The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-16 00:00:00

LAUNCH OF THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN.

It is rumoured that on the occasion of the launch
of the Royal Sovereign, 131, screw, his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, her Royal Highness
the Princess Royal, and other branches of the
Royal family will be present. The launch is fixed
for the 25th at Portsmouth.

BIRTB OF A PRINCESS.

(From the Court Circular.)
The Princess Gauromma of Coorg (attended by
Mrs. Drummond), the Belgian Minister and Ma-
dame Van de Weyer the United States' Minister
and Mrs. Dallas, Misses and Mr. P. Dallas, the
Hanoverian Minister, the Swedish Minister and
Baroness Hoehschild, the Greek Minister and
Madame Tricoupi, the Spanish Minister, Mr. and
Madame Comyn ; the Haytien Charge d'Affaires,
the Danish Charge d'Affaires and Countess Revent-
low Criminil, the Mexican Minister and Madame
Almonte, the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires, the
Brazilian Minister and Madame Moreira, and other
members of the diplomatic corps, called during
the day to learn the state of her Majesty's health.
Many of the nobility and gentry called to pay
their respects. Among them were the Duke and
Duchess of Norfolk, the Marquis of Chandos, the
Marquis of Breadalbane, Sir J. and Lady Paking-
ton, Sir James and the Misses Graham, the Attor-
ney-General and Lady Bethell, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Kiunaird, Earl and Countess c f Rosebery, Lady A.
Tufuell, Earl and Countess of Fingall, Lady Clark,
Viscount and Viscountess Torrington, Countess-
Dowager of Listowel, Duchess of St. Alban's, Ge-
neral and Lady F. Higginson, Viscount Chelsea,
Mr. Labouchere, Mr. C. W. Dilke, Lord and Lady
Moutsagle, Baron Marochetti, Sir George and Lady
Couper, Sir G. Hayter, Sir C. and Lady Trevelyan,
Sir H. and Lady Beutinck, Earl of Lucas, Earl of
Harrowby, Lord Sandon, Earl and. Countess Dela-
warr; Right Hon. W. and Mrs. Cowper, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Reave, Major-General and Lady C. Buck-
ley, Dr. R. Bright, Earl and Countess of Durham,
Duke of Leeds, Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, Sir
Fitzroy Kelly, Mrs. Pemberton Gibbs, Sir B.
Brodie, Mr. E. Ellice, Lord Justice and Lady
Turner, the Archbishop of York and the Hon.
Mrs. Musgrave, the Dowager Duchess of Hamil-
ton, the Duchess Dowager of Norfolk, the Duke
of Sutherland, the Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress, the Right Hon. E. P. and Hon. Mrs.
Bouverie, Lord Panmure and. Hon. Miss Maule,
the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Lord and
Lady Foley, the Marchioness of Tankerville, Vice-
Chancellor and Lady Stuart, Earl St. Germans,
Mr. and Mrs. Bates, Colonel Wood, Colonel and
Mrs. Moncrieff, MTS. Lane Fox, Earl and Coun-
tess Dundonald, Sir R. and Lady Airey, Earl of
Strafford, Colonel and Mrs. G. Upton' Lord and
and Lady Triinleston, Dowager Lady Raglan, Sir
H. Seton, Duchess Dowager of Somerset, Earl
Jermyn, Mr. Norman Macdonald, the Ladies L.
and S. Phipps, Sir J. South, the Earl and Countess
of Wilton, Mr. and. Mrs. Cardwell, Lieut.-Colonel
and Mrs. Drummond, Lady Talbot de Malahide,
Sir R. and Lady Gardiner, Vice-Chancellor and.
Lady.'-age Wood; Viscount and Viscountess Falk-
land, Colonel link,. Baillie, Dowager Viscount
Hardinge, Sir C. -and Lady Lyell, Lord Stafford,
S.r H. and Lady Holland, Sir G. Wetherall, Sir
J. Walsh, Rear-Adrai!al Walcott, The Chisholm,
the Rev. Dr. Wesley, Lady Wheatley, Hon. Sophia
Wheatley, the Marchioness of Ormonde, Sir D.
and Lady IVlacdouqa'l, Lady C. Lascelles, Sir F.
and Lady Moon, General Berkeley Drummond,
Earl of Desart, Lord and Lady E. F. Howard,
Bishop and Mrs. Maltby, Viscountess Chewton,
the Earl and Countess of Jersey, Lord Wynford,
Lady Alfred Paget, Lady G. Bathurst, together
with numerous others.
The following bulletin of the health of the Queen
was issued this morning :
" Buckingham Palace, April 16, 1857,
Nine a.m.
"'The Queen has slept well.
" Her Majesty and the Infant Princess are going
on quite favourably.
" JAMES CLARK, M.D.
" CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
" ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D."

