The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duchess of Gloucester and the Duchess of Cambridge
accompanied by the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cam-
bridge, visited her Majesty yesterday at the new Palace.
The Queen gave audiences yesterday to the Duke of Argyle
and Viscount Melbourne.

Her Majesty had a dinner party last evening. Amongst the
company were Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston. the
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Miss Spring Rice, Sir John
Hobhouse, and the Right Hon. C. Poulett Thomson.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entertained a small
party, including her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glouces-
ter, Sir Henry Wheatley, Mr. Hugh Halket, and Col. James,
at dinner last evening, at Cambridge House, Piccadilly.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Princess Sophia at
Kensington Palace yesterday.
Messrs. Colville, Young, end Stewart had an interview
with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches from the Governors of British Guiana and of
Gibraltar were received yesterlly at the Colonial-office.
The Commander of the Forces had an interview with Lord
Glenelg yesterday.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS

Lord Ramsay, at the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street, from
his seat in Scotland ; the Hon. 'Mr. Langdale, M. P. at ditto,
from Yorkshire ; Mr. Thomas Ilawkes, M. P., at ditto, from
his seat, near Dudley ; Sir John Harford Bridges, Bart., at
ditto, from Radnorshire ; Captain and Mrs. Scott, at ditto,
from Warwickshire ; Lieutenant Colonel Lefmond, at ditto,
from Madras ; Dr. and Mrs. Archdale, at ditto, from a tour ;
the Hon. Messrs. Yelverton, at ditto from Dublin; Dr. White,
at ditto, fi mn Madras ; Mr. Richard Heaton, M.P., at ditto,
from his seat in Lancashire; Mr. Blackstone, M. P., at ditto,
from his seat in Yorkshire; Captain Barry Fox, at ditto, from
Ireland ; Mr. John Arkwriglit, at ditto, from Derby ; Mr. E.
11. Reynard, at ditto, from Yorkshire ; Mr. Childers, M. P., at
the Carlton Hotel, Regent-street, fc,an his seat, Cantley Park,
near Doncaster ; Mrs. Desborough, at ditto, from Berkshire ;
Mr. William and Mrs. Fowler, at ditto, from their scat,
Sunning-hill, Berkshire ; Mr. Charles Rooke, at ditto, from a
tour; the Earl of Fitzwilliam, in Grosvenor-place, from Went-
worth House, Yorkshire; the Marquis of Granby, M, P., at
the Carlton Hotel, Regent-street, from Belvoir Castle; Lord
Charles Manners, M. P., at ditto, from ditto ; Captain and
Mrs. Fowler, and family, at ditto, from their seat in Berks ;
-- Hook, Esq., at ditto from a tour.

DEPARTURES.
John Bird, Esq., Mrs. Bird, and suite, from Green Park
Hotel, Recadilly, for Congreve House, Birmingham.

QUEEN ADELAIDE AND THE POOR.

The following is a copy of the letter accompanying the
donation of the Queen Dowager for the relief of the poor
applicants to the Alendieity Society, alluded to in yesterday's
paper : _ _ .

" St. Leonard's-on-Sea, Jan. 17.

" Sir,—The Queen Dowager having seen in the newspapers
an appeal frorn the Committee of the Mendicity Society for
further subscriptions, to enable them to meet the heavy de-
mands occasioned by the unusual severity of the weather, has
commanded me to pay the sum of 100/., as her Majesty's con-
tribution for so laudable a purpose.
" I have therefore to inform you, that I have written to
Messrs. Coutts and Co. to authorise them to advance that
amount to the funds of the Society. I have the honour to be. &c.
(Signed) " WM. ASHLEY.
" To the S.,cretary of the tdendicity Society."