The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

Wispson, SUNDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert,
the ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite, and the
Household, attended Divine service this morning in the
private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C.
Leslie Co_rtenay officiated.
Her Royal Highness. the Duchess of Kent attended
Divine service this morning in the Chapel near Cumber-
land Lodge. Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George
Couper attended her Royal Highness.
In the forenoon the Queen and Prince Albert, accom-
panied by the Princess Royal, walked in the pleasure
grounds of the Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness took a drive in the afternoon in a pony
phaeton.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were
taken their accustomed airings to-day.
Yesterday the Earl of Liverpool took his departure.
The Duke of Buccleuch was prevented from coming
to the Castle on Friday evening, owing to the illness of
a near relative. The Noble-Duke arrived on Saturday
afternoon.

The Earl of Aberdeen and the Earl of Westmoreland
also arrived on Saturday afternoon, on a visit to the
Queen.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, took their usual early walk yesterday
morning. Prince Albert afterwards visited the Duchess
of Kent at Frogmore Lodge.
The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice were taken
a drive in an open pony carriage yesterday morning.
The Royal Family were again taken out in the afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday.
The royal party took a drive in the afternoon ; the
Queen and Prince Albert in an open phaeton and pair ;
the Duchess of Buccleuch, and the Hon. Miss Liddell in
an open carriage and four ; and the Equerries in Wait-
ing, Colonels Buckley and Bouverie, on horseback.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attend-
ance during dinner yesterday evening, and performed
the following pieces:—
Overture—" Zampa"—Herold.
Waltz—" Georgiana"—Labitzkey.
Selection—" Lucia di Lammermoor"—Donizetti.
Quadrille—" Don Pasquale"—Coote.
Pas Redouble—Nemetz.

Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended, and
performed the remainder of the evening.
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland had an interview with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. The
Attorney-General for Ireland had also an interview with
the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office on Sa-
turday from the Governors of the West India Islands.
Earl Delawarr had an interview with Sir Robert Peel
on Saturday at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland visited Sir Robert
Peel on Saturday at his residence, in Whitehall-gardens.
The King of Prussia, through Baron Thile, has pre •
rented Mr. Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, with the
gold medal for scientific merit.

The Duke of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Princess
Mary, accompanied by Baron Knesebeck, attended Di-
vine Service yesterday morning at Grosvenor Chapel.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary
Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and
the Princess Mary, went to Kew yesterday afternoon.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke and Duchess
at Kew. The Royal party returned to town in the
evening.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Here-
ditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh
Strelitz, accompanied by the Marquis and Marchioness
of Douglas (nee Princess of Baden) honoured the Italian
Opera with their presence on Saturday evening.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary
Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and
the Princess Mary, honoured Lady Shelley with their
company to a dejeuner at Broom House, Fulha m, on
Saturday morning.
A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office,
Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon. The Ministers
present were—Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Welling..
ton, Sir James Graham, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord
Wharncliffe, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Ripon,
the Duke of Buccleuch, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Gladstone,
and Lord Granville Somerset. The Counsel assembled
at three o'clock, and sat in deliberation two hours.

After the Council the Earl of Aberdeen left town, on
a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.
A deputation, consisting of W. R. Collett, M.P., Mr.
G. C. Glynn, and Alderman Thompson, M.P., had an
interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday, on the sub-
ject of the Chester and Holyhead Railway.
A deputation, headed by Mr. B. Hawes, M.P., and
Mr. Hart Davies, Deputy-Chairman of the Board of
Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. M. Balfour, Mr.
Dennistoun, anLord Dalmeny, had an interview with
Sir Robert Peel on Saturday.

