The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAY- is
Being New Vlear's-day, the band of the Royal 111,,,r
Guards assembled on the east terrace at seven c
this morning, and played a selection of favourite ail,
Her Majesty's annual gifts to the poor were 00
buted in the Riding School of the Castle this raornli
The recipients consisted of about 600 poor persoo
siding in Windsor and Clewer parishes.
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At ten o'clock the Queen and Prince, aceosspan''-i
the Royal children, attended by the ladies and rO,
men in waiting, left the Castle, and proceeded tel
gallery of -the Riding School, to witness the distr,ll
tion, which took place under the superintenilence.,°',,
clergy of Windsor and Clewer and the district r 1"
of the poor.

The gifts consisted of joints of meat, coals poi
tioned to the various families, and clothes divided sea'
the members of the clothing club established under
patronage of her Majesty—all members receiving el;
ing to their contributions, with the additions madr
the Queen's bounty.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent breald
with her Majesty this morning.
Major General the Hon. C. Grey and Colonel 11.,
Seymour have succeeded Major General Booverie
Captain Du Plat as Equerries in Waiting to the Cri
and Prince.

Lord Cowley, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert,_ sw
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Lieut. General Sir George Bowles have been invite')
The dinner party this evening included her lie;
Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highlito
the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Marls
Fanny Howard, Lady Suffield, Lady Caroline B .;/E
ton, Baroness De Speth, Lord Cowley, the Right
Sidney Herbert, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phippus„
General Sir George Bowles, Mr. Glover, and the' on"
man in Waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge. id
The band of the Royal Horse Guards played u
dinner.
A performance of choral music was given in the 1/°ll
ing in St. George's Hall by an orchestra of Delta
performers.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge,_ 01 0
Princess Mary, and the five elder Royal childreot
dinner circle, the evening company, and the ladie4,
gentlemen in attendance, entered the. hall about
o'clock, when the performance commenced. i
The first part consisted of Beethoven's cantata,
ranged. for English words, entitled "The r'r'4:olV
Music ;" the second part comprising Menclue'
" Walpurgis Night."
The solo vocalists were Madame Clara Novelle,
Weiss, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss.
The band comprised her Majesty's private bands 7
by M. Sainton, aided by a selection from the Poly
performers of the Philharmonic Society and the
Italian Opera.
The chorus, 75 in number, was selected from
Royal Italian Opera and the amateurs of the
Harmonic Society, Exeter Hall.
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The performance was conducted by Mr. An-ssi.
the director of her Majesty's private band ; Mr.
Cusins, organist of her Majesty's private chapels P
ing at the organ.

The following received invitations to the
party :—The Dowager Marchioness of Downskrirl
Dowager Countess of Mansfield and the Ladies
the Rev. I ord and Lady Wriothesley Russell,
Emily Seymour, Vice• Admiral Sir G. Seymour °I, Di
Misses Seymour, the Hoe, and Rev. Mr. 0119"0,
Anna Maria and the Misses Cast, the Right ifilap,
and Lady Mary Labouchere, Colonel the Right ol
Forester (commanding officer Royal Horse urordi
Colonel the Hon. N. and Lady Mary Hood, thl
of Eton, the Hon:Mrs. Grey, Mrs. Clive,
rington, the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Phipps, 30:10
Miss Bathurst, the Rev. W. and Mrs. Canning, Vol)
and Mrs. Craufurd, Major Cavendish (Royal Eucr.,l
litta) and Mrs. Cavendish, Captain Sykes (oonamn„
officer 94th Regiment), Mrs. Codrington, Mrs. P:
the Misses Codrington, and Mr. Gibbs.

Lord-Cowley had an interview with the Earl 0- "
deen yesterday, at his official residence in Downioris'd!
Despatches for the Governors of the Cape (0,41
Hope, the Gold Coast, and also of the West DIP
lollies, were sent last evening from the Colonial-°'".

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS AUGUS2I9.I
SAXE-COBUREP GOTHA.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince Augtlo"- Al
Princess Clementine of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, acoellel
by their youthful family, and attended by a °a!
suite, arrived at Dover on Saturday evening, ili
tend, in one of the Belgian mail packets. Tlitr:foJ
Highnesses, on landing, proceeded direct to P. 4
ham's Royal Ship Hotel, where they passed the wv
On Sunday morning the Prince and Princelel/
their family and suite, left Dover en route fore°.
on a visit to the ex-Royal family of France.

