The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-17 00:00:00

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COURT CIRCULAR.
Rh ; Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Majesty
the E ing of Saxony, left Claremont in an open carriage
and fi )ur, at half-past ten o'clock on Saturday morning,
for C hiswiek, to view the exhibition of the Horticultural
Society of London. His Excellency M. de Minckwitx,
and iajor- General Sir Edward Bowater, occupied an-
other royal carriage ; and. Count Albert Vitzthum, Ma-
jor do Reichardt, and Dr. Carus, .followed in a third open
• carriage and four.
The illustrious party arrived at the gardens at Chis-
wick at twenty minutes before twelve o clock, and were
conducted to the conservatory, and the marquees con-
taining the flowers and plants.
The King and Prince Albert remained in the gardens
until one o clock, and then took' their departure for town,
arriving at half-past one o'clock at Buckingham Palace,
where 'they were received by the Earl of Morton and
Lord Charles Wellesley, the Lord and Equerry in Wait-
ing on his Majesty.
The Queen, attended by the Countess of Gains-
borongh, Lady in Waiting, left Claremont in an open
carriage and four, shortly before- - eleven o'clock on
Saturday morning, for town.
Lady Caroline Cocks and the Hon. Miss Lister,
Maids of Honour in Waiting, Viscount Sydney, Lord
in Waiting, and Colonel Arbuthnot. Equerry in Waiting,
followed in two carriages and four.
The royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace at a
quarter past twelve o'clock, escorted by a party of
Lancers.
The Lord Chamberlain and the Master of the Horse
received her Majesty on her arrival at the palace.
On Saturday afternoon, the King of Saxony, attended
by Baron Gersdoff and suite, honoured the establishment
of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell with a visit, and remained
nearly an hour, inspecting the plate and jewellery
departments. His Majesty was pleased to express him-
self highly gratified with the taste displayed in the
numerous works.
A deputation of the Royal Society, consisting of the
Marquis of Northampton, President ; Dr. Roget and
Mr. Christie, Secretaries; Mr. Weld, Assistant Secre-
tary; and Messrs. Murchison, Lee, Graham, and Dollond,
had the honour of waiting upon his Majesty the. King
of Saxony au Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham
Palace, when his Majesty, having been elected a Fellow
of the Society, was graciously pleased to inscribe his
name in the Charter book.
In the evening the King of Saxony, attended by
Baron Gersdorff, the Earl of Morton, Lord Charles
Wellesley, M. de Minckwitz, Count A. Vizthum, Major
Reichardt, and Dr. Carus, left Buckingham Palace e.;,
eight o'clock, to honour Sir Robert and Lady Peel.
with
his company at dinner, at their residence in W:nitehall.
gardens.

7 Yesterday morning the Queen and etince Albert, the
ladies and gentlemen of the royal s-taite, and tbe House-
hold attended Divine service :e1 the Chapel Royal, Buck-
ingham Palace. The strittrin was preached by the Bishop
of Norwich. Pray:rs were read by the Hon. and Rev.
C. Leslie Cou.nenay.
Yeste:".7tay morning the King of Saxony attended Di-
vilat: service at the Chapel in Wardour-street.
The Royal Family were taken airings yesterday in the
royal gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited
the Queen yesterday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday in
the royal gardens.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied
by the Princess Mary, attended Divine service yesterday
morning in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. Ba-,
roness Ahlefeldt and Major Stephens were in waiting on
their Royal Highnesses.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester
and the Duke of Cambridge went on Saturday morning
to the Horticultural Show, at Chiswick. Their Royal
Highnesses returned in the afternoon to town.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured
Mr. and Mrs. Mills with his company on Friday evening,
at Camelford House.

The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Trench
attended the early service in the Chapel Royal, St.
James's, yesterday.
The Marquises of Salisbury, Normanby, and North-
ampton, the Countess of Wilton, Ladies Palmerston and
C. Sanford, Lords Bandon, Effingham, Wilton, Mul-
grave, Wharncliffe, J. O'Bryen, Vivian, Wrottesley,
Ebrington, Palmerston, Leveson, and Ingestre, attended
the daily service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Sleath,
prayers were read by the Rev. J. Horsley Dakins, and
the lessons by the Rev. Dr. Knapp.
The Marchionesses of Ailesbury and Westmeath, the
Countesses Wilton and Brownlow, Lords Delawarr, Can-
tilupe, Sydney, and Ashley, attended the afternoon ser-
vice in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon,
at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Sir Robert.
Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Wharncliffe, Earl
of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl
of Ripon, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Edward
Knatchbull, and Lord Granville Somerset. The Council
sat three hours.

