The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty and
Prince Albert on Tuesday evening, at Buckingham

Palace.

T►te Duke of Cambii Ige visited Prince Albert yes-
terday.
Hts Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir
Edward Bowater and Captain Seymour, rode out on
horseback yesterday.
Viscount Melbourne and Lord Hill had audiences
yesterday, of his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
Among the iaquirers yesterday.and on Tuesday, after
the health of her Majesty and the Princess Royal were
—the Ottoman Ambassador, the American Minister,
and Mr. Stevenson ; the Grecian Minister, and Madame
Mavrocordato ; the Saxon and Spanish Ministers ; the
Marchioness of Wellesley, Countess of Tankerville,
Viscountess Palmerston, and Lady Frances Cowper,
Viscount and Viscountess Fitzharris, Viscountels
Keith, Lord and Lady Brougham, Lord and Lady
Willoughby d'Eresby, Miss Willoughby, Lord and Lady
Denman, Hon. Mrs. Denman, Lady Robert Grosvenor,
Lady E. Hope Vere, Lord Dalmeny, Lord Alfred
Paget, Hon. C. G. Noel, Vice-Admiral Sir Robert
Otway, Mr. Selwyn. Q.C., and Mr. B. Estcourt.

TneDueliess of Kent visited the Duchess of Glou-
cester yesterday, at Gloucester House.
The Secretary to the Postmaster-General, and the
Chairman of the Excise, had interviews with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchecper yesterday, in Downing-street.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. The appeal from Bengal, " Jeuren Doss
SAhoo v. Shah Kuher ood Deen;' was resumed and
finished. Judgment was deferred.
Sir William Follett then opened an appeal from Ben-
gal, " Clarke v. Mellish." At the conclusion of Sir
William's address, the Court rose.

VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO
THE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.

Yesterday, Prince Albert honoured the Polytechnic In-
stitution with a visit, for the purpose of inspecting the nu-
merous additions and improvements which have been lately
made, previously to the establishment being again opened
to the public on Saturday next. His Royal Highness,
attended by Colonel Bowater and Captain Seymour, ar-
rived at the principal entrance in Regent-street at half-
past twelve, where he was met by the Directors, who con-
ducted the Prince over the whole building, where he re.
mained an hour and a half attentively examining the principal
objects of attraction in the galleries and other apartments,
particularly the effects of the gas microscope, which ap.
peered new to him, although with the principles
of the various models connected with illustrations
in science he was evidently perfectly conversant.
The instruments, philosophical and otherwise, to which
his Royal Highness paid the greatest attention were
an anemometer, or wind and rain gauge, (explained by the
inventor); an ingenious railway carriage and apparatus,
representing the action of the centrifugal force on inclined
planes ; a method for preventing ships sinking, and for
raising them when sunk ; an electromagnetic motive ma-
chine ; the head-dress of a diver, by means of which air is
received when under water ; and the diving bell itself, in
which the Prince went down, accompanied by Mr. R. W.
Sievier, the sculptor, who is one of the directors of the
Institution. His Royal Highness then witnessed an ex-
emplification of Colonel Pasley's method of blowing up
sunken vessels. This experiment, which was conducted
by Mr. Maugham, professor of chemistry, and Mr. Bach-
hoffner, professor of experimental philosophy, was beauti-
fully demonstrated. The charge shattered to pieces a
model vessel, and the commotion in the water was extraor-
dinary. Some well executed paintings on glass were then
exhibited to the royal party, under the influence of mag-
nifying lenses. These consisted a copies from Martin's
pictures of the" The Destruction of Nineveh," and" Joshua
emmanding the Sun to Stand still," and Danby's " Open-
ing of the Seventh Seal." The Prince expressed great
admiration of this really beautiful and well-managed cos.
moramic display. The celebrated table painted for Napo-
leon by Isabey, and
.a unique Swedish porphyry inlaid
table, excited much attention. The first has an exquisite
portrait of Bonaparte painted in the centre of a single
porcelain slab, surrounded by those of his Marshals; the
ether is of the value of 3,0001. Captain Boscawen Ibbott-
son's trigonometrical model of the undercliffs of the Isle
of Wight was particularly noticed and praised.
On the arrival of the Prince Mr. Sievier read a brief
i congratulatory address, explaining the principal objects of
the institution, and pointing out particularly the advan-
tages to be calculated from the recent establishment of a
school within its walls for the proper instruction of rail-
road engine-drivers, with which his Royal Highness ex-
pressed himself much gratified. On leaving the Institu-
tion a large crowd, which had assembled outside, gave the
Prince several hearty cheers.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Lord Monteagle, in Mansfield-street, from Yorkshire ;
Earl Spencer, at Spencer House, from Althorpe Hall,
Northamptonshire : the Earl and Countess of Rosalyn, in
Grosvenor-place, from their seat in Scotland ; Lady Hol-
land, at Lord Lilford's, in Grosvenor-place, from West
Hill ; Lord and Lady Brougham, in Grafton-street, from
Ashford, Kent ; Viscountess Burgherih, in Harley-street,
from a visit to Lord and Lady Maryborough, at Deal
Castle ; Viscount Pollington, in Dover-street, from Sus-
sex; the Counties of Mansfield and the Ladies Murray, in
Langham-place, from St. Leonard's ; Sir Frederick
Trench, M. P., in Bolton-street, from Brighton ; Mr. W.
Ord, M.P., in Berkeley-square, from Whitfield Hall,
Northumberland.