The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday morning
in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. His Royal
Highness Prince Albert afterwards rode out on horseback,
attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert did
Sir George Hayter the honour to inspect his picture, in pro-
gress, representing . the Christening of his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
The Royal Family were taking airings yesterday in the
royul gardens of Buckingham Palace.
The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
Palace. The company consisted of her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Mar-
quis of Granby, the Earl of Liverpool, the Countess of West-
moreland, the Earl and Countess of Beverley, Viscount and
Viscountess Palmerston, Lady GeorWana Bathurst, Baroness
Ahlefeldt, Sir Martin Archer Shee, and Baron Knesebeck.
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The band of the Grenadier Guaids attended at the Palace
during dinner, and performed the following pieces
Pas redouble
Cujus animam (Stabat Mater) Rossini.
Quadrille, " Mazagran" Bousquet.
Selection, " Alma" Costa.
Polka, " Heitzer Sien"
The Band was conducted by Mr. Creaton
Her Majesty afterwards gave a Concert, which was per-
formed in the Grand Saloon. The Picture Gallery, Green
Drawing-room, and other State apartments, were opened for
the reception f the visitors.
The company began to arrive at half-past nine o'clock, and
soon after, her Majesty and Prince Albert, conducted by
the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward, and accom-
panied by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester
and the Duke and-Duchess of Cambridge entered the Grand
Saloon. The performance then commenced.
The following had the honour of receiving invitations :
DUKES—Wellington, Somerset, Sutherland.
DUCHESSES—Sutherland, Somerset.
MARQuzsEs—Lorn, Exeter, Ailesbury, Douro.
M.AncimmEssEs—Ailesbury, Exeter, Douro.
COUNTESS—Delawarr.
VISCOUNTS—OIifden, Folkestone, Jocelyn.
VISCOUNTESS—FoIkestone.
LoaDs—Blantyre, Ravensworth.
LADlES—Dowager Lyttelton, Dover, Blantyre, Ravens-
worth, Elizabeth Leveson Gower, Caroline Leveson Gower,
Mary Sackville West, Wheatley, Seymour, Peel.
RIGHT HONOURABLE—Sir Robert Peel.
HoNouRABLEs--Caroline Lvttelton, Mrs. G. E. Anson,
General Upton, Rev. C. Leslie-Courtenay.
SlRS—Henry Wheatley, George Seymour.
Mn.—George Edward Anson.
MlssEs--Wheatley (two), Seymour (two).
'lle following was the programme of the concert :
PARTE PRIMA.

Trio—" Penn e guarda," Herr Staudigl, Signori Fornasari, e
Lablache (Margerita d'Anjou)—Mayerbeer.
Duo—" Ah ! perdona," Madame Persiani e Sig. Salvi (Cle-
menza di Tito)—Mozart.
Aria—" Havvi un Dio," Madame Grisi (Maria di Rohan)—

Donizetti.
Trio—" Ei si niega," Sig. Mario, Fornasari, e Lablache (Don
Carlos)--Costa.
Romauza—" Pitt elle non ama un angelo," Sig. Moriani—
Donizetti.
Segtetto—" Sola Sola," Mesdames Grisi, Persiani, e Castellan,
Sigri. Mario, Staudigl, e Lablache (Don Juan)—Mozart.

PA RTE SECOND,

Duo—" Quel sepolero," Made. Castellan e Fornasari (Agnese)
—Paer.
Cantata—" Euridice," Made. Persiani (Orfeo)—Pergolesi.
Quartetto—" Rataplan," Sigri. Moriani, Salvi, Staudigl, e
Lablache—Donizetti.
Air—" Robert toi que j'aime," Madame Castellan (Robert
le Diable)—Meverbeer.
Trio—" Perfida Clod," Mesdames Grisi, Persiani, e Castellan
—Cherubini.
Preghiera—" Dal tuo stellato soglio," Tutti (Mose)—
Rossini.
M. Costa presided at the Pianoforte.
Refreshments were served to the company during the
evening.

Colonel M'Arthur and Mr. Crawfurd had interviews with
Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Baron de Nieumann, Austrian Minister, transacted business
yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Dispatches from the Governor of Canada, and also from the
Governor of the other North American Colonies, were received
yesterday at the Colonial-office.

