The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, Nov. 4.
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps had the honour of
dining with her Majesty yesterday.
The Queen's private band attended after dinner in the
Castle, and played the following selection :
March, " Occasional"—" Judas Macoabeus" Handol.
Overture, " Le Pints d'Amour"
Terzetto, " Fidelio" Beethoven.
Selection, "La Fills du Regiment" Donizetti.
The. Queen and Prince walked in the Home-park this
I morning.

The Royal children took their accustomed exercise.

Nov. S.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
attended by the Countess of Gainsbotougb, Major-Gene-
ral Buckley, and Captain Du Plat, went to London yes-
terday afternoon by a special train of the Great Western
Railway.
The Queen visited her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Gloucester, at Gloucester-house, and returned to
Windsor at 5 o'clock. _ _ _

The Royal dinner party yesterday included her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting to
her Royal Highness, the Baroness de Speth, Sir George
Couper, and the Rev. the Provost of Eton.
Her Majeety's private band was in attendance after
dinner in the Castle, and performed the following pieces:—
Overture, "Les Chaperons Blanes"
Sinfonia, "Die Weche Dor Tone"
Tempo de Marcia, Andante Maestoso Spohr.
Larghetto Choral, Allegretto
Divertissement, `• Le Prophete" Meyerbeer
The Queen and Prince, with the four elder Royal
children, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the
domestic household, attended divine service this morning
in the private chapel of the Castle.
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor offi-
iated.
The Duchess of Kent was also at the service.

A messenger arrived at the Foreign-office, Downing-
street, at twenty minutes before five yesterday afternoon
from Calais, with despatches for the Earl of Clarendon
and also for the Admiralty and the Ordnance Depart-
ment.
Despatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope were received on Saturday at the Colonial-office.

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

This day the Royal Mail steam-ship Europa,
Captain N. Shannon, arrived in the Mersey, with
the usual mails from the United States and British
North America. She sailed from Boston on the
25th ult., and Halifax on the 27th, and has
brought, besides the mails, 103 passengers, and up-
wards of 200,000 dol. in specie, on freight.
The royal mail steamer Africa, from hence on
the 7th ult., arrived at New York on the 20th, and
the royal mail steam-ship Washington, from Bre-
men on the 11th, arrived on the 24th, the Indiana
on the 21st, and the Canadian Company's steamer
Sarah Sands arrived at Portland on the 24th. The
ships West Point and Governor Morton from hence
have arrived at New York, and report having on
board 64 cases of cholera amongst the passengers.
The news of the loss of Captain Sir J. Franklin
and his unfortunate companions had reached New
York, and had caused considerable excitement.
At the steamer's departure business was mode-
rate, money tighter, but stock very unsteady.
The cotton market is reported dull, and easier.
The market for breadstuffs was brisk, with a
slight improvement in plices.
There was a fair demand for provisions in the
market, and prices firmer.
Freights dull, and without change.
Exchange on London, 109 to 1091 ; ditto on
Paris, 5 111 to 5 13.