The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback yesterday, accompanied by his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Count Artbur
Mensdorff, and attended by Colonel the lion. C. B.
.
attended by Madame la Baronne de Wangenheirn,
Captain the lion. A. Gordon, and Baron Fritsch,
visited and inspected the Thames Tunnel yesterday.
Their Ro:al Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the-Princess
Alice, rode out on ponies yesterday.
ller Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken
an airing yesterday.
The royal dinner party yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace, included their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, Count Arthur Mens-
dorff, the Countess Grey, Earl de Grey, Madame la
Baronne de Wangenheim, the Viscount and Vis-
countess Canning, Lord Edward Howard, Lord
George Lennox, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and
Lady Peel, Sir Alexander Woodford, and Baron
Fritsch.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards was in at-
tendance during dinner, and performed the following

pieces :
Overture, " Maritana"
Swiss Quadrille ... .. . Jullien.
G rand fantasis,from "Don Carlos" Costa.
Triumphal March ..

Waltz, " The Douro"
The Queen's private Band attended in the Palace
after dinner, and performed the Eremainder of the
evening.
Major Macdonald had an interview with the Right
Hon. 11. Labouchere, yesterday, at the Office of the
Board of Trade.
A deputation, consisting of Baron de Goldsmid,
Mr. J. Bailey, jun., M.P., Mr. Maynard, Mr. Ben-
del, and ➢ir. Webster, had an interview with Vis-
count Morpeth yesterday at the Office of the Woods
and Forests, in Whitehall place.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday, at their office in
Whitehall- place.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday and resumed the hearing of an appeal
from Bengal " RPja Burdahauth Roy v. Ram Tunnoo
Bose." The case was again adjourned.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 17.-
Arrangements have been made for the Court to leave
Buckingham Palace to-morrow (Friday) afternoon for
Claremont, where it is intended to spend a few days
before the Royal Family returns to town for the season.
Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe Coburg, at-
tended by La Baronno do Wangenheim, will accompany
her Majesty to Claremont. The Duke of Saxe Coburg
and Count Arthur Mensdorff, attended by Captain the
lion. B. A. Gordon, and other gentlemen of the royal
smite, will leave the Palace early in the morning of the
same day, to hunt with Prince Albert's pack of barriers
at Woking, in the vicinity of tke South-Western Rail-
way, between Weybridge and Bagehot, and in the
evening of the same day they will join the Court at
Claremont.
EXETER HILL.—The Creation was performed here
last night. The only novel feature was the first appear-
ance of Miss Wallace, who sang throughout with taste
and spirit ; she has been well schooled, and will prove
a valuable addition to our small band of sacred vo-
calists.
WESTERN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITU-
TION.—An animated and graphic lecture on the history
of the window-tax, and on the disadvantages of its
continuance, was delivered here last evening by Mr.
Malcolm. The lecturer traced its progress from its
origin in 1696, when it was first temporarily imposed for
the purpose of reimbursing the Ministry for the loss
then sustained in calling in and re-coining the clipped
currency, through the various stages of its alterations,
until the present time, w hen it appears as perman, ntly
fixed. The lecture was preceded by a speech from
Lord Duncan, who took the chair on this occasion, in
which the Noble Lord pointed out various anonreics
and disadvantages of the law on the subject, and ex-
pressed his determination to bring forward his motion
tor the total abolition in the House of Commons on
'l'hurslay next, unless the Government financial state-
ment should in the meantime obviate the necessity of
doing so. A vote of thanks to the noble chairman was
carried by acclamation.
THE LATE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT MAN-
cnEsTKit —The inquest arising out of the fatal boiler
explosion at Manchester, on Friday last, was concluded
on Week esday. The evidence adduced was of e very
voluminous character, and tended to show that the boiii
r
was unsafe, and that Mr. Riley, the owner, had been
frequently warned of that fact. After heating all
dict the
evidence, the jury unanimously returned a ver of
" Manslaughter against Mr. Riley."
DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL THE HON. JAMES
NV. KlNG.—This gallant and distinguished officer diet at
his seat, Cranbrook, Kent, on Sunday last, in his sixty-
fifth year. He was brother to the late Lord King, and
uncle to the present Earl of Lovelace. His post-com-
mission bore date 1809, and last year he was promoted
to the rank of Amu-Admiral*