The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-04 00:00:00

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COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Pr►ncess Royal, and attended by Lady Portman, Ba-
roness Lehaen, Earl of Listowel, Hon. C. A. Murray,
Lord Alfred Paget and Colonel Bauverie, returned to
town at twenty minutes before one o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon, escorted by a party of Lancers, from Clare-
mont. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were received
at Buckingham Palace by the Lord Chamberlain, and
Colonel Wylde, Equerry to Prince Albert.
The Queen held a Court at two o'clock for the re-
ception of Addresses from the City of London.
The Lord Mayor, accompanied by the City Deput'.
Lion, arrived at the Palace in his State Coach shortly
before two o'clock, attended by his Chaplain, Sword
Bearer, and Mace Bearer. His Lordship and the De-
putation were ushered on their arrival to the State

apartments.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert having been con-
ducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the Throne-Room,
and the Queen being seated on the Throne, the Lord
Mayor and Aldermen, and Common Council, were
ushered by Sir William Martins and Captain Green,
the Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting, to the presence of
her Majesty. The Recorder then read the Address
of CJngratulation from the Court of Common Coun-
cil ; and the Mover and Seconder of the Address had
afterwards the honour to kiss hands. The Members of
the Common Council then withdrew—the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, Sheriffs, the City Remembrancer, and

othor Officers remaining.
The Recorder then read the Address of Congratu-
lation, on the Birth of a Princess, from the Court of
Aldermen. The Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, the
Sheriffs, the City Remembrancer, and other Officers,
and the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, all kissed hands and

retired.
The Alderman present were—Sir Claudius Hunter,
Sir Matthew Wood, Sir John Key, Sir Chapman Mar-
shall, Sir George Carroll, and Sir James Duke. There
were also present Sheriffs Gibbs and Farncomb, the
City Remembrancer, the Comptroller of Bridge-house
Estates, the City Chamberlain, the City Solicitor,
Under-Sheriffs James and Stone, and a numerous body

of Members of the Common Council, including Mr.
Richard Lambert Jones, mover of the Address ; Mr.
Taylor, seconder of the Address ; Messieurs Moon,
Eyton, Bennet, Edward Harrison, and Samuel Thomas.
The Court was attended by the Lord President, the
Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the
Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the
Marchioness of Normanby, and the Countess of Mount
Edgeumbe, Ladies in Waiting; the Lord Chamber-
lain, the Master of the Horse, the Captain of the
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen•at-Arms ; the Captain
of the Yeomen Guard ; Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Wait-
ing ; Earl of Aboyne, Lord in Waiting ; the Treasurer
of the Household ; Hon. William Cowper, Groom in
Waiting ; Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry in Waiting ;
Mr. James Bunce Curling, Clerk of the Cheque to the
Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Sir Benjamin
Smith ; Masters Byng and Wilson, Pages of Honour

in Waiting.
Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-
Arms lined the Throne Room during the presentation
of the Addresses, commanded by their Standard-bearer,
Mr. H. Robinson. . .

The Yeomen of the Guards were on duty in the
Grand Hall, commanded by Captain Se3mour Sadler,
the Exon in Waiting.
'The Queen's Guard of the Grenadier Guards, with
the band of the regiment, was in attendance on the
Palace Lawn during the Court.
After presenting the Addresses to the Queen yes-
terday afternoon, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs,
City Officers, Under Sheriffs, and Common Council,
had an audience of his Royal Highness Prince Albert
in Buckingham Palace, where the Recorder of London
read congratulary addresses to his Royal Highness on
the birth of the Princess Royal from the Court of
Common Council, and also from the Lord Mayor and
Court of Aldermen. Aldermen M. Wood, Marshall,
Key, Hunter, Carroll, and Duke were present of the
Court of Aldermen, and Messrs. Jones, R. Taylor,
Bennet, Moan, Eyton, and the same Members of the
Common Council, and City Officers, who attended
the Address to the Queen, were also present.
Prince Albert VI a s attended by the following officers
of his household :—Lord Robert Grosvenor, Groom of

the Stole ; Mr. George Edward Anson, Treasurer;
Lord George Lennox, Gentleman in Waiting ; Captain
Seymour, Groom in Waiting ; and Colonel Wylde,
Equerry in Waiting.
Her Majesty gave audiences yesterday to the Mar-
quis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne.
The Royal Dinner Party last evening included her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny
Howard, Earl of Surrey, and Lord George Lennox.
'The Band of the Coldstream Guards attended at the
Palace during the evening.
The Band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards was
in attendance every evening during her Majesty's stay
at Claremont.
The Lord Mayor, Alderman, Recorder, Sheriffs,
Remembrancer, Chamberlain, Solicitor, Comptroller of
the Bridge House Estates, Under-Sheriffs, and Com-
mon Councillors of the City of London, had an audi-
cnce of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
yesterday, at Ingestrie House, Belgrave-square, to
present Addresses of Congratulation to her Royal
Highness, on the auspicious event of the birth of her
Royal Highness the Princess Royal, from the Court of
Common Council, and also from the Court of Alder-
men.

