The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal and the
Princess Alice, went to the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly,
yesterday morning, and honoured Mr. Albert Smith's
entertainment, "The Ascent of Mont Blanc," with,
their presence.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended
by the Duchess of Atholl, Major-General Buckley,
Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe and Mr; Gibbs, the
Hon. Matilda Paget, and the Hon. Mary Seymour.
Prince Albert afterwards rode on horseback, attended
by his equerry in waiting.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty yes-
terday at Buckingham Palace. -
The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of the Queen.
The Princess Helena and Louisa took a drive in an
open carriage and four.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Mary of
Cambridge, took a drive in an open landau and four
yesterday afternoon. Major-General Buckley and Lord
Charles Fitzroy attended on horseback.
, Prince Albert rode on horseback in the afternoon, at-
tended by Capt. the Hon. Dudley de Ros.
The royal dinner circle in the evening included the
Duchess of Kent, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury,
the Earl of Rosse'' Lady -Anna Maria Dawson, the
Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Har-
dinge, Lord Panmure, and the Right Hon. E. Card-
well.
The Band of the Ist Life Guards *as in attendance
during dinner, and played the following selection :
Overture, " Ruy Bias,"
Fantasia on Scotch Airs
Walzer, " Die Provinzialen" .. Bilse
Potpourri, " Lucia di Lammermoor"
March, " Franz Joseph" Oldrini
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Duchess of
Cambridge, went to Claremont yesterday, to visit the
Countess de Neuilly.

A deputation of pilots, consisting of Mr. Robert At-
kins, Mr. Thomas Mackie, Mr. John C. Mallett, Mr.
James Norris, Mr. Arthur Trott, and Mr. Henry
Bristow, had an interview with the Right Hon. E.
Card well, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The depu-
tation was introduced by Sir E. Dering, Bart., M.P.,
Mr. James Macgregor, M.P., Lord Chelsea, M.P., and
Mr. Deedes, M.P.
The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, Parliament-
street, yesterday. The commissioners prevent were :
The Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of Oxford, the Hon.
and Rev. H. M. Villiers, Sir John Dodson► Sir John
Patteson, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, the Rev. Canon
Selwyn, and Mr. Henry kingscote (Secretary).
The Committee of Privy Council for Education bad a
meeting, yesterday, at the Council office, There were
present—The Lord President, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Right
IHon. Sidney Herbert.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office, yester-
day, from the Gbvernor of Van Diemen's Land.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—The United States Mak
Steam-ship Baltic, Captain. James Comstock, sailed from
the Mersey this afternoon, about 12.30, for New York,
with the usual .bi-weekly mails, 160 passengers, and a
full cargo of merchandise on freight. Shortly after she
fired her parting salute, the Liverpool and Philadelphia
Company's screw steam-ship City of Manchester, Capt.
W. 'Wylie, took her departure from the river, with 400
passengers on board, 100 first and second cabin, and 300
in steerage berths. She also carried out a large cargo
of merchandise on freight. About, one o'clock the new
clipper Oliver Lang, belonging to James Baines and
Co.'s Black Ball Line of Australian packets, sailed from
the Mersey for Sydney, N.S.W., with 465 passengers.
She is commanded by Captain henry Manning (late of
the Bloomer.) She will be followed next week by the
celebrated clipper Star of the East, Captain Robertson,
under the Black Ball flag, with 450 passengers,
all the berths in which are already engaged.
AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY.—Yesterday, the ordinary general meeting
'of the above company was held at the London Tavern,
Mr. Malins in the chair. The report stated that
43,2101. had been paid on account of the last call of 2/.
per share, which, added to the amount received on
account of the vessels chartered by government, had
greatly relieved the, difficulties in which the company
were involved. The ships under charter to the Go-
vernment were the Victoria and Sydney. The Aus-
tralian, which had gone on shore at the Cape of Good
Hope, had arrived, and not appearing tobave sustained
any important damage, would be repaired and offered
to government. The board had been unable to adjust
the accounts with the contractor of the Adelaide and
Victoria. The chairman, lb moving the adoption of
the report, said that the Australian had been offered
to the Admiralty, who had stated they did not want
her, but he nevertheless thought that they would have
her. The total sum owing was 41,9981., to meet
which there were assets to the amount of 48,3491.
There were at the present moment 6,245 tons of coals
at Golden Sound, which it was estimated would realise
15,0001. ; gold freights amounting tb 2,0001. ; colonial
debts, about 5,0001. and goods 1,0001; The ships
were valued ,at 183,9001., and divided on 37,876 shares
there would be about 6/, 125. "6d. per share. The
adoption of the . report was seconded by Mr. 'East,
and after various observations from the shareholders,
and explanations in reply from the chairman, carried.
A. resolution to the effect that all shares unpaid in two
months' time be forfeited, was also proposed, but
subsequently withdrawn, and the matter left in the
hands of the directors. Thanks were voted to the
chairman at tho dm of the proceedinip.