The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, DEC. 4.
Prince Albert went out shooting yesterday in Park.
hurst Forest.

The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny How-
ard, arrived at Osborne 3 o'clock yesterday. Her royal
Highress crossed over from Southampton in the Fairy,
and lauded at Trinity Pier, East Cowes. _

DEC. 5.

The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Prin-
cess Royal, and Princess Alice, were present at the
morning service at Whippingham Church yesterday,
which was performed by the Rev. G. Prothero.
Sir James Clarke arrived from London on Saturday,
and returned to-day.

Lord Ward had an interview with the Earl of Aber-
deen yesterday at his official residence in Downing-
street.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Charles Russell,
Chairman of the Great Western Railway Company ;
Viscount Barrington, M.P., Deputy-Chairman ; and
Mr. C. A. Saunders, Secretary of the Company ; had
an interview with Sir William Molesworth yesterday at
the office of Works and Public Buildings in Whitehall•
place.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office from
the Governor of Gibraltar and the Governors of the
West India Islands yesterday.
The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's most
Honourable Privy Council sat yesterday at the Council
Chamber, and heard an appeal, " Barnhart v. Green-
shields," from the Court of Appeal in Canada. The
Lords present were Mr. Baron Parke, the Chancellor
of the Duchy of Cornwall, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir E.
Ryan.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France and
the Countess of Walewski arrived at the residence of the
Embassy in Grosvenor-square last night, from Paris. It
will be remembered that his Excellency left London on the
17th ult., on a visit to their Imperial Majesties the Em-
peror and Empress of the French, at Fontainebleau, where
they remained during the last fortnight of their Majesties'
sejour. His Excellency and the Countess crossed from
Calais yesterday, and after remaining a short time at Bir-
mingham's Royal Ship Hotel, came to London by express.
During the absence of his Excellency, the affairs of the
Embassy were entrusted to the first secretary, Mr. Charles
Baudin.

The Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Earl
of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir William Moles-
worth, and Sir James Graham, are among the Cabinet
Ministers in town.

Viscount Palmerston will remain in town until
shortly before Christmas, when the noble viscount and vis-
countess proceed to Broadlands, near Romsey, to dispense
their hospitality to a numerous and distinguished succes-
sion of guests.

Lord John Russell has quite recovered from his
cold, and, with Lady J. Russell and family, is residing at
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond-park. The noble lord and
lady purposed to pass the approaching Christmas holidays
with the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey,
which princely seat at this season of the year is generally
the scene of great hospitality ; but in consequence of the
demise of the Duchess of Bedford's sister, Lady Caroline
Candford, the customary festivities are put off this Christ-
mas.

THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND COUNT PAUL
ESTERHAZY. -We are informed that Count Paul Ester-
hazy, who, since the unhappy events of 1849 in Hungary,
has been compelled to absent himself from his native land,
and has spent the chief portion of his exile in England,
has recently received the Emperor's permission to return
home, and to reside in future in the Austrian dominions.

DOVER, DEC. s.—Their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess de Nemours, accompanied by their
youthful family, and attended by a numerous suite, arrived
at Dover on Friday last from. Ostend. Their Royal High-
nesses passed the night at the Royal Ship Hotel, and came
on to Claremont on the following day.

THE NEW SERGEANT AT LAW.—George Atkin-
son, Esq., of the Inner Temple, and of the Northern Cir-
cuit, was yesterday sworn in before the Lord Chancellor
as one of her Majesty's sergeants at law. He is a native
of Westmoreland, and the author of " The Worthies of
Westmoreland," " International Law," a work on " She-
riff' Law," " The Shipping Laws of the British Empire,"
&c. His promotion seems to give general satisfaction at
the bar.

MR. MACKINNON, M.P.—ln the Rolls Court,
on Friday last, the Master of the Rolls ordered the sum of
250,0001. to be transferred to Mr. Mackinnon, M.P., and
family ; and also that the additional sum of 60,0001., and
estates in Lancashire and Surrey, should be transferred in
the same manner on or before the Ist of May next.

The bronze statue of Marshal Ney, by Rude, has
just b- en placed on its pedestal in the avenue of the Ob.
servatoire, at the spot where the Marshal was shot in De-
cember, 1815. It is to remain there until the day of its
Inauguration.

Mr Charles Dickens has arrived in Rome.

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AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. A sudden
rise took place yesterday in the shares of the Australian
Agricultural Company, owing to a report of quicksilver
mines having been discovered on their lands in New
South Wales. The foundation for this statement is un-
derstood merely to consist in the alleged receipt of a
letter by a private individual from some relatives in the
colony by whom the discovery is claimed to have been
made, and no official information has been received on
the subject. The shares left off on Saturday evening at
41, and, after having touched 48 to 50, they closed
yesterday at 47 to 49.
DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from
the port of London for the Australian colonies during
the past week show a decrease. They have comprised
altogether eight vessels ; five to Port Philip with an
aggregate burden of 3,056 tons; two to Sydney with an
aggregate burden of 1,433 tons, and one to Hobart
Town of 3g9 tons. Their total capacity was consequently
4,878 tons. The rates of freight have been generally
firm, and in some cases show a further tendency to ad-
vance.