The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Chevalier de VIAL, the Spanish Minist.r, awl
Mons. DEDEL, the Dutch Minister Extraordinary. trans-
acted bu,iness yeverday at the office of the Secretary o
State for Foreign Afftirs.

Mr. BURGE, the agent for Jamaica, had a Ion; inter•
view with Mr. Secretary STANLEY yesterday at the Colo-
nisi-office.

Princ, GEORGE of Cembridee was expected to dine with
the Duke of WELLINGTON, at Walmer Castle, on Molds)
even og.

Mr:Secretary STANLEY entertained a ste'ect p at
..s
dinner last evening. at his r, eneo at, Putal.

WIND -oq. CT. 15.

Yesterday and to-day to-a. MAJESIIES rode several
honer in the Great Park.

It, sterility evening their MAJESTIES gave a grand dinner
in the Waterloo Gallery, when between 90 and 100 guests
were present; among whom were the Duke of GLOUCES-
TER, Sir WATHEN WALLER, Lord ELPHINsToNE, and
Lord and Lady ERROL, who had arrived at the Castle in
the course of the day; also the Royal suite and mast of
the nobility and gentry in the neighbourhood.

To-day Sir HENRY and Lady WHEATLEY and daughters,
Lord ind L dv ERROL. the Duke of GLOUCESTER, Sir
BENJAMIN STEPHENSON, Sir WATHEN WALLER, and
Lord ADOLPHUS FITZCLARENCE took their departure.
To morrow the KING and QUEEN will leave for St.
Jamea's Pa'aee, and r. torn in the evening.

Miss CAREY had the honour of performing on the piano-
forte at the Cottle, on Sunday evening last, by command
of her MAJESTY.

THE KING.—Few people of his age have
undergone so little change in personal appearance and
manner from early boyhood as hie present Mijesty. There
is a pictute of the King, by West, lately placed in one
of the state apartments at H itypion Court, painted when
his M jesty was not more ttian 12 or 14 years, which,
besides possessing to this mnm .nt the most striking p•-r.
Ronal resemblance, presents exactly that particular turn of
the head for which the Kmg has been at all times dis-
tinguished.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Gloucester have been invited to accompaus
their Majesties to BiiAtrin. Her Royal Highness's
health has materially improved since her at Windsor
and Bagshot. Gloucester H use, Piccadilly, has under.
gone re einbelii.shmeni, and the principal apartments are
now ornainen ed in the prevailing style—that of the time
of Louis XIV.
The Marquis of Bath having lost his influence
in the city fi ow which he tak-s his title, owing to the
operation of the. R form Act, has discontinued his annual
presents of venison. Sire!), a h mrich or two, as a re.
turn for past favours, and for old acquaintance sake, would
be more grateful, dignified, and becoming.
COWES, MONDAY.—Their Royal High-
nesses the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria are still
it Norris Castle, and every day taking advantage of the
fine weather, either by cruising in the Emerald, or taking
land excursions in the island. Although most of the
ssclrts beloniiing to the R.Y. squadron are laid up for
the winter, Vice-Commodore the E irl, and Countess of
Belfast, Eal and Countess of Lisiowell, Sir James and
Lady Graham, and other persons of distinction still re-
main here.

Grosvenor House, the noble mansion of the
Marquis of Westminster, is undergoing material improve
ments, and being richly ornamented. The splendid suite
Hof saloons, which will equal any in the metropolis, are,
we understand, to be thrown open to the fashionable world
early in t' e ensuing season.
PRINCE GEORGE OF CUMBERLAND.—This
amiible and accomplished Prince, in whom the nation
is so deeply interested, has left England for Berlin,
that he may be near a certain German Baron, nt
whose skill in diseases of the eyes report speaks
highly. Now it does seem to us, that it would have
been preferable to have consulted English oculists beg ire
having recourse to a foreigner; whereas very few pro
'essional men in this metropolis have been permit.ed
even to see his Royal Highness's eyes. Why not h ive
given Mr. Lawrence or Mr. Curtis an opportunity of
trying to remove the disease? The German 13,r0n talks
,if " the continued application of a medicinal herb ;" bui
surely it would have been more satisfactory if be had said
what that herb is. Mr. Curtis has been very successful
in removing cataract by means of the potassa cum care in
solution; and considering that he has at,en led the Duke
of Cumberlind on several occasions, and effectual), relieved
his R iyal Highness's deafness, we are surpr:seil that an
opportunity has not been affirded to that gentleman of ex-
ami,ling the Prince's eyes before he quitted our shores.
The late expo. 4 of the smuggling system
through the medium of a foreign Embassy has, we hear,
led to further disc iveries of a wholesale description, on the
part of an employe connected with another diplomatist's
establishment. Some cases of champagne are stated to
firm the gravamen of the offence, and are likely to cause a
serious explosion. The subject is at present merely un-
dergoing a preliminary investigation, and we shall state
further particulars at the proper opportunity.

