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 Prineess Royal and the
Princess Alice, went to the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly,
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Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended
by the Duchess of Atholl, Major-General Buckley,
Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros 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 C4pt. 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 Flar-
dinge, Lord Panmure, and the Right Hon. E. Card-
well.

The Band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner, and played the following selection :
Overture, " Ruy Blas,"
Fantasia on Scotch Airs
Walzer, " Die Provinzialen"
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 present 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 Kingscotu (Secretary). -
The Committee of Privy Council for Education had 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
Hon. Sidney Herbert.
Despatches we're received at the Colonial-office, yester-
day, from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land.

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fired her arting salute, the Liverpool and Philadelphia
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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,
s4iling 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 21.
per share, which, added to the amount received on
account of the vessels chartered by government, had
greatly relieved the difficultiets 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 apOearing to have 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, in; 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 48,349/.
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 to 2,0001. ; colonial
debts, about 5,0001. and goods 1,0001. The ships
were valued at 183,0001., and divided on 37,876 shares
there would be about El. 12s. 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
ohAirman at the close of the proceedings,