The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. ►
W INDsou FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert
tooks equestrian exercise in the riding-school for
\Vile time this morning, attended by Major-Generz.l
wemYss and Colonel Bouverie, the Equerries in
iting.
The Hon. Harriet Paget and the Hon. Georgiana
Addle
arrived yesterday at the Castle, and have sue-
,e,eeded the Hon. Misses Murray and Kerr as the
Alaids of Honour in Waiting on the Queen.
The Right Hon. Sir James Graham arrived this
afternoon at the Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
The unfavourable state of the weather during the
'a3' prevented the Royal Family from taking their
accustomed airings.
Her Majesty honoured Mr. Thorburn with a sit-
ting to-day. The Prince of Wales also sat to Mr.
Thorburn•
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady
charlotteA Dunda.:, and the Countess Wratisla,w,
Gill join the royal dinner circle at the Castle to-day.
licr Majesty's private band will perform in the
evening.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Duchess of
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and
,-)..uchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Baron
4nesebeck, left Kew yesterday morning, to honour
the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury with a
v'sit, at their seat, Tottenham Park, Marlborough,
Wilts.

ell Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in White-
-,.9-gardens on Thursday evening, from his seat,
1-irayton Manor, Staffordshire. Sir Henry Pottinger
an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet
Yesterday.
A deputation from the Cambridge and Lincoln
_
4Lan Way, consisting of Mr. H. Barnett, Chairman,
the Mayor of Cambridge (R. M. Fawcett, Esq.), Mr.
George Furber (Cambridge), Mr. Thomas Webster
_(§tanding Counsel), Mr. G. W. Buck (Engineer),
?r. Humphrys (Solicitor), and Mr. Walmsley (Par •
'arnentary Agent), had an interview with the Earl of
Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of

Sir James Graham left town yesterday afternoon
tin a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle.
in
A deputation from the Grand Junction Railway,
cluding Mr. Robertson Gladstone and Captain
u
blish, had an interview yesterday with the Earl of
a.lhousie at the Board of Trade.
The Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, trans-
,"Led business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Earl of Ellenborough entertained a select
party at dinner at Farrance's Hotel on Thursday
fn'ing. Amongst the company were Lord and
i N'"l, 3' Colville, Lord Brougham, Sir Robert and Lady
44,1 e and Mr. Sturt, Sir George Murray, and Sir
"n M'Donald.
deputation from the Severn Commission, Mr.
tialuißton, M.P., Mr. Spooner, M.P., Mr. J. W. Lea,
Air. Water, Solicitor ; from the Staffordshire and
°reestershire Canal Company, Lord Hatherton
and
1, Mr. Harden, had an interview with the Earl of
yesterday.,

OPENING OF THE ROYAL

EXCHANGE.

s PREPAR A.TIONS IN THE CITY.
14718 the day approaches for the above interesting cere-
y the preparations are rapidly advancing to coin-
then. The noble building itself—the sashes having
tesowatixlv.inserted and tbe squares of glass polished—has
the
interesting appearance, and, notwithstand-
thig,Ze, very unfavourable weather yesterday, attracted
taCugtiout the day a vast number of spectators, parti-
bearly Cornhill. The chimes of the clock, by Mr.
I,at, were again tried several times during the day.
bus clock itself will be in full operation this day or
-,onday.
The barriers by the Mansion-house, King William,
70 %bard, New ate and other streets, were in the course
,eerection yesterday, and all are expected to be corn-
ted in the course of this day.
in The fronts of several public as well as private 8
build-
lat are being cleansed and beautified, and at all
uses of business in the line of procession, where the
dr°l4l arms are displayed, the latter have been regilt and
decorated.
At the Bank the seats erected on the roof are covered
at.to the top, as well as the east, north, and west sides,
~ith stout weather boarding. At the Mansion-house
;lie steps at either end leading to the baleony beneath
t" portico have been covered with flooring boards, so as
t 0 continue the esplanade of the balcony, and upon which
1711 be erected seats, to be covered with scarlet cloth, and
Whole decorated with beautiful draperies in the style
(if the
Duke of Devonshire's splendid pavilion, which
,A4ts erected in Piccadilly at the time of her Majesty's
--Pnation. The seats at the Mansion-house and Bank
command the best external views of the gorgeous
tletatry throughout the line. The next best will be
pmt range of seats on the south side and east end of
the s:Lultil! Cathedral, and the places for standing beneath
led,"uPortico.
seat, fleklent of the vast increase of announcements of
shop 4) be let, exhibited in the windows, several of the
and'i windows have been removed, the goods taken out,
toverneatile.ir place ranges of seats have been fixed up,
and a," with crimson, purple, and other coloured cloths,
hibiteudseveral houses designs for illumination were ex-

OFFICIAL NOTICES.
malresterday the following notices, issued by the Lord
at 11`11.' and printed in large characters, were exhibited
, 1 ti,e principal entrances into the City :
the st Order b the Court of Mayor and Aldermen, that
ht
vreets and thoroughfares in the line of processiont
een Temple-bar and Leadenhall-street namely,
tr.shv °Psgate.street, Gracechurch-street, Cornhill, Foul-
Cheapside, St. Paul's Churchyard, Ludgate-hill,
th: Fleet-street, will be closed from seven o'clock in
not morning of Monday, the 28th of October, and will
of thee saagiain,re-opened until six o'clock in the evening
.4 r, utay.
October 24, 1844.

