The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1844.

COURT CIRCULAR.

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WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—His Royal Highness'
Prince Albert left the Castle at half. past eight o clock
this morning for the Slough station of the Great
Western Railway, en route to London, attended by
Major-General Sir Edward Bowater and Lieut.-
Colonel Bouverie. His Royal Highness returned to
the Castle from town about two o'clock.
The Queen, accompanied by the Royal Family,
walked in the forenoon in the pleasure-grounds adja-
cent to the Castle. Her Majesty also rode for some
time in the garden chair.
Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Sir William Nott, and Sir
Robert and Lady Sale arrived to-day at the Castle, on
a visit to her Majesty.
Prince Albert drove the Queen out in a pony
phaeton in the afternoon, Lord Charles Wellesley at-
tending on horseback.
The Viscountess Canning left the Castle this morn-
ing for town, and is expected to return in the evening
to dinner.
Lord C. Wellesley went this morning to town, but
returned to the Castle at two o'clock.
The royal Family were taken a carriage airing
this afternoon, accompanied by the Dowager Lady
Lyttelton..
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
Lady Charlotte Dundas, the Countess Wratislaw, Sir
George Couper, and the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Major-General Sir Edward Bowater and Colonel
Bouverie, arrived at Buckingham Palace at twenty-
five minutes before ten o'clock yesterday morning,
from the Paddington terminus of the Great Western
Railway. His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia
arrived at the Palace soon after ten o'clock, and was
conducted by Prince Albert through the gallery and
the principal saloons of the Palace.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the
Duke of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief, and. a
numerous staff, arrived at the Palace at a quarter
before eleven o'clock. The whole of the illustrious
party shortly afterwards departed to witness the
review in Hyde Park.
After the review the illustrious party returned to
Buckingham Palace, where the Prince of Prussia
took leave of Prince Albert, and attended by the
gentlemen of his suite proceeded to the residence of
the Prussian Legation, in Carlton-terrace.
At one o'clock, Prince Albert, attended by Sir E.
Bowater and Colonel Bouverie, left Buckingham
Palace for Paddington, returning via railway to
Windsor Castle.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the
Deputy-Governor had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.
Mr. Bourne had an interview with Lord Stanley
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Prince of Prussia, attended by Count Puckler,
honoured the establishment of Messrs. Mortimer and
Hunt, in Bond-street, with a visit, soon after eight
o'clock yesterday morning, and remained upwards of
an hour. His Royal Highness was pleased to express
himself delighted with the taste exhibited in the mag-
nificent and costly display of plate and jewellery.
The Duke of Cleveland and the Hereditary Grand
Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz visited the Prince of
Prussia yesterday, in Carlton-terrace. Their Royal
Highnesses, attended by Baron Knesebeck, returned
to Kew in the afternoon.
Mr. Brickwood, of the South Sea Company, had
an interview, yesterday, with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
Sir J. Graham and other Ministers had interviews
with Sir Robert Peel yesterday.
Mr. H. Petre had an interview, yesterday, with
Lord Stanley.
Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General
to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the
National Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday. Sir George Murray
had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
The Commissioners of the Model Prison, at Pen-
tonville, had a meeting on Wednesday at the Council-
office.

THE INFANT ROYAL FAMILY.—There appears to
be very little chance of o.borne House, in the Isle of
Wight, being occupied by any portion of the Royal
Family during the present autumn, for we hear that her
Majesty has decided upon their Royal Highnesses the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice taking up their
abode at the Pavilion, Brighton, during the absence of
their illustrious parents in Scotland. Indeed, it is ex
petted that the infant Prince will also be taken to
Brighton, there to remain during the same period. The
Royal infants will be confided to the care of Dowager
Lady Lyttelton, the preceptress to the Princess Royal.
PREPARATIONS FOR TIER MAJESTY'S EMBARKA-
TION AT WOOLWlCH.—Moorings were yesterday morn-
ing laid down in the river, opposite the dockyard, Wool-
wich, where the Royal Victoria and Albert steam-
vessel, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.8.,
will be stationed, on her arrival from Portsmouth, which
port she was to leave yesterday afternoon for Woolwich.
The Princess Alice steam-vessel, Master Commander
Smithett, remains at Woolwich, and will form one of
the royal squadron. The Black Eagle steam-vessel,
Master Commander Cook, arrived at Woolwich on Wed-
nesday, from Portsmouth, and it is probable she will be
appointed to accompany the royal squadron. The Eclair
steam frigate is so nearly ready for sea, that she was
taken out of the basin into the river at half-past five
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and will take her coals on
board to -day, and proceed down the river on a trial trip
to-morrow (Saturday). The powerful armament of the
Eclair was put on board on Wednesday, and consists of
the following large guns :—Two 8-inch, or 68 pounders,
weighing 65 cwt. each ;_ two 42 pounders, weighing
84 cwt. each, all mounted on traversing carriages ; and
two 42-pounder carronades. High water will take place
at Woolwich about ten o'clock on Monday next, and it
is probable her Majesty will arrive and embark at an
earlier hour, to take advantage of the commencement of
the ebb tide to proceed to visit Scotland. It is said the
royal squadron will proceed up the Firth of Tay, and
anchor off Dundee.
HER MAJESTY'S YACHT.—PORTSMOUTH, TRUES'

