The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-25 00:00:00

His Royal Highness Prince Albert enjoyed the
sport of shooting this morning. His Royal High-
ness was attended by Captain the Hon. J. Denman,
General Bowles, and Colonel Seymour.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
attended by her Lady in 'Waiting (Lady Caroline
Murray), is expected to arrive at the Castle this even-
ing, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenham, Vis-
count and Viscountess Hardinge, and the Right Hon.
Sir Robert and Lady Peel, are also expected to arrive
this evening on a visit to the Queen.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, her
Serene Highness the Princess of Ilohenlohe Langen-
burg, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenham,
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Murray,
Baroness Lie Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Her-
dings, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel,
Sir George Couper, and Colonel Reid.
The band of the Coldstream Guards attend during
dinner, and perform the following pieces :
Symphony, Pastorale, commencing at
3d movement
Quadrille, " The Standard Bearer" Jullien.

Grand Selection from " Guido et
Ginevra"
March, composed by her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent.
The Beaufort Polka
The Queen's private band will afterwards attend in
the Castle.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at-
tended by Baron Knesebeck, left town yesterday
morning to honour Mr. Assheton Smith with a visit
at his seat, Tedworth, Marlborough.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon
at the Foreign Office. The Ministers present were
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George
Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir
John Hobhouse, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere,
Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the
Earl of Carlisle.
The Earl of Clarendon was present at the Council.

The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town to
attend the meeting yesterday morning from his seat,
Bowood•park, Wilts. The Earl of Carlisle arrived in
town from Castle Howard on Monday night.

The Council sat three hours.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. John Masterman,
M.P., Sir George Larpent, Mr. Cotesworth, and Mr.
A. L. Gower, had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Mr. Yates had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. C. Anstey, M.P., had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday at the Home office.
Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General
to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the .Na•
tional Debt, had an interview yesterday with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of Ceylon and
Hong-Kong.

MICHAELMAS TRRM.—On the termination pistol,-
das of the long vacation, the offices of the law courts
were opened for declarations, rules to plead, and ether
preliminary matters. From the 10th of August to the
24th of October—the period known as the "long vaca-
tion," only writs are issued, and on the resumption of
business attorneys and their clerks were busily engaged;
the officers were all actively employed, the symptoms of
the ensuing Michaelmas term appeared in the lists of
the arrears exhibited in the offices of the common law
courts. The total arrears of the three courts only num•
ber 295, and the earliest rule obtained is not more than
a year old; whereas the number in one court some time
back exceeded 200, and rules were undecided for eighteen
months and two years. The learned judges have ex-
erted themselves to reduce the arrears, so that in a short
time there is a reasonable expectation that rules ob-
tained in one term may be disposed of in the next or in
the sittings afterwards. In the Court of Queen's Bench
the arrears amount to 101, consisting of 3 special cases
or demurrers for judgment and 42 for argument, some
of which stood over by consent. In the new trial-paper
there are 48 rules to be argued, and 8 for judgment. In
the Court of Common Pleas the number is 122, com-
prising 63 rules in the remanet paper for argument and
16 for decision, with one registration appeal ease and 42
demurrers already entered ; whilst in the Court of Ex-
chequer the arrears exhibited only number 72, including
4 rules in the peremptory paper, a like number of special
cases for judgment, and 8 for argument. In the de-
murrer list there are 4 for judgment and 16 for argu-
ment ; and in the new trial paper, 5 for judgment and
31 for argument, making the total arrears of the three
common law courts 295, a number which will require the
active exertions of the learned judges to diminish, after
the application generally made in Michaelmas term
arising from the summer circuits.
DEATH Or LADY MARIA FINCII.—We lament to
have to announce the decease of Lady Maria Finch,
which took place at Boxley Abbey, near this town, on
Friday last. Iler Ladyship, who was the daughter of the
third Earl of Ayresford, was in the 83d year of her age.,
and was highly respected by a large circle of friends.
Her Ladyship, according to her custom, came to Maid-
stone on the Friday preceding, to pay her quarter's bills;
on her retut n she was seized with a fit, from which she
never recovered. Mr. Whatman, her surgeon, was in
constant attendance, but the case was beyond the reach
of medical skill.
BAKED POTATO TINS.— (FROM A CORRESPONDENT).
—I am sorry to see the poor baked potato men shutting
up their tins, owing to the high price of potatoes. I
think that if they sold boiled rice instead they would find
plenty of customers, and considering that rice can be
bought from lfd. to 2d. per lb., and when properly
boiled will weigh fully four pounds, they could afford a
good lot for a penny.
On Wednesday, Walter's beautiful picture of the
burning of the Ocean Monarch .was raffled for at Liver-
pool, and won by Mr. Daniel gather.