The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took a carriage drive
yesterday, and visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager at
the Priory, Stanmore. Her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness were attended by Lady Portman, Colonel the Hon.
Charles Grey, and Colonel Seymour.
The Royal children took their accustomed exorcise
yesterday.

The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yes-
terday included their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, Count Schimmelpenninck, the
Netherlands Minister; Count Colloredo, the Austrian
Minister; the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lady Augusta
Cadogan, Lady in Waiting on her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Cambridge; the Marquis and Marchioness
of Salisbury, the Marquis of Anglesey and Lady Ade-
laide Paget, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Lord
and Lady Eddisbury, Lord George Lennox, and Mr.
Edmond Mildmay, Equerry in Waiting on the Duke of
Cambridge.

Her Majesty's private band was in attendance in
Buckingham Palace on Monday evening, and played the
following pieces:—
Overture—'° Haydeo"
Quartetto—" Il Turco in Italia"
Sinfonia (No. 9)

A deputation of eighty gentlemen, headed by Mr.
Hodges, M.P. for West Kent, had an interview respecting
the hop duty, with Lord John Russell and the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at the official reSi-
dence of the Noble Lord in Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of the Rev. F. Kitchin
(Stone), the Rev. J. Livesey (Sheffield). and the Rev.
F. Wade (Kidsgrove, Stafford), had an interview with
Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
The Brazilian Minister transacted business yesterday
at the Foreign office.
The Chevalier Bunsen had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday.
The Earl of Harrowby had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
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A deputation, consisting of Mr. C. B. Addesirce.y,
Lord Brackley, M.P.. Lord Lewisham, M.P.,.ev J. L..ivesey,
Napier, M.P., the Rev. F. Wade,
the Rev. J. Sneyd, and the Rev-
Fitussell.
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terview yesterday with Lord John
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uer had a Parlia-
mentaryincluded Lord D dl
Downing-stree u ey
Mr. FOx,M .
iliciarmguSsoonm,emrvri.lle, Mr. John
Dinner yesterday,
pallet
yhis . official residence in
Stuart,
Elliott, Mr. Reyno ••, C. Clements,
Mr. .510 • . .
M•Gregor,
Lord Duncan,ld Sirsir
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Sir William Clay, Lord Nugent, Mr. M'Cul-
frau Sir P. Nugent, Mr. Hodges, hi
at the high, Lord Marcus Hill, and 'lr. Dice.
Dispatches Dispatches were received yesterday
Colonial-
office, from the Governor of Ceylon.
The Marchioness of Lansdowne had an evening party
yesterday, at Lansdowne House.

INSTITUTION FOR AGED' AND INFIRM JOURNEY-.
DIEN TAILORE.—The annual general meeting of the
wembers of the institution took place on Monday, at the
Freemasons' Tavern; Mr. Harrison in the chair. Ac-
cording to the accounts laid before the meeting. the
receipts for the year ending the 31st December, 184 e,
Were 2,4691. 7d. 7d., besides 4961. interest on stock. The
annual subscriptions and donations to the relief fund,
were 8491„ to the permanent fund, 1241.; and the sum
contributed at various public dinners, was 665/. The pay-
ments made to pensioners during the year amounted to
1,0761. ; and the amount of, stock, increased this year
by 300/., was 13,2341. 7s. 6d. The present number of
inmates in the asylum was 58, including 11 widows, but
as the meeting, at the clove
.of the other busitiess, bal-
l.ottedler three more, the number-Of ieetpii;nts was now
increased to 61, making the total number since the in-
stitution was founded 97. The Chairman stated that
there had been a falling off in the subscriptions of the
journeymen,. the parties most interested in the society,
whereas the subscriptions of the masters had at least
not decreased ; and the claims made upon the institution
were now greater than they lad ever at any previous
period been. The office bearers for the ensping
year
were elected, and the ballot-boxes were- opened b
to
_ for tie
e
eleCtion of , three from among the re-
ceivedapplicants into the asylub.
TRAM' AND COMMERCE
ON TOE C*A.MI.I.---The
reference to tile trade on the River
Gazette of last night contained the new orcier.in council
'setting forth the regulations
,with
and commerce -0/ her majesty s settlements
Gambia and their dependencies.