The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge went
to Coombe Wood on Saturday, and spent the day
shooting. His Royal Highness afterwards returned
to his residence at Kew.

The Bishop of Barbadoes had an interview with
Lord Stanley, yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Attorney-General transacted business, yester-
day, at the Home-office.
Sir Patrick Ross had an interview, yesterday, with
Lord Stanley, at the Colonial-office.
Sir Edward Knatchbull has arrived in town.
Dispatches from the Governor of British Guiana
were received at the Colonial-office yesterday.

QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.
HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTURE FROM
TAYMOUTH.
(From the Caledonian Mercury of Monday.)
SATURDAY.—Very fortunately this day, which was
appointed for her Majesty's departure, was a beau-
tiful September morning, the sun shining bright, and
the temperature mild. It was expected that her Ma-
jesty and Prince Albert would leave the hospitable
halls of Taymouth at ten o'clock, so that all was astir
for an hour previous, every one being anxious to get
a parting glimpse of the Royal pair. At a few mi-
nutes before eleven o'clock, the Royal carriage drew
up at the entrance, and soon after her Majesty and
Prince Albert, along with the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Breadalbane, entered it and drove off to
the Flower-garden, where her Majesty, in presence
of the illustrious party, was graciously pleased to
plant two oaks, and two firs, in commemoration of the
Royal visit. Mr. Dewar, the head forester, attended
on the occasion, and the small spade used had the
handle encircled A ith crimson velvet, and no doubt
will be long preserved as a valuable relic, while the
Royal plants will be carefully cherished, and, we
trust, are yet destined to obtain a time-honoured name.
On her Majesty leaving the Castle, a Royal salute
was given from the battery. The barges, which had
been manned an hour previously, were all floating
gracefully on the waters opposite to the landing-
place, which is a few hundred yards below Kenmore
Bridge. The Royal suite walked up from the Castle
to the place of embarkation, which was covered with
crimson velvet ; but her Majesty, with Prince Albert
and the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane,
immediately after the ceremony of planting the trees,
drove up to the Kenmore-gate, and from thence to
the Dairy-gate, at the back of the village of Ken-
more, and which is immediately adjoining the pier.
The barge of her Majesty, which had the Royal
standard hoisted at the prow, was steered by Captain
M'Dougall, Royal Navy. All the seats were
cushioned with the Breadalbane tartan, and those
in the stern sheets were fringed with gold ; the
cushions set apart for her Majesty were covered
with velvet of the Breadalbane tartan, the drapery in
front was of brown satin, on which the emblem of the
Breadalbanes—a boar's head—was. beautifully em-
broidered along with a wreath of thistles. The
awning was also of the same material, and handsomely
decorated with gilded knobs. The other barges which
displayed the Breadalbane flag were of as 'itegant
construction, and chastely adorned. A fe' .-ainutes
previous to her Majesty's arrival at the landing place,
the band of the 66th were received on board one of
the gigs, which was steered by an Admiralty barge-
man in state dress ; another gig, also steered by an
Admiralty bargeman, took the first in tow, bringing
it up a little way beyond the bridge, which was
crowded with spectators.
At half-past eleven o'clock, her Majesty steped
into the Royal Barge, accompanied by Prince Albert
and the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane.
The beautiful fabric was immediately propelled by
eight stout rowers, arrayed in tartan and white trowsers,
into the centre of the creek, the band playing the na-
tional anthem, and the crowd on the bridge enthusiasti-
cally cheering. As the barge glided through one of
the arches of the bridge ' into Loch Tay, we thought
at the moment that the scene was as impressive as any
we have witnessed during the Royal tour. The Loch
Tay barge followed, which was steered by Lieutenant
J. Campell, R.N. (b.), in full uniform, and wearing
an Acre medal. In this barge were the Duke of
Buccicuch, the Duchess of Norfolk, the Earls of Mor-
ton and Liverpool, and Lord Belhaven. The third
barge, which was steered by Lieut. Patrick Campbell,
R.N., contained the Earl of Aberdeen and the Hon.
Fox Maule. A fourth barge succeeded, in which
MUSICAL FESTI- were Sir Robert Peel and others. As the flotilla
VAL. swept past two barges of the Noble Marquis, which
The annual celebration, usually known as " The were moored a short way above the bridge, a salute
Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worces- was fired from the latter, while the more powerful
ter, and Hereford," is announced to take place at battery on the westward of the Castle also delivered a
Worcester, on the 20th, 21st, 22d, and 23d inst. salute which reverberated among the hills and had a
the annals of this time-hallowed institution, pre- f fine effect. Altogether, we repeat our conviction that
sent a series of events unequalled in the history oft this was one of the finest spectacles connected with
any musical festival in this country, and it is within
the Royal visit, and formed a meet conclusion to the
the walls of the venerable cathedral of Worcester that
memorable festivities of Taymouth Castle. .
many of the most interesting of these events have
The assemblage collected on the bridge lingered
taken place. on for a considerable time, regarding the progress of
It was here, in 1773, that the talented Miss Lind-
her Majesty amidst the wooded hills on either side.
ley, then recently united to the celebrated Sheridan,
A short way • uwo from the bridge the view opens up
terminated her professional career; here, in 1788, and discloses the Alpine scenery to the westward,
the meeting was attended by George 111., and his
amidst which the Royal arty proceeded to Achmore,
family (the performances on that occasion being held p
a seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane. The High-
in the nave of the cathedral); and here, in 1800, was
the "Creation" of Haydn introduced to an English the had been despatched on their march to this
