The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Majesty spent the evening with the Duchess of
Gloucester on Thursday, at Gloucester-house.
The King gave audience yesterday to Lord Farn-
borough, the Earl of Albemarle, and the Earl of Belfast.
Their A.Lijesties left town about half•past 12 o'clock
yesterday, for Brighton.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council held a
meeting yesterday in the Council Chamber. There were
present Lord Wynford, the Right Honourables Sir L.
Shadwell, Sir James Parke, Sir John B. Bosanquet,
Thomas Erskine, Sir Alexander Johnston, and Sir Ed-
ward East. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk
of the Council in Waiting. The first case was the petition
of Rajundernarain Roy and ethers from Bengal. The Soli-
citor for the petitioners addressed their Lordships; and Mr.
Sergeant Spankie appeared to oppose the petition. Their
Lordships made no order on the petition. The appeal of
Canesea against Latins, from Gibraltar, was next heard
by their Lordships. Mr. Sergeant Stephen and Mr.
Creswell appeared for the appellant ; and Mr. F. Pollock
and Mr. Cleasby, for the respondent. Their Lordships
affirmed the judgment appealed against, with costs. Re-
presentatives of Mussumaut Seetul Bahoo against Ballo°
Hurkissen MAR, Bengal. Mr. Miller was heard in part
for the appellant ; and their Lordships adjourned at four
o'clock.

Mr. Burge, the agent for Jamaics, transacted business
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Chevalier de Vial, the Spanish Minister, was occu-
pied for a considerable time yesterday afternoon, at the
Foreign-office.
The West India mail has been further detained till
Monday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from General Bourke, the Governor of New Suuth

QUICK PASSAGE.—Among the instances of
rapid voyages that have occurred of late years, that of the
Admiral de Ruy!er, Captain Kraay, which has arrived in
the Texel from Java, deserves mention. It performed the
voyage to and from Batavia, including the time spent in
discharging the cargo and taking in another, in seven
months and five days.
We are sorry to learn that the Russian
Government continues to act upon that system of severity
in Poland which for some time past has attracted the
attention and excited the disapprobation of all Europe.
The Catholic Bishop of Cracow, a most respectable and
exemplary man, has been expelled from his office, and
banished front the kingdom of Poland, by a ukase of the
Emperor, and another person has been appointed to suc-
ceed him. This arbitrary act has been resisted by all the
clergy of Poland, who have refused to acknowledge the
authority of the Prelate appointed in the room of the ex-
pelled Bishop. The Russian Gov, rnment may find that,
however iriesistille their power over the persons of the
Poles, there is a force of resistance in mind and conscience
whiCh even a ukase cannot overcome. We have reason to
believe also that the barbarous and atrocious practice of
carrying off Polish children and transporting them .forcibly
into Russia, there to he brought up as Russians (provided,
indeed, these poor creatures survive the sufferings of their
journey), is still carried on to a great extent. It is int-
, p,is,ible to stigmatize too strongly a proceeding so ma
lignant in its spirit, so cruel in its effect, and so disgrace.
iul to any Government profe•sing to be civilised and
Christian. Is it possible that this detes able proceeding
can be known to or sanctioned by the Emperor himseit ?