The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual walks
and drives yesterday in the grounds of Osborne House.
The Prince of Wales End the Pi incess Royal were taken
airings.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party at
Osborne House on Monday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken an
airing yesterday in an open carriage and four, acc,m-
panied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent Nisittd
Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice yesterday, at
Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yes-
terday in a carriage. In the evening her Majesty (at-
tended by her suite) honoured the Italian Opera with her
presence. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
(attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Colonel
Sir George Couper) and her Royal Highness the Grand
Duchess Stephanie of Baden, attended by the Baroness
do Strumfeder and Baron Roth de Schreckenstein, also
honoured the performance of the Opera with their pre-
sence yesterday evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, attended by Mr. Ed-
mond Mildmay, honoured the Dowager Countess of Lis-
towel with their company yesterday, at the dejeune given
by her Ladyship, at her residence at Fulbam.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, yesterday, at the
Duke of Hamilton's residence, in Portman-square.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at Cambridge
House.

BUSINESS BEFORE PARLIAMENT.—A great mass of
public business, much of it of importance, stands on the
books of the House of 'Commons for disposal after the
present recess. In addition to this, the unpa-
ralleled amount of private business, principally con-
sisting of Railway Bills, must either protract the
session to at least the usual late period, or if, as is
generally supposed, the session is to be shortened so
as to allow her Majesty to visit Ireland, the inevitable
result must be, that a large proportion of those Bills
and projected measures must be deferred " till next
Session." On Friday no fewer than 58 notices were
given at the Private Bill Office. With respect to the .
public business, there is some appointed for as distant a
date as the 9th of June, when the Physic and Surgery
Bill and Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Bill are
named to be considered in Committee. The Maynooth
College Bill again comes on on Monday, the 19th, when
it is to be read a third time. And there are ten notices
of motions entered on the books, for which no days have
yet been named. One is by Mr. Ewart, for a Select
Committee " to inquire whether the present system of
indirect taxation does not press unjustly on the poor,"
&c.
CAPE Woor..—Of the Cape wool nothing now
remains to be said ; it has taken its place in the grand
market of Europe amongst the best, and may soon be the
first in the first rank, for the Cape climate and natural
grasses seem ordained to bring the Merino breed of sheep to
perfection. This article of export has increased in the fol-
lowing proportions :—ln 1824, 23,0491 b. ; in 1834, 143,8831 b. ;
and in 1844, 2,233,9461 b. The rate of increase in New
South Wales for similar periods of ten years, when the quan-
tities were not far from those of the Cape, down to 1835,
was as follows :—ln 1815, 32,9711 b. ; in 1826, 411,6001 b. ;
and in 1835, 3,893,2271 b. Thus, in the last period of ten
years at the Cape (1834 to 1844), the quantity of wool in-
creased about fifteen times. During a similar period of ten
years at New South Wales (1825 to 1835), the increase was
only about nine times. Such are the powers of the country
bountifully bestowed on the inhabitants of the Cape of
Good Hope.—South African Commercial Advertiser

March 12.
The Earl of Yarborough has laid out a consider-
able portion of land on his estate in the Isle of Wight for
gardens of a quarter of an acre each, to be let to the labourers
of the district.