The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBO RNE, TUESDAY.

Hia Majesty the Maharajah Duleep Singh, attended
by Dr. Login, arrived yesterday on a visit to her
Majesty.
The Duke of Newcastle has also arrived from London
on a visit.

The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Mahara-
jab and the Duke of Newcastle, drove to Carisbrook
yesterday afternoon.
The Marchioness of Ely, the lion. Flora Macdonald,
and Major-General the Hun. C. Grey were in at-
tendance.

The Duchess of Kent dined with the Queen.
Lady- Anna Maria liii,wson, Lidy Frances Bruce, and
Sir G. Cuuper had the honour of being invited.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde are
visiting their extensive estates in the West of Ireland,
and are now at Portuinna, county of Galway.
FUNERAL or THE KING OF SAXONY.—Tne mortal re-
mains of the late King of Saxony arrived by railway at
Dresden in the eveniug of the 15th. Altheugh no orders
were given by the authorities, the streets and squares
along which the cortege hal to pass were hung with black
drapery and flags and with funereal wreaths. An im-
mense crowd of the townspeople and of the inhabitants
of the neighbouring villages assembled to see the proces-
sion pass, and the troops of the garrison formed a lice
from the railway station to the palace. The King and
royal faintly, the ministers, the deputies of the Sates,
and the great State dignitaries aseetubled at the station.
When t.•.e train bearing the illustrious deceased was
signalled, huielrede of wax candles were lighted, and
they produced a brilliant effect. The body was in
an oak coffin, and the heart and brain were in
an urn. Tile coffin and urn were blessed by the clergy,
and were afterwards placed in a hearse. The King tlien
gave orders for the cortege to proceed to the palace. It,
was headed by a squadron of cavalry and a battalion of
infantry of the guard, with their bands playing funeral
airs ; then followed in succession the Catholic clergy,
the authorities and notable inhabitants of the city, the
t.,urg.iinaters, the royal physicians, the chamberlains
and aides.de camp, the counsellors of the ministries, and
the great dignitaries of the court. Ntxt were three
chamberlains bearing the heart of the illustrious de-
ceased, and then the hearse, which *as drawn by six
black horses, the pall being borne by six chamberlains.
Following the hearse were the King, with the Prince
Royal on his right and Prince George on his left.
Some foreign princes who happened to be in the city,
and amongst them the Gran I Duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, and Prince Albert of Prussia ; the ininistere,
the representatives of the Equestrian orders and of the
States ; a great number of officers, arid deputations
from the country districts and of the corporations. The
procession, which was of immense length, and which
was accompanied by a number of persons bearing flam-
beaux, was closed by a squadron and a battalion of the
guards. When it arrived at the chapel of the palace,
it found assembled the corps diplomatique and their
ladies, all in deep mourning. The remains of the illus-
trious deceased were then placed in a chapel to lie in
Some prayers were recited, after which the
and the royal family retired. The people were
then state.g
admitted to visit the chapel, and during the night
the coffin was 1 ft under the protection of an aide de.
camp, a chamberlain, a priest, and a military guard.
DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS IN MANCHESTER.—Yes-
terday, Suliman Pacha, the General e Commandern-
Chief in Egypt, accompanied by Skander Bey, Mourad
Effendi, the Hon. A. Murray, and suite, arrived in
Manchester. They visited several manufactories of the
town, and at one o'clock were received on 'Change by
a very, large number of the merchants and manufacturers.
After dining at the Palatine Hotel they took their de-
parture for London by the quarter-past five express
train.
EXTENSIVE FAILURE IN THE FLAX TRADE:—Mr. S.
appearedß
ankru p t beforeeMill
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Hammond, flax spinner, of Low Fold Leeds,
rt thoen day
, in
appointedt the Leeds
for the proof of debts and choice of assignees. Debts
were proved ameuntine. to 50,000/. and upwards, and
Cou Mrtr, C
on'in Tuesday last, A Y
there are others yet to ;rove. Tiie assets were estimated
at about 20,0001. or 22,000/. Mr. J. W. Scott, manager
of the Yorkshire
flax merchant, Leeds, were ohofien assignees,
Banking Company, and Mr, Speck,