The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—IIer Majesty and Prince Al-
bert and the Royal Household attended Divine S,r-
vice this morning in the private chapel in the Castle.
The Rev. Dr. Short, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in
Waiting, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Isaac Gosset.
Dr. Short preached, taking his text from Galatians,
chap 4, verse 6.

Tile Rev. Dr. Short will have the honour of dining
at the Castle this evening.
The Queen and Prince Albert were prevented from
walking this morning by the weather. His R Ist
Highness walked on the slopes this afternoon.
Yesterday her Majesty and Prince Albert walked
on the terrace in the morning, and in the afternoon
his Royal Highness drove her Mijesty out in a pony
phaeton, attended by Mr. Rich and Capt. Seymour.
Lord and Lady Kinna:rd and Mr. and the lion. Mrs.
G. E. Anson joined the Royal Circle at the Castle at
dinner last evening.
Iler Majesty commanded the Lord Steward to dis-
tr:bute the same liberal allowance to the poor on
New Year's Day as on Christmas Day.

Mr. Wood, Chairman of the Excise, and Colone!
Mahe:ley, S,eretary to the Pnstmaster•General, had in-
terviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Sa-
turday, at his official residence in Downing.street.
Mr. F. Marti❑ had an interview with Lord John
Russell on Saturday, at the Colonial-office.
Captain Grey, Governor of South Australia, left town
on Saturday for that colony.

The French Charge d'Affaires has left town fur
Broadlands.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope,
and also from the Governor of the West India Colonies,

AMSTERDAM, DEC. 28.-We hear that a
new organisation of the army is in contemplation, by
which the number of battalions in each division will b,
reduced from four to three; each battalion to consist of
sixteen conipanh 6. The field artillery is to be cornsioseu
of only one battalion of nine cornfanies. Great Rdaetions
are intended in other respects, and it is said that at least
170 otlicers, mostly of high rank, will be pensiontd off.
HANOVER, DEC. 20.—The Cu.stims' Union
with 13ruini.siA and Oldenburg was renewed on the 19,i)
of this month for several }ears.
LIM HAGUE, DEC. 29.—The first Chamber
toS the budgettates-Ge i,(al2: I s
g le4eLl )miterdßy all the la wsre-
lative
AMSTERDAM, DEC. 29.—M. Von Doom is
appointed Vice- Pi.sident of the Council ut State. Other
change, in the higher offices of State are spoken of.
ST. PETERSOURGII, DEC. 18.-- Yesterday
the ceremony of the confirmation of the Princess of Hesse
Darmstadt, and her admission into the pale of the Greek
Church, took place in the great chapel of the Whiter
Palace, when she received the name of Maria Alexan-
drine. To-day she was solemnly betrothed to the Grand
Duke Alexander. The city is splendidly illuminated this
evening.—Haniburgh Papers, Dec. 26.
We regret to learn that Dr. Olinthus Gregor),
has suffered a paralytic stroke, and remains in a very pre-
carious state. It is not saying too much to designate this
excellent man as the great Christian philosopher of the
day. His removal, whenever it may occur, will be felt as
a loss to the scientific, the literary, and the Christian
world, which unitedly they can but rarely sustain.—Leices.
tershire Mercury.