Messrs. Cavan, M‘Garel, Barkly, and Cave, Commis-
sioner's for the British Guiana Immigration Loan, had an
interview with Lord Stanley on Saturday, at the Co-
lonial-office.

The Right Hon. F. Shaw, M.P., Mr. Gregory, and a
deputation respecting: the Savings' Banks of Ireland,
accompanied by Mr. Wilson Patten, and several other
Members of Parliament, had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official re-
sidence in Downing-street.
The French Ambassador and the Prussian Charge
d'Affaires transacted business on Saturday, at the Fo-
reign-office.
Mr. Brickwood had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on Saturday.

THE WEATHER.—We were not disappointed in
our expectations of a speedy change last week. On
Wednesday morning a gentle but hihgly refreshing
shower fell, and it has continued to rain less or more
every day or night since ; while the wind seldom varies
from those points—the west and south-west—most
favourable to. vegetation. The effect on. the crops
has been talismanic. Even where they seemed to
be almost wholly gone, the freshness of their
appearance indicates a thorough resuscitation. The
hay crop is no doubt too far advanced to derive
the same advantage that it would have done had
moisture been vouchsafed a few weeks earlier, still it
would be advisable to delay cutting for a short time, that
it may not lose a chance of benefiting. Pasture has
also improved considerably. As the rain has been very
general over the country, and fallen without violence,
unless, perhaps, in one or two instances, we may yet,
notwithstanding the late backward accounts from all
qbarters, indulge in the hope of a plentiful harvest.—
Ayr Observer.

MAREETHILL.—MELANCHOLY CASE OF HYDRO-
PHOBIA.—A few weeks since a fine boy, about five years old,
named Woods, was bit on the face by a dog which was
in a rabid state. The animal attacked the child a short
distance from his father's house, in the parish of Mul-
laghbrack. The unhappy parents used every exertion to
have a cure effected after the occurrence, but, we regret
to say, without effect ; for, on the 6th instant, the most
alarming symptoms of hydrophobia fully developed
themselves. Medical aid was procured, but, of course,
was not of the slightest avail. The poor child writhed
in the utmost agony till Thursday night last, when death
put a period to his sufferings.—Banner of Ulster.

WALKING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.—Friday
evening large crowds were attracted to our quays, in
order to witness the spectacle of beholding a man
descend to the bottom of the river, for the purpose
of inspecting the piles of the bridge. Having en-
veloped himself in a waterproof dress, and placed the
diving helmet on his head, he descended with the greatest
nonchalance, and having remained below for nearly
an hour, he came to the surface, amid the congratula•
tions of all present. The diving helmet, which thus
affords one of the most extraordinary exemplifications of
the triumph of art over nature, was, we believe, the in-
vention of our eminently scientific, though no less than
enthusiastically patriotic friend, Mr. Steele, whose ser-
vices in the cause of Ireland, as the head pacificator of
O'Connell, are now receiving their requital in the dun-
geon in which he is immured with his illustrious leader.
Wexford Independent.
During the past week two disturbances have taken
place at Leeds, between the military and the police. The first
took place on Sunday night last, for which on Monday morn-
ing five soldiers of the 70th Infantry (chiefly composed of
Irishmen), were brought up before the magistrates, and two
were fined 51. each. The others were given up by the magis-
trates, to be punished by the laws of their regiment. On
Monday night a large party of the soldiers sallied out of the
barracks—several armed with bayonets—and attacked every
policeman they met. Six of the police officers were despe-
rately wounded, and several others received some severe
bruises. A number of the soldiers, and some who took their
part, have been apprehended, and remanded for examination.
—Doncaster Gazette.

