The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning
in the Slopes and Windsor Park.
The Royal Family took their accustomed airings.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shoot-
ing this morning. His Royal Highness was attended
by Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel Hon. C. 13. Phipps,
General Bowles, and Colonel Bouverie.
His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge
is expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon.
The royal dinner party in the Castle this even-
ing will include her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, his Royal Highness Prince George of Cam-
bridge, the Ladies in Waiting on the Duchess of
Kent, and the Provost of Eton.

Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe-Weimar,
with their Serene Highnesses the Princesses Anne
and Amelie of Saxe-Weimar, and Prince Gustavus of
Saxe Weimar, left Marlborough House soon after
eight o'clock yesterday morning, and travelled by
the South• Eastern Railway to Dover, en route to
the Continent. His Serene Highness Prince Edward
of Saxe-Weimar will accompany, and Captain Bed.
ford will attend the Duchess of Saxe-Weimar until
har Serene Highness has landed on the Continent,
and will then return to town.

The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview
with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Captain Hay had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday at the Home- office.
The Earl and Countess Grey returned to town
yesterday from a visit to the Earl of Ellesmere, at
Ratchford, Surrey.
Sir Francis Baring arrived in town yesterday.
Mr. Cross had an interview yesterday with Lord
John Russell.

The Hon. H. Fitzroy had an interview yesterday
with Sir George Grey.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land, and
also from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.

IMPARTIALITY of FREE- TRADE•
The following letter, addressed by Mr. Cobden to
a gentleman in Devonshire, will be found interest..
ing

" Westbourne• terrace, Dec. 3.
" Dear Sir,—l send you the papers you want. By
referring to the import*' you will see that I have
marked certain articles which are admitted free. Now
there is nothing upon which there is greater ignorance
amongst the agricultural classes than this. They are
constantly crying out that the manufacturers are
protected with 10 to 20 per cent. duties upon foreign
articles, the fact being, that all our great staple ma-
nufactures are entirely unprotected. For instance,
cotton goods and cotton yarns come in duty free.
Printed calicoes may be brought from France or
Switzerland and sold in Manchester without paying
a farthing duty. So also the coats the farmers wear ;
and their waistcoats and trousers may be bought from
the foreigner, instead of from my constituents, the
woollen manufacturers of Yorkshire, without paying
one farthing of duty. So also of their shirts or
ducks ; they may buy linen manufactures from the
Germans without paying a farthing to protect the
flax-spinner or weaver of Dundee or Belfast. There
is still a small duty on foreign silk goods, articles of
luxury, which are generally worn by the higher
classes; but the Chancellor of the Exchequer may
abolish his duty to-morrow if he likes, and the silk
manufacturers will not object. The only articles that
pay a small duty are those things partly made UP by
the band after they come out of the loom, such as
stockings and shawls.

" Bear in mind, too, that Sir Robert Peel removed
the duties on foreign manufactures before he abolished
the corn-law, or rather before he reduced the duty
to Is , for there is still a duty of 2f per cent. on
foreign corn at present prices, whilst manufactures
are free. I supported Sir R. Peel in his measures for
abolishing the duties on manufactured goods. At
that time I was largely engaged in business as
cotton printer, and the effect of removing the duty
was, that several French houses established themselves
for the sale of prints in London. If the farmers were
made to understand that they are not placed in a
worse position than the manufacturers, they would, I
think, see that they nave no fair rig ht to complain.
They say that they crnnot compete with the foreigner
because they are so heavily bu<dened: The manu-
facturers have their full share of taxation, and they
are anxious to reduce the Government expenditure.
Will the farmers help the=n ? Hitherto the Members
for counties have rimost invariably voted age;nst
every motion made by Mr. Hume or myself in favour
of retrenchment.
" By the witY,
how sadly the Protectionists have
been deccivell in their predictions about gold going
out of the country. Notwithstanding the impor-
tationtiered with gold !--I remain, truly yours,
of foreign corn, the Bank of England is encuoi
" RICHARD COBDEN."
Mr. W. H. Promo.
._Liverpool

MANSION-nousx.—Cards of invitation have been
issued by the Lard Mayor and Lady Mayoress to the
Aldermen, their ladies, and a number of private friend''
to a dinner in the Egyptian-hall on Tuesday, the 101
of January next.

OPENING OF THE REFUSE FOR THE HOMELESS
—Yesterday the Committee of the Homeless Poet
assembled at their chambers, No. 75, Broad street, sr.
Charles Hick in the chair, and unanimc usly agreed t°.
the resolution to throw open the doors of the central
asylum iu Playhouse-yard, Whiteeross-street, for 1116._
reception of the houseless imuicdiatsly, in cousequell"
of the severity of the weather and the 4124411119 u of 4211.
igqlQ9C labour.