The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR J. 13.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner table
yesterday.
The band of the Grenadier Guar's 'was in attend-
ance at the Castle during dinner, and played the &l-
imy ing pieces :
Overture, " Ali Baba "
Pantesia, from Roberto Devereux. Donizetti.•
March de la Caravane du Desert
Aria et Choeur des Dames, from the
Huguenots
Waltz, "Styrer Judlcr."
Galop, "Janke."
Her Mvjest.y's private band afterwards attended, and
performed the following selections :
Overture, " La Bayedere."
Quintetto, Allegro, Larghetto, NU-
nuetto, and Trio, Thema, Con
Variazion P, Clarionet, two
Violins, Viola, and Violincello,
Messrs. VVillliams Sainton,
Cusins, Hill, and Chip
Bolero
Reissiger.
Selection, " Masaniello."
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Msjesty last evening.
The Queen and Prince rode in the Riding-house
this morning.

The Royal children did not take their usual exer-
cise, owing to the unfavourable state of the weather.

The Oxford University Commif;sion had a meeting
yesterday, at the official residence
,of the First Lord
of the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present—The
Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master
of Pembroke, the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and the
Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary).
Mr. Commissrry-General Miller had an interview
with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-of ice.
Mr. Grenville Berkeley had en interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
The Postmaster-General had an interview with the
Chiincellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
Oeidance Dovpiiag-street.
Dispatcheiseivere reoeived at the Colonial-office
yesterday from the Governor of St. Helena.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
Among the numerous mechanical inventions and
works of art deposited hero from the Great Exhibition
are the two prize flutes from the manufactory of
Messrs. Rudall, Roso, and Co. These flutes are con-
structed entirely of silver, one being plated with gold,
which gives it a most elegant appearance. The geld
flute was invented a few years since by M. &ohm' a
German, and this ono obtained the Council medal; the
other improved and simplified by Mr. Carte. Among
the advantages secured by this flute over the fates of
Bahm may be mentioned the following :—The weakness
of the three or four lowest notes is corrected, so that all
the notes are now equal in volume throughout the in-
strument. The imperfect intonation iu the upper notes
is altogether removed, so that the flute is now singularly
perfect in this respect. These two desirable objects are
so completely realized by the new form that the old
reproach of unequal tones and incorrect intonation can
no longer be urged against the flute by the most
fastidious. Added to this, the quality of its tones, which
notwithstanding all its other imperfections, always render
the flute popular, is also greatly improved. They are
sweet and clear, rich and sonorous, liquid, powerful,
and free. One of its greatest advantages may be found
in the little breath required by the performer, so that
those with weak organs, who might hesitate to practise
on a flute of the old shape may use one constructed
according to this principle. So little exertion does it
require, that it may be played by the most delicate
person.

Mr. George Barker still continues bis delightful
ballad music three times a week.

MR. BENNETT.

The following is the reply of the Bishop of Bath
and Wells to a protest which has been addressed to
hinl from Frome, against Mr. Bennett's presentation
to the living of that place:—

" Brighton, Jan. 12, 1852.
" 11-v. and dear Sir,—l have read and given my brat
attention to the memorial signed by yourself' and some
of the clergy and other persons, forwarded to mo from
Frame, upon the recent appointment of Mr. Bennet: to
that living by the Marchioness of Bath.
" I can assure you, had I m:t been satisfied that Mr.
Bennett was not attached to, or likely to be influenced
by, the doctrines of the Church of home, or to
influence in that direction others of any congregation
committed to his care, I should have declined insti-
tuting him, from whatever quarter his nomination
might have come; but as I am fully satisfied that
Mr. Bennett has a firm and deep-rooted attach-
ment to our own Church, and to all the doc-
trinec of the Church of England, repudiating all
Romish doctrines, I feel that I should be acting unjustly
by him, and uncaurteously as well us unfairly by the
Marchioness of Bath (whose firm attachment to our
Church is so well known), if I were to refuse him
admission into my diocese. I shall, therefore, ad-
here as firmly to my intention of instituting Mr.
Bennett (however respectable the e!gnatures to a i
protest may be) as I should have objected to have done
had my opinion of his attachment to the Church been
otherwise.

" I will only add, in conclusion, that as you, and all
those who have signed the protest, have done no more
than they considered to be their duty in thus express-
ing their opinions to me, and I have myself as can-
didly stated my own feeling on the subject, which, I
trust, will have the effect of allaying any fears which
they had entertained, it is. my earnest hope that there
will be no unseemly oppontion on the part of the clergy,
or any of those who have signed the protest, and that
Mr. Bennett will be received with kindly feeling.
"I am, rev. and dear sir, your faithful servant.
" R. 13ATI1 AND WELLS.

" The Rev. 11. D. Wickham."

LORD JOHN RUSSELL—THE WHIG MI-
NISTRY—LORD PALMERSTON.
We believe we may safely assure the country that the
preferred
affair of Lord Palmerston's disthissal from. office will be
Lord Palmerston, deter-
mined fully brought before the House
that
faCt Commons nahoanvainogn, thseevfierrsatl
night of the session. We can also ,add, that the most
ct
rouutchl uckilv et
hper
chargeoo f wilwl
haitcht hweelsvhaoma
have
tei msoorbrye repeatedlytgiveno I
loses
the
ofrn that)-
positiondism issal
' ought of
t o deter h a
at
them
awgeeeikess tbtehfoe
before
Premier i
dismissale r namely,o
mined on taking that step.
circumstances which have recently transziorreedtpoint to
partyitrhnei mwmPhiiiisiaeutgi v°
enr;
by ei delicate
thatei cl
ates
up in any Way with political
matter our lips are
but not,
sealed—at least for the present.
The country will learn with
indignation,tcbsi:eLtooridteehn Rwsell actually
Hforward his Reform Bill,
pinetrrbigapu:s.witßhastuornprtisheis,
gvith'ihneigle the assurance that such
entertains the idea of
Bin:::
end on being beaten in
itss under circurnstance3 woich
ouie of Commons, dis-
solving Parliament.
itself much about the matter. The other
most iufluential Cabinet--atamoo accuracy, the country need
I:avheisniontrtOtiotmi°nto' rdeaocuhbet3 u
Lord
Palmer ton's
not concern
m(mb2rs of the
least four or five of the
compromise
themselvesg their number—will not so tar
tobecome
piaurtietpvto
any
suchestimation
public, as
cloui experiment on t,
We rep of
fudathce-
ave before stated on more than
one occasion... Alia
the Cabinet
we t the resignation of four members: of
re sent in to the Premier a few days utter
and chick because of
Lord Palmerston's
av dismissal. And these Cabinet Mi-
nisters h agreed nominally to retain their sca:s
until the I;arlY They
will
not,
inerstenian explanations have taken Place.
therefore, bo parties to so unworthy an
expedient on the part of the Premier, es an appeal to the
country under such inglorious circumstanc..ez as those
in which the Noble Lord has placed h• • 'b.
IS t.. a :net.—
Morning Advatiser.
wdeismii-eisspaal:knce of
the
people'