The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty and Prince
Albert walked out in the immediate vicinity of the
Castle this afternoon.
His Royal Highness Prince Ilbert, attended by
Colonel Wyldc and Lord Alfred Paget, went this
morning to the meet at Sandpit Gate, where a deer
was started in the Great Park, and had a fair run.
After the hunt, his Royal Highness returned to the
Castle.
The Countess of Erroll and Lady Ida Hay, and the
i Hon. Miss Paget and the Hon. Miss Anson, drove out
in a pony phaeton this morning.
Viscount Melbourne and the Right Hon. F. T.
.u-r)ar •
ing arrived this afternoon at the Castle.
The Earl of Erroll went to town this morning, and
returned in the evening.
Lord and Lady Kinnaird will have tho honour of
1 dining with her Majesty this evening.

The Duke of Cambridge left town at seven o'clock
yesterday morning for the Royal Military College at
Sandhurst.

A deputation from St. Paul's, Covent Garden, on the
subject of the Window Tax, consisting of Messrs.
Cooper, Spreck, and Moseley, churchwardens ; Messrs.
Jackson and Dosscter, overseers ; Mr. Clark, vestry
clerk ; Messrs. Roche, Walker, Curren, Tapster, Bel-
shaw, and Fownes, had an interview with the Chancel-
lor of th© Exchequer yesterday, in Downing-street.
A deputation, including Mr. George Grote, M.P.,
Mr. E. R. Rice, M.P., and Mr. G. F. Angus, had
an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at the
Colonial-office.
Majors Baker, Hughes, and Wade, and Captain
Mordecai, all of the United States Army, embarked on
the Ist instant for New York, in the British Queen.
Mr. Baker was the bearer of despatches for his Go-
vernment from the United States Legation at London.
His Excellency Henry A. Muhtenberg, Minister of
the United States at Vienna, with Mrs. and Miss
Mulitenlyrg and suite, left town yesterday, on their
route to Bristol, from whence they embark, on Saturday,
in the Great Western steamer for New York.
Viscount Melbourne left town yesterday afternoon,
on a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle.
Sir Thomas Acland, Dr. Lushington, and Mr. W.
M. Hutton, had interviews with Lord John Russell
Yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday
afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.
Lord and Lady Henry Cholmondeley have arrived at
Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, from Southampton.

Lord Adolphus Fitzclarenee entertained the Duke
and Duchess of Beaufort and a select circle to dinner, last
evening, at St. James's Palace.
Lord and Lady Henry Cholmondelcy have ar-
rived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgravc-strcet, from South-
ampton.
The Earl and Countess of Shelburne arrived at
Mivart's Hotel, yesterday evening, from Bowood Park,
Wilts, the scat of the :Marquis and Marchioness of Lans-
downe.
Viscount and Viscountess Leveson arrived last
evening from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Gran-
ville at Paris. His Lordship was the bearer of despatches
to Viscount Palmerston from the British Embassy in that
capital.
Miss Romer is, we hear, to be Barnett's
prima donna at the Prince's Theatre, the latter having
agreed to open the season with an opera by Mr. Horner,
which will be followed by another composed by John Bar-
nett, on an Irish subject. The principal vocalists will
consist of Miss Homer, Miss A. Cooper, Miss Collett,
Messrs. Frazer, Barker, Morley, and H. Phillips; leader
and director of the band, Mr. John Loder, of Bath; chorus
master, Mr. Hatton, the pianist. The house will be
opened on the 23d inst.

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A musical festival will take place at Shrewsbury
next week, under the direction of Mr. Bishop, on which
occasion a new music hall will be opened.
PHILHARMONIC.—At a general meeting of
the Philharmonic Society, held on Monday, Mr. \V. Stern-
dale Bennett was elected a member, in the room of Mr.
Dance, deceased.
PREPARATION FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE
REMAINS OF NAPOLEON.—The French steamer Tage has
just arrived from St. Petersburgh at Havre. This steamer
t
carries eight magnificent horses from Copenhadgees ! I
uniform iron grey colour. These horses arc . nstiontt
draw the funeral car on which the mortal rehrataai...oht Na-
poleon will be drawn from the Seine to the_ Ilt_ lid
GUY FAWKES.—An inquest wasfouhre I
children of a
yesterday
at Cxtridge on the body of one of the .
Mr. Nicholls, who was burned to death in a room where
on
on
his elder brothers were making fireworks for use
explosion
explo
Fawkes' day. About eleven o'clock a
a down the squint a
alarmed the whole neighbourhoroadn,unanind en the house being
entered it was found that whit:he
the posv'elar, and the whole
spark had communicated
deceased, who
were dreadfully burned,
who was burned all over.
had exploded. All three
but particularly themdoenedeaay.
The other two children arc
adenaatirlr.ew escape of
Deceased
likely to recdoievdero,bu
• a of the Lumber Troop last
Verdict—Accidental the
house
being burned.
resolution was moved, and finally adopted, for At a Special meetinb
night, a
pre-
senting an address to her Majesty, praying that steps be
i ety taken for restoring Captain Reynolds to his
'ale:lit:lt standing in the army, upon the ground of the
rank
-ro-ciaition be had received, and also that the evidence of-
fered for the defence had not been taken into consideration.
THE MARQUIS OF NORNIANBY.—The latest
accounts of the Marquis of Normanby were, that he was
going on very favourably. It appears that the illness of
the Noble Marquis has not been so severe as represented
in some of the newspapers. He sprained his hand, which
caused a slight inflammation, but he was never considered
in danger. He is at present unable to write.

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