The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.— Ile Queen and Prince Albert
took their usual early morning walk.
The Earl of Liverpool and Captain Francis Seymour left
the Castle to-day. _ - - - -

Ihe royal dinner party. at the Castle this evening will in-
clude her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Count Alex-
ander MensdortF, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of
Kent, and the Baroness de Speth. _ _ _

The band of the Scots FUsilier Guards will attend during
dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend
in the Castle.

A deputation from the Distillers of Scotland, consisting of
Mr. Felt, Mr. Gray, and Mr. Colville, had an interview with
the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the office of the Board of
Trade.

A deputation of paper makers, consisting of Mr. John Ca-
meron (Chairman), Mr. Charles Cowan, Mr. Edward Collins,
Mr. Alexander Pirie, jun., Mr. Thomas Wrigley, and Mr. T.
B. Crompton, had ar. interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street. The deputation was headed by Mr. J. Oswald, M.P.
Mr. H. F. Young had an interview with Earl Grey yester-
day, at the Colonial-office.
The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements bad a
meeting yesterday at the office of the Woods and Forests, in
Whitehall-place. There were present Viscount Murpeth, the
Right Hon. J. C. Herries, the Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman
Humphery, Sir Robert Inglis, Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. Millie,
the Hon. C. A. Gore, and Mr. Charles Barry.
The Ecclesiastic d Commissioners fur England had a
general meeting yesterday, at their office in Whitehall-
place.
Mr. Wilson Patten, had an interview with the Right
Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners
of Railways, in Great George-street.
Mi. H. Lushington had an interview yesterday with Earl
Grey.

-I;frCharles Napier had an interview with the Right Hon.
T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
Mr. Ward, M.P., had an interview yesterday with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of the
Council) gave a grand dinner last evening at Lansdowne
House to all the Cabinet Ministers (with the exception of
Lord John Russell), and also to the great officers of state of
the Queen's household, and the clerks of the Privy Council.
During the evening the roll of sheriffs for the present year
was settled by the Noble Marquis and the Lords of the
Privy Council present, preparatory to its being pricked by
her Majesty in Council.
Dispatches were sent of yesterday evening from the Co-
lonial-office for the Govet nor-General or Canada, and also
for the Governors of the other North American provinces.
Mr. Lambton, M.P., arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Upper
Belgrave- street, yesterday, from Brighton.

HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-SLOOP

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Commander-in-Chief at this port, from the senior officer
operating at the wreck of the Sphynx, and the welcome in-
telligence that the Sphynx had been moved this tide 100
feet nearer deep water. She would, doubtless, have been got
off further, but one of the " camels" burst, and the hands
were consequently compelled to leave off heaving. If the
80 tons of coals now in her can be got out, and she can be
farther lightened 30 or 40 tons more, success is looked upon
as certain. Wind and weather continue favourable, although
the tide has not risen so high as had been anticipated.
The Medea steam-sloop, Commander Mason, arrived this
morning, and came into harbour. to fit fort
rear eception of
Sir H. Seymour, the newly- appointed Minis t Lisbon.

Mr. WALLACE'S NEW OPERA.—The libretto has
been read in the green-room by the author, Mr. Bunn, and
the opera is now in daily rehearsal. The scene is in Bohemia,
and the subject has been taken from history.
BANK or ENGLAND.—Accounts of the amount of
all Exchequer-bills purchased by the Bank of England in
1846, and of.balances of sums issued for the payment of
dividends due and not demanded, from the sth of April, 1846,
to the sth of January, 1847, have been presented to Parlil-
ment, pursuant to the Act. The ainutn.t of Exchequer-bills
and other Government securities so purchased, or on which
lo3t
advanced
sums were advanced in the year 1847, altogether amounted
to 4,660,919/,
remainderaliniedie'r being3 5,all of which has been paid off and discharged.
The gross total amount of the dividends due and not de-
tunded amounted, on the sth of April, 1846, to 1,108,118/.,
of
remainedtointhehaml!;
Government;of tohne Btc sth o
k,thet
July, 1816, 1,093,5561., of which 100.0001. remained in the
hands
of the Bank. • on the 10th of October, 1846,
10,017,980/
• ~ of which 100,000/. remained. in the hands
of the Clank; and on the sth of January last past
1,088,8.91., of which 170,838/. remained in the Minds of the
Bank.