The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager had yesterday an evening
party at her residence Marlborough House, Pall Mall.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at Marlborough
House at half-past nine o'clock, attended by the Marchioness
of Normandy, Lady in waiting ; Earl of Aboyne, Lord in
waiting; Colonel Wemyss and Major General Sir Edward
Bowater, the Fquerries in waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived, at-
tended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst and Sir Samuel Higgens.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of ('am-
bridge and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge were attended
by Baron Knesebeck and Major Stephens.
His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge also
arrived.

A select party of the Nobility and Gentry were honoured
with invitations to meet her Majesty and his Royal Bigness
Prince Albert. The company began to arrive at nine o'clock.
Mademoiselle Rachel attended at Marlborough House during
the evening. •
The Marquis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne had
audiences yesterday of the Queen.
The Queen took an airing, yesterday afternoon, in an open
barouche and four, attended by the Marchioness of or-
manby. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir
Edward Bowater, rode out on horseback at the same time.
Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry to the Queen, was in waiting on
her Majesty on horseback.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken an airing
yesterday, in a carriage and four.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards attended at Bucking-
ham Palace during dinner last evening.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by Lady Gore
and the Hon. Miss Gore, took an airing in the Parks yesterday
afternoon, in an open carriage and four.
The Duchess of Gloucester took an airing in the Parks yes.
terday afternoon.
Mr. Wallace, M.P. had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street-
Despatches from the Governor of the Bahamas were received
yesterday at the Colonial-office.

The Belgian Journals give the following instance
of retributive justice executed by a horse on its driver, who
had been treating the animal with brutal and unmerited seve-
rity. " A farmer's man of Wibryck, near Antwerp, was, a
few days since, unmercifully flogging a horse with a whip,
when the enraged beast turned upon his tormentor, bit him
severely in the face, crushed both his hands, which he raised
in his defence, and, having got him down, trampled on him till
life was extinct."

OPERA CONCERT-ROOM.— Signora Ernest'
Crisi on Wednesday gave a grand morning concert in the
great Concert-room of her Majesty's Theatre, and was sup-
ported by all the available talent of the corps operatigne. The
room was well filled, but very far from crowded, proving that
eien the attraction of the very first order of merit will pall upon
the public appetite if brought to develope itself too of:en upon
the same themes,

THE PRESIDENT STEAm-SHlP.—Yesterday
afternoon the British and American Steam Navigation Com-
pany, in Billiter-court, Billiter-square, were still without any
intelligence of their long-missing ship, the President. Cap.
tain Schultz, of the Prussian brig Thetis, arrived at New
York on the sth ult. from Bordeaux, after 50 days' passage,
with a cargo of brandy, &c., reports, that "on the 3rd of
April, in latitude 39 40, longitude 72, he saw a large ship
entirely dismasted, but could not see any person on board. or
her name." If the weather permitted, Captain Scultz ought
to have neared this vessel, with the view of ascertaining her
name, and to render assistance. Perha^s, although he did
"not see any person on board," some of the ship's ill-fated
crew were lying prostrate on deck, unable any longer to stand
erect, or to war against the horrors of famine.

A SKELETON.—In excavating the foundation
of some houses near the Railway Station, Boxrnoor, on the
estate of Mr. Stephens, was discovered, on Thursday last, the
entire skeleton of a horse, about four feet below the surface ;
and on Saturday that of a man, about six feet high, supposed
to be a trooper slain at the taking of Berkbempstead, about
200 years since. _

We learn from Brighton that a new. steamer,
built at North Shields for a company at Brighton, and fitted
with Mr. Smith's patent screw propeller, on the plan of the
Archimedes, arrived at the Chain Pier,-on Tuesday morning,
at a quarter-past eight o'clock, from the river Tyne, after the
remarkably quick passage of 44 hours. This vessel, we un-
derstand, is intended to ply from Brighton to the adjacent
ports, and to be occasionally used as a tug in towing vessels in
and out of Shoreham Harhour. She is about 110 tons, with
engines of 45-horse power.
DEPARTURE OF THE LORD LIEUTENANT
FOR DEVONSHIRE.—An express arrived yesterday forenoon
from Castle-hill, Devonshire, the seat of the Earl of Fortescue,
mentioning that his Lordship was suddt nly reduced by illness
to a state of great debility—so much so as deeply to alarm his
Noble Family for the result. Lord Ebrington has applied to
the Queen for permission to leave his Government for a While,
and when her Majesty's letter is received—say about Friday or
Saturday the Lords Justices will be sworn in, and his Excel-
ency will hasten to Devonshire.—Dublin Evening Post.