The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-12 00:00:00

COURT • CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, APRIL 11.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party yes-
terday._

The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Prince of
Leiningen, walked in the Home Park this morning.
Her Majesty afterwards rode in the Riding-house,
attended by the Hon. Flora Macdonald.

The Priiin3 of Wales rode on horseback, attended by
Mr. Gibbs. •
Toe younger royal children took a carriage drive.
The Viscountess Canning has succeeded the Duchess
of Atholl as the Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.
Ltrd Rivers and General Sir E. Bowater have suc-
ceeded Earl Somers and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville
West as Lord and Groom in Waiting.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office, Downing-Street. It was attended by
V►scour,t Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis
of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Garen-
don, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood,
Sir Win. Molesworth, Viscount Canning, and the Earl
of Harrowby. The council sat three hours.

Viscount Palmerston arrived in London yesterday
morning from his seat, Broadlands, Hants, for the pur-
pose of attending the Cabinet Council.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided at a
meeting of the Royal Commissioners of the Patriotic
Fund, today, in the Pala.:..e at Westminster.
The Emperor of the French has presented to Mr.
Wyld a gold snuff box, with his cypher in diamonds, as
a souvenir of his visit to the model of Sebastopol. The
Q of Spain has decorated Mr. Wyld with the order
of Carlos 111.

Prince Jerome Napoleon attended divine service at
the Tnvalides on Easter Sunday. After the mass (says
Gal:gnani) his Imperial liioiness prayed for some time
at the tomb of the Emperor.
The Countess of Ashburnham gave birth to a son on
Easter Sunday, at Ashburnhain-place, Sussax.
The Duke of Devonshire daily entertains a brilliant
circle of fashion at his inati!ion in Kempt-town.
It is probable that the pecuniary irregularities in which
the Hon. F. J. R. ViHiers has tauten part—transactions
involving over 100,000/.—will shortly be made the sub-
ject of legal proceedings.

Rossini is seriously species of ague, only too pre-
valer.t and dangerous in Tuscany, is feared.
CHIEF BARON PlGOT.—Accounts have reached Dub-
lio, aatin; that the health of the Chief Baron has been
greatly benefitted by his long sojourn in the south of
Spain, and that his return to Ireland may be shortly
expected.

The late John Murray, E3q., merchant, London, hag
left the whole of his fortune, said to be little short of
i 9,0001,—subject to life interest in favour of his widow
and niece—to the Free School in Macduff.

I- ROYAL MAIL STEAM COMPANY.—The report of this
company, issued preparatory to the meeting to-day,
proposes a dividend of 2/. per shale for the six months
'ending the 31st of December. The working account
for the year shows an increase of 20,0921. in pas-
sage money and freight ; but, on the other baud,
there bas been an augmentation of 15,0421. in the
cost of coal. The receipts from the Government
were 263,695/. for the contract mail service, and
236,320/. for the hire of transports and the victualling
of troops. The vessels still retained in connection wits
the war are—the Magdalena, Tamar, Medway, Thames,
Trent, and Severe, while the Parana has been taken by
the French Government for fire months certain. The
surplus of the working account for the year is 281,4811.,
out of which the large sum of 107,207/. is applied to the
General Reserve Fund to meet repairs, exclusive of an
appropriation
ooafnB6lw,a4ssBll3.
9f07r21 d;:atnedriotrhaetiloanst half-yearly
. Theinte-
rdthi
evidbeaniadneofenow
21. per share
i
re have 66
in.g9,lamaunted to 29,6801.,
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