The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince Alm.'
out for their early morning exercise in the grounds t'
Cast:e precincts. Afterwards his Royal IligEness ay*
Earls of Lincoln and 'Hardwi,kQ, Lord Charles We"`l.
Mr. Anson, Captain the Hon. Nelson Hood, and r,d,
Wylde, took the diversi-n (-;t* shooting. Her I‘l:ijesi
sumed her walk after the df:parture of the Prinee. at
The shooting party returned to the Casio at two
Their Royal • Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
taken their accustomed airings and exercise this forepo_

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left her:
4ence, Frog:pore .11,c.:;e;in a carriage and four for teVir
ten o'clock this morning, attended by Lady Anna
Dawson. The Royal Duchess returned to FrogmoreP
this evening.
In VIP. afternoon her Majesty and the Prince rode outoo
potiby phaeton. his Royal Highness driving, followed bYO
Honourable Messrs. Stanley and Dawson in a phil4t°il
f w.
There was no addition to the royal circle at the Ca3tk'
dinner this evening.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attergT„,
Baron Knesebeck, arrived in town at half-pa.,t eleven °lir':
yesterday morning, from the Continent. His Royal
landed early yesterday morning at Dover, and tracel,e'ri
t own by the South-Eastern Railway. On arriving attliele'4l
layers' Arms terminus, his Royal Higlines3 was recd`'.
Prince George, who accompanied the Royal Duke
carriage to Cambridge House. The Duke of 001'0
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
his arrival. •
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent, attend el
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, arrived at her residence, Cl t,
House, St. James's, at twelve o'clock yesterday. her
Highness left town at two o'clock, on her return to
more Blouse.
His Royal Highness Prince George visited her 0
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Glou
ouse.
Sir Robert Peel was better yesterday. The Earl 0-
deen, Sir James Graham, and the Chancellor of the,
chequer, visited the Right Hon. Baronet in the aftero;
The Duke of Wellington left town yesterday rnoreie'
Walmer Castle. - •
10
A deputation from the Metropolitan and Provincial
As.?ociation had an interview with the Chancellor of that'
chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing 0
on the subject of the „repeal of tne Attorneys Cer
Duty:
,fie
A deputation from the Metropolitan Sewerage -tc
Company had an interview with the Earl of Lincoln, air
office of Woods and Forests, on Friday last, and met 11
most favourable reception.
led tf

His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador transact
ness yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Roman Catholic Bishr G

a A4.',';

,ishop ok _thraltar ant- 0
Dacres had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday'
Colon i al-office.
Dispatches for the Governors of the North Americotig
winces were sent off last evening from the Colonialje
Dispatches from the Governors of Hong-Kong ,feei,
Mauritius were received yesterday at the Colonial-Ow

FRENCH PLA Y S—ST. JAME
THEATRE.
Mr. Mitchell commenced his season at this Thes,,tr:
evening, and truly rejoiced are we that during ti)„"t
winter evenings we shall be enabled to enjoy this tral9lo
tual entertainment. It speaks well for English taste t 00:
patronage which Mr. Mitchell has hitherto received,
have been such as. to induce him to commence his
two months earlier than usual; and it spa" to
for English enterprise that Mr. Mitchell should have to
to commence his campaign this early in the 'ioo
During the recess the theatre has been thoroughly cji#
and newly decorated. The old or-molu chandelier haet,ii
peared, and in its place we have a magnificent Ceig
chandelier, which produces a most brilliant effect. The
ri
ral character of the decorative work of the
retained, but the whole has been repainted ado?.
gilderi, and the St. James's is now the lightest Ile
elegant of metropolitan theatres. The °poi-ail'
was Glee's comedy, La Partie de Chasse de Henri
a French version of Do,lsley's English play s'eP
King and the Miller of Mansfield. M. Latent sustaiDg'
part of Henri IV., and never has that beet of njok
monarch, been more admirably represented. The 11'-,o
bonhommie with dignity which M. Lafont infused 0110
part, was most artist ital. His making up was perfect•J
he first. came upon the stege it was as though a r
of Henri ",IV. had stepped out of its fratoet, P.
piece was very s..roogly cast. Cartignv
Miller; and never has " the honest bluntness'" of aka
iis!ied but warm-hearted rustic—which no one cool,
.ibly torture into " a saucy roughness "—been more o°'
fully delineated. The distinction between bluntee
vulgarity was clearly perceived and developed with 4,
accurate discrimination. We are glad to see that i 1•
is re-engaged; his gentlemanly deportment and
acting during the last season will be remembered 1'; pit"
habitues of the French Theatre. As the Marquis de Cf„e,„
he had but little to do, hue that little he did excellent,Jir
Lamadie infused a great deal of pathos into the P3rt
de Sully. He acted well up to Lafont in the recooV
scene in the first act. M. Narcisse made a most e
Lucas, and Nia:temoiselle Heloise was excellent as ti,etiY;
coquette Cutan. After La Partie de Chasse, that;
Anthem was sung by the company, assisted by 117,;01
Hobbs. The performance concluded with La Sorg!
in which Mademoiselle Eugene St. Marc made herri/Ot
the ch:racter of Cecile, the heroine. This young 111,1;le,
most a, conipli,hed artiste, and we are glad to find *4l
will continue with us during the sea-son; she with,of
great acquisition to the regular company. The "
well and very fashionably attended.

