The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-26 00:00:00

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MA Y 26, 1846.

AFIE ANNUAL. GRAND POLISH FANCY
or FULL DRESS BALL, in AID of the FUNDS of the
LITERARY ASSOCIATION of the FRIENDS of POLAND, will
take place at Willis's Rooms, on MONDAY, June 8. The 'vouchers to
be obtained from the Ladies Patronesses only, a list of whom may be
had at the Chambers of the Association, Sussex Chambers, 10, Duke-
street, St. James's-square ; and also at Willis's Rooms.

S HEFFIELD, BUXTON, LEEK, POT-
TERIES, AND CREWE RAILWAY.
All persons having claims against the above Company are re-
quested to send a statement of them to the Company's offices, Leek,
without delay. By order,
Leek, May 23, 1g46. R. Y. CLARKE, Secretary.

MESSRS. WICKHA I . and CO.'s PUBLIC
SALES of RAILWAY SHARES,. &c., are held at the Hall
of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, EVERY MONDAY and
THURSDAYS, at One o'clock.
Orders received until Four o'clock of the day previous to each sale.
London, 1846.

PRICE SD.

COURT CIRCULAR.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 25.—This afternoon, at Ave minutes
before three o'clock, the Queen was safely delivered of a Princess.
In the room with her Majesty were his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, Dr. Locock, and Mrs. Lilly, the monthly nurse. And in the
rooms adjoining were the other medical attendants, Sir James Clark
and Dr. Ferguson, and also her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
the Lady in Waiting on the Queen, and the Ministers and Officers of
State, summoned on the occasion. The Privy Councillors present
were, the Archhishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London. the Lord
Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of. Haddington, the
Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, Mr. Secre-
tary Gladstone, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, and the
Earl of Jersey.
Summonses were immediately issued for a Privy Council to be held
at four o'clock at the Council-office, Whitehall.
The following assembled at that hour :—His Royal Highness Prince
Albert, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the
Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Sir
James Graham, Mr. Secretary Gladstone, the Earl of Ellenborough,
the Chancellor of the Eichequer, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr.
Sidney Herbert, the Earl of Liverpool, and the Earl of Jersey.
Mr. C. Greville and the Hon. William Bathurst, the Clerks of the
Council, were in waiting.
pareAt
athp, Council the Archbishop of Canterbury was desired to pre •
Thanksgiving for,the Queen's safe delivery of a Prin-
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The Council then broke up.
During the afternoon the nobility and gentry called at Buckingham
Palace, and entered their names in 'the visiting-book of his Royal
Highness Prince Albert. The following official bulletin was ex-
hibited at the name:—

1846, four P.M.
" The " Buckingham Palace May
Queen was safely,delivered.of a Princess aa at five minutes be-
fore three o'clock this afternoon. -
" Her Majesty and the Infant Princess are well. •
" J'Astgs OLARR; M.D.
" CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
" ROBERT FERGUSON, a -
His Royal • Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited this.ROyal
Highness Prince Albert in the afternoon.
His Royal Highness Prince George called to inquire after the state
of the Queen.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent remained at the Palace
until the evening.
The inquiries of the nobility and gentry, who continued to arrive at
the Palace until past seven o'clock, were very numerous.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed exer-
cise yesterday in the gardens of the Palace.
Earl Delawarr, having declared his intention to oppose the second
reading of the Corn Bill in the House of Lords, has resigned the
situation of Lord Chamberlain of the Queen's Household.
1i er Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by her suite, left
her residence, Marlborough Motes, Pall-mall, at half-past three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Bushy House, Bushy Park.
Prince Castelcicala was present at the debate in the House of
Lords last evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke
of Cambridge honoured the establishment of Messrs. Hunt and
Roskell with a visit yesterday, to inspect the magnificent pieces of
plate just completed for the Emperor of Russia and the King of
Hanover.