The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, OCT. 26.

The royal dinner party yesterday including the King
of the Belgians, the Duchess of Brabant, the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Brabant, the Count of Flanders, the
Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Brabant, the Lady
in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de
Speth, the Belgian Minister, the Austrian Minister and.
Countess Colloredo, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon,
the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Count Gustave
de Lannoy, Colonel de Moerkerke, Baron Prisse, and
Monsieur Ricken.

The Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended in
the Castle and played during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band was in attendance after-
wards and performed the following selection :

Overture, "Marco Spada" Auber.
Fantasia, Flute—Mr. Richardson ... Richardson.
Selection, "Le Prophets" Meyerbeer.
Airs de Ballet, " Gustave"

The Queen and the Duchess of Brabant drove out
this morning in a pony phaeton ; Colonel Hon. Charles.
Grey attended on horseback.

Prince Albert, with the King of the Belgians, the
Duke of Brabant, and the Count of Flanders, went out
shooting, attended by Lord Camoys, Colonel Wylde,
Count de Lannoy, and Colonel de Moerkerke.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred went out on
horseback, attended by Mr. Gibbs.
The Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Princess
Charlotte of Belgium, took a drive yesterday afternoon-
ia an open carriage.
The Belgian Princes and the Duchess of Brabant re—
turned from London at seven o'clock last evening.
The Countess of Desart has succeeded Viscountess
Canning as lady in waiting to her Majesty.
Lord Camoys and Lieutenant-General Sir F. Swirl
have relieved Lord de Tabley, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Hon. R. Boyle as lord and groom in waiting.
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince William of Hesse
Philipsthal are expected to-day on a visit to the Queen.
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone left the Castle this
forenoon for London.

Sir Charles Hotham had an interview with the Earl of
Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.—Captain Elliot lad also an interview with the
Noble Earl.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer returned to town
yesterday morning from Windsor Castle.
Sir Wm. and Lady Moiesworth arrived last evening
at their residence in Eaton-place from Bodmin.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester
day from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, the
Mauritius, and St. Helena.
Despatches were sent yesterday to the Governor of
Gibraltar.

_ DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN AI'TE
B
RIDGE-HOURE HOTEL, LONDON-BRIDGE. - Yesterday
morning, about nine o'clock, the most intense excitement
was occasioned at the Bridge-house Hotel, in consequence
of a report that a gentleman had committed self-destruc-
tion, which proved to be a most melancholy fact. About
that time, from what has been allowed to transpire, si
report of a pistol was heard to proceed from the bath-
room, and on a man entering he found a gentleman had
shot himself through the heart. An alarm was instantly
raised, and messengers were dispatched for medical as-
sistance, when Messrs. C. and B. Muriel, surgeons,
promptly attended, but the unfortunate gentleman sank
and expired.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.
—An inquest was concluded before Mr. J. Lovegrove,
at the county hospital, Gloucester, on Tuesday, on view
of the body of George Wood, who died in that establish-
ment from injuries which he had sustained upon this line
of railway. It appears that the up express train from
Carmarthen to Gloucester left Chepstow, on the 19th,
at 1.56 p.m., being six minutes after its time. The train
does not stop between Chepstow and Gloucester (twenty-
seven miles), and was proceeding at a rapid rate along
the line near Newnham, when the deceased, who wee
standing close by the side of the up rails of the line,
was caught by the steps of the carriages, and his leg
broken. He was conveyed to Gloucester, and refusing
to have his leg amputated, he lingered for some days'
and then died of the injuries which he had sustained-
A. good deal of evidence was taken, in consequence of its
having transpired that the Newnham signal at the mouth
of the tunnel was not visible at a distance. The driver
of the train, John Brown, deposed that the train Was
proceeding at the rate of thirty-six or thirty-seven miles
an hour; and having observed the man on the line, lr
stopped the train, though he could not do this before it
had passed through the tunnel and beyond Newnham
station, and he expressed his opinion that the signal was
not sufficiently far from Newnham to allow the engine"
driver to pull up when the train was going at thirty-five
to forty-five miles an hour; so that if the signal was up
to stop at Newnham he could not have done so. Thejury, however, considering that the signal had in title
case nothing to do with the accident, returned a verdict
of "Accidental death."

JUDICIAL sErtvle-E-s.--The pensions for judicial
vices are beyond the military and naval services;
Last year the amount was 42,2641. There are several
retired Lord Chancellors on the list of pensioners.