The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINV3OI, MONDAT.—The Queen walked this
morning on the East, or New Terrace of the Castle,
also in the Slopes. Her Majesty was attended by the
Hon. Miss Pitt, Hon. Miss Paget, Viscountess Forbes,
and others of the Royal suite.
The Countees of Charlemont rode out this morning
in the Park in a pony phaeton.
The Earl and Countess of Erroll and Lady Ida
Hay, and the Earl of Albemarle took their departure
from the Castle to-day.

The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny
['award, took an airing in a carriage and tour this
morning.

Lord Kinnaird is expected to arrive at the Castle
to-day.
The Royal Dinner party at the Castle this evening
is expected to include the Earl and Countess of Ux-
bridge, the Ladies Eteanora and Constance Paget, and
Colonel Brown.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing
yesterday in a carriage, and visited the Duchess of
Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and the Princess
Sophia, at Kensington.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince
George, and the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cam-
bridge, attended by Miss Kerr, Baron Knesebeck, and
Colonel Cornwall, came to Cambridge House yester-
day, from Kew.

The Duchess of Gloucester and Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday,
at Clarence House, St. James's.
A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock, yesterday
afternoon, at. the Foreig❑ Office. It was attended by
Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, Earl of
Clarendon, Marquis of Normanby, Viscount Palmerston,
Lord John Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Lord Holland, Mr. Labouchere, Viscount Duncanuon,
Mr. Macauley, and Lord Morpeth.
The Council broke up at half past six o'clock.
The Agent for Jamaica, Sir Lionel Smith, and
Colonel 'forrens, had intetriews with Lord John
Russell yesterday at the Colonial Office.
M. Kisseleff, the .Russian Charge d'Affaires, trans-
acted business yesterday at the Foreign Office.
Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence arrived in town on
Saturday night from the seat of the Marquis of Angle-
sea, Beau Desert, Staffordshire.

The Countess of Chesterfield will leave Chester-
field House in the course of the week, to stay a few
days with the Earl and Countess of Lichfield, at Renton
Abbey, Staffordshire. The Earl of Chesterfield, who
is passing the hunting season in Northamptonshire, in-
tends to join the circle at the above seat.
The Earl and Countess of Mayo and Mrs.
Smith have arrived in Norfolk-street, from Bersted
Lodge, Bognor, where they have been residing since
August last.

The Dowager Countess of Clare and Lady
Isabella Fitzgibbon were to have arrived in Dublin on
Saturday last, from the seat of the Earl of Clare, near
Limerick. her Ladyship and daughter intend to make
a short stay th Dublin, and then purpose to go to Bath
for a few weeks.

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when he purposes to take'the oaths and his seat in the
House of Lords.
The Earl of Euston, M.P., left town last week
for Sulsey Forest, Northamptonshire. Lord Charles
Fitzroy accompanied the Noble Earl.
Lord Bloomfield arrived at Loughron House,
Moneygall. Ireland, on Thursday last, from Woolwich:
His Lordship will not remain long in IrelantL
The Earl of Stamford and Warrington returned
to Enville Hall, Staffordshire, at the close of the,past
week, from his seat, Durham Massey, in Cheshire.
The Duke of Rutland has given the munificent
sum of 100 guineas to the fund now being raised for
the relief of the distressed working classes of Leices-
ersh ire.

MORTALITY AMONG THE PEERS DURING
1839.—During the past year fourteen Peers have died,
namely, three Dukes, the Dukes of Buckingham, Bed-
ford, and Argyll ; six Earls, the Earl of Zetland, Esrl
of Caledon, Earl of Essex, Earl of Lauderdale, Earl of
Mount Edgecumbe, and Earl of Kingston ; and five
Barons, Lords Howden, St. Helen's, De Roos, Wal-
s;ngham, and. Rendlesbam. Of the above, only one
Peerage is extinct ; that is, Lord St. Helen's. The
Earl of Carnwath, Viscount Dufferin, and Lord
Langford, all of tho Peerage of Ireland, have also
descended to the tomb during the past year. Only
five Members of the House of Commons have died
during the same term—namely, Lord William Ben-
tinck, Viscount Clements, Bir J. Dunlop, Bart., ivl-r. M.
Praed, and Sir Watkin W. Wynn.
DEVONPORT ELECTION.—The determination
arrived at the friends of Mr. Leach, at the meeting
of his united Committees, held last evening (Thursday),
was, that a Sub-committee of ten gentlemen should be
appointed to meet an equal number of Mr. Tufnell's
Committee, for the purpose of deciding oo the course
which should be adopted for obtaining a union of the
Liberal interest in the borough. This proposal has not
yet been considered by Mr. Tufnell's Committee, but
will be discussed this eveniag......Devonpori Telegraph..