The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-08 00:00:00

COU.R 1' CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princess Alice, rode
on horseback yesterday afternoon, attended by the Hon.
Emily Cathcart, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Major General Sir
11. Bentinck, and Lieut.-Col. Ponsonby.
Her Majesty's dinner party in the evening included their
Royal Highnesses the Princess Alice and the Duke of
Cambridge, his Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh,
the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl and
Countess Fitzwilliam, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, Mr. T.
Baring, M.P., Col. Francis Seymour, C. 8., the Equerry in
Waiting to the Duke of Cambridge, and Major Elphin-
stone, R.E.
The band of the Scots Fusileer Guards was in attendance
and played during dinner.
A deputation had an interview with Viscount Palmer-
ston yesterday on behalf of the Deans and Residencies of
the Queen's Colleges, Ireland. The deputation consisted
of Lord Dunkellin, M.P., Lord Fermoy, M.P., the Bishop
of Tuam, thAishop of Down, the Bishop of Derry, Sir
Edward Grogan, M.P., Sir H. M'Calmont Cairns, M.P.,
Colonel Forde, M.P., Mr. Beamish, M.P., Mr. Dawson,
M.P., Cc 1. Vandeleur, M.P., Mr. Lefroy, M.P., Captain
Stacpoole, and Mr. Bond, M.P.
The law. Henry Murphy, A.M., Eldscopal Dean of the
Queen's College, Belfast, represented the Deans of the
Queen's Colleges, Ireland.
Senor Don Carlos Calvo, Charge d'Affaires du Paraguay,
transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane
are expected at their mansion in Park-lane in a fow days,
from Scotland, for the season.

The Marquis and Marchioness Townshend
arrived at their residence in Stratford-place a few days
since from Raynham Hall, Norfolk, for the season.
The Earl of Dartmouth comes to town to-day
from Patshull Hall, near Wolverhampton.
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The Earl of Dundonald has recently undergone
an operation for the stone, which has been successful ; buL
his lordship is now suffering from an attack of gout, which
causes great prostration.
The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke entertained
at dinner, last evening, at their residence in Portman-
square, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl
and Countess of Airlie, Viscount Barrington, Lord and Lady
Chelmsford and the lion. Misses Thesiger, Col. the Hon.
W. P. Talbot, Lady Mary Craven, Mr. Joseph Yorke, Mr.
Adeane, &c. _ _

Lady Rolle has arrived at her residence in Upper
Grosvenor-street, for the season.
The Baroness Windsor and the Hon. Misses Clive
come to town to-morrow, from Oakley .park, Salop, for the

season.

The Ladies Charlotte and Dorothy Wentworth
Fit zwilliam have arrived at Edwards's Hotel for the season.

Mr. and Mrs. Crawshay Bailey have arrived at
their residence, New-street, Spring-gardens, for the season.
The advices from Adelaide, South Australia, by
the present mail are to March 17. In a circular of Messrs.
P. Levi and Co. it is stated that "the enormous stocks of
nearly all kinds 6f goods both here and in Melbourne will
necessarily exercise a most depressing influence on the
markets for some time to come. The yield of wheat is not
much below the average. It is expected that before long
wine will form an important export, as greater care is being
exercised in its manufacture all over thQ colony." Re spect-
ing the mining interest of the colony, the South Australian
_Advertiser of March 17 remarks : —"Fresh mineral disco-
veries are continually being made northward, and public
confidence in the mineral wealth of the colony is stronger
than ever." Burrs Burra shares are quoted at £162 buyers ;
sellers at £l7O. Copper had advanced from £lOO to £lO5
per ton. Wool, choice flocks, is 4d to Is 5d per lb. Tallow,
565. to 655. per cwt. Hides, salted, 7s. to 12s. Banks sell
at 1 per cent. premium, and buy at 1 per cent. discount,
60 days.