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COURT CIRCULAR.
n,IFIXDSOR, MONDAY.—A fall of snow this morning
eln prevented the Queen and the Royal Family from
.1?):ing their accustomed early morning airings.
ban' ri,nce Albert took the diversion of shooting this
4;:raing• There were in attendance on his Royal High•
11;8 Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel
*lea, and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore. The royal party
Rturned to the Castle before two o'clock.
totarl Delawarr and Sir Henry Wheatley are expected
arrive at the Cast!e to-day, on a visit to her Majesty.
plier Majesty and her Royal Consort walked out this
afternoon.
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There was no addition to the royal dinner circle at the
the this evening.

l'he Queen will hold a Privy Council this day (Tiles
,ItY) at Windsor Castle. Summonses were issued yester-
tusY to the Ministers. The Council is appointed at half-
raat tWO o'clock.
th The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness
ttr6cituchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester
.House, yes-
. Granville Somerset, the Chancellar of the Ex-
Oiler, the Earl of Aberdeen, and Sir James Graham,
Wisit.ed Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his residence in
gltehall-gardens.
business
de Pollen, the Sardinian Minister, transacted
yesterday at the Board of Trade.
to A Special general meeting of the Ecclesiastical Com-
th'sioners for England was held yesterda afternoon, at
tt:,()Moe in Whitehall-place. The Commissioners. pre-
t,"",were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of
Ili:II:Jon, the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop of Llandaff, the
thP of Rochester, and the Chancellor of the Ex-
'gor.

BAL MASQUE.
Itit_!Jullien's third annual Bal Masque, which took place
kplught at Covent-garden Theatre, exceeded in splendour
tyzevious public reunion of this description exhibited in
11048, Untry. The appearance of the audience portion of the
k,as one blaze of exceeding brilliancy—the fronts of the
kaivere gorgeously draperied, and the festoons of flowers,
44:fe glass chandeliers with innumerable gas jets, shed a
ce on every object positively dazzling. Every dispos-
14i seat of the boxes and galleries was occupied, and
ItOrena with its countless quaint costumes and
issociations formed a coup as splendid as it
114ique. We doubt whether such an orchestra was
tile, before united for dance purposes—many of
14044405 t celebrated instrumentalists of Europe performed the
tkik; and though the numerical force amounted to 108. the
ce : of sound was so admirably equalised, that no undue
\NI of sound resulted from the combination. The greatest
4!ltublerl,t3.- existed. The sets of dances were regulated by
powdered and white-wanded masters of ceremo-
tkt.„ uadrilles, polkas, mazourkas, and tarantellas were ex-
lek47,lvith great spirit when we left the company
keleßt to be enjoying the splendour and mirth of the ga;,-
likt.'"ii,tb an appetite that seemed to grow by what it fed
,ktem The supper and wines were excellent. The bal
Nit). " 1845 reflects infinite credit on the taste and libe-
0f Jullien.
Opb,
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OF THE SHEFFIELD
if,s_ AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.
VellEszen, MoNDAY.—This has been a great day for
.14 ti7wns of Sheffield and Manchester, the railways between
`lll,:'Points being opened throughout. The great obstacle
tunnel mhichpierces the chainof hills between Lan-
1e and Yorkshire—was this day formally opened. It
^I r,":.‘ 200,0001., and has taken seven years in execution.
StbTaed over the hills, on coach, a fortnight ago, in a snow
Leo' arld can testify to the marvellous change effected by
A of
of the railway.
t,halti of about twenty carriages left the Sheffield station
kto,: o'clock this morning, drawn by two new engines,
!till/tilled by the Chairman, Mr. J. Parker, M.P. for
titsl9 the other Directors and their friends, to whom
illth`el(4lB had been issued. Precisely at five minutes past
t w train was put into motion, and got under rapid way.
