The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-29 00:00:00

CO ti RT CIRC ULAR.

WINDSOR THURSDAY.—The Queen held a Cour
and Privy Council at three o'clock this afternoon.
The Council was attended by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President

the Duke of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief; Sir
Robert Peel, First Lord of the Treasury ; Sir James
Graham, Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment; Earl of Aberdeen, Secretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs ; Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for
the Colonies ' • Earl of Haddington, First Lord of the
Admiralty ; Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward ; and
Earl of Jersey, Master of the Horse.
At the Council Parliament was ordered to be fur-
ther prorogued from Thursday, the 12th December,
until Tuesday, the 4th of February ; and a proclama-
tion was ordered to be issued summoning the Parlia-
ment to meet on that day for the dispatch of business.
Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., was, by command of
the Queen, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable
Privy Council, and took his place at the Board.
The County of Montgomery was divided into three
districts for a Coroner.
The llon. Wm. Bathurst was the Cleric of the
Council in Waiting.
At the Court Sir Hamilton Seymour was pre-
sented to the Queen at an audience, by the Earl of
Aberdeen, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, to take leave.

The Hon. John Duncan Bligh was presented to
her Majesty, at an audience, by the Earl of Aberdeen.
The Court was attended by the Marchioness of
Douro, Lady in Waiting ; Lord Rivers, Lord in Wait-
ing; Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting; Col.
Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting; and Colonel Wylde,
Equerry to Prince Albert.
After the Council the Earl of Haddington, Lord
Wharncliffe, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, and
the lion. W. Bathurst, left the Castle for the Slough
station, and proceeded to town by a special train on
the Great Western Railway.
The Duke of Wellington also took his departure
from the Castle.

The Queen,
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Prince Albert, the Duke Saxe Coburg and
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walk
Prince
Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, attended
by Mr. George Edward Anson, Colonel Wylde, Mr.
Ormsby Gore, Captain Francis Seymour, and Cap-
tain Vyner, left the Castle before eleven o'clock this
morning, to hunt with his Royal Highness's harriers.
The meet was at Aldridge's Farm, near Salt-hill.
The illustrious party retured to the Castle shortly
before two o'clock.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the
Princess Alice, were taken for their accustomed
equestrian and walking exercise.
The Earl of Delawarr left the Castle to-day.
The Hon. C. A. Murray arrived at the Castle from
Brighton.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in at-
tendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band
attended in the evening.
Mr. David Thomas White had the honour of sub-
mitting to the Queen and Prince Albert an engraved
portrait of the King of the Belgians, from an ori-
ginal miniature painted by Sir W. C. Ross, R.A., for
her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, when the
Queen and the Prince were pleased to express their
entire approbation of the same.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. The Lords present were the Master o
the Rolls, Lord Campbell, Mr. Baron Parke, the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge
of the Admiralty Court.

Mr. James Parker, Q.C., and Mr. Burge, Q.C.,
were heard on a petition from St. Lucia, Branee v.
Hunter."

An appeal from I3ornbay was heard, " Juveer-
Bhaee and other appellants v. Vuring-Bhaee and
others," respondents. For appellants Mr. Loftus
Wigram, Q.C., Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Forsyth; for
respondents, Mr. Burge, Q.C., Mr. Lloyd, and Mr.
Moore. The case was adjourned.

DEATH OF MRS. BLOMFIELD, MOTHER OF THE
BISHOP OF LONDON.--The death of the above amiable
lady took place last evening (Tuesday), at her residence
in Bury, under circumstances of a peculiarly saddening
character. Mrs. Blomfield bad been in her accustomed
health during the day—indeed, had been walking in the
town. In the afternoon she complained of unusual symp-
toms ' • these increasing, ended fatally at about eight,
P.M. It is known that the Right Rev. Bishop of London
(who is the son of the deceased lady) was expected in
his Retire town, to officiate at the re-opening of St.
Mary's church. Strange and,melancholy to say, his ar-
rival took place at the moment of dissolution. Mrs.
Blomfield was, we believe, in her eightieth year. The
character of the deceased—her connexion with the dis-

