The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, DEC. 12.
The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, attended by the
Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, went to Whipping-
ham Parish Church yesterday morning, where the ser-
vice was performed by the Rev. G. Prothero.

The Duke and Duchess of Brabant, attended by
Count and Countess de Lannoy, embarked at Cowes this
morning at eleven o'clock, in the royal yacht Fairy, and
crossed over to Portsmouth, on their return to Brus: els.
A social fr-in was in readiness to convey their Royal
Highnesses to Dover. •
Her Majesty and Prince Albert drove down to the
Trinity-wharf, and took leave of the Duke and Duchess
on board the royal yacht.
Viscount Hardinge returned to London this morning.

Mr. Alexander George Gray and Mr. John R. Fen-
wick had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yes-
terday, at the Home-office, relative to an inquiry into
the state of the Corporation of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Despatches from the Governor of South Australia
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday, and concluded the hearing of an appeal from
the Prerogative Court, "Rowley v. Palmer and Biggs."
The Lords present were the Chief Justice of the Court
of Common Pleas, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Corn-
wall, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir E.
Ryan.

THE COURT.—Her Majesty and the Prince Con.
sort, accompanied by their illustrious family, are expected
to leave Osborne, Isle of Wight, on or about the 19th
inst., for Windsor Castle, for the Christmas holidays.
The Court mourning for the late Queen Donna Maria de
Gloria of Portugal will expire on Sunday next, and that
of the Imperial Court of France a few days afterwards.
The young King Don Pedro V., we understand, was on
the eve of visiting his illustrious relatives in this country
and other foreign Courts, when the melancholy death of
his illustrious parent caused his tour to be postponed
Sine die.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, and the
youthful Marquis of Worcester, and family, are still stay-
ing at Bodminton Park, Gloucestershire, where his grace
is occupied with family affairs, consequent on the death
of his noble father. The noble duke, who received his
military education in Belgium, will, it is expected, shortly
retire from the 7th Hussars, in which he holds the rank of
Captain.

The Duke of Devonshire, who has suffered from
rather indifferent health, instead of proceeding to Chats-
worth, intends, we believe, to pass the recess at Brighton,
the air of which watering-place agrees with the noble
duke.

The Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl of Malmesbury,
Mr. Disraeli, and other political friends of the Earl of
Derby, have been spending the past week at Knowsley,
the seat of the noble earl. We rejoice to say that the late
Premier has completely recovered from his attack of gout,
and joined the party in the sports of the field with his
usual spirit.

The Viscount and Viscountess Canning left Gros-
venor-square yesterday, on a visit to the Earl and Countess
Cowper, Pansangher, Herts, where a few personal friends
are staying, including Mr. Charles Greville.

Lady Anne Beckett has arrived at Stratford-
place, from visiting Lord and Lady William Powlett, at
Downham Hall, Suffolk, where a select party is staying.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The nuptials of Miss
Parke, only surviving daughter of Baron and Lady Parke,
with Mr. Lowther, son of the Hon. Colonel Lowther, and
nephew of the Earl of Lonsdale, are to be solemnised on
Saturday next.

SPECIAL DESPATCHES FROM CONSTANTINOPLE.—Lieut.
Henry Carr Glyn, the son of the eminent London
banker, and lieutenant of Admiral Dundas's flag-ship,
arrived in Downing-street on Saturday last, charged
with important and special despatches from Constanti-
nople, This gallant young officer, who was selected for
this duty, came home via Marseilles in the French
steam-packet. He is under orders to be in readiness to
return to the fleet at a moment's notice.

ARRIVAL OF 480 SAIL OF MERCHANT SHIPPING IN
THE RIVER THAMES.—This morning and yesterday the
unprecedented number of 480 vessels, in the aggregate
exceeding 95,000 tons, were entered inwards at the
Custom-house. Of these, 228 are coal laden ; this num-
ber is in addition to 140 colliers that arrived on 'Friday,
and 196 on Saturday, making the total arrival of coal-
laden ships, within four days, 565. The foreign arrivals
to-day and yesterday number 160 vessels, principally
from the north of Europe, there being only three ships
entered from other ports—viz., the Celestial, from Can-
ton, the Celine, from St. Domingo, and the Rival, from
Cephalonia, with the exception of the regular steam-
ships trading to Havre, Boulogne, Calais, Ostend, Ant-
werp, and Rotterdam. The coasting vessels that have
arrived number 92, and are all from northern ports.
It is expected that, should the wind hold in its present
quarter (E. to N.E.), the afternoon entry will augment
the arrival to fully 600. Accounts received from the
western ports announce a large fleet from foreign and
colonial ports, windbound in the Chaps and the Channel,
and to the westward of Scilly ; and as it is supposed the
vessels are in want of supplies, application has been
made to the Admiralty for the despatch of a steamer to
their assistance.

REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF COAL.—The retail coal
dealers in the metropolis and suburbs have reduced the
price of coal very materially ; the qualities that were
selling at is. 10d. and 2s. per cwt. can now be obtained
at is. ad, and is. 10d. per cwt. respectively, and it is
expected that, in consequence of the numerous arrivals
of coal-laden ships, the price of this most necessary arti-
cle will be further reduced in a day or two to Is. 6d.
per cwt. for seaborne. An abatement has also taken
place in the price of coke, which may now be had for
6d. per bushel, being one penny less than the price last
week.
ANOTHER FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yester-
doy, a further reduction of one halfpenny was made'in
the price of the 41b. loaf by the bakers of the metropolis
and suburbs. Bread which was selling at 81d. and 9d.
per 41b., can now be obtained at Bd. and 80. respec-
tively, and country bread (unweighed) at 7d. and 71d.
per loaf. The price of the best bread is reduced from
101 d. to Std. and 10d., and the bread of the League
Bakery is selling at 81d. per 41b. loaf.
THE CHARTER HOUSE.—The "Poor Brothers " of
the Charter House have lately had a " movement," by
soliciting an increase of the pension of 251. now annually
allotted them. On Friday last the Governors of the in-
stitution took the petition into consideration, when they
resolved that they could not, consistently with their
duty, make any increase to the pension of the brother-
hood;
SHIPMENT OF GOLD TO FRANCE.—Of the gold from
the United States, per the Royal Mail steam-ship,
Arabia, at Liverpool, on Sunday, 666,061 dols., there
were 277,022 dols. transhipped to France, per the steam-
ship Margaret, yesterday, from Liverpool to Havre.
The dollars brought by the last West India steamer
were sold yesterday at 604 d., and the bar silver at 65id.
per ounce, being a decline of id. in the former, and fd.
in the latter. The bar silver was taken chiefly for the
continent.

SHIPPING AT QUEBEC.-A letter from Quebec, dated
Nov. 23, says, "There are now in this port, ready to
sail, at least 45 vessels, 40 of which are not yet loaded.
Sailors' wages are 221. 10s.—cash down, in silver, the
moment the vessel's anchor is weighed.

MERCHANT TAYLOR'S SCHOOL.:—The Rev. Richard
Whittington, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, one
of the masters of the Islington Proprietary School, was
on Saturday elected to the vacant assistant-mastership
in Merchant Taylors' School.