DAY EVENING.—The royal steam-yacht Victoria and
Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, this after-
noon proceeded to the eastward, having been ordered
round to Woolwich to embark her Majesty, on Monday
next, for Scotland. Every preparation has been made
on board, not only for the reception of her Majesty and
Prince Albert, and their suite, but also for the reception
of the royal children, should her Majesty purpose to take
them with her. Nothing can be more comfortable and
convenient than the whole of the arrangements of the
nursery ; the steerage and the cabins on either side hav-
ing been fitted up for the accommodation of the Prince
of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
and their nurses and immediate attendants. There is a
communication to the nursery from her Majesty's own
apartment, which is placed immediately under, and forms
a continuation of the royal staircase. Since the royal
yacht has returned from the westward she has been re-
decorated and painted, and looks remarkably well.
A very interesting experiment was made on board her
during her trial cruise, to ascertain the most expedi-
tious mode of recovering a man who might fall overboard
while the vessel was going at full speed ; whether
the better plan would be immediately to stop and reverse
the engines and give the yacht stern way, or to put the
helm up and wear ship. For this purpose, and while the
vessel was going thirteen knots and a half through the
water, a buoy was dropped overboard, and the order was
immediately given to back the engines, and although the
yacht had left the buoy nearly a quarter of a mile astern
before she could be stopped and stern way got upon her,
yet four minutes and two seconds only elapsed from the
time the buoy was dropped overboard until it was picked
up again. The yacht was then got to exactly the same
speed, and the buoy was dropped overboard a second
time. The helm was immediately put up, and the yacht
wore round, and, what is very remarkable, the buoy was
recovered by this mode in exactly the same time as by
the previi us one, four minutes and two seconds. Since
the yacht has been fitted with tubular boilers instead of
the old ones, there has been much greater accommoda-
tion in the engine-room, and the engineers have now
cabins erected on the additional space gained by the
change of boilers.
BRIGHTON.—Since yesterday se'nnight workmen
have been very busy at the Palace in making the neces-
sary preparations for the reception of the royal children,
all of whom, with the exception of the Princess Royal—
who, it is said, will accompany her royal parents—are
expected to arrive here next luesday.
FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS AT BRIGHTON.—The
Earl and Countess of Kinnoul have taken a large house
in Brunswick-square, and are expected in the course of
the week with their family. M. Van de Weyer, the
Belgian Ambassador, and Madame Van de Weyer, have
arrived at the Albion Hotel. They have taken a house
on the Marine-parade. Lord and Lady Granville are
expected at the Make of Devonshire's house in Kemp
Town at the end of the month. General Sleigh has
arrived from Southampton and taken a house in Re-
gency-square. Baron Alderson arrived on Tuesday,
and took his departure the same day for Dieppe,
by the General Steam Navigation Company's packet the
Menai. The Honourable Mr. Wellesley (son of Lord
Cowley, our Ambassador at Paris), and his family were
passengers in the same boat. Sir Matthew and Miss
Tierney arrived yesterday at their residence on the
Pavilion-parade, from London. Lord Mountford arrives
on Monday, in Oriental-place. The Earl and Countess
of Beauchamp have left the Albion Hotel for Worthing,
Baron Brunnow, the Russian Ambassador, is at the York
Hotel; the Countess of Erroll, Lady Frances Hay, and
Miss Georgians Poore have left the Norfolk Hotel, for
Southampton ; Lady Heytesbury and the Countess of
Glengall are continuing their stay at the Bristol IIotel;
Sir Hugh Palliser and the Hon. Mrs. Lockart have
arrived in the King's-road, from Cheltenham; Lady
Ilotham and Miss -de Trafford have returned to her
Ladyship's residence,Western House, from a continental
tour.
THE WEATHER —THE CROPS.—For the last week
the weather has been most favourable for harvest work,
and we'learn with much satisfaction that it has gone on
rapidly through the country districts. The wheat har-
vest is nearly everywhere finished, and the yield is de-
scribed as being productive, and the crop in good con-
dition. Indeed the complaints of any crops are not of a
character to cause uneasiness or apprehension, and
should we be favoured with a continuance of the present
genial weather, everything promises to go well with the
agriculturist in the south of Ireland.—Cork Southern
Reporter,