D.RU.RY-LAND THEATRE.

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Last evening a petite drama from the pen oft
cault, entitled Eugene, was produced for the nr°;,,
The plot may be described in a very few Aprar
Englishman named Tarleton, while travelling 1%1
betrays a lady, her sister Giulia vows reread
arrives in England for that express purpose. Attioo
of her arrival Tarleton is about to become the hug oi
a fond and doting girl, Eugene. Giulia gllc°le;d
gradually withdrawing tko love of Tarleton frog, )00
and fixing it on herself, purely for revenge. Tar'of
in honour bound to Eugene, but she overkearieg 0.1
versation between Tarleton and Giulia, learns 01
owes his affection to his honour, not his love' nil
under the discovery. Eugene, to secure the 10141
of Tarleton, resigns her place at the altar to Gila:o
after the marriage has been performed Tarletenulti,
the object of Giulia, she elopes with the brovy
Eugene, and Eugene dies of a broken heart. A-cec„ii/1
to our notions the whole story is utterly ire Pr-00
and we are rather surprised that Bourcicault ,f
have made such a mistake. There are party
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drama of considerable merit, but these are out•bg3o
by the other extreme. The drama or sketch aP,I-Picli
us to be the climax of a long play, the plot of vir°'of I
have not the remotest idea, the sympathies oil
audience being worked upon to agreat extent wigled
slightest preparation. If we cannot congratugb V 1 ~
Smith upon the success of Eugene, we can hearti,),h
congratulate and compliment him for introducilAN
London audience, such a talented, natural. gu."`b
fected actress as Miss Marriott. Had the IZZ
Eugene fallen into other hands, we doubt whet
audience would have borne the infliction so p 2.9,
The magnificent pantomime of Jack and Gilt 1^
destined to fulfil our predictions of its suocesg,
house was filled in every part.

1 The Earl of Derby's new residence in St. .1.1
square (the late Earl of Dartmouth's) is nearly 07;
the reception of the family.
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The Marchioness Dowager of Londonderry i 4 P i,
the holidays in comparative retirement in Wrlial
Park. Letters, we understand, have been receive,
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Adolphus Vane Temp"
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M.P., announcing his arrival at the head-quer,t
his regiment, the Scots Fusilier Guards, at the ed
war, from Constantinople. Lord Ernest TenaP, ,
doing duty with his regiment, the 2d Life Guards'eti
The Earl of Strathmore has arrived at Gianni:ale :
from the south. b
The Earl and Countess Spencer are passiog t-:je,
days in retirement at Althorp Park, in consequej
the recent demise of Colonel SeyMour at the '
war.
The Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of Newcitetigtoe:
Wm. Molesworth, and Sir James Graham int°
remain in town during the recess.
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The Marquis of Lansdowne is' entertaining 3,07
party at Bo wood-park, Wilts. The noble marques f
to town to day.
The Earl of Clarendon is. seeing a select eirc.,Pi
friends at the Grove, near Watford, where the '
earl has been staying since Friday.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left toel?,
Saturday afternoon for Broadlands, near P 1100:
Hants. The noble viscount will come to tore 'of' '
(Tuesday), to attend the Cabinet Council. ViscoeiV
Jocelyn and family are remaining at the residence 0 '
lordship in Piccadilly. el ii
The Lord Chancellor left town on Friday for 11'
near Bexley, Kent. i
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The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Ege—;,.7
continues, with Mrs. Gladstone and family, at Sit
phen Glynne'e, Hawarden Castle, Flintshiro. V
Lotd Juhn Russell returned to town' yesterday 01
noble lord and Lady John Russell and family rated',
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond, from visiting the De'
Duchess of Bedford at Woburn Abbey.
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We regret to learn that the latest accounts fron10);
andria announce but slight improvement in the hee
Lord Haddo, M.P. His lordship is not expected t:
turn to England before April.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood left town on fill
evening for Hickleton-hall, near Doncaster, for °
days only.
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The Earl Granville left town on Friday for the ce*" ''
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The noble earl will be in town to-day.
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The Duke of Argyll is with the Duchess and .-
Bedford-lodge, Campden-hill.
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