!tpt,eather was extremely unpropitious, in consequence of
4ike'leFelous fall of _snow. The train reached Dunfcrd-
kt in three-quarters of an hour, where it remained
minutes for water. It then proceeded through the
It is three miles and twenty yards, at a steady
NZ, was 10 minutes in passing through this great sub-
`m bore ; and on emerging into the " regions of light,"
'"vibead, the passengers gave three hearty cheers,
PO he • - =‘,
4e,
.mountains e speedily passed over the
044,tal viaduct at Dinting, and arrived at Manchester tit
zth"• Past twelve, the band playing " See, the conquer-
Ntti.° comes !" The party were met here by the Man-
shareholders, who proceeded to Sheffield, and dined
veil. Sheffield friends. The line will be opened to the
thet, to-morrow. General Pasley, the Government in-
isizr, left Sheffield at ten o'clock on' Saturday, and after
over the line, gave the usual certificate of safety

tl4llll. lit/cum.—A Privy Council will be held at
r to day, for the purpose of completing the ministerial
Muraents. We have reason to believe that, with the
440,21! of the late Lord Wharncliffe, whose lamented loss
11, re: had so lately to announce, all the Ministers, save
L'etna''"Uti in the offices they have hitherto occupied. The
;skit of Parliament will be decided upon at to-day's Privy
it. , It will probably take place about a month from the
kh, .
' ;t7ltalanniversary of the Marquis of Stafford's birth-
celebrated on on Tuesday last with the accustomary
iltittlettZ on his noble father's estates in Staffordshire and
1741 dshire. His Lordship on the above day completed
8041146:41.*
144 V.
,eatercitaintess of Lincoln was safely delivered of a
kiy morning, at the family mansion in Whitehall-
Ise°
lit 4 unt Palmerston received Lord Monteagle, the
hill un. HenryHenr - Labouchere, Lord Harry Vane, Mr. F.
,t"11% C. Gre?ille, and a select party, at dinrur on Sun-
jt, at his mansion on Carlton House-terrace.
he Earl f Morninuton has taken Oak Hall, near
4h. 0
IZlead, Essex, where his Lordship intends to reside during
Vion of the ensuing year. Oak Hall is situate within a
distance of Wanstead Park.
N: the Congregation at Cambridge, on Friday, a
y)liassed the senate, appointing Mr. Cockerell to be the
?114`1% Basevi's successor, as architect to the new Fitz-
metNhiseum, in conformity with the recommendation of
44william Syndicate, in their report of the 9th of De-
A,l_inst.
21:11,:stnour has been for some time in circulation,
rieti.,,tif late obtained a degree of credit altogether dispro-
Zglielt`o to its probability, that an intention existed in the
p`,ot. Quarter of appointing the Royal Consort to the corn-
, the army, whenever that most important post should
61.1:14v vacant by the resignation of the Duke of Wellington.
tie "qUeStiOnable authority for stating that no such
4411 °n ever existed on the part of her Majesty, and that
'l4st:ions person whose name has been so freely used has
Z(l4,ambition as to desire a post which requires for
`,44i Peformance of its delicate and important duties very
titt'ltilf's experience in the working of our military system,
6e.d occupation of which has been always hitherto asso-
" the public mind with long service and brilliant
dkents in the field.—Times
4RICAN APPLES.—It has been noticed that the
tio
Introduced this year from the United States into the
Nt 4 Markets are much more affected than those of this
v 7. and that few will keep. The disease is equally ex-
stitoe and analogous in its propagation to that so general in
61' 3'
Ntiii EAsT.—There is an instrument invented
et i% " orientor," to assist Anglo-Catholics in discovering
/ tat; so that they may be able to say their prayers in
hzut directi, n, wherever they may be.
ktlq,,ltiloußs ON TUB COAST OF OREGON.—A corre-
It qit of the Morning Chronicle, who has cruised on the
41,t11:44, coast in sailing vessels and steamers, states that
ijeh,fu there are scarcely any harbours from lat. 42 to the
rcula River, yet to the northward of this the harbours
tat4perous and splendid ; in fact, there are two in Juan de
414 traits, that will take nearly the whole of the British
?ttettituerican fleets, and on Vancouver's Island there are
17 're from eight fathoms upwards. The harbours from
:tll,:ito 54 40 are so numerous, and have such famous
et ilF.s, that the Hudson Bay vessels cruising on the coast
141111 t'lnk of remaining under sail all night, as they are in
011„1"gular soundings as afforded capital opportunity of
i'ttlii,i,")g- He has in his possession a list of harbours to the
440,N of Columbia, amounting to upwards of sixty, with
Ai a!itude and longitude.
