The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAP.,

The Qucen "will hold a Privy Council on Friday after-
noon, at half-past two o'clock, at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
Countess of Charlemont and the Gentlemen of the royal
suite returned to Osborne House, after an excursion in
the royal yacht, at half-past five o'clock-on Monday
afternoon. _ _

There was no addition to the royal dinner party in the
evening.
Yesterday morning their Royal Highnesses the Prinse
of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
were taken an airing in an open carriage.
Her maj -sty and Prince Albert left Osborne House at
half-past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, and em-
barked in the Fairy steam-packet to meet his Majesty
the King of the Netherlands.
The King of'the Netherlands, after his return to town,
on Monday evening, from dining with the Queen Dow-
ager, at Bushy Park, went, attended by M. Boud,
Vi: count Haw arden, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, Count
Bylandt, and the Hon. Captain Hood, to honour Colonel
and Lady Laura Meyrick with his company at-the Grand
Ball given at their new residence in Curzon-street, for-
merly the town residence of her Royal Highness' the
late Prin ••ess Sophia Matilda. This being the first We
given by the Colonel and Lady Laura since the altera-
tion and refitting of the mansion,
The King arrived soon after twelve o'clock, and was
met on the grand staircase by Colonel Meyrick, who
conducted his Majesty into the principal drawing-room,
or ball-room, where Lady Louisa Meyrick received the
august visitor.
Collinet's band, which was stationed in this apartment,
commenced playing a Dutch national air on his Majesty's

entrance.
His Royal Highness Prince George, and his Serer e
Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, who also
arrived from. Bushy Park, followed immediately after
the King.
At half-past twelve o'clock his Majesty and Lady
Laura Meyrick, followed by Prince George, Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar, and Colonel Meyrick, and the
distinguished ♦isitors, descended from the ball-room to
the dining-room, where a most sumptuous supper was

