The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen a'id Prince Albert on z2a:urday at Bucking-
ham Palace.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Prince of
Leiningen, left Buckingham Palace at five minutes before
two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, for the terminus of
the South Western Railway at Nine Elms. The Royal
Suite followed in two carriages and four, and consisted
of the Marchioness of Douro, Mr. George Edward An-
scn, Major General Wemyss, Colonel Wylde, and
Colonel Bowles. _ _

Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to
their carriage by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Lady
Caroline Cocks, Honourable Miss Devereux, the Lord
Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Vice Cham-
berlain, Viscount Sidney, Marquis of Granby, Hon.
Captain buncombe, and Captain Francis Seymour.
A party of the 4th Light Dragoons formed the escort.
The royal party left the terminus at Nine Elms by a
special train, en route for Osborne House, Isle of Wight,
where they arrived at half•past five o'clock.
The very Rev. the Dean cf Westminster arrived at
Osborne House, on Saturday evening.
Yesterday morning her Majesty and Prince Albert
and the royal suite attended Divine service at Osborne
House. The very Rev. the Dean of Westminster
officiated.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked, yesterday
morning, in the grounds of Osborne House, and the
Prince of \Vales and the Princess Royal were taken an
airing.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice yesterday, at Buck-
ingham Palace. The Princess Alice was taken an airing
in the royal gardens.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and the Duchess of
Kent, attended divine service yesterday, in the Chapel
Royal, St. James's. The sermon was preached by toe
Bishop of London, from Galatians, chap. iv., verse 6.
The Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Sleath, the
Lessons by the Rev. Dr. Wesley and the Rev. Dr. Da-
kins, and the Communion Service by the Bishop of Lon-
don. The Anthem, " Let God arise" (Greene), was
sung by Messrs. Francis, Bradbury, and Bennett. Mr.
Turle presided at the organ.
The Queen Dowager received the sacrament, which
was administered by the Bishop of London, assisted by
the Rev. Dr. Sleath and the Rev. Dr. Wesley.
The Bishop of Norwich was the Clerk, and the Dean
of Hereford the Depaty-Clerk of the Closet in Waiting.
The Queen Dowager was attended by the Countess of
Sheffield, the Hon. Miss Mitchell, and the Hon. William
Ashley. The Duchess of Kent was attended by Lady
Anna Maria Dawson. Among the nobility present were
the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Duke of Mon-

trove, Marquises of Anglesey, Northampton, and Huntly,
Ladies Wilton and Ernest Bruce, Lords Soeffield, St.
Germans, Hill, E. Bruce, Alford, and Colville.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended
the afternoon service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The Duke of Rutland and Sir Frederick Trench at-

tended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal,
St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr,
Wedey ; the sermon was preached by the Rev. T.
Mills.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess Mary, and
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended Divine service yester-
day morning in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street.
Mr. Edmond Mildmay was in waiting on their Royal
Highnesses.
His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Phi-
lippstahl left Christie's hotel, St. James's-street, at nine
o'clock yesterday morning, for the Continent, travelling
via South-Eastern railway. His Serene Highness to,k
leave of the Royal Family on Friday at their respective
residences.
A quadrille band attended at Clarence-house, St.
James's, on Friday evening, at. the soirée (lansante
given by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and
performed a number of waltzes, polka‘, and quadrilles.
The band was under the direction of Mr. Henry Bar-
nard, who presided at the piano-forte.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George,
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz (attended by Mr. Edmond Mild-
may), and the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden,
accompanied by the Marchioness of Douglas, and at-
tended by Baroness de Strumfeder, visited the Royal
Academy yesterday, and were received by Sir Martin
Archer Shee, the President, who conducted the royal
visitors through the different Schools of the Exhibition.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, Prince
George, and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklen-
burgh Strelitz, visited the Queen Dowager on Saturday
at Marlborough House.
Prince George and the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg Strelitz visited the Duchess of Kent, on
Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria
Dawson and Sir George Couper, the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, the
Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meek-
linburgh Strelitz, the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden,
accompanied by the Duchess of Hamilton and the Coun-
tess of Lincoln, and attended by Baroness de Strum-
feder and Baron Roth de Schreckenstein, honoured the
Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening.
Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, and
the Bishop of Norwich, paid their respects to the Grand
Duchess Stephanie of Baden, on Saturday. The Aus-
trian Ambassador and the Countess Deitrichstein paid
their respects to Her Royal Highness yesterday, The
Grand Duchess visited the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Hereditary Grand Duchesa of Mecklenburgh Strelitz
yesterday.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputt
Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on Friday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Sir Robert Peel left town on Saturday morning for
his seat, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
office from the Governor of South Australia. Despatches
were sent off from the Colonial-office on Saturday even-
ing for the Governor of the Mauritius.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in-
terview on Saturday with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer.

