The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Prince Albert, at-
tended by Lord Charles Wellesley, Mr. Anson, and
Sir Edward Bowater, went to shoot in the royal
preserves this morning.
In the afternoon her Majesty and the Prince
walked for some time in the grounds around the Castle.
The Hon. J. D. Bloomfield arrived at the Castle
to-day, on a visit to the Queen.
The royal dinner party at the Castle included her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny
Howard, the Countess Wratislaw, Lord Haddo, and
Lord Wriothesley Russell.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in at-
tendance during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band attended in the even-
ing, and the Messrs. Distin had the honour off per-
forming for the second time before the Queen, Prince
Albert, and the royal party, in the course of their
performance introducing Priere and Air, " Robert
toi que j'aime," "Robert le Diable" (deyerbeer).
Mr. 0. M. Coleman (from America) had also the
honour of submitting his newly-invented .zEolian
attachment to the grand pianoforte, on which Mr.
Benedict performed a fantasia. Her Majesty and
Prince Albert were graciously pleased to express
their approbation of the instrument.
Th' Mill"

_ ilitary Secretary, Lord Fitzroy Sotnerset,
accompanied by the Adjutant-General, Sir John Mac
donald, visited Captain Siborn's new mod el of
Waterloo, at the Egyptian Hall, yesterday, at id ex-
pressed much pleasure while examining the details.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Mau ri tius,
and also from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
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'ASHIONABLE INTELLIGEN CE.
ARRIVALS.
The Duke of Devonshire, at Devonshire Housie, from
a visit to the Earl and Countess Granville, Est Kemp
Town, en route to Chatsworth ; the Rev. Lord a;ad Lady
F. Beauclerk, in Lower Grosvenor-street ; Mr. ,Cecil C.
Marlyn, in Whitehall-gardens, from Brighton ;
near, Esq.f and Mrs. Kinnear, at the Brunswick House
Hotel, Hanover-square, from Yorkshire ; Cas apbell,
Esq., and Mrs. Campbell, at the Cavendish Hotql, Jer-
myn-street ; F. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Hodg-
son, in Charlton-gardens, from Brussels ; Charle s Coch-
rane, Esq., in Devonshire place, from Madrid ; iir Wil-
liam and Lady Chatterton, in Berkeley-square, 1 iora the
Continent.

DEPARTURES.
Major-General Hodgson and family, for Chelt Benham ;
Mrs. George Wombwell, from George-street, ',allover-
square, for the Steyne Hotel, at Brighton ; e lion,
\lrs. Greville, from Lower Belgrave- street, for BJ igh ton ;
Mr. Brinsley Sheridan, for the Victoria Hotel, Leo-
nard's-on-Sea ; F. W. Hastings, Esq., from the 1J V.aterloo
Hotel, Jermyn-street, St. James's. on a tour.
CHANGES.
The Rev. Lord and Lady John Beresford, in )I.D a visit
to the Archdeacon of Ardagh, and Mrs. Bere:Cord, for
the Palace, Armagh ; the Hon. G. S. S. Smytlk e, M.P.,
at Brighton, from a tour ; Lady Mary Leslie, at Shrub
Hall, Dorking, from Brighton ; Mr. J. You ag, M.P.,
and Mrs. Young, at Ballyborough, County Ca ran, from
the Archdeacon. of Ardagh's ; the Dowager C ountess of
Buckinghamshire, at her villa, Blackheath, fkom Lord
Chichester's, Stanmore Park, Sussex.

SEASONABLE BENEVOLENCE.—On Mond.g
Ti .y morn-
g the sum of 25L, bequeathed by the late Erai of Liver-
pool, to be given annually to five poor deserving families
of the town of Kingston-on-Thames, was distributed to
persons who were considered by the commits ee to be
entitled to it, by Mr. How, the Mayor of Kingstsin. The
names of the parties were—Francis Howell, Matthew
Waters, Mary IV ellbeloved, Thomas Haines, an d William
Millis ; and the Mayor, after making some al spropriate
remarks, handed to each the sum of 5/., at the same time
expressing a hope that it would be the means 'of making
them and their families happy at this festive so; tson. On
the same day the sum of 221., the result of a suloseription
among the tradesmen of Kingston, was dist! Muted to
f%ourteen poor deserving persons belonging to the town.
The first mentioned gilt of 251., in accordance with the
will of the late Noble Earl, has now been giro n for up-
wards of twenty years.
VANGUARD STEAMER.—We are happy to be able
to announce that there is a fair prospect of getting the
above steamer out of her perilous situation. Through
the skilful and persevering exertions of Ca pti tin White,
J.P., and of the Company's agents, steam teas got up on
yesterday to aid in having the water pumped ( Put of her
hold. These efforts succeeded to a certain extent in
removing a quantity of water that had accumuluted pre-
vious to the getting one of the leaks permanently stop-
ped, and it is now confidently anticipated that the other
means about to be resorted to will have the effect of to-
tally removing this beautiful vessel from where she is
now embedded. Mr. Asle (Secretary tea the Dublin Un-
derwriting Club) is at present in Cork. He tuts applied
to Mr. Pike for the use of the Victory steamer to assist
in floating the Vanguard ; Mr. Pike, with his usual
courtesy, at once granted his steamer, and offered any
other assistance in his power that might be required.
The Victory is provided eith wedges, blocks, pales, and
beams, and we hope that our next announoemeizi will be ,
that the Vanguard steamer is herself again. 11