The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 5.
Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with
the Prince of Leiningen, attended by the Countess of
Charlemont, the Hon. Matilda Paget, the Hon. Mary
Seymour, Lord Charles Fitzßoy, and Lieutenant-Colonel
F. H. Seymour, drank tea with her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, at Frogmore, last night.
The Tyrolese Minstrels performed a selection of fa-
vourite airs.

years,

The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Biddulph, had the honour of receiving invitations.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Lieut.-Colonel Seymour, honoured Mr. Ward with a
'visit at his Studio, at Upton Park Villas, yesterday, to
inspect his Historical Picture of the Execution of
Montrose.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Princess Mary of Cambridge, are expected to-day on
a visit to her Majesty, and Monsieur and Madame Van
de Weyer, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount and Vis-
countess Hardinge, and Major - General Sir George
Bowles, have been invited, and are expected this after-
noon.

Sir W. Gore Ouseley had an interview with the Earl
of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence, in
Downing-street. The noble earl left town yesterday
afternoon, on a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle.
Earl Granville left town on Tuesday evening, for Wo-
burn Abbey.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday after-
noon, from Tiverton.

SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION (THIS DAY).—The poll opened
at 8 o'clock this morning. At 10 o'clock 393 voters had
polled for Sir A. Cockburn, and 266 for Mr. B. Cochrane.
AYLESBURY ELECTION (Tins DAY).—Mr. Bethell, the
Solicitor-General, was this morning re-electedwtihltheo_uoti
opposition.
SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.—The usual general quarterly
meeting of the governors and subscribers to this corpo.
-
ration was held yesterday in the board-room of
in-
stitution, Crane-court, Fleet-street,
committee
he purposetransacting the usual business of the charity ; Di ve
ster in the chair. The minutes of the last court .h
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been read and confirmed, Mr. Kirk moved the followingvin
resolution :—" That the building
be instructed
to memoralise the corporation of the City respecting
the buildings now being constructed around the hospital.
He thought that the corporation in widening F
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at the expense of the buildings behind were committing
motion. Mr. Donaldson said
both an error and an injustice.
at the manner in which the
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the health of the middleloud
should themselves sethsucha
professions about promoting City, wiplooorheardma
as medical officer to t ehospitbtahaldeN/wxaiasdielinPiin
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decidedly of opinion
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that a deputation be p 'nted to wait upon the Board
of Health. After somaep-fuelrther conversation, the mo-
tion was carried. The secretary reported that the total
number of persons relieved during the past year ending
in December last had been 4,158, at an expense of
2,1381. The subscriptions during the past year had
amounted to 2,6001. ; and when all expenses had been
defrayed they had a balance in hand of 167/. A vote of
thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings.
LADY CATHARINE LONGS NEW NOVEL, entitled "THE
LIEUTENANT'S STORY," in 3 vols., is just published by
Messrs. Hurst and Blackett, successors to Mr. Colburn,
of Great Marlborough-street, who have also lately pub-
lished the following new works of fiction :-2. Castle
Avon, by the author of " Emilia Wyndham," &C. 3.
Broomhill ; or, the Country Beauties. 4. Uncle Walter'
;
by Mrs. Trollope. 5. The Kinnears, a Scottish Story
and the Romance of the Forum ; or, Narratives, Scenes,
and Anec 2do
vtes from Courts of Justice, by Peter Burke,
Esq., iu ols.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY,)

OLD COURT.

;Before Mr. Justice Williams and Mr. Justice Talfourd.)

UTTERING A FORGED NOTE.

William. Marks, 29, described as a draper, was in-
dicted for feloniously uttering a forged 51. Bank of Eng-
land note, with intent to defraud the prosecutors.
Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution, and Mr,
Payne defended the prisoner.
It appeared, from the evidence, that the defendant,
on the 17th of December, purchased some goods from
Messrs. Bull and Wilson, of St. Martin's•lane, and gave
the note in payment, endorsing the back of it with the
signature, "John Johnstone, 37, Great Queen-street."
The note was found to be a bad one, and a few
days afterwards one of the servants of the prosecutors
saw the prisoner near the Mansion-house. He endea-
voured to slip away, but was given into custody.
Mr. Payne addressed the jury on the part of the pri-
soner, contending that he was not the person who
changed the note. He then called several witnesses for
the purpose of proving that he was at another part of
the town when the alleged act was committed.

Mr. Justice Williams having summed up the evidence,
The jury found a verdict of Guilty.
The prisoner was sentenced to transportation for 10

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
MISDEMEANOUR.

William Paxton, publican, an Augustus Wynne, house
agent, convicted in the Old Court on Monday, upon an
indictment charging them with conspiring to obtain the
sum of 1551. from Edward Howell, by fraudulent pre-
tences were brought up for judgment.
The prisoners had obtained the sum mentioned from
the prosecutor in consideration of the transfer of the
lease of the White Horse public house, in Theobald's-
road, which they represented as having ten years to run,
whereas, it was terminable at the Christmas of any year
by six months' notice from the lessors ; and the prisoner
Paxton, the then landlord of the house, was actually
under notice to quit, at the time when the transfer took
place.

Mr. Robinson, for Paxton, said the prosecutor had
suffered no loss by being unaware of the notice, bias.
much as he was still in possession of the house.
The learned Judge said it would be advisable_to lay
all these facts before the Secretary of State.

Mr. Clarkson—That is all we want. In the mean-
time can we have the sentence remitted until next