The Recorder read the Addresses from both Courts,
after which the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs,
and the Moyer and Seconder of the Address in the
Court of Common Council, had the honour of being
presented to her Royal Highness.
The same members and officers of both Courts pre-
sent at the presentation of the Addresses to the Queen
and Prince Albert, also attended the Addresses to her
Royal Highness.
The Duchess of Kent was attended by Lady Fanny
Howard, Lady in Waiting, and Colonel Couper, Fast
Equerry and Comptroller of her Royal Highness's
Household.
A deputation respecting tea, consisting of Messrs.
Twining, Cousins, Travers, Antrobus, and Riggs, had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday.
Mr. Meyers, agent for Barbadoes, Lerd Tcynham,
and Dr. Rolph, had interviews with Lord John Russell
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
S:r H. Parnell had an interview with Viscount Mel-
, bourne yesterday.
The Cabinet Ministers dined with Lord John Rus-
sell, lust evening, at his residence in Wilton-crescent.
Despatches from the Governor of Ceylon were re-
ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office.

PRIZE BATTLES.---A prize fight, for 2001.
and the championship of England, took place on Tues-
day, between Caunt and Nick Ward of Liverpool, which
terminated in favour of Ward, Caunt having -struck him
a foul blow. A second fight took place between Lane
and Sullivan, for loot, which ended in the latter being
the victor.
We regret to say that accounts reached London
yesterday of the death of J. Thornhill, Esq., the East
India Director, Mr. Thornhill had been in a very bad
state of health for some time past, and the melancholy
Mat Wag sot, therefore, altogether unexpected.

IMPERIAL PARLIA

ROUSE OF COMMONS, FED. 3.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
CHURCH EXTENSION.

Sir C. B. VERE presented several petitions final the
Archdeaconry of Suffolk in favour of Church Extension.

NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Lord GRIMSTONE a new writ
was issued for the borough of St. Albans, in the room
of the Hon. Mr. Grimstone, who had accepted the office
of Steward of her 'Majesty's Chihet n Hundreds.
Mr. GREENE presented a petition from the
Church of England Assurance Company for leave to
bring in a Bill.
IMPORTATION OF WOOL.

Mr. BAINES moved, pursuant to notice for an Ac-
count of the quantity of Sheep and Lambs' \\Tool ire-
ported into the United Kingdom in the year 1840 ; spe-
cifying the countries from which it came, the quantity
that paid a duty of one penny par pound, and the quan-
tity that paid a duty of one half-penny per pound ; of
the quantity of Foreign Wool re-exported during the
same period, and the countries to which it was'sent, and
the quantity remaining warehoused under Bond on the
.5-11 day of January 1841. Account of the quantity of
British Sheep and Lambs' Wool and Woollen Yarn
exported from the United Kingdom in the year 1840,
specifying the countries to which they were sent. Ac-
count of the quantity of British manufactures ex-
pi,--rtecl from the United Kingdom in the year 1840,
specifying the countries to which they were sent.
EMPLOYMENT IN FACTORIES.

Lord ASHLEY ggve notice that he would, to-mor-
row, move for leave to amei.vi the resolution appointing
a Committee to inquire respecting employment in
factorieF. He wished to introduce the word " young,"
before "persons," in the terms of that motion.

Mr. F. MAULE said he did not think there could
be any objection to the Noble Lord's amending his mo-
tion, and making it extend to young persons. The
Commissioners would not be justified, under the present
form of the Act, in extending the inquiry to children
under thirteen years of age. lie would take that
opportunity of bearing his testimony to the great use-
fulness of the proposed inquiry.—( Hear.) lie believed
it had become very popular throughout the entire
country —( Hear, hear.)
HAND-LOOM WEAVERS.

Mr. M. PHILLIPS wi6hed to ask the Hon. Diem.
ber, the Under Socretary for the Home Department,
when the Report of the Committee on Hand-loom
Weavers would be laid before the house.

Mr. FOX MAU LE said the Report was now almost
reedy, and it would bc laid before the House.
TnE LATE MR. RICKMAN.

