The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

NE MONDY.
Her Majesty, his Royal HighnessOSßOPrince Albert,A.
her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Wales,
and the Princess Royal, attended divine service yesterday
morning at Osborne.
The service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Sedgwick.
The Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting and the Household
were also present.
This morning, shortly before ten o'clock, her Majesty and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, and Prin-
cess Louisa, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely, the
Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Lord George Lennox, the Hon.
Colonel Grey, and the Hon. Colonel Phipps, embarked; on
board the Victoria and Albert royal steam-yacht, for an ex-
cursion to the westward.
The Earl of Hardwicke was also in attendance on her Ma-
jesty, and Sir James Clarke and Mr. Gibbs were in attend-
ance on the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred.
A squadron of steamers accompany the royal yacht
during the excursion, which is expected to occupy two or
three days.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Fanny Howard, left Osborne about nine o'clock this
morning for Frogmore, near Windsor.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Frederick A. Weld (of
Wellington and Nelson, New Zealand), Mr. H. H. Willis,
Mr. W. W. Cargill, r. P. Moir Crane, and Mr. William
Bridges, had an interview with Sir John Pakington yesterday
at the Colonial-office.

The Earl of Mansfield had an interview with Mr. Secre-
tary Walpole yesterday at the Home-office.
The Right Hoa. J. W. Henley arrived in town yesterday,
from his seat, Waterperry, Oxon.
Mr. J. Howard F. Lloyd had an interview with Sir John
Pakington, at the Colonial-office, yesterday.
Mr. Shaw Lefevre had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Walpole yesterday.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday
from the Governor-General of Canada, the Governor of
Prince Edward's Island, the Governor of the West India
Islands, the Governor of New South Wales, and the Governor
of Newfoundland.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday to the Lord High Com-
missioner of the lonian Islands, the Governor of Malta, and
the Governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon.
The Judicial Committee of her Mkiesty's Privy council
sat yesterday in the Council Chamber. The Lords present
were—Lord Cranworth, Lord Justice Knight Bruce, the
Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward 'Ryan.
Judgment was given in an appeal from British Guiana.
Some petitions for leave to appeal were heard, and an appeal
Was part heard.
from Gibraltar, " The Queen V. Cornwell,"

STAMFORD RACES—(THIS DAY).
BETTING THIS MORNING.
(By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
BURGHLEY STARES.
5 to 2 agst King of Troy
4 to l apt Harpsichord
4 to 1 agst Lerry Wheat
5 to 1 &got Retail
7 to 2 apt Lord Exeter's lot

FIRE AT SOUTH-END FARM, HAMPSTEAD.—Yes;
terday forenoon, shortly before eleven o'clock, a fire brokeand
out in the premises of Mr. J. Prickett, cow-keePlad-
dairyman, known as the South-end Farm, situatewin.bnuees,
Hampstead. The fire originated in the
owing to the
street,
a range of premises nearly 100 feet long, and sia",-e, the fire
great quantity of straw and bay in the Pe. one period
spread with more than usual rapidity, eo that L
dvger. A
the dwelling-house was placed in imminent
the spot, and suc-
number of the inhabitants hastened to not on fire
ceeded in cutting off that portion of the building
engines of the parish,
but not until
from that part already in flames. The _dethce, promptly London Brigade, Brigade, and West of Eng
tended, and the fire was eventually Fortunately the
one-half of the building was destroye office. Fire
sufferer was insured in the Phoenix„
Tactics i the 3 art of
TACTICS AND STRATEG iaLbdUed,
rth. e Archduke Charles. Decker
war, strategy its science,"
considers this " splitting the
sass
sair too fine.—Military Review.
is current at Naples
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