The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

\VlNnson, THURSDAY.—Her Majesty walked this
morning on the Eastern Terrace.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Earl Spencer, Lord Byron, Sir Frederick Stovin,
and Captain the lion. A. Gordon, enjoyed the sport of
shooting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
their usual pony exercise this morning. Her Royal
Highness the Princess
,Helena was also taken for an
airing.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford and the Marquis
and Marchioness of Exeter left the Castle to-day.

The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness
de Speth, the Earl and Countess Spencer, Lady Isebella
Wemyss; Lady Caroline Morant, the Rev. Lord Wrio-
thesley Russell, and Sir George Couper.
The band of the Ist Life Guards attend during din-
ner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attend in
the Castle.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg Strelitz visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House.
His Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse also
visited the Royal Duchess yesterday.
M. Stratenus, the Netherlands Charg6 d'Affaires,
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Right Hon. Edward Strutt, Earl Granville, Sir
Edward Ryan, and Captain Brandreth, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his
official residence in Downing-street.
The Attorney-General had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday at the Home office.
D4atehes were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the West India colonies.

The Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Chief Secretary for
Iri2Lilt left town on Tuesday night for Dublin.
Lord and Lady Alan Churchill arrived at Farrance's
Hot,l, Upper Belgrave-street, yesterday, from West
Huntinglan, Yorkshire.

Tt7
E LATE MR. P. M. STEWART, M.P.—The
mortal remains of the above lamented gentleman were
deposited in the family vault at Inverkip, ltenfrewbhire,
on Wednesday last. The funeral was conducted in the
most private manner, in accordance with the wish of the
deceased.

GRAND BALL AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.—Last
night the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress gave a
splendid ball. About 9 o'clock the company began to
arrive, and were received in the Egyptian Hall. The
arrangements were upon the most magnificent scale.
Quadrilles commenced at half past nine in the Egyptian
Hall and the Saloon, and were kept up in a most spirited
manner. The drawing room and the Venetian parlour
were laid out as card-rooms. To the exertions of the
committee, Deputy Brown, Mr. John Wcod, Mr. An-
derton, Colonel Campbell, the Rev. Charles Farebrother
(the Lord Mayor's chaplain), Mr. White, and Mr. Henry
Sewell, every credit is due. Tho dancing was kept up
until morning. There were between 900 and 1,000
guests to the hospitable entertainers.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 4.—An order from the Board
of Ordnance was promulgated this morning for the im-
mediate supply of twenty-five rounds of cartridges, with
shot, for each of the 32-pounders mounted upon the
fortifications of these towns. Six 68 pounder guns are
to be immediately mounted on the King's Ravelin Bat-
tery in this garrison. All the guns (sixteen '6B's) are
also to be mounted on the lower tier of Blockhouse Fort
as soon as possible; and all the guns at present in this
garrison are to be mounted as soon as the carriages can
be got ready.