The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, MA cu 11.
The Queen and Prince drove out yesterday morning,
and afterwards walked in the grounds.

Prince Alfred visited her Majesty yesterday, and re
turned to Alverbank.
The Prince Consort has honoured Mr. Matthew
Noble with sittings fur a bust about to be presented by
the Committee of the Art-Treasures Exhibition to the
city of Manchester.

Lord Inchicinin hal an interview with the Earl of
Derby yesterday at his official residence in Do xning.
street.

Sir James Brooke had an interview with Lord Stanley
yesterday at the Colonial-office. Sir G. Le Merchant
and Sir C. Nicholson had alio interviews with the noble
lord.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO BIRIIINGHAIL—We under-
vtand that the committee of the Birmingham Musical
Festival will take measures with the view to induce her
Majesty to make her visit to Birmingham, to ope❑
Aston-park, also the occasion for attending the first day
of the Festival, already fixed for the 31st of August.
In order to further the views of the Festival Committee,
it is understood that Lord Leigh, the Lord-Lieutenant
of the county, has placed his residence, Stoneleigh
Abbey, at the disposal of her Majesty.
The Countess of Jersey's party for this eveningis poet
poned, on account of the death of a near relation.
The Earl and Countess of Bradford and Miss Mon-
ereiffs have arrived in Belgra•e-square, from Weston
Hall, Staffordshire.

We are informed that a marriage is about to be
solemnised very shortly between the Hon. Richard
Chatwynd, shiest son of Viscount Chetwynd, and Miss
Calupell, eldest daughter of Mrs. Walter Campbell.
The Emperor of Russia has instituted a central com-
mittee for the question of the emancipation of the
peasants. Thii committee, which will be presided over
by the Emperor himself, is composed of thirteen coun-
cillors of tha empire, among whom are tha Grand Duke
C mstantine, Prince Orloff, and Count Bludoff.
PROPOSID EXHIBITION IN 1861.—A. special meeting
of the Council of the Society of Arts was held on
Wednesday evening, for the consideration of this sub•
ject. The discussion occupied the whole evening, and
was adjmrned to Wednesday, the 24th inst.
Lady Chelmsford, the wife of tee new Lord Chan-
cellor, is the daughter of the late Maj.)r Tinting, of
Southampton. The Hon. Lady Inglis, of Lucknow
celebrity, is Julia, the second daughter of L )rd and
Lady Che!m4ord. Lord Chelmsf,rd and tae late
Lord Chancellor Truro chose their titles from the
places where they first became distinguished as bar-
risters. Lord Lyndhurst, another Lord Chancellor,
selected his title from the place where he first saw
the first Lady Lyndhurst. The following Chancellors
of recent date were elevated to the woolsack without
having sat on the judicial bench—viz., Lords Chelms-
ford, Lyndhur-t, Brougham, St. Leonardo, Erskine,
and Cottenharn (Lord CJttenham was Master of the
Roll,).

WICNNSTAY HALL.—The residence of Sir W. W.Wynn,
which was destroyed by fire on Saturday last, was situ-
ated within a magnificent park of several miles in ex-
tent, near to the village of Ruaben, and clese to the
Great Western Railway, about five miles from Wrexham,
Denbighshire. The house was extensive, hut possess Ted
little architectural beauty, it having been erected at dd.
ferent periods and with no uniformity of taste. It was
cased with fine white stone ; and as a family ree;derce
offered large accommodation to visitors. In the days of
the present baronet's grandfather a Thespian temple was
attached to the house, in which the great English Ros-
emus used frequently to di:play his histrionic talents, as
also several members of the Kemble family, when Roger
Kemble, with his corps theatrique, visited the neighbour-
ing city of Chester. Thiel:keno! amusement was eons 0 ted
by the late Sir Watkin into a ,pacious dining-r woe, in
which that hospitable
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crack agriculturists to a eueiptuous
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dinner. At length the great dining-ball became inc,r;
porated with the mansion, adding materially to the con-
veuiences of the house. When the present baronet came
into possession of the property be projected several ist-
portant alterations in the builling, which were made at
the cost of several thousand pounds. The Wyanetey
library and MSS. have always been considered both
rare and highly valuable ; but in the formation of tle
library, it is somewhat remarkable, much difficelty was
se xe
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whom were the late Mr. Johnes, of Liafod, and Sir W.
W. Wynn. They were originally the collection of Ed-
ward
Lloyd, the celebrated author of " Arcl.mologia,
Entannica." Mr. Johnes's portion was deAroyed by
fire when his mansion was burnt down, and tLe late Sir
W. W. Wynn's portion was also destroyed by fire at
a book-binder's in Covent-garden, where the book- we •
placed to be re-bound. The collection of MSS at
Wynnstay which had still been preserved, was ueques-
tionably one of the best in Wales. The lo•e of this
Lterary treasure cannot, therefore, be lo ked upon but
with general regret.
FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS.—A great number of fires
occurred yesterday in various parts of the metropolis.
The following are the principal sufferers :—Mr. John
Mortimer, box maker, Earl-street, Kensine,ton ; Mr.
Trtman
Perry, 20, Crown-street, Soho ; Mr. C, Smith, cab Let
maker, 21., Snows-fields, Bermondsey ; Mr. Feat,e,rr, 30, 1.1,,i0n-street, Spltilfields ; Me-srs. Lawrence
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