The Duke de Nemours visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Sent yesterday.
His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer will return to town to-day from visiting
Mr. Thomas Baring, at Norman Court, Hants.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda are ex-
pected in town shortly from the Continent. Lady
Wbarncliffe is expected in town to-day.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers
are at present staying on a visit with the Earl Bathurst,
at his seat near Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The
Earl of Jersey will leave town to-morrow for Middleton
Park, Oxfordshire.
The Earl Fortescue is staying at his seat Castle Hill,
Devonshire, and will not come to town until the latter
e❑d of the present month.
The Countess Frances Waldegrave will give a ball
to-morrow evening, at her ladyship's villa, Strawberry
Hill, Twickenham.

The Countess of Cork and her infant daughter are
going on favourably.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left town yes.
terday, for Broadlands, Hants.
The Baroness De Clifford and family have arrived at
her ladyship's residence, on Carlton-house Terrace.
It ii probabl- that the difficulty between Persia and
Turkey as regards the frontier question will be referred
to Paris, and settled at the lintel of Foreign Affairs.
Mr. B. Webster appeared at the Theatre Royal, Edin-
burgh, on Monday night, and received a very cordial
welcome. lie played the part of Tartuffe.
VIENNA, April 15. —The journey of the Emperor into
Hnagary is announced by the preparations, whinh are
being made on a grand scale. His Majesty's departure
is fixed for the 3d of May, and his return for the 20th of
June.

THE QUEEN OB SP.IIN.—It appears' that the Court
physicians have " indicated the probability" that the
Queen is in an interesting situation, and that this was
the reason why the ceremonies in which she was to have
taken the principal part on Holy Thursday and Good
Friday were counter-ordered.
Mr. Walker, Government Secretary, British Guiana,
had an interview with Mr. Secretary Labouchere yester-
c.ay. Mr. Lowry and the Rev. H. Venn had also inter-
♦iews with .the right hon. gentleman, at the Colonial-
afice.

THE CHINA MISSION.—We understand that the Earl
of Elgin is to be accompanied in hi 4 diplomatic mission
to China by his brother, the Hon. Frederick Bruce, by
Mr. Oliphant, as his private secretary, by Mr. Fitzroy,
and by a gentleman to be selected from the Foreign-
office.—Manchester Guardian.
THE BISHOP OF GLOOESTER AND BRISTOL.—The
health of this right rev. prelate, wbich for some time past
has caused some anxiety, has been sufficiently restored
to admit of his Lordship's removal from his residence at
Clifton to his seat, Rodborough-manor, near Stroud.
His Lordship and family
took their departure on Tues-
day. . _

The Columbian steamer, belonging to the European
and Australian Mail Packet Company, was spoken on
the 16th of February, in latitude 33° 09' S., and longi-
14° 30' E. (off the Cape of Good Hope), 33 days out
from Southampton. She had, therefore, made good
progress up to that date.
The Report of the North British Australasian Com-
pany, to be submitted at the meeting on the 21st inst.,
shows a profit of 14,192/., chiefly derived from the sheep
station at Rosenthal. The Kawau mines in New Zea-
land have been abandoned, and the expenditure closed
after a total loss of 78,473/. The Bsn Accord mine in
South Australia is to be made over to a new company.
For the present a dividend is to be deferred to enable
sufficient working capital to be retained. Proceedings
are proposed for placing the company under limited lia-
bility.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Agra and United
Service Bank, held at Calcutta on the 14th of February,
the profits for the six months were stated at 49,3601.,
which, after payment of a dividend at the rate of 10 per
cent. per annum, leaves 11,3601. to be carried to the
reserve fund, making the total of that fund 149,2501.
The premises recently purchased for the agency at
Canton have been burnt by the Coinese, but the books
and documents were saved, and the necessary steps have
been taken to substantiate a claim for full indemnity.
This bank is henceforth to be a London establishment,
and the directors • are to be the Lord Mayor, C. G.
Mansel, Lieutenant-Ca ,nel J. H. Macdonald, G. G.
Macpherson, Major-Ganeral Sim, Colonel James Hol-
land, W. Newmarch, A. Rimington, J. C. Palmer, J. S.
Stopford, and Lieutenant• Colonel Doveton.