The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAT.—The Queen and infant
Prince are quite well.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert left the Castle
soon after eight o'clock this morning, to inspect the
Scots Fusilier Guards in the Great Park. His Royal
Highness returned from the inspection about half-past
ten. In the forenoon the Prince walked out, attended
by Mr. G. E. Anson.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Alice were taken for a carriage drive this
morning, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttel-
ton. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal
took equestrian exercise. In the afternoon the
Royal Family were taken airings.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will
dine at the Castle this evening.

The Duke of Wellington returned to Apsley House
yesterday, and attended in the afternoon at his office
in the Horse Guards.

Mr. Astell and a deputation transacted business
yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade.
His Excellency Prince Jaffer A Ili, Khan of Surat,
attended by his interpreter and suite, and accompa-
nied by Captain Hollens, honoured Mr. Burford's
panorama of Hong-kong, Baalbec, and Baden-Baden-
with a visit yesterday. His Excellency, through his
interpreter, expressed his high approbation of the
views, especially of Hong-Kong, with the nature of
which scenery and atmosphere his Excellancy was
necessarily conversant.
Mr. and Lady Caroline Kerrison !eft town yester-
day for Oakley Park, near Eye.

INCREASE OF MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT IN
DERBY.—In a report of Mr. J. Saunders, one of the
factory inspectors, for the quarter ending 31st March
last, are the following passages :—" In March, 1343,
utile mill-occupiers complained they could not get a
sufficient supply of hands. The numbers at that time
employed in twelve silk mills of Derby were 1,552 adults,
739 young persons, and 698 children, making a total of
3,009. In March, 1844, four mills which had been closed
for some time, were at work in addition to the others
and the total numbers employed were 2,186 adults, 1,079
young persons, and 1,064 children, making a total
of 4,329—the increase in one year having been 634
adults, 320 young persons, and 366 children, making a
total of 1,320 persons. This increased employment has
been, I believe, almost entirely owing to the manufac-
ture of a a fancy trimming article called gimp. lam
told that a great portion of this labour has been sup-
plied by families who had been induced to remove into
Derby in consequence of such demand. Some of the silk
throwsters in Derby complain now, as they did in 1843,
that they have a difficulty in obtaining a supply of hands
This I conceive to be in a great measure
accounted for by the fact, that each mill-occupier
wishes to get experienced hands, who of course are
scarce, and must remain so especially during the time of
an increasing demand for them. I am well convinoed
there are still in Derby, many children whose labour
will be made available if the demand continues or is
increased, and this I think established by reference
simply to two details to which I will briefly advert.
Of 1,064 children now employed, there are only 366
boys, and the remaining 694 arc all girls. The latter
are preferred in mills' because they are more easily con-
trolled than boys, and will generally do more and better
work than them. Again, of the 1,064 children under 13,
the numbers between 11 and 12 are 633, and those under'
11 only 431. As it will be still open to the silk-throw ter
to employ children as young as 8, it must be evident that
a much larger supply of children under 11 can be ob-
tained than are now employed ; and these will gradually
be taken up if all under 13 are limited to half-days, and
the parents find the children so employed receive as
sound and useful an education as others who attend
school twice a day, and are not employed at all."
BuxToN.—Earl and Countess De Grey intend to
prolong their sojourn at the Great Hotel, to the middle
of next month. The Hon. Colonel Dawson Denier, Mr.
William Beckett, M.l'., Sir Evan Lloyd and Dowager
Lady Triralestown, Sir George and Lady Philips, and
Mr. Langford Brooke are among- the visitors at that
establishment. Lady Charlotte Greville, Mr. and Mrs.
Edmund Peel, Lady Hoare, and Sir Thomas and Lady
Briggs have recently arrived.
MAIDSTONE AND SOUTII-EASTERN BRANCII RAlL-
way.—We understand it was intended to have opened
our branch to the South-Eastern in the first week of the
ensuing month, but in consequenc^ of the late rains, the
opening will be probably deferred fur a few days.—
Maidstone Gauttc.