The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen held a Court on Saturday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
The Marqus c 1 V,l,:ma, Envny Extraordin4ry pni
Minister Plenipotentiary trom her Majesty the Queen of
Spain, had an audience of her Majesty. His Excellency
was introduced by the Earl of Aberdeen, K. T., her
Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master
of the Ceremonies.

The Queen was attended by Viscount Hawarclen,
Lord in Waiting, and Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom in
Waiting.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gen-
tlemen, of the Royal suite' and the Household, attended
Divine service yesterday afternoon in the Chapel Royal,
Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr.
George Edward Anson, went on Saturday morning in
the office of the Duchy of Cornwall in Somerset House•
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in. she -
royal gardens on Saturday.
The Royal Family were taken their accustomed daily
airing on Saturday in the royal gardens of Bucking-
ham Palace.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager returned to Marl-
borough House, attended by her suite, at half-past seven
o'clock, on Friday evening, from her residencct, Bushy"
House, Bushy Park.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended
Divine service yesterday morning, in Grosvenor Chs
South Audley-street.
_ _

The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness.
the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the De' •
puty Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence 1
Downing-street.

The Duke of Wellington, Duke of Rutland, and
Sir F. Trench, attended the early service in the Chapel
Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The Rev. r 4
Wesley read the prayers, and the Rev. T. Mills preached
the sermon.

The 'Duchess of Beau?ort, the Marquises of Salle.. ,
bury and Northampton, Lords Devon, Wilton, Howe;
Colville, Ingestre, Alford, Palmerston, and De Mauley,
Ladies Wilton, Palmerston, and C. Sanford, attended the
daily service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yester-
day. Prayers were read by the Rev. J. V. Povah, and ,
the lessons by the Rev. C. Packman. The sermon well
preached by the Rev. T. Mills.
The anthem was "I have set God " (Goldwin). Ore
musical service was Nares, in F, and the Sancti**
Hawes, in F. - r.
The agent for Jamaica, accompanied by Mr. M'GrC
gor, and a Deputation on the subject of Sugar had.e.,
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Se':
turday.
The Governor of the Bank of England had an inter'
view with Sir Rober Peel on Saturday. .
The Lord Chancellor has left town for Turville Park;
Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius, steu
also from South Australia, were received on Saturdaytel
the Colonial-office.

Sir Robert Peel had a dinner party on Saturday even'
ing at his residence in Whitehall-gardens.
Lady Peel has issued invitations for assemblies on
Saturday, the 18th, and on Wednesday, the 22d instant;
in Whitehall-gardens.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an rate
view, on Saturday, with the Chancellor of the Exehequer
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat az
Saturday, and resumed the appeal " William Meddols
croft v. Harriet Huguenin," from the Prerogative Cour'
of Canterbury. Dr. Addams was heard for the
._....vre' •
spodent, and Dr. Phillimore was heard in reply.__
Brougham gave judgment on the part of their LET!:
ships, affirming the decision of the Court below Nit'
costs. The Court then rose.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, MAY 11.—Wind, light North-easterly braes.'
and fine.

DEAL, MAY 10.—Wild, light and variable.--Arrd.
Lydia, Batavia ; Judith Allan, Bombay ; Panock
ton, Manilla; London, Gunton, Cape of Good Hope; N°l'
St. Croix for Copenhagen ; Ada, Jamaica ; Perthshire, Dralo2.
St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. John Tomkinson,
Town ; Orion, Ichoboe ; Amity, Tagura ; Pulen, Rio ;
Tobago ; Hendrik Hudson, New York ; Trent, lefiraral.:
Java, China ; Glenalvon, Aux Cayes ; Napier, New 'for
and the whole of the outward-bound.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind, N.N.W.—Arrd. Tor°ll
Griswold, New York, sailed 11th ult. ; transport Nalltillit
Gibraltar. Off, Agincourt, Nisbet, Calcutta, sailed Jail.
St. Helena March 22.

