The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert, the Duke and, Duchess of Saxe Coburg and
Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, at-
tended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lord Charles
Wellesley, Sir Edward Bowater, and the Baron de
Alvensleben, arrived at seven minutes past four
o'clock at the Castle in the char-a-bane, from Claremont.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wale 3,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, arrived from Claremont with their usual at-
tendants, in close carriages.
The Lord Steward arrived via town from Clare-
mont at six o'clock.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady
Fanny Howard, and the Countess Wratislaw, joined
the royal circle at the Castle at dinner this evening.

The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House.
Sir Robert Peel arrived in town yesterday after-
noon from his seat, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.
The Earl of Haddington had an interview with the
Right Hon. Baronet. In the evening Sir Robert left
town for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
A deputation from the Newry and Enniskillen
Railway Company, consisting of 111 r. Charles Jen-
nings, Mr. James Lyle, Mr. John Boyd, Mr. Hill
Irvine, and Mr. James Coombe, accompanied by the
Marquis of Downshire, the Hon. J. 11. Knox, Sir
John Rennie, the engineer of the Company, and Mr.
Bryden, the Parliamentary agent, had an interview
with the Earl of Dalhousie on Tuesday, at the office
of the Board of Trade.

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a meeting on Tuesday afternoon, at the office in
Whitehall-place. There were present the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of
Llandaff, the Bishop of Ripon, and the Dean of West-
minster.

Dispatches from the Governors of Van Diemen's
Land, Ceylon, and Malta, were received on Tuesday
at the Colonial• office.

The Marquis of Salisbury had an interview with
the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the Board of
Trade.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday in the Council Chamber. The Lords pre-
sent were Lord Langdale, Master of the Rolls, Mr.
Baron Parke, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Corn-
wall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Mr.
Turner, Queen's Counsel, was heard on an appeal from
the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, " Pryce Jones
v. Francis Godrich."—Judgment was not given.

Mr. Charles Buller and Mr. Jackson were heard on
an appeal from Bengal, "Chowdry Deby Persad v.
Chowdry Dowlut Singh.—The case was adjourned.

LLOYD'S.

At a general meeting of the members of Lloyd's,
held at the South Sea. house yesterday, G. R.
Robinson, Esq., the chairman, it was proposed, and
carried unanimously, " That a special vote of thanks
be presented to his Majesty the King of the French,
for the valuable set of charts presented to Lloyd's by
order of his Majesty; likewise to the President of
the United States for a similar presentation."
It was also proposed and carried unanimously,
" That a vote of 51. be given to three men for their
meritorious exertions in saving the crew of the Two
Brothers, Tomkins, of Lowestoff, wrecked on the
Whitby Rock, 11th ult."
After the special Committee for the permanent
establishment of Lloyd's had presented their fifth
report, the meeting separated.

SPORTING IN
MANCHESTI
DEP

TELLIGENCE.
'LR -TUESDAY.

10 to 1 agst Alarm—taken'
freely
20 to 1 agst Cobweb c.
20 to 1 agst Kedger
20 to 1 agst Idea
20 to 1 agst Young Eclipse
22 to 1 agst Pain
30 to 1 agst New smongcr
30 to 1 agst Rebecca c.
35 to 1 agst Laird o' Cock-
pen

40 to 1 agst Old England

—taken
40 to 1 apt Connaught
Ranger—taken
1000 to 15 agst Iron Master

—offered
1000 to 10 agst Black Prince
15 to 1 agst Forth's lot
7 to 1 agst John Day's
lot

6 to 1 agst Scott's lot—t.
IR CUP.
on the field.

CREST]
40 to l offer

COURSING.

NORTH BERWICK AND DIRLETON MEETING

The Puppy Stakes (14 dogs) were won by Mr. Cal-
lender's Princess ; Mr. tiibson's Percy ran up.
The. All-Aged Stakes (14 dogs) were won by Mr. W.
Sharpe's Daintie Davie ; Mr. Curror's Scorpion ran up.
The Champion Stakes (8 (Jogs) were won by Mr. Cur-
ror's Colonel ; Mr. Inn.s's Valiant ran up.

The Consolation Stakes were won by Slr. J. P. Mi
chell's Warrior ; Mr. Innes's Victor ran up.

WESTON GRANGE MEETING.
The Silver Cup was won by Mr. Gibbs's Stockton ;
the Subscription Puree by Mr. Garner's Spotless, and
he Consolation Stakes ley Mr. Stephens's Victoria.

