The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.
The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes
and Windsor Park.

The Royal licll;iiy took walking and pony exercise
in the grounds adjacent to the Castle.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out
shooting this morning, attended by Lord Camoys
and Colonel Seymour.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
includes her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Colonel
Hall.

Her Majesty s private band will attend in the Castle
after dinner.

M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, had an
interview with the Right Hon. H. Labouchero yes-
terday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the
Council, issued invitations yesterday to the Cabinet
Ministers and the Great Officers of State of the
Queen's Household, to a grand dinner on Saturday
next, the 2d of February, at Lansdowne House. At
the meeting of the distinguished party the Roll of
Sheriffs for the present year will be arranged.
Lord John Russell returned to town yesterday
morning from Windsor Castle.
Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colo-
lonial-office, from the Governors of New South
Wales and the C2pe of Good Hope.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary
Wood had a dinner party on Saturday, at their resi-
dence in Downing-street.
The Marqui6 of Lansdowne and the Earl and Coun-
tess of Shelburne arrived at Lansdowne House yes-
terday from Bowood Park, Wilts.

THE STEERSMAN OF TIM VICTORY AT TRAFALGAR.
—Mr. Thetnai licndel, who stew el the Victory at Tra-
falgar, is living ou the Strand,- at Top:law, Devon, and
has lately received a medal for that action. Lord
Nelson's taznily, far more thoughtUul and generous ti.ati
his country, had given him a medal shortly after the
battle

SUOCKIt-G ACCIDENT.--NOTTINGFIAM, MONDAY.--
reit 'rtiay afternoon, about halt-past one o'clock, a fire
broke out on the premises of a Mr. Giaham, Harring-
ton- :trcet. It appears that shortly before the time
:shove stated, Mts. Graham had sant three of her
.I..oung-,:.-st childr: n up-:tairs. to play in the tap room, that
she might be bettsr enabled to clean the lower arart-
ment. They had, however, not been there long ere the
neighbourhood was alaro el by the must appalling
sercamr, and immense bodies of flame and sine he Isere
seen to issue from the windows of the t)p story. The
wretched mother, beirg aware of the situation of her
children, shri. iced for help, and a policeman, more cou-
rageous than the rest of the crows', rushed uc-stairs,
ant', notwithstanding that the upper part cf the house
was in flames, succeeded in rescuing the wretcl'el suf-
forers from the burning room ; thin, however, ho did not
elfect withot t considerable it jury to himself. The poor
children were frig} Cully bur: t. but still alive, although
there did not appear any hole of their long iemaining
so. The town fire engines were immediately bent for,
and by the praise worthy tied en tiring exertions of the
crowd as.cnibled, the fire was ultimately t xtinguishcd,
aftee having destroyed only the upper story. The
children were af,erwards conveyed to the General
Hospital, whole they still remain.
One of those reunions which ri,fl,:et so much credit,
end evince so much good feeling, on the part cf those
who give them, took place on Satureay evading last, in
nine of the large WOI li,hops st t: e establishment in Little
Moot-fields, t f the eminent cabinet manufacturerr,
Messrr. Smee and Son. The occasion chosen was the
attainment by the eldeit sor, Mr. William Alfred Smee,
of his majority, when the whole of those employ d ou
the premises, about ninety. rat down to a substantial and
excellent supper, which those well-known caterers for
the wealthy at numptueus banquets, the Messrs. Ft plea,
of the Albion, did not think it i eueath them to provide.
The room was most tastefully deecrat7d with evergreens
and flowers entirely by the workpeople themselves. The
tables were placed down the centre, and st one end a
cross table, surrounded by the national and otlatr flags,
and wreaths of flowers, in one of which were tom the
initials " W. A. 5.," and below it a flag bearing the
words " Success to Trade." At this cross table sat
the host, Mr. Since; on his left his lady, Mrs. Smee;
and en his right Mr. W. A. Since ; immediately
around were seated the remainder of his family
and a few friends who had the privilege to
receive invitations. After the supper a bountiful
supply of punch was placed upon the table; the usual
loyal toasts were drunk, followed by tow t 3 appertaining
to the occasion, many of which were proposed or re-
sponded to by the clerks and workpeoplo in speeches,
which, not only in sentiment, but in diction and delivery.
were highly creditable, and bore testimony to the
really good feeling which exists between the em-
ployers and those employed. This was more forcibly
shown by the stati tics given in the course of the
evening, of the largo proportion who had been for a
innerothegiveesotabiolishoampeintait.
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of
ff
yearssongs
andng gleesaged
style, and at midnight Mr. and Mrs. Smee, with their
e
family, retired amidst most deafening cheers, and soon
after the cones any separated, every one feeling that the
chain which binds each man to his fellow-man in good
citizenship had been still further strengthened. The
appearance cf the workpeoplo was exceedingly respect-
able, the utmost order and decorum prevailed; and it
was remarked that their conduct might serve for an
example to many of those much above their station in
society.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY...—TIie Rev. Dr. Singer,
S.F.T.C.D , has been appointed to the Regius Professor-
ship of Divinity, vacated by the death of the Rev. Dr.
Elrington. The salary is 1,400/. per annum.
A HAPPY. FAMlLY.—Amidst the rocks of Loch
Shielding there is one rock, in a fissure of which live in
the most perfect harmony, a hawk, a rook, a pigeon, and
an owlet. For years have these otherwise incongruous
births domiciled together on this rock.
FALL IN THE PRICE or B READ.—Yesterdraycethcet
bakers throughout the metropolis
7d.1 the
the 41b. loaf id. Best bread isnow
charged
weighed
on_delivery. Some,
.s, only charge sd.
SOUTH- WESTERN RAILWAY
hlooswf,evteera,oinnd
tqhuoal quality e
populous,
bas recently paid up his 48,000/., for which
chairman, distil°,
he was in arrear with his company, together with 4,000/.
interest thereon, and Mr. Reid his 10,000/. arrears; but
Mr. Chadwick, we believe, still stands indebted to the
company to a large amount. We presume this will put
an end to the attacks made on the first two gentlemen,
whose arrears, considering their position, cannot be
justified, have, in a pecuniary point of view, been rather
advantageous to the company. The forthcoming divi-
hpip;annum.aere:or fma,
anoani Wrnnn
permanent
,i
o,believe,:io ends
ounder.
thisfur
per
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company
is
will
poe
aui
ebonnxeuyt
psi i con-
tractnehacgavt
yeetsaved
is expected to be at the rate (1 from 3 to 3i per
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hoee
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s4fur
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on that item alone.—lleraputh's Railway Journal.
REDUCTION or RENT.--ThO Duke of Portland has
just reduced the rent of his tenantry at Whitwell, near
Worksop, Nottinghamshire. This is fir better than his
son, Lord Henry Bentinck, preaching about protection
at Retford a fortnight arm. Reduction of rent, too, is
something more serviceable to the farmer, and more cer-
tain also, than a return, now and then, of a per-cattige.
Landlords will find that they " must come to," there's
no mistake about it.

ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. The anniversary
meeting took place last evening: G. R. Waterhouse,
ELq., president, is the chair. At this meeting the officers
for the ensuing year, Messrr. Waterhouse, Yurrell, and
Douglas, were respectively re--lected prcsieent, trea.
surer, and secretary, and Mr. Siainten $1 as elected
secretary in the room cf the late Mr. Edward Double.
day. The president then delivered an address on the
state and prospects of the society and entomology in
general, which, at the request of the members, was
ordered to be printed.