PORTIN (i IN TELLIGENC.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
Some progress was made in the settlement of o.loe
accounts, but on the Cambridgeshire there are 801,A!
heavy balances standing over, and three or four Pac-edH,
altogether in default. We will not prejudice their to P
by a publication of their names until their cases to
flounced desperate. Late in the evening a fog r
made at the prices subjoined :
DERBY.
7 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting
16 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo
25 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Tago
28 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Ginger
33 to 1. agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm
35 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Traverser
40 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Voluptuary colt,
40 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum
40 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Smuggler Bill—toil=
30 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Malt
Re
1000 to 15 agst Lord Albemarle's Little Vulgar •-•
OAKS.
12 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Princess Alice
20 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Cuckoo ..,„fie#
20 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's f out of the dam of P""-
25 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Osprey
50 to 1 agst Lord George Bentinck's Malvoisie. ode
MALT.--The statement in our last, made on tbhgdr
rity of Mr. W. Scott, the owner, that this horse
sold to Mr. Ford, is without foundation.

ORD HARDWICKE ON Ill°

POTATO DISEASE. oz
(From the Camb.idge Chronicle.) to i9O
The Lord-Lieutenant- has thought it his du.,l,sletY
an address to the labourers of the county and -oeof
the subject of the potato diseasP. Coming fronireit,
quarter, and up-,n a subject of such vital /DIY
cannot give the Noble Lord's address too proo
position in our columns.
TO THE LABOURERS OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE AN.,,.,
eV
OF ELY. 03
Felt .A • f --duces

