The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-30 00:00:00

COURT-T.ASNIONII.23ME.

One of Prince Albert's gagers (Court-messengers) will be
sent off, either this day or to-morrow. with dispatches for the
Prince in Germany. His Royal Highness is not expected to
reach Gotha in the short space of 52 hours, as stated, owing
to his Royal Highness not being able to perform the whole
journey by railway. Tuesday is still the day fixed for the
departure of the Court for Windsor Castle for the holidays,
and it is expected her Majesty will remain at the Castle until
the close of the.ensuing month..

The Earl and Countess of Albemarle left Berkeley-square,
on Thursday, for Newmarket, where his Lordship was to
inspect his racing stnd, and them,. prorPod to Qu.ddenham
Hall. for the Easter recess.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield have arrived at
Belvoir Castle, on a visit to the Duke of Rutland, from town.
Lord Forester has also arrived at the castle, from his seat in
Shropshire.
The late Earl of Coventry's extensive cellar of choice wines,
at Coombe, Worcestershire, and other personal effects, are to
be brought to the hammer forthwith. The sale will extend
over a period of five day I
Viscountess Pahnerston has an assembly to-night at her
residence on Carlton-house-terrace. Next week the Noble
Viscount and .Viscountess go to Brocket Hall to pass the
holidays with Viscount Melbourne.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and family. are
not expected to leave Burghley for the metropolis before the
third week in the ensuing month. The Noble Marquis left
town on Wednesday, by the mail train, for Burghley, and
proposed going to the races at Croxton-park, when his Lord-
ship would be among the guests of the Duke of Rutland at
Belvoir Castle.

The Marquis of Anglesey, accompanied by Lords Alfred
and George Paget, left Uxbridge House yesterday afternoon
for Beaudesert, Staffordshire, in order to attend the funeral
obsequies of the Countess of Uxbridge, at Lichfield Cathe-
dral, to-day.
It is definitively arranged that the marriage of Lord New-
port, M.P., with the Hon. Miss Forester shall take place
next Monday fortnight. Au elegant dejune will be given
after the ceremony, which it is expected will take place at
St. George's, Hanover-square, either by Lord Forester, in
Charles-street, Berkeley-square ; or by the Countess of
Chesterfield, at Chesterfield House.
Lord and Lady de Manley intend to leave Canford Hall,
Dorsetshire, on the 10th of next month, for the Clarendon
Hotel, for the season.
The venerable Archbishop of York will entertain the Duke
of Wellington and the Directors of the Ancient Concerts at
dinner, on Wednesday, the 17th of next month, his Grace
being Director for the evening.
Last evening the Marquis and. Marchioness of Ailesbui y
received his Excellency the Russian Minister and Baroness
Brunnow, Marquis of Normanby, Earl and Countess of Tan-
kerville, Countess of Malmesbury, Viscount and Viscountess
Leveson, Count Esterhazy, Count de Noailles, Earl and
Countess of Shelburne, Lord Brougham, Lord Elphinstone,
Lord and Lady Ashley, Lady Stanley, Lord Seaham, Hon.
Colonel Dawson Darner, Colonel and Lady Alice Peel, and
Mr. Bentinck to dinner.. The Marchioness, in the latter part
of the evening, had a soirée, which was attended by a large
party.

MIS CEIMANOTTS.
The Anti-Slavery Society have issued a circular to the
ministers and office-bearers of churches in London and its
neighbourhood, calling on them to sign a memorial to the
American churches against slavery. A similar memorial has
been numerously signed in the provinces by the ministers
and office-bearers in churches. The immediate object is, to
save the life of John Brown, lying under sentence of death
in New Orleans, for having assisted a slave to make her es-
cape. The London memorial is to be sent out in the Boston
packet, which leaves England for America on Thursday next.
A concert upon a grand scale is about to be given in aid of
the funds of the Society for the Protection and Employment
of the Distressed Needlewomen in London, at which some of
our most eminent artists have kindly volunteered their assist-
ance.

A Bill to annex detached parts of counties to the counties
in which they are situate has been brought into the Hans&
of Commons by Mr. R. Scott and Mr. J. Brotherton. It con-
tains seven clauses, the first of which enacts, that wherever
in England or Wales any detached portion of say county is
entirely surrounded by the main body of any one other
county, or by such one other county and the sea, such de=
tached portion shall henceforth be incorporated with, and
form part of, the county by which it is so surrounded.
The following are details of one export entry at the Liver-
pool Custom-house :—On the 19th instant, per ship Patna,
for Hong-Kong, shipped by Richard Allison, cotton cloth,
3,012,147 yards, value 45,0251.; the raw material of this
shipment would be under 5,000/.
The number of petitioners for a repeal of the Union with
Ireland has increased within the last day or two from
452,198 to 618,055; the number of petitions against the
union of the dioceses of Bangor and St. Asaph has increased
from 3,522 to 4,334; the number of petitioners against the
repeal of the existing corn-laws from 36,464 to 36,859 ; and
the number of petitioners in favour of a reduction of the
duties on tobacco from 50,419 to 54,779.

THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.—His Majesty has
not been able, as yet, to visit his Royal niece during her first
separation from her Royal consort. The affair which detains
his Majesty is the contention between the Belgian Church
and the Belgian University. This question has the more
serious importance in Belgium, as there the preponderance is
on the part of the ecclesiastical polemists. In Belgium the
Church is powerful and rich, and is upheld by a large majo-
rity of the population, and the King is a Protestant.
Majesty's arrival in England is deferred to the 2d of next
month.

MR. O'CornlELL.—The following is the reply of
Mr. Sands, the Mayor of Liverpool, to the Orangemen who
signed a requisition calling on him to prevent the meeting at
the Amphitheatre, in honour of Mr. 0 Connell :—" I beg to
state that, under the circumstances at present before me, I
have no power, as chief magistrate, to prevent the meeting.
I have a firm reliance on the loyalty and peaceful disposition
of my townsmen, and I hope and trust that no breach of the
peace will be attempted on this occasion. I may state, how-
ever, that before the receipt of your requisition, I had given
such orders to the police force as will effectually prevent any '
serious disturbance."

SUDDEN DEATH OF CAPTAIN DORAN, R.N.—Yes-
terday morning, about ten o'clock, Captain Doran, R.N., one
of the Directors of the General Steam Navigation Company,
expired in a sudden manner at his residence in Piccadilly. It
appears that on the previous afternoon Captain Doran, who
was in his usual good health, proceeded to the Steam Navi-
gation Company's offices in Lombard-street, for the purpose
of transacting business, and whilst there he suddenly com-
plained of having been taken unwell, and returned home,
and, notwithstanding every medical attention, he expired as
aboved stated.