The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court,
and the domestic household, attended Divine service

josterday morning in the private chapel at Buckingham
Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the
Countess of Desart, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel
Bouverie, left town at eleven o'clock on Saturday morn-
ing, and paid a visit to the Countess de Neuilly and the
French Royal Family, at Claremont. Her Majesty and
his Royal Highness returned to Buckingham Palace
shortly before two o'clock.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived in
town on Saturday, attended by Lady Fanny Howard,
from her residence, Frogmore, and visited the Queen at
Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness partook of
luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert, and in the
afternoon returned to Frogmore.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided, on Sa-
turday afternoon, at a meeting of the Royal Commis-
sion for the Promotion of the Exhibition of the Works of
Industry of all Nations. His Royal Highness, attended
by Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel Bou-
verie, arrived at the Exhibition building in Hyde-park,
at three o'clock.

The Commissioners present were—Earl Granville,
Lord Stanley, Lord Overstone, Sir Richard Westmacott,
Sir Charles Lyeil, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, Mr. Baring,
M.P.; Mr. Bazely, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr.
John Gott, Mr. Pusey, M.P.; Mr. Stephenson, M.P.;
Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P.; and Mr. John Shep-
herd (Chairman of the East India Company.)
Mr. Scott Russell, Secretary to the Commission, at-
tended. Colonel Reid, Chairman of the Executive Com-
mittee; Colonel Lloyd, Special Commissioner; and Dr.
Lyon Piayfair, Special Commissioner, were in attend-
ance. The meeting broke up at hall-past four o'clock.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert afterwards in-
spected the building.
The Royal Family took their usual exercise on Satur-
day in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance
Leveson Gower, the Marquis cf Westminster, the Earl
of Liverpool, Lord and Lady John Russell, and Colonel
the Hon. C. B. Phipps, had the honour of dining with
the Queen on Saturday.
The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance, in
Buckingham Palace, during dinner, and performed the
following selection:—
Overture, " Jubilee" Weber.

Fest, Polonaise
Selection from "Robert le Diable"
Waltz " Henrietta" (Ist time) T. Browne.
Pas Rode, " The Fox and the Crow" Luce.
Quadrille " Masaniello"
The " Victory" Galop

God save the Queen.
The Queens private Band afterwards attended, and
played the following pieces:—
Overture " Libella'
Air " Le Dieu et la Bayadere"
March " The Sleeper Awakened"
Duetto " Don Pasquale"
His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured Mr. Wil-
liam Theed with a visit at the studio in Henrietta-street,
on Thursday last.
A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office,
Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon, which was at-
tended by Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Sir
George Grey, Viscount Palmerston. Earl Grey, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, the
Earl of Minto, Lord Broughton, the High Hon. Henry
Labouchere, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Coun-
cil sat two hours and a half.

