The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OS BORNE, MONDAY.
The Queen and Prince walked early this morning
in Osborne park and grounds.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and younger members of the Royal
Family, walked and rode as usual.
This being the birthday of his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Royal Marine Band attended
early this morning at Osborne, and played the follow-
ing pieces of music :—" The Prince's Hymn," " The
Cubourg March;" selection, "Le PropLete ;" Waltz,
" Schortzblatil," and " God save the Queen."

Sir Francis Baring returned to bis residence at the
Admiralty on Saturday from Southampton.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has left Ardve-
rikie, Kingussie, and proceeded to Glenquoich, In-
vergarry.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of South Australia.

LADIES FASHIONS—NOVELTY IN ALPACAS.-- A
good deal of attention has been caused by the introduc-
tion of a new description of decorative Fabric, the
patent of Mr. Robert Milligan, of Bingley, York, and
made public through the extensive house of Messrs.
Milligan, Forbes, and Co ,of Bradford. The material
itself, is made of fine alpaca, and ornamented in the
highest and most artistic manner, by stripes and figures
on delicately tinted silk floated on the surface, this silk
receiving in its turn, bright colours of flowers, &c. The
richness thus obtained is very great, and resembles the
effect of embroidery. Whilst from the firm and close
texture of the silk itself, the goods will wear much better
than if worked by the needle. There certainly has not
been so elegant or useful a novelty in dress goods pre-
viously produced in the fancy trade of the north, nor one
so likely to find favour with the ladies. The patent is
likewise applicable to manufactured goods, known as
cobourghs, orleans, damasks, &c. &c., even to a new
style of ribbon, which, we understand, will make their ap-
pearance shortly. Upon their introduction we shall have
much pleasure in recurring to the subject.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.--MIS. Fanny Kemble yes-
terday concluded her series of readings from the plays of
Shakspere. The play chosen was the First Part of King
Henry the Fourth As in every preceding instance, Mrs. Kemble
made us feel the purpose and intent of the great poet in a
manner which no actor, expositor, or lecturer has before
achieved. The delineation of each individual character was
perfect. On the stage we are wont to see some one great
artist in some one favourite part, the rest of the scene being
so marred by inaccurate reading and incompetent representa-
tion that the ." bright particular star" is seen through hazy
fogs, which becloud and confound its splendour. In the
hands of Mrs. Kemble, the whole of the glorious picture is
exhibited in its matchless entirety. No doubt, the speech of
Hotspur, in explanation of his refusal of the prisoners, was a
wondrous specimen of declamation; and the character of
Falstaff was produced in the boundless fulness of its humour.
But the slight sketch of Lady Percy was there in its graceful
perfection, as carefully and as exquisitely given as any of the
characters on which more dependence is usually placed. We
cannot doubt that an entertainment so elevating in its cha-
racter. and so justly popular, will be resumed at an early
period. Mr. Mitchell deserves the thanks of the public, for
this as well as for the general management of his exquisite
theatre.
GREAT NOVELTY IN AEROSTATION.—Mr. Graham,
the husband of the celebrated but unfortunate aeronaut, Mrs.
Graham, whose balloon was recently seriously injured by
fire, has not only repaired the aerial machine, but announces
bis intention of completing its inflation with hydrogen gas,
manufactured by himself on the spot, prior to his wife's ascent
in it from Cremorne-gardens to-morrow. To the scientific
in such matters this experiment is a question of great inte-
rest. Mr. Graham is the only aeronaut who has succeeded
in the use of hydrogen ; he has, we believe, ascended on four
occasions, in a balloon inflated solely with hydrogen gas.
THE LATE ACCIDENT AT THE BRICKLAYERS'
ARMS STATION.—On Sunday morning last, by permission
of the authorities, a number of the officers, porters, and
others employed at the above station attended Divine service
at St. Mary's, Southwark, Old Kent-road, to offer up their
public thanksgiving for their providential preservation when
the accident occurred on Wednesday last. A most suitable
and very impressive sermon was preached on the occasion by
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COLLISION of VESSELS AND Six LIVES LOST.—
The Thomas, Betts, from Quebec, which arrived at Greenock
on Monday, came in contact, on Friday last, twelve miles
south-east of Tuskar, with the barque Speranza, of and for
Trieste, laden with coals, three days out from Liverpool,
which sank in ten minutes afterwards. The master, Mr.
Dabeta, with his wife and child, and three seamen, were
drowned; the remainder of the crew, consisting of the mate
and seven, seamen, were picked up by the Thonam, and
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