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, JULY 17.—A letter from Antwerp, dated
yesterday afternoon between one and two o'clock,informs
us that the Dike of Lille, has again given way. An
inhabitant of Lille has sent a short notice of it to the
Precurseur ; he says—this morning at ten o'clock, the
part of the new dike made after the accident of the 3d
of last month gave way. This breach is exactly like
the first, and at the same place. This event is extremely
unfortunate, and has caused general consternation here.
It is doubtful, after what has happened, whether the
works for restoring the dike can be continued this year.
We are informed that a journeyman mechanic named
Corneille Scheers, living at No. 11, in the Faubourg de
Schaerbeck, has just applied for a patent for 15 years,
for the invention of a machine which is capable of
acquiring great motive force by means of a moving
weight without steam, without water or air, and calculated
to supersede all steam engine. This important discovery
has cost the author of it, ten years continued labour.
BRUSSELS, JULY 18.—The Senate in its sitting to-day
agreed to the project of law on the differential duties
by a majority of 28 to 5. Three members declined'
voting. It also passed a vote of credit for the continua-
tion of the Campine. Immediately after the vote of the
Senate, the Minster of the Interior read the royalldecree,
which closes the session.

BRUSSELS, JULY 19.—The Moniteur of this date con-
tains two royal proclamations—the first announcing the
closing of the session of the Chambers, the second con-
voking them for the 22d of October next.
The Feuille d'Ostende says:—" To make travellers
understand with what rapidity they may now pass from
Great Britain to Ostend, we will mention the follow-
ing kfact :—On Tuesday, at half-past two o'clock,
we received the Times of the same day, printed
at six o'clock, A.M., and brought to Ostend at ten
minutes past two by the Princess Mary steamer, Captain
J. Paul, belonging to the Dover Railway Company. On
board the steamer there were some of the Directors of
the Company, who immediately proceeded to Brussels to
confer with the Minister of the Interior respecting the
conveyance of the Belgian mail and of passengers to
London. If they succeed in their mission, travellers may
take their tickets at London or Cologne, and be conveyed
from one of these cities to the other by the English,
Belgian, and Rhenish Railways, and by the steamer of
the Dover Railway Company. They may if they please
stop on the way, and afterwards continue their journey
with the same ticket by means of one of the conveyances
belonging to the contracting parties.
THE HAGUE, JULY 17.—Their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Orange left the Hague yesterday
morning. They are going to visit Italy.
AMSTERDAM, JULY 18.—The Minister of Finance has
given notice that the total amount of Treasury Bonds
issued by virtue of the law of 27th December, 1840, and
of 19th June, 1843, and in circulation on the Ist of this
month, was 4,899;700 florins.
It seems that his Majesty is not expected to return
direct from Luxembourg. He will come back by
way of Maestricht and Tilburg, and arrive at the latter
town on the 23d or 24th at the latest.
COBLENTZ, JULY 12.—Accounts from Berlin, coming
from persons worthy of credit, say that we may expect
to see the King and Queen in this city for some time
during the autumn, and that they will reside in the
castle of Stolzenfelo. Preparations are making for the
august visitors in the palace and gardens. The Queen
will previously go to the Ischl for the benefit of the wa-
ters, and thence to Munich, where the King will, fetch
her, and accompany her to the Rhine.
HANOVER, JULY 12.—According to a statement laid
before the Second Chamber of the Estates of the
Kingdom, our public debt, amounted, to the Ist of
October, 1841, to the sum of 14,154,988 dollars, and on
the Ist of October, 1643, to only 10,430,594 dollars,
which is a diminution to the amount of 3,724,394
dollars.

Soon after one o'clock on. Saturday morning an
alarming tire, attended with considerable havoc of pro-
perty ad which caused greatest excitement for
several hours in the immediate neighbourhood, broke out
in a double house in the occupation of Mr, Riley, green-
grocer, and Mr. Francis South, watchmaker and jeweller,
1, Clifton-place, Wandsworth-road, situate a short dis-
tance from the Britannia, on the south side of the road.
The premises were newly-erected houses, and, with four
others that adjoined, formed a terrace, the whole of
them being inhabited. In which of the former the fire
originated there is much difficulty in ascertaining, but
there seemed very little doubt but that it commenced in
that portion rented
.by Mr. Riley, for that part was
partly consumed before the other. From Mr. Riley's
statement it appears he was awoke at about ten minutes
after one one o'clock, by a choking sensation produced
by his bed-room being filled with smoke, and on opening
the room door he discovered to his utter astonishment that
the house was on fire, and that escape from the staircase
was wholly impossible, as the fiery element had reached
it, and was making rapid progress upwards. Perceiving
the imminent danger his family and servants were placed
in, he lost not a moment in getting them out of the house
on to the leads of a small outhouse at the back, acces-
sible by the bedroom windows, where he remained some
considerable time unobserved, although he kept calling
loudly for assistance. At length a ladder was procured,
and being placed against the wall, they all descended,
but with very little covering on besides their night-
clothes. The loss sustained by the parties burnt out
will, it is expected, exceed 1,5001.,
re-building of the premises, as the whole of them are in
ruins, the party walls having given way and fallen before
the fire was got under. The other sufferers by the fire
are as follows :—No. 2. Mr. W. Moseley, shoemaker,
insured in the Sun fire- office ; No. 3, occupied by Mr.
Tervall, fishmonger ; No, 4, tenanted by Mr. Meggs,
dealer in toys, &c. ; and No. 5, occupied by Mr. Horley,
not insured. It was nearly eight o'clock in the morning
before the engines were withdrawn from the spot.
We learn from good authority that Alex. Oswald,
Esq., M.P. for this county, is about to lead to the hymeneal
altar Lady Louisa Johnstone, widow of the late Sir Frederick.'
Johnstone, Bart.—Ayr Observer,

