The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-11 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 10.
The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of
Kent, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lady in Waiting to the
Duchess of Kent, Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady
Elizabeth Grey, the Right Hon. H. and Lady Mary
Labouchere, and Sir George Couper.

The band of the First Life Guards attended in the
Castle during dinner and performed the following com-
positions :

Overture—" Fest" Lortzing
Walzer—"La &msitive Strauss
Terzetto—" Pro;phete" Meyerbeer
Ballabile---" Stradella" Flotow
Selection—" La. Favorite" Donizetti
Galop
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the
evening, and played—
Sinfonia—" Eroi Ca" Allegro con trio, Mar-
cia funebre, Scherzo, Trio, and Finale Beethoven
The Queen walked in the Home-park this morning.
Prince Albert went out shooting.

The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger
members of the Royal Family took their usual exercise.
Earl Spencer arrived from London to-day, had an
audience of her Majesty, and received his wand of office
on being appointed Lord Steward of the Household.
His lordship remains on a visit.

The Queen wilt hold a Privy Council on Monday,
30th inst. at Bu ckingham Palace, when the Royal
Speech, which excites unusual interest at this period,
will be arranged, as: the prominent topics to be intro-
duced to Parliamer it, it is understood, will be the con-
templated new Refc 'rm Bill of Lord John Russell and
the " Eastern Quest ion."
A Cabinet Conn( Al was held at the Foreign-office,
Downing-street, ye sterday afternoon. The ministers
present were the Ea rl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell,
the Lord Chancelli ir, Earl Granville, the Duke of
Argyll, the Marquis. of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmer-
ston, the Earl of ( )larendon, the Duke of Newcastle,
the Chancellor of I ;he Exchequer, Sir James Graham,
Sir Charles Wood, t. he Right Hon. Sydney Herbert, and
Sir William Molesys orth. The Council sat four hours.
The Greek Minis ter transacted business yesterday at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street.
The Earl of Ab erdeen arrived in town yesterday
morning to attend the Cabinet Council. The noble earl
returned to Windso r Castle in the evening.
The Marquis of L ansdowne arrived in town yesterday
morning from his se at, Bowood-park, Wilts.
Viscount Palma 7ston arrived in town yesterday
morning, to attend 1 the Cabinet Council, from his seat,
Broadlands, Hants,

The Right Hon. S. lidney Herbert arrived in town yes-
terday, from Wilton -house, near Salisbury.
Despatches were i •eceived at the Colonial-office yester-
day, from the Govei rnor of Canada.

FUNERAL OF E LATE LORD PLUNKET.-The re-
mains of this venerable and distinguished nobleman were
conveyed to their last resting-place on Saturday, ac-
companied by a : numerous body of relatives and
friends.

DEATH OP LOP D HAMILTON CHlCHESTEH.—lntelli-
gence has been received of the demise of this nobleman,
who had been many years at Malta, and who expired at
his residence in that island on the Ist inst., aged 43.
Lord Hamilton Chi chester was fifth son of the late, and
brother of the preset at Marquis of Donegal. He married
the Hon. Anastasia Blake, but has left no family. The
deceased nobleman was an unsuccessful candidate for
Belfast in 1841.

DEATH OF THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF THE
ROYAL MILITARY C IOLLEGE, SANDHURST.—We regret
to have to state th at Major-General Thomas William
Taylor, C. 8., Lieuti :nant-Governor of the Royal Mili-
tary College, Sandb Lurst, died on Sunday last, at Har-
combe, Devon, at tb .e seat of his son-in-law, Sir Walter
P, Carew, Bart., at t the advanced age lof 71. By the
gallant officer's dec* .ase, the Colonelcy of the 17th Lan-
cers also becomes V acant.

His Excellency Mr. Mason, the newly-appointed
Minister from the 11 nited States to Paris, has arrived in
town, from Washinl gton, en route to enter on his diplo-
matic duties.