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, SEPT. 4.—The Cork Reporter of yesterday

contains the following statement :
" There are lying at present in Cove Harbour ten of
the finest ships which the merchant navy of any country
in the world could produce, awaiting the embarkation of
troops for service in India ; but no orders have as yet
arrived that the two regiments about to be sent abroad
should embark."
The Earl of Devon and his brother Commissioners
attended at the Court-house in Tralee on Saturday. His
Lordship expressed his regret that none of the gentlemen
named as witnesses were in attendance. The Com-
missioners afterwards proceeded to Killarney, where they
examined several witnesses.
CONVICTION OF SMUGGLERS.
At Kingstown, yesterday, the magistrates formally sen-
tenced the captain and mate of the Ceres to six months'
imprisonment ; and then proceeded to hear evidence in
support of the charge against eight of the crew—namely,
of being found on board a vessel which contained contra-
band tobacco. _ .

The crew, which consisted chiefly of foreigners, were
then placed in the dock, and were occasionally informed
of what was going forward by Joseph Wills (one of the
prisoners), who, though a Dutchman, understood Eng-
lish very well.
Much laughter was created by one of the crew who
did not appear to know a word of English, exclaiming,
during a portion of the evidence against him, " That is
a lie."
The Magistrates, at the close of the investigation, said
that the charge preferred against the prisoners had been
fully proved, and sentenced each of them to be impri-
soned for six months.
When the committals were prepared, the prisoners
were conveyed to Kilmainham. The tobacco, which
amounts in value to about 4,000 L, will be sold, and the
produce divided amongst the captain and crew of the
Albert,who so gallantly captured the notorious smuggler.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A
MAGISTRATE.
The Limerick Reporter of yesterday contains the fol-
lowing statement, which, if the facts be accurately set
forth, must lead to a decided step on the part of the Lord
Chancellor :
" On Friday last, pursuant to seizure and advertise-
ment of sale, Mr. Michael Hanrahan, of Ballingarry, in
this county, agent and driver of John Baldwin, Esq., of
Queen's County, proceeded to the lands of Cartown, in
the county of Limerick, occupied by John E. Langford,
Esq., J.P., to sell the crop and stock for non payment
of rent. Hanrahan, and those who went to purchase,
were prevented from going on the land by the said Mr.
Langford, and a party of about twenty men, armed with
bludgeons, some of whom assaulted Hanrahan, though he
appealed for protection to the justice of the peace !
Among those who came to the intended sale, were Mr.
James Potter, of Farm-lodge ; Mr. James Enright, Mr.
John Mulqueen, Mr. Devonport, high constable of the
barony, and several other respectable parties. Hanrahan,
thus baffled, proceeded to the residence of the Rev. Mr.
Waller, of Castletown, who took informations against
such of the parties as Hanrahan knew, and advised the
police to arrest them forthwith. The constabulary ac-
cording
effected their arrest, with others whom Hanrahan
identified, but of whose names he was ignorant. An in-
vestigation is to take place before the petty sessions
bench, at Pallas Henry, next Monday. The corn was
afterwards sold from the road, as the mob would not
allow the purchases upon the ground, and it remains
there still, as Hanrahan and those who bid for it are
afraid to remove it upon peril of their lives. As for the
cattle, they could not get near them even to see them.
Hanrahan left a keeper in the place after he was obliged
to decamp himself, and Mr. Langford ordered him to be
off, or to mark the consequences. It appears that the
stipendiary magistrate was not at home to uphold the
law. If a poor peasant's crop was seized, would such a
proceeding be permitted by the authorities? We think not.
It was alleged by Mr. Langford that executions were
laid on by the sheriff, but the latter had been served
with a notice, and not being there to pay the rent due,
Hanrahan was proceeding to sell under the instructions
he received when he was defeated by violence. Hanra-
han has sent a memorial of the facts to the Government,
praying for an investigation into the conduct of Mr.
Langford as a magistrate.
VICEREGAL COURT.—The Lord Lieutenant enter-
tained the following party at dinner on Monday, at the
Viceregal Lodge :—The Archbishop of Dublin, Sir E.
Blakeney, the Recorder, Right Hon. J. F. Kennedy,
Right Hon. A. R. Blake, Archbishop Murray, Sir Henry
Meredith, Bart. ' • Lieut.-Colonel Fane, Dr. West, Mr.
Ennis, Captain Conroy, A.D.C. ; Mr. A'Court, Mr.
Wingfield, A.D.C.; Colonel Bowles, and Captain Meade,
'.des-de-Camp in Waiting.

