The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert and her Majesty's
visitors inspected yesterday morning, in Buckingham
Palace, the two Aztecs, from Central America.
The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel
Francis Hugh Seymour and Mr. Gibbs, left Buckingham
Palace at a quarter before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and travelled via London and South-Western Railway
to Windsor Castle.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of
Saxe Coburg Gotha yesterday. The Duchess of Kent,
accompiinied by the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe
Langenburg, visited the Duke and Duchess of Saxe
Coburg Gotha in the evening at Buckingham Palace,
and took leave of their Royal Highnesses.
The Princess of Prussia and the Duke and Duchess
of Saxe Coburg Gotha visited the Duchess of Kent yes-
terday afternoon at Clarence-house, St. James's. The
Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha also visited
the Duchess of Cambridge at her residence, in St.
James's Palace,
The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince and Princess
of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha,
and the Prince of Hohenlohe Langenburg, took a drive
yesterday afternoon in two open carriages and four.
Lord Alfred Paget and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A.
Gordon attended on horseback.
The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, at-
tended by the Baroness Wangenheim, baron Seebach,
and Baron Treskow, took leave of the Queen and Prince
Albert yesterday evening on their return to the conti-
nent. Their Royal Highnesses quitted 13uukingliam
Palace at five minutes to 8 o'clock, in one of the Queen's
carriages, for the London-bridge terminus, and travelled
by the South-Eastern Railway to Dover.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
honoured the Philharmonic Concert, at the Hanover-
square Rooms, with their presence last evening. The
Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Princess Royal, and
the Princess Louise of Prussia accompanied the Queen
in her carriage. Prince Albert, the Prince of Hohenlohe
Langenburg, the Duke of Wellington, Master of the
Horse ; and the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Steward, occu-
pied the carriage immediately preceding that of the Queen.
The ladies and gentlemen in waiting occupied five other
Royal carriages, and consisted of the Countess of Mount
Edgcumbe, Lady in Waiting ; the Hon. Eleanor Stanley
and the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Maids of Honour in Wait-
ing ; the Countess von Hacke, the Countess Oriolla, and
Mademoiselle von Stereberg, Ladies in Waiting
to the Princess of Prussia and the Princess Louise,
the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain;
the Marquis of Aberoorn, Groom of the Stole to
Prine9 Albert; the Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Wait-
ing; li,iscount Torrington, Lord in Waiting to Prince
Albert ; .Major-General Berkeley Drummond, Groom in
Waiting ; Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal), Equerry
in Waiting ; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon,
Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Count Puckler,
Count Goltz, and Count .Boos, in Waiting to the Prince
of Prussia.
Her Majesty and the royal party left the palace for
the concert at eight o'clock.
A deputation from the county of Warwick, consisting
of Mr. Samuel Umbers, Mr. George Startin, Mr. Thos.
Carter, and Mr. Henry Brown, and a deputation from
the directors of the poor for the city of Coventry, con-
sisting of Mr. Stephen Hammerton (chairman), Mr.
Francis Serjeant, Mr. Edward Simms, and Mr. Thomas
Roe, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yes-
terday at the Home-office. The deputations were intro-
duced by the Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P., Mr. C. N.
Newelegate, M.P., Mr. R. Spooner, M.P., and Mr. C.
Geach, M.P.
Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequeryesterday at his official residence in Downing-
street.

THE AZTECS AFORE HER MAJESTY.—By command
of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
and through the agevcy of Dr. Clarke, the Aztec Lilli-
putians, from the city of Iximaya, in Central America,
were brought to the Palace yesterday. There were
present at the interview the Prince of Wales, the Prin-
cess Royal, and the Princess ,9.lice, the Prince and Prin-
cess of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg,
Prince Hohenlohe, the Countess
Sof ou
Mnt-Edgecumbe,
and many ladies of the court, o interested was her
Majesty that she remained with the Lilliputians for
nearly an hour, and previous to th.eir departure ex-
pressed herself much gratified with their visit. A
similar compliment was paid by the menhers of the
royal party.
The departures from the port of London foe the Aus-
tralian colonies during the past week show a slight
decrease. They have comprised altogether 10 vessels—
four to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 2,511 tons ;
four to Port Philip, with an aggregate burden of 1,910
tons ; one to Hobart Town, of 608 tons; and one to
Adelaide, of 554 tons. Their total capacity was, conse-
quently, 5,583 tons. The shipments of manufactures
and ordinary merchandise have rather diminished, and
rates of freight show a further tendency to decline.
AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS.—
The weekly reviews state that business continued inac-
tive. The transactions in coffee had been limited, but
prices were fairly supported. No change had occurred
in raw or refined sugar, scarcely any contracts having
been concluded. Rice continued in demand, and most
descriptions of fruits showed a further tendency to im-
provement.
ement Theaccounts from Hamburg and Antwerp
represent a similar position of trade.
ROUEN.—The letters from Rouen mention that;.the
market for manufactures was heavy, the absence of pur-
chasers having again unfavourably influenced quotations.
NEW YORK.—The commercial accounts from New
York this week are wholly without interest. The rate
of exchange continued in favour of this country, the
,specie brought on the present occasion being 110,0001.,
while a further sum may be expected by the Arctic on
We, 1 n esday.
Ty/f. OUTWARD INDIAN MAIL.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Bengal left Southampton
yesterd.9o7 with the India, China, and Australian mail,
The mail was exceedingly heavy • it was conveyed to
Southamp 4-. On by special train, filled four railway wag-
gons, and N,vighed about 15 tons. It consisted of 325
boxes arid 18' bags,-97 of the boxes were for India, 10
for China, and 210 for Australia. Of the Australian
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mails between Suez and Calcut;a, and a portion of the
suite of the Rajah of Coorg. On board the Bengal, also,
there were mastiff dogs, gold and ,silver pheasant* pea-
cocks, and a quantity of poultry from the Pacha of
Egypt.