The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive in an
open carriage and four, on Wednesday afternoon.
Her Majesty had a dinner party on Wednesday at
Buckingham Palace. The company included her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene
Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his
Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Douglas, Earl Granville, Lady Fanny
Howard, Baroness de Speth, Count Perponcher, Vis-
count Clifden, the Right Hon. Henry and Mrs. La-
bouchere, and Colonel the lion. Charles Grey.
Her Majesty gave a concert in the evening. The
performance took place in the saloon, and the fol-
lowing was the programme :

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Overture, " Melusine '
Bartholdy
Lied, " Die Schildwache," Herr
Formes Hole].
Andante (pianoforte, clarionet, oboe,
bassoon, and horn), Mrs. Ander-
son, Messrs. Williams, Malsh, G.
Wactzig, and P. Hardy Beethoven.
Aria, " Wer ein Liebchen hat ge-
funden," Herr Formes (Die Ent-
fuhrung aus dem Serail) Mozsrt.
Solo, violin, M. Sainton, " Le Car-
naval de Venise."
Lied, " Der Krieger and twin Ross,"

Herr Formes v Hola
Wedding March (Midsummer 5 Mendelssolm
Night's Dream)
Lied, " Die Wanderlust," Herr _

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Formes Eisen
Finale . . Haydn.
At the pianoforte, Mrs. Anderson.
Her Majesty's private band was in attendance.
The Queen walked yesterday in the gardens of
Buckingham Palace, and the Royal Family took their
usual exercise.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert left Bucking-
ham Palace for the Mansion-house at a quarter be-
fore six o'clock yesterday evening, attended by Vis-
count Clifden, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Captain Francis Sey-
mour, and Colonel Bouverie. _ _

The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady C. Lemma
Gower, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Earl Spencer,
and Viscount Jocelyn, had the honour of dining with
the Queen at Buckingham Palace yesterday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left
her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at ten
o'clock yesterday morning, attended by Lady Fanny
Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper,
for Frogmore.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on
Wednesday, at Gloucester House.
Viscount Mandeville, M.P., attended at the Ace
of the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, and
presented a memorial from the Mayor and Corporation
of Bewdley, praying the Commission to compel the
completion of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver-
hampton Railway.
A deputation from the Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Railway, consisting of Mr. Rufford,
M.P. (chairman), and Messrs. William Mathews,
G. B. Thorneycrft, and M. Grazebrook (directors),
Mr. C. Bedford (solicitor), and Mr. N. T. Smith
(secretary), bad an interview with the Commissioners
of Railways yesterday, at their office in the Board of
Trade.

Mr. Tancred, M.P. for Banbury, and Lord Saye
and Sele, High Steward of Banbury, had an inter-
view with Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State (Home Department), yesterday,
and presented a memorial from the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Burgesses of the borough of Banbury.
Mr. Logan had an interview with Earl Grey yes.
terday at the Colonial-office.
A Committee on the mineral kingdom of the
Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 met yester-
day in the New Palace of Westminster. There were
present Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Henry T. de la Beebe,
Sir Roderick Murchison, Dr. Lyon Playfair, and
Mr. Richard Phillips. Mr. C. hilke and Mr. H.
Cole attended on b:half of the executive committee.'
A deputation, including Mr. Bagley, Mr. T.
Ashton, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Eskrigge, had an inter-
view with Earl Granville yesterday, at the office of
the Board of Trade.
A deputation on the Railway Audit Bill, including
Mr. Harrison, Mr. King, and Mr. Keith Barnes, had
an interview yesterday
with thel,Commissioners of
Railways.
A deputation, consisting of the Earl of Yarborough,
Mr. Fowler, Mr. Bedder, and Mr. Rendel, had au
interview with the Commissioners of Railways yea.
terday.
The Bishop cf Norwich had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday. Lord Ashley had also an
interview with the Right Hon. Baronet yesterday.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday.
Captain Pelham had an interview yesterday with
the Commissioners of Railways.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday ev_eping, from
the Colonial-office, for the Governor of New South
Wales.

Dispatches were received yesterday afternoon at
the Colonial-office from the Governors of Ceylon,
Hong-Kong, and Labuan ; and also from the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

CHURCH CHIMNEY SatoKE. A correspondent of
the Builder says—l observe to-day, at St, Margaret's,
Westminster, another instance of what I have frequently
seen with regret, viz , volumes of dense smoke, highly
charged with carbonaceous matter, issuing from huge,
ugly stove pipes that may be seen projecting either
sPeebiailaectilenin of
g the
through the roof or out of the windows of many really
very
finesercebf:teeicntg them by the con-
se genius of our
countrymen;se quent deposits of soot. Really in this age of inven-
tion, when improved smoke-consuming stoves of every
possible variety of form are almost daily ushered into
existence, it is an almost unpardonable offence against
architectural propriety, that a stove pipe is anywhere to
be found rearing its sooty head amidst the rich embel-
lishments of a fine old pile of building. That stoves are
inolispossable 1 am not prepared to deny; but why not
use those that consume coke, charcoal, or gas, the
vapour from which is invisible? Their flues would
neither be unsightly when in use, nor would they scatter
their grimy and indelible traces around them.

