The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early
walk on Saturday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty on Saturday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back on Saturday, attended by his Equerry in w siting.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess
Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed
airings on Saturday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent dined with
her Majesty and Prince Albert on Saturday evening.
Yesterday morning the Queen walked out in the
garden of the Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of
the Court, and the domestic household, attended divine
service yesterday, in the private chapel in the Palace.
The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated.
His Royal Highness the Duke Augustus of Saxe
Coburg visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent yesterday, at her residence, Clarence House, St.
Jam es's.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Princess Mary attended divine service yesterday
morning in St. Michael's Church.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended
divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor ChapeL
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon,
at half-past two o'clock, at the Foreign-office. The
Ministers present were, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir
George Grey, Yiscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir
John Ilobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanri-
carde, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Viscount Mor-
peth, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Lord
Chancellor arrived at a quarter before four o'clock and
joined his colleagaes. The Council broke up shortly
before five o'clock.
Mr. Robertson, Consul-General of Ecuador, had an
interview with Viscount Palmerston, at the Foreign-
office, on Saturday.
A deputation from a meeting of Irish Members and
Members of Parliament possessing property in Ireland,
consisting of Sir Lucius O'Brien, Major Blacken, Mr.
John O'Brien, and Lieutenant-Colonel Dunne, had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on
Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street, to
ascertain whether it is the intention of Government to
bring in a Bill to amend the Act 2d Victoria, chap. 1,
for the purpose of getting the unfinished works in Ire-
land completed.
Also to ascertain whether, in re-advancing whatever
repayments may be made of the advances of last year,
under the relief Acts, this object will be kept princi-
pally in view.
A further suggestion was made to'the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet, by the deputation, that counties making these re-
payments should have a prior elaim for readvances,
whether for public works or for actual drainage, or
under-land Improvement Acts.
The Marquis of Chandos had an interview with Sir
George Grey on Saturday. Mr. Charles Cowan,
had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet, on
Saturday, at the Home-office.
Lord John Russell left town on Saturday morning for
St. Leonard's, Hastings.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Pendarves, Sir W.
Snow Harris, Mr. John Taylor, and Mr. Carpenter
Rowe, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth, on
Saturday, at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners
of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place.
The Royal Commission for inquiring into the Mer-
chant Seaman's Fund held a meeting on Saturday, at
the Board of Trade. The Commissioners present were,
the Earl of Ellenborough, Admiral Sir Edward Cod-
rington, Sir William Clay, M.P., Mr. Lock, and Mr. En-
derby. Sir John Pelly was examined at the meeting,
which sat three hours. _ _ .

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Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial
Office from the Governors of the North American Pro-
vinces ; and also from the Governor of Malta ' • and from
the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
Committee Meeting on Saturday.
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Trench
attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel
Royal, St. James's. Tho Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated
and preached the sermon. Tho Bishop of London offi-
ciated at the Communion service. At the daily service

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the prayers were read by the Rev. T. lielmore; the
lessons by the Rev. J. Knapp, and the Communion ser-
vice by the Bishop of London. The sermon was preached
by the Bishop of Manchester. The anthem was " Bow
thine ear" (Bird). The Marquis and Marchioness of
Salisbury, Ladies St. Germans, Palmerston, and Ebring-
ton, the Bishop of St. David's, Lords Devon, St. Ger-
mans, Spencer, Fortescue, Ebrington, Grey, and Canti-
lupe, were among the nobility proalint.

THE EX-ROYAL FAMILY OF

FRANCE.

