The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, JUNE 5.
The (1
sxlieen and Prince Albert, accompanied by her
tii'/44'.1lighness the Duchess of Kent and the Prince
i4(,einingen, walked and drove this morning early
The Park and grounds.
4e Prince of Wales and younger members of the
Parnily walked and rode as usual.
kr 'r -Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and his
hy er'ye Highness the Prince of Leiningen, attended
l'.0,(11(12, Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George
the Ppr, crossed from Gosport yesterday afternoon, in
lirY royal yacht, Commander Crispin, and
et' " OThorne about three o'clock.
'1,4 Ron. Mrs. Grey had the honour of joining
roe
party.

I lleiqerday (the birthday of his Majesty the King
41,014101'er) their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
rid,ess„.q. Cambridge had a dinner party at Cam-
-les House, and her Royal Highness the Duchess
Ti;trlbridge had afterwards an evening party.
4 dinner party comprised her Royal Highness
Duchess of Gloucester, Count Charles Kielman-
i,°oe,,ltaron Koller, Austrian Charge d'Affaires ;
44,4 IV.Ydenbruck, Baron Osten, the Duke of Wel
Ali-4' the Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina
met.s, the Earl of Radnor, Lord Frederick and
gad i Augusta Hallyburton and the Misses Erskina,
qtileorgiana Bathurst, Sir Charles Thornton,
MTr' Augustus Stafford.
e band of the Coldstream Guards attended in
;ifc4evetting, and performed a number of favourite,
44te};,?(Inimencing with the "King of Hanover 's
'bete,; and including selections from "Le Pro.
Les Huguenots," and " Alma," concluding
Si 37,7rorinance with the "Hanoverian Polka."
-• Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had
'Re„etview with the Chancellor cf the Exchequer
to Y. Mr. John Wood and Mr. Pressly bad
tto-4 interview yesterday with the Right Hon.

LEARNED 13/RDS.
Fr
'vat° exhibidon of a family of goldfinches, ear-
-2 anti other domestic birds, took place yesterday at
I,htto Baker-street, Portman-square, which promises
'44l,tZe extremely popular. Mdlle. Vandermarscb,
etress of these feathered aspirants for publi-
'l4fB brought her teaching to a remarkable degree
°,o4ion and some of those results are really
shlnchooses
Late g. The company present cards—puts
N13341E8 upon sovereigns—whispers words to one
„' and the like, when the birds in question,
„.Ijlqeti "°lnteand of their mistress, hop out of the
elica.ges in which they are placed, and select
kttipeitlations from a tray of tablets, with the
St-,,81, of wizards. How the little creatures have
to do all *this we are at a loss to conceive;
)11;' never make mistakes. On the contrary, they
ti,ileards from the pack with a certainty that pro-
-1,,pr0 antation. It is amusing so see them search for
,:kittil),°sed card; and watch the pertinacity with
th„eY Peck about the edges until they detect the
~,elLBeek for; and not less so the fluttering energy
rd while extracting it from the heap in whica
Mdlle. Vandermarsch, wand in hand,
Ith:nna the operations, but seems, nevertheless, to
4e; birds entirely to themselves, and no conjuring
do more accurate in its disclosures. The pa-
ts ingenuity of this lady in thus establishing a
of
03intelligence in a branch of the creation that
A duallY very ready to be taugilt. are forcibly ex-
Lllt:tti,.
ni_this exhibition, which in ay be placed among
'tott‘ and the most interesting that the metro-
%ins.

14234NORAMA OF THE NILE.
`,4h:jliece, showing the Nubian Desert to Don-
`l4-18 been added to the Panorama, and was sub-
illttlairst night to a party of gentlemen interested
It, losities of Egyptian scenery and antiquities,
l'ep,,,re courteously invited by the proprietors to a
Cortl,()ne. A most interesting addition has been
kir he antiquarian collection, in a mummy, the
t a
kr 'lee of which were exposed to view, and
,4)oh, of the British Museum, whose pre-
!.pt L;glowledge of the history and archwology of
jilti",.gYpt is so highly appreciated by all compe-
1, tiVl delivered an appropriate lecture, replete
Ate,ella details. Several of the company also
qlde,4ll"l by some very pertinent observations, a
0144,‘1,c amount of research in a field of recondite
lliiu.ule knowledge. A more instructive or en-
-01 it. visit cannot be made in the. metropolis, i
0%13 at the present time in scenic illustrations,
Mi e Pfulorama of the Valley of the Nile in the
444511.

