The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 24.
The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by their
Royal Highnesses the Princess Alice and Prince Arthur.
Her Majesty was attended by the Hon. Flora Macdonald,
the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Hon. Mrs. A. Gordon.
His Royal Highness the Prince Concert went out
upon the hill deer-stalking.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal rode out,
attended by Lady Churchill.
In the evening her Majoay gave a ball to the tenant;
upon the Balmoral and Ahergeldie estates, to the game-
keepers, servants, and gillies, and their wives and
daughters.
Tile Queen, with the Prince Consort, the Princess
Royal, Prince=s Alice, Princess Helena, Princs-s
Louisa, Prince Alfred, and Prince Arthur entered the
ballroom at a quarter before 10 o'clock, dancing having
previously commenced Her 11Nesty, the Prince Coo
sort, and the Royal Family remained witnessing the
festive scene till half-past 11 o'clock.
Tne mite consisted of Lady Churchill, the Hon.
Flora Macdonald, the Hon. Mrs. A. Gordon, Earl Gran-
ville, the Earl of Abtrdeen, Major-General the 1-I,m.
C. Grey, (Mond the Hon. C. Pup" Mr. Becker,
Lieutenant Cowell, E.E , and Dr. Robertson. -
Dancing was kept up until a late hour.

Deep itches were received at the Colonial-office, yes-
terday from the Governors of Ceylon, Hongkong, the
Mauritius, Malta, Tasmania, Victoria, New South
Wales, New Zealand, and South Australia. Despatches
were sent to the Governors of the North American
Provinces.

The Plymouth. Journal clys :—" Lord Stanley, whilst
on a visit lately to Mr. Michael Williams, M.P., went
to the United Mines, and had the curiosity to go under-
ground
,by means of the ma:..:ngino.' His lord-hip
went down to a deep level on the hut lode, where tie
miners work naked, and have cold water from above
continually poured over them. He remained there
longer than he should have done, and was so exhausted
and overc)rne by the 'heat and steam, that, when he
again arrived at the surface, brandy had to be liberally
a Imipisttred to revive him.'

J. A. liardcaqie, Esq., M.P., for Bury St. Edmund►,
has regaled about 1,500 of bis liberal supporters and their
tiives, at an 'xcellont tea. Subsequently a ball at the
Town hall drew cif the jli"; of tte company, who main-
tained the pleasures of the dance, to the inspiriting strains
of Godball's quadrille band, t►ll a late hour.
Thn Earl of Eglinton ha• been entertaining a numer-
ous and diatieguiahed circle of fritnis at Eglinton Castle
during the past week, amongst whom were the Marquis
and Marchioness of Ail-a, the Earl and Countess of
Derby, and Lady E nma Stanley. Oa Thursday a battue
took place at A.uchai:s, wh•n upwards of 400 head of
pale were killed.
The Doncaster Gazette says :—" Earl Filzwilliam was
c)naiderW out of danger en Tuesday at noon, when Mr.
Overend, his medical man, left him. Since that time,
the several reports as to the noble earl's improvement
are uniform ; and confident hopes are entertained that
his lordship will soo❑ be enabled to bear removal to his
seat at Wentworth. Under these gratifying eircum-
s anoes, it is expected that the noble earl will be suffi-
ciently recovered to receive the Queen at Wentworth,
on the 15th of October, on her Majesty's return from
Scotland."
About 200 ladies and children are expected to arrive
at Southampton in the next India mul packet, due at
that putt on the 4th pros.