The ex-King and Queen of the French remain in re-
tirement at Claremont, surrounded by the members of
their family circle.
During the past week the ex-King has received visits
from very many of his personal friends, these including
several members of the British aristocracy.
M. Guizot has been to Claremont more than once
since his arrival in this country. The Duke de Monte-
bello and M. Duchatel have also paid personal visits to
their late royal master in his retirement.
Both the ex-King and Queen are said to be in good
health. The terrible change in the fortunes of the
royal pair appears to affect them less (as far as may be
gathered from outward appearance) than might have
been expected. The ex-King takes occasional airings
in a private carriage in the vicinity of his retreat, and is
everywhere received with the most marked respect by
the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. This remark also
applies to the younger branches of the illustrious exile's
family, the Duke de Nemours and the Duke de Mont-
pensier, both of whom frequently walk in the vicinity of
Claremont.
The Countess Granville paid a visit to the ex-King
and Queen on Saturday.
Yesterday his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador
was among the distinguished personages who visited the
ex-monarch.

The Count and Countess Jarnac were also at Clare.
wont several hours yesterday.
The ex•royal family attended divine service yester•
day, at the Catholic Chapel, Weybridge.

lIER MAJESTY'S TIIRATRE.—The Queen's box was
occupied on Saturday evening by Sir Henry and Lady
Wheatley, and the Misses Wheatley • that of her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager by the Wheatley;
of Jersey,
Lady Clementine. Villiers, and Lady Cowley. Among
the general company we observed the Baroness Brunnow
and Madlle. Olga do Lechner,: his Excellency the Ha-
noverian Minister, his Excellency the Swedish Minister,
his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, the Duke of Wel-
lington, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke and Duchess
of Leeds,lthe Prince Louis Napoleon, the Prince Lowen-
stein, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, and
Lady:Emily de Burgh, the Marquis of Aylesbury, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, the Earl and
Countess Granville, the Earl of Falmouth, the Countess
of Blessington and Miss Power, the Earl Aboyne, the
Countess of Cardigan, the Countess Poulett and Miss
Dormer, the Earl of Munster, the Viscount Enfield, Lord
Dundee, Lady Cowley, Lord Harry Vane, the Ladies
Tollemache, Lord Paget, Count de Berke, the Count
d'Orsay, M. C. de Koudriaffsky, Lord Adolphus Fitz-
clarence, the Baron Nicolai, Sir Ralph'and Lady Howard,
Sir Henry Willoughby, Sir John Bayley, Sir Alexander
and Lady Woodford, Gen. the Hon. C. Cavendish, Hon.
R. Curzon, Captain and the lion. Mrs. Ryder Burton,
Captain Reynolds, Mr. Packe, M.P., and Mrs. Packe,
Reading; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Trelawney, Mr. B.
Sheridan, M.P.; Mr. Broadley, Mr. Drummond, Mr.
Hardvvicke, Mr. Stafford, M,P.
FIRES.—Yesterday morning, shortly before three
o'clock, a fire, attended with considerable damage, broke
out in one of the large warehouses in Wheeler's-Yard,
Itedcross street, Borough. It commenced in the ground
floor occupied by Mr. E. Lywood, a skin dealer and
furrier. The cause of the disaster could not be ascer-
tained, but the flames, when first discovered, had ob-
tained a firm hold of the property. Fortunately an in-
stant and abundant supply of water was obtained from
the Southwark Company's mains, and the engines were
set to work, but the fire was not extinguished until a
serious amount of property was destroyed. Mr. Lywood
was insured in the Atlas Fire-office. On Saturday
afternoon a fire which, bad it occurred in the night time
would doubtless have been attended with the most dis-
astrous consequences to life and property, broke out in
the mansion belonging to the Right Hon. the Earl of
Kinnoul, situate at 58, Green street, Grosvenor-square.
It proceeded from the even flue in the kitchen, which set
the large beams, bressimers and flooring of the
dining-room on the ground floor in a blaze. Timely
information was sent to the fire stations, and very
speedily the London Brigade and parish engines arrived,
and the firemen having set to work most vigorously,
they succeeded in confining the fire to that part of the
premises in which it originated. The property was
insured for 10,000/. in the Sun Fire-office.
Mr. Antody Schrack is appointed Registrar of the
Supreme Court of Demerara and Essequibo, British
Guiana, in the place of Mr. Wilday, deceased.