The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert took an airing this morning in a pony phaeton
and four.
Their Royal Ilighnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by
the Dowager Lady Lyttelton were taken out in the
forenoon in an open carriage.
Sir Robert Peel left the Castle this morning for town.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, and the
Earl and Countess de Grey also took their departure
from the Castle to-day.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left Frog-
more Lodge in a carriage and four at half-past nine
o'clock this morning for her residence, Clarence House,
St. James's. The Royal Duchess returned to Frognure
Lodge in the evening.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing in a
a pony phaeton, the Prince driving, in the afternoon.
The Hon. Miss Liddell and the Hon. Miss Paget, Maids
of Honour in Waiting, followed in an open carriage and
four; and the Equerries in Waiting on her Majesty and
the Prince, Colonels Arbuthnot and Bouverie, attended
on horseback.
The royal party returned to the Castle soon after six
o'clock.
The Royal Family were taken airings in the pleasure-
grounds of the Castle in the afternoon.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by
Prince Edward, of Saxe Weimar, arrived about half-past
nine o'clock yesterday morning, at Marlborough House,
from the Continent. Her Majesty landed at Woolwich.
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tler Majesty was attended by Earl Howe, the Marquis
and Marchioness of Ormonde, Lady Georgina Curzon,
Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir David Davies, and the Rev. G.
Hudson.
The Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent,
and the Duke of Cambridge, visited her Majesty at
Marlborough House.
Yesterday was the birth-day of the Duchess of Cam-
bridge. The Royal Duchess received congratulatory
visits at Cambridge House from the Queen Dowager, the
Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, and
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. The Members of the
Corps Diplomatique, and a number of the nobility,
called and left their names for the Rot al Duchess.
The Duchess of Gloucester dined with the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge yesterday.
The Duchess of Kent arrived at Clarence House, from
Frogniore, about half-past eleven o'clock, yesterday
morning. The Royal Duchess paid a visit to the Queen
Dowager, and afterwards proceeded to Cambridge House,
to visit the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal MO-
ness left town, on her return to Frogmore, about hve
o'clock.
Sir Robert Peel arrived in town yesterday, from
Windsor Castle.

THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY
LINE FROM ASHFORD TO CANTERBURY,
RAMSGATE, MARGATE, AND WHITSTABLE,
AND FOLKESTONE HARBOUR.
Yesterday a special meeting of the shareholders in the
South-Eastern Counties Railway was held at the Board-
room of the London-bridge station, for the purpose of
adopting means to raise, pursuant to an Act of Parlia-
ment for that. purpose, a sufficient sum of money to en-
able the Directors to make a line of rail from Ashford to
Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate, and also trona
Canterbury to Whitstable. The other object of the
meeting was to raise, pursuant to the powers granted by
the same Act, the sum of 66,0001. to complete a branch-
line of railway and approach to Folkestone, to execute
certain works in the Folkestone Harbour, and to make
certain alterations in the work of the Maidstone branch
line of railway.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. W. P. Richards), having entered
at great length into details of the financial state of the
Company's affairs, said that what they met that day .to
carry out was the intention of the Company from the
very first commencement, because they felt convinced
that it would become the grand medium of transit be-
tween this country and France, and he might indeed say,
a great part of the north of Europe, and it would also
diminish the expenses of every mile on the whole line.
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know how, and from
whom, the money was to be raised, as in several in-
stances applications were made at first to some large
bankers, and the shareholders were excluded?
The CHAIRMAN said the course proposed was to raise
thi money by public tender, as it could be thus obtained
at a lower rate of interest. The shareholders would, of
course, have a preference.
In reply to another question, he also stated that, ac-
cording to annual instalments proposed to be paid in
liquidation of the liability of the debts of the Company,
the whole would be cleared away in the y ear 1853.
Mr. CARDWELL, M.l'., then addressed the meeting at
great length, and said that the Company proposed to
have two stations for those towns—one at London-
bridge, and the other at the Bricklayers' Arms; and
also to adopt every means to afford convenience and
comfort to the public. Those lines must he successful.
Two resolutions having been passed adopting the
above two propositions, the meeting separated, after a
vote of thanks to the Chairman.

A MISTAKE.—It is well known that on Monday
last, at an early hour, the King of Saxony intimated his
intention to visit the theatre in the evening. After din-
ner his Majesty and suite stepped into a carriage, when
the postilion, instead of driving to the Theatre Royal, as
he was ordered, trotted off to the Amphitheatre. The
King, the Ambassador, the Baron, and the Doctor, all
alighted. The servants attended his Majesty into the
passage, and the party ascended the seairs. They were
utterly astounded at the freezin.' coldnesa of their reeep•
tiers, for his 'Majesty had already had an ,interview with
Mr. Clarke, and had not failed, we feel convinced, to
admire the suaviter in mod° of that well bri'd gentleman.
But here all was cold neglect. Arrived at than Cop of the
stairs, they were turning to the loxes, when they were
at once brought to a dead halt by an individti.al who
barred their further progreas, and saluted their ears w:th
a loud exclamation of " Cheek, Sir, cheek!" " Check'"
said one of the suite, " ghat, are we not expected"'
The check-taker stared, but repeated his demand, and
concluded by pointing out the place where money was
-received. The possibility of a mistake was readily sur-
mised; and a few brief inquiries showed the party that
they had been set down at the wrong theatre. They
quickly passed over to the patent ealablishment, where
they sera received with all urbanity.7--Liverpou/ A!bion.
`ifore or less rain has fallen every twenty-four
hours s'nce the date of our last, Si. Sivithin's. day. On
Sunday it rained nearly the whole' day, and again during
a portion of the night ; and from the embrowned and
swollen state of our river, it is obvious that thunder, or
some other showers, must have been still heavier up the
country. In fact, with the exception of passing shitf- to
lay dust and freshen the blade, the soil is now sufficiently
moistened to carry the farming community over harvest.
Where strongest and best, the crops have heel) part ;ally
lodged—an evil very little d ready(' at °net hie.. lit souse rare
instances they are so completely flattened, that they ears
• hardly regain the perpendicular, (wen under the Win-
. mice of favouring breez•.s. Still we hope the best, now
that harvest is so close at hand, and grain changing co-
lour in ever direction. The pastures, aftermaths, turnips
and potatoes, have been greatly benefited within the last
ten days, from the alternating, effects of sunshine and
I shower, and from the favourable accounts received from
the south, the trade in cattle, so long marred by intense
drought, rill speedily revive—Dumfries Courier.