The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY. —Ye;terday afternoon her Majesty
and Prince Albert, the Prir.c., and Princess of Leiningen,
and the Royal Suitt, arrived at the Castle from town, ei
corwd by a party of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards.
The Royal Standard was hoisted upon the Round Tower
at he o'clock, the time the Royal party entered Windsor.
This morning the Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess
Of Kent, the Illustrious Visitors, and the whole Suite, at.

tended Divine Service in the Chapel Royal, St. George's,
the gentlemen wearing the Windsor uniform. The Rev.
Mr. C. Knvvett cbaunted the first part of the Service,
and the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Moore, and the Rev. Mr.
. Proby, read the C3mmunion Setvice. The latter gentle-
man preached an el Arent sermon from the Ist verse of
the 14th chapter of St. John—' Let not your heart be
troubled, ye believe us ; God believes also in me."
The musical part of the Service was as follows :—" Te
Deum and Jubilate, Kent's. in C. ; the Sanctus awl Kyrie
Eleison, Dr. Elvey ; the Creed, King's, in C. ; the
them, " Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake," (Partant).
Dr. G. J. Elvey presided at the organ.
Thia afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by the Prin-
cess of Leiniegen, and attended by the Countese es of
Mount-Edgcumbe and Erroll, took an airing in a pony
phaeton and four; in another phaetnn were the Earl of
Erroll and Lady Ida Hay, Lady C. Cecks, and the Hon.
Miss Cavendish. The Earl of L's•owel, Colonel Wemyss,
and Sir F. Stovin, attended on horseback.
Prince Albert preceded the Qeeen on horseback, at
tended by Colonel Wylde, Mr G. E. Anson, and Captain
Francis Seymour.
The Princess Royal was taken an wring, and returned
before the storm commenced.
The fine Band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the
Grand Music Room in the Castle last evening, and in the
course of the night played the following pieces :-1. " Re-
veille des Grecs " ( Broudell) ; 2. " Tremolo," Walzcr
(Labitzsky); 3. " Pas de Trois" (Rossini); 4. " Qua.
drille des Druids" ( Despreau); 5. " Polonaise" (Wad-
dell) ; 6. " Alb:na Gallop " (Kleise).
A new organ, built by Gray, of London, and just put up
in Eton College Chapel, was this afternoon used for the
first time in Divine Service, and a very splendid instrement
it proves to be. We have not time to go into its different
merits and beauties, but must content ourselves with saying
that Mr. Gray has paced another grar.d instrument in a
cathedral church. Mr. Mitchell presided.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their
Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Leiningen,
left town at ten minutes past three o'clock on Saturday af-
ternoon in an open carriage-and-four, escorted by a party
of Hussars for Windsor Castle. Her Royal Highness the
Princess Royal was in another carriage-and.four, with her
attendants, and the Roydl Suite occupied three of the Royal
carriages ;in the first were Col. Wemyss, Equerry in Wait-
ing, and Col. Wylde, Equerry in Wa ting on Prince Al-
bert ; in the second carriage was the Countess of Mount-
Edgecumbe, Lady in Waiting ; Lady C. Cocks, and the
Hon. Miss Cavendish, Maids of Honour in Waiting; and
the Earl of Listowel, Lord in Wai•ng ; and in the la3c cha-
riot and four were Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom in Wait-
ing, and Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting on
Prince Albert,
Her M jesty and the Prince, on leaving Buckingham
Ptlace, %ere conducted to their carriage by the Lord
Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, tho Master of the Horse,
the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, and the Vice-
Chaniberlain.

Her Majesty, before leaving town, gave audience to Vis-
count Melbourne.

In the forenoon her Majesty and Prince Albert walked
in the garden of Buckingham Nine.
Colonel Wylde has relieved Colonel Bouverie in the
duties of Equerry is Waiting on his Royal Highness Prince
Albert.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Anne Maria Dawson, left her residence, Clarence
House, St. James's, at half-past three n'elo2k. on Saturday
afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Lieutenant-Colo-
re! Jones. left town on Saturday for his residence at Kew.
His Royal Highness honoured Viscount Sidmouth with
his company at dinner in the evening, at his Lordship's
r esidence in Richmond-park.
The Hon. C. A. Murray, left Buckingham Palace on
Saturday for All Souls, Oxfotd.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
the Foreign-office. It was attended by all the Ministers.
T.:'e Council sat two hours and a half.

A L'eputation from a great number of Railway Com-
panies ,waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer on
Saturday, in Downing-street, to procure an alteration in
the mode L.f levying the Railway Passenger Tax. The
Deputation vk as supported by ihe following Members of
Parliament, 11. Ir. Loch, Mr. Chalmers, Mr. Bell, Mr.
Robert Steuart, Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, Mr. Hodgson
Hinde, Mr. Broaollly, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Oswald, Lord
James Stuart, Sir 11,inry Pa-nell, Sir William Rae, Mr.
Hastic, Mr. Houston, Mr. George Wilbraham, Mr. Den-
niston, and Mr. Lockhk rt.

A Deputation, consiOn,,,o.'of William Allen, Joseph
Neatby, Josiah Forster, George Stacey, Samuel Fox,
John Hodgkin, jun , and TLomas Norton, jun., had an in-
terview with Lord John Russtsll on Saturday, at the Colc-
nial-office.

