The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-28 00:00:00

THE SUN,

SUMMER CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES.

Yesterday the judges of the Courts of Queen's
Bench, Common Pleaq, and Exchequer, assembled
in the Exchequer Chamber for the purpose of
choosing and arranging the several circuits upon
which they will respectively proceed to hold the
ensuing assize of oyer and teimiuer and general
gaol delivery in and for the several counties in
England and IfVale3. The following are the arrange-
ments made :

HOME CIRCIIIT.—Judges : Mr. Justice Willes
and Mr. Baron Bramwell. Assizes to be holden at
Hertford, Chelmsford, Croydon, Maidstone, and
Lewes.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—Judges : Lord Campbell,
Lord Chief Justice of England Mr. Justice Wight-
man. Assizes to be holden at Aylesbury, Bedford,
Huntingdon, Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich and
City.
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Judges : Sir Alexander
Cockburn, Lord Chief Justice of the Common
['leas, and Mr. Justice Williams. Assizes to be
holden at Northampton, Leicester, Oakham, Lin-
coln-over-the-Heath, Nottingham, Derby, and
Warwick.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Judges : The Lord Chief
Baron of the Exchequer, Sir Frederick Pollock,
and Mr. Baron Martin. Assizes to be holden at
LancastPr, Appleby, Carlisle, Newcastle, Durham,
York, and Liverpool.
WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Judges : Mr. Baron Wat-
son and Mr. Baron Channell. Assizes to be holden
at Winchester, Devizes, Dorchester, Exeter, Bod-
min, Wells, and Bristol.
OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Judges : Mr. Justice Cole-
ridge (or Mr. Hugh Hill) and Mr. Justice Byles.
Assizes to be holden at Abingdon, Oxford, Wor-
cester, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Hereford, Monmouth,
and Gloucester.
NORTH WALES AND CHESTER CIRCUIT.—Judge :
Mr. Justice Crowder, Assizes to be holden at New-
town, DolgelTy, Carnarvon, Beaumaris, Ruthin,
Mold, and Chester.
SOUTH WALES AND CHESTER CIRCUIT. —Judge :
Mr. Justice Crompton. Assizes to be holden at
Cardiff, Haverfordwest, Cardigan, Carmarthen,
Brecon, Presteign, and Chester.
Mr. Justice Erle remains in town as vacation
judge.

PRINCE ALBERT'S DEPARTURE FOR

OSTEND.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY EVENING.

Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Royal
family steamed up from Osborne to Portsmouth this
evening, and entered the harbour at half-past five, under
the usual salutes and ceremonies, naval and military.
The Fairy ranged off the dockyard, where the Prince
alighted, and where the naval Commander in-Chief and
the dockyard staff and guard of honour were in attend-
ance. The Prince entered Sir George Seymour's car-
riage, attended by Col. Ponsonby and one other officer,
and was driven to the Landport station of the London
and South-Western, and London, Brighton, and South
Coast Railway, where a special train bad been prepared
by Mr. Alfred Mountain, the joint superintendent, to
oonvey the Prince Consort to Dover, via Hastings and
Ashford, on the South-Coast and South-Eastern lines.
This train, in charge of Mr. Craven and Mr. Hawkins,
officers of the Brighton Company, left the terminus for
its destination at four minutes past six,
The R )yal yacht Fairy returned to Osborne immedi-
ately on the departure of the Prince from the dockyard.
The salutes, &c., were repeated.

DOVER, THURSDAY NIGHT. 7,1,

His Royal Highness the Prince Consort arrived at
Dover at 9.24 p.m., per special train of the South-
Eastern Railway, and embarked on board the Admiralty
yacht Vivid, Commander Allen, which was lying in the
harbour with her steam up ready for immediate depar-
tare for Ostend.

His Royal Highness was accompanied by Colonel
Ponsonby, and attended by Mr. S. Teulon, one of the
Directors of the South-Eastern Railway Company. A
large concourse of persons had assembled at the railway
station, and upon his Royal Highness alighting from
the State carriage every mark of respect and loyalty
was evinced.

The Prince Consort was received by his Grace the
Duke of Richmond, K.G., Colonel of the Royal
West Sussex Infantry Militia; Major-General Crau-
furd the Commandant of the Garrison, who was attended
by his aides-de-camp, Major Bernard and Major Doyley ;
the Hon. Captain Gage, of the Sussex Militia ; Captain
Seymour, R.N. ; and the Admiralty Superintendent of
the port, Captain Mclllwaine, R.N, On alighting from
the railway carriage his Royal Highness shook hands
with the Duke of Richmond, Major-General Cranfurd,
and Captain Seymour, and returning the salutations
of the crowd, among which there was a large number
of ladies, at once stepped into a post-carriage, which
had been prepared by Mr. Birmingham, of the Lord
Warden Hotel, and which was then driven direct to the
quay, at which the Vivid was lying. In a few minutes
the steamer u as on her way to Ostend, where it was ex-
pected she would arrive about half•past 2, there being
every prospect of a favourable change.
The whole of the arrangements for the reception of
the Prince Consort at the railway station were under the
direction Mr. of E. J. Wray, the Railway Superintendent.

