The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.— This morning his Royal
Highness Prince. Albert rode out on horseback. 11 isi
Royal Highness was attended by Colonel Wylde,t
Equerry in Waiting.
Her Royal Ugliness the Duchess IF Kent will dinej
in private with her Majesty and her Illustrious Con;
sort at the Castle this evening:-
• • -

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Thomas Hillingworth
Mr. Wiggins, and Mr.-Williaiii Gaussen, had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at
his official residence, in Downing-street.
The Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, visited the
Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
Sir Robert Peel left town yesterday morning, by the
Great Western Railway, for Windsor Castle. The
Right Hon. Baronet returned in the afternoon to his
residence in Whitehall-gardens.
Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister, and Count Kiel-
mainiSegge, the Hanoverian Minister, transacted busi-
ness yesterday at the Foreign-office.;
Lord Sandon, M.P., had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yeiterday.
Dispatches from the Governor of Gibraltar were re-
ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office.

LITERATURE.

.JOURNALS of Messrs_ GULLY and DENHAM.

Chapman and Hall, London, 1844.
This is the journal of two British officers during a
captivity in:China in the year 1842. It is exceedinlgy
minute in its details, and bears every appearance of
authenticity; but there is rather too much sameness
about it, the record of one day's suffering being as
like as possible to its successor.

CHEERFUL CHERRY—'WIT BOUGHT.
Darton and Clark, London, 1844._

These are two prose tales intended for the in-
struction and entertainment of the more juvenile class
of readers. They are written with great clearness
and simplicity of languageA have just sufficient in-
cident to excite the curiosity, without fatiguing the
attention of the young ; and are embellished with
numerous wood-cuts, engraved with -a skill that
would have delighted old Bewick—the father of this
species of engraving. The tales are from the pen of
an author who, under the quaint name of " Peter
Parley," has gained no slight popularity as a writer
of children's story books.

EDINBURGH CABINET LIBRARY.
Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1844.
The present volume of this Cycloptedia contains
the Second Part of the history of the United States
of America, from the earliest period. The work is
carefully condensed, and gives accounts of the com-
merce, banking transactions, political, literary, and
social institutions, laws, and religious establishments
of the United States, together with a brief sketch of
the circumstances that led to the War of Indepen-
dence, of the progress of that war, and its successful-
result under the auspices of the illustrious Washing-
ton. We have rarely seen so great an amount and
variety of matter contained in so small a space as in
this little volume.

HISTORY OF BACKGAMMON.
Bogue, London, 1844.

Those who desire to become proficients in the
popular game of backgammon, cannot do better than
peruse this little treatise, which explains the whole
character of the game, and the means of acquiring ex-
pertness in playing it, in a very terse and perspi-
cuous manner. The volume is embellished with
three or four ingenious wood engravings.

ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—On Tuesday the
members of this Society met numerously at their mansion in
Hanover7square. Professor Owen, F.R.S., in the chair. It
was announced, amid applause, that, since Sunday last,
another valuable accession to the Society's menagerie, in the
Regent's-park, had taken place in the shape of a new male
giraffe, the foal of one of those which, in 1837, was brought
over from the forests of Darfur, in the interior of Northern
Africa, upwards of 6 feet high, the dam being about 17 feet.
Mr. Gould presented three new specimens of kangaroo, and
Mr. Frazer three new species of birds, hitherto unknown in
this country. A new species of stryx, or " snowy owl," was
acknowledged from Captain Ferrer; and the reading of a
paper by Mr. Yarrell, on a remarkable shoal of a new species
of fish-caught at Lyme Regis, and which had added to the
handicraft of the fishermen, concluded the proceedings of the
evening.
The enthu‘siasm displayed at Covent-garden on
Wednesday evening must have shown Mr. O'Connell that
the heart of the English people is in the right place—that
they are ever ready to fling themselves into the breach when
injustice is perpetrated—and thatctheT will not stand tamely
by, and allow him to be made kaacnfice for the gratification
of the _Orange faction. In Ireland, the.best effects may be ex-
pected from sa enthusiastic a reception having been given to the
man who, whatever may be his faults, has conferred inesti-
mable benefits upon his country, and who, as the champion
of Irish rights, continues to hold the'foremost place in the
estimation of his countrymen. Coercion has been attempted
in Ireland, with what success is known to all. Pity that our
rulers, following the wise example of the late Government,
will not again try the experiment Of kindness. Much do we
fear, however, that nothing is to be hoped for from the men
to whom the destinies of 'lreland are for the present unfor-
tunately committed.— Glasgow Aigus.
7.,,THE CURRENTS AT CAPE- AGULHAS.—A bottle,
containing the following, was picked up near the mouth of
the Kaffer Kiul River, Cape of .Good Hope, 'a short time
since :—" Barque Maria, Sproule, from Batavia to Cowes,
throjen overboard 20th July
.1843, lat. 35. -23. S., lon. 20.5 4.
E. 'Should this be picked: up by any one, for the exten-
sion of our knowledge of the currents of the ocean, they will
please to make it known.m• A difference of opinion exists
amongst nautical men, trading tope eastward, regarding the
current abreast of Cape Agilhaa,lbut it has been ascertained
*om captains who have long traded on the eastern coast, and
who have had very frequent :,occasions _to notice the current,
that it generally runs westward oil- the edge of the bank all
the way from Port Natal round, the Cape. Close to the
shore there is often a reaction, and there are also eddies
formed, which are apt to mislead:strange vessels in coming
too near in. _