The Duke of Argyll, the Pori of Belfast, Mr. Dun.
combe, M. P., and Mr. James, 'V1...P., had interviews with
the Marquis of Normanby on Saturday, at the Home-office.
A Deputation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on
the subject of the defalcation of Mr. Abbott, the Official
Assignee, consisting of Messrs. Josiah Wilkinson, Adam
Murray, Clement George, J. George, Edward Pain, Pater
Bruce Turner, Samuel Tudcr, John Wheelton (late
Sheriff,) and Gruodry, had an interview with the R.ght
Hon. Gentleman, on Saturday, in Downing-street.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, bad an interview
on Saturday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

• ISLia OF WIGHT.
- FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Norris Castle and Estate are, we hear, about to change
hands; a gentleman of large fortune is in treatyfor the purchase.
A NEw Tows.—A company of London speculators has, we
hear, purcha•ed the estate of Mr. Chamberlain at East
Cowes, adjoining the Earl of Shannon's, and propose build-
ing,. a number of detached villas. The spot selected is
admirably adapted for the purpose, and if carried out
according to the proposed plans, will have a very se-
-rious effect on the new town of Ventnor, which from
the mildness of its situation, is thronged with visitors, particw•
larly consumptive patients, who derive great benefits from
their visits to this English Madeira. East Cowes Park has the
same aspect, and a greater facility of communication, it being
Within lour hours of London, while Ventnor takes nearly double
time to reach it. Whatever may be said of the beautiful
situations of Cowes, Ryde, and Norris, they have all the same
very serious drawback, being ail exposed to the keen north and
east, and therefore are not fit for the winter residences of per-
sons in a weak stale of health. The new site is beautifully si-
tuated, and open only to the south and west, the views are
delis h!ful, the air mild, genial, and salubrious. The plan
(on paper) particularly pretty, and the landing good at all
times; but we have seen so many of these fine projects vanish
like castles in the air, that we must see something of a more
substantial nature before we can calculate on the population of
East Cowes being much increased.
Ti e steamers are to make seven trips from Southampton to
Cowes daily, as follows :—at 6,9, Po 3,5, 6 ; from
Ccwes to Southton at 7,9, 11, 111, 2,4, 6, to meet the rail-
road train, which will leave Southton at 6,9 i, 12, 1%, 4, 61,
and Lc ndon at 7,9, 11, I, 3,5, 81, commencing about the 10th
restart. The complaint of the excessive charge made for
parch Is still continues they charge as much from Southamp.
ton to Cowes as from London to Southampton.
SOUTHAMPTON.—AIajor-General Rufane Shaw Donkin,
.C. 8., M.P. for Sandwich, destroyed himself at his residence,
.Portland-street, Southampton, en Saturday; he had been con-
sidered for some time not to be in sane mind, and had been

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•watched by his-attendants, but in their temporary absence he
hung himself.

'l`33We hear that the Earl of Cardigan is up to be
billotted for at the Senior United Service Club on Tues.
day next. We are well informed as to the influences set
.in motion to proeure the admission of this unfortunate
person ; but for the present we abstain from more pointedly
alluding to them.—Sunday Paper.
We read yesterday-in the 'limes these words :
"_What the Premier in 1840 designated as a measure
which none but a madman woald think of, the nominal
leader of the House of Commons proposes in 1841." This
is said on the subject of the Corn-laws, Now we chal-
lenge our Contemporary for its proof of the truth of its
assertion Well knowing that it was false, we did, never-
theless, look back to the Parliamentary report of the last
Imo or three sessions. When speaking on the subject of
the Corn-laws, we find Lord Melbourne expressly " re-
aserving to himself his own opinions as to any modification
in the existing laws which might hereafter be deemed
incoper or expedient." Again, we find his Lord-
hip saying that this Corn-law question ought
to be looked at as a question of revenue and finance.
I-Fie Lordship was disinclined to change fur the more
sake of change; but he over and over declares that he is
net ibigated to the present system. To show mere elm arty
the natfairness (a mild word) with which tlte Tories misre-
present the declarations of Viscount Melbourne, we give at
full lengtii the passage upon which tie " false-
hood is fouocled. His Lordship says, " Assuming the pos-
sibility of our being in a situation in which we might legis-
late with a tc.bula rasa—a blank sheet of paper before us,
I will suppose t bat we had no-interests to protect, and that
vie were told that this was to be a great manufacturing coun-
try, great in wealth, in prosperity, and in populati3n ; and I
should even Oleo very much doubt whether it would be
wise to establish Taws which must make a large manu-
facturing population dependent upon foreign countries
for a supply of corn. But when I consider the situation
in which we stand--when I consider the various and com-
plicated interests which we have to protect—when I con-
sider the peculiar miture of our financial position, and find
any Noble Friend proposing to throw the whole agrieul-
tural interest WITHOUT PROTECTION, I declare before God
that I think it the wildest and maddest scheme that ever
entered into the imagination of man to conceive." This
was spoken in the session before last. Now the case is
this--.1%0rd Melbourne declared himself opposed to the abo-
&iota 631' all protecting duties whatsoever; Lord J. Russell
'is about' to propose protecting duties; then what brazen
liars arq factious Tories I— Observer.