EXPERIMENTS IN THE MARSHES
WooLwicn, DEC. Di—Lieut.-Colonel Dancey, C. 8.,
Lieut.-Colonel Chalmer, Assistant Director-General of
Artillery, and a number of officers, attended at half past
one o'clock yesterday in the Marshes, to witness the con-
tinuation of the experiments with extra charges of
powder, and at a greater distance than point blank
range, which were interrupted by the number of vessels
passing in the river opposite the practice ground on the
previous Wednesday. The tide being just on the turn
as the experiments were about to commence, the number
of vessels passing down the river were so great, and in
in such close succession to each other, that it was past
three o'clock before a single shot could be fired.
Shortly after that hour an opportunity offering, three
rounds were fired with shells fitted with Mr. Marsh's
fumes formed of wood, and fitted with four copper
caps, filled with meal powder, and attached with
Jeffrey's marine glue, over which a small piece of
cartridge paper was placed, sized with the same sub-
stance, as an additional protector, and the result was
most successful, the 32-pounder shells and the 68-pounder
shells all striking the bulk head or target, and exploding
instantaneously by the force of the concussion. The first
32-pounder shell that was fired, and the 68-pounder,
burst when passing through the wooden bulkhead, and
the other 32 pounder shell, on striking the object against
which it was directed, at 600 yards' distance. The guns
were again charged and supplied with two 32-pounder
shells and one 68-pounder shell, fitted with fuzees, on
Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey's plan, and attached to the
shells immediately before firing. The 68 pounder
shell and one of the 32-pounder shells buret instantan-
eously on striking the bulkhead, with excellent effect,
and the first fired, having entered the ground a few yards
in front of the target, did not explode until the expira-
tion of ten seconds, the period required to burn the full
length of the fuzee. The experiments with Mr. Marsh's
and Lieutenant-Colonel Dancey's fuzees have fully an-
swered the expectations and end of the inventors, and
afforded evidence that they can be fired with extra
charges of powder, and still be perfectly safe and free
from the least apprehension of danger to those using
them. Three shells were then fitted with Mr. Tyers's
fuzees, formed of brass or gun metal, with a groove in
them to cause them to break by percussion ; but they all
burst within a few yards of the mouth of the guns, and
would have been most dangerous to troops at fifty or
one hundred yards in advance, and, consequently, unfit
for service. Mr. Tyers simply tried the experiment to
ascertain if it would be possible to render the thou-
sands of these fuzees lying in store in the Royal Ar-
senal available in the new mode of shell practice, and he
filled the groove with an easily fused metal, but he must
have weakened the fuzees so much that they broke in
the action of firing, and burst at the mouth of the gun,
or a few yards in advance. The other wooden fuzes s are
simple and safe, and certain of effect, as the result of
the experiment has shown ; and by a coating of marine
glue, mixed with mineral poison, in the opinion of Mr.
Marsh, may be preserved for a long period from the
white ants of tropical climates, or the damps and frosts
of other parts of the world.

We are requested to State that the concluding
volumes of "Lord Malmesbury's Diaries and Corre-
spondence," edited by his Grandson, the third Earl, will
be published by Mr. Bentley, of ew Burlington-street
(publisher in ordinary to her Majesty), on Saturday
nett, the 14th inst., 2 vols. Svo., with Portraits. Orders
reg6iied My all booksellers. Also, now ready, and to be
had of all bookseller's) "Memoirs of the reign of George
III.," by Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford 1 edited, with
notes, by Sir Denis Le Marchant, Bart., 2 vols. Bvo.,
with Portraits.
THE "ADVENTURES" OF COL. MAXWELL (BROTHER
OF Mtittuat MAXWELL).—The publication of a
*Orli from the /len of Col. Montgomery Maxwell, en-
titled " My AdVetittirks44 will excite no less interest and
curiosity in the reading public daft it will among the
numerous friends, family connexions, and companions of
that popular officer. The " Adventures " relate to the
most remarkable and stirring period of modern history
-•-:ruttrtel, the last few years of the Continental war ;
and the; inklude ittnntrierable &Ks, anecdotes, and per-
sonal traits of nearly all the leading individuals who took
part in that wonderful contest. Among the personages
who are brought before the reader, not merely " in their
habit as they lived," but speaking the very words they
uttered during the author's personal intercourse with
thetild tit, till Etrtiltror Napoleon, the Empress Marie
uiSe, ;112 Fotroe! queen garoline of England, the Em-
press of Austria, the Archdulte Charles) the King of
Prussia, the Kings and Queens of Naples) Srdinia,
Etruria, &c., the w ole of the
ecribed.from alfliar, kept by "Adventures" being tran-
the author at the periods
-- re
respectively erre ft
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA* Tuesday
was held a special extraordinary meetinC of the pro•
prietors of this corporation, established some years
since for the purpose of extending banking, facilities in
British forth Americos to fill up a vacancy in the Court
of Directors, by the death d fhb lute Mrs Pemberton.
The meeting was held at the bank's house in Si. lieleu'l.
+l.. chair was taken by Mr. Carter. The
place, anu
•.I::rnman 9d Mr. Fowler
candidates were Mr. W. C
Newsam. After a somewhat animater discussion of
the merits of the candidates; a show of hands was
taken, which terminated by a large majority in favour
of Mr. ChSplnftlii,Xlebo was accordiugly declared to be
oiecteri Director. Th,s4ks having been voted to the
Chairman, the meeting sep,arated.
The Customs revenue,of Liverpool for the past year
is likely to yield upwardA of 4,500,0001. sterling, a sum
greater by very nearly half a million than the pp ount
contributed last year.—Liverpoolcourier,