Lord J. RUSSELL rose to propose the following

resolution That this House entertainsa just and high
sense of the distinguised and exemplary manner in
which John Itckman, Esq., late Clerk Assistant of this
House, uniformly discharged the duties of his situation
during his long attendance at the table of this House."
The lion. Lord then proceeded to express his sense of
the merits of Mr. Rickman. No man could be better
acquainted than that gentleman with the privileges and
precedents of that House, and no man could hare dis-
charged the duties committed to him with more ge-
neral satisfaction. He (Lord John Russell) wished
he could also express the high opinion which he enter-
tained of the public services of Mr. Rickman. He
felt himself, however, confined on that occasion to the
merits of Mr. Rickman in discharging his duties in that
House. That was the only matter which then came
under their cognizance, and he was sure they would
readily approve of the resolution he proposed.
Mr. GOUL BU RN also wished to bear his testimony
to the merits of Mr. Rickman. He was convinced that
the House had but one opinion on the subject. Mr.
Rickman h id, he was assured, gained the approbation
of every Member by his zealous and efficient discharge
of the duties he had to fulfil.—(Hear, hear, hear.)
Individually he had often experienced the benefit to be
derived from the great knowledge of Mr. Rickman on
all subjects, more especially on subjects relating to the
laws and customs of Parliament.—(Cheers.) lie was
ever ready to impart that knowledge which he had la-
boured to acquire, and thus had enabled others to make
themselves masters of those subjects with which they
would have been unacquainted but for his kind assistance.
He could not let that opportunity pass without giving
expression to the deep feeling which he entertained,
and which he was convinced the country entertained
also, of the very valuable services of Mr. Rickman.
Mr. HUME could not let the vote pass without
expressing his approbation of the conduct of the late
Mr. Rickman.--(Cheers.) He never knew a public
officer so modest, so unassuming, and yet so ready to
impart information.—(Cheers.) He had laid the coun-
try under great obligation by his labours on the subject
of the population returns.--(Cheers.) He had ever
found him ready to impart information, and he (Mr.
Hume) was indebted to hiai for much of the know-
ledge which he had acquired relating to that House, and
thought the subject of population owed much to the late
Mr. Rickman. He cordially agreed with the resolu
tion.—(Cheers.)
Sir R. INGLIS was also desirous of hearing testi-
mony to the merits of Mr. Rickman. His Noble
Friend had stated that it was not because he was un-
aware, or did not appreciate the general services rendered
by Mr. Rickman to the country, that he had not
alluded to them in the resolution, but because they
could only properly take no. ice in that resolution of the
services which he had rendered to the House in his offi-
cial capacity. But he could not omit that opportunity
of bearing testimony, not only to the services of Mr.
Rickman in that Ilouse, but to the great services
which he had rendered to statistical knowledge
generally. It had been justly remarked of Mr. Rick-
man by one of his early friends, that he was a man of
the most matter and fewest words that had ever been
known.—(Cheers.) Words were never used by Mr.
Rickman except to convey ideas, and when a question was
asked him, he always answered with accuracy, preci-
sion, and readiness.—(Cheers.) Mr. Rickman had
also rendered valuable services to the House in the
formation and arrangement of their library,—(Cheers.)
He had not only drawn up a sketch o :the Library for
the House, but he had also written a classified catalogue
of the Library—a catalogue containing not only the
books in the Library, but also a list of hooks necessary
to be procured for its completion.—(Cheers.) Re-
ference had been made to his works on population.
Books on that subject were'. in general of at y-
thing but of an amusing character ; but he would ven-
ture to say that a more entertaining bock than Mr.
Rickman's Preface to the last Census could hardly
he found. These were minor things, and, perhaps,
would hardly have entitled Mr. Rickman to a vote
of the House ; but it was for the great labour he
had displayed, and for the facilities he had rendered
to every man who had taken a part in the proceed-
ings of that House, he thought the thanks of the
House were eminently due to Mr. Rickman ; and he
therefore cordially concurred in the motion that had
been made by the Noble Lord opposite.
Mr. BERNAL felt hound to hear his testimony to
the great merits of Mr. Rickman. He possessed
stores of deep and singular knowledge connected
with the literature of his country and the proceedings
of that House, and when first he had the honour of
sitting at the table of the House as Chairman of Com-
mittees, he had derived great assistance from Mr.
Rickman, and he shonld therefore most cordially sup-
port the motion of the Noble Lord.
The motion was then put and carried.
SUPPLY.
Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee of Supply.
'The resolutions were agreed to, and ordered to be
'urther considered on Friday next.
The House then adjourned.