The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Princess Royal and the Prince of Leiningen, visited the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, on Mon-
day evening. The Royal suite consisted of Lady
Churchill, the Earl of Listowel, Major-General Bou-
verie, and Captain Da Plat.
Prince Albert rode on horseback yesterday morning,
attended by his Equerry-in-Waiting, and visited Messrs.
Robinson and Coltain's factory at Pimlico, and honoured
Mr. Bacon by inspecting his cast for the statue of Men-
deissohn.
Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa
visited the Zoological Gardens, in the Regent's-park.
The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice took
equestrian exercise in the riding-school.

Her Majesty had a dinner p—arty in the evening. The
company included the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, the Prince of Lei-
ningen, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cranworth, the
Danish Minister and Baroness d'Oxholin, Baron and
Baroness Usedom, Lady Fanny Howard, the Lady in
Waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge, the Earl and
COunte,s of Roseberry, Viscount Torrington, Lord Hey-
tesbury, the Right Hon. Pemberton Leigh, Colonel the
Hon George Upton, and Baron Knesebeck.
The Duchess of Atholl has succeeded Lady Churchill
as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. Earl Somers
and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West have relieved
the Earl of Listowel and Sir F. Stovin in their duties as
the Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny
Howard and Sir George Couper, visited the Duchess of
Gloucester, at her residence, Gloucester-house, on Mon-
day evening. The Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge also visited
the Duchess of Gloucester on Monday evening.

The Lord Mayor attended the Queen's Levee on
Monday, at James's Palace. •
A deputation from the Steam Shipowners' Association
of London bad an interview with Lord Stanley of Al-
dt-rley ye,terday, at the Board of Trade. The deputa-
tion consisted of Mr. Anderson (chairman), Mr. W. J.
Hall, and Mr. Morgan (secretary).
Dr. Paris had a❑ interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday, at the Home-offico, to present his annual
report.

*A
-deputation on the subject of the Central American
Steam Navigatior Company, consisting of the Right
Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., Captain
L. Vernon, M.P . Mr. Jackson, M. P., Sir Gore Ouseley,
Mr. Holroyd, Mr. William Morgan, and Mr. Yowls,
(solicitor), iiatl an interview with Lord Stanley of Al-
derley, on Monday.

The Queen, we understand, has been graciously pleaeed
to excuse the Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the
Robes, from all attendance at Court, until the family
ninurning for the late Lord Frederick Leyeson Go iv( r
shall have expired.

The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, who have bkt en
entertaining a succession of visitors at his grace's spi•ea-
did baronial seat, Itaby Castle, are expected to arrive at
Cleveland House, St. James's-square, the second week
in the ensuing month, for the season.

The Earl and Countess of Harrington, who have been
seeing company the whole autumn and winter at Elves-
ton Castle, come to town shortly to Harrington House,
Palace-gardens.

Lord- and Lady Gough are shortly expected at
Loughcooter Castle.

Lady Georgiana Burghley and youthful family have
left the Countess of Langford's, in Bruton-street, for
Burghley House. The noble lord is doing duty as calomel
commandant of the Northamptonshire Militia.
The Calcutta, with the Ist Royal Lancashire Militia,
arrived at Corfu on the 16th inst.
By the death of Sir John Keane, and of the Rev. Dr..
Parkes, 3,000 acres of land, near Lisinore and Tallow,
fall to the Duke of Devonshire.
COURT-MARTIAL ON LIEUT. SANGSTER, R.M.—Oa
Monday the court-martial re-assembled, and the defence
of the prisoner was read by Lieut. Prynne. Several
witnesses were examined, and the court adjourned to
Tuesday.
Mr. Paul and Mr. Hogarth had the honour yesterday '
of submitting to her Royal Highness the Princess Royal
a proof of the "Field of Battle," from the Princess
Royal's drawing, of which her Majesty and the Prince
were pleased to express their highest approval.
NEW PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—The second concert
of this society takes place this evening at Exeter Hall,
the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the use of Sr.
Mary's Hospital. A surplus of some 4001. has been
already secured.

SIR HENRY BISHOP'S CONCERTS.—Last evening Sir
Henry Bishop gave an evening vocal concert at Exeter
Hal, consisting of solos, glees, quartettes, and concerted
music, selected entirely from his own works. We need
not say that it was entirely successful. Mr. Sims Reeves
was encored in the " Pilgrim of Love," and the same
honours awaited Miss Birch in "Bid me discourse," and
"Lo ! here the gentle Lark." The choruses were in
the most efficient train;ng, and the hall was crowded to
excess. We believe another entertainment will be given
on the 16th of next month. _

DEATH OFMII.NV:T•GURNET. -Mr. William B.
Gurney, the short-band writer to tke House of Lords
and Commons, died on Monday morning, at his residence,
Denmark-hill, Camberwell, in the 78th year of his age.
His death was somewhat unexpected, as the state of his
health was such as to encourage the hope that he would
be able, on the first Thursday in May, to lay the founda-
tion stone of the Jubilee Building of the Sunday School
Union, of which, in 1893, be was the founder, and of
which he held the office. of President up to the time of
his death.

GAS MONOPOLY.—A very tumerous meeting of gas
consumers, south of the Thames, was held on Monday
night, at the Southwark Literary Institution, Borough-
road, for the purpose of adopting measures to defeat the
bill now before Parliament " for altering the districts
within which the Phoenix, South Metropolitan, London,
and Surray Consumers' Gas Companies may supply gas
within the counties of lurrey and Kent."
THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, March 27.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steam ship Madrid, Cap-
tan Co ik, left this afternoon with the usual mails for
Vigo, Oport.), Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar. She has
on board 20 passengers, 32,1371. in sjecie for Lisbon,
31,240/. ditto for Cadiz, and a full general cargo. The
Euxine. Captain J. Weeks, with the heavy portion of
03 India and Mediterranean mails, is expected about
the 4th pr !ximo. The Tagus, Captain Joy, with the
India and Ci•ina mai:s, is hourly expected. She will
depart with the outward portion of these inails on the
4th of April. Ilia Royal Mail Company's steam-ship
Tyne, Captiin Lewis, is one with the West India,
Mexican, and Pacific mails on the Ist proximo. The
Tay, Captiin Moir, will take the outward portion of
these mails on the 21. The Solent, Captain Jellicho, is
the next ship to arrive, with the mails from Buenos
Ayres' Monte Video, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Pernam-
buco, St. Vincent, Teneriffe, and Madeira. She is due
on the 16th of April. The Great Western, Captain
BeVis, conveys the outward portion of these mails on
the 9th proximo. The United States mail steam-ship
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