THE lOWAY INDIANS.
A most interesting illustration of the peculiarities and
habits of the red man of the " Far West" was afforded
on Wednesday to a royal and distinguished party at
Ealing Park. At the invitation of Mrs. Lawrence, the
fourteen loway Indians, accompanied by Mr. George
Catlin, Mr. Melody, and Jeffrey, the interpreter of the
tribe of loways, visited Ealing Park, for the purpose of
affording several members of the Royal Family an op-
portunity of witnessing their performance. They arrived
at the park shortly after three o'clock ; and after exa-
mining the elegant suite of apartments in the mansion,
they were conducted to the beautiful lawn, where they
all reclined, forming a most picturesque group. At a
few minutes after four o'clock, her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duke and Duchess
of Mecklenburgh Strelitz and the Princess Mary ; also
the Duchess of Northumberland and Miss Percy, Lord
and Lady Prudhoe, and several other distinguished per-
sonages arrived ; and the whole party having assembled
upon the lawn, the loways immediately arose, and the
ceremony of an introduction was gone through ; after
which they gave several of their dances, and concluded
the first part of their performances with the ball-play,
which appeared to afford much gratification to the com-

pany.
A dinner was then provided upon the lawn for the
loways—the banquet consisted of roast-beef and plum
pudding, the beverage being water and cider. After
they had partaken of this repast, presents of jewellery
were made to them by Mrs. Lawrence, when they all
strolled over the grounds. The royal visitors and other
guests then retired to the mansion to partake of refresh-
ments. The loways afterwards finished their perform-
ances by giving the farewell dance, in the presence of
the whole company,
Neu-mon-ya (Walking Rain) then
advanced and addressing Mrs. Lawrence, thanked her
for the polite invitation to meet the royal party, and
also for her kindness towards the loways. lie then
briefly addressed the Duke of Cambridge. lie said, that
he was glad the Great Spirit bad allowed him the honour
of shaking the royal Duke's hand, as he had heard that
he was related to his Great Mother, the Queen. By
shaking the hand of so great a chief, he considered that
he had shaken hands with ali the people of England.
Whilst crossing the ocean, he had thrown into the
water much tobacco, hoping to see his Great Mother's
face, which they all
wished to look at before they went
back to their wigwams. The Duke of Cambridge again
shook hands with the chiefs at the conclusion of this
speech, after which the Indians left the grounds, highly
delighted with their visit to Ealing Park.
SUPERSTITIONS OF THE INDIANS.---A singular in-
the "Far West" may
stance of the superstitious feelings of these Children of
be briefly mentioned. On Wednes-
day morning the sky was cloudy, and the appearance of
the weather indicated rain. As it was known to the
fourteen loway Indians, now at the Egyptian Hall, that
they had received an invitation to meet the Royal
Family at Ealing-park, it was important to them that
the weather should prove fine ; but as the indications
at an early hour were rather against it proving so,
Se-non-tY-yah, (Blister-feet), the great Medicine-man
the favour of the •Great Spirit, v% hich most interesting
the tribe, condidered it requisite to invoke
or doctor of
rite was performed with much solemnity, in presence of
the whole party at their rooms. This rite consists prin-
cipally of burning tobacco, uttering a few mysterious"words,
and making sundry singular movements; after which the
favour asked is expected to be granted. It will be re-
remembered, that the day proved to be a remarkably
fine one, and Se-non-ty-yah seriously believes to this
moment that this was solely owing to the solemn rite
which he performed