Mr. Alexander Hastie, M.P., had an interview with
Sir George Grey, on Saturday, at the Home-office.
The Agricultural Implements Committee of the Royal
Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 had a meeting on
Saturday, at half-past twelve, in the Exhibition Build-
ing in Hyde-park. There were present Mr. Pusey,
M.P. (Chairman), Hon. Dudley Pelham, Colonel Chal-
loner, Mr. J. V. Shelley, Mr. H. S. Thompson, and Mr.
Brandreth Gibbs. Colonel Reid (Chairman), and Mr.
Dilke, of the Executive Committee; and Dr. Lyon Play-
fair (Special Commissioner), attended.
Mr. Blanchard had an interview with Earl Grey on
Saturday, at the Colonial-office.
The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers
were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon
was preached by the Rev. Mr. Jackson. At the daily
service the sermon was preached by the Bishop of Here-
ford. The prayers wero read by the Rev. Mr. Helmore;
the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Haden, and the Communion
Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
REFORM ASSOCIATION.
otvaay MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.)
Sir,—The House on rising on Tuesday was ad-
journed till Thursday; partly on account of the late
sitting, and partly, probably, on account of the Queen's
levee.
On Thursday the 27th, motion was made for a
Committee to consider a Resolution, that it is expe-
dient to put in force the power given by the late Act
altering the Navigation Laws, whereby additional or
differential duties should be levied in British ports on
goods exported or imported in Spanish ships, sufficient
to countervail duties of the same kind levied on British
ships in the ports of Spain. The principal movers
were connected with the Northern fisheries ; and the
Free Trailers replied to them effectively, that the
proposal went to enact, that whereas now Shetland
salt-fish was hindered from going to Spain in the
cheaper British vessel, means should be taken to make
the Spanish one also dearer than at present. The
Shetlanders appeared unable to answer this, and so
the votes went against them by 98 to 53; the strong
and substantial argument against them being, that it
was impolitic to allow the Protectionists to take a
step under the shelter of salt-fish, towards anything
like the renewal of the ancient state of things.
An effort was made on the same day to renew the
attack on the Member for Weat Surrey for his out-
spokenness on the subject of monastic institutions.
But the Speaker was stanch, and it fell to the ground
without effect.
A division took place on the salary of the Vice-
Chancellor, in which the Vice-Chancellor won. It
is not good lawyers that run away with the public
millions, but dilettanti gentlemen who build large
baby-houses of stone, which after all have not room
for the Members of the House of Commons, and
generals who please themselves with sending their
brass-headed sticks to native chieftains, as Gessler
set his hat upon a pole, and then we condemned souls
have nothing to do but pay.
On Friday a petition was considered on a question
relating to an Election, where it appeared that a cer-
tain act had taken place at an interval of fourteen
days, but not of fourteen clear days. Whereupon,
since it was not stated that the Act of Parliament said
fourteen clear days, it seems to have been properly
determined that fourteen days would suffice. At all
events the House so thought, as evinced by a majo-
rity of 204 to 7i).
On proceeding to the Committee of Supply, a ques-
tion was moved on the maintenance of the Military
Hospital at liilmainham. A listener to the Irish
orators who opened the subject, must have been
shocked with the idea that the Government con-
templated ignoring the services of all the Irish in the
army, and confiscating the revenues appropriated for
their aid. But on submitting to the rule of Audi al-
terant partem, he would piecemeal have discovered,
that the whole amounted to the facts, that Chelsea
Hospital is large enough for all, that the soldiers,
English and Irish, have no great affection for being
made shows of in hospitals, and in general vastly pre-
fer ending their days among their kindred and friends,
and that there are expenses attendant on the mainte-
nance of many hospitals for few men, which are worth
the saving. In opposition there appeared nothing but
the spirit of nationality which demands an Irish hos-
pital for Irish soldiers ; a demand which is somewhat
ludicrously taken down by the fact, that Irish soldiers
are not sent to the Irish hospital, but soldiers dis-
charged in Ireland, so that the Irishmen may be
looked for in Chelsea, and the English in Kilmain-
ham. The opposition was finally overcome, by a ma-
jority of 137 to 105.
On going into the question of Land Forces, the
usual kind of motion was made for reducing the num.
ber by five thousand men. If something of this kind
was not expected, the original vote might have been
found increased by the five thousand. The customary
motion therefore acts as a useful ballast. In the pre-
sent instance the ballast was maintained by a demon-
stration of 47 against 186.
On Saturday the House met for a few minutes
to receive the Report of the Resolution on the above.
I remain, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, 31st March, 1851.