LLOYD'S SitliVING.
LONDON. Jima' 20.—Wind northerly, fresh breeze, andifirt.
DEAL, JULY 19.—P.31: Wind \ V.S. W. a 'id
—Arrd. Robert, St. John's, New Brunswick. SW. Falcon,
Trogbadour,.ind John Brewer, Bombay ; Chaplain, Silt%
pore ; Panock Hall, Sydney ; True Love, Grenada ; Rene,
Hobart Town. Sld. Catherine Greene, St. Kitts; Augeljh
Bahia; and the rest of the outward bound, except Gresii2
Lord Auckland, and D'Arvergen. eV%
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 19.—Windloss
Lynn, for St. John's ; Ronta, London for Liverpool, with
of foretopmast, &c. Ms'
Puystquirtf,- JULY 19.—Wind variable.—Arrd. berrubSi
jesty's steamer Dee, Cork ; Prince Regent, Prizeman,
her Majesty's ships Madagascar and Spy; Cape de Vetoes
FALMOUTH, JULY 18.—Arrd. Silvia, Pill, Quebec; -
of the Isles, Malaga for St. Petersburgh, with loss
..OAf
mast, &c. Off, Helen, New York for Amsterdam. 4th
N. W.—Arrd. Crane packet, Rio, sailed May 22,_Bawa,,,dj
ult., Pernambuco 9th. Has about 34,0001. in gold and diam"
on freight.
Ai
OFF YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, JULY 19.---ar
Quebec.
tlArst'
MARYPORT, JULY 19.—Arrd. Grace, Wilson, -B a
and sailed for Bouness.
GURLESTON, JULY 19.—Arrd. Congress, Sewell, QuebTec;
OFF SALCOMBE, JULY 17.—Waterhen, Dodds, Que
Maidstone, London for Calcutta.
PENZANCE, JULY 18.—Arrd. Calypso and Triton, Quebec'
HAYLE, JULY 18.—Arrd. Industry, Calenso, Quebee• /oh
LIVERPOOL, JULY 19.--Wind N., moderate.—Arru'
o'
Morrison, Maranham, 15th ult ; Jane Stanley, Ford, Tobst ;
Pellsone, New Orleans; Minerva, Wetherall, Miriars7ce,
Marquis of Normanby, Quebec. Sid., Beulah, China; Scled
Pernambuco ; Carrol of Carrolton, New York ; Asll,„laullfas;
Eli, Whitney, New York; Caledonia steamer,
Compton and Rienzi, Quebec ; Jane May, Newfounw
Off, Hero-of Acre. Bost,
('LIVE, JULY 17.-51 d., Salem, New York ; Laurens,
WATERFORD, JULY 18.— Sld., John Bell, Quebec.
AY; JULY 18.—Arrd. Collingwood, Guthrie, Quebec. of
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 19.—Arrd. Forth steamer, Challo,
West Indies, left St. Jago de Cuba June 10, Demerara
Jamaica 23d, Jacmel 25th, Barbadoes 26th, Grenada 290,,
St. Thomas's 29th, and Fayal and Maderia 13th inst. old
Conic, JULY 17.—Sld. her Majesty's ships Yang
Victory ; her Majesty's steamer Tartarus.
LIMERICK, JULY 18.—S1d. Nerio, St. John 8,
Brunswick.
BELFAST, JULY 17.—Arrd. Rebecca, Barbadoes.
merston, St. John's, New Brunswick.

