The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, DEC. 21.
Sir James Graham returned to London early this
morning.
The Court will leave Osborne to-morrow for Windsor

The Turkish Minister had an interview with the
Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.

A joint deputation of West India merchants and sugar
refiners, on the subject of refining of sugar under bond,
consisting of Messrs. H. E. Cram, of Glasgow ; Graham
Russell, of Glasgow ; Alexander M‘E wan, of Glasgow ;
Provost Martin, of Greenock ; and Robert Blair, of
Greenock ; accompanied by Mr. John Macgregor M.P.,
had an an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

Sir James Graham arrived at his residence, in the
Admiralty, yesterday forenoon, from a visit to the Queen
at Osborne, Isle of Wight.
The Cathedral Commission met yesterday. Present—
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Bland-
ford, the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of London, the
Bishop of Oxford, Sir John Dodson, Sir John Patteson,
the Rev. Dr. Hook, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, the
Rev. Canon Selwyn, the Hen. and Rev. H. Montagn
Villiers, and the Rev. Richard Jones (secretary).

CHRISTMAS BENEFACTIONS TO CLERGYMEN

WITH SMALL INCOMES.

At this season of the year a considerable sum of money
is annually distributed amongst poor curates and other
clergymen of the Established Church by the Governors
of the Ancient Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy,
and on Saturday last, the 17th inst., they held their
usual meeting for the purpose at the Corporation House,
2, Bloomsbury-place.
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart., M.P., the senior
treasurer, took the chair ' • and amongst the other gover-
nors present were Lord Radstock, the Rev. Drs. Spry
Vivian, Rev. Canon Jennings, Mr. Freshfield, M.P.,
treasurer, Mr. Sergeant Channell, Major Moore, Messrs.
James Bentley, Charles Francis, 0. Hargreave, John
Pepys, Henry Pownall, &c.
The cases of 93 poor clergymen in England and Wales
were investigated, and sums of from 101. to 201. were given
to 80. The benefactions thus seasonably distributed are
mainly limited, by the benevolent persons who be-
queathed them to the corporation, for curates in actual
duty ; but as there are always a large number of clergy.
men applying who are not eligible for assistance from
these benefactions in consequence of having temporarily
lost their curacies or being incapacitated by mental
or bodily disease, or superannuated, or in possession
of small benefices, the governors have recourse to
a "special fund," which was established some
years ago to meet such cases. Thus, on the present
occasion, whilst 8171. was given from the appro-
priate funds to 56 curates in actual duty, 2351.
was awarded from the "special fund" to 24 other
clergymen. The applications came from all parts of
England and Wales, and disclosed various sources of
distress to which so large a body of men as the clergy
must ever", in many of its members, be unavoidably
exposed. Numerous other applications, which arrived
too late for consideration this month, will be.submitted
to the governors in January, by which time we cor-
dially hope the funds may be amply replenished.
In June next angther class of benefactions, viz., for
beneficed clergymen, with small incomes and large
families, will be distributable.
Having thus relieved, as far as the funds will allow,
the several. cases of distress amongst the clergy, the
governors proceeded to consider applications from the
widows, aged single daughters and children of clergy-
men, and appropriated amongst them 3811. in donations,
educational grants, outfits, and apprentice fees.

ARRIVAL OF • THE COURT AT WINDSOR.—Her
Majesty, with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the
junior members of the Royal family, arrived at Wind-
sor Castle to-day, from the Isle of Wight, for the Christ-
mas holidays. The Royal party left Osborne about ten
o'clock in the forenoon, travelling by the Basingstoke and
Reading Railway lines, and arrived at the Castle between
one and two o'clock this afternoon. It is expected the
Court will remain at Windsor until the first week in
February.

The Marquis and
Marchioness of Drogheda are
entertaining, at their hospitable mansion, Moore Abbey,
county Kildare, the following distinguished personages --
The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford, the Earl and
Countess of Donoughmore, the Earl and Countess of Bec-
tive, Mr. Augustus Stafford, M.P., Mr. Vernon, M.P.,
lion. Spencer Ponsonby and Mrs. Ponsonby, Hon. Frede-
rick Ponsonby, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, Colonel the Hon.
Charles Lindsay and Mrs. Lindsay, Mr. Edward Taylor,
M.P., Mr. William Kennedy, Mr. Wortley, Mr. Edward
Cole, Captain Thesiger, Captain Everard, Mr. and Mrs.
James Moore, Major Ponsonby and, Miss Ponsonby, the
Misses Moore, &c. Amateur theatrical performances took
place ou the 20th and 21st inst.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry
al and suite have • "ved at Wynward Park, from Ireland..

Viscount and Viscountess Combermere have been
entertaining a family party at Combermere. Amongst
the guests have been the Marquis and Mai chionoss of
Downshire, the Ladies Charlotte and Henrietta Pelham
Clinton, &c. The noble and gallant viscount is to pre-
side, on St. John's Day, at the Masonic festival at
Chester.

It is currently reported that Mr. Disraeli has
prepared the outlines of a measure of Parliamentary
reform.

Married, on the 4th inst., at the parish church
of St. George, Hanover-square, the Rev. John Fitz Gerald,
of University College, Oxford, son of the late Gerald Fitz-
Gerald, Esq., of Mount Ophaley, Kildare, and first cousin
of the Right Hon. Viscount Lorton, to Clare, eldest sur-
viving daughter of the Rev. George Musgrave, vioar of
Borden, Kent.