The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The King of Saxony is expected to land at Dover this
afternoon, His Majesty will proceed by the South-
Eastern Railway as .far as Tunbridge, from which place
he will cross the country to Buckhurst Park, the seat of
the Earl and Countess Delawarr.

On Wednesday his Majesty will visit Knole, Pens-
burst, Redleaf, &c., and returns to Buckhurst to dinner.
On Thursday morning his Majesty will leave Buck-
hurst Park for Brighton, whence, after visiting the Pavi-
lion, he will proceed to Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight,
&c. &c.

His Majesty will arrive in London on Saturday after-
noon.

The Earl and Countess Amherst, the Earl and Coun-
tess of Wilton, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar, M. de Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister at
the Court of London; Lady Elizabeth and Mr. Henry
Russell, Lord Cantilupe, and the Hon. Mortimer West
and Lady Mary West, will form the party invited to
meet his Majesty at Buckhurst Park.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert attended by Co-
lonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting, left Claremont for
town, at half-past ten o'clock, yesterday morning. His
Royal Highness proceeded to the Hanover Square
Rooms, where he arrived at twelve o'clock. The Prince
remained during the rehearsal of the Concert of An-
cient Music, and afterwards attended by Colonel Wylde,
went to Buckingham Palace.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal, and
attended by the Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting,
left -Claremont soon after one o'clock, yesterday after-
noon, in a carriage and fnur for town. Their Royal
Highnesses the Prince of Wales, and the Princess
Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttleton,
were in another Royal carriage ; and Lord Byron,
Lord in Waiting, and Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in
Waiting, followed in another Royal carriage and four.
The Royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace, es-
corted by a party of Lancers, at twenty minutes before
three o'clock.

Her Majesty was received at the Palace by the Master
of the Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, Lady Caroline
Cocks, and the Hon. Miss Frances Devereux, Maids of
Honour in waiting, and Col. Berkeley Drummond,
groom in waiting.

The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yes-
terday included the Marquis and Marchioness of Lana-
downe, the Earl and Countess of Dalhousie, Lord and
Lady Ashley, Viscount Canning, and Lord and Lady
Granville Somerset.

The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended during
dinner, and performed the following pieces:—
Overture, " Die Vehmrichter" Berlioz.
Quadrille, " Chatsworth" Coote.
Pot pourri, "Cheval de Bronze" Auber.
Walzer, "Dalkeith"
Galop, "Albert". Creston.

• His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
her Majesty the queen Dowager yesterday, at Marl-
borough House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge honoured the performance of the French
Plays with their presence yesterday evening.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester
House.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone left town on Saturday.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Malta.

CLOSING OF THE STATE APARTMENTS. WINDSOR
CASTLE.--:--We have authority to announce that the State
apartments in Windsor Castle must be closed on Wed-
nesday next.
Intimation will be given as soon as the public can be
again admitted to view them.

The King of Saxony is expected to land at Dover this
afternoon. His Majesty will proceed by the South-
Eastern Railway as far as Tunbridge, from which place
he will cross the country to Buckhurst Park, the seat of
the Earl and Countess Delawarr. On Wednesday.
his Majesty visits Knole, Penshurst, Redleaf, &c., and
returns to Buckhurst to dinner. On Thursday morning,
his Majesty will leave Buckhurst Purk for Brighton,
whence, after visiting the Pavilion, he will proceed to
Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight. &c. His Majesty will
arrive in London on Saturday afternoon. The Earl and
Countess Amherst, the Earl and Countess of Wilton,
his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
M. de Gersdorif, the Saxon Minister at the Court of
London ; Lady Elizabeth and Mr. Henry Russell, Lord
Cantilupe, and the Hon. Mortimer West and Lady
West, form the party to meet his Majesty at Buckhurst
Park.

