her account of the absurd cere-
monies of the crossing of the line throws an air of
novelty over a hackneyed subject, which is a criterion
of superior ability. We subjoin the following par-
ticulars respecting Mr. Peel's new settlement on the
Swan River :

" At the time the arrangement of the Swan River Set-
tlement was before the public, much annoyance was felt
by those wishing to benefit by it, at seeing so immense a
portion of the allotted land marked out and called Mr.
Peel's grant. As, however, this large anticipated estate
afterwards became the property of several other settlers, 1
consider it as belonging to the establishment of the colony
in general,- and that, therefore, an account of it will be
interesting to many of my readers.
" It was the opinion of those intending to emigrate,
that., with the exception of the governor, and lands selected
by him as government reserves, there would be no prefer-
ence shown ; that those who arrived and applied first would
have the first choice, the extent of that choice varying only
according to their property and means of establishing
themselves in the colony. They therefore felt very much
discontented when they saw so large a portion of the most
promising part selected and allotted to one individual before
he left England, although the gift was on condition of his
taking possession of it by a certain date.
" This, and other facts relative to settlers in general,
being publicly known, many of those who had not embarked
too far in their intended speculations receded and gave up
entirely ; whilst others, on the contrary, hastened their
departure as much as possible, - that they might have an
early choice of the land that remained.
" On their arrival at the promised spot, the disappoint-
ment at finding no verdure was great and general ; so
much so, that many declared, should Mr. Peel not arrive
by the stipulated day, his grant, which contained much
good land, ought to be divided and given to them. The
governor not in the least doubting Mr. Peel's arrival,
assented to this proposal, and thus, for a time, quieted the
reproaches of many who surrounded him.
" On the morning of the stated and long anticipated day,
the horizon was clear : not a speck denoting the approach
of a sail was to be seen, and, the time being fully expired,
the envied tract was divided and given to the greatest
claimants, with the right of priority. Three days after
Mr. Peel arrived !

" And now let us carry ourselves to the spot, and view
him, the master and mover of a large society of persons,
all intended to fill different situations, and to manage, in
every grade, an extensive estate. The secretary, surveyor,
mechanic, and labourer, many of them with their wives
and children, were there. They all, indeed, looked to the
land to form an opinion of what was to be the ultimate result
of their exertions ; but, if it should fail, they had another
prop on which to lean—their employer ; who, whatever his
disappointments might be, must in a degree provide and
arrange for them—so that Mr. Peel's was no enviable
situation.

" The cry of ' Estate given away !'—' No good land to
be found !' had to be repeated over and over again, before
it could be believed possible : when it was so, the effect
may be imagined but it cannot be described. As, how-
ever, a grant of equal extent to the former was to be
selected wherever Mr. Peel chose, he had only to hope for
the best, to land his party, and to wait patiently till a
favoured spot could be found as a final settlement, and, in
the mean time, to form an encampment convenient for
landing. This being determined on, the place was selected,
property was unpacked, habitations were thrown up on the
sandy plain, and called Peel Town.

"And him are the multitude to be fed in the desert ?
The stony rock, indeed, will yield them water, but there is
no ' manna to cover the ground,' that they may ' gather
and eat.' Their cattle are slaughtered for occasional fresh
meat, and the stores of salt provisions are opened for the
daily supply, so that hands destined to guide the pen, and
measure and sketch improvements on the anticipated estate,
hold the balance for the daily distribution of salt meat, tea,
sugar, butter, and biscuit, that all may have enough, and
none to spare.
" It is natural to suppose that such a concern could not
have been undertaken without proper provision being made
for the party, till the land should produce them a supply ;
but still the calculation of settling at once, and immediately
growing vegetables around them, was very different from
that which would have been entered into, had a previous
delay in settling been anticipated.
" After they were established, as I have stated, a fire
happened in the encampment, by which not only the stores
for the community at large, but the little private property
of individuals, suffered considerably. This event made
many begin to wish to separate, thinking it would be better
to provide for themselves than to undergo the daily annoy-
ances of 'remaining together without the prospect of a
favourable result. Money was therefore called for, which
their employer not anticipating. had not to give, and pieces
of paper, bearing the nominal value of five shillings each
were distributed, till distant resources could be obtained."

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY,)

(FROM LLOYD'S )
DEAL, JUNE 18.—Wind W. S. W., moderate.—Ar-
rived the La Bon Mere, from Shields for Demerara.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 18.—Wind W. to W.S. W.—
Arrived off port the Mountaineer, Redman, from Barbadnei.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 17.—Wind W. S.W., fresh and
squally. •
FALMOUTH, JUNE 17.—Wind W„ fresh gales and
squally.—Arrived the Colonist, Smith, from Barbadoes.
BRISTOL, JUNE 18,—Arrived the Jane and Barbara,
Butters, from St, Vincent,

•
STANQATE CREEK, JUNE 18.—Arrived the Pearl, Hol-
land, from Odessa.

vE a I OoL, Ju xE 17.--Arrived the Eleanor, Stockton,
and Michigan, Dyer, from New Orleans; Dorothea, Wat-
son, and Sir Willi= Wallace, Hannah, from Mobile;
Mary Ann, Crowder, from Wilmington ; Catherine Jane,
Cannon, from Prince Edward's Island; Cornelia, Tough,
from Newfoundland ; and Matirolico, Cordilla, from lAles-
sina. Off port the Barbadian, Nagle, from Bar'badoes.
WHITEHAVEN, Ju NE 16. —Arrived an:Ranger, Stewart,
from Antigua. •
GREENOCK, JUNE ]6, —Arrived the Fergus, Masson,
from Bombay ; Christinian, Paton, from Jamaica ; Agnes,
Nichols, from Demerara ; and Christian, Spence, from
Trintida4.
DuBLIN, JUNE 17.—Arrived off port the Sisters, from
Malta.
CoRK, JUNE I6,—Arrived the Ursula, Jadin, from
Ito.t4dOki,