01, T-
prOFFICE SUNDAY LABOUR.
'04,4:181 both London and provincial, is at last,
;;Il a ¶OO late, doing its duty regarding the
othi Pha-
6, p Ritation about the Post-office. We have
, ~
'tked in more to say than we have said repeat-
Ner°En the beginning—except that the votes
op Ll°rity of our Scotch Members in the divi-
it,tilt it 4,41 Ashley's motion ought to be remem-
Ila reprobated ;—we speak especially of the
:tlto,l3,,Liheral Members. Of Mr. Cowan no-
I 4 ti`l' expect anything better; as he said him-
flit) ,e Free Church Assembly on Saturday,
N?i.,4,4 his shame, he is not so much Member'
nll,4"uhegh as " Member for the Free
S% biro
could we expect anything bet-
'4lte Ohl in the way of information than
deg the
about petitions, exposed by our con-
-1 hef. Courant; far less was he likely to
4,,t0e fact set forth repeatedly in the reports
!itititr„ ttittee on Petitions, that the great mass of
itott).urls from Scotland were from the Highlands
Ithil'vsons who cannot write, and to whom, of
\iv rost-office is virtually closed already, both
4tllel,rand Sunday. But the others—such as the
1,),,'% k:. Puff, Sir J. M'Taggart, Mr. Archibald
litgifkrt"p,-.'ergus, &c.—were sent to Parliament for
'lt tf,o?.Purposes. Not one of them will get the
N totivhg in this matter otherwise than against
ki Is 'ttions. Nay, we do not believe that
01 v 41. 6 of them who does not know be
''lty 440,4. against the opinions of the great
),IRept6ls constituents. The policy on which
+,r44,Y) „vvinen act is simply this : they have
tit,o'!lerally speaking, the support of the
k't th, ' such Pnarisaical and tyrannical mea-
trot),,,, suPporters of such measures, though
Iliftti4tl, are very annoying ; and the Members
ItJ a 1 votes like those of Thursday, they may
`in 't'v troublesome enemies without greatly
‘lk[l k th -
1,,, the Liberal
bulk of their friends. The game is one
‘),t4at,'-4beral electors should, and certainly in
"q 1 I.vill, make a losing one. Liberals who
lc ,it lillppery
tricks are not worth the fighting
!4,14 ()instance, we do not believe that Mr.
1)44e 440nent in Fifeshire, Mr. Balfour—a man
44111chti 4 courage—would have condescended to
li,Ntp a vote. We refer to our fourth page for
,qt,l'hillt,:llts on the matter from the leading jour-
"l'm 'stre admirable ; but would have been of
I\bofu,ltes the value had they come a little
Itttci ."re the noodledom of the country had
'titiet_ elf, and before our independent Members
oh truckling. Scotsman.
I',

l
-40 E EDITOR OF THE SUN.
iAttk 0
Sea Y I be allowed to correct a paragraph
Netis red in your Sun of Tuesday last, which
copied from the Literary Gazette, and
',of. this-statements as regards the talented.
It rocket apparatus for preserving lives
,tlt,hl)ii),„„,
,Hik et -Leck ; as it may be consolatory to the
r* John Dennett to learn, that although
',,,`111,1'.1 under a very severe attack of paralysis,
y'eveleei and hopes are entertained of his par-
gentleman should not have received the
aii7utt of the present Government in patro
lent invention, would not have been
1/44 “ed lbg, seeing that with his ultra-Tory
ii'll4l,46iiiha, used his vote and influence on all occa-
%o:,tllailci, their supporters and adherents ; but I
tpt,,,,arleg the many years his own friends
it e Lib re in power, they did no more for him
However, the assertion is alto-
, At,
y to the fact ; Mr. Dennett having been
kittth,t)e felcagaged by both Governments fur these
Qtq' hiti:te,ea years, and up to the present time,
t.'et 47, Lae different coast-guard stations with
o tilut'Paratll3 at all points where wrecks are
"tp ; and if the writer of the paragraph I
4,,ttltitlitil,tlilelltt'ag upon had consulted the public
41-,t/R the past winter, he would have seen
.','1tit',,41,14,1%".ti0n of crews of vessels being rescuedh.
`ll in lag destruction by the means of t
11.111a.tir, which is supplied to, and kept
b've kr.tae care of the commanders of the
feNvle'
it'lth or tit 15 at present engaged in preparing a
~lb4t h e x•
tith e lng of Denmark. It is not the
i,,°ciot aPpointed to the situation of keeper
ENNI 1: Castle by the Earl of MalmesburY,
Vttl,katiri '4li but by the present Governor of the
0 poi •-43'tesbury, in 1848. In conclusion, I
tPI 'at: the kind wish of the writer, that in
41/14 a death, his amiable and highly re
~ limy be continued in the keepership.
k 1384ph al; Sir, yours respectfully,
JOHN DYER.
thiee independent Office, Newport,
4:110 ight', May 23, 1850.
_
I Ive1ve "a been omitted for want of room._
the @tr
t tt
jjatDGE --The operation of floating
NI '1 %I •9 11,, •
tot ),,,, f the ss the Straits to its position between
▪ both! 8 bridge3 to take lace on Monday, the 10th
rtndring tide• The pontoons used in turning the
Vt~•
'"trn -In in their. places beneath, ready to convey
kiv bUrd
it 4tin, Aeu to its destination when the Eignal
lthe 1., the r host of workmen were actively employed
t° be eck and rubbish f under the fourth and
• (4tted• 1' is h 'le
V.% ht. Ilinsui 4. 04'1 Wales C ronic .
iYt ,ittrtl4,-,rtiVeata.: and Oriental Company's. st.eamer
illiil4,tovoNtaai...esterday at Southampton, bringing au-
lo„ara s„..tinolale, Malta, and Gibrallar. Amon,st
.4iit been .11 hundred Hungarian refugees who
-expected at Southampton from Malta.