" MEREWETHER."

" SMITHFIELD MARKET.
" NOTICE TO DROVERS AND OTHERS.
gm',bat nt,Biackfriars-bri cattle of any descriptionthrough will be allowed to
t 8 OVerdge, or any of the
Teretts or thoroughfares in the line of procession from
isevlnlale-bar to the New Exchange, between the hours of
°'elock in the morning and six o'clock in the even-
enZr'and that the route for cattle leaving Smithfield
*est:et be Smithfield-bars aPd St. John's-street for the
rn and northern districts ; Long-lane, Barbican,
t,ttat:ellstreet into Sun-street, to L?unsditeh, for the
to xe„ru knd southern districts. The police .
have orders
these directions carried out.
By order of the Lord Mayor,
" S. R. GOGDMAN, clerk."

40 following police order was issued this morning:—
4n
-ULA.TIO NS FOR PREVENTING OBSTRUCTIONS OF ,
1:1E THOROUGHFARES, TO BE OBSERVED ON OCTO-
4, i'Ert 28
11011'h° Carriage of any description, nor person on
titroL'acit, will be allowed to remain in the streets
heill,gh which the royal procession passes, until after
•"„laiesty's return.
`• No carriage of any description will be permitted
the into into the streets of the line of the procession after
our of nine o'clock in the morning, except as fol-
ctvs, viz.
ptitt Pirst. The carriages of the family of the Royal
ahe Y+ the Cabinet Ministers, and the Officers of State,
4. precede the procession, may pass at any hour.
the
qek:cond. Company having tickets for admission to
aluYal Exchange, will be permitted to pass until ten
Clia" 3' The company having tickets for the Royal Ex-
%tree
n
veg,e, and wishing to follow in the royal procession,
e admitted through the barrier in St. James's-
ail th' "showing their tickets to the police, and a place
aa "'e assigned for their carriages to draw up in St.
pas.:es's-street, until the royal procession shall have
tie" into Pall-mall, after which such carriages will
anduow those of the Anibassadors and Foreign Ministers,
thev have her Majesty's Ministers, in the order in which
' 4 aye sucessively drawn up.
tion ' The police have orders to prevent all obstruc-
,ro: of the thoroughfares, in the viciruty of the line of
1;0 eteatsAion, and not to allow' carts, carriages, or waggons
:..),o,44o.in)nthesuforenoon• until after the return of ale royal
•

" RICHARD MAYNE,
`` Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
Metropolitan Police-office, Whitehall-place,
Oct. 26, 1844."

Sow T. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS.
I,eilThe folling notice has been issued by the paro-
ltllasauthoritie-s of the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-
ioLl" St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Vestry-office, Oct. 24.
ake notice that barriers will be erected in the fol.
j",ang streets, in this parish, on the occasion of her
o,Jes,tY's proceeding into the City, to open the New
At Exchange, on the 28th instant:—
" OPEN BARRIERS.
The
St. j ---aymarket, in conjunction with the parish of
:.p"nes, at the north-west corner of Suffolk-place.
lliers-street, at Duke-street.
mei:ILL Martin's-place, at the north corner of the Church
„, Spri
ng-gardens, at the crossing, east end of New-

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boinid arwick-street, across the same, at the parish
W ary.

" " CLOSED BARRIERS.
Dorset-place, at St. Martin's-street.
"ding William-street, at the west end.
Adelaide-street, at the north end.
Agar-street, at the north end.
""
Bedford-street, at Maiden-lane.
Southampton-street, at the parish boundary.
..."Eurleigh-street, at the north end, in conjunction
with the parish of St. Clement's Danes.
"Exeter-street, near the Strand.
" Adam-street, Adelphi, at the corner of John-street.
ho:Buckingham-street, at Duke-street.
streteer's-yard, at the back front of the Strand
11(:us e: urharn-street, at the back front of the Strand
s.
," The (:)pen barriers will be closed at nine o'clock in
Tor open
until after her Majesty's return, all other
;arrie
will be closed at six o'clock in the morning, and
01—E" so any until after her Majesty's return. No vehicle
description, or horses, will be allowed to remain
any of the streets or places within the barriers, in the