COWES, MAY 10.—Arrd. :Montreal, New York, 24 dul'
and sailed for Portsmouth.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind, N.N.W.—Arrd, Alic*
Scott, Port Phillip, Dec. 27.
FALMOUTH, MAvlo.—Wind W. to N. moderate. Sld. Peterel
packet, Madeira, &c. Off, Neptunus, Havannah, for Ater
dam ; Napoleon, Scott, Swan River (Jan. 14) ; Jon. •
Post, Rio, for ~
Amsterdam; James, Williams, Port e EP-uP
(Dec. 25) ; Pandorus, Le 3daistre, Buenos Ayres.
BRISTOL. MAY 10.—Acrd. Lord Redesdale,
Ayres.
LIVER! OOL,MAY 10.—Wind N.W. Arrd. Clydesdale, Fur:
and Pearl, Valpy, Ichoboe ; Workington, Doyle, Rio; Jain
Stewart, Pernambuco ; Friendship, Potts, Sierra Leone;
Mary Marsden, Savanilla. Off, Malcolm, Calcutta.
WHITEHAVEX, MAY 9.—Arrd. Lady Shaw Stewart, Witter
Antigua.

H 2 TLEPOOL, MAX 10.—S1d. Dart, Quebec.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals.—Agincourt, Nesbitt, front Bengal, off th 9
Wight, sailed Jan. 25, St. Helena March 22 • Alicia,
Scott, from Port Philip, off the Wight, sailed Dec. 27 ;
Judith Allan, Hayes, from China, in the East India/
Docks, sailed Nov. 19, St. Helena March 1 ; Parrefei,j
Hall, Wharton, from Manilla, in the Down's, j
Sept, 9, Cape Feb. 1 ; London, Gunton, from the Cap,./
in the Downs, sailed Jan. 19 ; Rajasthan, Stewart, 6'6°l'
Bombay, off Falmouth, sailed Jan. 20, St. Helot
March 16 ; Napoleon, Scott, from Swan River, off
mouth, sailed Jan. 14, Cape Feb. 28, St. Helena Marc,
14 ; Boadicea, Withers, from Bengal, off Falun=,,
sailed Oct. 13, Mauritius Feb. 7, Cape March 2 ;
color, Sim, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed Dec.
.„r,
St. Helena March 6 ; James, Williams, from Port Phi
lip, off Falmouth, sailed Dec. 25 ; Clydesdale, Par!
from Ichoboe, at Liverpool ; Cincinnati, Wilson, 21"2,—:
China, off Plymouth, sailed Dec. 31, bound to AlusTa
dam ; Regina, Stace, from Bengal, off Falmoutb• a;'
Nov. 27, Cape Feb.
Arrivals at St. Helena.—Eliza, Willis, March 15, fr°lll
Zanzibar to Salem ; Reginald Heber, MTarlane,
Bengal, and sailed 18th to Liverpool; Magnet, Alc;
liams, from coast of Africa, and Failed 16th to Cored
Gazelle, Robertson, 16th, from Mauritius, and shi:; .
18th to Leith ; Mary Stoddart, M'Neill, from Beng to
Madonna, Miller, from Bombay, and sailed 17e3
Clyde ; her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, 17th, o'r°
China and Cape, to England ; Ann, Treen, 17th, "'—
Mauritius, and sailed 18th to Liverpool ; James Cae;
boll, Pitcairn, from China, and sailed 18th to Loen?ed
Golden Spring, Poole, from coast of Africa, and si"i
19th to Cork ; Ann;Pryce, from Bengal and CaPeikec,
sailed 18th to London; Renewal, Trotter, from Boor
and sailed 18th to London ; John Christian, WI/
combe, 18th, from China, and sailed 19th to Livere°o4,
Johannes, Mauritius; Van Deefr, 19th, from Batsotil,'
and sailed 19th to Amsterdam; Woodlark, Hardie, ist.
from Timor and Cape, and sailed 20th to London; ,„ts
mony, Elder, from China; Frederick Huth, Toby, 1,;(1
coast of Africa; Javaan, Dekker, from Passaroesugtr
sailed 21st to Amsterdam; Christina and Erasmus, Jroto
o,
Batavia • Mayflower, Hutchinson, from coast of A-010
and sailed 21st to Cork ; Royal Archer, Scott, tof
coast of Africa ; H.M.S. Conway, Fair, from CO
Africa ; Reward, Salmon, from Port Philip; Port
„to,
wood, Vidler, from Breeds River; Camillus, kta,'
from Bombay, and sailed 21st to Liverpool; I,f[bot
Strickland, and Emu, Jones, from China ; Sir
Peel, Edwards, from Bengal; H.M.S. Winchester, ""'
tain Eden, 22d, from West Coast of Africa.
Departures from St. Helena.—Chieftain,Birnie,u"-tt.
14, to London ; Bleng, Stewart, to Liverpool ; 6/, ; f
tude, Morrison, and Clifton, Lockyer, 16th, to Cor
Palatine, Gardner, to London. 20* •
Arrivals at Melbourne.—Regulus, Hunter,
_,Deci,
from Hobart Town ; Tyne, Robertson, from We'
ton • 4lary, IVfitcheson, 22d, from London. ' eti
Arrival at the Falkland Islands.—Columbian
Sampson, Nov. 24, from St. Helena.

