The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALAIORAL, SEPT. 22.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert attended Divine service to-day at the parish
church of Crathie.

The service was performed by the Rev. Dr. Cum-
ming.
The ladies and gentlemen of the household were in
attendance uponther Majesty and his Royal Highness.
There will be no addition to the Royal dinner party
this evening.

Major- General Sir John itolt, and Marechal de
Campo Sir Henry Pynn, transacted business yester-
day at the Foreign-office.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Gibraltar. .

Dispatches were sent off hat evening from the Co.
lonial-office for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong.
Kong.

A severe storm visited Glasgow on Sunday, which
lasted for more than an hour. Several accidents resulted
from the lightning, in two of which the escape from instant
death was most miraculous. A considerable portion of the
slating of Bartholomew's Mills, near Barrowfield Toll, was
torn front the roof and thrown to the ground. The chimney
was also demolished.
SEAL SKINS.—A vessel belonging to Denmark,
which has arrived in the docks from Flensburg and Copen-
hagen, has brought from the former place 45,843 salted seal-
skins, consigned to order. In addition to the very large
number of this description of skins brought on this occasion,
the importation is further of interest, as they would not pre-
viously to the alteration in the Navigation-laws have been
admissible in this manner from Europe.
CITY OF GLASGOW SCREW STEAMER.—GLASGOW,
MONDAY.—This fine ship arrived from New York, at Gree-
nock at 7 30 last night, and, waiting for the flood tide,
reached Glasgow at two o'clock this morning, making a run
of fifteen days and two hours. She brings sixty-three pas-
sengers and a valuable freight. The City of Glasgow had
severe weather for two days after leaving New York, and
lost some of her topmasts; but after clearing the hanks of
Newfoundland, she had a fine run across the Atlantic, with
light winds, and averaging a speed of 200 miles per day. The
City of Glaasgow left un the 7th current, and her news had
been anticipated by the Atlantic and the America. All the
berths for her outward voyage have been engaged three
weeks since. Messrs. Tod and Macgregor, the proprietors of
this screw liner, intend launching in a few days two fine
steamers for the Peninsular and Oriental. Company, to be
called respectively the Singapore and the Ganges. So soon
as they are off the stocks, another fine iron steamer will be
laid down, as a consort to the City of Glasgow in the New
York trade—a proof that the low freights and fares have
been found remunerative.
PRIVATE BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE SESSION OF
1850. It appears, by a Parliamentary return printed yes-
terday, that the total number of private Bills introduced into
the House of Commons during the session of 1850 was 198,
of which 28 were brought from the Lords. The number of
private Bills treated as opposed was 91, and unopposed 74.
The total number of private Bills which received the royal
assent was 145 ; of which 35 related to railways; 16 to roads
and bridges ' • 13 to waterworks ; 7 to ports, piers, harbours,
and docks; 2 to canals and navigation; 20 to paving, light-
ing, and improving markets; I to enclosures and drainage;
and 23 miscellaneous. Every railway Bill, without a solitary
exception, was opposed.
IMPORTATIONS or TALLow.—It has been directed
that the weight of tallow of and from the British possessions,
landed under a duty entry, be taken from the wharfinger's ,
account, in the same manner as is customary with respect to
free goods, and that the wharfinger's account be also adopted
with regard to the amount of tare to be allowed.

Three persons started on Wednesday morning from
Barnsley station, on their way to Russia, for the purpose of
superintending the establishment of some extensive manu-
factories. The machinery that they are going to erect was
sent off about two months ago, and bad been made at Man-
chester, Leeds, and Barnsley. Their engagement is for three
years.—Leeds Mercury.
UNIFORM CAB FARES IN EDINBURGII.—The
question of a uniform rate of cab fares in Edinburgh has been
definitively settled, the magistrates having come to a final
determination last Saturday. But the uniform rate, instead
of being allowed to extend to the municipal boundary, is to
be confined to a much more circumscribed area. This
will, nevertheless, embrace from the railway stations, &c.,
all the chief points of resort within the city proper. It is
anticipated that the new system will give satisfaction to all
parties.
DEATH FROM SMOKING.—On Tuesday Mr. Pruen,
the county coroner, held an inquest at Cheltenham, on the
body of a boy named George Hill, aged ten years, the son
of John Hill, of New-street. It appeared that on Saturday
last, being in his usual health, he purchased some tobacco
and commenced smoking, boasting that he could smele
better than any other boy in Cheltenham. He smoked two
full pipes, but did not at the time appear to suffer any ill-
effects. About one o'clock he went home to dinner, and
shortly after sitting down he complained of a pain in his
head, putting his hand at the same time to his right temple
He then fell off the chair to the ground, exclaiming, " Mur-
der ; mother, God bless you, I am going to die ;" and im-
mediately after became insensible. Mr. Gregor.; was called
in, and prescribed the proper antidotes, but deceased died in
the course of the same day. Mr. Gregory, in his evidence
before the jury, said he found the boy in a state of collapse,
and evidently suffering from some narcotic poison. The
symptoms were just such as would be produced by over
smoking: The jury returned a verdict in accordance with
this evidence. The pipe which this boy had used on the
morning of his death, was stated to hold more than four
ordinary pi; es.
PAYMENT OF THE POSTPONEDDUTY OF 1848.—The
collection of the remaining moiety of the hop duty of 1848
(for which bonds were taken by the officers of inland reve-
nue, due on the Ist of October) will commence at Battle, on
Monday, Oct. 14, terminating, so far as relates to that dis-
trict, at Tonbridge Wells on Friday, the 18th. The collec-
tion for the Lewes district will not take place till Friday,
Nov. I.—Kentish Gazette.
Some time ago, whilst Madame de Caumont La-
force, a lady of property, of Paris, was in the country, one
of her domestics, aided by two other persons, caused the
whole of the splendid furniture of her hotel, worth nearly
80,000 f., to be taken to the Hotel des Commissaires-
priseurs, and sold by auction. The price realised was only
6,000 f. With this sum, added to a large sum in gold, a
quantity of jewellery, and other valuable objects, the three
thieves, George 'Allen, Nicholas Veremetre, and a young
woman, named FraLleois Bernard, took their departure from
Havre, on board the St. Nicholas. for New York. As soon as
the robbery was known, warrants were issued for their ar-
rest, but they did not reach Havre until after the departure
of the ship. Directions were, however, immediately for-
warded via England, to the French consul at New York to
arrest the thieves, on their arrival in that city.
These instructions reached New York by the English
steamer before the St. Nicolas. The French consul imme-
diately hired a steamer to go out to meet the St. Nicholas,
and the three thieves were captured, to their profound
astonishment, at some distance from the land. They are to
be brought to France for trial. Part of their booty will be
restored to the owner.— Galignani,

