The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Meiningen, accompanied
by Prince George (the Hereditary Prince), and a numerous.
suite, arrived soon alter two o'clock yesterday afteinoon at
Marlborough Hous,, Pall-mai', the residence of her Majesty
the Queen Dowager (the sister of his Srerie Highness), from
the Continent.

Ia the afternoon the Queen Dowager, the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Aleiningen, and the Duchess of Saxe Weimar.
took an airing together in the Parks in an alien carriage and
four.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Duchess of Gloucester afterwards paid visits to the Queen
Dowager and her Illustrious relatives.
Soon after six o'c►ock the Queen. attended by Lady Port-
man, Lady in Waiting, arrived at Marlborough Howe in an.
open homiletic and four, preceded by outriders in scarlet live-
ries, Colonel Arbuthnot, the Equerry iu Waiting, being oui
horseback.

Her Majesty remained near an hour with the august party.
His Serene Highness Prince George of Saxe Meiningen and
his Preceptor, and pact of the Suite of the Duke and Duchess,
occupy the King of Hanover's residence in St. James's Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied, by Count.
Mensdorf, and the Counts Hugh, Alphonso, Alexander, and!
Arthur Mensdorf, and attended by Colonel Wylde, rode out on.
horseback yesterday afternoon.
'their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and thee
Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal were taken an airing 3 esterday, in a carriage
and tour.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex visited Prince
Albert yesterday.
His Excellency Count Afensdorf, and the Coents Hugh, AL
phonso, Alexander, and Arthur illeusd)rf, attended by Colonel.
Wylde, visited the Royal Academy yesterday forenoon.
'lle Royal Dinner-party at Buckingham. Palace last even-
ing, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and
Lady Anna Maria Dawson.
The band 'of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance
during dinner.
The Duchess of Gloucester, Count Alensdorf, and his sous,.
and the Duke Bernard of Saxe Weiner, visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House,
St. James's.

The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuc,h gave a grand dinner
last evening, at Montague-house, to their Royrl Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta
of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Somerset, bud a
select party. In the evening the Duchess of Buocleuch 'had
an evening party.
Lord Stuart tie Rotht,ay, her Majesty's Ambassador to the
Court of St. Petersbnrgh, arrived in town yesterday.
Mr. Gaily Knight, General Goldie, and Colonel M'Arthur..
had interviews with[the Earl of Ripon yesterday at the office of
the Board of Trade.

Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, transacted business
;esterday at the Foreign-office.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
The third half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of this
Company was held on the 27th instant, at the Company's
Office, 51, St. Mary-Axe, Sir John Campbell in the Chair,
to receive the Report of the Directors, and declare a dividend
for the six months ending the 31st of March last.
The Report stated the receipts of the Company for that half-
year to be 3,900/. in excess of the previous half-year; that
11,402 shares of 501. each had been subscribed for ; that the
paid up capital of the Company amounted to 400,7871. 10s.,
and that instalments to the amount of 169,312/. were avail-
able for the further extension of the Company's operations. It
also stated that 703 additional shares had been subscribed for in
India, where a very favourable feeling towards the under-
taken had been manifested. The Hindostan, steam-ship,
of 1,800 tons and 520 horse-power, would, it was reported,
proceed to take up her station between Calcutta, 'Madras,
Ceylon, and Suez, in September next ; and the Bentinek, of
similar size and power, would soon follow for the same destina-
tion. Arrangements fur improving the transit of passengers
and goods through Egypt were stated to be in active prof;ress,
and that fresh assurances of the support and co-operation of
the Pacha of Egypt, in etfeeting them, bad been recently re-
ceived. A dividend of 3% per cent. for the half-year was.
declared, and thanks to the Directors being moved, and unani-
mously seconded and carried, the meeting separated.

DISTRESSING AND FATAL ACCIDENT. ---- Two
CHILDREN AND THEIR NURSE DROWNSIL—IMPIIigenee of a
most distressing and painful nature hasjust reached Kendal. The
family of G. B. Creudson, Esq., one of the partners in the firm
of Wakefield, Creudson, and Co., bankers in the town, have
lately been residing at Arnside, on the shores of Morecombe
Bay, for the benefit of sea air. This das (Thursday), a female
employed in the capacity of nurse in the family, along with
another servant, were walking out on the sands an watch the
tide come up. with two of the children, one about eight and the
other six years of age. Unfortunately they got too far out and
were surrounded by the tide before they could again reach the
shore. All four were washed away. I have not yet ascertained
further particulats as to I hcir bodies being found, excepting
that one of the servants has been restorbi, but will forward
what I learn further by next post. Mr. Creudson was iu
Kendal when the accident happened. On receiving the dis-
tressing intelligence, he kimmediately set off• for Arnside, dis-
tant from Kendal about fifteen miles.—From a Correspondent.
BIRDS' NESTS.--At Collingbourne Kingston
Church, in Wiltshire, on the 13th of April, 1834, the clerk, on
looking out the lessons for the day, perceived something under
the Bible in the reading desk, and in a hollow place made by the
Bible resting on a raised ledge, he found a robin's nest, with
two eggs in it. The bird, not having been disturbed, laid four
more, which were hatched on the 4th of May. The oo:1-
.bird brought food in its bill, and fed the young brood during the
service; and none of the parishioners, nor even the boys, inter-
fered with the birds, or attempted to take away the eggs._
Devizes Gazette.

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cross in the evening on the door of the church of fit. Louis.
It has been aFcertained, however, to be the shadow of some
soon as the light is extinguished the cross disappear ob-
ject interposed between the gas-lamp and the Ouch. for as
Three Auvergnats, from the same village, auilrall
exercising the same calling of water-carriews at Paris, meLmf ri-
day on the Place du Palate du Justice, being summoned to give
evidence in a case which was to come on in the course of the day,
they at first paid each other a thousand compliments, and wont
to a wine shop to drink together ; but when the moment of
payment came a quarrel arose as to who was to open his purse
strings. Blows followed, and, in the end, one of them, Jean
Pirtnx by mite, received one in the face which forced the
blood from his nose, mouth, and ears. He was immediately
taken to the hospital, and surgical aid was afforded him, but un-
availingly, for he died in an -hour after. His adversary, Louis
Bouzard, was arrested.
A woman, named Godet, has bean condemned to
death by the Court of Assizes for Calvados, for the murder of
her new-born infant. The unnatural mother, after having
murdered her child, threw the body into a stye to de devoured
by pigs.

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HlGti WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
`•'r:u1t1~...... 32 minutes after 4 I Evening 'V minutes after 4.