The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, Nov. 30.
The Queen and Prince and the Royal children walked
and rode in the grounds yesterday.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, ar-
rived in town by the Great Western Railway, yesterday
morning, from her residence, Frogmore, near Windsor.
Her Royal Highness visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, in the
afternoon, and afterwards returned to Frogmore.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. George Traill, M.P.,
Mr. Francis Dundas, and Mr. Laing, M.P., had an in-
terview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord
Stanley of Alderley yesterday, at the Office of the Board
of Trade.

Despatches for the Governor of the west coast of
Africa were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office.
The Lords of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council
held a meeting yesterday in the Privy Council Chamber.
Present the Lord Chancellor, Viscount Palmerston,
Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Lords Justices
Turner and Knight Bruce, the Judge of the Admiralty
Court, and Sir J. Patteson.

Mr. C. Greville, Clerk of the Privy Council, attended.
The Attorney-General and Solicitor-General were in
attendance.

Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Palmer were beard on a
petition from the States of the Island of Jersey for the
recall of three orders in Council, 13th February, 1853 ;
and in support of their application for the confirmation
of certain acts passed by that assembly.
The case was adjourned.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is expected
to leave Frogmore Lodge early in the ensuing week, on
a visit to her illustrious daughter, the Queen, at Osborne,
where the Court, according to present arrangements,
will remain until shortly before Christmas. Her Royal
Highness has recently caused great embellishments and
improvements to be made in her present residence, for-
merly the abode of the late Princess Augusta. The
library has been converted into a spacious dining-room,
and an additional drawing-room added to the suite of
reception-rooms.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are surrounded
by a numerous family circle at Trentham-hall, Stafford-
shire. Lady Dover is on the eve of visiting their Graces,
The Earl of Euston has returned to the Duke of
Grafton's, in Clarges-street, from visiting Lord and
Lady Southampton, at Whittleby Lodge, Northampton-
shire, where his lordship is entertaining a large party
with the sports of the field.
The Marchioness of Salisbury and youthful family,
who are staying at Brighton, return to Arlington-street
early in the ensuing week, en route to Hatfield House,
Herts, where his lordship is at present staying, and
where a large party of fashionables will assemble on a
visit to the noble Marquis and Marchioness.

The Earl and Countess of Enniskillen left Kilkenny
Castle on Monday last for Florence Court, Fermanagh.
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland has appointed Garret
Nagle, Esq., of Clogher House, and also Francis Evans
Bennett, Esq., of Bennett's-grove, to the commission of
the peace for the county of Cork, on the recommenda-
tion of the Earl of Bandon.

SIR GEORGE ARTHUR.—We regret to hear of the
severe illness of the Right Hon. Sir George Arthur,
Bart. There are, we are sorry to learn, but slight hopes
entertained of his recovery—a fact which will be much
regretted, especially in the colonies, where he has for
a long time served. Extreme ill-health obliged Sir
George Arthur to return from his last government of
Bombay in 1846.
SIR E. B. LYTTON, BART.—Sir Edward Bulwer
Lytton, who was during last session unanimously elected
to the office of Honorary President of the Associated
Societies of our University, will deliver his inaugural
address about the middle of January.—Edinburgh
Witness.

CARDINAL WisEmAN..-L-The Catholic papers deny a
statement which has been made in some of the daily
journals that Cardinal Wiseman is expected to remain
at Rome. It is said that he will return to England
about Christmas, when he will resume the active duties
of his archbishopric.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CONVOCATION
SOCIETY.—The November meeting of the council of the
Society for the Revival of Convocation took place on
Tuesday and Wednesday last. The nature of the
business transacted has not transpired, but we under-
stand that it was of importance, and that there was a full
attendance.

PROROGATION OF CONVOCATION.—Yesterday morning
the Convocation of the prelates and clergy of the pro-
vince of Canterbury was prorogued, according to the
tenour of a Royal writ, by the vicar-general of the Most
Rev. the Archbishop of Canterbury and Metropolitan,
under a special commission from his grace to that effect.
His grace's commissary, attended by the registrar of the
province, went to the Jerusalem Chamber, when his
grace's commission was read by the registrar. The com-
missary directed the Royal writ to be read at length,
after which the schedule of prorogation was read and
signed by the commissary. The proceedings were ad-
journed until an early day in January.

DEATH OF MR. LANCELOT DENT.--The commercial
world has experienced a severe loss in the death of Mr.
Lancelot Dent, which took place on Monday evening, at
Cheltenham. Mr. Dent was the head of the eminent
house in China which bore his name, and was the type
of a true English merchant. Mr. Dent, we understand,
eightee
leaves behind him property to the amount of 500,0001.
DEATH OF THE LATE VICE PROVOST OF ETON COL-
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time of his decease Mr. Grover bad attained his 87th
year. By his death the living of Farnham Royal be-
comes vacant, as well as one of the fellowships of the
college. For the present vacancy five candidates have
already been announced—viz., the Rev. E. Coleridge,
master of the lower school ; the Rev. W.
senior assistant master of the upper school ; the Rev.
G. Cookesley,
Luxmoore, assistant masters.
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THE EAST INDIA HOUSE.—Yesterday a Court of
Directors was held at the East India House, when
James Grant Lumsden, Esq., was appointed provi-
ionally a Member of Council at Bombay.
THE BOARD OF CUSTOMS.—The Board of Customs
have issued a notice, announcing an open Court for the
purpose of hearing and deciding complaints, and for in-
vestigating matters relating to the Customs revenue.
A room in the Custom-house has been set apart for the
purpose, and the new Court is to sit on Tuesdays and
Fridays, every week, when necessary.