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A FACT FOR THE LEAGUERS.—At a recent fit
_lO,
ing of the charity trustees of the borough of leveler,
situate in the midst of an agricultural district; 01
were no less than 154 applications for assists/dee,' on
although the funds at the disposal of these gee_n,!p%
are very ample, yet such is the constant and Pr'7„ ieg
demand on them, they had only the means of Out,
three very distressing cases. Se much for the be•tf,
of protection to the agricultural part of the con:lo'7
—.Dover Chronicle.
REDUCTION IN THE 'HOURS OF fLABoUII.-- t ?,,f
0. v-
duction in the hours of labour has commenced st,°„s of
the principal Cotton mills in the town of Preston,rouo;ol
Mr. Robert Gardner, The mills commenced se.
only eleven hours a-day for five days in the ive7of
nine on the Saturday, the understanding beiek7oo'
there was a reduction in the amount of werl'o aiof
clued, the hands would submit to a corresrt bits '
reduction of wages. For the short time tfilo
elapsed no correct opinion of the result of ,wtnee -
periment can be formed, but we are in.totdel
that for the first week—that is, up to bet
evening—the wages of the weavers were only t ttats.
penny per head below the average of the
join*
mouths, daring which they had worked tweloiow
and that of the spinners one shilling per head- I::rruFW
same average. The arrangement has been in.. 0.014
during the present week in consequence of a break bodi
by which the engine was twice stopped, and the his be
•
have to work twelve hours, till the lost time
fetched op.—Blackburn Standurd. gr. •
"„Llair _
SUICIDE 01' A YOUNG FzmALß.—On 1•
Baker held an inquest at the Crown and Atrebeldsrtbst
street, Mile-end New-town, on the body _°_ben.'49;
Miles, aged 18, a fringe-maker. Arthur Du'ed hsa-
-20, Luke-street, trimming-maker, said deceased wira.
worked for him for the last twelve inontnessoi
sometimes very gay, and at others much d P
Latterif stifk
spirits, and would cry for hours together. , 48 woe I_,
used to have severe fits, during which hold hold 01.
scream violently, and exclaim, " Oh, master'
11° 0110
eyes, keep him from me," but she namedto rafset
For the last fortnight she was not aWtse to frig,dZ
her work, and she attributed her
-Susan Crewe, a fellow work-girl, said
w, deedt,
caused by having seen a woman tdhrsohwne
ping-rope about three weeks since, and e:Tiead in.i_
manythree
robe
Thursday, witness saw deceased at work in A. $
wasimd she
missed,wa
s aenrdyiwegitnaetstshtehitnikeline.g sSll7wrins. by the
in search of her, and at length found hertna!,lt.is gate_
neck from a rafter in the water-closet, bY,m,,Z.l3yrnitl,
heouutghotftsuerp
tehheiplpainndgiorredPeof the house
Mr. Burchett, the parish surgeon, having
euraises,edeaamne aalnardin:a
insanity ,r
pronounced her quite dead. Verdict `•!" Alii,°"l"-nj