point at five o'clock in the morning for the purpose of
provincial audience. forming a guard of honour. After partaking of a
The forthcoming meeting holds forth atttractions luncheon at this seat, her Majesty and Prince Albert
which promise to equal, if not to eclipse those of for- took a kind leave of their noble host and hostess, and
mer days. The list of performers comprises the well- proceeded along with the Royal suite in carriages to
known
names in the soprano department of Mrs. W. Drummond Castle.
Loder (formerly Miss Woodyatt), Miss Birch, and HER MAJESTY'S ARRIVAL AT DRUM-
Miss Davies. The mezzo soprani are Miss 'Marshall
MOND CASTLE.
and Miss Dalby. The counter-tenors are Hunt, of
Hereford Cathedral, and Francis • Hobbs and Pear- Prince Albert reached Crieff
Her Majesty and
by body of
sail fill the tenor department, and the bass is strong
in the names of Phillips and Leffler. The instru- tenantry on horseback. Warning was given o
exactly at half-past six, preceded a f
mental department is equally rich in eminent names,
amongst which are those of F. Cramer, the leader, the Royal approach by a salute from the battery__.
at Ochtertyre, at two miles distance from Crieff
and the veteran Lindley (both of whom have corn- The inhabitants of this place turned out along
plated nearly half a century of service at these meet- the road,i in anxious expectation of theßoyalbusiness
ings, having performed at Worcester in 1793), Loder, arrival, t the shops b.eing. all shut and
Perry, Moralt, Crouch, Dragonnetti, Anfossi, Card, suspended,d and the interior of the place appearing
Cook, Williams, Baumann, Harper, Smithies, Platt, quite eserttebdat.
tt When
mail
dragoons weret seen, it
Chipp, B:c., and the chorus, on this occasion greatly
happenedwas'ourne in up al fromtb Stirling Perth
increased,o from
increased, will number alone 200, including the mem- Drummond y Castle,g and,"of course,e road.leading..a.
immediately
hers of the three choirs, and others selected from the
Armeedt
tunet
in the way of the Royal cortege.
Ancient Concerts, the elite of the Sacred Harmonic a collision seemed inevitable, and
just. at the awkward
Society, and the Choral Societies of Liverpool, and • "
Birmingham, making a total of above 300 performers, angle of the road, but by great exertion, the driver got
on
the horses pushed up the brae, and the coach drawn in
all " good men and true."
The selections on the present occasion, present the opposite direction, just in time to leave a clear
way for the party of dragoons approaching rapidly in
many new and interesting features. On the first
morning, service will be performed as usual at the advance of the Royal carriage. On passing through
.
arch, erected
a beautiful triumphal
Cathedral, and a sermon preached by the Bishop of • 'of Crieff
the Diocese. The musical portions of the service the town, the inhabitants were not behind
other places in their loud demonstrations of loyalty.
will comprise Handers " Dettingen le Deum," and In a
his "Jubilate, composed for the thanksgiving for few minutes afterwards the Royal party
arrived at Drummond Castle, the avenue of which
the peace of Utrecht, in 1713 (the latter of which
was
has so long lain dormant that it may be received in lined by 500 of the tenantry on horseback, along
a much greater number on foot. At the en-
the light of a novelty) ; Dr. Croft's anthem, " Sing
trance of the Castle a body of the 42d were drawn up
unto God ;" and Handers coronation anthem, " Zadoc
the Priest." The versicles and responses will be sung as a guard of honour, and upwards of 100 High-
landers in the Drummond tartan completed the
to the grave and solemn harmonies of" Talles.
"
cordon. The band of the 6th Carabineers was
The second morning's service is The Messiah,
Ithat never-tiring oratorio, which, although more fret' stationed on the lawn. The Royal carriage had
been closed after passing through Crieff, in con-
quently heard than any other, is listened to again
sequence' of the state of the weather, and the ap-
and again with renewed delight, by entranced and
lenraptured audiences.
The •
"Judas Ma 1-- ,
third day will bring under notice Handel s proach of the evening. There was great cheer-
, in along the whole avenue which was, if pos-
sible redoubled on her Majesty's alighting from her
carriage. Lord and Lady Willoughby D'Eresby re-
strikingw lc contains
d the Royal guests. at the entrance, and conducted
palgeae—suoif;hehgr. heat master,soammeonogsf tthewmhiocsth •
may be enumerated " 0 Father, whose Almighty carved with all form into the Castle. The troops and
power," "Diidainful
"Tune your
"Hear 0 Lord,"
ear us
"Fallen is the foe,"the Highlanders were then dismissed, the latter being
your harps," " We never
will bow down "summoned to assemble again on Monday morning. On
them
with the eharaeteri,s,tsicin
admired " See the the universally known and passing through Crieff her Majesty and Prince Al-
conquering hero comes,'
march following it, and the nay
beet both appeared somewhat fatigued after their jour-
songs or duets at all rare in steady and spirited unt9
this God." Nor are fine ln the evening Crieff was brilliantly illurni-
,,
Pious
. work, it comprises noted, and there was a display of fireworks, in honour
amongst the former,
"From mighty
" Arm, arm, yehills.
brave,' " 0 Liberty,"
e,
somunighty Isaings,"
,‘: The ,of
Nthnemevereonnts
barriers
floatedblazed
fornomthetbaedjtooipnsin(g)f
many
Lord maketh wonders,"
and " 0 lovgel laece." el.'
„,.1 of the houses in Crieff, and in manz conspicuous si-
" Wi3e men flattering." Amond,tantba alrautmt ,
"•-0 tuations. On Thursday last sixty, men of the 42d
nevernebofwonwrtebdodwilayc
Perfonnaneeyips to be a new Highlanders arrived from Scone Palace, and have
adaptation of Beethoven's sublime since encamped on Thornhill, which is a short way to
the west of the Castle.
work, " •The Mount
of Olives," and called " Engedi ;or David in the The prepirations, which are here on an.extensive
Wilderness," an alteration which
Ihas, been made to
scale, have been
remove the obstacles which have hitherto existed to of 100 of the
the performance of this noble *work in its original pro
and tenantry are equipped in the
ceeding for some time. Upwards
Highl
Drummond tartan, some with Lochaber axes, others

