The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-17 00:00:00

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Sir Charles NaiiErca;(7mTsTniatopreside at the next anni-
very dinner of the almshouses for aged' and decayod watermen
and their widows, at Penge, near Sydenham. Ten new houses,
in addition to the forty already inhabited, are shortly about be
opened.
,To-morrow the annual General Wesleyan Methodist Confer-
ence will be held in Dublin.
A new Court-officer of he first-class bas just been created
the King of Prussia, as Inicndant-General of Music in
Pruss;;;• The dignity has Isiien cu:derred on the Count do
Reclern.

4AltflOW ESCAPE of the BRITISH
QUEEN STEAMER.
By the British and Port!, American Royal Mail steamer
Acadia, Captain Ryrie, which arrived at Liverpool from
Bos-
ton, on Tuesday morning last, accounts were brought over re-
!peeting his Belgian Mjesty's steam-sbip British Queen,
Which. seas nearly lost an her last voyage from eouthampton to
New 'York. This magnificent vessel, it will be recollected,
left Sonthampten Abut the sth of last month, having on board
upwards of fifty cassengeri, end a cargo of merchandise and
specie to a large extent. She appears to have progressed fa-
vourably on her voyage until the 17th day, the 12th of May,
when the ship encountered a heavy gale of wind from the N. N. W.,
when it became necessary to ease the steam to three-quarters
of her speed. According to the log of the chief Mate, this hap-
pened late in the afternoon, in lat. 49 10, D. R., lan* 18 15,
D. R., and course S. :N. As the night came on the gale so in-
creased that it was deemed prudent to alter the course, andb.*ar
down with the wind. In this condition she continued till the
following day, when, at about half-past twelve o'clock, she
shipped a tremendous gm: and so terrific was its force, that
every timber apparently tremtled again under its violence.
The cea made a cot:Ili/tete breach peer her, carrying with it
part of the bulwarks, fore-yard-aria, part of one of the paddle-
ly,xes, and i:veral coal-lumpers that were on deck. The corn-
Mander, chief 01116;7, and several of the Crew, had a most nar-
row escape of being webbed overboard. ney were standing
do the forepart of the vessel when the sea struck her,and were
swept * considerable distance along the deck. The Captain
was thrown netirli into the engine-room, while the rest oi the
crew were dashed against the hatchways and other obstacles on
the deck, and they all were more or less injured, one seaman
in Paititular had his skull frightfully fractured. During the
remaititlSl of ifiedlty the vessel pitched heavily, owing to there
being a dead Weight of Upwards of three hundred tons of coals
in the fore and aft 1101E14 btit it could not be altered until the
weather abated ; as it was, a great quantity of water got down
the engine-room. On the 14th, the following day, the gale
ceased; and sits was brought back into her proper course, in
which !he continued until the 21st, when she was again driven
hack in cOuseqnence of the ice and icebergs, some of which
were of immense height and thickness. Fortunately, she gal
clear of them, and o•rived at New York in safet% on the 2,5 th
day other passage.

W INDSOR-T U t:5 OA Yi
The magnificent banquet which her Alaje;t3'
intended glti ng
in the grounds at Claremont, to a large party
on Saturday
next, the anoiyeisary of the battle of Waterloo, has bet: Post:
poned. It is expected that his Royal Highness Prince MS..:
mill hononr the Waterloo banquet at Apsley House, on that
day, with his presence.
The Court is expected to return to the Castle. foY a brief
period, on Friday se'nnight.
The State apartments at the Castle still remain closed to
: but it is believed that the Lord Chamberlain will
the sne them to be opened itt the course of this
issue instructions . tice will be given Court
week, of which due and 067.7i4 "
Circular.
The Earl and Counteis of Gui.,
_

Ilford, with their only -on,
-ling, and inspected
-9rnpanied by
The

Lord North, arrived at the Castle this mo.—
the whole of the private and State apartments, at.,-
Mr. Donaldson, of the Lord Chamberlain's department.
Noble Earl and the Countess are sojourning at Bothsm's
Hotel, Salt-hill.

The Dean and Canons of Windsor have in contemplation the
taking down that portion of the unsightly and dilapidated
horse-shoe cloisters, which are at the north end nearest St.
George's Chapel, and also the gateway leading from the Castle-
yard to the same cloisters. 'I his gateway, with.its ugly and
tasteless red brickwork, has long been considered to be an
eye-sore and a disgrace to this highly interesting and beau-
tiful portion of the lower ward of the Castle. The stone work
of the great west window of St. George's Chapel is nearly
completed, and also the restoration of the fine old stained glass
by Willemont.

The State apartments at Windsor Castle are now
open to the public every day in the week, Friday excepted. from
eleven till six o'clock • and during the residence of the Cottrt,
the apartments wil Ile:closed on Tuesdays and Fridays.