Tee destination of the Prince Consort is stated to be
Cobourg, and, ultimately, Berlin, where his Royal
Highness will pay a visit to the Prince and Princess
Frederick William of Prussia.

COURT CIRCULAR.

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OSBORNE, MAY 27.
The Queen and the Prince drove out yesterday after-
noon.
The Duchess of Kent also took a carriage drive.
The Earl of Derby arrived on a visit to her Majesty.
Mr. P. G. Dodd, jeweller, of Cornhill, had the hon-
our of attending at Osborne on Monday to submit a gold
sword made by him for the First King of Siam.

The Earl of Darby returned to London yesterday
evening from a visit to the Queen at Oslo,,rne.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Ditraeli
have returned to town from Langley-park, Slough.
The Rev. J. Irvin had an intsrvie A, with Lord Stanley
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Earl of Danoughmore has returned to London
from Cebham-hall.

The Earl of Derby returned to London yesterday
evening, from a visit to the Queen at Osborne.
The Earl of Donoughmore has returned to London
from Cobham Hall.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli
have returned to town from Langley Park, Slough.
Toe Count Blucher hae arrived at Maurigy's Hotel
from Baden.

Mr. Henry Silvertopp and the Hon. Mrs. Silvertopp
have arrived at the Clarendon from Paris.
Sir OM y Wakeman has arrived at Maurigy's Hotel
from his seat, near Worcester.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE,—The Queen's box was oc-
copied last evening by the Lion. Lucy Kerr, Sir George
and Lady Charlotte Osborn and the Misses Osborn,
General Sir William and Lady Gomm, Cal. Cuppage,
and Lieut. Cuppage. Amongst the fashionable company
attending the theatre were the Duke of Cleveland and
Lady Augusta Poulett, his Excellency the Russian
Minister and the Baroness Bronnow, the Duke of Wel-
lington, the Countess (Dowager) of Harrington and
party, the Earl and Countess of Wilton and the Ladies
Katherine and Alice Grey Egerton, the Earl of Mount-
charles, the Earl of Chesterfield, Count A. Serristori,
Viscount Clifden, Viscount Curzno, Viscount Power -
court, Hon. P. Doyle, Sir W. Tephatn, Lady Lawley,
Lady Nicholson, Lord and Lady Macdonald, Mr. P.
Aiken and Mrs. Aileen and Miss Aiken and party, M.
Carlos Maria Lamarca, Gen. the Hon. H. Cavendish,
Hon. Otway Toler, Mr. Geo. Peabody, Mile Horace
Twiss, Mrs. Trelawney, Captain Baron, Mr. C. Mur-
doch, 1-4 c.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Their Royal Highnesses
the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary
honoured the performances at the Royal Italian Opera
with their presence last evening. Their Royal High-
nesses occupied the Qeeen's box and were at-
tended by La ly Geraldine Somerset and Baron }Cues-
beck. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge aso
honoured the performances with his presence. Among
the fashionable company attending the theatre were : --
the Duchess of Montrose, the Earl of Westmoreland,
the Eta Cawdor, the Countess of Boctive, the Earl and
Countess of Mounteharles, the Earl and Countess of
Munster, the Earl of Luc in, Viscount Exmouth, Count
and Countess Alfred Putocki, Count Louis Corti, Lady
Louisa Mcncrieffe, Lady Nam, Lord Charles Bruce,
Lord Braybrooke, Lady Waltscourt, and the Hon.
Misses Blake, Lady O'Cennor and Miss O'Connor, the
Lord C lief Justice and Miss Cockburn, Lord and Lady
Albernon St. Maur, Hoe. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Ward,
Hon. Dudley Fortescue, lien. Mr. Pouncefort Dun,
combo, Lion. H Stanhope, Hon. F. Petre, Hon. John
Ferree cue, Sir ‘Villiam de. .rll4-,lite Sir Alexander Banner-
man, Sir 1.1.-nry Cetterell, M.P., S r George Ai mytage,
Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour, :Sir Jubn Lawther,
M.P., C de Bathe, Col. Meyrick and Lady Laura
'1 Meyrick, Col. Browulow Knox, M.P., Col. Tyra hitte
Capt Clayton, Capt. Peel, Capt. Knox, Capt. Vivian,
Capt Maunsell, Mr. Schuster, Me. Bulteel, Mr.
Bentinek, Mr. Henry Greville. Mr. H. B tiling, M.P.,
Mr. Antrobus, Mr. and Mrs. Petre, &o.
DEATH OF FAB, HENRY MEREDITH.—This venerable
and learned gentleman, 0,.e of the Ecelesiasticel Cam-
. missioners f.r Ireland, expired at his residence, Rutland-
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for West Kent, on the body of John Diggins, aged 27, a
porter, employed at the B'ackheath station Of the North
Kent Railway, whose head was completely severed from
his body by an express train, on the previous Tuesday
morning. Verdict—" Accidental death,"