The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, OCT. 28.

The King of the Belgians, the Duchess of Brabant,
and the Belgian Princes, returned from London about
Biz o'clock last evening.

Prince Albert went out shooting, with the King of
the Belgians, the Duke of Brabant, the Count of Flan-
ders, and the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the
Duke of Atholl and the Marquis of Abercorn. Colonel
Wylde and Count de Lannoy were in attendance on the
Royal party.

The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk left the Castle this
morning.

The dinner party yesterday included his Majesty the
Ringof the Belgians, her Imperial Highness the Duchess
of Brabant, their Royal B ighnesses the Duchess of Kent,
the Duke of Brabant, the Count of Flanders, and the
Duke of Cambridge ; the Lady in Waiting to the
Duchess of Brabant, the Lady in Waiting to the
Duchess of Kent, Baroness de Speth, the Duke and
.Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Athol],
the Belgian Minister, the Marquis of Abercorn, Count
Gustave de Lannoy, Baron Prisse, and Monsieur Ricken.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attend-
ance in the Castle during dinner. The Queen's private
band afterwards attended, and played the following
compositions :

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Overture " Gustave"
Introduction—Romance a deux voix, "Le
Prophete"
Selection " Joseph" Mehul.
llochzeit; Marsch Mend elssohn.
Airs du Ballet, " Stradella"

A deputation from Southwark, consisting of Mr. Al-
derman Humphery, Mr. Thomas Rider (warden of St.
Saviour's), Mr. Eli Richards, and Mr. Herbert Sturmy
(vestry clerk), had an interview with Sir William Moles-
worth yesterday. at the office of Works and Public
Buildings, in Whitehall-place.
The Earl of Aberdeen left town yesterday for Windsor
Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.

DREADPICIL FIRE AT DARWEN MILLS.— On Wednes-
day afternoon a large portion of the Messrs. Potter's
Paper-staining works, known as the Belgrave Mills, was
destroyed by fire. These mills consist of a large num-
ber of buildings, erected at different times. The fire
broke out in a large building, erected three or four years
ago, consisting of three storeys and au attic. This
building, and another warehouse which stands a few
Yards from it, contained at the time about 790,000
dozens of finished paper, and many thousands of en-
graved rollers, besides a large quantity of drugs. The
ilre spread rapidly, and the men in the upper storeys
bad barely time to escape, for the smoke was suffo-
ang, and the interior soon became a mass of flame.
In the course of two or three hours three fire-engines
arrived from Blackburn • but their united efforts could
not save the building. 'The window frames at one end
became ignit3d ; but as the firemen now turned all their
bdenergies to the protection of the warehouse, they sue-
ed in preventing the fire from spreading beyond the
lcling where it originated. This was now envelopei
lb flames, the roof falling in by degrees till nothing re-
but the walls. Meanwhile, the tenants in the
adjoining cottages had removed their furniture, ald
many thousands of dozens of paper had been removed
"3 a distance by the spectators. The loss is tiated
at from 15,000/. to 20,000/., but the property iss insured
for 12,0001. The cause of the fire is not yet accurately
48certained.