The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 16.
Her Mdjesty and hii Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert went to-day to the Hut cn Loch Muick.
The Hon. Miss LennuX was in attendance on her
WM-T.
The younger members of the Royal Family took
their usual exercise.
The Earl of Carlisle h ft Balmoral this morning for
England.
Sir Edwin Landseer arrived at Balmoral this
evening.

The Chancellor of ;he Exchequer has returned to
his seat, Mickleton llail, Yorkshire, from Drumlanrig
Castle, North Britain.

Dispatches from the Governors of the West India
Colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office. Dispatches were also received yesterday from
the Governors of the Mauritius, the Cape of Good
Hope, and the Falkland Islands.

This may be truly designated the age of invention ;
no sconer have we become familiarized with one than an-
other more astounding presents itself. All France is on the
qui vice relative to an invention which is patented, and has
stood the severest test under the inspection of practical men
of the highest probity and intelligence. The invention we
allude to is a preparation denominated a fertilizing powder,
for increasing the productive powers of every description of
grain, succulent roots, shrubs, &e. We have heard of in-
tances of lands which, from their poorness, had never been
cultivated, producing a full a erage crop of wheat, and
other soils which had been tilled yielding produce nearly
four-fold ; and what adds so materially to its value is its
cheapness, and great saving of seed, and wheat may be
grown year after year without any other stimulating power
than the one we are speaking of. Messrs. Bateman of
Norwich are the sole patentees for this country, and prepa-
rations are making for shatly bringing it before the public
on an extensive scale.

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THE AFRICA, CUNARD NEW STEAMER.—The exte-
rior appearance of the Africa is striking, and prepossesses the
mind with an idea of extent and magnificence. She was
built by Messrs. Steel and Co., Greenock. Like the Asia—
her immediate predecessor on the same line—the Africa
measures 265 feet in length. Her breadth, exclusive of paddle -
boxes, is forty feet, with a corresponding depth of hold. Her
estimated burthcn is 2,250 tons. The engines which are to
propel this colossal ship have been constructed and fitted up
by Messrs. Napier. They are 800 horse power, and on the
same principle as those at the Asia. Their immense propor-
tions seize upon the visitors attention, amid so much that is
vast and attractive on every side. The number of her berths
will enable the Africa to carry 180 passengers. She will be
manned by a full crew of chosen men—giving about one-
third to each department. The quantity of coal she is esti-
mated to carry is 900 tons; and she has capacity sufficient
for the transit of GOO tons ofcargo,-not including the stores
of ship and passengers. Fitted up for carrying guns, the
Africa can at any time be transformed from her peaceful ori-
ginal into an Admiralty ship of war.—Laxly Mail.
It often happens that those are the best persons
whose characters have been most injured by slanderers. As
we usually find that to be the sweetest fruit which the birds
have been pecking at.—Eliza Cook's Journal.
THE IRISLI-AMERICAN SEA SERPENT.--The Irish
seem to be taking the American Sea Serpent " quite in-
tirely" cut of the hands of the Yankees. It is a difficult
labour to imagine an Irish-American Sea Serpent. The
only picture we can draw of him is with a short pipe in
his mouth, brandishing a shillelagh with one of his fins,
shouting out, " Will any jinticnian just tread upon my
tail Punch.

tirrangements are in progress between a steam
navigation company and the North-`Western Railway Com-
pany, to have a steamer to ply regularly between Belfast and
Poulton (near Lancaster). Shot'Li this be (lice case, the route
from Yorkshire to Ireland will be materially shortened. The
pier at Poulton is progressing; above 100 yards are built'
below high water 11141ii!---,PrCaOit OW? clian.