The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-10 00:00:00

COURT CD4CULAR.

Th• Queen at.] i rinea Alt;ert rode o!tt on
back ye.-itorday, attended by tiw Hon. Ali,: Dawson,
Colonel BitAley, and Colonel Bouverie.
Her njesty and the Queen of the Belgians took an
airing in an open carriage and four yesterday afternoon.
The Maid of Honour in Waiting to the Queen, and the
Lady in Waiting to the Queen of the Belgians, followed
in another carriage. Colonel Buckley, Equerry in
Waitin,, was in attendance on horseback.

horst

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Prince-s Royal, arid the Princess Alice,
were taken airings yesterday in the royal gardens of
Buckingham Patact..
Tier Majesty and Prince Albert, and their Maiesles
the King and Queen of the 11,1gians, honoured the per-
formance at Drury-lane Theatre with their presence
yesterday evening. The royal suite inelude_l Vistiountess
Jocelyn, the Baroness d'Hooglivorst, Hon. Miss Staway,
Hon. Miss Dawsi.n, the Earl of Morton, Col. Buckley,
Col. Bouverie, and Major de Nloerki•rlie.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back, attended by Cul. Bouverie.
Their. Royal Highnesses - the Duchess of Cambridge
and Prince George arrived at Bushy House, Bushy Park,
yesterday morning, to pay a visit to her Majesty the
Queen Dowager. A dejeune was soon t:fcerwards served
to the Queen Dowager, the Ducher,s of Cambridge, and
Prince George, and the Duchess Ida and the Princesses
of Saxe Weimar. The Duchess of Cambridge and
Prince George took their departure in the afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge honoured the Marquis of Salisbury with
their company at dinner yesterday evening, at his resi-
dere in Arlington-street.
Prince Herrmann of Saxe Weimar arrived in town
on Tuesday night from Bushy House, the residence of
her Majesty the Queen Dowager. Yesterday morning
his Serene Highness left town for the Continent.

A deputation, consisting of Sir John Rae Reid, Mr.
M'Chl -ry, Mr. M'Gregor, Mr. Miligan, and Mr. Mar-
riott, had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at
the Colonial-office.

The Russian Minister transacted business yesterday at
the Foreign•office.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
Dr. Fleming and Mr. Galt had interviews with Lord
Stanley yesterday.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius, and
also from the Cape of Good Hope, were received yes-
terday at the Colonial-office.

PLEASURE VANS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—I do hope that you will allow me the' use of a
small space in your columns—open always to the expo-
sure of oppression—to denounce, in the strongest terms,
the cruelty perpetrated on the poor horses employed to
drag the pleasure (!) vans to Hampton-court, and other
places.
That the love of gain may induce the owners of such
conveyances to overload and overtask the animals they
employ, is easily understood ; but how thirty persons,
and frequently more, can excerience any pleasure in
being dragged by a pair of p or horses, for w hose appa-
rent strength the vehicle itself is load enough, and of
whose sufferings they must be reminded at every step,
would be a matter of surprise were it not of daily occur
rence. Every feeling of humanity is outraged by the
spectacle of worn-out, miserable-looking horses arriving
in town, particularly on Sundays, with loads of pleasure
seekers, utterly disproportioned to the strength of the
animals. If there be no other means of checking this
cruelty, at least let public attention and reprobation be
drawn to it, and some good will result.
I am far, indeed, from wishing to abridge innocent en-
joyments and recreations, but I confess I am desirous to
see them partaken of without subjecting to such misery
as he is now made to endure, the noble and useful horse.
—I have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient:ser-
vant, G. 31.
Pall-mall, July 9.