The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal took a carriage drive yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess
Alice, and the Princess Helena rode on ponies and took
walking exercise yesterday, in the gardens of Bucking-
ham Palace.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at
her residence, Bushy House, Bushy Park.
The Marchioness of Douglas (nee Princess Mary of
Baden) paid a visit yesterday to her Majesty the Queen
Dowager, and her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand
Duchess of Saxe Weimar, at Bushy House, Bushy Park.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday
at Gloucester House.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
honoured the performance at the Royal Italian Opera
House with her presence yesterday evening.
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt had a meeting yesterday at the Treasury. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank
of England, and the Deputy-Governor were present.
Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General, was
in attendance.

Lord John Russell left town yesterday for Cambridge.
Mr. G. Hayter, M.P., and Mr. Field, bad an inter-
view with the Right lion. T. Milner Gibson yesterday,
at the Office of the Board of Trade.

Mr. Bircham had an interview with the Right Hon.
Edward Strutt yesterday at the Office of the Commis-
sioners of Railways, in Great George-street.

JOHN KNOX'S BIBLE.

bad lately the great satisfaction of in-
specting and examining a relic of ancient times, that
merits a high place in the esteem of Scotchmen, not only
from its intrinsic excellence, but from the circumstance of
its having once appertained to one whose name Scot-
land, we trust, will never fail to cherish, as the most
glorious in her nomenclature of fame. This was the Bible
of John Knox. In writing it contains a signature of John
Knox, the ink and hand-writing of which correspond
with copious notes written in a cipher on the margin,
in which hand the Psalms are divided into morning and
evening portions. The following affidavit is also
inscribed:—" This book was printed by a gentleman,
named Richard Cameron, in the year of our Lord
1560, and was presented to the famous John Knox,
our Scottish Reformer, in the year of our Lord 1560,
for his Family Bible, which he kept till his death, which
happened at Edinburgh, in the year of our Lord 1592,
being 12 years in his possession. It next fell into the
hands of his successor, Mr. Carson, where it continued
till his death, and passed into the hands of his widow,
whose name was Page, where it continued till the pre-
sent year of our Lord 1688.—(Signed) Taos. PAGE."
This Bible was transferred from the name of Page to the
name of Housten, on account of marriage, and continued
in the hands of the Housten's till it was next transferred
by Margaret Housten to the name of Elder; and at his
decease, upon the 2041 Eebruary, 1807, it came into the
hands of his son, Hugh Elder, now residing in Edin-
burgh. This Bible was purchased from Hugh Elder, by
Mr. Wm. Glenny, Edinburgh ; and at his decease in
the year 1844, was sold by Mrs. Glenny to the Hon.
Roger Rollo, and is now in possession of his son, John
B. Rollo, Esq.—lrvine 117 ews Letter.