tinguished Prelate, and the approaching ceremonyat
which he was about to assist, occasioned a deep concern
and sympathy in the town. We understand that the
sudden and painful occurrence will not prevent the cere-
mony of re-opening the church taking place. The Bishops
of Lincoln and Norwich are severally named as likely
to officiate in the stead of the Bishop of London.—From
the Second Edition of the Bury Herald.
CARROTS A SUBSTITUTE FOR EGGS IN PUDDINGS.

—lt is not generally known, and will not, perhaps, be
credited, when it is observed that boiled carrots, when
properly prepared, form an admirable succedsteeum for
eggs in the making of puddings. They must, for this
purpose, bo well boiled and meshed, and afterwards
passed through a coarse cloth, or horsehair sieve. The
pulp, when thus cleared of any chance.flbrous or granular
matter, may be introduced among thi other ingredients
constituting the pudding, with the tocil omission of eggs,
in a quantity proportionate to the sizga the former.
A pudding composed partly of the abox*Axistierial will
be found to be considerably lighter thsll74. idaame had
been made with eggs, and will impartit.far More grateful
and agreeable flavour. Upon the principle of economy,
the above fact is well worthy the prudent housewife's
attention, and there are some housekeepers, approved
culinary practitioners too, who, in making their Christ-
mas plum-puddings, adopt the receipt under notice in
preference to using eggs for this purpose. Any person
who will but take the pains to try the above experiment
upon a small scale, will be fully satisfied with the justice
of the remarks here oubmitt4

LITERATURE.
DRAWING-ROOM- SCRAP-BOOK.
Fisher, London, 1844.
There are not less than thirty-six plates in this
Annual, many of which are executed in a style and
with a finish far superior to the ordinary run of such
engravings. Among them is a half-length portrait,
engraved by 11011 from an original painting by
Carrick, of the great Irish agitator, Daniel O'Connell.
lie is represented sitting in an easy chair, in an atti-
tude of deep contemplation, with one hand lightly
pressed against his breast, and the other hanging
carelessly over the arm of the chair. Doubtless Ire-
land is the subject of his musing, but from the staid
and somewhat pensive expression of his countenance,
we infer that he entertains no very sanguine hope of
carrying a repeal of the union. "My Youth's Best
Friend," which is placed in the title-page, is a very
carefully finished engraving. A young girl, whose
back is turned towards the spectator, is in the act of
embracing her mother—an elderly lady, with a very
sweet and placid expression of countenance. The
attitude of the daughter is full of grace and ease, and
though we cannot see her face, we entertain a firm
conviction that she is exceedingly good-looking. The
flower-vases on the table, the handsome gold mirror
on the wall, the bird-cage hung up to the ceiling, and
the half-opened window through which we get a
glimpse of some of the luxuriant trees in the gardens ;
—these minor details give variety to the picture, and
consequently add to its effect. The " Prince of
Wales and the PrinceFs Royal" are portraits of her
Majesty's two eldest children, which, it seems, have
been painted by Ross, in pursuance of the royal com-
mand. The faces of the children beam with health
and good-humour. "Give an Oholus to Belisarius"
is engraved from an original painting by David. The
picture is by no means deficient in expression, but
there is far too much exaggeration about it. The
countenance of the blind, supplicating Belisarius, in
particular, is full of grimace, when it should have
worn an air of touching, melancholy resignation.
But this is the painter's fault, the engraver has ac-
quitted himself with skill and judgment. The literary
department of the Drawing-Boom Scrap Book, which
consists of a variety of prose and verse sketches illus-
trative of the different embellishments, is under the
superintendence of the authoress of the " Women in
England," which is a sufficient guarantee that the
articles are above mediocrity, if they be not emi-
nently distinguished by genius.