Viorb 511 11

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'C?ock.

OXFORD, WORCESTER, and WOL-
VERHAMPTON RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The adjourned half-yearly meeting of this company
was held this day at London Tavern, to conclude
the business left unfinished at the last meeting, on the
22d inst; Mr. Rufford, M.P., in the chair.
After the usual preliminary proceedings,
Mr. JONES reported that the committee of selection
which was appointed at the last meeting had come to
the resolution to recommend that William Matthews,
Esq., Ro'aert Beretta, Esq., Thomas Badger, Esq., and
Thomas,Nelson Foster should retire from the direc-
tion. The committee had experienced considerable
difficulties in selecting fit and proper persons to fill the
vacancies that would be created, but they had finally re-
solved to nominate the following gentlemen:—James
Walker, Esq., Bleubam-square, Leeds, holder of 20
shares ; Z. C. Jessel, Eq., 1, Saville-row, Londor,
145 shares ; Benjamin Oliveira. Esq , Hyde Park-
street, 193 ; Joseph Tucker, Esq., 35, Duncan-ter-
race, Islington, 20 shales. The auditors which the
committee had nominated were John Tamlyn, Esq.,
44, Chancery-lane, and Jonathan Thorpe, Esq.,
Bromley, Kent. Copies of those resolutions had been
handed to the secretary of the :company, in accord-
ance with the wish expressed by the proprietors. Mr.
Jones concluded by moving that the report of the com-
mittee be received.
Mr. THORPE seconded the motion.
L. desultory discussion followed, and it terminated in
an adjournment of the further consideration of the
motion until after the extraordinary general meeting,
into which the proprietors resolved themselves.
The CHAIRMAN then announced that the directors
mentioned in the report had resigned in conformity with
the wish of the committee of selection, and it was his
duty to call upon the meeting to fill up the vacancies.
It was then proposed and seconded, that Mr. J.
Walker, of Leeds, should be elected in the place of Mr.
W. Matthews.
Mr. SMITH moved as an amendment, that Mr. Mat-
thews be re-elected.
Mr. MATTHEWS entered into a personal explanation
of the grounds which the committee considered disquali-
fied him frcm serving as a director, alleging that he had
never been guilty of any jobbery, either respecting
shares or contracts for supplying iron rails to the com-
pany. He considered he had never deviated from the
strict rule of propriety; but he would retire with great
pleasure if the proprietors thought his conduct had ren-
dered him unfit to hold a place at the beard.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, M.l'., said the question,
apart from Mr. Matthews' conduct, was whether the
committee of selection had been properly appointed, and
whether it had fairly and properly discharged its
duties, and he thought both those questions must be
answered in the affirmative. Never had the affairs
of a company been so grossly and flagrantly
mismanaged, nor had any body of directors
laid themselves more open to abuse ; and they would
stultify themselves if they allowed them to manage their
affairs as they had done. He had lost all confidence in
the board, and hoped they would have an opportunity
of electing better men to it.—(Cheers.) Among the
proprietors who had failed to pay up their calls he tound
men who were as well able to pay as the directors, and
he could nut understand why legal proceedings had not
been commenced against them.—(Hear.)
Mr. S,rgeant GASELEE vehemently inveighed against
the boir-, and hoped they would either all be turned
out of office or put into Chancery.
After s..,nie further discussion of a very personal
nature the amendment was neetvived by a large majo-
rity, and the original motion Ras carried.
The other thee; gentlemen recommended by the com-
mittee were also re-elected by a show of hands.
A p4ll was demanded on each vote, but die polling
was oeferred until the conclusion of the proceedings.
The meeting then proceeded to consider the two Bills
which had been introduced into Parliament, but no de-
termination had been arrived at IN hen our report left.

BANK OF
(From this nil
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7
the Walt ending on Saturday,

IBSUZ D:

Notes i55u0d........ 30,46 3,570

230,486,570

Datod the 21st day of March, II

ENGLAND.
fight's Gazette.)
7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the 11;th day of March, 1850.
PARTMENT.

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other eecuritie• •• • • 1,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 15,209,493
Silver bullion • • • • • • 177,077

1 f 30,486,570
if. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

lEPAITMEX T.

Government semi-

ties (Including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,418,854
Other securities ••.. 11,322,296
Notes ........ ••• • • • 11,477,695
Gold and silver coin•. 786,715

438,005,560
H'. IfARSIIALL, Chief Cazhier.
150.

.NGE.-(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar.. •• ..........
Leghorn ........ 30 65
Genoa • • ...... ••
ILilan • . • • • • •• •• •• •• ••
Veniee.• .• •• •• •• •• •• ••
Naples •• •• 40
ralermo,peroz........ 121
Molstria •• •• •• .• Oa •• 122%
0p0rt0.... • • ...• • • • • • • 534
al° Janeiro • • ...... • •
Buenos Ayres .. ••.. • •
view York,2ldays'alght
Philadelphia

raicsa or MULLION, PIS OS,
Foreign Gold in bars • ..43 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
[Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0

New Dollars ...... 0 4 10%
Silveri■ bare . 0 4 11%