The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Princess Amalie of Hohenlohe Schillingfurst
visited the Queen and the Princess of Hohenlohe Lan-
genburg yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness the Prince rode on horseback in
the forenoon, with the Prince of Wales and •the Prin-
cess Royal. The Hon. Eleanor Stanley and Captain
the Hon. D. de Ros attended. Prince Albert honoured
the Royal Academy of Music in Tenterden-street with
a visit in the afternoon.

The Princess Alice and the Princess Feodore of Ho-
henlohe took a carriage drive. Prince Arthur and the
Princesses Helena and Louisa also drove out in an open
carriage.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Princess
of Hohenlohe LAngenburg visited her Royal. Highness
the Duchess of Kent at Clarence-house, St. James's.
The Countess of Gainsborough has succeeded the
Countess of Desert as the Lady in Waiting to her Ma-
jesty.
The Earl of Caithness and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore have
relieved Lord Byron and Major-General Berkeley
Drummond in their duties as the Lord and Groom in
Waiting to the Queen.
The Royal Commission for determining the site of the
new Nation it Gallery met on Monday at the British
Museum. Present—Lord Broughton (chairman), the
Dean of St. Paul's, Professor Faraday, Mr. Cockerel],
and Mr. Richmond.

The Chancellor of the Er3hequer and Lady Theresa
Lewis left town yesterday morning for Harpton-eourt,
Herefordshire.

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope,
Despatches were received from the Governors of the
North American Provinces.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry are
expected in town in a few days from Ireland.
The Countess of Kinnoul, who is at present in the
south of France, is expected to return to England about
the middle of next month. _ _ _

The i;ri-anr Countess of Durham are staying in
Northumberland, and will not return to town until the
middle of May.
The Earl of Cardigan is expected in town on Saturday
from Dean Park.

The Earl and Lady Constaneo Grosvenor left town a
few days since for their seat in Cheshire.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Theresa
Lewis lett town, yesterday, for Ilarpton Court, Here-
for,!shire.

Tho shares of the Lyons and Geneva Railway Com-
pany are rising at Paris, owing to reports that this line
will be comprised in the proo.ed fusion of the Paris and
Lyons and Lyons and Mediterranean Companies.
A call of V. per share is announced on the shares of
the Ardennes Railway Company, payable between the
10th and 25th April.
The half-yearly dividend is advertised on the Six per
Cent. Convertible Sterling Bonds of the Pennsylvania
Central Rai'coal Company.
The half•yearly interest is advertised on the first and
second series of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company's
loan of 4 800,000 fl.
Tho 304,160 dols., or 61,0001., in specie brought by
the Niagara, from New York, is understood to be en-
tirely on continental account.
It is believed that the steamer Tagus will take out
about 50,0001. in bar gold from Southampton to Cadiz
on the 27th inst.

The Alhambra has brought G,8351. in specie from the
Peninsula, and the Tamar 4,885/. from the Brazils.
On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for bills on
several continental markets, it cludimr Paris, Holland,
and Belgium, were quoted rather more favourably to
this country. As regards Naples flatness continues to
prevail.