The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

WINDSOR, THURSDAY.
The Queen and Prince drove out in an open carriage
yesterday, accompanied by Lady Blanche Egerton and
Lady Grey, and attended by Lady Churchill and the
Hon. Mary Seymour. Lord Charles Fitzroy and
Colonel F. H. Seymour were in attendance on horse-
back.

The following visitors arrived in the afternoon :—The
Princess Victoria Gauromma of Coorg and Mrs. Drum-
mond ; General Count Alphonso La Marmora, com-
manding Sardinian Contingent in the Crimea, attended
by his Aide-de-Camp, Count Avet ; the Earl and
Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley,
Viscount Torrington, Lord Churchill, and Admiral Sir
Edmund Lyons.
In addition to the above the dinner party included her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Earl of Aber-
deen, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere and Lady
Blanche Egerton, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de
Speth, Sir George and Lady Grey, and Colonel Francis
Seymour.
The band of the Grenadier Guards played during din-
ner, and afterwards her Majesty's private band.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
General La Marmora, went out shooting, this morning.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge (at-
tended by Colonel Tyrwhit) arrived to-day on a visit to
the Queen. Captain the Hon. James Drummond,
R N., and Captain Sherard Osborne, R.N., also arrived
at the Castle.

DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE AT Jr/ND-
SOR CASTLE.

(From the Court Newsman.)

WINDSOR, THLTRSDAY.

A dramatic performance took place at the Castle last
evenicg. Shakspere's play, in five acts, of " The Mer-
chant of Venice,, ' was selected, and the parts were filled
according to the following programme :

Duke of Venice v Mr. Graham.
Antonio (the Merchant of Venice) Mr. Cooper.
Bassani° (his friend) Mr. A. Wigan.
Gratiano

Salanio 1. (Friends to Antonio andi Mr. J. F. Cathcart.
f Salarino Bassanio) ( Mr. G. Everett.
Lorenzo (in love with Jessica) Mr. Leigh Murray.
Shylock (a Jew)
Tubal (a Jew), his friend Mr. F. Cooke.
Launcelot Gobbo (a clown, servant
to Sisyleck) Mr. Keeley.
Old Gobbo (father to Launcelot) Mr. Meadows.
Leonardo (servant to Bassanio)

rich heiress) Mr. Clark.
} rvants to Portia)
1 Mr. Bush.
Mrs. Charles Kean.
rßstoaerlitthihaaazi.aor (se
Nerissa (her waiting maid)
Jessica (daughter to Shylock) Miss M. Ternan.
of Scenei—a.partly at Venice and partly at Belmont, the seat

Director, Mr. Charles Kean.
Assistant Director, Mr. George Ellis.
The thGeartireevea.rranged, and the scenery painted by Mr.
Thomas

The Qneen'sprivate band was in attendance.

About 8 o'clock her Majesty the Qceen and his Royal
Highness the Prince entered St. George's Hall, accom-
panied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice,
and other members of the Royal family, her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, the Princess Victoria Gauromma of
Coorg, General Count Alphonso La Marmora, the Earl
of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, Lady
Victoria Ashley, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere,
Lady Blanche Egerton, Lady Fanny Howard, Viscount
Torrington, Lord Churchill, the Right Hon. Sir George
and Lady Grey, Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Captain
the Hon. James Drummond, R.N., Captain Sherard
Osborne, R.N., Colonel Francis Seymour, Colonel
Tyrwhit, Mrs. Drummond, Count Avet, and the Ladies
and Gentlemen in attendance.
On th• entrance of the Queen and Prince the perform.
ance commenced.
Refreshments were served to her Majesty's visitors in
the Music Chamber.
The following had the honour of receiving invitations
to witness the dramatic representation : —Lord James
Murray, Baroness de Speth, the Right Hon. and Lady
Mary Labouchere, Lady and Miss Brinckman, the Hon.
Mrs. Hodgson, the Provost of Eton, the Hon. and Rev.
E. and Mrs. Moore, the two Misses Moore, the Rev.
Seymour Neville, Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo, Lieut. Riley
(Rise Brigade), Lieut.-Colonel Martyn (Commanding
Officer), Lieut. Lane and Sub-Lieut. Cuninghame (2d
Life Guards), Colonel Clifford (Commanding Officer),
Lieut.-Colonel Hopwood and Lieut. Phillips (Ist Bit-
talion Grenadier Guards), Lady Caroline and Miss Bar-
rington, Lady Emily Seymour, the Misses Lambton,
Colonel the Hon. N. and Lady Mary Hood, Major
Neville, Colonel the Hon. C. 8., Mrs. and Mrs. Phipps ;
Miss Sayer, Captain Sayer, (28th, or R. W. Fusiliers), Sir
George and Lady Couper, Miss and Mr. Couper, Mr.
Glover, and Mr. Gibbs.