The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took their accus-
tomed early walk on Saturday in the gardens of
Claremont.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert afterwards went
out, Ecccmpanied by his Royal Highness the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg and
,Count Arthur Mensdorfl; and
attended by Captain the lion. A. Gordon.
Their Roy al Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, took their usual walks and rides on Saturday
last in Claremont Park.

The, lion. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay arrived at
Claremont on Saturday afternoon, and had the honour
of joining the r©v al circle at dinner.
Her Majesty, accompanied by htr Royal Highness
the Duchess of Saxe• Coburg, took a d:ive in an open
carriage on Saturday afternoon. Colonel Buckley,
Equerry in Waiting on the Queen, attended on horse-
back.

Yesterday, her Majesty and Prince Albert, and
the royal party, attended Divine service at Claremont.
The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken
an airing on Saturday, in the gardens of Buckingham
Palace.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived
at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at one
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, from Frocrnore House.
Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady Fanny
Howard, Baroness de Speth. and Sir George Couper.
Yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and his Serena
Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, paid visits to the
Royal Duchess' at Clarence House, St. James's.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, and his Serene
Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, arrived at Cam-
bridge House, on Saturday, from Kew.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary
attended Divine service yesterday, in St. Michael's
Church. Mr. Edmund Mildmay was in waiting on
the Royal Duchess.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday after-
noon, at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present
were—Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Viscount
Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the Earl of Auckland, Lord Campbell, Sir
John Hobhouse, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the
Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Viscount Morrth, and
the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Council sat
two hours and a half.

Colonel Conolly bad an interview with Sir George
Grey on Saturday, at the Home•office.
Mr. Morrison had an interview with the Right
lion. Edward Strutt on Saturday, at the office of
the Commissioners of Railways in the Board of
Trade.

Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from
the Colonial-office, for the Governors of Hong-Kong
and Malta.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
on Saturday, and heard an appeal from Ceylon, " An-
struther v. Arabic]."

The Duke of Wellington attended divine service
early yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and
the sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. A.
Phipps. At the daily service the prayers were read
by the Rev. Dr. Vivian, the lessons by the Rev. T.
Helmore, and the Communion Service by the Bishop
of London. The sermon was preached by the Hon.
and Rev. A. Phipps. The anthem was, " When the
ear heard him" (Handel). Sir George Smart pre-
sided at the organ. Ladies St. Germans, Jersey,
and Ebrington, the Bishop of Ely, Lords St. Ger-
mans, Granville, and Ebrington were among the no-
bility present.

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH

THE COURT OF ROME.

HOUSE OF LORDS. -FEB. 18.

LORD EGLINTON'S AMENDMENT.

CONTENT.
Sandwich Strangford
hi almesbtuy BARONS.
Warwick. Middleton
Dela warr Red esd ale
llardwicke St. John
Stanhope Sheffield
EHilton Rayleigh
W aldegrave De lios
Poi tret De Lisle
Eldon Sondes
F.llenborough Stanley
Erne Crofton
Dig by Abinger
Orkney Lyndhurst
Lonsd ale Colchester
Ilaz rowby Tenterden
Verulani Kenyon
Dartmouth Faversham
Egwont Ashburton
el:11,1011am Sal toun
Roden Skelmersdale
vlscotmrs. Southampton
Combermere Colville
Wynford

1113110 PS.
Winchester
Chichester
Exeter

Rochester
Llandati
London

DUKES.

Wellington
Richmond
Beaufort
Manchester
Buckingham
NewcaWo
Montrosa

EIARQUISES.

Exeter
Cholmondeley
Ailesbury
Salisbury
Breadalbane
Downshlro
EARLS.
Aberdeen

NON-CONTENT.
Charlemont
Gesford
Auckland
Huntingdon
Grey
Morley
Essex
Fitzhardinge
Cowper
Chichester
Devon
Clare
Bruce
Sefton
Mornington
Kingston
VISCOVNTS.

