The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert left Osborne House, in
a carriage and four, yesterday morning, and took a
drive to the back of the Isle of Wight.
The juvenile royal family were taken their accustomed
walks and rides yesterday, in the pleasure grounds of
Osborne House.

THE ICING OF THE NETHERLANDS.—His Excellency
Baron Dedel visited his Majesty 3 esterday morning, at
Mivart's Hotel.

The Earl of Delawarr, Lord Chamberlain of the
Queen, had an audience of the King yesterday.
His Majesty went to Kensington yesterday, and
visited her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia. The
King also paid visits to her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Gloucester, at Gloucester House ; and their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at
Cambridge House.
His Majesty, attended by Count de Bylandt, honoured
Messrs. Storr and Mortimer's establishment, in New.
Bond-street, with a visit, and remained upwards of an
hour. His Majesty was pleased to express his gratifi-
cation at the magnificent display of plate and jewellery.
In the evening the King honoured the Duke and.
Duchess of Norfolk with his company at dinner, at their
residence in St. James's-square. His Excellency Baron
Dedel, his Excellency M. Baud, and:Viscount Hawarden
(Lord in Waiting) were in his Majesty's suite. Their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
and a select circle were present to meet his Majesty. •
The King has appointed this day for the reception of
a deputation of the Consistory of the Dutch Church,
who will present an address to his Majesty.
The King will also hold a Diplomatic Levee at Mi-
vart's Hotel. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloh-
cester will receive his Majesty at dinner in the evening.
Mr. Francis Jackson, Provost-Marshal of Grenada,
had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the
Colonial-office.

Lord Lilford had an interview with the Earl of Dal-
housie yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade.
The Ecclesiastical Comitissioners for England had a
meeting yesterday afternoon at the office in Whitehall
place. There were present the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, the Bishop of London the Bishop of Chichester,
the Bishop of Norwich, the Bishop of Rochester, the
Earl of Devon, and the Dean of Westminster.
Mr. Pakington, M.P., had an interview with Lord
Stanley yesterday.
The City Remembrancer had an interview yesterday
with the Earl of Dalhousie, at the Board of Trade.

Dispatches from the Governor of Cape Coast Castle,
and also from the Governor of Sierra Leone, were re-
ceived yesterday at the Colonial office.

PORTSMOUTH-SATURDAY,

The Fairy, tender to the Royal yacht, Master-Com,
mander Thom, arrived from Cowes yesterday afternoon-
with dispatches for the Commander-in Chief. She left
on her return in the evening.
In Harbour—The Victory, Excellent, Black Eagle,
Lightning, Comet, Fearless, and Echo (steam-vessels) ;
and Seaflower.

In the Basin—Athol, Kingfisher, and Scourge steam-
sloop, building.

In Dock—Prince Regent, Amphitrite, and Trincoma-
lee, razeeing ; Caryafort, overhauling ; and Centaur
steam-frigate, building.

FRIGHTFUL AND ALARMING
STATE OF LEITRIM.

(From a Correspondent of the Armagh Sporting Chronicle.)

On Saturday last, three men (strangers) were seen lurking about
the demesne of Strand Hill, the residence of James Fawcett, Esq.,
J.P., and on the following day (Sunday), shortly after that gentle.
man and his family, with some friends who had been on a visit
with him, had left for Drumkieran Church, the same three Men
ware seen to secrete themselves in the plantation immediately
adjoining the avenue leading to Strand House, and from the
anxious inquiries which they had been making, relative to Mr.
Fawcett, it was at once suspected their visit was one of bloodshed.
Mr. Fawcett and family were actually on their way home; but,
having received intelligence of what they might expect, imme-
diately returned to Drumkieran, and got the police, and were
joined by that active magistrate F. N. Cullen, Esq., of Curry
Lodge, and about twenty of the well-disposed inhabitants, who
searched the country in all directions until eight o'clock in the
evening, but without effect. The police, however, were unre-
mitting in their exertions, and after a long and harassing march,
succeeded, I am happy to say, in arresting three men lying in one
bed in a house near the iron-works, and on the person of one of
them was found pistols. The police brought them the next
morning, at five o'clock, to Strand Hill, and the man on whom the
pistols were found was fully identified as being the person who was
so anxiously inquiring after Mr. Fawcett on Sunday. The only
reason that can be assigned for this intended assassination was that
Mr. Fawcett gave the use of his boat to Mr. Slade, S.M., and the
police, to go across Lough Allen, in pursuit of the Molly Maguires,
who had been plundering the country of fire-arms and committing
outrages the night before. In a few nights after this occurrence
Mr. Fawcett's boat was maliciously sunk, and a threatening notice
served on himself.

Such is the dreadful state of this country, in which neither life
nor property is safe. The Government has been memorialised to
put both Leitrim and Cavan under martial law, the necessity of
which is now beyond doubt.