The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Wninson, TUESDAY.—The Queea and Prince Albert
walked as usual this forenoon in the pleasure-grounds of
the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended
by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, after vardo
went to inspect the Scots Fusilier Guards on duty here.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken
inns in the gardens and slopes of the Castle to-day.
The Earl of Aberdeen took his departure from the
Castle this morning for town.
The Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe left the Castle:in the
forenoon. Her Ladyship has been succeeded as the
Lady in Waiting on the Queen by the Countess of
Dunmore, who arrived in the afternoon.

Lord Rivers took his departure, and has been suc•
ceeded by the Marquis of. Ormonde as the Lord In
Waiting to her Majesty.
The Hon. Captain Duncombe also left today, and
Mr. R. Ormsby Gore arrived at the Castle, to relieve
Captain Duncombi in the duties of Groom in Waiting
on her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince' Albert took an airing in the
afternoon, in a pony phaeton and pair,. the Prince
driving. The Equerries in Waiting on her Majesty and
his Royal Highness, Colonels Buckley and Bouveriev
being on horseback. The Maids of Honour in Waiting.
the Hon. Misses Liddell and Paget followed in a poll
carriage and four.
The royal party returned to the Castle shortly before.
six o'clock.

Sir Robert Peel arrived at the Castle this evening
from town on a visit to her Majesty.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening in'
eluded the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of JerseP
Lieutenant-Colonel Turner (Scots Fusilier Guards), and
Lieutenant-Colonel Elrington (Scots Fusilier Guards).
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attend-
ance during dinner yesterday evening.
Her Majesty's private baud afterwards attended, and
perform( d in the Castle the remainder of the evening.

The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge yesterday.
Sir Robert Peel left town yesterday for Windsor
Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
A Deputation from the Ohester and Holyhead Rail'
way Compatiy, consisting of Mr. R. Collett, M.P., chair-
man; Mr. Glynn, Mr. Thompson, M.P., Mr. Robert
Stephenson, engineer, and Mr. King, secretary, had an
interview with. Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street. The Chancellor of the
Exchever was also present.
Mr. K. Murray had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial"
office from the Governor of Gibraltar.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had
a meeting yesterday at the Privy Council-office, White•
hall. The Lords present were, Lord Brougham, Dr.
Lushington, Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, and Mr.
Pemberton Leigh. The Court met at ten o'clock. Two
cases were heard.

Cockcraft v. Rawles, from the Prerogative Court ; and
Arrisdell v. Retemeyer, from British Guiana. In the
latter case, Mr. Loftus Wigram appeared for the appel-
lant ; and Mr. Burge, Q. C., for the respOndent ; and
their Lordships gave judgment, viz., that the sentence
of the Court below be reversed, but that certain liberties
be given as to the production of fresh evidence.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England bads
meeting yesterday. The Commissioners present were
the Archbishop or Canterbury, the Bishop of Londocf
the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Lord
President of the Council, the Earl of Besborough, the
Earl of Chichester, and the Earl of Harrowby.

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
CAPTAIN WARNER'S INVENTION.
In consequence of the great curiosity on the,
subject of explosive materials, excited in the minds' 01
the public, by the recent astounding and mysterious,
destruction of the 'John o' Gaunt, the Managers 01
this noble Institution have been induced to compii
with the wishes of their visitors, and on Mon dui
evening, Dr. Ryan commenced a series of lectures,
explanatory of the means of explosion and combus'
tion which might be available in war. The theatre
was last evening crowded to exeess, and the lecturer
was listened to with the greatest interest. 'tide:
pendently of the .pleasing manner and elegise"
though popular style and diction of the lecturer, the
subject proved to possess in itself an importance Of;
ficient to command attention, without the accidental
interest, with which Captain Warner's experiment!
have invested it. Dr. Ryan explained, and illustrate.'
by experiment, a number of the most powerful fulfil'.
nates, forcibly cautioning his hearers from attempting
to compound these dangerous materials for then!'
selves. He explained the analysis of some ft
minating compounds, which were so difficult to
regulate, and so dangerous to employ le
any way, even ' with the utmost caution,
that he dared not attempt to experiment upon theta.
in that theatre. Indeed, he related instances of tern'
ble injuries suffered by chemists in manipulatiq
those substances, even with the utmost care and ski' _
He himself, on one occasion, had both his air!
broken by an unexpected explosion, and, only on
Monday morning, one of his assistants was severely in;
jured and placed in great danger, although protected
by a mask. But the experiments in the theatre Were
free from danger. He would not pretend to conjeC'
u c- wires-b-vv-cw-thr-rratort of Oa pt zi;nr- NV artier's io yea'
tion. His chief object was to show that there were,
known to chemists abundance of materials capable of
effecting all that had been done at Brighton, and that
the great difficulty was as to the means of their re'
gulation and application. The illustrations were, in
a high degree, curious and interesting, and the
learned lecturer was repeatedly and warmly or
plauded.
Dr. Ryan's lectures on Pott's pneumatic mode et. •
forming submarine foundations, are highly instructive
expositions of a most important and scientific apPlk"
cation of pneumatics, to obviate, by simple, inexPen,-
sive, and infallible means, all the difficulties which
deep, loose, sandy, or shingle strata below deep water
—and which have been considered almost bow
perable—present to the formation of founds,'
tions. It would exceed our present limits tet
detail the ingenious process, for which we must
refer to the lecturer himself, of whom it is only heibar®justice to say, that he renders this apparently tow
nical and unpopular subject as agreeable and attrue"
tive as it is instructive.
The institution was very fully attended, and the
elevating and enlightening entertainments of t°l'
grand school of practical science were most agreeably
varied by the lecture of. Professor Backhoffner, tb
diver and diving bell, and the two great wonders 4)
optical and electrical machines, Armitage's Hydo"
Electic Machine, and Longbotham's Physioscope•