The Earl and Ca untess Granville arrived in Bruton-
street yesterday fro m visiting the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert, at Wilton -house, near Salisbury. The noble
Earl attended the Council yesterday afternoon in
Downing-street, re!: dive, it is rumoured, to the affairs of
the East. His lord ship's official dinner to the Ministers
and great officers of state, on the occasion of appointing
the sheriffs for the ensuing year, is fixed for Saturday,
the 28th inst.
The Marchioness . of Abercorn and youthful family
have arrived at Ch iesterfield-house from St. Leonard's
on Sea. The noble Marquis is shortly expected to pro-
ceed to his splendid t baronial seat, Barons, County Ty-
rone, for a brief pe:ri 'od.
It is rumoured t hat Mr. C. Fortescue, one of the
members for the cc unty of Louth, will succeed Mr.
Sadleir as a junio r Lord of the Treasury.—Dublin
Evening Mail.
THE SEARCH Pol Et FRANKLIN.—SIR E. BELCHER'S
EXPEDITION.—`yea re enabled to state that the Admi-
ralty have determined again to despatch the screw-
steamer Phoenix, 'i; n the ensuing spring, to Beechy
Island, to commurt:. icate with and to convey supplies
to Sir Edward Belol ier's expedition in search of Sir John
Franklin.
WHITTINGTON Cr, 1113.—0 R Monday last the fourth
annual juvenile soiri 'e took place at the above institution.
By 9 o'clock betweo, n 200 and 300 children, the relatives
and friends of me n nbers, had assembled. The young
people seemed to t 3 njoy the dancing in the large room
immensely. In the. drawing-roan conjuring tricks were
exhibited as a dive rsion, after which the children par-
took of supper. Mr . Cox displayed his dissolving views
in the course of the even!ng. Dancing was afterwards
resumed and contina led till about midnight, when the
juveniles departed .% ighly delighted, and left the dancing
room in the possessi on of the adult members.

THE METROPOLI '1 'AN POULTRY SHOW. —Yesterday the
winter show of the Metropolitan Poultry Club opened
to the public at the. Baker-street Bazaar, and, although
it wets a half-crown &t ay, many hundreds of persons passed
through the show. Her Majesty the Queen was among
the first to avail he rself of the rule of the club, which
declares that any pa: .n of birds may be claimed at the
price affixed to there after one o'clock on the first day of
the show, by claimin g at the price affixed to them, viz.,
101., the beautiful pea aof gold-laced (Seabright) bantams,
numbered 973, in cla .ss 51, bred by Mr. Uriah Spiney,
Market-street, Dunst able, hatched in 1853. Prince Albert
also claimed the splendid Dorking cock, bred by Mr.
Fisher Hobbs, of B oxted-lodge, Colchester, which ob-
tained the fist prize in class 7, numbered 145. The 2d prize
in the same class, ale o carried off by Mr. Fisher Hobbs,
numbered 147, was claimed by Colonel Kingscote for
ten guineas. Prins a Albert's pen of Brahma Poutra
fowls, numbered 581 , in class 22, and to which his royal
highness had affixe d a price of 251., were claimed,
although they had re ceived no prize, at that sum by Mr.
Fox, of Skinner-stre et, Snowhill. Lord Robert Grosve-
nor claimed at 151., No. 135 in class 6, a Dorking cock
and two pullets, whi ch obtained the second prize in the
class, bred by Mr. ;dward Terry, of Aylesbury.

PRICE OF GOLD.--, -The quotation of gold at Paris is
about 3 per mille discount (according to the last tariff),
which, at the Eng sh Mint price of? 3/. 17s. 1011 per
ounce for standard ;gold, gives an exchange of 25.095 ;
and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being
25.025, it follows tl sat gold is about 0.28 per cent. dearer
in Paris.than in L ondon. By advices from Hamburg
the price of gold is 422 per mark, which, at the English
Mint price of 3/. rl s. 100. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchangts tof ; and, the exchange at Ham-
burg on London at short being 13.25, it follows that
gold is 0.42 per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in,
London. The tso.urse of exchange at New York on
London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., and
the par of exchange between England and America
being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is
nominally 0.17 per cent. in favour of England ; and,
after making allowance for charges of transport and dif-
ference of interest, the present rate leaves a trifling
profit on the impartation of gold from the United
States.

OMNIBUS FARES.---The omnibuses on several of the
lines of road in the metropolis appear to be taking ad-
vantage of the recent snow storm, by keeping up the
increased fares which they adopted 'on that occasion.
The necessity for such increase of fares no longer exists,
as the streets have been cleared of the obstruction, and
have resumed their original Atate.