SPLENDID ACT OF CHARITY.—It has been found
that the ministers who have left the Establishment are
legally entitled to retain the rights- of their widows and
families, in the Widows' Fund Scheine of the Church of
Scotland. ; It is necessary for this' purpose, however, that the
premiums should be regularly paid up, which, in the case of
a considerable number of the outgoing clergy, it appears,
has not been done since the diiruption. In these circum-
stances, Mrs. Dingwally Fordyce; of Aberdeenshire, it is said,
has come forward and paid up the arrears of all the defaul-
ters. To appreciate fully this act of benevolence, it is unne-
cessary to add that the sum in errear was nearly. 1,3301.
. THE WEATHER.—We have, during the last few
days, been visited with a storm which rivals the severity of ,
mid-winter in its angriest aspect. The snow of Tuesday and
Wednesday was followed by a still greater fall on Thurs-
day night and Friday ; and up to Sunday evening it may
be said to have continued with very- slight intervals. The
frost has, at the same time, been very- intense. During
Thursday, large masses of ice floated down the river, and
the harbour at one time became _so densely filled, that the
steamers could with great difficulty- force a passage out or
in; and on Friday morning the space between the bridges
was one unbroken sheet of ice, having been completely
frozen over in the course of the previous night, nowithstand-
ing the strong.current and the action of the tide. Yesterday
morning at an early hour the fall of snow increased in heavi-
ness, and continued till mid-day, accompanied by a tempestuous
wind from the north-east, which caused a severe drift, and
rendered itthe most unpleasant winter-like day we have ex•
perienced this seiteon.. •.m London mail Was, notwithstand-
ing, only about two hours beyond its usual time of arrivaL
In the north, however, the downfal -has been very consider-
able, and the Perth mail has, in consequence, been much de-
layed.—Glasgow. Argus of Monday.
Nannow, wqek, as a commercial
traveller was.'proCsaeding in_ a .gig from Dunkeld to Blair-
gowrie, when about half-way, -he discovered, through the
twilight, a woman sitting at the-roadside,-partly enveloped in
the rapidly felliug snow. oil sneaking to her, and receiving,
no answer, he, alighted, and found sfie was senseless, through
the extremity of the cold, , Heiunianeli lifted her into the
gig, and took her to the nearest public-house, where the usual'
restoratives in such cases were used,- happily with effect; On
recovering, it was ascertained- that she- had been round the
neighbouring country, selling -small wares, &c., and being
fatigued,. had sat clown to rest herself, when a stupor, as often
happens in similar cases, came over her, whieh would most
probably have ended in the sleep of death, had she not been
thus providentially discovered.--Perth Journal.
SALA OF WINES, &C., BELONGING TO THE LATE
DUKR OF SUSSEX.—On Tuesday, at one o'clock, the entire
cellar of wines at Kensington Palace, were sold at the room
of Messrs. Christie. and Manson, King-street, St. James's, by
order of the executors. The sale excited much interest, and
among the noblemen and gentlemen present, who were prin-
cipally the purchasers, were Lord Dinorben, Lord Hawarden,
Sir C. Burrell, M.P., Sir C. Chetwynd, &c. The wines con-
sisted of 35 dozens of Sherry, 58 of-Port, 80 of Madeira, 100
of white and red Constantia, with Champagne, Amontillado,
Claret, Hock, Cyprus, Lachryma Christi, red Hermitage,
Moselle, Burgundy, &c. There was also a great quantity of
whiskey, which had been peesented, to the late Duke by the.
Bishop of Derry, the Countess Listowell, Mr. Bannerman, the
Hon. Fox Maule, M.P., and Sir Alexander Duff. The com-
petition was most animated, and the sum realized was be-
tween 800/. and 9001. The first lot put up consisted of " two
pints of very extraordinary sherry (as described in the cata-
logue) 100 years old, from her 11Iajesty's table at Guildhall,
given to his Royal Highness by Mr. Lawson," which, after
much competition, were knocked down at 11. 4s. a bottle.
The Amontillado (only four dozens) fetched 41.35. per dozen,
and 31.45. Of the Madeira 27 dozens taken out to India by
Sir Edward Paget, realised 98/. 2s. The Port realised the
sum of 1331 7e., and the Madeira, exclusive of the 27 alluded
to above; 1061. The Claret, 13 dozens, including some very
choice Chateau Margeaux, of 1834, brought in 481. Bs. The
Constantia, in pint bottles, sold from 245. to 455. per dozen,
the total sum realised being 122 I ls. - The whiskey, which
his late Royal Highness preferred to Wine, fetched remark-
ably high prices. There were .37 dozens, and the sum real-
ised was 157/. 19s. Two dozens, presented by. Mr. F. Maule,
sold for 10s. per bottle, and one 25 years old, presented by Sir
Alexander Duff, at 9s. 61 -per bottle. Thirty bottles of
Kirschwasser fetched 6s. 6d. per bottle. The Champagne (a
very small quantity), Cyprus, Shiraz, Mountain, White Bur-
gundy, &c., sold at very good prices. The sale concluded
about five o'clock.
AN ADROIT SWINDLER.--A fellow is going round
the neighbourhood of the HaniPstead-road, dressed as a
respectable groom, ringing-the-changes upon the people
in the following manner:—He called upon a respectable
ehe
widow who lets furnished lodgings, and
rePrntild lived
had authority from his masterrwith whom
some years, to take apartments for him ; ah:daaf_ter thte,
little preliminaries were settled, she
askedher half a
and he readily agreed to leave. 55.,. and
gavetwo 'shillings,
sovereign, she returning him a half-crown,
and sixpence. He then.said,
mention his master was a great drunkard, a
f course,
an when in
it was nothing bud right to
that state extremely boisterous and unruly.
thethe
fellowwidow declinedthe half takingsovere himgn 4isez lodger,ngain ,a‘n.tanm, tenderederece:
atunrdnleedfthtehre ahehnaslef:c.rsoewnnn, -at
ftweoi: ha wa gone, 12:Pfeolltind
the half-crown was a bid one.

SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY

The'` fifteenth half-yearly general meeting of thig
Company. took place yesterday at the Company's of.
flees, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of receiving
the Report of the Directors, the election of three Direr,
tors in the *room of those Who went out by rotation, et?'
up&i.other business.
The chair was taken shortly after one o'clock 11
Joseph Liggins, Esq. The minutes of the last meeting
having been read,
The Secretary then read the following_Report:-- ,
"The Directors have -ninch pleasure in acquainting
their co-Proprietors, that Since their last 'Report Prep
t
progress has been made towards the completion of tt_l_n
various works indispensable for the reception of a genet'
trade. tbe
" Their attention; as then stated, was directed to
construction of a suitable provision of Ivarehouse-roon
so soon as state of the ground, a source to them nci;
to the Company generally of so much anxiety; so °ld
expense, and so much delay, enabled them to Pr°°—
with confidence in its stability.
" The warehouse, as at first designed, might have hee,-lit
finished by the commencement of the present year ; °",.1
the Directors hate deemed it to be both desirable si7.
economical to extend the original design; before tho
pletion of the work should make • it impracticable, ore
cepting at a.much increased cost., They have thcigwfor
added to the original plan a. range of spacious vaults to
the bonding of wines and spirits ; and a third It
the building for the' bonding of corn, in addition t° for
two ranges .of warehouse-room previously allotted..o
the other descriptions of merchandise. Such applicatnice
of further capital the Directors conceive to be tit oa.
best calculated to secure the interest of those wb,°too
vance it, and to render productive `to the PrePrielf.
their investment in the construction of the dock in 0"
" The additions thus made to the warehouse witoA,
reported to the Directors by their architect gr. 11"'ii-t e
wick, not postpone its completion beyond the end °f tic
ensuing month;, hut it will then be of the capaCity
warehouses, as compared with its original scale.
.150
" By the time of its coMpletion, the Directors wi° 7.6
have erected anopen shed In front "of it for coupe
sing
and similar operations connected with the ware feet
of goods. This shed will be 270 feet long, by 4 tor;
wide. It is to be constructed of iron, and, the Pirec„otA.
are glad to say, on a•most moderate contract as to. 'rid,
on account of the present very low price of that r4at! put
" These works completed, the Company will he y° !so
itself into a condition to receive, and properly to hno
and manage, general cargoes ; the class of busine'
which it necessarily looks for a revenue. .
" Further, and to complete the provision of 5w:,00..
modation for trade in its several 'branches, the
tors are constructing a spacious yard, on the
corner of the Dock land, for, the reception of for !_,4
timber to be bonded. Several cargoes of tiniberciPtio
already been imported and sold in the Dock;
Directors have received overtures for a eonsiderab e
tension of the trade. • ' , ,;fla of
" Next to, if not indeed' before, the accontmooa-
goods, that of shipping claims the Company cart.; to
" The Directors have given their best atter.t'ri.bir
each of the important points of this branch of
siness. •
" The .contractor for *dredging the Itchen chan
c ,
again actively at work, and will, it is PxPec,i of 16
Midsummer have accomplished a minimum deP` coy
feet at low water of spring tides, throughout that.
nel, and into the dock. - 000
" Until then, and even on extraordinary c'c tor,
afterwards, such vessels will be enabled to secure/oes
selves to powerful.mOorings'at the mouth of 10°,1 wbicb
channel, till the hour or two shall have elapse" we
will bring them an ample depth of water. These „ poi
