The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
returned to the Castle from Claremont this afternoon.
In the carriage with her 1113jesty and his Royal High-
ness were her Royal Highness the Princess Royal and
also the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting.
In the next Royal carriage and four were the two
Equerries, Colonel Arbuthnot and Major-General Sir
Edward Bowater, and the Hon. C. A. Murray. The
third carriage was occupied by his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales and his attendants. _ . _

The Royal party arrived at the Castle at five minutes
before five o'clock, her Majesty and her illustrious Con-
sort being escorted by a party of the Life Guards, under
the command of Lieutenant Clifton.

The ➢Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Hon. Eleanor
Stanley and the Hon. Clementina Hamilton, arrived to-
day at the Castle.
The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay has returned
to the Castle.

The Viscountess Canning succeeds the Marchioness
of Di!uro as the Lady in Waiting on her Majesty.
The Earl of Warwick has succeeded Lord Rivers as
the Lord in Waiting on the Queen.
Captain Meynell arrived at the Castle to-day, and has
succeeded Captain the Hon. Arthur Duncombe as the
Gram in Waiting on her Majesty.
Sir Henry Wh,atley has arrived, and will have the
honour of dining witn her Majesty. Sir Henry sleeps
at the Castle.
This morning her Royal Highness the Princess Alice
was taken a carriage airing in the grounds adjoining the
Castle, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttolton.
Sir Charles G. Young, Garter King of Arms, attended
in St. George's Cilapd to-day, to surrintend the putting
up of the banner 0! the King of Saxony.

Ilcr Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge sr-.
rived at her residence at Kew, yesterday evening, from
the Continent. Her Royal Highness the Princess Marl
accompanied the Royal Duchess. Baron Knesebeck lett
town on Saturday night for the Continent, to meet their

Royal Highnesses.
his Royal Highness the Duke-of Cambridge arrived
in town on Monday afternoon, from Burghley House,
the seat of the Marquis of Exeter. The Royal Duke
paid a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou-
cester, at Gloucester House.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured the Rev. Dr. Blom-
berg with his company at, dinner yesterday evening.
The Ecclesiastical Commission fir England had a
meeting yesterday at the Office in Whitehall-place. The
Comtnissioners present were the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, the Bishop of London, the Right lion. John Ni-
chol!, and the Dean of Westminster.
Baron de Nieumann, Austrian Minister, transacted
businoss yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Gonmittee on Education of the Lords of her
Maj-sty's Most Honourable Privy Council, had a meet-
ing yesterday afternoon at the • Council•office. The
Lords present were the Lord President, the Duke of
Buccleuch. the Earl of Ripon, Lord Stanley, Sir Robert
Peel, Sir James Graham, th, Chancellor of the Exalts.-
quor, and Lord Granville Somerset.
The Committee sat three hours. ••
Lord Lowther, Postmaster General, transacted busv•
ness yesterday at the Home-office.
Sir Robert Peel has issued cards for a grand Parlia-
mentary dinner on Wednesday, the 31st inst., at which
the Right Hon. Baronet will read the Royal Speech 00
opening Parliament to his numerous guests.
Lady Peel arrived in town on Monday evening.
Dispatches for the Governors of the West India Colo-
nies were sent off yesterday evening, from the Colonial'
office.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.
Those who are very learned in music say that iff•
Jullien is only a clever man ; and, indeed, we can 5.91
little more for him. But his cleverness is of that sort whrl
borders very closely upon genius. It cannot be denied
that his variations are frivolous, yet the frivolity is rich,
racy, and original. You smile at the trifler, and your
smile is the trifler's triumph—he his gained what he
sought. In none of his adaptations of the traditional
music of the British Isles to the novel style which he has
invented, or, perhaps rather, created, has he been so
successful as in the " Irish Echos," produced last
night for the first time, to an auolience num.
bering somewhat near three thousand. It was rather
startling to hear the " King of the Cannibal Islands
humming his euphonious name of " Ilokey, Pokey," &cot
in an English Quadrille. But what was that to the Rocks
of Killarney echoing " Nix My Dolly" to the sweet and
tender air of " Poor Mary Ann ?" The echoes are: 113 v
naged throughout with exceeding drollery, and ing'
nuity, and effect. M. Jullien has quite out-mastered his
prototype, the illustrious Paddy Blake, of O'Doneg-
hue's Waters. Paddy consults only the echo which re;
sponded to his fathers. Jullien has invented a series °I
echoes, to which all London will respond for months air
months. Mr. Horncastle, in his lectures upon Irish music'
tells us that the Rocks of Killarney are bothered when
the musician who consults them is out of tune. M. Jul-
lien produced to us last evening Herr Kcenig's Cornet-a'
Piston, and Baumann's Bassoon, which it would certainli
bother even the redoulited Ktliarney to imitate.

