The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the ladies and
gent!emen of the royal suite, after their excursion in the royal
yacht, on Tuesday afternoon, returned to Osborne House, tale
of Wight, soon alter seven o'clock in the evening.
There was no addition to the royal circle at dinner.
Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort
took a drive in an open pony carriage.
The juvenile Royal Family were taken their accustomed
rides and walks yesterday forenoon, in the pleasure grounds of
Osborne House.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge-and Prince
George returned to town yesterday morning, from Paultons,
near Romsey.
M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister, transacted business yes-
terday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. J. Strettell Brickwood, Public Works Loan Office,
South Sea House, had an interview with the Chancellor of the.
Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet-
ing yesterday afternoon at the office in Whitehall-place. There
were present the Bishop of Rochester, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Earl of Besborough, and the Dean of West-
minster.

Dispatches were sentoff yesterday evening from the Colonial.
office for the Governor of the Mauritius.

LITERATURE.

ECONOMY; OR, A PEEP AT OUR NEIGH.

BOURS.

Our neighbours referred to here are the good people
of Guernsey, a place, says the author, where yrou can
live on 3001. a year, sumptuously, and on 200/ a year
sparingly. This, it must be admitted, is a very imper-
fect des?,ription of what may be considered sufficient for
domestic expenditure. In this country, which some
people say is 'the dearest in the world, many thousands
live not sparingly but very comfortably on 2001. a year,
and many on a less income ; but the mystery is soon
cleared up by a statement which all can understand, for
in Guernsey, she adds, 3001. a year will go as far as
1,000/ in England. It appears, however, there are
some little drawbacks. "No one keeps their (his) car-
riage—the thing is rare—a sort of show—a Mr. Sams
driving into town, even to see such a thing, an airing in
a fly, where you can view your bounds all round, is
really quite sufficient for a drive." And then people loso
their taste for wine when they become -naturalised—
" the gusto disappears." This many would consider a cala-
mity, for which no cheapness could compensate, and but
few Englishmen, we suspect, will risk the experiment.
Here is another drawback :--
"At the drapers we find every thing dear. They get their
goods from England, and the carriage of such goods is no doubt
carried out in the price of them ;—and beside this, there is
little taste, and less choice, to be found in any of these es•
tablishments : they are, in short, inferior sort of shaps al-
together to those of the same class we meet with in England.
The thing which you expect to find at every turn—a
French shop—and a French person—it the greatest rarity to be
seen in the island. At first we fell into the same mistake com-
mitted by most of the new-comers; and misled by the foreign
look of the people behind the counters, we addressed them in
French : and, frightful to say ! at the same time our re-
marks upon them in English."
add, the place is noted for its excellence in
fish, such as turbot,
,brill, and mullet, but they are not so
reasonable as on the coast of Devon, and salmon; which
sells at Teignmouth for sevenpence the pound, costs in
Guernsey one shilling end threepence. Butcher-meat is
not cheaper than in England. Where, then, is the eco-
nomy ? The following extract shows that the mode in
which taxes are raised is not the most agreeable :---
66 The Queen's revenue consists of the great tithes of all
corn, grain, and flax, the growth of the island, and in some
parts the ckampart is also levied—first the tenth sheaf for tithe
and the eleventh for champart, when the fief belongs to the
crown: charnpart implies that part reserved by the lords of the
manor and fiefs, by way of chief rent, which is generally let
out or farmed at certain rates by private individuals. The chief
rents, and rents paid in corn and money, with the customs,
anchcrage, tonnage on vessels, wrecks at sea, amercements of
court, forfeitures in estates, goods, chattles, &c., constitute the
chief revenues of the crown in Gurnsey."

It is rumoured that Sir Robert Price, who formerly
represented Herefordshire, will offer himself for Hereford on
the Liberal interest.

Lady Disbrowe and suite embarked yesterday
morning, at Blackwall Pier, on board the General Steam
Navigation Company's mail packet, Columbine, for Rotterdam.
TORQUAY.—This fashionable watering-place has
been well-filled during the past month, considering that the sum-
mer is not here, as at other places on this coast, its filling season.
It is at length better understood, that the thermometer at Tor-
quay is not higher in the summer than at many other places in
England. The invalids have been succeeded by many families
from Exeter, Bath, Bristol, and London, who have come hither to
enjoy the beautiful scenery with which this country abounds.
The floral and horticultural exhibitions of the Torbay Society,
held here, on the 11th instant, was well filled and fashionably
attended.

FUNERAL OF EARL GREY.—It is understood
that the funeral of this lamented Peer will take place on Saturday
next.

LADY FOLLETT.—Lady Follett and her youthful
family, in company with Lady Gifford, her Ladyship's mother,
have left town for Ilfracombe.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, and the
Ladies Gordon and Lennox, left Portland place on Tuesday for
Goodwood Park, where a brilliant party of fashionahles will v..
semble on Tuesday next, when the annual races commence in I.ls
Grace's park. The party is not expected to separate until the lb!.
lowing Friday.

INTERRUPTION TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.--
On last Monday evening, at a quarter before five o'clock, upon the
arrival of his Grace the Duke of Wellington at the House of
Lords, and immediately after he had dismounted, a tall and able
man, of rather decent appearance, and about 43 years of age,
rushed towards his Grace from among the crowd which usually
collects about this hour at the entrance of the House to see the
Duke, and was in the act of thrusting a letter upon his Grace,
when he was instantly collared by two constables on duty, and
drawn back. His Grace appeared for a moment slightly flushed,
but paid no attention to the circumstance; and seeming uncon-
scious of anything unusual having occurred, gave his orders to his
groom and walked into the House. The man was conveyed im.
mediately into the House in the custody of the constables. —Col -•
respondent of a Morning 'Paper.
PRICE OF GoLn.—The premium on gold at Paris
is per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s.
10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25 56 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being
25 55, it follows that gold is 0.04 percent. dearer in Paris
than in London. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of
gold is 438 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
of 13 11i ; and the exchange at Hamburgh. on London at
short being 13 121, it follows that gold le 0.45 per cent.
dearer in London tnan in Hamburgh,