THE CARLTON CLUB.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sin,—You have lent the authority of your columns to
a paragraph, copied from a paper of limited circula-
tion, stating that " the Carlton Club intends Speedily to
dissolve, for the purpose of reconstructing itself, to the
exclusion of the member (supposed to be Mr. D'lsraeli)
who reported a private meeting for the Times last week."
I beg to inform you that the Carlton Club has no in-
tention to dissolve, and I believe I may add, that no
member of that Club with whom Mr. D'lsraeli has the
honour to be acquainted ever " supposed" for a moment
that the report of the proceedings to which you refer
emanated, directly or indirectly, from him.
, Whether that meagre and inaccurate account were
furnishel you by an individual present at the meeting,
or whether details which the same day were generally
and unreservedly discussed in various societies. reached
you eventually, as usually is the case, through the me-
dium of many recipients, are questions on which I need
not now dwell. I must, however, protest against the dis-
tinction which the paragraph you ("Dote attempts to
establish between club meetings and meetings held at
clubs. The question is, was the meeting a private one ?
It was. The report of its proceedings by any person
present was an act of gross impropriety—about as flag-
rant as the impertinence which, without a shadow of
foundation, presumes to impute its perpetration to
Your faithful servant, B. D'ISRAELI.
Grosvenor-gate, Park-lane, July 2.

Yonx. MINSTER.—This beautiful ecclesiastical
edifice has been closed for some time, and has undergone a
complete restoration. It will be re• opened for Divine service
next Sunday.

FATAL STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT. —On Sunday
evening last, shortly before six o'clock, as the Thunder, Rich-
mond steam-beat was making for Lambeth Pier, opposite
the Archbishop of Canterbury's Palace, it occasioned a
serious accident. From the statement of persons on board
the steamer, as well as of those who witnessed the occur-
rence from the shore, it appears that at the moment the
steamer altered her course for the pier, a small boat, con-
taining a waterman, named Tucker, belonging to Lambeth
Stairs, and another person, was observed proceeding in.the
contrary direction. The tide was then running very fast,
and the people in the steamer called to those in the small
boat to pull on the near side ; instead of rowing with the
right-hand oars they pulled with the left hand, which caused
the head of the small boat to run under the bows of the
steamer. The captain, having previously given orders to
ease the vessel, had the same instantly stopped. Tucker,
instead of keeping his place, with his companion, got up,
which caused the boat to overturn, and they were both pre-
cipitated into the water. They were quickly out of sight,
but Tucker, after a few seconds, came to the surface of the
water, and was picked up by a waterman who put off on
seeing the accident. He was then alive, and without loss of
time was removed to his house, where
,he had medical at-
tendance, but owing to the serious injuries he had received
by being struck by some object, in all probability the paddles
of the Thunder, he lingered until Monday forenoon, when he
expired. Although a diligent search was made for the other
unfortunate person, up to last evening (Tuesday) the body
had not been discovered, and it is supposed that he was drawn
underneath the steamer and then forced back with the tide.
Information of the occurrence has been forwarded to Mr.
Carter, the Coroner, who will hold an inquest on the body to-
morrow (Thursday) forenoon.
We are authorised to contradict a rumour which
has gained very general circulation in the fashionable world,
that after several Special Committees of the Reform Club re-
cently held, the result had been, the far-famed chef de cuisine,
M. Sower, had suddenly quitted that establishment. This
gentleman continues at the Club with the confidence of the
members more increased, if possible, than diminished. We are
led to believe that an elaborate work upon his peculiar art is
now in the press. Mr. Bond has succeeded Mr. Walter Scott
as Secretary of the Reform Club.
Fitomes OF A TAR AT DEVONPORT.-011 Wed-
nesday evening a tipsy sailor, lately paid off from the
Indus, was observed pursuing a zigzag course towards
Mutton Cove, in which he several times lost his equili-
brium and embraced mother earth. He, however, scram-
13:ed as far as the quay, when, to the horror of some and
'
amusement of others, over he went, clothes and all on,
and struck out across
Cremil ferry. After he had swam
three parts over (nearly half a mile), he came back and
made his way up into the town ; but shortly returned,
and stripped to his trousers, and took another voyage
towards the opposite shore. Qn landing again he be-
came quarrelsome, and got into a fight, when he was
seized and taken to his lodgings. A crowd which had
assembled were highly delighted at Jack's novel moffe of
enjoying himself.

GKAN D WEEKLY

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