The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert attended by Mr.
George Edward Anson (Treasurer), Lord George Len-
nox (Lord in Waiting), Captain Francis Seymour
(Groom in Waiting), and Colonel Wylde (Equerry in
Waiting), left Buckingham Palace at, twenty minutes
before ten o'clock, yesterday morning, to attend the
Triennial Festival of the Eton Montem. His Royal High-
ness and suite went in two carriages and four, to the
terminus of the Great Western Railway at Paddington,
and travelled by a special train to Slough. From that
station the Prince and suite proceeded to Windsor
Castle, where the Royal party arrived at twenty minutes
before eleven o'clock.

After remaining an hour at the Castle, his Royal
Highness went to Eton College, and subsequently ho-
nourned the Provost with a visit, partaking of a dejeune
at his residence. The Prince, on quitting the College,
proceeded to Salt-hill, and afterwards returned to town,
via Slough, by a special train on the Great Western
Railway.. The Royal party arrived at Buckingham Pa-
lace shortly before three o'clock.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Vis-
countess Canning, Lady Caroline Cocks, Honourable
Miss Frances Devereux' Lord Byron, Colonel Arbuth-
not, and Colonel Wylde, honoured the Italian Opera with
their presence yesterday evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, were taken their
accustomed daily airings yesterday in the Royal Gar-
dens of Buckingham Palace. _ _ _

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the
Countess of Sheffield and Earl Howe, honoured the Ita-
lian Opera with her presence, yesterday evening. Their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
also honoured the Opera with their presence.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
yesterday at Cambridge House.
Mr. Everett, the American Minister, and Mr. Murphy,
the Mexican Minister, transacted business yesterday at
the Foreign-office.
The Earl of Aberdeen returned to town on Monday.
Baron Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister, left town on
Monday evening to receive his Majesty the King of
Saxony, upon his arrival in this country.

TEE ANCIENT CITY WELLS.—In the course of the
last week, while making some excavations in Friday-street,
Cheapside (where formerly stood the Saracen's Head inn,
and the house of Sir C. Wren), a deep well, said to 'be of
Roman construction, was discovered. It was about two feet
below what was supposed to be the ground on which the
Saracen's Head was erected, but upon digging the earth
massive walls were met with, of the Roman-and subsequent
periods. The Roman wall was composed of Kentish flags,
flint, and cement. Other walls, which were made of bricks,
were so firmly cemented together that the pickaxes were
blunted, and required wedges to be used in order to separate
the bricks from each other. The well, on being plombed,
was found to be about forty feet in depth, and the water was
pure and _pellucid. It was not known to the late occupier of
the inn that such a well was in existence. A short time ago,
in Addle-street, a similar description of well was found, upon
clearing away the earth for a foundation. It is supposed that
after the Fire of London many wells were lost, which were
covered over with the bricks and rubbish Of the houses de-
stroyed, as in several other parts of the City wells have been
found upon removing the earth.