The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duchess of Kent and the D uchess of Glouces-
ter visited he• Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Priace Albert, attended by
Major-General Sir Edward Bowater and Captain Sey-
mour, rode out on horseback yesterday between one
and two o'clock. His Royal Highness called at Marl-
borough-house, Pall-mall, the residence of her Majesty
the Queen Dowager.
Among the inquiries yesterday at Buckingham PA.
lace after tie state of the Queen and the Infant
Princess Royal were the Swedish Minister and Countess
Bjorns j rna, the American Minister and Mrs. Steven-
son, the Bavarian Minister and Baroness Cetto, the
Belgian Minister and Madame Van d 4 W,;yer ; the
Lord Chancellor ; Earls of Lichfield and Warwick ;
Countesses of Lichfield, Warwick, and B dfast ; Vis-
count and Viscountess Boyle ; Lord Bloomfield ; Ladies
Elizabeth Smyth, Anne Anson, Rae Reid ; Honourable
Mrs. Sanderson ; Sirs Charles M. Clarke, J. Rae
Reid, and !Robert F. h iglis ; Mr. Commissioner Hol-
royd ; Colonel IVylde ; Major Shadwell Clerke ; iles-
sieurs Hawke, M.P., Rich, M.P., Freskaield, M.P.,
Daniel Q. C., Stewart, Lawrence, and G. R. Robingm ;
Mistresses Lawrence and Stewart ; Misses Smyth,
Stewart, and Burdett Coutts.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Maj3sty the
Queen Dowager yesterday.
His Excellency Mr. Stevenson, the American Minis-
ter, transacted business with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer and had an interview with Lord Normanby
at the Home-office.
The Earl of Devon and William Allen had interviews
with Lord J. Russell yesterday, at the Colmial-office.
Viscount Melbourne left town yesterday morning for
his seat, Brocket-hall, Ilerts.

The Military Secretary to the Commander of the
Forces, and Colonel F'ox had interviews with the Mar-
quis of Nurtnanby yesterday at the Home-office.

The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yesterday for
his seat, Bowond-park, Wilts.
Viscount Ebrington had an interview with Viscount
Melbourne on Tuesday' in Downing-street.
Devateles from the Governor of C,:ylon were re.
ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office.

WAR OR PLACE.

TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUN.

Sir,-1 cannot deny myself the gratification of ex-
pressing the delight it has given me, as a lover of liberty
and peace, to witness the generous spirit iii which you
have appreciated M. Guizot's noble stand kr those es-
sential conditions of a nation's happiness. You have
well depicted the moral heroism which he has displayed,
and the example he has set to statesmen, by declaring
his adherence to the great principles of morality and
truth. Alas ! how little are the evils of war—even to
the conquerors—estimated. What untold tales of mi-
sery, desolation, and woe, can the eye of a lover of his.
kind detect in the glorious and exciting accounts of
triumphant army. How many thousands of unoffead.
ing beings, each the centre of his own little world, and
possessed of the same feelings and desires as ourselves,
are swept off the face of the earth, to satisfy the tortu-
ous policy of some pragmatical Minister or self-willed
despot? To you, Sir, in common with s one other
conductors of the public press, every philanthropist and
every Christian are indebted for the firm support you
have given to the policy of peace. To waste a nation's
blood and treasure may seem a light thing to those who
in one way or other strictly serve their own selfish ends,
but to all who know the sources of a nation's greatness,
must be as hateful as virtue to t be Devil. There may not
be many among so-called politicians who can appreciate
the high dignity and worth of the manly course which,
the new French Minister has pursued, but the voices of
religion and enlightened reason unite to echo back his
noble declaration, " Peace for ever ; peace every.
where." I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Nov. 29, tB.lO. Z.