The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duchess of Kent joined the royal party at Buck-
ingham Palace after dinner on Wednesday evening.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, took a drive in an
open carriage and four yesterday afternoon. Lord Alfred
Paget and Captain Du Plat attended on horseback.
The Prince rode on horseback with the Prince of
Wales in the forenoon, attended by Captain Du Plat.
The Princess Royal visited the Duchess of Kent yes-
terday at Clarence House, St. James's. Her Royal
Highness paid a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester
at Gloucester House, on Wednesday.
The Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe Langenburg, the
Marquis of Breadalbane, and Viscount Palmerston
dined with the Queen in the evening.
Lord Cremorne has succeeded the Earl of Caithness
as Lord•in.Waiting to her Majesty.
The Duchess of Kent took a carriage drive yesterday

There is a rumour of Austria having proposed a league
offensive and defensive with Modena and Parma, which,
if confirmed, would be of the most serious importance,
for it would amount to the perpetual occupation of those
states by Austrian garrisons, or, in othe'r words, their
virtual subjugation. The object is, of course, to menace
Piedmont. As regards Modena, the conduct of Austria
is rendered the more suspicious by the dying state of
the reigning duke, who is childless.
The Teviot takes out 87,0001. in gold to the Brazils ;
the Alhambra 28,0001. in specie for the Peninsula.
The Produce Market will re-open on Wednesday, and
the next quarterly sales of indigo are announced for the
12th May.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when Ross Donnelly Mangles, Esq.,
Was chosen chairman, and Sir F. Currie, Bart., deputy
chairman, for the year ensuing.
His Excellency Ferukh Kahn, the Persian ambassa-
dor, and suite honoured the exhibition of Madame Tus-
saud with a visit on Monday evening last.
The Abd-ul-Medjid has arrived from Shanghai with
499, 4001 b. of tea and 195 bales of silk.
The amount paid into the treasury of the East India-
house for bills on India between the 26th of March and
the Bth inst. was 178,814/.
The Abbe C°quereau, Chief Chaplain to 'the Fleet,
will leave Paris on the 15th for Toulon, to attend the
official reception of his Imperial Highness the Grand
Duke Constantine,
Count KisselefF, the Russian Ambassador, will like-
wise proceed to Toulon to receive the Grand Duke.
The steam corvette Laplace, which is being fitted out
for sea at Toulon, is to be sent to the Chinese seas to re-
inforce the French fleet there,
The approaching departure of Monseigneur Gunk.
min, Bishop of Canton, for the Indian Seas, is an•
nounced.

Ma. DIGBY SlMinn.—We hear that the friends of
Mr. Digby Seymour, one of the defeated candidates at
the late election, are making a subscription for the pur-
pose of presenting that gentleman with a testimonial in
the shape of the receipt of his election expenses. We
are informed that two of Mr. Seymour's principal sup-
u to the present time exceeds 10e/.
porteri have contributetd 251. each, aad that the total
amount raised P
We believe that Mr. Seymour's share of the election
expenses would amount to about 3001.—Eastern Conn-
ties Herald.

LAUNCEL—A splendid launch took place yesterday, at
West Hartlepool, from the yard of Messrs. John Pile
and Co., of a beautiful) modelled clipper-ship, of 700
tons. She was christened by Mr. James Park, and was
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safely launched within an hour. She is a similar ship to
the Spirit of the Age, the Message, and other China
clippers built by tho e
gentlemen, and is intended for
the same trade. The shipbuilding trade of West Hartle-
pool is rapidly increasing, and, as a commercial port, its
general import and export business is being extended n
a most satisfactory Diann".
THE STATUTE LAW COMMISSION.—Tho report of the
(late) Select Committee on the Statute Law Commission
was issued to the
mined several witnesses, and had made some progress in
public yesterday. The committee exa-
the inquiry, but having regard to the then impending
dissolution of Parliament, they did not feel in a position
to cffer any definite opinion to the expiring House of
C3mmens. The evidence is reported at length, and fills
a space of 110 pages, besides appendices. The witnesses
examined were Mr. Walter Coulson, Q.C. Mr. G. K.
Rickards, Mr. H. Bellender Ker, Mr. Erskine May
and Mr. G. Coode.