The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-17 00:00:00

CO URT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Her Majesty, accompanied by
her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, and her
Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meek-
l•nburg Strelitz, walked to Frogmore this morning, and
paid a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
The august party returned to the Castle in a pony car-
riage and four.
Prince Albert, accompanied by his Royal Highness
the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz,
and attended by Colonel Drummond and Colonel Sey-
mour enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and her Royal
Highness the Princess of Hesse, attended by Frances
Lady Clinton, Baroness de Scheel, and Baron Meysen-
buch, left the Castle to-day for Cashiobury-park, Herts.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
pony exercise this morning on the terraces and grounds
of the Castle.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimer
left the Castle this afternoon for town. Earl Howe alto
left to-day.
In the afternoon the Queen and Prince Albert, and
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg Strelitz took an airing in a pony carriage
and four. The Equerries in Waiting to her Majesty
and his Royal Highness were in attendance on horse-
back.
The dinner party at the Castle this evening is ex-
pected to include her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the
Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness
de Speth, the Earl of Auckland, and Sir George
Couper.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards will attend
during the dinner. Her Majesty's private band will
afterwards attend in the Castle.

Hcr Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by her
Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, and attended`by
Frances Lady Clinton, arrived at Cashiobury Park,
Herts, yesterday afternoon, from Windsor Castle. The
Baroness de Scheel and Baron Meysenbuch attended the
Princess.

His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar
arrived in town yesterday from Windsor Castle.
Their Royal llighnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick
of Hesse, attended by Baron Knesebeck, honoured the
Haymarket Theatre with their presence yesterday
evening.

The Walhalla, at the late Miss Linwood's Gallery,
in Leicester-square, was opened on Monday evening to
a crowded audience ; and we were delighted and asto-
nished at the manner in which the place has been beau-
tified. Madame Wharton, we think, is the most perfect
model of the day, and the performances reflect the
highest credit upon her taste and ability. To describe
the beauty of the groupings is impossible, they can only
be appreciated by a visit to the place—we cannot refrain
from giving them our most unqualified approbation.
A spacious promenade, and a most excellent band, under
the 'direction of Herr Rede, contribute very materially
to the comfort and amusement of the visitors. We
strongly recommend our readers to pay Madame a visit.
MEETING FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE PUNISH-
MENT OF DEATH.—A very thronged meeting was held
at the Surrey Literary and Scientific Institution,
Borough-road, last evening, for the purpose of adopting
such measures as would tend to induce the Legislature
to abolish the code which inflicts the punishment of the
forfeiture of life as the expiation of certain infeactions of
the law. The Rev. Mr. Christmas having been called
to the chair, the meeting was addressed by Mr. A. Pel-
latt, the Rev. Mr. Burns, and several other gentlemen,
and resolutions were passed to the effect, that the meet-
ing pledged itself to use its most strenuous exertions to
promote the speedy and total abolition of the puaish-
ment of death. The customary vote of thanks was
carried, and the meeting separated.
M. Alexandre Dumas, the French author, is now
in Spain, collecting materials for an historical account of
the royal marriages. It is said M. Dumas is to be ap-
pointed to an honorary post in the household of the
Duke de Montpensier.
DREADFUL CATASTROPHE.—FALL OF THE NEW
BRIDGE AT ORTHEZ.—OR Tuesday last, the 6th inst.,
about twenty workmen were occupied in completing the
centre of the arch of a new bridge in construction over
the river Gave. It was the day of the great animal
fair, and a great number of peasants were climbing (Aver
the rafters, some out of curiosity, some to avoid the
circuit by the old bridge of Queen Joan. It is pro-
bable that the weight of so many persons pressing: on
the lately finished masonry was the cause of the a cci-
dent, which occurred at noon, when the brl!elge &II ye
way with a thundering noise, heard distinctly ai nea2t ly
half a mile distance. Seven bodies were dug froz a
amongst the ruins in the course of the afternoon ; ant 1
several persons, mostly severely wounded, were carried
to the hospital. It is supposed that the number of Iri,e;-
time to this calamity is not short of thirty.