MRS. TROLLOPS'S NEW NOVEL.—The excitemen,
recently created in the religious world by the proceedings of
a certain clergyman and a certain bishop, appears to have
attracted the attention of one of our ablest novelists, for
Mrs. Trollops, in her new work just published under the title
of " Second Love ; or, Beauty and Intellect," has introduced
in a very entertaining story several clerical characters, re-
minding the reader strongly of the best passages in her u-
lar "Vicar of Wrexhill ;" and among them is a bishop of
the Established Church and a clergyman belonging to his
diocese, whose proceedings afford a very lively view of
Church principles and Church patronage at the present crisis.
All the proceedings in the Court of Chancery, in
the case of Miss Talbot, on Friday and Saturday, were given
in yesterday morning's Observer, to the extent of six folio
columns, with editorial remarks. The Observer of March 23,
which gave three folio columns of Miss Talbot's case, has
been reprinted, and copies can yet be had at 170, Strand.
On Sunday next, April 6, a gratuitous supplement to the
Observer. Price of the Observer and supplement, 6d.
The trustees of the Cholmondeley charities,
through their treasurer, have presented a donation of 2-., to
the Royal Dispensary for o/
Diseases of the Ear, Dean.street,
Soho-square.
All ruins are delightful. Antiquity is a v
sorceress, that flings a beauty and an interest arounlvs—that-:
ever she touches, hallowing even the most common-place
jects to the contemplative eye.—Eliza COOk' urnal ob
.
ELOQUENCE OF TUT HAMIIIBB A
auctioneer in
South Durham announced for sale last
week, an eel-spear,
as
which he grandiloquently described , match for the
trident with which Neptune persuades his‘ adolphin coursers
in their gambol speed through the labyrinths of his ocean!"
He also had a miscellaneous lot of " books, boards, bottles,
posts, props, pump-handles, and a pretty paradigm of pots,
pans, and pantry pipk•
1115 . pretty paradigm:—Gates-
head Otiseryer.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
MALTA, MARCH 22.—The Resistance troop-ship, after
a beautiful passage from England of only 20 days, has
arrived at this port. She brings out the 68th Regiment,
to relieve the 44th service companies, which will embark
for Gibraltar on Tuesday next.
The sergeants of the 69th Regiment are about to pre•
sent to their late sergeant-major (Honnor) a silver cup,
in token of their regard for him during a period of 21
years. The sergeant-major retires into private life en-
joying the esteem of the entire corps.
A melancholy accident occurred on Monday last. A
boat of the Medina was sent round from the Grand to
the Quarantine Harbour, to creep for a chain and
anchor, from which she had slipped a short time before.
Having succeeded in her duty, she was returning, and
when off St. Elmo she was caught in a heavy squall and
capsized. Her crew consisted of Mr. Long, a Master's
assistant, and six men, two of whom, James Griffin and
William Crawley, sank to rise no more.
This morning a large party of fashionables left the
island by the French steamer for Naples. Among the
number were the Earl and Countess Cottenham and
family. During his Lordship's stay in Malta his health
has materially improved.
A general court-martial will assemble shortly for the
trial of a private of the 69th Regiment, who having had
a quarrel with a comrade on the preceding evening,
loaded his gun yesterday morning and fired at him.
Providentially the vile act was rendered nugatory by the
ball striking au iron post, and glancing off from the in-
tended victim.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.—Captain Arthur Lowe,
son-in-law to Admiral Sir John Ommanney, K.C.8., will
be flag captain, and Mr. Alexander Kent, secretary to
.Sir John at Devonport.
The Penelope, 22 Captain Lyster, was reported com-
plete in the master-shipvvfight's department to-day. She
will probably be taken out of harbour on Tuesday, and
sail for the coast about the 10th, with Commodore Bruce,
to relieve Commodore Fanshawe on the coast of Africa.
The Fox, 42, Commodore Lambert, arrived at Trin-
comalee on the 29th of January, and remained there on
the Bth of February. The Fox was to go to Madras to •
meet the Hastings, 72, Rear-Admiral Austen, from Sin-
gapore. The Salamander steam-sloop sailed from Trin-
comalee on the Ist ult., for Moulmein.
The good service pension, which reverted to the gift of
the first Lord of the Admiralty on the promotion of
Captain Henderson to the rank of Rear-Admiral, has
been conferred on Captain John Drake (1835).
Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant
permission to Lieutenant W. Parker, of the Royal Naval
Hospital, Hasler, to wear a gold medal bearing a 5 em-
bossed star and crescent upon it, conferred on him by
the Sultan for his services in co-operating with the army
in Egypt under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, in 1811.
The Fantome, 12, Commander Gennys, and the Cal•
liope, 26, Captain Sir Everard Home, arrived at Madeira
on the 11th instant, and the Pandora, 6, on the 15th.
The Avon steamer, Second Master-Commander Veitch,
arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday with seamen for
the Prince Regent. The Avon returned the same even-
ing to Plymouth.
The Birkenhead steam-trooper, is taking on board
provisions sad water. She will go to Woolwich the early
part of the week, to take on board four companies of
the Royal Artillery for New Brunswick and Canada.
The Rhadamauthus, Master-Commander Belam,troop-
steamer, with Artillery (two companies) and some de-
tachments of the line on board for the Cape, anchored is SL
Helen's Roads in the night, and came up to Spithead on
Sunday morning. She will proceed for Plymouth the
same evening, to await final orders and complete fuel
and water.
Wind N.N.W., fresh breezes, and fine.

