The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince i,f Wale 3 end the
Princess Royal were taken a carriage-drive to Newport
on Saturday afternoon, and Prince Alfred and Prince.is
Alice rode on ponies in the pleasure grounds of Osborne

On Sunday morning the juvenile Royal Fa:Lily walked
on the sea-beach, and in the afternoon were all taken
airinzs in the pleasure grounds.

Sir James Grahmn left town on Satortlay on a visit to
Sir Robert Peel, at Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.
Diqtatcles from the Governor of Hong Kong and
also from the Governor of the Mauritius were received
yesterday at the Colonial. office. _ _ _

Dispatches for the Governors orthe West India Colonies
and also for the Governor of New South Wales were
sent off last t veuing from the Colonial-office.

GIFT OF A SILVER FOUNTAIN TO MEHEMET ALI.—
The magnificent silver fountain, manufactured in London, at
the expense of the East India Company, for the Pacha of
Egypt, was presented to his Highness on the 16th of August,
by Captain Lyons, the East India Company's agent in Alexan-
dria. The presentation took place in the palace, where up-
ward; of sixty persons had assembled to witness the ceremony.
His Highness api,eared in excellent spirits, and much pleased
with the beauty and exquisite workmanship of the gorgenus
present. Some of the party who were present on the occasion
afterwards partcok of a drjeuner given by Captain Lyons. His
Highness has been pleased to give orders that admission shall
be given to all persons desirous of seeing this beautiful speci-
men of English art, and that it shall remain here sufficiently
long to give every one in Alexandria an opportunity of seeing
it. We understand its ultimate destination is Cairo, but the
Pacha has not yet decided where he will have it erected. It is
scarcely necessary to add that crowds 6 ick daily to the palace to
feast their eyes on this splendid structure.
Aumr MovntENTs.—Yesterday morning the fol-
lowing alterations took place in the stations of the three regi-
ments of household infantry. The first battalion of Fusilier
Guards, Colonel Drummond, marched from the Wellington
Barracks, St. James's Park, to St. John's• wood Barracks.
The second battalion of Fusilier Guards, under Colonel Col-
ville, marched from St. George's Barracks, Charing-cross to
the terminus of the South-Western Railway, in order to pro-
ceed to Winchester. The first battalion of Grenadier Guards,
Colonel Lascelles, from St. John's-wood Barracks to the Wel-
lington, St. James's Park. The second battalion Grenadier
Guards, Captain Buldero, from the Tower to the terminus of
the Great Western Railway, to proceed to the barracks at
Windsor. The third battalion Grenadier Guards, Colonel
Fergussen, marched from Portman-street Barracks to St.
George's Barracks, Charing-cross. The first battalion of
Coldstream Guards came from Windsor to the Tower ; and
the second battalion of the same regiment from 'Winchester to
Portman-street Barrack.. The railways are found of great
convenience on these occasions, from the rapidity with which
the changes are effected.
MISCONDUCT OF THE EXCISE.— The Kelso
publishes a very gross case of misconduct on the part of two
Excise officers, which was exposed at the Roxburghshire
Quarter Sessions on the sth current. It appears that two
officers of Excise, stationed at Kelso, disguised themselves as
anglers, and went to the house of an innkeeper at Yetholm,
whom th y male drink with them until he was drunk, and then
induced him to sell them a quantity of whisky. without a per-
mit, to be ca-ricd across the, border, in contravention of the
statute. Lord Minto and all the justices present, except one,
concurred that the innkeeper could not be convicted on the evi-
dence of officers who acted in such a way ; and, at the same
time, some wholesome rebukes were administered.