The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 14,
The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of
Kent, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess, the Baroness
de Speth, the Viscount Jocelyn, Major-General Sir
George Bowles, and Mr. Gibbs.
The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the
Castle during dinner, and played the following pieces :
March, " Grosser"
Overture and Introduction, " Casilda" Duke of Cobourg.
Selection, " Daughter of St. Mark"
Walzer, "Amalie"
Potpourri, "Lucrezia. Borgia"
Walzer, " Invitation a la Dance"

Her Majesty's private band afterwards was in at
tendance, and performed the following selection :--
Overture, " L'Enfant Prodigue" Auber.
Selection,,"Athalie" Mendelssohn.
Larghetto, Minnietto, and Trio, " Sin-
fonia" Cherubini.
Der Gruss in Alpenlande—Marsch Hiibner.

The Queen ,walked in the grounds adjoining the
Castle this morning.
Prince Albert, accompanied by Viscount Jocelyn and
Major-General Sir George Bowles went out shooting at-
tended by Lord George Lennox.
The Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Prince
Alfred, took a carriage drive to Stoke park.
Major-General Sir George Bowles left the Castle this
afternoon. Viscount Jocelyn remains on a visit.
The Rev. Dr. Philpott, of Catherine Hall, Cambridge,
arrived this afternoon on a visit.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert drove out in an open
carriage this afternoon.
Lord G. Lennox and Colonel Bouverie attended' on

horseback.

The dinner party this day included the Duchess of
Kent, the Lady-in-Waiting to her Royal Highness, the
Baroness of Speth, Viscount Jocelyn,- and the Rev. Dr.
Philpott:, ,

The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during
dinner and played the following compositions :
Marche Triomphale—Tamhauser . ' Wagner
Selection—Don Juan Mozart.
Overture--Cheval de Bronze Auber.
Selection—Louisa Miller
Quadrille
The Queen's Private Band afterwards attended in the
Castle and performed the following pieces :
Overture, " Leonora" Beethoven.
Adagio and Finale, Nonetto (Op. 31), Vio-
lins Viola, Violincello, Basso, Flauto,
Oboe, Clarmetto, Fagotto, and Corno—
Messrs. Sainton, Hill, Chipp, Schroder,
Richardson, Malsch, Williams, Waetzig,
and P. Hardy
Selection, " Lestoce Auber.
WINDSOR, JAN. 15.
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The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, Princess Alice, and the Duchess of Kent, the
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the Domestic
Household, attended Divine Service this morning in the
Private Chapel of the Castle. Viscount Jocelyn was
also at the service.
The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesly read the prayers, and
the Rev. Dr. Philpott preached the sermon.

Despatches were received at the Colonial-office on
Saturday from the Governor of Bermuda. Despatches
were sent on Saturday to the Governors of the Cape of
Good Hope and the Mauritius.

On Thursday next it is expected another dramatic
performance will be given at the Castle, being the fourth
of the series this season. A select and distinguished
party will be invited on Wednesday to remain until the
day following the performance, and most of the resident
nobility and gentry in the neighbourhood of Windsor
will be honoured with invitations for the evening, in-
cluding several officers of the garrison of Windsor.

THE, PRESTON STRIKE. ,

PRESTON, JAN. 14.