DEVONPORT, MARCH 28.—The Retribution has con-
siderable defects to make good, having experienced very
bad weather on her passage home from Lisbon. Her
rudder-head is twisted, and requires a new main pin.
Her port paddlebox is much damaged, and it will re-
quire a fortnight before she is fit to go to sea. She came
into harbour on Thursday evening.
The Bonetta sailed this morning.
The Avon steam-tender sailed to-day, with aupernu.
meraries for Portsmouth.

A court-martial assembled this morning on board the
Impregnable, to try Mr. Robert Watson, supernumerary
boatswain of the St. George, on a charge of drunken-
ness and disobedience of orders, preferred by Lieut.
Cull, of the St. George. Commodore Lord John Hay,
president; Captains Nias, St. George; Sir Thomas Mait-
land, Impregnable; Captain Warden, of the Retribution ;
and Commander M'Cormick, of the St. George. Mr.
George Eastlake, Judge-Advocate.
Mr. John Beer, solicitor, defended the prisoner.
After a strict and patient investigation, it was consi-
dered that neither charge was proved, and Mr. Watson
was honourably acquitted. Mr. Watson is an old and
efficient warrant officer, having first-rate certificates for
near 40 years. He lately served in the Wellesley.
The Camel lighter, Faben master commanding, sailed
this afternoon with stores for Pembroke.

Her Majesty's ship Cumberland, 70, Captain Peter
Richards, was in Torbay on Friday, and is now beating
down Channel.

The packet brig Brilliant, Captain Ca'beck, with mails
and passengers for Madeira, sailed yesterday.
WooLwica, MARCH 29.—The Caradoc steam•vessel,
recently plying between Dublin and Holyhead, but now
fitting at Woolwich as a packet to run between Mar-
seilles and Malta, went down the river in charge of Lieu-
tenant Derriman, with Mr. HumphryF, chief engineer at
Woolwich dockyard, on a trial cruise, to ascertain her
speed and the efficiency of her engines before proceeding
to her destination. The weather was rather unfavour-
able for the experiment, but her average speed at the
measured mile, with 8 feet 6 inches draught of water,
was 13i knots per hour, the engines making 251 revo-
lutions per minute. She now carries 140 tons of coal,
and her new boilers occupy a space of about two-thirda
of the original ones. She started at 10.45 A.M., and re-
turned to Woolwich at 5 r.ie.

The Roynard steam-sloop, Commander Peter Cracoft,
was at Wbampoa on the 25th of January last, and a
letter from on board, dated that day, was received here
by the last India mail, in which it is stated that a dread-
ful fire had taken place on the previous night just
ahead of the ship, and only about 200 yards from her.
The whole of Bamboo town, consisting of about 350
wooden houses, was hurnt down in the short space of
three hours. The other blade of the screw of the Rey-
card was broken off at Shanghai and a new one put on
at Ningpo in twelve days, the two engineers doing all
the work on board themselves, and they have now a pro-
peller of their own construction, affording evidence of
the benefit of having practical engineers ou board. Mr.
Oultram was promoted for repairing the first blade, and
Mr. Guldsaek is deserving of promotion for his indefa.
tigable exertions in assisting in repairing both blades.