The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 11.

The woods of Abergeldie were driven yesterday for
deer. Her Majesty and the Princess Royal were pre-
sent.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Count
Alexander Mensdorff, and Lady Augusta Bruce, joined
the Royal dinner party yesterday.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, the
Princess Mary, the Hereditary Grand Duke and
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and suite, left
Douglas's Hotel, Edinburgh, on Saturday last, at 10
o'clock, travelling by the Scottish Central Railway to
Perth station, where Mr. Anderson, of the Birnam
Hotel, had received instructions to have horses in readi-
ness to convey their Royal Highnesses to Taymouth
Castle. They arrived at Birnam about 3 o'clock, and
proceeded, after a short stay, to visit the grounds of his
Grace the Duke of Atholl, the Hermitage, &c. They
afterwards left for Taymouth Castle, the seat of the
Marquis of Breadalbane, arriving about 1 o'clock p.m.,
where they intend stopping for a few days. The Earl
of Denbigh, the Earl of Mansfield, the Earl of Dalkeith,
the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., and a distinguished
party of visitors, are at present enjoying the hospitali-
ties of the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane at
Taymouth Castle.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor-General of Canada, the Go-
vernors of the other North American provinces, the
Governors of Malta and Gibraltar, and.the Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

THE NEW WESTMINSTER-BRlDGE.—Yesterday consider-
able curiosity was excited amongst the passengers by
Westminster-bridge, by the operations of a party of
divers examining the bed of the river, preparatory
to the construction of the new bridge at West-
minster, the works for which, it is understood, will
shortly commence.
THE DUKE OF RICHMOND'S CATTLE SHOW.—The cattle
show which the Duke of Richmond has annually main-
tained among his tenantry for many years, was held on
Thursday last, in the grounds around the old Castle of
Strathbogie, in Huntly. There was a large amount of
stock shown—there being no fewer than 251 entries of
live stock. In general, the quality of the animals
shown was very superior.
Mr. ROBSON'S BENEFIT.—The Star of the Olympic
has announced his benefit at that theatre for Thursday
next, the 15th inst. Mr. Robson is eminently deserving
of support, and will, no doubt, have a bumper house.
On this occasion the Lord Chief Baron Nicholson will
take the chair in propria persona in the trial scene in
Shylock, a feature which will by no means detract from
the hilarity of the evening.
NEW OMNIBUSES AND CABS.—From and after the first
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hackney
cearn:aagde;
cabs are expected to be prepared for the public. It is
on which the Inland
enactedand by the 16 and 17 Vict., c. 33, that persons from
t_ after the Ist October, desirous of obtaining a license
ukeep, use, or let to hire any metropolitan stage or
No license is
The police commissioners
made of the vehicles naenrcis.
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tion t b they may calls* an inspec-
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condition the licenses ""3"
proper condition for public use, are to grant a certificate
misesifranted without such a certificate.
toI Revenue Board is to grant a license.
Stamp-office plate recalled.nlaY
may cause an inspection to be
and if they are not in a
be suspended and the
for disobeying the act. ren,alties are to be imposed