The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—Their Royal Ilighnesses the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, walked in the pleasure-grounds adjacent to the
Castle this morning.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
visited the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz yesterday,
at Cambridge House.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
attended by Baron Knesebeck, went to Richmond
yesterday morning, and enjoyed the sport of shoot-
ing, returning to Cambridge House in the afternoon.
The Ecclesiastical Commission for England sat
yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall•place.
The Commissioners present were the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of
Winchester, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of
Llandaff, and the Dean of Westminster.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on
Monday afternoon for his seat, Betchworth, Surrey.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO STRATH
FIELDSAYE.

STRATHFIELDSAYE, M NDA NIGHT.—Her Ma-
jesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accom-
panied by a limited suite, arrived here at a quarter to
five o'clock this afternoon, having travelled the dis-
tance betty een this place and Windsor in rather more
than two hours.

Lord Charles Wellesley left Strathfieldsaye this
morning, shortly after seven o'clock, for Windsor
Castle, to resume his duties in attendance on the
Queen.

The Duke of lArellington was also out at an early
hour, nersonally inspecting the arrangements for the
reception of her Majesty, which were only finally
completed this morning.
The mansion has no external decoration consequent
on the royal visit, but the interior has been refitted
in the most complete and sumptuous style, since the
fact of her Majesty's intention to honour the Noble
and Gallant Duke with a visit became known to his
Grace.

Two or three marquees, intended for the constahu.
lary force, have been set up in the park by Mr
Benjamin Edgington ; but, beyond this, there is
nothing to indicate a change in the ordinary quietude
prevailing here.
There is also an entire absence of display both in
the village of Strathfieldsaye itself and in the adjoin-
ing hamlets, and it appears by general consent to be
admitted that the present royal visit is to be consi-
dered more in the character of a private compliment
conferred by the Sovereign upon a veteran and dis-
tinguished subject than some of the royal progresses
which have preceded it.
The royal party left Windsor Castle at twenty-five
minutes past two o'clock, escorted by a detachment of
the Roy'd Horse Guards (Blue), under the command
of Lieutenant Hood, taking the route through the
Great Park to Ascot Heath, and thence to Fern
Hill, where the escort was relieved by a party of the
17th Lancers, under Lieutenant Haworth. From
Fern Hill the cortege proceeded to the village of
Bracknell, where the first relays of horses were taken
on, and the escort again relieved. At this village
some preparation had been made to receive the Queen.
Arches were here and there thrown across the road,
and the children of the charity schools of the neigh-
bourhood were drawn up in a position calculated to
afford them the best opportunity of seeing her
Majesty.
The preparations were humble, but not the less
loyal, and the reception which greeted the royal party
as they passed through the village appeared to be
very gratifying to her Majesty.
The country from Windsor to Bracknell and on to
Wokingha-n is not of a nature calling for particular
remark. A rich arable district, varied by fine wood-
lands, extends nearly throughout the whole distance,
and the roads are excellent.

At Wokingham very considerable preparations had
been made to receive her Majesty. Triumphal arches
spanned the street in several places, and almost every
house in this very neat town boasted more or less de-
coration in honour of the occasion. Opposite the
Town-hall, where it had been arranged the address
from the corporation and inhabitants should be pre-
sented, an arch of a very tasteful construction was
erected, bearing a suitable inscription, and the royal
standard floated from the summit of the hall.

