The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FEB. 3.

The Queen rode out on horseback this morning.
Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke of Bedford
and Lord Ashburton, went out hunting this forenoon,
attended by Lieutenant-CJlonel the Hon. A. Gordon.
Mr. Bowser had the honour of exhibiting to her Ma-
jesty and the whole of the Royal family, at the Castle
to-day, the three native Esquimaux, lately arrived from
Cumberland Straits, in the Polar regions.
Mr. Charles Buschek, European agent for the New
York Exhibition, had the honour of an audience with
Prince Albert on Thursday, who was pleased to inspect
various steroscopic views of the exterior and interior of
the Transatlantic Crystal Palace.
Mr. Thorncroft had the honour of submitting to her
Majesty and his Royal Highness his bronze equestrian
statuette of the Queen.

The following visitors left the Castle to-day—the Mar-
quis of Granby, the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke
and Lady Elizabeth Yorke, the Earl and Countess Grey,
the Right Hon. Pemberton Leigh, Sir Edwin Landseer,
and the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University.
The Earl and Countess Granville, and Lieut.-Colonel
F. Seymour, have been invited, and are expected this
afternoon. •

Mr. Fairbanks had an interview with the Duke of
Newcastle yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. F.
Dundas had also an interview with the noble duke yes-
terday.

Ma
jor-General Wetherall had an interview with the
Earl of A7;erdeen yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Despatches from the Governors of the West India
Colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial office.
Despatches for the Governors of the North American
Provinces, and also for the Governors of the different
Australian Colonies, were sent last evening from the
Colonial-office.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday, and heard an appeal from Bengal, "Watson v.
Treemnct Lall Khan." Lord Justice Turner gave judg-
ment. The lords present were the Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and
Turner, and Sir E. Ryan.

The Hon. H. G. Elliot, her Majesty's new Secretary
of Legation in Vienna, has already arrived with his
family and suite at that capital.
The E•irl of Derby will give a grand dinner this even-
ing, at his mansion in St. James's-square.
Expectations are entertained that the Duke and
Duchess of Brabant will pay a visit to Paris, in return
for the visit of Prince Napoleon to Brussels. Apart-
meats are already being prepared for their Royal High-
nesses at the Palais Royal.

GOLD.—The Lorina Thompson, which arrived from
Hobart Town the day before yesterday, brought 3,500
ounces of gold, valued at 14,0001.

THE ORLEANS PROPERTY.—TWO cases have arrived
from France, containing engravings for the French
Royal Family, being property bestowed by the French
Government, for delivery to his Royal Highness the
Duke de Nemours. Three cases have also arrived from
France, addressed to the Duke de Nemours, containing
articles of dress and hooks, the property of the Orleans
family. Every care has, as in former instances of ar-
rivals of this nature, been shown by direction of the
authorities, and the packages have been duly landed and
delivered at their destination.
THE GUERNSEY MURDER.—The petition of the unfor-
tunate convict, to her Majesty, praying her to extend
to him her royal clemency, by a commutation of his
punishment, having been returned to the authorities of
Guerney, with an intimation from Lord Palmerston that
he regretted, after an attentive consideration of all the
circumstances, that he had failed to discover any suffi-
cient grounds to justify him in interfering with the due
course of the law, his Excellency Lieutenant-General
Sir John Bell, the governor of Guernsey, immediately
communicated the failure of the petition to Mr. P. S.
Carey, the bailiff, who forthwith communicated the in-
telligence to the Royal Court. The result was also made
known, through Mr. Martin, the under-sheriff, and in
the presence of the Rev. Mr. Pearce, the chaplain, to
the unfortunate prisoner himself. Tapner did not exhi-
bit any particular emotion on the declaration of this fatal
intelligence, merely remarking, " Then it is all over." A
similar answer to the above was received by Mrs. Tapner
to a petition transmitted by her to the Queen, imploring
her Majesty to spare the life of her husband. Notwith-
standing the unsuccessful application to the Queen for
mercy, Tapner addressed an appeal to the authorities,
soliciting a respite of a week or a fortnight, and accord-
ingly a meeting meeting of the Royal Court was held to
take the subject into consideration. After
ou. Afotenr athleongdiscus
discus-
sion the following act was pas
represen-
tation of the Rev. F. W. Bouverie, the prison chaplain,
the court, on the conclusions of the Queen's Procureur,
has ordered that the execution of the sentence rendered
against John Charles Tapner, prisoner in the public gaol,
as per act of court of 3d Jan., 1854, shall take place on
Monday, the 6th February." The prisoner hardly seems
to be sensible of the awful position in which he stands,
nor have the efforts of his spiritual advisers been attend-
ed with the results desired. He shows no signs of con- I
trition, nor has he in any way made the slightest admis-
fiiio/1 of his guilt, Ilis fate is much deplored in the island.