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London, England, 1855-02-12 00:00:00

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I-PRICE SD.

COURT CIRCULAR.

MAILS.

WINDSOR, FEB. 10.
The dinner party yesterday included the Princess
Augustus of Saxe Coburg, the lady in waiting to her
road highness, Lady Caroline Barrington, Baroness de
Speth, the Marquis of Abercorn, and Mr. Gibbs'.
The baud uf the Royal Horse Guards played durinr,
dinner, and the Queen's private Laud aEersvards.
The Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg and the Mar-
quis of Abercorn arrived yesterday afternoon on a visit,.
Tile Duke of Cambridge arrived to-day on a visit to
her Majesty.
To-day being the anniversary of her Majesty's mar
ring-,, the band of the Royal Ilore Guards idayed several
select pieces of music on the South Terrace, at 7 o'clock
this merning.
'Poe Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Princess
Augustus of Saxe Coburg, walked in the Home-park
t hi; morning.
Tne dinner party this day included !lit Princess Au-
gu-tis of Saxe Coburg, the Duie of Cambridge, the
Marquis of Abercorn, the Lady in Waiting to the
Princess Augustus of Saxe o')burg, Lady Caroline Bar-
rin,,gton, Major-General the Hen. C. Grey, Colonel the
Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir George Couper, Lieut.-Colonel
Hon. Macdonald, Lieut.-Colonel Tyrwhitt, Major
Clifton, and Mr. Glover.
The following wore invited after dinner :—Colonel
the Hon. N. and Lady Mary Hood, Colonel and Lady
Emily Seymour, the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Phipps, Lady
and Miss Couper, Miss Barrington, aid Mr. Gibbs. ,
The Duchess of Kent also joined the Royal party •
after dinner.
The band of the 94th Regiment played during dinner,
and the private band after.

SUNDAY, FED. 11.
The Qneen and Prince, the four elder of the Royal
family, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the
domestic household, attended divine service this morn-
ing, in the private chapel of the Castle.
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor offici-
ated.

The Duchess of Kent and the Duke of Cambridge
were also at the service.

The Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg went to the
Catholic Chapel at Clewer.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon,
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers
present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Granville, the Duke of
Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the
R;ght Hon. Sidney Herbert, Lord Panmure, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, Sir William
Molesworth, and Viscount Canning. The council sat
three hours.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Samuel Gregson,
M.P., with the Chairmen of the East and West India,
the London, and the St. Katharine Dock Companies,
Messrs. John Catley, Samuel Hibbert, T. W. Carter,
W. Gladstone, and H. Browning had an interview with
the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of
Alderley, on Saturday, at the office of the Board of
Trade.

The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert attended at the
Colonial-office on Friday evening, and transacted busi-
ness as the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for the
Colonies.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer had a dinner party
on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
The company consisted of Lord Overstone, Lord A.
Hervey, the Right Hoe. E. Cardwell, Sir J. Johnstone,
Sir J. Herschel, Major-General Lin&ay, Mr. Wood,
Mr. J. E. Deniscn, the Rev. R. W. Brun-no, Mr. R.
M. Milues, Mr. Richards, Mr. \Veguelin, and Mr. Wil-
braham.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council at on
Saturday, and heard a petition for a prolongation of
Cark's patent (purifying water). The Lords present
were the Chief Justice of the C3urt of Common Plea,
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Dean of
the Arches C..mrt, and Sir E. Ryan.
THE COURT.--It is now definitively arranged that her
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the
whole of the youthful members of the royal family /cave
Windsor Castle on Thursday next for Buckingham Pa-
lace for the season. The Court will remain in town till
the week before Easter and then remove to Osborne for
the Parliamentary recess.

Their Royal highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and Princess Mary have arrived at St. James's Palace,
from Cambridge Cottage, Kew, for the season. His
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge returns to town
to-day from visiting the Queen at Windsor Castle.
The Earl of Caledon is rapidly recovering from his
recent serious attack of illness. His lordship's health
has improved so much during the week that his medical
stteudants have pronounced their patient out of danger.

THE INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN

SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 10.
By the arrival of the Peninsular ao.l Oriental Own -
pany's steamship Tagus, Capt-iin Joy, with the above
mails, in charge of Lieutenant Porver, It.N , Admiralty
azvnt., we have dates from Alrxandria Jan. 23 ; Malta,
28 ; and Feb. 2. The Tagus had on board
38 passengers, rid on freight 43 pa'..,lia;es of specie,
va,ltue not stated ; 150 boxes of orar,ges, 310 bales and
case of silk, 70 packages oh elephants' teeth, and 50
podia es cf SU talrics.

During her honievard voyage the Tagus experienced
throughout strong head gales. On the 31st ult. she
spoke the screw transport No. 171, steering east, in let.
37.20 N., long. 3.4 E. ; also the barque Frederick, in
let. 37.16 long. 2.32 E. Feb. 6. spoke transport No.
32, steering east, in lat. 43.40 long. 10 W.; and on the
Bth inst , in lat. 48.42 N., long. 5.38 W., the Peninsular
steamship Madrid.

Front Gibraltar our dates are to the 2d inst. inclusive.
Tho mail steamship Euxine, 5 days from Southampton,
arrived at Gibraltar on the 25th ult. ; the British steamer
Frankfort 54 days from Liverpool, also arrived on the
same day. The French steamer Vatican left Gibraltar
frr the East on the 27th ult. The Brtish steamer Hawk
arrived from the East on the same day. The British
ailing transport Sultana, with 206 invalids, arrived at
Gibraltar from Constantinople, on her way to England,
on the 29th ult. ; also the British steam transport
Eagle, 9 days from London, with a general cargo and
clothing► for Constantinople and Scutari on the 2Sth.
The British steamer Saxon, with fruit for Southampton,
put into Gibraltar on the 27th ult., having lost her
screw propeller.. The screw steamship Teseriffe, six
days from Liverpool, arrived at Gibraltar on the
30th ult. The British steam transport Amity and a
French sailing frigate passed to the eastward on the
29th ult. The British steam transport Rajah, eight
days from Portsmouth, with wooden houses for
the Crimea, arrived out at Gibraltar on the 2d
inst. Her Majesty's line-of-battle ships St. George was
cruizing three miles to the eastward of Gibraltar. She
was westward bound, and had signalled for the assist-
ance of a steamer. Her Majesty's ship Hecla remained
ashore off Gibraltar when the Tagus left. Every endea-
vour was being made to extricate her, but up to the
latest advice little hopes were entertaine I of her being
saved. Besides the aid of tugs, about 200 men from the
garrison have been supplied to render assistance.
Exchanges at Gibraltar were quoted for bills on Lon-
don, at 90 days date, 51i ; Paris, sf. 42c. ; Marseilles,
sf. 44c. ; Madrid, eight days' sight, dis.