The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen and Priace Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and
`'our. The Equerries in Waiting, General Wemyss, and
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, attended
on horsehaeli-.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured her Ma-
jesty's Theatre with their presence yesterday evening.
The Roybl Suite consisted of the Countess of Desart,
I len. Miss Murray, lion. Miss Macdonald, the Earl of
Mile ton, General Wemyss, and Lieutenant-Colonel the
lien. Alexander Gordon.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Augustus, of Saxe Coburg took a carriage drive yes-
terday.
The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Bailie Orr, accom-
panied by Mr. Alexander liastie, M.P., had an inter-
view with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-
offhee.

The Marquis of Kildare, had an interview with
the, Right Hon. Henry Labouchere yesterday, at the
otLeu of the Board of Trade.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.
efixe from the Go% ernors of the North American Co•
lonies.

The Marchioness of Lansdowne had an evening party
yestJrday at Lansdowne House, Berkeley. square.

M. CLAUDET'S DAGUERROTYPE.
An hour or two may be very pleasantly spent in M.
Claudet's photographic rooms, at King William-street,
Strand (late the Adelaide Gallery), and at the Colos-
seum. It is generally known that M. Claudet, who is
eminent as a man of science, is entitled to the merit of
having brought the beautiful inventions of M. Daguerre
and Mr. Fox Talbot to their present state of perfection.
To him we are indebted to the capability of
rendering the metallic plates so sensitive thut
the image thrown upon them by the Camera
is instantly received, and to him we are
indebted for the means of fixing such images so that they
remain on the plate for ever. Ills improvements, made
with ingenuity, have been by him freely communicated
to the public, and as freely adopted by all the parties
who take likenesses by the daguerrotype press. He in-
vents; others have adopted; none have equalled him. M.
Claudet's specimens already appear to form the nucleus
of a photographic gallery of eminent persons of the pre-
sent day. Already have engravings been made from se-
veral of them. The very best portrait of the Duke of
Wellington is that which has been engraved from the
portrait by M. Claudet. The popular portrait of the
late Lord George Bentinck has emanated from the sar e
quarter. So have the engraved likenesses of Faraday,'‘
Scoresby (the Northern traveller), the Du lce
Rich-
mond, and others. Among the most re een t,and certainly
very very admirable for resemblance and effect, are the por-
traits of Alboni, Professor Rose of Berlin, the Hon. C.
Villiers, the Elrl of Rosse, and
the Marquis of North-
ampton. There is also a mast striking and marked
likeness of Lord Brougham, taken the day before his
Lordship quitted Engl fldfor his recent visit to Paris.
A morning at Claudet's may be very pleasantly and
profitably spent.

THE POISONING AT GUESTLING.—IIAsTINGs, TUES-
DAY EVENING.—This morning, at nine o'clock, the coro-
ner's inquiry concerning the mysterious deaths by
poisoning at Guestling, was resumed at the White Hart
Inn, before Mr. Kell, the district coroner, and the jury
previously empannelled. As on previous occasions the
greatest interest was manifested to hear the proceed-
ings. Evidence of a similar character to that already
given was adduce d, and occupied the whole of the day;
the inquiry was proceeding when the train left.