The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-15 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.
Her Majesty had a dinner party in the Castle last
evening, which inr,iuded his Majesty the Kin.. of Portu-
gal, his Royal -o:ighness the Duke of Oporto, her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Suther-
land, the D'ake of ffellington, the Portuguese Minister
(Count La'eradio), the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Mar-
quis of -I%.beroorn Earl ;ipencer, the Duke of Terceira (in
waiting to the King ai Portugal), Viscount de Carreira,
Baran de Sarmentr,, and Chevalier de Mello (in waiting
to, his Majesty), Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness
de Speth, Lord de Tabley, Colonel Wylde, and Sir James
Clark.
The banci of 'the Royal Horse Guards was in attend-
ance duri.ng dinner. The Queen's private band after-
wards atctended in the Castle and played the following
pieces

- Overture, " Les Chaperons Blanes" Atiber.
Selection, "L'Etoile du Nord" Meyerbeer.
Hochzeits Marsch Mendelssehn.
The Count de Lavradio, the Duchess of Sutherland,
the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Breadalbane,
the Marchioness of Abercorn, and Earl Spencer arrived
at the Caste yesterday afternoon on a visit.
The Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge are ex-
pected to-day on as visit to her Majesty.
The following have been invited, and are expected this
afternoon :—His Excellency the French Ambassador and
the Countess W-...lewski, the Countess Lavradio, the Aus-
trian Minister (Count Colloredo), the Duchess of Wel-
lington, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Earl and
Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Bess-
borough,, the Earl and Countess Granville, and the
Ladies Harriet and Louisa Hamilton.

A deputation of the Commissioners of Sewers of the
city of London, consisting of the chairman, Mr. Deputy
Peacock, Deputy Harrison, Deputy Hill, Deputy Cor-
ney, Mr. Hall, and other gentlemen, had an interview
with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office.
The chief clerk, the engineer, and Mr. Simon, medical
officer of health, attended the conference.
Sir Charles Wood gave a dinner to the Cabinet Mini-
sters last evening at his residence in Chesham-place.
Despatches from the governors of Victoria and Gib-
raltar were received yesterday at the Colonial•office.

EXCHEQI7.It BONDS.—Exchequer-bonds remain with
firmness •,,,t Ito premium. The bill authorising a total
issue o.i 6,000,000/. passed its third reading last night,
and an expectation is entertained that as soon as it shall
lave received the Royal assent the 4,000,0001. remain-
ing to be issued will be put forth. From those already
issued having become an established security in the mar-
ket an increased disposition to subscribe for them is
understood to exist on the part of the leading capitalists.
MEXICAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANY.—At the
half-yearly meeting of the Mexican and South American
Company held yesterday a dividend of 7s. 6d. per share
was declared, and the report adopted. It is stated that
operations are progressing satisfactorily, and that the
prc.duce of ore has increased. The expenditure, how-
ever, has been augmented by the high rates of fuel and
freight.
THE ARMENIAN PATRIARCH SENT TO ST. PETERS-
BURG.—Accounts from Asia state that the Armenian
Patriarch Narses, who has been for some time a prisoner
at Gumri, has been strongly guarded to St. Petersburg.
An extension of his power over the Armenian people
hairbeen always aimed at by the Czar as a means of fur-
thering his designs on the Turkish provinces of Asia.
Half of Armenia is already in his hands, and within the
limits of Russian territory is situate Ecmiaczin, the chief
seat of the Armenian Patriarchate. The present pos-
sessor of the seat appear to have been a strong opponent
of Russian views, and three months ago lie was seized
and placed in the almost impregnable fortress which de-
fends the frontier and threatens the Russian army. lie
is now, if the report is to be believed, carried far away
from his country and jurisdiction to IiYQ Stat 9 pri-
soner in the northern metropolis. - .

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