The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday
morning in the pleasure grounds and plantations of
Osborne. The unfavourable state of the weather on
Tuesday afternoon prevented her Majesty and her
Royal Consort taking► an airing.
Their Royal Rig,►hnesses the Prince of Wale 3,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, went to the beach yesterday, forenoon, and
rode on their ponies.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
returned to town yesterday, from honouring the Duke
of Bedford with a visit, at his seat, Woburn Abbey,
Bedfordshire.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse,
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday, at Gloucester House.
The Hon. H. Roberts, from Jamaica, had an inter-
♦iew with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day, at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Chief Secretary for Ireland had an interview
with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
The Earl of Arran had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday. Lord Ashley had also an
interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at
the Home-office.

Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office
Sir John Henry
of the Board of Trade.
PeIlY had an interview with the

Lord John Russell had a dinner party yesterday
evening, at his residence in Chesham-place.
Sir Robert Peel had a dinner party last evening, at
his residence in Whitehall-gardens.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from
the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West
India Colonies.

Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colo-
nial-office, from the Governor-General of Canada,
and also from the Governors of the other North
American Provinces.

PUBLIC DINNER TO JOHN
wiLLIANts, EsQ,
Yesterday evening a public dinner was given at the
London Tavern to Mr. John Williams, M.P. for Mac-
clesfield. Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart, M.P., presided, and
about 150 gentlemen sat down to dinner. Amongst the
company were observed Lord Dudley Coutts Stewart,
M.P., Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P, Mr. George Thompson,
M.P., Mr. G. Wyld,
the Hon. Lloyd Mostyn, J.
Humphries Parry, Esq., A. Daniell, Esq., G. A. Ni-
cholay, Esq., G. Daniell, Esq., John Wilson, Esq..
E. Joseph, Esq., Mr. Deputy Evans, Banjo Bapogee,
George MaHeine, Esq., J. P. Bull, Esq., W. Jones, Esq.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The health of Mr.
John Williams," dwelt at some length on the pride with
which the Welsh people generally hailed the elevation
of a gentleman like Mr. Williams, who had risen simply
by his own energy and honesty to a seat in Parliament.
Mr. WILLIAMS, in returning thanks, observed that
he came to London as the poor boy of a widowed mother,
and he was happy to say, as a proof of his integrity in
a commercial point of view, he saw at the tables gentle-
men who were the first to introduce him to commercial
life.—(Cheers.) He hoped his political life would be
marked by the same integrity as his commercial life had
been.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing " The
health of the Hon. Chairman."
Sir B. HALL returned thanks, and proposed " Prospe-
rity to the City of London,' which was responded to by
Mr. G. MoonE,

t o with
the
Lord
DUDLEY STUART gave " The Principality of
ggZittucdh:eroifngt.he
people of London to the electors of Macclesfield for
having elected as their representative so excellent a man
as Mr. John Williams, and proposed 46 Prosperity to the
W Ai 1 ll Wales,"
3.
9 "C
w.
hlli c.
hPARRY was
responded
expressed
town of Macclesfield."
Mr. WILLIAMS responded to the toast, which was
drunk with great applause.
Mr. G. THOMPSON, M.P., proposed " The Electors of
Marylebone and the Borough Members," to which Lord
D. STUART replied.
" The health of Mr. Bernal Osborne and the Electors
of Middlesex," " Mr. George Thompson," " Lady Hall,”
and other toasts having been disposed of, the meeting,
after being enlivened by the excellent singing of
Messrs. Bruton, F. Martin, Turner,
Simmonds, and
Mr. Robertson, the Welsh harpist, separated at a
late hour.

game is exceedingly abundant,
s, Government
pay.
clerks,
8 ,
SHOOTING.—To be Let, the exclusive right of
Shooting over the whole county of Tipperary for the
collector*,
and oc-
casionally a few women and children.—Applieations to
bcpresent
i Ip' gsreocachseoisensn- ys
e roTvf he
overseers,re
be made to Archdeacon Latfau.—No Saxon need apply.
—Punch.
Two alarming fires broke out yesterday in Wood-
street. Cheapside. One happened at a quarter before
five o'clock in the evening, at No. 106, in the oceupa
Lion of Mr. Edward Eagles, fancy box maker. It was
caused by a child letting a lighted candle fall amongst
a quantity of cut paper, and was not extinguished until
the top floor was nearly burned out, and the lower part
damaged by water. The other fire broke out shortly
before one A.M„ at No. 68, occupied by Mr. J. W. Leg.
gins, a hosier. It was occasioned by a spark flying
from a lighted candle amongst the bedding in tho first
floor back, which set the whole in a blaze, and at one
period it assumed an alarming aspect. ,