The returns for this, the 21st week of the strike, and
16th of the lock-out, show that the number of unem-
ployed hands relieved from the trades union funds, was
15,982 ; last week, 15,721 ; increase, 261. The amount
distributed in relief this week was 3,0291. 4s. 6d. ; last
week, 3,705/. 16s. 3d. ; decrease, 6761. 11s. 9d.
In an address to the operatives, which accompanies
the balance-sheet, the committee say—" We cannot
congratulate you on having received the large amount
of money *we had the pleasure to acknowledge last
week ; but taking into consideration the Christmas
holidays and the extraordinary snow storm which visited
this part of the country during the last week, and the
total stispension of business which it caused, the slight
decrease in the amount of funds this week does pot dis-
appoint us. The Christmas festivities are now over ;
the snow storm has passed ; the mills in the various
districts are now at work ; some of those who com-
menced working short time in Glossop and other places
have commenced working full time, because they could
not induce the operatives to discontinue paying to the
support of the Preston operatives. Therefore, we have
everything to encourage us and bid us hope for the
great things which shall be done by the operatives
before the termination of this struggle."
The cloth-lookers, warehousemen, and three other
sections *of workmen, have this week commenced soli-
citing subscriptions from the public, and it is evident on
all hands that the effects of this protracted contest are
most 'severely felt. The shop-keeping community
complain bitterly of diminished receipts, and, doubtless,
with just cause. Altogether, the injury sustained by
the town is incalculable, and the mischievous conse-
quences of this dispute will hang heavily upon us for
many, many years.
Mr. William Ainsworth (secretary to the Masters'
Association) has issued an address to the public, in
which he compares the prices paid at his (Church-street)
mills with the Blackburn standard list. He states that
" for every description of fabric manufactured in our
establishment, with only three exceptions, the prices
paid by us were higher than those quoted in the Black-
burn list, after adding the ten per cent, given by the
Blackburn masters in August last, and that in the three
excepted cases the prices paid were precisely similar."
The usual weekly meeting of the' unemployed, held
this afternoon in the Orchard, was fully equal in number
to, any of its predecessors.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF .JEWELLERY.—Yesterday
afternoon a well-dressed man knocked at the door of the
residence of Dr. Dixon, 45, Green-street, Grosvenor-
square, which was answered by the page boy, whom the
man requested to be kind enough to fetch him his spec-
tacle-case, which he had accidentally dropped down the
area. , The page, who suspected nothing wrong, invited
the man into the hail, while he went for
.the spectacle-
case, which, on his return, he handed to the man, who
eipressed his thanks and went away. A short time sub-
sequent to his departure one of the female servants had
occasion to go into a room on the second floor, when, to
her astonishment, she discovered the place in great con-
fusion, and a jewel-case broken open, and its contents,
consisting of gold and silver bracelets, .gold loCkets,
rings, and chains, and. an old-fashioned silver watch
(maker's name, Barwise), abstracted. A large bag filled
with wearing apparel was also found packed up ready to
carry' away ; but no doubt the thief was disturbed, and
therefore unable to effect his object. The man is de-
scribed to he about 35 years of age, short and stout, pale
ccimplexion, and wore spectacles. He was dressed in
dirk clothes, and had on a low-crowned broad-brimmed
hat, and posSedied a mild and pleasing address.
ENORMOUS INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LONDON
DISTRICT POST LETTERS. —1,230,000 letters passed
through the London district post on Saturday last.
Tbis is the largest, number ever known, even upon St.
Valentine's Day.
,THE i\TEw TERMINUS AT PADDINGTON.—The works
have so far advanced towards completion, as to enable
the company to open a considerable portion of them
this day to the public for the reception of passengers by
the outgoing trains to all places on the line. The new
terminus will be fully half a mile nearer town than the
former one. The present premises are still to be used
for the up-trains until the remaining portion of the new
premises are completed.
LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—THE DIVIDEND.
—The accounts for the past half-year having been com-
pleted and submitted to the Board of Directors, they
have resolved upon recommending the payment of a
dividend for the half-year of 3/. 4s. per cent, upon the
consolidated stock of the company, thus making the
dividend for the year 1853 amount to 5/. per cent.
OUNDLE STEEPLECHASES.—Owing to the yet unfavour-
able state of the ground these chases, which were in-
tended to take Place to-morrow and Wednesday, have
been postponed. It is, however, probable thab they
will come off at the end of the week. Due notice will
be given.
THE GOLDEN AGE. —The American paddle-wheel steam-
ship, Golden Age, Captain Porter, U.S.N., which sailed
from Liverpool on the sth ult., arrived at St. Vincent,
Cape de Verde, on the 16th ult., after a very good pas-
sage of eleven days. After coaling for,threo days, she
sailed for her destination, and from her antecedents we
hive no doubt she will make a. good, passage. She will ;
call at the Cape of Good Hope to land letters and news-
papers, and to coal,