served. . •
At ten minutes past one o'clock the King of the
Netherlands, attended by his suite, and also by Viscount
Hawarden, and the Hon. Captain Hood, the Lord and
Groom in Waiting, took his departure, being conducted
to the entrance-hall by Colonel Meyriek.
Among the company to meet his Majesty were Baron
rle Cetto. Bavarian Minister ; Prince Castelcicala,
Minister ; the Danish Minister and Countess Re-
ventlow, the Duchess of Cleveland, the Duchess of
Grufton, the Marchioness of Londonderry and Lady A.
Vane, the Marquis of Winchester, the Marchioness of
Westmeath, the Countess of Essex, the Countess of
Jersey and the Ladies Clementine and Adele Villiers, the
Countess Delawari and Lady Mary Sackville West,
Lord Cantilupe, the Countess Brownlow, the Countess St.
Germaes and Ladv Louisa Eliot, the Earl and Countess
Beauchamp, the Earl of Kinnoull, Viscount and Vis-
countess Palmerston, and about, three hundred of the
principal nobility and gentry.
Dancing was resumed after his Majesty's departure,
and was kept up until near five o'clock.
Yesterday morning, at a quarter past nine o'clock, the
King left town, in one of the Queen's carriages, for the
terminus of the South-Western Railway, and took his
departure by a special train, en route to the Isle of Wight,
to pay a visit to the Queen and Prince Albert.
The gentlemen of his. Majesty's suite left town in the
forenoeteler Windsor Castle. returning in the afternoon
to Mivart's Hotel.
The King returned to town at a quarter before seven
o'clock, from paying a visit to her Majesty.
The King of the Netherlands honoured the Earl Dela-
warr, Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, with his company
at dinner yesterday, at his Lordship's residence in Upper
Grosvenor-street.
The company consisted of his Majesty the King of
the Netherlands, his Royal Highness Prince George,
his Excellency Baron Dale!. his Excellency M. Boud,
Colonel Baron Coehoorn, Count Bylandt, the Earl of
Wilton, Viscount Hawarden, Lord and Lady Ernest
Bruce, Lord and Lady de Ros, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth
Hastings Russell, Lady Mary Sackville West, Viscount
Cantilupe, Captain the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West,
and the Earl and Countess Delawarr.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied. by
their Serene 'Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Wei-
mar and the Princesses Anna and Amelie of Saxe
Weimar, arrived at Marlborough House, in a carriage
and four, soon after six o'clock yesterday afternoon,
from her residence, Bushy House, Bushy Park. Lady
Gore and the Hon. Miss Gore followed in another ear-
Huge and four.
The Queen Dowager, the Duchess Ida of Saxe
Weimar, Prince Edward, and the Princesses Anna end
• Amelia of Saxe Weimar, honoured the. performance 'of
the Italian Jpera with their presence yesterday evening.
The Rev. Dr. Smith; of Trinidad, had an interview
with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial office.
The Bavarian Minister, the United States Minister,
and Count de Jarnac, French Charge d'Affaires, tran-
sacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Commission for promoting and encouraging the
Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster,
held a meeting at half-past two o'clock yesterday after-
noon at Gwydyr House, Whitehall, Lord Colhorn,
Viscount Mahon, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Ben-
jamin Hawes, &e., attended. The meeting broke up
soon after four o'clock.
The lion. Captain Hotham, Chairman of the Brigh-
ton and Chichester Railway Company, Mr. Rowland
Hill, Chairman of the London and Brighton. Railway
Company, and a deputation, had an interview with the
Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board
of Trade.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners far England had is
meeting yesterday. There were present the- Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Ely, and
Lincoln, and the Earl of Besborough.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the De-
puty Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday.
Sir Robert Schomburgh and Mr. Black had an inter-
view yesterday with Lord Stanley.
Lady Peel left town yesterday for Drayton Manor,
Staffordshire.
Dispatches from the Governors of the West India
Colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to
the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, and Mr. Tidd Pratt, had an interview yesterday
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Chairman
of the Customs had also all interview with the Right
Hon. Gentleman.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Pao-
POSED EXTENSION TO LONDON-BRlDGE.—During Mqnday
engineers and surveyors were actively engaged in surveying
the line of roads and property in the neighbourhood of the
York-road, the New.cut, and Kennington-road, as also St.
George's-fields, the parishes of St. George and St. Saviour,
Southwark, with the view to ascertain the best possible route
for the proposed extession of this railway to London-bridge, in
connexion with the line from the York-road near to Hunger-
ford and Waterloo-bridges, to the station at Nine-elms, the
Bill for the formation of which has already received the royal
assent. The terminus to this railway, as at present proposed,
will be on the extensive open piece of garden ground on the
south side of the York-road, and on part of which the Belvi-
dere Brewery now stands.
RAILWAY TO SALISBURY.—The formation of the
branch line to Salisbury from the South-Western Railway is
proceeding throughout the whole extent of the line, and it is
expected to be opened in April or May next. The preparations
for the branch from the Great Western line, on the other side
of the city, are also in active progress, and an effort will be
made to get this line opened to Bath as early as the line to
Bishopstoke.
Monday White Conduit-fields, adjacent to the
New Model Prison, was a scene of the most lively bustle, in
consequence of a fair having commenced in a spacious field,
near the Robin Hood, Chalk-road, Islington. At twelve
o'clock in the forenoon booths were in readiness, and the sound
of the " gong" was the signal to proceed. After this the
" buzz" ensued, when Harlequin, Clown, Pantaloon,and Co-
lumbine, and others of the dramatic art, put their mbs into
requisition, and life, noise, and,confusion took possession of the
spot. Dancing-booths and other places were provided to
entertain the " show folk," and a party of the police, under the
superintendence of Inspector Thatcher, of the N division, were
on the ground during the day to keep order.
On Monday Arr. Mitchell had the honour of sub-
mitting for her Majesty's inspection, at Osborne House, the
series of portraits of Mdlle. Taglioni, recently completed by
Alfred E. Chalon. Esq., R. A.
ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE LIFE GUARDS AFTER
TilE Reviaw.—Monday afternoon between three and four
o'clock, an accident of rather a serious nature occurred to a
private belonging to Captain Hall's troop of the Second Life
Guards, whilst on the march to Windsor' after the grand
review in Hyde-park. The troops had
_reached Turnham-
green, when the horse on which the man was riding and.
denly tumbled and fell, the man also falling with his right leg
beneath the animal. The occurrence caused much contusion
among the troops, and two of the soldiers instantly dis-
mounted to their comrade's assistance. On lifting him up he
complained that his leg was broken, and by order of the com-
manding officer he was carried into the Travellers' Rest
public-house, near the new church, where, on being examined
by the surgeons of the regiment, the bone of his right leg
was found to be badly fractured. He was conveyed to the
hospital belonging to the regiment at Spital, near Windsor.
RAILWAY STATION AT CARLlSLlL—Depiltations
from the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company, the Cale-
donian Company, the Newcastle and Carlisle Company, and
the Maryport and Carlisle Company, have been holding a series
of meetings at Carlisle, Mr. Hassell, of Dalmaine, in the chair,
to consider the most eligible site for a great railway station in
that city. It has been agreed that it is desirable, not only' ,sr
all the railway companies, but also for the public, that th
shall be a joint station for the four railways, and that Cour"!
square was the best site f9r it. With reference to its construc-
tion, ex sense, and other details, reference will be made to the
Board of Trade, the representatives of the respeoiee compaaies
having agreed to abide by its decision.
WHITBY, Aow. 4.—The Sister, Laud, from Sunderlard
to Malden, was abandoned this morning five miles to the
southward, after being in contact; crew saved.
RESPITE OF THE BRAZILIAN PIRATES.—MONDAY,
AUG. 4, Two O'CLOCK, r.m.—We have just received infor-
mation from the High Sheriff of this eounty, E. S. Drewe,
Esq., that he has received a respite for the prisoners, now under
sentence of death in the gaol of this county, until Friday, the
sth of September next.—Besley's Exeter News.
DEATH F1:01% EATING MUSHROOMS.—The Ipswich
Express contains the report of an inquest held on the body of
Mr. John Carr, bootmaker, of that town, whodied on Saturday
morning last from eating mushrooms. Tile medical man in
giving evidence, said that " mushrooms should never be eaten
when the underneath part was black, but only when they are
of a light col Our." The verdict was—" Died from poisoning,
occasioned by eating mushrooms."
THE CELEBRATED BIG GUN.—The remarkable
specimen of British skill, which was lately manufactured in this
neighbourhood for the United States steam-ship Princeton, is
now destined, in conjunction with its fellow, for the armament
of the frigate Constellation, which is being altered into a steam-
ship. The Princeton, it is ascertained, is too small to carry,
without detriment, either of these enormous engines of destruc-
tion. The Constellation won the first laurels the American
navy in 1799, under Connuodor• Turner.—Liverpool Albion.