The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Their Royal Highnesses the Princess
Royal and the Princess Alice were taken out for their cus-
tomary exercise this morning.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert hunted this morning,
the harriers meeting in the Park, at the Manor House at
Horton. His Royal Highness was attended by General Sir
Edward 13owater, the Hon. Captain Duncombe, Host. C. A.
Murray, and Mr. G. E. Anson. After two good runs, the
Royal party returned to the Castle.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and Lady Fanny
Howard, will dine with her Majesty at the Castle this evening.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has arrived at
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, to honour the Duke of Rutland
with a visit, from Demi Park, Northamptonshire, the seat of
the Earl of Cardigan.
Sir R. Peel and Sir J. Graham visited the Earl of Aberdeen
yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Lieut.-General Sir Peregrine Maitland, Governor of the
Cape of Good Hope, transacted business at the Colonial-office
on Thursday.
Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, visited the
Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Sir David Davies has returned to his residence in Berkeley-
street from Witley Court, Worcestershire, the scat of her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager.
The Earl of Ripen arrived in town yesterday morning from
his residence on Putney-heath. His Lordship visited Sir Ro-
bert Peel at his residence in Whitehall-gardens.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM (OLD KENT-
Ronn).—Yesterday the half-yearly Court of the Governors of
this charity, which is established for the benefit of decayed
licensed victuallers, was held at the Bridge House Hotel,
Mr. George Hodges, President, in the Chair. The mi-
nutes of the several courts that were held during the year
having been read, and confirmed, Mr. Jones read the report
of the Board of Management for the past year. The
Board of Management commenced with congratulating the
supporters of the charity on its prosperous condition. His
Royal Highness Prince Albert, acceding to the earnest soli-
citation of the Board, had graciously consented to become
the future Patron of the charity in the room of the late
Duke of Sussex. Thus the institution was honoured with
the patronage of her Majesty and her Royal Consort.
The subscriptions for the year amounted to 2,216/. 6d.,
a larger sum than had been subscribed dlring the previous
three years. The receipts for the year were 2,619/. Os. 7d.,
and the disbursements reached that amount minus 1/. 2s. 9d.
The funded property amounted to 6,4111., producing
2121. 9s. 10d. in dividends. There were in the asylum one
hundred and three inmates, who, in addition to lodging, fuel,
and candle-light, received 6s. and 7s. a week, the former be-
ing allowed to single and the latter to married persons. The
following legacies had been bequeathed to the charity :-
19/. 19s. by Mr. Allison, Streatham-place, Brixton; 1001. by
Mr. Harrison, Paddington ; and 201. by Mr. Jones, of Bishops-
gate-street Without. Upon the motion of Mr. Shenton,
seconded by Mr. Osborne, the Report was adopted. The
vacancies amongst the several officers of the Corporation, were
then filled up, and thanks voted to the Chairman, after which
the Court was dissolved.

TIIE HACKNEY CARRIAGE PROPRIETORS AND THE
RAILWAYS.—Last evening there was a meeting at the York
Arms, High Holborn, of the hackney carriage and cab pro-
prietors ot the metropolis, in pursuance of a requisition, milli g
upon all persons whose interests were injured by the present
monopoly ot hackney carriage and cab conveyance, carried on
by some:of the metropolitan Railway Companies, to attend,with a
view to adopting pi ompt measures for bringing the subject
under the notice of Parliament early in the ensuing session.
From the statements made by Mr. Philpott, Mr. Powell, Mr.
Yeoman, and other large proprietors, it appeared that, accord-
ing to the opinion of Sir William Follett, the practice of the
various Railway Companies, of employing vehicles at the
various stations exclusively for their own use, and to the exclu-
sion of those plying on the public stands, was not only illegal,
but rendered the Companies so acting liable to the payment of
the post-horse duty. lnterviews had been had by a deputation
from the body with the Commissioners of Stamps and the
Board of Excise, and during the last few days with Sir George
Clerk, Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury,
who, after paying considerable attention to the case, and stating
that their Lordships were aware of the monopoly complained
of, recommended the deputation to apply to Sir James Gra-
ham, her Majesty's Secretary of States, which will be done in
the course of the ensuing week. The meeting resolved on
drawing up a petition for presentation
to Parliament in the en-
suing session, with the view of getting a clause inserted in the
Acts of Parliament regulating hackney carriages and Railway
Companies, to remedy the grievances complained of.
" Are you the box.kcepor Y" drawled a puppy to a
gentleman who was looking through a box-door of the late
Covent-garden Theatre. " No," quietly retorted the gentle-
man ; " are you ?"—New AlLmthly.