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
six o'clock last evening.

Prince Albert went out shooting, with the King of
lie 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
King of the Belgians, her Imperial Highness the Duchess
of Brabant, their Royal Highnesses 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 Atholl,
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 :

Overture, " Gustave"
Introduction--Romance a deux voix, "Le
Prophete"
Selection, " Joseph"
Hochzeits Marsch
Airs du Ballet, " Stradella"

Auber.

Meyerbeer.

Mendelssohn.
Flatow.

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.

DREADFUL 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 an attic. This
building, and another warehouse which stands a few
yards from it, contained at the time about 790,000
dozen 3 of finished paper, and many thousands of en-
graved rollers, besides a large quantity of drugs. The
fire spread rapidly, and the men in the upper storeys
had barely time to escape, for the smoke was suffo-
cating, 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 ignited ; but as the firemen now turned all their
energies to the protection of the warehouse, they suc-
ceeded in preventing the fire from spreading beyond the
building where it originated. This was now enveloped
in flames, the roof falling in by degrees till nothing re-
mained but the walls. Meanwhile, the tenants in the
adjoining cottages had removed their furniture, and
many thousands of dozens of paper had been removed
to a distance by the spectators. The loss is estimated
at from 15,0001. to 20,0001., but the property is insured
for 12,0001. The cause of the fire is not yet accurately
ascertained.