The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCUL AB .

Prince LEOPOLD left town yesterday morning, for his seat
at Claremont. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
KENT and the Princess VICTOR/A, with their usual at-
tendants, left Kensington Palace yesterdal, on a visit to his
Royal Highness.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess Sorilia
visited the Duchess of CUMBERLAND yesterday, at her re-
sidence in the King's Palace, St. J ants's. Prince ESTER-
HAZY, and great numbers of the nobility and gentry,
called yesterday, to nuke their inquiries after the Royal
Duchess.

The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented an Address to the
Knit:, at the levee on Wednesday, from the inhabitants of
Beceles, in Suffolk, and its n6ghhourhood, expressing
their gratitude to his MAJESTY fur having given hie sanc-
tion to the measure of Reform.

A confirmation of the juvenile nobility and gentry was
held by the Bishop of LoNooN, as Dean of the Chapel •
Royal, yesterday, being Maundy Thursday, at the Chapel
Royal, St. James's Palace. After the church service the
Bishop addressed an appropriate discourse to those about
to be confirmed, and then proceeded with the ceremony.
Ins MA.7 Fin's royal bounty was distributed in a
temporary building erected at the hack of Whitehall
to as many poor and aged men and women as the
years old, viz.—fib of each. The bounty was all
ptc.reilit'sa the morning, instead of at two different periods
CgKinii'll:'aethe morning and afternoon ; the church service and
anthem usually performed being omitted, in consequence of
Whitebait Chapel being under repair.
The Maundy people having been arranged, the men at
one table and the women at another, a procession from the
Almonry -office entered the building soon after twelve
o'clock, in the following order :
A Yeoman Usher and the Yeomen, in their state
dresses, and one bearing a large gold dish, with white and
red purses arranged round it ; the Sub-Almoner, followed
by two boys and two girls from the Westminster National
School, selected for their good,conduct ; the Secretary and
Yeoman, and the Groom of the Alinonry, with several
others, all wearing white scarfs and carrying nosegays.
IThe Sub-Almoner repeated the following prayer prepared
for the occasion ;

" 0 Almighty and everlasting God, who art exalted as head
over all, and dost di;pose the hearts of Kings as it seemeth best
to thy godly wisdom, ‘, e praise and magnify thy holy name, that
thou bast not only bestowed greatness and majesty upon our
Sovereign Lord King William, but hast also given him a heart
to take compassion upon the poor and needy. Accept, 0 Lord,
the tribute which he thus pays unto thee, and grant that he
may be fruitful in all good works, and that his throne may be up-
holden by thy mercy. And so turn the hearts wf those who are
now to be partakrtrs of his bounty, that they may bless and praise
thee for the goodness thou hast vouchsafed unto thy people : and
may they receive the royal gifts in a grateful and pious spirit,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
The Sub-Almoner then distributed to each of the
Maundy men a pair of shoe', a pair of stockings, and cotton
and linen cloth, and two purses to each of the men and
women ; a red purse, containing a sovereign ; and a white
purse, containing as many silver pennies as the KING is
years old.
Mr. HANBY, Secretary and Yeoman of the Almonry, and
Mr. JONES, Groom of the Almonry, gave directions that
every man and woman should he supplied with a loaf of
bread. weighing lilt). Large wooden dishes, containing
a number of pieces of fine beef, weighing :lib. each, were
placed on the table.
The Sub-Almoner then inspected the tickets be which
the Maundy people had been admitted, and read the grace
before meat, after which the people were supplied each
with a piece of meat. The Sub-Almoner, having in-
spected its quality, pronounced the grace after meat. The
attendants next placed before each person a wooden platter,
containg two salt saltncn, two salt cod, 18 red and a
similar number of salt herrings, and four loaves. The
Sub-Almoner again inspected the supply.
'The distributor brought forward several large leather
flagons filled with ale, and several wooden ale cups. The
Sub-Almoner and attendants drank to the health of King
WILLIAM IV., which was also drank by the Maundy
people in succession.
The French Ambassador had a lone conference with
Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday at the Foreign Office.

The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER left town at an
early hour yesterday morning for his seat in Yorkshire.
His MAJESTY will hold a levee every Wednesday (as
originally announced) after the 13th of April.
The Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT entertained the
Cabinet Ministers at dinner for the first time, at his new
residence, in Great George-street, on Wednesday evening.
Most of the Cabinet Ministers were present.

ILLUMINATIONS IN SCOTLAND IN HO-

HOUR OF REFORM.