ings the Directors have provided, and they al."
being laid doivn. , of 0°
"The next essential to the ingress and egrest,bl
class of vessels which frequent the port and the "-aold/
night as well as by day, is the provision of prolierZete°,
lights. These are also provided : they are cons_t'Letea
on a scientific
.principle, and it is confidently ej'r-
that they Will prove entirely satisfactory. 04'
" A further useful provision is the use of .2° dief
sheers for taking out steam ships' boilers, and and
machinery of the heaviest weights. The Direewi. the
ir
contracted with Messrs. Seaward and Cupel
construction; and while they are indispensably 1,70 necf
especially in a steam port such as Southampton•moesg
become, they will greatly add to the attractive foci
.the Company's Docks; and will mike an aloPl,,'e'coar
p-;•
niary return upon their costs. They., are to .
1,
pleted in three months from the present time. ,f.xesoi
" The Directors announced to the last lia!al-togi
General:Meeting, that they had recognised, ~a rate] jl
meneed with acting upon, the principle.of low
le
charge. They have since carried that princiPrepc;
further ; and now *Offer to the ship-owner such vie
tion as must be well worthy, his attention, at t•,., aa iPt's
time that the Company will find its equivalent,'-.410.„:
creased amount of , business, 'and from its 'lea; it Are
profits on merchandise. This reduction, great 4.‘',1111'.',1$
will not of itself ensure the influx of that anion bat lc' 0
which the Company must ultimately receive ; reds
°‘
the corresponding reduction which there is eveil"
to anticipate on the conveyance of goods by thet
Company, at no distant period, that result 1010,,,
" In the smile spirit of attracting trade by uci:a fig,
scale of charge, the Directors, hate also stfOr reg.na
lities for the location of emigation ships t° sct 10'4'
larly to and from the Tidal Dock, on terms 10°'
no
tages to the trade. The first ship for the seas°;„n• rerty
in the dock, and is to be fcillowed-hy 'others :"-„ to nil
succession; and it will be a source of satin
Proprietors
Proprietors to reflect that the emigrants theraselyes ,f
be peculiarly benefited by the arrangement. rote,.
~tis
" The advantage 'which the Company's L°- '„1 "1,
charge gives to the public cannot receive Vr seoli
publicity. The 'Directors have recently °,210,e
statements which show, that "vessels which "..t to Isor
ceived damage and are compelled to put into P°lo 50 Pei
cargo and repair, effect a saving of from 4°oospsro
cent. by putting into the. Company's Dock, as 'the c!",,,
.with other places in the English Channel. In
of passengers, also, with heat}, baggage, the 14iie Or if•
is most striking. • The Alexandrian steara'sto rd,bs
Liverpool, being detained in the Mediterranean. by, b+
her passengers were this month brought
.t h° 'to
steamer Paella, which unloads in the Tidal m"7coo)ctilo
landing. charges to her passengers, had the); enter tho
Southampton in the Liverpool, which does d 3 la
Dock, would have exceeded 2.51. by
Dock they were but 71.
1 to I be
" The Directors have, in conclusion, 00-Y, oi 511 I:4
upon their co-Proprietors, each in his indiviun.e, j
that much industry and much influence recio',lorcod
exerted, to obtain for this undertaking, thea,te oti'
business it is so well_ 'ealcrilatect to.. acc,,nnO°
„11 be 011
that while their own efforts in that direction °o', for
remitting: they look, as they hope with reasf,hich ;00
the co-Operation and all the eneouragement "e tom
be asked of those with whom they have but °1) fro'
interest. to sit",
.In accordance with the intimation given .th O'
prietors in August last, and the contract "1 perectleit
M'Kay and Haddon having terminated. theorise); 0j
were enabled on the 31st December last tn.eer
engagement with fr. Francis_• Giles as OW"„ be'
fir Company. _ •fa srt ty
01'11
"It being at Ae same time necessarnt ,;
amptoeriod, to have an assistant engineer 'reslAen wot-