ADEt.AIDE GALLERY.
On Monday the orchestra had an unusual accession 01
talent for the promenade concert, and on account o
Covent-garden being otherwise occupied there vier!
more of Jullien's best men enabled to attend in company'' ,
Mons. L. Z. Remy officiated as conductor. There well
several very pretty features in the concert, but the one
upon which had been placed the greatest strain yeas:
"Jullien's English Quadrilles ; they were rapturousli,
encored. In the second part of the concert, his " It"Yai
Irish Quadrilles" were equally successful. The entire
the musical performance seemed to elicit tho approbs:
Lion of the audience, which was numerous. Mr. Green
exhibition of his balloon occupied the attention of the
company be!ore the entertainments began, and 1"
Monk Mason's Aerial Machine was suspended from tilt!
ceiling throughout the evening. There were other
jects in succession to employ the minds of the visttorS,;
among which was a lecture in the theatre upon Payne_
Patent Process for the Preparation of Wood. The lee.
turer demonstrated the process by the operation of the
air-pump, by which the vessels of the wood can be jtY
pregnated with iron, and th:q.ehy retders even copilot*
deal incombustible, and imparts to it a durability of we!",
and hat dness of surface, so as to make it capable of
ceiving the most brilliant polish. The lecturer show'
that the invention wus one of groat importumie to society
as regarded preservation of buildings or vessels frit-111're"
as well as adding to the strength of timber, and the adoP
tation of more ordinary woody for the formation of orna-
mental furniture.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. e
SIR,—In my letter to you of the 10th inst., there
are some errors in the figures which I wish to correct'
For .5/. read 51. 11s.
For 228 grains read 204 grains.
For 600 grains read 684 grains.
Jan. 15, 1844. A WORKING MAN%

CURRENCY-T FIE SILVER COIN'

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Stn,—Two articles have appeared in The Sun re;
lative to the wonderful profit that would arise i_
parties purchasing silver bullion at 60s. per poll%
troy, and having this weight coined into 665. Ovue
article appeared on the 21st ult. ; the other on t"
13th inst. The gentleman to whom you are ill;
debted for those articles will very much oblige me 13)
favouring me with the date of the Royal Prochl:
mation, 4uthorising the public to demand the coineg;
of silver bullion at the Mint; and if he can produc
such proclamation he will further oblige by statill
the authority by which parties can demand of t'of
master of the Mint 665. for each pound weight
silver bullion delivered at the Mint for coinage..
have in vain endeavoured to trace the proclarnatioht
to which I have referred. If the public has a
Alto
to demand the coinage of silver bullion at the 011-to
at this time, I consider I have reasonable cause
consider that such a proclamation must be in !ice
istence, as I find the folk)wing enactments in '
56 Geo. 111., cap 68, sections 9 and 10 :—"
and after such day as shall be appointed by oPeei
proclamation issued-by his Majesty, with the acivio
of his Privy Council, it shall be lawful for any PeTs°ot
native or foreigner, to bring any foreign coin
50.
reputed coin, plate or bullion of silver in IT' rid
molten or alloyed, or any manufacture of silver, iv
to deliver the same at the Mint in London, 9 a
there melted down and coined into current sitvli
coins of this kingdom ; and such silver so bought Of
be assayed, and melted down and coined into sill:
coins of a standard of eleven ounces, two Penn'of
weights of fine silver, and eighteen pennyweights to
alloy in the pound troy, and in weight after the 11,0
of 665. to every pound troy, whether coined 'es
crowns, half-crowns, shillings, or sixpences, or Pie be
of a lower denomination ; and as soon as 111a9.rea,
after such silver shall be melted and nssaJthe
there shall be delivered to the person bringing: tie
same a sum in silver coins, after the rate of 625. of
standard fineness before-mentioned for every poun.nip
troy; andfor the diminution and charge for assartio
coinage, and waste of all such silver so brought loved
Mint, there may be retained at the Mint 4s. for e the
pound troy brought in, making in the whole after
rate of 665. for every pound troy."—Section 9. ato
" Such sums of 4s. per pound shall be app cg'
the expense of coinage, and the surplus, if any,
tied to the consolidated fund."-7-Section 10. ,bolii°
If I am not " mistaken," I guess that the wit“,,fint,
ing 4s. out of every 665. by the Master of the Awroor
would tend to reduce the profit of 101., which.ol3 ie
correspondent states would arise from the operat% coin
has described, and that the buying up all the glte
and gold bullion, with the silver coin, is not (10
easy a job as he imagines.
Is it that I or he is " mistaken r—Youes, 84efilS.
Ilfracombe, Jan. 15, 1844. GORDI
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SIR CHARLES WETHERELL MESINIERISSO't bit"
Wednesday evening last Mr. Stone, the " emillen-reed
rister," mesmerised Sir Charles Wetherell. The leutt bi
counsel was advocating the cause of a thief; witlinet".
usual ability, when all at once the Recorder re'''d of
his head, and gave evident signs of being in the 1,11„°,33
dreams. " I" said Mr. Stone "hew, P
went Mr. J. G. Smith, but Sir Charles; still 51e13,11" on el
last be awoke, and his half-opened eyes staf_e" cool";
laughing audience—the very prisoner smiled4l,e ad"'
not help it. Mr. Stone certainly deserves greif"' roe"
for this triumphant proof of the truth of legal
rism.Th—Bris;)l Times. toontl'
e workmen in every branch bf the scissor by
facture in Sheffield have commenced the new Ye3r
Pura strike for advance of wages.