The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper, Bart.,
left Osborne House yesterday morning, on her return to
her residence, Frogmore House, Windsor.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburg Strelitz, honoured the performance of the
Italian Opera with their presence yesterday evening.
The Honourable Louis M'Lane, late Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to this
Court, left London on Mbnday for Liverpool, to embark with
his family on the Britannia steamer, which leaves for Boston
this day.

A deputation on the affairs of the Mauritius, consisting of
Mr. Barclay, Sir John Reid, Mr. D. Barclay, Mr. A. Lewis
Gower, and Mr. Hunter, had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday at the Colonial-office.

- Mr. Edwin Chesshire, and Mr. R. Chesshire, jun., of Bir-
mingham, had an interview yesterday, accompanied by Mr.
Spooner,- M.P.; with the Earl of Clarendon, President of the
Board of Trade, and exhibited to his Lordship a plan and
moilel of an improveinent invented by Mr. E. Chesshire, for
materially reducing the dangerous effects of collisions on rail-
ways. General Pasley and Captain O'Brien were present at
the interview.

The Attorney-General had an interview with the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of Canada, and also for the
Governors of the other North American provinces.
➢ir. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.

DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY,

PRINCE ALBERT, AND THE COURT.

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PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 18.—Her Majesty having altered
the day of her departure to Torbay, Plymouth, Falmouth,
&c., to this morning, instead of Wednesday, the necessary
orders tor the yachts, Victoria and Albert, Fairy, and Black
Eagle, to be got ready. were issued yesterday, and soon after
six o'clock this morning they were lying off Osborne Creek,
with their steam up. At half-past eight her Majesty, Prince
Albert, some of the Royal Family, suite, and attendants
pushed off from the jetty at Meade, and were taken on board
the Victoria and Albert yacht, in her barge. At nine o'clock
the three yachts put to sea, the royal yacht leading down
the Solent, with the royal standard flying, and on passing
through Cowes Roads, the yachts of the club and several
merchant vessels were dressed with flags, and saluted her
Majesty. At half-past nine o'clock, the Victoria and Albert
yacht rounded Egypt Point, and was then out of sight;
the wind was blowing strong from west, but the weather fine
and clear.

In the afternoon the wind shifted to the southward of west,
increased considerably, causing a very rough sea : this
would be felt more outside the Needles, but as neither of the
yachts were in sight from Portsmouth at three P.M., it is ex-
pected her Majesty has either kept on her course down
Channel, or put into Swanage or Studland Bay, to wait until
the weather moderates. If the yachts reach Weymouth, they
will be much better sheltered.

DEPARTURE OF HER ROY AL
HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT FROM

THE ISLE OF WIGHT.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 18.—Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and
Sir George Couper, Baronet, embarked from Mead's Creek,
Osborne, shortly after eight o'clock this morning, in Admiral
Sir Charles Ogle's sailing yacht the Fanny, and the wind
being fair she arrived in Portsmouth harbour by half-past
nine

The Admiral was waiting in his barge to take her Royal
Highness and suite to the Clarence-yard, and they landed
at twenty minutes to ten o'clock. A guard of honour fur•
nished by her Majesty's 3d Buffs, the commanding officer
of that regiment, and Captain Carter, and the officers of the
Clarence-yard were on the wharf to receive her Royal High-
ness.

As her Royal Highness had arranged to travel by the
mail train, which leaves Gosport at half•past ten o'clock, she
was pleased to accept the offer of Mr. Grant, the store-
keeper of the department, to remain in his house until the
carriages arrived, when that gentleman availed himself of
the opportunity of pointing out to her Royal Highness the
rooms, &c.; which her Majesty, Prince Albert, his Majesty
the King of the French, and the distinguished English and
French ladies and noblemen who were with them, used in
October, 1844, when they were prevented embarking in the
yacht and French squadron by a heavy gale of wind, which
compelled his Majesty and suite to return to London, and
cross over to France by way of Dover. The Duchess of Kent
expressed to Mr. Grant her thanks and hearty acknowledg-
ments for his attention, and on Mr.Mears, the superintendent
of the terminus, announcing that the engine and carriages
were ready, her Royal Highness, Lady Anna Maria Dawson,
and Sir G. Couper, were escorted to the platform by Admiral
Sir Charles Ogle, and the train quitted, leaving tne Gosport
terminus at half-past ten o'clock.

The Victory, and the other men of war in the harbour,
were decorated with flags in compliment to her Royal High-
ness, and royal salutes were fired from that ship and the
Platform Battery, on the Fauny yacht passing with the
royal standard flying.

WEYMOUT H.-TUESDAY.
(PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Her Majesty's steam yacht has just put into Portland
Roads, with the royal standard flying at her mast head. A.
royal salute from Portland Castle greeted her arrival. The
Eagle and other revenue cruisers have gone up into the
roads, and our Town Council are now deliberating as to the
best methods of testifying their loyalty and respect to our
beloved Monarch. Colonel Freestun has most handsomely
placed his yacht at their disposal ; and although it is blow-
ing a heavy gale from the S.S.W., with much rain at inter-
vals, the inhabitants arc all on the quz vice, looking from the
Nothe and Look-out, in the anxious hope that the Queen
and Prince will honour us with a visit while their vessel is
lying in the roads.
We believe that guns are to be placed on the Nothe, in
order to salute her Majesty from thence; and that, if pos-
sible, the Corporation will proceed to the royal yacht with a
loyal address and invitation to honour us with a visit.
P.S. It is just post time, and the gale is increasing, so her
Majesty will not be able to leave Portland-roads to night,
there is such a heavy sea in the Channel, and the wind
seems likely to continue in its present violence.

BORDEAUX AND ITS WINES. By C. Cocks.
Those who relish that most flavourous of all beverages,
claret, will relish this very agreeable volume. And who,
we should like to know, does not relish claret? If there
actually be any individual with a palate so callous as not
to be tickled by the vine-juice of Medoc, we should be
uncommonly glad of an introduction to him, and should
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