The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINSOR, JAN. 5.
Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with
the Prince of Leiningen, attended by the Countess of
Charlemont, the Hon. Matilda Paget, the Hon. Mary
Seymour, Lord Charles Fitzßoy, and Lieutenant-Colonel
F. H. Seymour, drank tea with her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, at Frogmore, last night.
The Tyrolese Minstrels performed a selection of fa-
vourite airs.

The Hon• and Rev. G. Wellesley, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Biddulph, had the honour of receiving invitations.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Lieut.-Colonel Seymour, honoured Mr. Ward with a
visit at his Studio, at Upton Park Villas, yesterday, to
inspect his Historical Picture of the Execution of
Montrose.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Princess Mary of Cambridge, are expected to-day on
a visit to her Majesty, and Monsieur and Madame Van
de Weyer, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount and Vis-
countess Hardinge, and Major - General Sir George
Bowles, have been invited, and are expected this after-
noon.

Sir W. Gore Ouseley had an interview with the Earl
of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence, in
Downing-street. The noble earl left town yesterday
afternoon, on a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle.
Earl Granville left town on Tuesday evening, for Wo-
burn Abbey.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday after-
noon, from Tiverton.

SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION (THIS DAY).--The poll opened
at 8 o'clock this morning. At 10 o'clock 393 voters had
polled for Sir A. Cockburn, and 266 for Mr. B. Cochrane.
AYLESBURY ELECTION (THIS DAY).—Mr. Bethell, the
Solicitor-General, was this morning re-elected without
opposition.
SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.—The usual general quarterly
meeting of the governors and subscribers to this eorp -
purpose of
ration was held yesterday in the board-room of the in_
committee
stitution, Crane-court, Fleet-street, for the
transacting the usual business of the charity;
Dr, Web-
ster in the chair. The minutes of the last ,
been read and confirmed, Mr. Kirk moved theult followinghavi n g
resolution :—" That the building
be instructed
to memoralise thec orporation of the City
the buildings now being constructed arounds-
- thought that the corporation in widening
at the expense of the buildings belt'respecting
the hospital."
He Fetiter-lane
both an error and an injustice.
the motion. Mr. Donaldson la Were committing
at the manner in which they said
had
ard.
bSbete Stewart
wasatreatedr t seconded
surprisedb y
the corporation of the City, who had made such loud
professions about promoting the widening of courts, and
the health of the middle and poorer classes, and yet
should themselves set such a bad
example. Dr. Webster,
e
of
as
the buildings in course medical officer to the hospital;
erection would be was decidedly of opinion
that
preju-
dicial to
the health of the neighliourhood, and suggested
that a deputation be appointed to wait upon the Board
of Health. After some further conversation, the mo-
tion was carried. The secretary reported that the total
number of persons relieved during the past year ending
in December last had been 4,158, at an expense of
2,1381. The subscriptions during the past year had
amounted to 2,600/. ; and when all expenses had been
defrayed they had a balance in hand of 1671. A vote of
thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings.
LADY CATHARINE LONG'S NEW NOVEL, entitled "THE
LIEUTENANT'S STORY," in 3 vols., is just published by
Messrs. Hurst and Blackett, successor to Mr. Colborn, '
of Great Marlborough-street, who have also lately pub-
lished the following new works of fiction :-2. Castle
Avon, by the author of " Emilia Wyndham," &c. 3.
Broomhill ; or, the Country Beauties. 4. Uncle Walter,
by Mrs. Trollope. 5. The Kinnears, a Scottish Story ;
and the Romance of the Forum ; or, Narratives, Scenes,
and Anecdotes from Courts of Justice, by Peter Burke,
Esq., in 2 vols,