The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive in an open
barouche and four yesterday. The Equerries in Wait-
ing, Colonel Buckley and Colonel Bouverie, were in at-
tendance on horseback.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were
taken an airing in a carriage yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
b tclr yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard, left Frogmore House, at nine
o'clock yesterday morning, and arrived at her residence
Clarence House, St. James's, at eleven o'clock. The
Royal Duchess afterwards went to Buckingham Palace
and partook of luncheon with her Majesty and her
Royal Consort. Soon after three o'clock, her Royal
Highness, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, left
Palace in a carriage and four, on her return to Fr
more House.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the per-
formance of the French plays with their presence yes-
terday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Mar-
chioness of Douro, Hon. Miss Kerr, Major-General Sir
Frederic Stovin, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie.
Le Commandeur Marques Lisboa, Brazilian Minister,
transacted business, at the Foreign-office.
Prince Castelcicala, the 'Neapolitan Minister, was
present in the House of Commons on Tuesday last.
Sir Charles Napier had an interview, with the Earl of
Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the
Deputy-Governor had an interview with Sir Robert Peel
and the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
general meeting. There were present the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Chichester, Ely,
Llandaff, Norwich, Oxford, and Rochester ; the arl of
Besborough, and the Right Hon. John Nieholl.
Lord Hill and Mr. Gibson Craig had interviews yes-
terday with the Earl of Dalhousie at the Board of Trade.
The Duke of Buccleuch, Lord President of the Coun-
cil, gave a grand dinner yesterday at Montague House,
Whitehall-gardens, to all the Members of the Cabinet and
the Great Officers of State of the Queen's Household,
and also the Clerks of the Queen's Most Honourable
Privy Council.
At the meeting the roll of Sheriffs for the present
year was settled, previous to its being pricked by her
Majesty in Council.

WILST A°TTCTROWYI HALL.
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Mr. Wilson is at present delighting the citizens with
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TAINMENTS
his pleasing entertainments on the Songs of Scotland.
Monday being the anniversary of the natal day of Sect-
land's poet, Burns, Wilson took the opportunity of giv-
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ing his popular entertainment of " A Nicht wi' Burns."
The room was crowded to excess, and many persons,
anxious to get within hearing, were comrelled to with-
draw, and wait another opportunity of hearing Scotia's
Minstrel. It would be superfluous, at this time of day,
to analyse Mr. Wilson's merits, when everybody is so
well acquainted with them. It were needless to record
that he gave his songs with all the characteristic ex-
pression and just appreciation of the poet's meaning,
which are so prominent in his performances, for every-
body knows
that such must be the case.
We might say,
however, that he never held an audience more completely
in his thrall than he did the one that was encased within
the walls of Crosby Hall on Monday evening, alternately
causing her Majesty's lieges to run the risk of cracking
their sides with laughter, and anon causing the tear-
drop to start from many ,a moistened eye. r
In " Scots
wha hae" we saw the Scottish army at Bannockburn
plainly before our eyes, and the hero of Scotland ad-
dressing them,—we felt our blood tingling, and our
hands straining to " strongly draw" the sword of free-
dom. This, of course, was encored with thunders of
enthusiasm. Then, again, how equisite was Wilson's
reading of the delicious little poem "To a mouse l" It
is a gem of the first water, and was beautifully set. If a
pin had dared to drop at the time it would have caused
a sensation. Wilson is as effective in his readings, as he
is in his singing. We could not help feeling how far
superior are Wilson's evenings to those of his imitators,
in the subject matter, as well as the manner of giving
them. The path ho struck out for himself, and which
lie has so honourably trodden for five years, he still
holds sovereign sway over.

A NEW IMPORT FROM AMERICA.--SORle barrels of
fresh pork have arrived at this port; it is preserved fresh
and wholesome by filling
up each barrel with melted lard.—
Liverpoariteh