AIteIIBISIIOr.
York

BARONS.
Carew
Howard do Walden
Campbell
Camoys
Beaumont
Erskine
Sudeley
Keane
Dacre
Monteagle
Vous
Cremorne
Carrington
Kiunaird
Glenelg
Montfort
Eipbinstone
Mostyn
Crewe
De hlauley
Holland
Monson
Langdale

BISHOPS.
St. David's
Worcester
Manchester

DUKES.

Norfolk
Roxburgh
Leiuster

MARQUISES.
Lansdow ne
Anglesey
Clanricarde
Donegall

EARLS.
Fitzwilliain
Granville
Radnor

Sydney
Canning
Falkland

Spencer
Strafford
St. Gertniuts
Scarborough
Shrewsbury

BARONS.

Cotttnham,
Ilatlierton
Foley

PAIRS.

Allsa, Marquis
Munster, Earl
Airlio, Earl
Lauderdale, Earl
Sinclair, Lord
Stradbroke, Earl
NVinchilsea, Earl
Castlemaine, Lord
Cardigan, Earl
llowe, Earl

AGAINST.
Yarborough, Earl
Suffield, Lord

Longford, Earl
Abingdon, Earl
Wilton, Earl
Grantley, Lord
Sherburne, Lord

Thanet, Earl
Belhaven, Lord
Wharnelltfe, Lord
Fortescue, Earl
Byron, Lord
Do Freyne, Lord
Clifden, Lord

Somerset, Duke
I'ortmau, Lord
Sutherland, Duke
Cork, E rl
Fitzhardinge, Earl
Lovelace, Earl

INCOME-TAX.

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The following are the resolutions proposed in the
Committee of Ways and Means on Friday night by
Lord John Russell:—
Motion made, and question proposed, " That, towards
raising the supply granted to her Majesty, the respective
duties in Great Britain on property, profits, professions,
trades, and offices, and the stamp duties in Ireland, granted
by two Acts passed in the sixth year of her present
Majesty, and further continued by two Acts passed in
the eighth year of her present Majesty, shall be further
continued for a time to be limited.
" That, towards raising the supply granted to her
Majesty, there be charged annually, for a time to be
limited, the several additional rates and duties following,
that is to say—
" Fur and in respect of all property, profits, profes-
sions, trades, and offices whatever, upon which an annual
rate or duty of seunpence for every twenty shillings of
the annual value or amount thereof is now payable,
there shall be charged for every twenty shillings of the
annual value or amount thereof, an additional rate or
duty of fivepenco.
" For and in respect of the occupation of any lands,
tenements, and hereditament!), upon which an annual
rate or duty of threepence halfpenny for every twenty
shillings of the annual value or amount thereof is now
payabie, there shall be charged,for every twenty shillings
of the annual value or amount thereof, an additional
duty of twopence halfpenny.
"For and in respect of the occupation of any lands,
tenements, and hereditaments, upon which the annual
rate or duty of threepence halfpenny for every twenty
shillings of the annual value or amount thereof is now
payable, there shall be charged for every twenty shillings
of the annual value or amount thereof, an additional duty
of twopence.
_ _

"Chairman to leave the chair, and ask leave to sit
again,"

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY MORNING.—The Oriental
Company's steam-ship, Ripon, Captain Moresby, left
the docks at nine o'clock this morning, en route for
Alexandria, with the East India and China mails, under
charge of the Admiralty agent. The Ripon has taken
out seventy passengers, and a very full cargo of bale
and other goods. The Iberia, Captain Burney, is hourly
expected from Italy ; as also the Royal West India
mail-packet Tay, Captain Sharpe, with the' West India
and Mexican mails.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETT.—The " Creation"
the lst of
will be repeated at Exeter-hall on Wednesday.
March, when Miss Wallace, whose successful debut we
have already noticed, will make her second appearance.
PROPERTY-TAX.—From a Parliamentary paper
just printed, it appears that the amount of the property-
tax, in 1842, was 5,458,0411; in 1843, 5,458,041/.; in
1844, 5,372,4771.; and in 1845, 8,603,4431.
THE BUDGET.—At a meeting of ;the Marylebone
vestry on Saturday, it was resolved to petition against
the addition to the income-tax.
The Duchess de la Victoria, wife of General Es.
I partero, left Bordeaux on the 15t11 for Logrouo.