The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Earl of Ilchester had an audience of the Queeft
yesterday morning, at Buckingham Palace, and resigned
his Gold Stick of Office, as Captain of her Majesty's
Yeomen of the Guard. The Earl of Surrey had, after-
wards, an audience of her Majesty, to kiss hands on
being appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.
His Lordship received from her Majesty his Gold Stick
of Office.

Count Mandelsloh was presented to her Majesty, at an
audience yesterday in Buckingham Palace, by Viscount
Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's principal Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency was after-
wards presented to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, by
Viscount Palmerston.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians, attended by
M.Van Praet, left Buckingham Palace shortly before one
o'clock yesterday afternoon in a chariot and four, for his
seat at Claremont.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty and
Prince Albert yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of the
Queen.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by her
Majesty the Queen of the Belgians and the Duke de
Brabant, left Buckingham Palace at ten minutes past four
o'clock yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage and
four, escorted by a 1 party of Hussars, for Windsor Cas-
tle. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and
Colonel Bouverie, followed in a chariot and four.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal and
her attendants occupied the next carriage. In
the next open carriage were the Dowager Lady Lyt-
telton, Lady in Waiting, Hon. Miss Paget, and Hon.
Miss Anton, Maids of Honour in Waiting, and the Coun-
tess Vilain XIV., Lady in Waiting on the Queen of the
Belgians ; and in the last open carriage and four were
Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting, Vice-Admiral Sir Robert
Otway, Groom in Waiting, and General Goblet and
Major Halland, Gentlemen of the King of the Belgian's
Household. _ _

The Lord Steward conducted her Majesty and Prince
Albert to their carriage. The Royal Standard was im-
mediately lowered from the Marble Arch, on the de-
parture of her Majesty.
The Royal dinner party at Windsor Castle, last even-
ing, included his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the
Belgian Minister, Viscount Melbourne, and Viscount
Palmerston.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester
and the Duke of Cambridge returned to town yesterday
afternoon, from a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowa-
ger, at the Lodge in Bushy Park.

Viscount Melbourne lea town yesterday afternoon, on
a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Royal banner was hoisted
at six o'clock this afternoon on the Keep of Windsor
Castle. As the Queen's carriage, in which were her
Majesty and Prince Albert, the Queen of the Belgians
and the youthful Duke de Brabant, entered Windsor by
Park-street., escorted by a party of the First Life Guards
under the command of Lieutenant Lord Thomas Clinton,
the bells of both St. George's Chapel and the parish
church rang out a merry peal, and a Royal salute :was
fired in the Acre. The Princess Royal and her attend-
ants, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal suite,
were in four carriages and four.
Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, and M.
Van de Weyer, arrived in the course of the evening, and
are the only additions to the Royal Circle.

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THE BOROUGH OF SALFORD.
PHANT RETURN OF MR. BROTIIERTON.—We congra-
tulate our readers upon the favourable issue of the elec-
tion for the borough of Salford, where Mr. Brotherton's
friends have fully compensated for the narrow majority
of the last election, and returned their candidate by a
majority of one hundred and seventeen,—a majority
which would have been considerably larger, if it had not
been reduced by practices to which we shall advert by
and by. We believe that no election in the district will
cause greater pleasure than this ; for we believe that
men of all parties have been almost equally disgusted by
the unworty arts that have been so incessantly practised
during the last three years, with the view of lowering.
Mr. Brotherton in the estimation of his constituents, ana
of the public. We do not think that there is a man in
Parliament more generally esteemed and respected than
Mr. Brotherton ' - and certainly there is no one who has
beun exposed to the same amount of rancorous attack, of
coarse scurrility, or of venomous calumny. To him,
hewever, these attacks have done no mischief.—Man-
cliestcr Guardian.
FIRE IN HOLBORN.—Yesterday morning at
half past four a fire broke out at Mr. B. J. Waight's,
bookseller, No. 265, which was most providentially dis-
covered by. Mr. Hickman, landlord of the Coach and
Horses (night house) directly opposite. Mr. Hickman
immediately gave notice to the Holborn fire brigade, who
were almost instantaneous in their attendance, and most
efficient in their arrangements, so much so, that in a
few minutes the fire was subdued. A more miraculous
escape of great sacrifice of life never probably occurred.
The fire broke out in a back parlour annexed to the
shop, in which was a very heavy stock of valuable books.
The staircase was partially on fire, and had three
minutes longer elapsed, nothing could have saved Mr.
Waight and his child, who were sleeping in the apart-
ment immediately over. As it was, Mr. Hickman, with
the greatest difficulty and danger from suffocation, saved
the females in a complete state of nudity, and a little
baby was saved by being carried across the parapet to
the next houses. Mr. Waight is insured in the Guar-
dian. It is a singular coincidence that this house has
been on fire four times, and connected with this it will
be recollected that one White, who formerly lived here,
was executed for arson, for which crime the poor servant
girl was most unjustly accused.
The collection of tales, edited by Mrs. Gore, to
which ~ The Lover and the Husband," has given its name, is
one of the most striking works of the year. We can conceive
nothing more lifelike, or more true to the =tare they pretend
to deacribe than these stories. The Spectator has defined
" The Woman of a Certain Age," as " a comedy of ?Riau
life." It is a comedy which, in oar 01*.out fink, those
at
Sheridan and ampere.