EDINBURGH.
(From the New North Briton.)

At Mr. Scott's medical baths, in Antigua-street, first
window, a transparency of his Majesty, with " The King,
God bless him." Middle window, transparency of a ship
(the vessel of the State) in distress, with the sea breaking
over her, with the Borough Rocks to leeward, and a mon-
strous rock called " the Debt" right a-head, and a figure
sitting on one of the Borough Rocks, representing the
Duke of Wellineton washed overboard, for whom a boat
has been sent off by the new pilot, Earl Grey. Third
Window, transparency of the harbour of "Reform," with
" Earl Grey for ever ;" and at the bottom, " The Pilot
that weathers the rocks." This was extremely admired,
and the crowds in passing repeatedly cheered for the King.
God bless him, and for Earl Grey, and afterwards for
" The Old Lawyer," and the medical baths.
On Saturday evening the debtors presently in the Cal--
ton Jail illuminated their abode, in order to testify the joy
they felt at the glorious news of the Reform Bill having
passed a second reading. In the House of Commons
this motion was carried 71,712. con., and was in conse-
quence brilliantly lighted up; and on the motion being
made in the House of Lords, after a good deal of discus..
sion it was carried by a large majority. It is almost un-
necessary to mention that every Member of both Houses
was present. It may he observed, for the information of
those who have had the good fortune to be unacquainted
with the images of the House, that the common or
largest room goes by the name of " The House of Com-
mons." A smaller space, occupied by debtors of a higher
order, is called " The House of Lords." And the indi-
viduals who occupy separate apartments are styled " The
Privy Councillors."

The inmates of the Cannongate .tail, determined, we
suppose, not to be outshone by their Calton Hill brethren,
also illuminated their dusky mansion, in a very tasteful
manner, on Monday evening.
About eleven o'clock on Monday night an individual
passing up the High-street, highly pleased with the bril-
liancy of the illumination, and loud in his plaudits of the
various devices displayed at the windows, commenced with
great energy to sing " Rule Britannia," in which he was
joined by the crowd, and repeatedly encored.
LEITH.—Last night Leith was splendidly illuminated.
Scarcely a dwelling-house from Pilrig-street downwards,
and around the neighbourhood of the good town, that had
a window to the narrowest lane, but bore the symbols of
rejoicing. The Town- hal, Constitution-street, was hand-
somely lighted up with variegated lamps, forming the
word " Persevere" on the north front, and W. R. and a
splendid cross on the west. The house of the Convener
of the Incorporated Trades was illuminated with handsome
transparencies, bearing the words " Our Patriotic King,
his liberal Ministry, and the independent 302." Each
window of the convening-hall was decorated with a II ig,
and in one of the windows a transparency representing a
son of Neptune, with the words " S ~oke out the ver-
min !" Throughout the town there were several other
handsome designs, particularly at the Leith Bank, and the
London, Leith, Edinburgh, and Glasgow Shipping Com-
pany's Office. The toasts and rigging of the vessels is the
harbour were tastefully lighted up, and had a very impos-
ing effect.
GLASGOW.
(From the Glasgow Free Press.)
Monday last was perhaps the most extraordinary day
that ever passed off in Glasgow. Agreeably to the adver-
tisement and proclamation of the Lord Provost, the citi-
zens began so early as Saturday their preparation to illu-
minate; and by the time that Monday morning's sun rose
bright and cloudless in the east, innumerable flags were
seen floating from the windows and chimney tops of houses,
the roofs of public works, and in every prominent situa-
tion both in town and neighbourhood. Bonfites, too,
were prepared an almost every eminence, and set fire to
early in the afternoon, so that they might reach their ut-
most degree of brilliancy by the time fixed for the com-
mencement of the illumination ; and during the whole day,
from morning to night bands of happy people were every-
where to be observed, letting fly balloons and firing off
pistols, guns, and even in some instances cannon, in testi-
mony of . their joy at the event about to be celebrated.
Within doors nothing but bustle prevailed on all hands, in
preparing flags, designs, and mottoes, and getting fixtures
ready in the windows for the reception of candles, and
long before dark, scarcely a house appeared unprepared to
strike up its lights on a moment's notice. By this time
the streets had become quite thronged with the inhabitants
of all ranks, going about and inspecting the various de-
vices, and at the Lord Provost's and Mr. James Lumsden's
particularly, great crowds were collected during the greater
part of the day.
The vessels at the Broomielaw and at Port-Dundas had
all their flags hoisted, and presented a very flaunting and