RENTS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—Permit me shortly to notice a subject which
requires public attention now—l mean rents.
The country is " overstocked" with money ; it is down
in point of interest value, property of course in propor-
tion—both will remain so—and yet landlords cling to
their former ratio of rental. This subject must be taken
up in good earnest, or the " moneyed class"
will eat us
all up, and then what will that god of theirs, money, b.
to them ? What with taxing and heavy rentals, a sad
end must come.
September 6.

LONDON and CROYDON RAILWAY
Yesterday the eighteenth half-yearly meeting of the
Proprietors of this concern was held at the London
terminus, William A. Wilkinson, Esq., in the chair.
From the report the Directors submitted to the
meeting, it appeared that the " spoil banks" in the
Forest-hill cutting had been relieved of a consider-
able quantity of earth during the summer, and were
now in a very satisfactory state. The line from the
Bricklayers' Arms to Croydon was opened on the
Ist of May, according to contract, and the number
of trains nearly doubled; the gross receipts were
almost twice the amount, and the number of pas-
sengers trebled in the first month, compared with
the corresponding month of last year. The toll for
each passenger averaged about lid. ; if it had been
4id. the amount would have equalled half the gross
receipts; but the result, however satisfactory, was no
criterion of what may be expected in future. So far
as the Directors of the Greenwich Railway were
concerned, the question in dispute had been settled
by their agreement to a proposition fur bringing
the atmospheric railway to London-bridge. In con-
sequence of the terms agreed upon, the tolls payable
to the Greenwich Company, averaging lid. per pas-
senger, were more than double those produced in the
same space of time from a rate of 41d., and the gross
receipts, at reduced fares, were slightly increased,
but as the great bulk of the traffic had been to Lon-
don-bridge, the Greenwich Company were chiefly
benefited. Since the last meeting, the Brighton and
Chichester, the Brighton and Hastings, and the
Croydon and Epsom lines had received the sanction
of the Legislature ; and the London and Chatham,
and Chatham and Portsmouth Junction, had been
brought under the notice of the Directors. One of
these, the Epsom line, had been obtained after a hard
struggle, but the South-Western Railway Company
threatened another attempt to carry out a rival pro-
ject. This the Directors thought was sufficient to
justify the course they had pursued, and intended
still to persevere in. Failing, as the Directors have,
in their attempt to form a junction with the South-
Western line, they had received overtures for a
direct line from Portsmouth to London, and satisfied
of the facilities of the atmospheric system, they have
directed Mr. Cubitt to make a preliminary survey
between Epsom and Portsmouth. This line Mr.
Cubitt reports to be free from difficulties, being
nearly stright from London on the one hand, and to
Chatham on the other, and effecting more perfectly
than had been contemplated the original object of the
London and Chatham, and Chatham and Portsmouth
lines, in connexion with that of Croydon and Epsom.
The Directors repudiated the idea of interfering with
the interests of other concerns, but did not consider
they were bound to forward the interests of others if
they ran counter to those of their own Company ;
for, while respecting the rights of others, they were
bound to forward those of the Proprietors, and, as the
Proprietors of the South-Western Railway had armed
their Directors with full authority, they trusted the
same confidence would be placed in them.
The accounts presented an increase of the Croydon
traffic, as compared with the corresponding half-year,
of 2,5001.; upon the toll of the Brighton Company
of 1,500/. ; and upon that of the Dover Company. of
2,300/. ; and, although the expenses had slightly in-
creased, and 7,000 new shares were now participating,
the sum devisable might safely be greater by 25 per
cent. than in the corresponding half-year. The
Directors therefore recommended a dividend of ss.
upon 40,000 shares, free from the income-tax.
After the statement of the Directors had been re-
ceived, several resolutions were agreed to, approving
of the report and the recommendations it contained ;
after which a dividend of ss. a share was agreed upon.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman was then passed,
and the meeting separated.