,ttilly length we are enabled to give a satisfactory
t4.to the many anxious inquiries which have been ad-
;l.,)lFi",l to us respecting the distribution of the promised de-
isi4:4l for the service performed by the British forces in
,ed'.sild to explain the cause of its issue having been de-
!Not so long a period. It appears that due diligence was
la, getting the medal struck, and that it was ready for
et p,
i pt ivolul proper time. But in accordance with the policy
1 1, tii, Q,„uig the possibility of creating any misinterpretation
17rtgl.lacific intentions of the British Government, it was
4 m.
Prudent to alter the original device on the reverse of
t,tM 4dal, viz., " The British Lion trampling on the Dragon,"
Olt i substitute a trophy incapable of giving offence, by
k c, less emblematical of conquest, and more appropriate
itsie"tllemorate the expedition. The obverse of the
inisitii
.tts it now appears, exhibits a faithful likeness of her
IZlte, and on the reverse is the motto, " Peace in Asia
ii. Tl, by Victoria, 1842." It is to be worn suspended
ktT button-hole by a red ribbon, with yellow edges.—
tt72Nervice Gazette.
4tt 4 LATE LORD WIIARNCLIFFE.—We understand
'll ou h.o,r.Sunday morning Mr. Meriman and. the physicians,
Ope,,!re called in to consult on the serious illness of this.
''st?,,n"tt nobleman, assembled at the family mansion in
l'!ii.tkasstreet, as well as Sir Benjamin Brodie, when there
mtthni?ost-morten/ examination of the deceased, when it was
i Vlned that death was caused by an effusion on the brain.
4
Zl4 late Sir Matthew John Tierney, M.D., left
qtllo,l'.un personal property estimated at 30,0001. He died
Litty ,cossue, but by his will he has bequeathed to his niece,
ft plierney, (the daughter of his brother Thomas Tierney,
li!!!,,I(lepItt. aster of the 43d Regiment of Light Infantry, who
14 br 'rah him, a legacy of 8,000/. for her absolute use. To
I,o4o?ther, now Sir Edward Tierney, Bart., a legacy of
'41•44,,;; and to his Diece, Harriet Mary, daughter of Sir
I,,ltclpe,,', he leaves 5,0001. The residue of his property, real
4 ittzle`6onal, lie has given to his nephew, Matthew Edward
Oein3tr'l3ll. the Coldstream Guards, son of Sir Edward ; and
I: Titrieu. his said brother, Sir Edward, and nephew, Matthew
It'obsieleY, Esq., his executors. The latter alone obtained
'l3, ab.?ll the 18th inst. The will was made in January,
T' end codicil last September, a month before death.
i`l's info REPRESENTATION OF HERTFORDSHIRE.—We
. generritted that Mr. Spencer Cowper, in the anticipation of
,0n,., al election at an early period, declines to contest the
4tll'' With Mr. Halsey at the present vacancy, but has
th,„°Urie,..., . . ,
"'Qty. '4-, his intention of coming forward at the next oppor-
to
Stes"ATIONs TO THE POOR.—Yesterday the magis-
‘noNviat h, and Thames Police-courts,ac-
ttibet'iedo ged having received Si. each from "E. C." for dis-
s4 u to poor objects who are deserving of relief.
ttiVilagVsidi!". BANKS.—The law applicable to banks for
Were points out the classes of persons for whom
sa ii je instituted—namely, to provide for the safe custody
;Ititseesi !ease of small savings belonging to the industrious
ti3on!. to receive deposits of money for the benefit of those
Ceres t 034 accumulate the produce thereof at compound in-
.1:14.,,Y. Part Government securities; and to return the whole, or
t imattors.of such deposits, and the produce thereof, to such
any _ Scarcely have greater impositions been practised
stiene lesPeet than by persons very different from those
thOs_l'ued, depositing for themselves and their children in
!t, ;v. l_nateitutions, and it now behoves trustees and managers
Nl.4"tin
sod to it. It is a great disgrace to those who have
:ltoicie'llu
(VI are, committing this imposition, land it is the.
-aernn it uty of trustees and managers to eradicate it
g ly,
Well% P. Dickinson and Mr. Acland, members for
14,,nedklotn_ Somerset, are veering towards free- trade ; they have
qoeie. " cola shoulder towards the Agricultural Protection
10raill_es—‘,„trheifideem them imprudent. This is -a sign that
Niatrit • 'les the honour of standing alone in his glory.