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

COURT CIRCULAR.
t TV-1"81,SOli. Princn Albert
uok
so 'equestrian exercise in the riding-school for
t 11: time this morning, attended by Major-Generel
tv Vas and Colonel Bouverie, the- Equerries in
"aitinn-
The iron Harriet Paget and the Hon. Georgiana
eLciddle arrived yesterday at the Castle, and have sue-
yeded the Hon. Misses Murray and Kerr as the
of Honour in Waiting on the Queen.
aft'ne Right Hon. Sir James Graham arrived this
e,rneen at the Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
ee unfavourable state of the weather during the
d -LaY prevented the Royal Family from taking their
ae e.,l!Aelmed airings.
ti_tler Majesty honoured Mr. Thorburn with a sit-
Thorte-day, The Prince of Wales also sat to Mr.
burn,
ciller Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady
rlotte Dundas, and the Countess Wratislaw,
11 join the royal dinner circle at the Castle to-day.
Majesty's private band will perform in the
everting.

Cambridge, Their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and
b.uchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Baron
resebeck left Kew yesterday morning, to honour
Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury with a
at their seat, Tottenham Park, Marlborough,
'" litg.

Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in White-
b!`-gardens on Thursday evening, from his seat,
1,2,310 n Manor, Staffordshire. Sir Henry Pottinger
an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet
Yesterday.
Ail_deputation from the Cambridge and Lincoln
`„waY, consisting of Mr. 11. Barnett, Chairman,
(le Mayor of Cambridge (R. M. Fawcett, Esq.), Mr.
eorge Furber (Cambridge), Mr. Thomas Webster
(Standing Counsel), Mr. G. W. Buck (Engineer),
I.lr. Ilumphrys (Solicitor), and Mr. Walmsley (Par.
ilrlentary Agent), had an interview with the Earl of
~alhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of

Sir James Graham left town yesterday afternoon
'll a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle.
in,t
~dePatatizn from the Grand Junction Railway,
If„;ll,u'ng Mr. Robertson Gladstone and Captain
Dalhousie
had an interview yesterday with the Earl of
i,'","usie, at the Board of Trade.
-tne Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, trans-
acted, business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The .Earl of Ellenborough entertained a select
11:tY at dinner at Farrance's Hotel on Thursday
Lening• Amongst the company were Lord and
4;3Y' Colville, Lord Brougham, Sir Robert and Lady
is' and Mr. Sturt, Sir George Murray, and Sir
M`Dongld.
P it,. deputation from the Severn Commission, Mr.
kidi ungt°n, M.P. Mr. Spooner, M.P., Mr. J. W. Lea,
\v„ '"-tr• Water, 'Solicitor ; from the Staffordshire and
Akircestershire Canal Company, Lord Hatherton
ban3l4r. Harden, had an interview with the Earl of
ousie yesterday.

OPENING OF THE ROYAL

EXCHANGE.

PREPARATIONS IN THE CITY.
reo„, the day approaches for the above interesting cere-
Plet; the preparations are rapidly advancing to com-
bee"". The noble building itself—the sashes having
town all The
and the squares of glass polished—has
h
ta highly interesting appearance, and, notwithstand-
thro e very unfavourable weather yesterday, attracted
auiv?,gbput the day a vast number of spectators, parti-
ben:Y Cornhill. The chimes of the clock, by Mr.
The' Were again tried several times during the day.
Mondayk itself will be in full operation this day or
,
1,04,.11111,...e barriers by the Mansion-house, King William,
of a Newgate, and other streets, were in the course
re°n yesterday, and all are expected to be com-
pleted.l,,in the course of this day.
ino,‘'`ue fronts of several public as well as private build-
b' are being cleansed and beautified, and at all
1.0-3 of business in the line of procession, where the
a IQ arms are displayed, the latter have been regilt and
"ecorated.
lkitt the Bank the seats erected on the roof are covered
ht the top, as well as the east, north, and west sides,
14,- Stout weather boarding. At the Mansion-house
tosteps at either end leading to the balcony beneath
e Portico have been covered with flooring boards, so as
ilur Plane the esplanade of the balcony, and upon which
th. be erected seats, to be covered with scarlet cloth, and
f,whole decorated beautiful draperies in the style
op the Duke of Devonshire's splendid pavilion, which
ea-Zerected in Piccadilly at the time of her Majesty's
nation. The seats at the Mansion-house and Bank
Vatt,e4nlizand the best external views of the gorgeous
the 17‘aitt3, throughout the line. The next best will be
't.i'Page of s°ats on the south side and east end of
"e So T'4 %thedral, and the places for standing beneath
Ind ur,": Portico.
seat,s teViclent of the vast increase of announcements of
shop tv.ue let, exhibited in the windows, several of the
aad in :Mews have been removed, the goods taken out,
03veraueir place ranges of seats have been fixed up,
a‘u with crimson, purple, and other coloured cloths,
hibit 3everal houses designs for illumination were ex-
ed.