He was fully convinced that society is go-
verned by natural laws of its own, which it is
the business of scientific men to discover ; that
having discovered some, or all of them, it is
possible to foresee or predict the future condition
of society ; and that it is the duty of the law-
maker, to frame his enactment so as to accord
with that condition. In this spirit he also says—
" We may venture to predict that they are to be the
most successful statesmen, who, paying all due regard
to past experience, search for the rules of their conduct
chiefly in the peculiar circumstances of their own times,
and in an enlightened anticipation of the future history
of mankind."

In the following passage he conies to the prac-
tical point, and plainly tells statesmen, which is
quite in conformity to experience, that they
must get rid of the rubbish of ancient institu-
tions, the offspring of ignorance and bad passions,
and not be in a hurry to put up others in their
stead :

"In the Governments of modern Europe it is much
more necessary to abolish old institutions than to intro-
duce new ones, and if this reformation be kept steadily
in view. and not be pushed further at any time than cir-
cumstances render expedient, or the ideas of the times
recommend, the essential principles of a more perfect
order of things will gradually establish themselves without
any convulsion."

We hope we have said enough to obviate the
censure of our Correspondent. We shall only
add, that if he were acquainted with all the dif-
ficulties of our position he would be slow to
blame either obscurity of style, or a meaning
half expressed, when we approach—as we
are, from the condition of the country, fre-
quently obliged—the first principles of society.

A joke is a good thing in a good place. A joke
over the coffin of a young man suddenly snatched
away, the bread-winner of a family which surrounds
his bier overwhelmed with tears and grief, is a brutal
insult. A joke about the shipwreck of the Amphi-
trite, or the massacre at Caubul, would rather pro-
voke anger than merriment, and gain for the joker,
not applause, but a broken head. In like manner, it
is probable that were a man to joke about the present
condition of the people in the manufacturing districts;
reeling, as they are yet, with terror, he would be
knocked down for his impertinence. At the same
time we permit ourselves to joke about the causes of
that condition, and public writers daily cut their
jokes, about Sir Robert Peel and his deceit. Far
worse, in our estimation, than a joke over the coffin
of a lost husband, a ship sinking amidst the shrieks
of wretched women, or a betrayed and massacred
army, are the jokes over the deceit by which Sir Ro-
bert Peel, for the purposes of his personal and party
aggrandisement, impeded commercial reform, in-
flicted partial stagnation on our commerce, and hun-
ger and death on many people—causing not one, but
many such scenes as we first alluded to. The con-
duct which dooms men to such misery as our popu-
lation has suffered for a day or an hour, to say nothing
of months and years, is heinous beyond description,
and no more proper for a joke than the murder of a
mother by her son.
WORCESTER