n,
for the carrying. out. of the inin°r.f. the
in progress, and for the important object 'hone" )ft'
and checking the dredging of the Itclieu c.ineer'frofe
Directors have retained as such assistant en° orks
Alfred Giles, who has been engaged in the w
their commencement. A will"
" The Directors have to report that A.,' ' .01°
Esq., has resigned the office of Deputy AC
Director. witce 0
iv!
" The four Directors who, in conform •Lf °pie
. .fi
provisions of the Company's Act, go
rotation at this half-yearly meeting, cox. leg
Mr. Cruikshank, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. ,tors
gentlemen are re -eligible, and the D .
,recommend them for re-election. a ttish'',„. V
iri of
" The .Directors beg also to recolnniellinted 700
Proprietors not being !Directors, be Appoi mai of
.and.edeli subsequent; February meeting, ag_ hg')
40counts to be submitted to each future
PIP
general Meeting." Ile 9%
The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the A 00 tia,
proved of, , adopted, printed, sodn circulatTirtecetriAre
ProprietorS, said that he did for the L' rraf "
f the . to
last time; it-beim* considered-by many °
..atscor „ts
sy
and Directors that" it would be more e°- ha 0"
interests of the Company that they shouldhe Ps 440
nual Chairman,.-and by that means ohtain
of men of rank to their undertaking. the iter
After Some considerable discussion, .
agreed to. ;it Prciis IP'of
Mr. PRICE thought there was nOthingor ilivoneobi
prevent them from being in the receiPt,e 000; iu 'es
the Tidal Basin. He was astonished atbotut 6001,001:10
the receipts stated in-the Report, only .6 tic c° iv?, 0
last half year. With such, small receiP. ,
see how there could be so great an outla2is the 7 fnj
nicive the following resolution.---" 1
of this meeting, that it is of the utmost ittio"e in
the expenses should be .diminished to t'l„cresflos
that measures shoUld be taken to effect ansit
receipts, and. that a specific account of, Pr" 400.4,
-the account current be kept in future, stns
This resolution was carried after a the,..`1,104
The next question was the re-election ton
rectors who ,went out of office ky..r: of
e,
Liggins2 Cruikshank, Forbes,' and Witnieotion em
Mr. RICHARDS objected to the riei
t 3
Liggins and Mr. Cruikshank, but
.au eieri
were re-elected after a short discussiOn. yore tlas,
Messrs. Foster, Loward;• and GOdlarsr°tooj tho, 010,„
auditors of the accounts, it being unue ht fit, eioirey
would' be at perfect liberty, if they thong „he C, 't
all theaccounts from the commeneemen!°l_:, pa
Thanks were then'voted to the Chairtni".
tors, and the meeth4 • frontAtiP;
Or"
SinnE.--The recent motion t
ier And .0 ix ph
Houses of Parliament to Sir Charles Nalalt pstn,l,oo,,
Army, elicited commendation from men o!svray opiobto!fot,
cordial, and sincere, however party be food s° 4- ,4
really are surprised that persons can e._. to 0ur_1„011,44
not to distinguish betwoen the thanks du!,,,ri of OAV'
gallant conduct in the field, and approb3L'n.repare"4,oo, IY
those who sent them into the field. 'We arl!,4:olc vti,„
to join in the
,general praise of that opprejtee-co
Charles Napier, and of his soldiers, but
etou_seto
subjugation of Simla; and ever:measure
From information, on whieli we. have,_}:l-nolibt..;
sindo is alreaV enjoying the first fruits fa, ';ilcl;"ijeeti
toning government,. An admirable systi', intro"ThIs.,
has been unostentatiously, • but g.ene.o2,:ntrY• Bete`•tioo
pithwinioit crneiilleoi„:.tilhit,illl,..r,; ,veVo
total
`iii
Supported o'f' the revenue rote
feet certainty the security cif 'proper .be epoil
tion and immediate
of slavery, the opening of trade by
derriand3 oil transit amfother duties, a n
abtt.e- sg •, it,
rule over a 'people lately in a state
,eof_...ttie tbd Ale
sufferable oppressien--7;11 these hut , 1..11 eto-
.once, and without he.sitatioci.
empire.—Nceal and Military dazette- ;L'"'