OFFICIAL NOTICES.
41410, 'IV the following notices, issued by the
.L.ord
at all the printed in large characters, were exhibited
„ `` Orde Pr inoipal entrances into the City ere
AtrZer by the Court of Mayor and Aldermen,
.that
lktivp„--`" and thoroughfares in the line of procession
Temple-bar and Leadenhall-street— namely,
try, (le hgate-street, Gracechurch-street, Cornhill,
"di eapside, St. Paul's Churchyard, Ludgate-hill,
the
leet street, will be closed from seven o'clock in
1144 more- of Monday, the 28th of October, and will
of the agsun re-opened until six o'clock in the evening
said day.
°etober 24, 1844.

" MEREWETHER.'

" SMITHFIELD MARKET.
ti p„, a NOTICE TO DROVERS AND OTHERS.
PaSsjsuat 110 cattle of any description will be allowed-to.
scree,Trer Bhzekfriars-bridge, or through any of the
Ter7,or thorou-rhfarem in the line of procession from
hever`e-bar to the New Exchange, between the hours of
itiz;ll oclock in the morning and six o'clock in the even-
blarka,l,(Li. that the route for cattle leaving Smithfied
westi," °e Smithfield-bars and St. John's-street for the
Qiis,;", and northern districts ; Long-lane, Barbican,
ettste vii-street into Sun-street, to Hounsditch, for the
to aeern and southern districts. The police have orders
these directions carried out.
I`
BY order of the Lord Mayor,
" S. R. GOGDMAN, clerk

enfrrtn owing police order was issued this morning:-
.ATION 9 FOR PREVENTING OBSTRUCTIONS OF
TIIE TROROUCHFARES, TO BE OBSERVED ON OCTO-
-41 .'"lt 28
110rha NO carriage of any description, nor person on
thi.„aelc, will be allowed to remain in the streets
her-Ilugh which the royal procession passes, until after
riesty's return.
itted
top, N carriage of any description will be perm
tlls Into the streets of the line of the procession after
10w8 )11r of nine o'clock in the morning, except as fol-
,
I'a‘,,tl,irst• The carriages of the family of the Royal
13', the Cabinet Ministers, and the Officers of State,
precede the procession, may pass at any hour.
the Re:Gni& Company having tickets for admission to
Vel,-)eiYal Exchange, will be permitted to pass until ten
. Th
cha 3
t e company having tickets for the Royal Ex-
Rill and wishing to follow in the royal procession,
streeue admitted through the barrier in St. James's-
via °ll showing their tickets to the police, and a place
, '
Jae e assigned for their carriages to draw up in St.
pastm, sed s-street, until the royal procession shall have
foi
Pall-mall, after which such carriages will
i 9
of her
those of the Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers,
thee hcr Majesty's Ministers, in the order in which
have sucessively drawn up.
tion 4. The police have orders to prevent all obstruc-
to: of the thoroughfares, in the vicinity of the line of
o Casio; and not to allow carts, carriages, or waggons
wev_ild in such thoroughfares at any time from ten
uc in the forenoon until after the return of the royal
13r°eession.

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

The ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS.
Issue
folliowing • notice has beenl. • dby the paro-
al autho ties of the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-
Field—
Mnaerte thattiein's4n-the -Fields Vestry-office, Oct. 24.
'wing streetsbh7rie-lrfighwiollnbetheerect , in this par.. 9
n.
11)71Y, 8 proceeding into the occasione erected n the
of fo
herl
ko. Exchange, on the 28th instant:
" OPEN BARRIERS. t 43 open the New
k‘.44 The Haymarket, in conjunction with the hog
dames,
at the north-west corner of Suffolk-place.
" -Villiers-street, at Duke street.
" St. .Martin's-place, at the north corner of the Church
steps.
'3lrecSpring-gardeßS, at the crossing, east end of New..

" found ary. Warwick-street, across the same, at the parish

" " CLOSED BARRIERS.
Dorset-place, at St. Alartin's-street.
"Xing William-street, at the west end.
Adelaide-street, at the north end.
' Agar-street at the north end.
" Ledford-street, at Maiden-lane.
Southampton- street, at the parish boundary.
Eurleigh-street, at the north end, in conjunction
with the parish of St. Ch ment's Danes.
" Exeter-street, near the Strand.
" Adam- street, Adelphi, at the corner of John•street.
"Buckingham-street, at Duke-street.
Brewer's-yard, at the back front of the Strand
nooses.
he' Durham-street, at the back front of the Strand
ses.
the
"11,e open barriers will be closed at nine o'clock in
morning until after her Mujesty's return, all other
riers Will be closed at six o'clock in the morning, and
2‘e,maiu. so until after her Mak sty's return. No vehicle
of any description, or horses, will be allowed to remain
211 any of the streets or places within the barriers, in the