. .
COURT OF CHARLES IL—Mrs. Jameson,
already so much distinguished in the literary world by her
" Lives of Female Sovereigns," and by her " Memoirs of
the Loves of the Poets," has lately completed her stil,
more important 'undertaking, the " Memoirs of the Beau-
ti,-14 of the Court of King Charles II.," illustrated with
twenty-two Portraits, engraved in the most splendid
s'yle of art. The authore-s justly observes in her pre ac,
that, " of lite a variety of causes have cornhined to fix.
public attention upon the age of Charles 11., and to render
.nterestiog every circumstance connected with his court
arid reign. Common gallantry requi.es that we should
oo longer suffer the beauties of that day to be libell.d by
the caricature resemblances which have hitherto, by way
of illustrating, deformed our no inns respecting them. Is
is due to the good taste of Charles to give him the full
I.enefit of the excuse which Lely's pencil afforded him ;
and, lastly, common justice, not only to the s'ead, boo
the living, requires that 'he innocent should not be
`sounded with the guilty."
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Sir owry Cole, late Governor of the Cape
of G Hop-, and suite, have arrival tiff Portsmouth in
thr Belle 4lliance, Captain AreWl. Complimentary
iddres-es had 'wen pres,nted to his Excellent.y previous io
.3 deptrture, for his conduct while he held the rein, of
G.,veroment

John Collier, El., M.P., is appointed Par.
tut.:u74,-• Vii r. Ginsui at Plymouth.

file Lords of the Treasury have m tde C ir-
fliff a bons'e i prt for timber and deals.
Tfie repeal of the stamp duty upon soda-watt r
Alr., all nail. miner.' waters rook place on the 10th inst.
HIGHLAND MODE OF CONVEYING HIS
MAJESTY S MAIL.—Wr are informed that the mail b
a e conveyed frun loverary to Cai.ndow and bark, d.i y
t di•tztoc, of 20 a ‘vhealli.rrow, drawn I y
'he postrian.—.-1114syow Free Press.

ft is now use-I-touted that Count Matuscewic,
to ,aie Russian Envoy Extra() Binary to t is country,
gas resigned his diplom itic functions aittigetio T. It may
recoil cteri 'hat th s gentleman offered vie ti ost piiwer-
fu' opp,spion to the views of Prince TAlle)rand aid
L 4r'l Pdiner-t in, of any other morn-er of tile Conference
of the Representatives of the Five Powers. I is eat d
th,t, from the reinon•trances made by those iwo Min
s rs to the Emperor Nicholas, 'he Court's le oval was
decided upon, aiid he was appoin red to a less distin-
,,uishe4 diplornitic post. His Excellency firth. ith pro-
ceeded ti the Russian cap td, to procure that alipointtnent
ro be rescin led, or to tender tits resign ton ; and the
latter, we underst And, was accepted. The Cunt will
continue to reside in this country as a priv ,te g ntlem in,
being passionately bind of the sports of the neld, and,
we hear, gives up his town residence, having l urchased
g sporting box near Newrn irket. Ic is added that the
p overt u I influence of an able and experienced I oly poli-
tici in was insufficient to restore the Count to Lis ap-
pointment at the British Court.
MEETING AT PERTH ON BEHALF OF THE
PotEs.—On Monday last, a meeting of the inhabitants of
Perth was held at the Guildhall, for the purpose of
taking into constderation the distressed condition of the
polish Exiles at present languishing in various p its of
Europe, particularly in Switzerland. At an early hour
the had was crowded to excess, arid m my, we under stand,
went away that could not gain ailtnissi in for want of
room. The greatest enthusiasm was manifested in favour
of the cause of Poland. Mr. N. F. Z ,ba met a very
flattering r ception, and was listened to with great atten-
tion- The Lnrd Ditan of Guild presided, and he meeting
was addressed by the Rev. David Young, Bailie Juno
Graham, the Rev. Mr. Tul'och of Tibiiermuir, late Edi-
tor of the Perthshire Advertiser, Aichibal I Reid, Esq.,
writer, James Dewar, Esq., bookseller, &c. A win
risittee was appointed to comtnence. and super wend a
subserption for the benefit of the suffering reiu,,nes, an i
to correspond with the gene' al committee of E bnburgh.
We are glad to learn that the Right Hon. Lo d Lynedoch,
has sent the treasurer of the association 101. sterling....
Scotsman.