The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen and Prince Albert yesterday at Buckingham
Palace, and remained to lunch.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the garden
of Buckingham Palace yesterday.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of the Queen
yesterday.
The Royal dinner party, at Buckingham Palace, last
evening, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Leiningen, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Lady
Elizabeth Leveson Gower, Lady Anne Maria Dawson,
Baroness Spaeth, Earl of Surrey, Earl of Morley, Vis-
count Melbourne, Sir George Couper, and Mrs. George
Edward, and the Hon. Mrs. Anson.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards attended at the
Palace during the evening.
The Marchioness of Normanby has succeeded Lady
Portman as the Lady in waiting on the Queen ; and the
Earl of Aboyne, and Major the Hon. George Keppel
have succeeded Lord Poltimore and the Hon. W. Cowper
as the Lord and Groom in waiting on her Majesty.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited the Duchess
of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. Her Ma-
jesty, attended by the Hon. Sophia Wheatley and the
Hon. Charlotte Hudson, afterwards took an airing in an
open carriage and four.
Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Leiningen visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yes-
terday, at Marlborough House.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Cambridge
yesterday, at Cambridge House.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta
of Cambridge, honoured the Archbishop of York with
their company at dinner last evening, at his residence in
Grosvenor-square. His Grace, with his Royal and Noble
Visitors, afterwards went to the performance of the Con-
cert of Ancient Music, at the Hanover-square Rooms.

PROTECTION TO LEGISLATORS. There
have been eight cargoes of wheat imported into the port
of Newcastle within the past week, containing about
7,227 quarters; and the present duty on wheat being
235. Bd. per quarter, we have here 8,551/. 19s. of " pro-
tection" by Act of Parliament, at this moment, in addi-
tion to the "protection" afforded by the expenses of trans-
port, &c., from the place of growth to the vessel on yon
side, and by the freight to this country. The total of
" protection" is therefore:—
Duty £ ‘3,551 19 0
Shipping charges, &c., say Bs. per quarter
(which is a low average)
Freight, 3s. 6d. per quarter (also a low
average) 1,264 14 6

enough.. Gateshead £12,70? 9 6
Or 1/. 15s. 2d. per quarter ! Surely this is "protection"
DEATH or HENRY ARABIN, ESQ.—With
sincere regret we have to announce the death of this tried and
uncornprnmising patriot, who departed this life on Thursday
last, at his seat, at Corkagh, at the patriarchal age of ninety
years. He was one of the last survivors of the Volunteers of
1782.—D rilot.
Observer.
A broken- living in the neighbourhood of the
Seiefr Dials; has aiplaeard exhibitfd in his window, stating
that he has foi'salesetne articles of furniture which belonged
to EliziGrimWood, the unfortunate young woman who was
murdered-in. the The broker modestly Asks
ien gniueas-for an old piece of furniture, the. original cost of
vittlet'attld 11'dt-IWe-weeded 12s.

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