The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-21 00:00:00

OOURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, Dso. 20.
The Queen and Prince walked in the grounds yes-
terday.
Sir James Graham arrived in the evening from
London, and remains on a visit.

The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny
Howard and Colonel Sir George Couper, arrived in town
yesterday morning from her residence, Frogmore, nuar
Windsor. Her 'Royal Highaess.vi-,ited the Duchess of
Gloucester, at Gloucester Hou:se, Piccadilly, and after-
wards left London on her return to Frogmore. The
Duchess travelled by the Great Western Railway.

The Turkish Minister had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing•street. _ _

The commissioners for inquiring into the state of the
corporation of the city of London held a meeting yes-
terday at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury. in Downing-street. The commissioners pre-
sent were the Right lion. H. Labouchere, the Right
Hon. Sir J. Patteson, and.G. Cornewall Lewis, Esq.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer had a select party
at dinner yesterday, at his residence in Downing-street.
A deputation from Hanley and Shelton, in the Staf-
fordshire Potteries, consisting of Mr. Dimmock, chief
bailiff, Mr. Ralph Stephenson, Mr. Ridgway, Mr. E.
Ridgway, and Mr. Brownfield, had an interview with
Sir William Molesworth yesterday, at the Office of
Works and Public Buildings in Whitehall-place. The
deputation was introduced by the Hon. F. Leveson
Gower, M.P., and Mr. Ricardo, M.P.

RETURN OF THE COURT TO WINDSOR. Her
Majesty the Queen, the Prince Albert, and Royal family,
will leave Osborne for Windsor to-morrow, via Ports-
mouth.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
continues slowly to improve in health, but by the advice
of her physicians, will not leave Gloucester House during
the present winter. The Duchess of Cambridge, the Prin-
cess Mary, and the Duchess of Inverness pay almost daily
visits to their Royal relative.
The Duke of Beaufort has arrived at Badminton
Park, where the duchess and family are still staying.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
and the:Ladies Grovesnor, arrived at Grovesnor House yes-
terday, from Eaton Hall, near Cheater, en route to Mot-
combe House, Dorsetshire.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry
and suite left Belfast on Saturday, at half-past one o'clock,
by the Ardrossau steamer, en route to his lordship's resi -
dence at Wynward Park.—Belfast Sews Letter.

Baron Stockmar, we are glad to say, enjoys
excellent health, and continues his assiduous attendance on
the Prince Consort.

Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby arrived on
the Terrace, Piccadilly, from Dover.

Lord and Lady Claud. Hamilton have arrived in
town from the Marquis of Abercorn's seat, Baron's Court,
county Tyrone, which the noble lord and lady have occu-
pied during the absence of the marquis in England.

Lord and Lady Lennox Fitzroy and their youth-
fal family arrived at the Duke of Grafton's, in Clarges-
street, yesterday, en route to his grace's seat, Wakefield
Lodge, Northamptonshire, where the family circle are
about to assemble for the holidays.

Lord Robertson is now, we are glad to say, en-
tirely recovered. His lordship may be expected to take
his seat in court immediately.—Caledonian. Mercury.

Mr. Robert Macfarlane has been appointed
Sheriff of Renfrewshire, in the room of Mr. Hercules
R.4hertson, recently promoted to a seat in the Scottish
Bench.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MIISIC.-KING'S SCHOLAR-
SIIIPS.—The examination for these scholarships which
become annually vacant, one for young ladies, and one for
young gentlemen, took place on Monday, the 19th inst.
The bo-rd of examiners consisted of Mr. Potter (principal),
Mr. Goff, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Sterndale Bennett, Mr. Howell,
Mr. G. Macfarren, and Mr. Domett. Thenumber of candi-
dates were 18-7 ladies and 11 gentlemen. The scholars
elected were-- Miss Rosa P. Lyne, and Mr. John Barnett
(re-elected). Miss Rosetta Vining was re-elected a scholar
for one year. The following were specially commended—
Mr. John Cheshire. The following were commended—
Miss Cazaly and Miss Southgate ; and Messrs. Watson,
Wheeldon, Schroeder, and Mason.

ODESSA.—Advices from Odessa received to-day state
that the wheat-market was less firm, and that freights
were rather lower. Meanwhile shipments were actively
going on.
SHANGHAI.--The annexed extract of a letter from
Shanghai is of eight days' later date than the advices
published on the arrival of the overland mail :
" Shanghai, Oct. 13, 1853.

"There is very great difficulty in getting the silkmen to
make contracts at all, while there is not, and has not been,
a bale of silk on the market since we last addressed you
(September 27), only a few bales having come down, and
these in completion of old contracts.
"Political matters remain in much the same state as
when we last addressed you. A large body of Imperialists
aro encamped just outside the walls, and a little skirmish.
ing occasionally takes place, but the operations have more
the appearance of playing at soldiers than anything else.
" Exchange.—Russell and Co.'s bills on Baring Brothers
and Co. are selling at 7s. ; Oriental Bank bills, 6s. 104 d. to
Gs. 11d. ; Company's Bills; 318 r. per $100; sycee, $122 ;
gold, $195."
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CANADA.—The accounts from Canada give further
confirmation of the remarkable progress of that province.
A return of the revenue receipts from the Ist of Feb. to
the commencement of the present month, shows a total
derived from Customs, public works, &c., of 1,009,179/,
against 742,9331. in the corresponding period of last
year, which was in itself one of great prosperity.