THE WEATIIER AND THE CROPS.—Sillee our last
we have had exceedingly warm, and, unfortunately for
the farmers, exceedingly dry weather also. The
showers which fell a week ago, and which led us to
anticipate more rain, have done but very little to re-
fresh the earth, and a heavy fall is anxiously looked for
by the agriculturists. The early-sown wheat is very
forward; in a field of Mr. Dunn's, at Aldborough,
within three hundred yards of the sea, the wheat, a few
days ago, was bursting into ear: it exhibits a very
healthy appearace. In Cottingham, the wheat in a field
belonging to Mr. Lund, shot into ear so early as the
28th of May. In Willerby, Hessle, Ferriby, Swanland,
Sunk Island, Lund, Elton, Leconfield, Bainton, aid one
or two other places, the\ ear has already allot Roth.. In
all districts of the East Riding, towover, rain is greatly
wanted ; the spring whet l. especially requires moisture,
and, should heavy showers speedily fall, it is thought
that the spring wheat will yield better crops than the
winter sown, notwithstanding the present forwardness of
the latter. The hay harvest has already comine,,,,c.:4 in
the neighbourhood of Doncaster, but tl does not seem
any likelihood of similar opwations commencing in the
neighbourly:pa Hull during the present month. The
cups of` hav in the East-Riding are likely, genersAy to,
be very light. Indeed, fears are expre;;:ioi 4t4At
of agricultural produce will sirifix 04§$ e Plentittil rain
speedily descenq. A. firer Oatitity of potatoes have
been plout;49,d itecOttsequence of the dry rot having
atte&O'd

WILL OF THE LATE W. CROCKFORD,
ministration, with the will annexed (no executor being
named therein), of the late well-known, NV;llie.in Crock-
ford, of gambling Rotoriety, has 1?e-01 gt;Antga to Mrs,
A. F. Cpcbford, is tvl,49ky:. is dated As late
ea tafsfolo, Od'alVe-s‘ the whole of property to
ltts nearly the fallowing words :—" 1 give and
twclutlath the wliole of my property, of whatever de-
scription, unto my dear wife, and her heirs, relying o
her doinewhat is right." The personal pkoperity'Etlpi4
is cworn under the large stun of `499,0110?,', and,
it'`is ru-
moured that his real, egateit'NiOq 1;04004 'Mttre‘
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THE MINISTERS.
MEETING AT THE CARLTON.
A meeting of Members of Parliament, who ordinarily vote
on the Ministerial side of the House, was held in the drawing
room of the Carlton Club, at four o'clock yesterday afternoon,
pursuant to a requisition signed by five Members.. Between
60. and 70 Members of Parliament were present, Sir John
Yarde Buller taking the chair.
Mr. DISRAELI inquired by what authority and for whit pur-
pose. the meeting had been convened ?
Lord INGESTRE
_replied . that he, in conjunction • `with Mr.,
Forbes Mackenzie and the other requisitionists,.had thought
it advisable, after the vote. of Friday night, that there
should be a meeting, and had, accordingly, issued a notice
convening it.
Mr. MActursztE added, that he was authorised to state,
that if the meeting then assembled Would unanimously sign
a declaration of confidence in Sir R. Peel's Government, he
would not resign office, but continue to conduct the affairs of
the country.
Mr. FERRAND asked by whom the statement had been
authorised, and whether it was expect6d that the sixty
Conservatives whe voted with Mr. Miles in opposition to the
Government on Friday night were expected to rescind their
votes ?

. Mr. MAcRENzrE decline:d to answer these questions.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER, however, said that he was one of those
who had voted against Sir R. Peel on Friday ; but he was still
prepared to sign a declaration of confidence in the Govern-
meat, rather than let id the Whigs.
Lord SANDON professed himself willing to sign a general
declaration of confidence, reserving to himself, however, a
right of private judgment. [Such we presume as he exercised
on Friday.]
Sir ElowAttp DOUGLAS was prepared to vote unlimited con-
fidence.
Mr. BLACKSTONE declined to support so extensive a de-
claration.

➢lr. BLAKENORE said that the meeting was one of Con-
servatives, and he was surprised therefore at ➢ir. Ferrand's
presence.

Mr. D'ISRAELI challenged Mr. Blakemore to a definition
of Conservatism, but Mr. Blakemore declined so embarrassing
a task.

Several members expressed their dread of a declaration of
" unlimited confidence," as they were quite in the dark as
to the Minister's future measures, and knew not which inte-
rest might be next assailed.
The meeting, which was very noisy, and evidently far
from unanimous, closed without coming to any decision, and
adjourned until 12 r.o'clock to-day. The question, howtcan
we meet ..our constituents? was frequently and anxiously
repeated.