The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen, Prince Albert
the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha,
and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, walked on the
Castle Terrace and in the pleasure•grounds some time
this morning. _ _ _

At noon—their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and the Duke
Ernest of Wurtemberg, attended by the Baron de
Alvensleben and Baroness de Wangenheim, left the
Castle, to pay a visit of condolence to their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at
Sew.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
;he Princess Royal walked on the Terrace and in
Slopes for some time during the forenoon.

His Excellency M. Dedel had an interview yester-
day with the Duke of Wellington, at Apsley House
A deputation from the Waterford and Kilkenny
Railway, consisting of the llon. Samuel Butler, M.P. ,
Mr. Charles Barry Baldwin, N.P.; Mr. Edmund
Turner, M.P; Mr. Alfred Ricketts, Mr. Godfrey
Greene, Mr. John Greene, Mr. Mathew Leahey, Mr.
John Valentine, C.E.; and Mr. Francis Edwards,
solicitor, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie
yesterday, at the office of the Board of 'Trade.
The Ecclesiastical Commission for England had a
meeting yesterday afternoon, at the office in White-
hall-place. The Commissioners present were the
Bishop of Llandaff, the Bishop of Ripon, the',Bishop
of Salisbury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Earl of Devon, Lord Ashley, and the Dean of
Westminster.

A deputation from the Kilkenny Junction Rail
way, consisting of Mr. P. S. Butler, M.P., Mr.
L. H. Thompson, Mr. Leahy, acting engineer, and
Mr. Billing, secretary and London agent, had an in-
terview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday.
The Lord Chamberlain had an interview with Sir
James Graham yesterday.
A deputation from the Newark and Sheffield Rail-
way, consisting of Captain Salmond, chairman; Mr.
.durnel, vice-chairman; Mr. Montagu Scott, director;
Mr. Gibbs, engineer;
_Mr. Saunderson, surveyor; Mr.
Denniston, secretary; Mr. Benn and Mr. Norton, so-
licitors, and Mr. Ellicombe, had an interview with
the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday.
Dispatches for the Governors of Ceylon, Hong-
Kong, and South Australia, were sent off on Monday
evening from the Colonial-office.
A deputation from the Cornwall and Devon Central
Railway, consisting of Mr. Edmund Turner, M.P. ;
Captain Plumridge, R.N.,M.P. ; Mr. Wm. Jas.
Chaplin, Chairman of the outh Western Railway ;
Mr. John Masterman, jun.; Mr. Jas. Oliver Mason
Mr. T. B. Chanter, Mayor of Bideford; Mr. Edwd.;
Gara, Mr. Humphrey Williams, Mr. John Taylor,
Mr. Richd. Taylor, Mr. Richd. Thomas, engineer;
Mr. T. H. Tilley and Mr. Francis Edwards, solici-
tors ; Mr. Thomas Harvey, secretary ; Mr. John
Ellicombe, solicitor, on behalf of the Exeter and
South Western Junction Railway (Exeter to Yeovil) ;
and Mr. Thos. Whittaker, surveyor, had an interview
with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday.
Dispatches for Sir Charles Metcalfe, the Governor-
General of Canada, and also for the Governors of the
other North American Provinces, were sent off last
evening from the Colonial-office.
The Lords Commttee of the Privy Council for the
affairs of Guernsey and Jersey sat yesterday, and re-
sumed the hearing of a petition from the States of
Guernsey, praying her Majesty's confirmation of a
project of reform in their constitution.
The Hon. James Wortley, Q.C., concluded his
address in support of the petition. Mr. Hill, Q.C.,
was heard in opposition. Their Lordships adjourned
the case for further hearing until Saturday next.

ILLEGAL MARRIAGES.—In consequence of a num- j
ber of illegal marriages (on account of the respective
parties not having resided in the parish) having been
solemnised in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, the
Lord Bishop has given notice to the respective clergy of
his extensive diocese, that no marriage can be legally
solemnised in any church or chapel but that of the parish
or district in which one of the parties reside ; and when
both the parties do Lot reside in the same parish, his
Lordship will require the banns of marriage to be pub-
lished in the churches belonging to the parishes in which
each party may reside, a certificate of which must be sent
to the officiating minister. The Lord Bishop calls the
attention of his clergy to the Act of Parliament against
clandestine marriages, which enacts that, in order to
protect the minister from fraudulent assertions, he is not
bound to publish even banns unless the persons shall have
resided in the parish at least seven days from the first
publication of the banns, and the clergyman shall cause
to be delivered to him a notice in writing of their true
christian and surnames, and also the places of their re-
spective abodes, and the time they have occupied the
same, in order to afford the officiating minister sufficient
time / to inqure if any imposition has been attempted
His Lordship expectathat the above enactments will be
ceFrikl out to the strict letter Of the law in every part
of his diocese.—Gloucester Chronicle.
NEW AMERICAN DICTIONARY.—Cat—An animal
that old maids love, because it gives out sparks when
rubbed: Treadmill—A retired place for the accommo-
dation of those addicted to appropriation. Umbrellas—
Common property. Independence—A strong determi-
nation to place yourself where you are not wanted.
Tempest--Something that comes to married people after
the honeymcioli. Merit-=-That *bleb receives no praise.
Money—A fish peculiarly difficult to catch. The Grave
—An ugly bole in the ground, which lovers and poets
wish they *efe its, but take Uncommon pains to keep out
of. My Dear—An expression used by man and wife at
the commencement of a quarrel. Watchman—A man
employed by the parish to sleep in the open air. Rural
relieit--tiotatoOs end Turnips. Thin Shoe—An article
worn by high-spirited young ladies, she would rather die
than conceal the beauty of their feet.
CRIM. CON.—The lovers of scandal are likely to
be gratified by the details of a case of the above descrip-
tion at the next assizes. Proceedings have been entered
against a young gentleman who is sometimes seen on
our Corn Exchange for having alienated the affections
of a young lady from her lawful spouse during the time
the latter was confined in prison for debt. Thib gallant,
it is said, took the lady to a house which he had fur-
nished for her accommodation, and she still remains
under his protection. She is said to be only nineteen
years old, tall, and handsome. The husband is about
twenty-four.—Liverpool Albion.
FORGERY.—John Rogers, of the Market Tavern,
Sunderland, who was last week apprehended for forgery,
and taken to Thornton, near Pickering, Yorkshire, for
examination on the charge, was a few days ago brought
before Colonel Hill, a magistrate of the county, when no
evidence being forthcoming to substantiate the charge,
the magistrate ordered Mr. Rogers to be set at liberty,
, and he was accordingly discharged from custody.