HULL, JULY 19.j-Sld. Charlotte, Bombay.
LEITH, JULY 18.—S1d. Camilla, Ichaboe,

TOTAL LOSS OF THE DOMINICA,
BY AN ALTERATION IN THE SETTING OF THE CUPR
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Tune 23, 18.4„ of
Sir,—We take leave to report for the informstP);„i.
the Committee of Lloyd's the loss of the barque rit'e„
nica, Salter, master, from London. bound to this Q°
on the Island de la Vache, off Aux Cayes, St. Dolly
on the 6th instant. No part of the cargo was Wee"' Da
the crew, who, with the master and passengers to
their way to this island in the boats ; they aPPear
think the ship would go to pieces shortly after theY lets
tioa
her. The passengers speak highly of 'the ettenvey
evinced by Captain Salter to the navigation of hisedhi
sel, the loss of which appears to have been ocessiell
a strong current setting to the N.E. We inclose ceuer
ficates descriptive of this current from the master ofr;n,
Majesty's ship Illustrious (the flag ship of the Abliwbo
and from the master of an American packet shil% w
has made forty voyages to this- island, by which 12th
pears to hare been running from the 6th to the
instant.—We are, &c., &c.
(Signed) LLOYD'S AGES-IS.
William Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's.
COPY OF CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO. tO
" On 12th June, 1844, on the passage from 1481"11-ned
Jamaica, having made Great Inagua, a course wasjil„,%att
to pass about midway between Navassa and Point Ply ;op
the wind N.N.E. at the time, blowing fresh, the ;eel
going about nine knots. At daylight, land was rel3—the
me on the port bow. This I thought must have heeuas 1
mistake of the young gentleman who called Ile't op
I. 11
expected to have made the Blue mountains
..„."70sst
going on deck, I found it was the island of Mi'urse
bearing S.S.E. about 10 miles. We altered ourt,c,viod,
to S.W., and, although there was no decrease et ,rent
we found we altered the bearing of Navassa but ;We
little until 9 A.M. This induced me to believe thii;erlf
had been under the influence of a strong nortivelt
current, which I found corroborated by 0b5e,151,3;04
The current, during the twenty-four hours, had
N. 44 degrees, E. 34 miles.
(Signed) " CHARLES POPE, - Oti;r s
" Master H.M.S. Illustro.ci.
I beg to add, that after much experience in then e'
gation among the West India Islands, I had alwalloar
viously found the current setting about a knot Pow,'
to the S.W., when between St. Domingo and dot
" On my last passage from Baltimore, in compid.
the barque Home, when off Navassa, we experienceper
strong current setting to the E.N.E., at three Milli,
hour. On the 6th June, at 6 P.M., made Navassa' erect
ing south about 16 miles. During the night we st-gioas
S.W., going from 4i to 5 knots ;at 4 A.m. the ato
bore S.S.E. about 5 miles, when we altered our ear! I
S.W. by W. -A- W. At 8 A.M. the wind freshenetlA76so
knot breeze, which continued during the day. A",,,,0t 5
P.M. we saw the light-house on Morant Point, au" 1
miles distant, the atmosphere at the time quite haldret
have performed 40 voyages to this port from 131"
and never experienced such a current.
vEr A TO'
(Signed) .‘ WM. J.
" Kingston, Jamaica, June 18, 1844.'9 1844'
" Aux CAYES, June 199 re'
" We beg to inform you that the barque Dominica yen
ferred to in our advices of the 10th inst. has faller' °joie
on her broadside and gone to pieces ; but a con3P
Lively small part of her cargo has been saved thro
the dilatory proceedings of the authorities, and, :of
the late revolution, the disorder in all the brand'oett
the public service are so great, that robbery ilerthe
very extensive, and even in the Custom-house,llo ,s
very eyes of the authorities, civil and military, it is
terly impossible to prevent robbery, no public,e'" to
tionary having command over the people and solch
cause himself or the property to be respected."