A DUEL.—Ogle of those stupid- modes of adjusting
a dispute, called " affairs of honour," came off in the vicinity
of Bristol, on Saturday morning, between Mr. ll and'
Mr. W—. The cause of quarrel has been variously stated.
A correspondent of the Bristol Gazette asserts that the balls
used were made of bread, coated with black lead, and adds,'
that one of the belligerents made his will, bequeathing 3001•
to his adversary.-Keene's Bath Journal.
EXTRAORDINARY FECUNDITY OF THE ANIMALS.
AT THE LIVERPOOL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—This week.
there has been a great increase of British born'
" foreigners" at these gardens. An East India monkey,
has given birth to a fine Young one, which promises
to arrive at full growth and t.3trength as readily as if,
born within the tropics. This is a very rare birth:
in these islands, and but one similar one has occurred'
at the Liverpool Zoological Gardens. The female
hyena has had a litter of five fine healthy whelps ; and there
has been hatched a brood of beautiful black. swans. The:
zoological varieties Of the gardens have likewise been aug-
mented by the addition of two splendid young leopards,
brought by the Catherine, Captain Williams, from Calcutta ;.
and, altogether, the visitor who enters these delightful
grounds for the first time this season, will find a multitude.
of novelties of all sorts to attract his attention.
ALARMING FlRE.—Yesterday morning, shortly
before five o'clock, a fire, which occasioned very considerable
alarm, -broke out in the Rodney's Head public-house, occu-,
pied by Mr. Francom, situate in Little Suffolk-street, South-
wark. With all speed three engines were at the scene, with
the. ,firemen. There being a good supply of water, the hose
were carried into the flaming premises, and placed in such a.
position as to throw a great body of water upon the fire,,
which quickly extinguished it, but not before the staircase,
with the flooring, joists, Be.c." were consumed, about one .htth
of the roof burned off, and the rest of the building and fur-
niture greatly damaged by water and smoke. 111 r. Francom
is fortunately insured in the Licensed Victuallers, Fire Office.
During the lire it is supposed that some 'villains entered the.
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open, and emptied of its contents. The house had only beers
recently fitted up and greatly improved.
FORTUNATE 14;scarE.—On Sunday forenoon, at
five minutes to eleven o'clock, the large flagstaff which was
situated at the top of the steeple of St. George:s Church,
Cannon-street East, and upon which the union flag used on
particular days to be placed, suddenly broke off through the.
Violence of a stiff easterly breeze, and fell with a crash ou the
stone platform at the entrance to the church, where a number
of the congregation had been standing only five minutes be-
fore. It fell partly on the iron palisading round the platform;
which it broke away to some extent, and a large cast-iron
column which supported a gas lamp close by was shivered to
pieces. The flag staff was 40 feet long, and 3 feet in circum-
terence at its base, tapering like the mast of a ship to a via
of about four inches in diameter. It was broken into four
pieces, one of which struck with some violence Mr. Hocka-
day, a cork cutter in Cannon. street, while standing at the
north side of the church, but did not materially injure him.
It is not more than a fortnight ago since the vane or wea-
thercock was placed on the top of the staff It was about
5 feet 10 inches long, and was found after the concussion;
broken into four pieces, in the back yard of Mr. Hattersley;
about 40 yards distance from the church.
Several ships are fitting out at Sunderland for the
coast of Africa, to bring cargoes of guano to this country.—
Durham. Advertiser.
Died, at Melrose, on the 18th curt., at a very ad-
vanced age, Jean Burnett. She entered the service of
the late Mrs. Gardiner, in the year 1771, and on her
marriage, continued till her. mistress's death, eleven years
ago, when she passed into the service of her son, Alex.
NV. Gardiner, Esq., Melrose, where she continued till
her own death as above—thus completing, with undevi-
ating integrity and industry, a service in the
esarimo;
family, without ever having left it, of no less. p
IMTROVEIVIENT kinxnALE.Within the last few thhaasnres,%ervivenrtyal-itehlrseienyse-eaortynad.period which, it is believed,
months several hundred dwelling-houses have been erected .AVE N ERA DEE AND RESPECTED GOOSE.—We think
in Kirkdale. . The . recently open ground about St. Mary's the following is worthy of te Church' is covered with neat cottages, and all tenanted. Be- friends how honourable old wageto show our Devonian
is esteemed in Sotner-:
tween the village and Bootle-lane, Mr. Duckworth has laid set:—There is now in the possession of Mr. Henry.
out a very picturesque and elegant little square, surrounded
with villas of great taste, and not more tasty than convenient. Brake,
with young by her side.— Western Times:
k of Closworthy, Somerset, a goose in the 37th
The cry is still more neat and small houses in the environs of year of her ago,
the.town, and we are.glatito see all who can afford it remove i A young Lidy offers the following serviceable and
into pure air.—Liverpool Journal. Original rules for the guidance of spinsters :—"Before
IRON Taaiir.—:-An additional furnace has been marriage it, is necessary that a young woman should see.
blown in at Blaenefen. The greatest number of men ever her intended husband in four situations, viz.—lst,
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employed are at present hilly occupied, with every prospect tipsy ; 2dly, playing at cards and losing ; 3dly,
of a continuance.----Cromarthen Journal. We are most: ing for his dinner; and lastly, in a ball-room:,
happy to learn thatinatters proceed very improvingly with EXTRAORDINARY CIRCIIMSTANCE.—One mass of'
our manufacturing. neighbours, and that by every caleuloa:
rock has been raised in Mr. King's quarry, Higher Beb-
tion we may expect a successful career in the iron trade
ifth•
biegton, 40 feet long, 12. feet wide, and 3i 'feet deep,'
three or four years, if artier do not become too inflated. w
making I,609(0 cubic . feet, or 120 tons. It is-perfect, -mid'
satipinp and Ind "toy many irons the rnv• lewithout stain or flaw
tWouthhire Miran. for use.—.Efalifar- Guardian.
of any kind, and LS .Lluve heiue' cut up
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