.eellow-countrymen,—. sense or duty in,
rot 4
address you on the sutjeet of the pivot°. ~e 00'.eli
It is not necessary on this occasion to state thy ar°
or curie of the decay of that must irnporte°l e,
of food. . , o°_,,ef°ol
quence of negl cling- the endeavour to stop the Pe Ido's
I wish to induce you to look forward to t.ereg' f 1
of the evil. If you do neglect to do so, afl w,ll,l3ted, lot
From all I can learn moisture is the food on "vsem
decay increases, and dryness the medicine to b° - '
the cure. 0P
but, after most carefully picking.ol 64
Therefore, do not pit the potatoes in the IOW!, (i) I
youfour havepf,t
a t space),oesde.
pp.
the bad from the good, place the
I:oictedha
Where you
have net house room, expose Ibee 03 the 1
sun and air timing dry weather on the aorta's'. 00 0
V; g
ground, and then pile them in small conical helii,•tt.tv,
in layers,
the lar I
ur
as g,. them,o
ka underp
nsnfleerOta:°,lle‘:ty:ikile;
surface, thatching them over with straw, alII.:10,- ill'
deep trench round about them, with a good u 010
the trench to carry off the water. sed,ilei,
Pick the best potatoes for seed next ye may, `Oyes'
them into the cottage, keeping them quite (Plea ,
0
no price induce you to part with them ; for 1 fee;
seed will not be procurable 1
set Pr o°l
I also advise that at present you do not se ',he
sure that at no very distant period the price of to
D
ee
will be unprecedented. 0
St
I further advise all who have pitted potato e° t,
open the pits, and pick the potatoes over oge ni. 0040
ii i
I am, fellow countrymen, ever your faitho'4lv '
Windsor Castle, Oct. 28, 1845. IIA31).. tre
Poor,
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STRAND SESSIONS.-4PPEAL AGAINST ..,,i 1.,..P; d b.'
RATE BY THE PROPRIETORS OF COVENT-GAIIP"-- re u-1130'
—On Saturday, at the above sessions, which toion, die'
fore Mr. Butler, in the Board-room of the Strand ~„ rerorli,'
street, Covent-garden, Mr. Robinson, agent to rfcaosoert
tors of Covent-garden Theatre, appeared to sb()".4vere ojec
they refused to pay a paving-rate for which thif f the °,104
moned. This was an adjourned appeal, the grount °vial. Ole
tion by the proprietors being that on a marbibe.streeiveet•
were allowed to remain to a late hour in Hart the the sor
owners of which, after they were taken away, le 51ate,t the,
covered with cabbage-stalks and garbage. Air•sict 01°eiele
veyor of the parish of St. Paul, Covent-garden, said
1140!
carts had been removed, according to the dirqL,,age- ease
received. Mr. Robinson remarked that the ea
an obse. De
and stalks were not cleared away. The Chairrord that'oei
that one of his orders was to clear the streets, of, fine ite
had the power under the Act of Parliarnent_ls'ote,_oo
surveyor for leaving the streets- in an improPel and "tlieli
would certainly not make an order that day% os
let the case stand over for a week. The suratno' ic,
again adjourned to Saturday next. , 13t0f1. 08
DREADFUL EXPLOSION IN HURST•STREB" ~cIOCI-0',„,11'
HAM.—On Friday morning, about half-post ten `,eigir ',tie
inhabitants of Hurst-street, and the surrounding,„",froisy,
hood, were alarmed by a 1 errific explosion proses°L;r7. tba.triee.,
house of Mr. Adamson, tailor, Hurst-street. It L1P136,0 WO' Are'
Adamson, in addition to carrying on his own ree!...uring:tbe
has for some time been in the habit of manunlaroo ofr the
works for the purpose of supplying dealers, a
a ed OP f° tillie
attics of the house in which he resided was fitt . t ibe 0
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carrying on of this branch of his occupation.
n_
tve,
ego
above stated, Mr. Adamson and his son (a yore E,anefa_;Det
tverity-five years of age) were engaged in ti?
~11.', togelibe
ofsome fireworks, and while the son was nlinb end
_,3e
some chemical preparation, it became igPite4 tirevr;):o3
flames at once communicated with a quantity ,___Winc.i,,h,
which caused a terrific explosion, blowing out tbe tw_Auin ert.Tet
of the at tics, and a mass of brickwork, above a Ynor,"the 110',0
which at once fell into the street. The window . or 4,
room, situate on the first floor, was also blown i.'" 11
.„Ie
the window-frame of the room on the ground floor seeer.7l,
We., veil t
gret to say that the son of Mr. Adamson, - ,s Dose'oo,
injured, and was at once conveyed to the Que.n. Adien,9_o,
where he now lies in a precarious state. en
face i0,,e,,,,,
senior, was also much burnt about the arms a.tinas_ce. ,'„
deavouring to smother the fire in the first i
.1'!'„,,olo.,‘10
roof and fr.ait of the house were so shaken by tin4l7;iegao
that it was deemed requisite to prop both up.--x" i'
ler'
Jo itri:(l‘. rici the
The filthy ditch which used to F.urroue.,
as the
_oit
tentiary at Milbank has been filled up, as w..!: it efill il
ground by the side of the road; and, it is said,
be used as a florist's garden.