The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, DEC. 13.
The Queen and Prince and the Royal children walked
out yesterday afternoon.
The Duke and Duchess of Brabant-'arrived at
Ostend at one o'clock this morning, after a favourable
passage.

A deputation of magistrates, on the subject of a re-
formatory school for juvenile prisoners of the county of
Middlesex, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston
yesterday at the Home-office. The deputation consisted
of Mr. Antrobus, Mr. Serjeant Adams, Mr. Pownall,
Mr. Robinson, Mr. France, Mr. Cottrell, Capt. George
Bague, R.N. Major Elsey, Mr. Evans, Mr. B. J.
Armstrong, Lieutenant-Colonel Bagot, Mr. Brooking,
Mr. Hernshead, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Harry Chester.
A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Walling-
ford, Mr. Dalyell (magistrate), and Mr. Field (alder-
man), Mr. Gells (alderman), Mr. Allnatt, and Dr. All-
natt, had an interview yesterday with Viscount Pal-
merston. The deputation was introduced to his lord-
ship by Mr. Malins,
Despatches from the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands, and also from the Governors of the
Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, and West
Australia,. were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary intend to pass the winter at Kew
Cottage. The Royal Duchess entertained a small party at
dinner on Monday evening. Her Royal Highness re-
turned to London from visiting Lord Cardigan, at Deane
Park.

The Duke de Montpensier has just presented the
municipality of Seville with several valuable paintings of
the Spanish school, which formerly belonged to the town.
In the number is a " Virgin" of Murillo, and another of
Morales ; four large paintings by Zurburan ; different por-
traits of the celebrated painters of Spain, executed by
themselves, and amongst them ono of Velasquez.

According to the Correspondence, of Berlin, it is
stated that the Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigma-
ringen is about to enter a French content at Kennzheim,
near Colmar.

The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland are enter-
taining company at Raby Castle, near Darlington. Lord
Harry Vane, M.P., has left Sir Gilbert Heathcote's, Nor-
manton Park, to join the party.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have left
town for Kimbolton Castle, near Huntingdon.

Lord Elphinstone and suite left Malta on the
let inst., in the &mine steamer, for Alexandria, en route
to Bombay.

Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., has left England for
the Continent for a few weeks.

• His Excellency Sir Charles Hotham, the newly-
appointed Governor of South Australia, and his bride
(sister to the Hon. Colonel Hood), have left town for Paris,
for the honeymoon.

Sir Harry Vane, Bart., has left St. James's-
place for Mathwaite Hall, Cumberland.

The Belgian Minister, M. Van de Weyer, re-
turned to the Legation, in ortland-place, yesterday, from
attending the Duke and Duchess de Brabant.

A matrimonial alliance is said to be on the tapis
between Viscount Fielding and the accomplished daughter
of a noble marquis, for many years one of the most ardent
supporters of the turf.
THE HORSE-GUARDS. We understand that
Lieutenant-General Cathcart, at present Commander-in-
Chief at the Cape, has been appointed to succeed Lieut.-
General Sir George Brown as Adjutant-General of the
Forces.

We regret to state that Lord Chief Justice Knight
Bruce has severely bruised the bones of his knee by a fall,
and that there is no probability of his resuming his judicial
duties for some days.

The Duke of Brunswick some time ago purchased
the hotel No. 11, Rue Beaujon, formerly occupied by the
notorious Lola Montes, and the adjacent hotel, No. 9, was
at the same time sold to M. Colmet, an artist. The seller
was a person named Rosas. Before the sale he took 105
yards of ground from the dependenciesof No. 9, and added
them to No. 11; but this change was not mentioned in the
conditions of sale. When consequently M. Colmet entered
in possession of his purchase, he demanded the restoration
of the 105 yards, or an indemnity. A sum of 3,500 f. was
offered to him, and he accepted it. An action, which he
had commenced, was accordingly droppe , and the matter
was considered at an end. But the Duke of Brunswick, on
his part, alleged that the demand of M. Colmet had pre-
vented him taking immediate possession of his hotel, and
had obliged him, en attendant the settlement of it, to take
apartments for himself and suite ; andhe therefore brought
an action before the Civil Tribunal to obtain 50,000 f.
damages. The tribunal awarded hi ni 7,000 f. M. Colmet
appealed against this decision, and the duke, on his part,
not thinking the indemnity sufficient, also appealed. The
case was heard on Saturday by the Imperial Court. The
court quashed the judgment of the tribunal, dismissed the
duke's demand, and condemned him to the costs.—
Galignani.

MONDAY, THE 26TH, AS A HOLIDAY.—Wo have now
received the pleasing intimation from all the great
brewery establishments in London, that their premises
will be strictly closed on Monday, the 26th, so as to
enable them to give the men in their employ a complete
holiday. From the number of communications which
have reached us from other firms, we feel justified in
saying that the day will be universally observed as a
holiday in the metropolis. The accounts, too, which
reach us from the provinces point to the almost absolute
certainty of its being observed as a holiday throughout
the country.—Morning Advertiser.
LIGHTHOUSES.—Yesterday a return to parliament
was printed
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onfeTatrhilliy: company, from the revival of repOrtsnof gold dis-
coveries in the neighbourhood of their property in Ca-
nada. The closing price on Monday was 68, and they
left off yesterday afternoon at 76 to 78. In January
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last announcements were received of gold having been
found on the lands of the company in the district of
Sherbrooke, when further searches were prevented by
the severity of the weather. The Government geologi-
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arrived at, which are described to be of a rich character.
Specimens have been forwarded to the company in Lon-
don by their commissioner, and will forthwith be tested.
The locality on which they were obtained is about forty
miles from the company's land, but a purchase of the
spot, consisting of about 2,000 acres, was immediately
made, a license to work its materials having meanwhile
been procured from the Government. The specimens
are stated to comprise many varieties, including several
kinds of quartz, and some washing from two brooks
which run through the estate,