Lady Brougham's soiree, not ban, as erroneously
stated in some papers, takes place on Friday.
We are sorry to learn the illness of Lord Poscers.,
court, the son-in-law of the Earl of Roden, who has been
residing some time at Ems, for the benefit of his health.
METROPOLITAN JUNCTION .RAlLWAY.—Londofit
which is a county in itself, is now fairly promised the
benefit of internal railway communication, and by a very
r
feasible scheme the great railways which have the',
termini at present at various points on the outskirts e`
the City, are to form one continuous line, connecting
the North, South, and West of England. This julleti°,-
line is to pass from Waterloo-bridge, across the Wes".
minster and Vauxhall roads, to the South-westerns
terminus, thence by a railway bridge at Battersea, across
the river, to Kensington, and the termini of the urre-
Western, and London and Birmingham lines. The boo.o
to the public secured by this undertaking may be est'
mated from the fact that, at present, as much time
occupied in transporting goods, by the Regent's call%
to the Euston station, as from the Euston station, by
railway, to Bath or Bristol. When Sir John Relnlie.o
report upon the survey is before the public, we su",
return to a consideration of this subject. In the Waal
time we with the project success ; it is one of mid°
value.
f
ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.—The meeting Ot
the members of this club: convened en Monday night* to
the British Coffee House, on the subject of the disl3ll,s
relating to the sailing match for Captain Cocksedge
cup, was very numerously attended. There are gl;b st
difficulties in the matter, and as the occurrence w'd
gave rise to the meeting took place some time efbo;
it may be better at once to allude to it. On `o.
conclusion .of the match for Captain Cocksedge's eti4d
Lord Alfred Paget objected to the cup being preset'. d
to Mr. Wilkinson, the owner of the Phantom, which 11l
come in first, on the grounds that having used her helfdlt-
anchor to avoid running foul of some craft, he had
with its hawser in the water, instead of taking it e'ar
the
again; and further, that on turning up from GravesencLio
Phantom had fouled the Mystery; but as the protest 0150
Lordship was not signed by two captains sailing ina
match, agfeeably with the rules of theclub, and aside'. tecl
consented to withdraw it, observing that he bad protesto
for the sake of those who had backed the boat oulY'ala
cup was, in due form presented to Mr. Wilkinson, to
owner of the Phantom. The affair apPee'!„eo,
have created some stir amongst aquatic gentie=o
and a requisition signed by seven members
upwards, having been forwarded to the secree.-00%
calling upon him to summon a special zn,e lot
on the subject, the gentlemen assembleu4air,
night. Mr. Harrison, the commodore, took the 'owe-
and after a very lengthened, very general, and s
wasp
what warm discussion amongst the members, it g.,4cien
posed by Lord Suffield, and seconded by Mr. 00
Hodges, that the matter in dispute be referred to
which
sailing committee, whose decision shall be final: ea, ia
was carried by a majority of 48 to 7. Lord Al. Fe 0
the course of a very manly address, said he con sof
boat like a horse, public property, and he was dee'r±' who
prosecuting the inquiry for the sake only of these
had backed his vessel. zora'
A BALLOON IN TURKEY. CoNsTANT,
tile 0-
JULY 10.—Monday last we enjoyed the view °I phted
cension of Mr. Comaschi in his balloon. He, 9'1;010
safely about forty miles off, in Asia, and tne,li the
can scarcely believe that he was not lost on
way, as he had to cross the Sea of Ala' vs,
•
and went to an enormous height before
the
lost sight of him. The Sultan, all ulatinn
nisters, ambassadors, and half tha P°PO
of Constantinople, were collected to see 11ramense
off. The plain of Haider Pacha was liken yarietle
garden—parties of gaudily-dressed peoPil:
colours, looking just like flower-beds. Tlills, biog.!!
for the first time, believe that a man can _tro
abscli
ll
in such a machine, and I dare say Mr. m_t it is !1.9
finish by taking up a few of them to provet
comfortable a way of travelling as anything w 4
road, of which they have as feeble an idea.