The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, DEC.
The Hon-Mrs. Grey had the honour of dining
her Majesty yesterday.
Via.
The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the,- t,
cess Royal and the Princess Alice the Duchess of -0-Bli of
the Prince of Leiningen, and the Princess Adelaide t'
Hohenlohe, also the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Coti io
and the domestic household, attended divine servilbe
the private chapel of the Castle this morning.
Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated.
The following had the honour of dining with her DSoof
jesty this day :—The• Duchess of Kent, the Prineedi
Leiningen, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the 100
in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Lady Car° tte
and Miss Barrington, Baroness de Speth, Colonel ji
Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Lieut.-Colonel and
Emily Seymour, the Hon. Mrs. Grey, and Mr. G-I°Z.,:ot
w.""
The Band of the 2d Life Guards attended during
and played the following selection :
Marche du Nord G. Kialloark'
Overture, "Zampa" Herold.
Waltz, "Fleur de Marie" Barret.
Impromptu, " Les Regrets," Oboe Solo
(Grattan Cooke)
Grand Selection, Zauberilote"
Quadrille.

Grattan cook(/'
Mozart.
Brepsant.

God save the Queen.
The Queen's private band afterwards attended the
Castle, and performed the following :
Overture, "Le Philtre",
Selection, "Le Proph6te"
Chceur et Marche du Bcerif Apis,
fant Prodigue" Auber.
Her Majesty's private band was in attendance in
Castle on Friday evening, and the following pieces
Overture, "Jessonda" Spohr.
Selection, " Lestocq" Auber.
Finale, "Il Don Giovanni" Mozart.

"L'En-

A über.
meyerbeer.

DEC. 26"ir
The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the pare
cess Royal and Princess Alice, the Duchess of Sent,,fo,
Prince of Leiningen, and the Princess Adelaide of
henlohe, attended divine service this morning in the.,,,P 0
vate chapel of the Castle. The Ladies and Gentle"."jo
in Waiting and the dorne,tic household were also al
service. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiate('

Dispatches from the Governors of the Cape of noo
Hope, South Australia, Hong Kong, Ceylon, the 1"„•g.
ritius and Malta, and also from the Lord High Com
sioner of the lonian Islands, were received on Sato,'"
at the Colonial-office.

REPRESENTATION OF OXFORD ClTY.—Although ,32:173;
been generally expected, from the moment Lordv"."
tendered his resignation, that the services of Sir w I_,Tsor
Page Wood would be required in the Ministry forniinlo
about to be formed, by Lord Aberdeen, not a single la'
has been mentioned to oppose him in the election, 014
ouent to his taking office. No representative in the Icil,me
dom is more highly appreciated by his constituents
refit
Sir William Page Wood ; and it will redound to the eof
of the Oxford electors to return the learned gentletnee,.,ti-
the fourth time, without opposition. This, it is fully e'
cipated, will be the case.
nel°
REPRESENTATION OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY. - 'op
of Mr. Roundell Palmer, of Magdalen College, has, in 5'.0,1
tion to those of Mr. D. T. Acland, of Christ Church, '13,41
Dr. Twigs, of University College, been freely menti°oo
amongst the few resident members as a candidate for tba
vacant seat of Mr. Gladstone on his appointment fei,ir
office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, under the ad°
tration of Lord Aberdeen.
Sure
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PROPOSED RAILWAY ALONG THE THAMES.--""-IA110
are now being made for a railway along the river two w-0•
long, from London-bridge to Westminster, so as to I,.,•Ae°°by
modate the metropolis in a similar way to that effect
the railways along the Seine and the circular line
roil leas
Paris, by uniting with the termini of the leading reil'ieve
The proposed line is to run on a cast-iron viaduct, A.
with the bridges, with stations at all the main thoreeoia
fares, the entire journey to be run by stationary Power 178
six minutes. A public promenade lit up
is also. diet
formed, with a telegraph along the termini. The
,Nlagp off
is to be so formed as to carry off the sewerage, arid ",.eoprir
the periodical overflow of the tides, so destructive
perty on the Middlesex side.
wOttljd
THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGIIAM._It, ed°
seem that, after 25 years' labour, the council of 44:tion,
College now offer a most complete system of °Gille, A
under Royal charter and supplemental charters. 417,0
the arrangements which have beep made, the counclistood
kept their eyes fixed upon the system which has says'
the test of so long an experience, and received the
-s
tion of so many great and gifted minds, as existe.',ll, not
in vigorous operation in our ancient universities, stglit'iroes
restricting themselves from such modifications
n this
and circumstances have rendered necessaryter° °f
principle they have maintained that every s
general education for the youth of a Christian e °f'el!'
Christian
pity ought to comprise instruction in the 40isi-
gion as an indispensible part, without which thenduoivo
tion of other branches of knowledge will be tO the
neither to the happiness of the individual n°
welfare of the State.

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