The cortege arrived at Wokingham shortly after
three o'clock, and on reaching the Town-hall, in the
front of which the corporation officers were assem-
bled, the carriage containing her Majesty stopped,
and the Alderman (Mr. T. Creaker) advancing to the
window, presented the mace to the Queen in the
usual manner, which her Majesty was graciously
pleased to return. The Recorder (Mr. Jeremy, of
Greenwich) then advanced and presented the address.
Her Majesty having graciously accepted the ad-
dress, the cortege again moved on, amid the cheers of
the multitude assembled, in the direction of Arbor-
field Cross, where it was arranged the next relay of
horses should he put to.
The face of the country here improves, and the ride
from Wokingham to Strathfieldsaye passes through a
very pretty district-
At Arborfield Cross the cortege was met by a troop
of the North Hants Yeomanry Cavalry, under Cap-
tains Hooley, Hunter, and Mildmay, who relieved the
17th Lancers at this point, and escorted her Majesty
thence to Swallowfield, a little village within leis
than three miles of Strathfieldsaye, where another
escort, under the command of Colonel Charles Shaw
Lefevre (Speaker of the House of Commons), and
the Hon. Captain W. Baring, M.P., were in attend-
ance to accompany her Majesty to Strathfieldsaye.
The Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Douro,
the Right Hon. 11. Pierrepont, and Mr. Compton
reached this place on horseback, from Strathfieldsaye,
about four o'clock, and awaited the arrival of the
royal cortege.
The illustrious Duke entered into conversation with
the Speaker, and several other gentlemen, who had
assembled near the spot during the interval. It gave
us great pleasure to observe that his Grace was look-
ing remarkably well.

About half-past four the escort was observed ap-
proaching. The Duke of Wellington immediately
rode forward to meet her Majesty, and on approach-
ing the royal carriage it was stopped by order of the
Queen, who from the window shook hands and en-
tered into conversation with his Grace for some
moments.

The Noble Duke then put spurs to his horse and
gallopped on to Strathfieldsaye, where he arrived in
time to receive her Majesty, who entered the mansion
precisely at a quarter to five o'clock.
Her Majesty was received by a guard of honour of
the North Hants Yeomanry, who, with band and
colours, were stationed on the lawn, and as her Ma-
jesty alighted, the band played the National Anthem.
A. royal salute was fired as the Queen entered the
house, and the national standard was immediately
hoisted on a flag-staff fixed upon the roof of the
mansion.

The Speaker and a few of the neighbouring gentry
will join the dinner circle this afternoon.

THE LONDON GENERAL ASSO-
CIATION OF ALL TR 4DES.

Last night the Association established for shorten.
ing the hours of business held a district meeting at
the Saddlers' Arms, Swallow-street, Regent-street.
The chair was filled by Mr. WHEATLY, who gave a
detailed account of the progress of the Society since
its formation. They had, he continued, met on a
most important occasion—important, because it re-
lated to the well-being of thousands and tens of
thousands, and he might say, in reference to the whole
of the country, hundreds of thousands of their fellow-
creatures. The present late hour system had been
inflicting, year after year, an incalculable amount of
evil upon those who had filled the capacity of assis-
tants, and even on masters themselves, and
for no other reason was it perpetuated but
because those around them were doing the same—cer-
tainly a most flimsy argument in support of so evil a
system. They naturally said that the monarch was
responsible when he refused to listen to the voice of
the nation, and that the minister of the gospel was
responsible for the well-being of his flock; and upon
the same principle of justice, that the employer was
equally responsible for the well-being of his as-
distant. They regretted exceedingly that this system
had been carried to such an extent as to give rise to
1 a movement amongst those who ought to be silent on
public matters. They would much rather have
seen the employers exercising the principle of
sympathy, and come forward as a body to release
those under them from this direful bondage. But,
alas ! many of them had been looking forward to this
step being taken, and the result had, unfortunately,
been a cruel disappointment. Many of them had
long borne the heat and burden of the day, and he
might say, the night also, without even a murmur or
a complaint to the public. They disclaimed all in-
tention of resorting to coercive measures to attain
their object—they relied more on the humanity of the
public and good feeling of their employers, and when
they had acquired a little further strength, they in-
tended calling a conference of the leading firms of the
metropolis, to see if they could not by such means
obtain their object.
A series of resolutions favourable to the objects of the
Association were then moved, and after being ably
supported by several victims of the system, were put
from the chair, and adopted unanimously.
An addition to the roll of members was subse-
quently made, and a vote of thanks to the press and
the Chairman having been carried by acclamation,
the meeting, whieh was very respectably attended,
broke up.

We understand Sir Robert Peel has recommended
for the appointment of Queen's Proctor, Francis Hart
Dyke, Esq., a son of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, Bart., a
gentleman of 20 years' experience, and extensive practice
iatthe profession.— Times.