LONDON SOCIETY for PROMOT-
ING CHRISTIANITY AMONGST THE
JEWS.
The annual meeting of the above Society was held
on Friday, May 9, at Exeter Hall. The great room
was densely crowded. The President of the Society,
Sir T. Baring, Bart., was in the chair, which was
subsequently filled by the Right Hon. Lord Ashley,
M.P.. on the former being compelled to retire from
indisposition.
Resolutions were moved and seconded by the Lore
Bishop of Chester, Lord Ashley, Rev. E. Bickersteth,
Rev. Hugh Stowell, Rev. T. S. Grimshawe, Rev. P.
C. Ewald (missionary to the Jews at Jerusalem),
Rev. Dr, Wolff, Rev. Hugh M'Neile, Rev. W. W.
Pym, and Rev. Dr. Marsh.
The annual sermon had been preached the day be-
fore by the Bishop of Chester.
It appeared, from the report, that the income of the
Society during the past year was 25,7111.2 s Bd.,
being an increase of 3851. 14s. Bd. above the receipts
of the preceding year. The following are the stations
occupied by the Society :—London, Liverpool,
Bristol, Jerusalem, Safet, Hebron, Amsterdam, Rot-
terdam, Frankfort-on-the-Maine, Creuznach, Stras-
burgh, Berlin, Breslau, Posen, Frankfort-on-the-
Oder, Stettin, Konigsberg, Dantzic, Gothenburg,
Warsaw, Lublin, Kalisch, Cracow, Smyrna, Beyrout,
Aleppo, Bagdad, and Morocco. The number of mis-
sionaries and agents is seventy-five. The baptisms of
Jews referred to in the report as having taken place
during the year at some of the stations of the Society, I
exceed 120 ; thirty-six of these took place at the
Jews' Chapel, in Palestine-place, Bethnal-green. The
number of adult unconverted Jews who have attended
at the services in Hebrew, English, and German, are
stated as having often been very considerable. The
other institutions of the Society in Palestine-place are
the Hebrew schools (in which fifty boys and fifty
girls, children of Jewish parents, are educated), and
the Hebrew College, for training missionaries. The
Principal of the College is the Rev. Dr. M'Caul,
Canon of St. Paul's. There is another establishment
on the premises of the Society, the Operative Jewish
Converts Institution, but which is quite distinct in
its management from the Jews' Society. Jewish
converts are there taught the trade of bookbinding;
they receive religious instruction, and their conduct
is watched over, both before and after baptism.
We learn that the annual meeting of the Opera-
tive Jewish Converts' Institution is to be held at
Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate-street, on Friday evening,
May IG, at half-past six o'clock; the Right Hon.
Sir G. H. Rose, the President of the Institution, will
take the chair. The annual sermon will be preached
by the Rev. W. R. Fremantle, at the Episcopal Jews'
Chapel, on Wednesday evening, May 14 ; Divine
service to commence at half-past six o'clock.

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DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—There was a general
rehearsal of the new opera of The Enchantress, written
for Madame Thillon's Milt, on Saturday last. But
finding some of the effects to be produced not sufficiently
advanced, Mr. Bunu has prudently postponed its per •
!ormanec until Wednesday. We are given to under-
stand that the preparations are
.on a scale quail), novel
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