The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Earl of Minto, Mr. Roebuck, M.P., and Mr. Todd,
had interviews with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in
Downing-street.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street
yesterday.
Dispatches for Sir Lionel Smith, Governor of Jamaica,
for Sir Evan M. M'Gregor, Governor of Barbadoes, for
Sir Robert Wilmot Horton, Governor of Ceylon, and for
Major Campbell, Lieut.-Governor of Sierra Leone, were
sent off last evening from the Colonial-office.
The Earl of Erroll arrived in town yesterday afternoon
from Brighton.
Sir John, Lady, Mr. Spencer, and Miss Shelley, left their
residence in Belgravc.square yesterday on a visit to the
Duke of Wellington at Strathfieldsaye, Hants.
Sir Andrew Leith Hay left town yesterday afternoon.

Earl Grey is entertaining a select circle of friends at
Howick, and is not on his way to visit Paris, as stated.
The Count and Countess Flahault, who is an intimate friend

of the Countess Grey, the Marquis of Douro, Lady Eliza-

beth Bulteel, the Marchioness of Clanricarde, and the Hon.

Captain Henry Grey have left the Hall.
Sir B. and Lady Leighton, have been entertaining
their tenantry at Loton Park and Alderbury in a sumptuous

manner.

The Earl of Sandwich has arrived at Hinchinbroke
House, from a shooting excursion.
The Baron de Kreusser arrived at the Clarendon on
Wednesday, from Stockholm.
Princess Polignac and children were expected to ar-
rive at the Clarendon last evening, from Paris. The
Prince, who was detained at Brighton longer than he expec-
ted, arrived in town for the purpose of receiving his Lady and

family. It is not, we hear, the intention of the Prince at pre-
sent to take a house in London:but to remain at the hotel.

The Earl of Devon and his interesting; family are
sojourning at his seat, Powderham Castle. Mr. Southey
has been on a visit at the castle. •The Learned Earl is not
expected to come to town until the meeting of Parliament.
Lord and Lady Mulgrave having taken up their re-
sidence at Dublin Castle, the gaieties of the season may be
shortly expected to commence. A performance will take
place at the Theatre Royal on Saturday next, by command
of their Excellencies. Preparations are making for a juve-
nile fancy ball at the Castle on Twelfth Night.
Lady Grenville, who was sister to the last Lord
Camelford, continues to enjoy her residence at Dropmore,
the house and pleasure grounds at which place were so
tastefully decorated and adorned, under the immediate su-
perintendence of her deceased Lord. The English Barony
of Grenville, created in 1790, is extinct, not having de-
scended to the late Lord's brother, the Right Hon. Thomas
Grenville.

Cambridge University Term ends this day, and Ox-
ford Term to-morrow.
The apartments in the Round Tower, 'Windsor
Castle, where the Earl of Munster is entitled to reside, as
Lieutenant of the lower Castle, but which his Lordship has
generously refused, are to be appropriated, it is understood,
during the approaching season, to the occasional visitors of
their Majesties, by whose commands they have been ele-

gently furnished.
Sir John Beresford and Sir Thomas Cochrane
landed at Dover on Sunday, with Lord and Lady Frances
Egerton. Several otherpersons of distinction also arrived
by the same packet.
The party at present staving at Gorhainhury, the
noble seat of the Verulam family, is confined to the Earl and
Countess Craven. Viscount Grimston bas arrived there ;
also, Lady Catherine Barham, and Lady Mary Grimston.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Carmarthen are
expected to -arrive to-day from their Lodge, N. 8., where
his Lordship has been following the sports of the field during
the season.
The Earl of Westmoreland will leave Brighton for
Apthorp, Northamptonshire, to receive the Duke of Wel-
lington and a select party, on New Year's Day, the birth-
day of the venerable Earl.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland intend to
remain in the French capital until the eve of the meeting of
Parliament, as Trentham is undergoing repairs and embel-

lishrnent.
The establishment of the French Ambassador is
packing up, the Count and Countess Sebastiani intending
to leave Hertford House for Paris in a day or two.
The Earl and Countess Grosvenor and Lady' Elea-
nor Grosvenor will leave Moteombe House, near Shaftes-
bury, to join the circle assembled at Christmas, at the
Marquis of Westminster's, Eaton Hall, Cheshire.
A set of high-bred horses, under the charge of a
trainer, have been sent off to Paris for his Royal Highness
the Duke of Orleans, who is a great admirer of horses. It
was at his suggestion that the Commission for encouraging
the breed of horses in France, of which the Duke de Cazes
is President, and Count Flahault is Vice-President, was
formed.
The youthful son of Sir Gore Ouselcy, who has
been more than once alluded to, as one of the musical pro-
digies of the age, is said to have completed an opera ; the
young composer is only Il years of age.
The performances at the St. James's :Theist-4o to=
night, are for the benefit of the Royal. Belgrave
Hospital, The bill of fare is unusually attractive, and we
cannot doubt that this effort to increase the funds of a most
meritorious institution will be attendc,d, as it deserves, with
complete success,
On Wednesday evening the seventh conversnzume.
took place at Manchester House. It was attended by.--
The Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Count Wallstein, Baron
and Baroness Biome, Countess Bjornstjerna, Baron and
Baroness d'Ompteda, Count do Grammont, Chevalier
d'Aguilar, Mrs. Cowper, Baron de Cetto, Baron Maltitz,
M. Dedel, Count Mandelsloh, M. Hummelauer, M. and
Mcle. Durand St, Andre, the American Minister and MrA,
Stephenson, 40,
The two magnificent carriages now building far the
Emperor of the Brazils will not be ready before. the midi
die of January next. They are, decidedly the most superb
vehicles ever constructed in this or any other country.
With the harness, the order has been extended to twenty-
five thousand pounds.
Mr. Bums is seriously indisposed, and is confined to
his room at Drury-lane Theatre, from the effects of the fall
from his horse on Friday last.
It has been rumoured that it is in contemplation to
effect a reduction of salaries in the Foreign Department,
and that it has been also proposed to reduce the allowances
of some at' our Foreign Ambassadors, commencing witlr
Earl Granville at Paris. While Prince Talleyrand was
here, the French Government considerably reduced his Ex-
pplippey's allowance ; but it was found that the reduced
sum was tiPt SAPient; and an application was made by the
Ministry for a further allowance, which was granted, The
present French Embassy is however, SO expensive as
that of Prince Talleyrand's, which consisted of two Score.
taries of begat*? two AttgeheS; and another soeretary fbr
the Passport Department.-.7-2;lferniag Paper.
A letter has heen received by the Committee from
Lady Peeh in w h 010 expresses her grateful sense Of
the high honour infef#44 for !.pr 41141 and, and; we tinder-
stand,- apologises for mil
appgapypg him, on the plea
of prpviOs Qnir.,ollPllt§ and the melemency of the weather
Plea !lil WPA IiPPW that titli.ble'lath's devotion
to kc!' (li§t/FhPliOleFl Riftn.Afjs 111 fAnclilY to be tifsed
Pqrfec't sincerity. 1-4 P list o §tP.W44,I liar been made
out Arrangernebis have been made -for the strictest re 7
gularity and fairness in the order of admission. Under the
auspices of a Committee which could not be surpassed for
efficiency, we confidently anticipate that this will be one
of the most magnificent festivals ever celebrated in the Bri-
tish einpire.-Giasiow ConBlikliona4,