SINGULAR DEFENCE OF A PLAYER AT RUGBY.—
An itinerant player, possessed of more wit than money, was,
a few days ago, driven by the hard master, hunger, to com-
mit the high crime of poaching, in the neighbourhood of
Birmingham, and was unluckily detected in the act, and
carried forthwith before a bench of magistrates, when the
offence was fully proved. The knight of the buskin, how-
ever, being called upon for his defence, astonished the
learned justices by adapting " Brutus's speech to tbe Ro-
mans on the death of Cresar" to his case. in the following
manner:- " Britons, hungry men, and epicures! hear me
for my cause, and be silent that you may hear; believe me
for mine honour, and have respect for mine honour, that you
may believe ; censure me in your wisdom, and awake you in
your senses, that you may better judge. if there be any in
this assembly, any (liar friend of this hare, to him I say, that
a player's love for hare is no less than his. If then that
friend demand why a player rose against a bare, this is my
answer—Not that I loved hare less, but that I loved eating
more. Had you rather this bore were living, and I had died
starving, than that this hare were dead, that I might live a
jolly fellow? As this hare was pretty, I weep for him; as
he was nimble I njuice at it ; as he was plump 1 honour
Lim; but as be was eatable I slew him.' here the gravity
of the Court was obliged to give way; prosecutors, specta-
tors, and all burst into laughter at the ready wit displayed
by the " poor actor." The information wa, withdrawn, and
the knight of the sock and buskin left the court with pockets
much heavier than when he entered it, with the intention of
aplearing on the stage the ;am evening in an " entirely new

character."
MANCHESTER WATER-WORRS.—It appears, from
the report of the Water-Works Committee recently read
before the Council, that the amount expenced on there ex-
tensive works down to 31st July was 34,737/. odd, besides
5,902/. of interest paid on loans; since which time 10,900/.
more have been paid to the contractors.—Builder.
DISCOVERY AT ROCUESTER.--11l pulling down some
old houses near Rochester-bridge, the workmen have found a
principal arch of St. Clement's Church, which church was
shut up, and then taken down, in the year 1538, when the
houses which are now being destroyed were built On the site.
It is A pihted arch,

REV. DR. CUMMING'S SERMON
BEFORE HER MAJESTY.
CRATIIIE, SUNDAY, SEPT. 22.—This morning the
Rev. Dr. Cumming, of the Scotch National Church,
Covent-garden, preached from Isaiah, 45th chapter,
22d verse—" Look unto me and be ye saved, all ye
ends of the earth." There were present in the royal
pew her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the
Marchioness of Douro. In the next pew were the
Duchess of Kent and other distinguished persons
belonging to the Court. I❑ other parts of the church
we observed the Chief of Invercauld, Lady Agnes
Duff, and others. The preacher divided the religions
of mankind into three great categories—the religion
of man, the religion of the priest, and the religion of God
the Saviour. He enlarged on the last division without
notes, acd we should suppose he was the first extem-
pore preacher her Majesty ever heard. We understand
from good authority that the sermon will be sub-
mitted to the public, and will thus naturally excite no
ordinary interest. It was certainly a most impressive
spectacle to see the Queen of England, her Royal
Consort, and her august mother, surrounded by High-
land peasants, with their plaids and brogues, and
Highland women, with their white mulches, united in
worshipping► God. The rich and the poor thus meet-
ing together, and listening to a clear and faithful ex-
hibition of the Gospel, as remote from extravagance
and licences as it was from Popish and Puseyite
superstition. The Queen was attired with extreme
simplicity. She joined audibly in singing the Scot-
tiah Psalms, and listened with the closest attention to
the preacher. Dr. Cumming preached on the even•
ing of the same day at the parish church of Braemar,
at which Lord and Lady John Russell, General Sir
Alexander and Lady Duff, Lady Agnes Duff, Mr.
and Mrs. Farquharson (of Invercauld), Mr. Ricardo,
and other visitors and residents attended. The day
was extremely fine. Lochnagar showed his peaks
towering above the hills, and the red deer showed
their sense of approaching winter by appearing in the
valleys.
We venture to predict that Dr. Cumming's sermon,
however it may haye been appreciated by her Majesty,
will be anything but popular with certain classes in
the diocese of Exeter.—Morning Paper.