The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-04 00:00:00

BRIGHTON-SUNDAY.

Yesterday morning the King granted an audience tq Mr.
F. G. Moon, when that Gentleman had the honour of pre-
senting to his Majesty the first etching of the forthcoming
engraving, by Doo, from Wilkie's celebrated picture of the
preaching of Knox before the Lords of the Congregation.
In the afternoon his Majesty, accompanied by Lady
Falkland, took his usual drive.

Her Majesty did not leave the Palace yesterday, but was
graciously pleased to grant an audience to Mr. Moon, and
commanded her name to be placed at the head of the list
of subscribers to his forthcoming work.
Lord Viscount Falkland arrived yesterday at the Palace.

The dinner party last night included Caitain Sir George
Westpball, Admiral Sir Robert Otway, Admiral Sir C.
Rowley, Admiral Sir J. Rodd, Captain Duff, Captain
Tower, Captain Crofton, Captain Hope, Admiral Sir D.
Gould, Admiral Sir James Whitsted, Admiral Sir John
Wells, Captain Glascock, Marquis and Marchioness of
Ely, and Baron Gersdorff. The Queen's private band was
in attendance.

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None of the Royal Family have been out to-day.

COURT CIRCULAR.

Mr. Borradaile and a deputation connected with the
Cope of Good Hope had an interview with Lord Glenelg
on Saturday at the Colonial-office.
The Bishop of London and family visited the Panorama
of Jerusalem and Thebes on Saturday, and expressed them-
selves highly delighted to Mr. Burford, who attended them.
The Judicial Committee of his Majesty's Most Hon.
Privy Council sat on Saturday, and resumed 'the appeal
from Guernsey, " Carey, William Tupper, and others, v.
the Treasurer of the Hospital of St. Peter Port." This
was a question whether or not certain inhabitants of
Guernsey were liable to be rated for the relief of the poor
in respect of personal property out of the island.
Mr. Crowder was heard for the appellants, and Dr.
Lushington for the respondent. Mr. Wigram replied.
The Vice-Chancellor gave judgment on the part of their
Lordships, and affirmed the decree of the Court below,
with costs.

Prince George, attended by some of the Royal suite,
visits Drury-lane Theatre this evening, and the new pamto-
mime is played as the middle piece—the only time we un-
derstand it can be so acted, owing to the production of the
Bronze Horse ao-morrow.

Mr. J. P. Collier, who recently published a 'tract,
which excited much attention in the literary world,
under the title of " New Facts regarding the Life of
Shakspeare,"is now printing another production of the
same kind, in which he communicates some curious
and valuable discoveries he has made respecting the
works of Shakspeare. Among other things he will pub-
lish notes, made at the time, by a person who saw
several of the principal plays represented when first
they were brought out at the Globe Theatre, in South-
wark.

In the ball-room at Viscount Melbourne's seat,
Brocket Hall, a thousand yards of satin, at a guinea a yard,
were employed. The costly and tasteful style of its fur-
niture is such as to impart to the tout ensemble the most
magnificent and imposing effect.
The Earl and Countess of Radnor are expected
next week at the family mansion in Grosvenor-streeti from
Minestead Lodge, in the New Forest, where they are now
on a visit to Colonel and Lady Catharine Bulkeley.
The preliminaries of a marriage are adjusted between
Mr. Hope, son of Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir Alexander
Hope, G.C.8., and the Hon. Caroline Montagu, youngest
daughter of Lord Montagu. The ceremony will take place
at Ditton. Park in the course of the ensuing month.
Lord Brougham's illness arose from a slight attack
of the dysentery, to which he has been subject on any sud-
den change of the weather. His Lordship caught cold when
proceeding from town to Brougham Hall.
The Earl of Minto returned to his residence in the
Admiralty on Saturday evening; from a visit to his Noble
Colleague, the Lord President of the Council, at Bowood.
His Lordship has commenced a series of dinners to Flag
Officers and Captains of the Royal Navy.
We understand two separations are spoken of---one
in high ,life, and the other more in the provincial circles.
The first, an Earl and Countess, residing in Mayfair ; the
other, a very wealthy Baronet, known in the sporting world.
Bradby Park, at Ashby-de-la-Zouche, in Leicester-
shire, the magnificent seat of the Earl of Chesterfield, will
be full of company on Twelfth Day. The mansion contains
seventy-five chambers for visitors.
Harewood House is at present full of visitors, whom
the Noble proprietor of the mansion is entertaining in a
truly English style of hospitality. The Earl of Harewood
completed his sixty-eighth year on Christmas-day, and in
the evening a grand concert was given.
A grand entertainment was given by the Duchess
of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey, the last night of tho old
year, to a select party of the Nobility, who have been pass-
ing the Christmas holidays with her Grace. Weippert's
band was in attendance. The next entertainments will be
on the 6th and 7th inst.

At Latimers, once the abode of the magnificent
Wolsey, and now the property of the Hon. Charles Comp-
ton Cavendish, much old English hospitality prevails.