The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Her Majesty and the infant
Prince continue going on well.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert inspected the
Scots Fusilier Guards in garrison this morning, in
the Great Park. Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in
Waiting, attended his Royal Highness.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were
taken a carriage airing in the forenoon, and the
Princess Royal went out on a pony.
The Countess of Dunmore, Lady in Waiting, took
her departure to-day froM the Castle.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel Bouverie and Mr. G. E. Anson, went to
Virginia Water, fishing, this afternoon. His Royal
Highness and suite went from the Castle in a car-
riage.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived
at the Castle in the evening, from her residence,
Frogmore Lodge, and dined with his Royal Highness
Prince Albert.

His Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia
left the residence of the Prussian Legation yesterday
morning, at half-pact six o'clock, for the terminus of
the South-Western Railway, at Nine Elms, and
took his departure, attended by his suite, for Ports-
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THE D UCHESS OF KENT'S BIRTHDAY.—The Duchess
of Kent having most liberally presented a fat buck to
the stewards of the dinner, annually held by her
Royal Highness's London tradesmen, in honour of
the birthday of the Royal Duchess, the tradesmen
assembled yesterday (instead of Saturday), at the
King's Arms Tavern, Kensington, Mr. Gabriel in
the chair. The company were agreeably entertained
by the -,:,cal abilities of Mr. Ransford and his party.
CaTmhberiirdgite and°Yl .0 finesses the Duke and Duchess of
thd Hereditary Grand Duke and
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Baron
Knesebeck, left Kew yesterday morning, to honour
the Earl of Shrewsbury with a visit, at his seat, Alton
Towers, Staffordshire.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Wei-
mar arrived in town on Sunday, from Bushy House,
Bushy Park, the residence of her Majesty the Queen
Dowager. In the evening the Prince left town for
Scotland.

Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister, trans-
acted business yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
Dispatches for Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor
of Canada, and for the Governors of the other North
American provinces, were sent off last evening, from
the Colonial-office.
The Earl of Westmoreland and the Earl of Had-
dington transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-
office.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHI-
THEATRE.

Mr. Carter, the Lion King, made his first appear-
ance for the season at this theatre last evening, with
his celebrated trained animals, in Bayle Bernard's
melodrama of Mungo Park. The performances of
Mr. Carter are truly astonishing. All that Eugene
, Sue has imagined of the power of Morok, the brute-
tamer, over the most ferocious animals is more than
realised by the performances of Mr. Carter. Not
only does he exhibit his perfect command over his
ferocious animals, by entering their den, and making
them perform every variety of trick, but he actually
has trained a tiger to play with him as though it were
a lap-dog, and appears in a car drawn by a lion. So
completely has Mr. Carter subdued the natural
ferocity of the monarch of the forest, that he actually
puts a bit into his mouth, curbs, checks, and guides
him, as he would a horse. The house was crowded,
and Mr. Carter was vehemently applauded throughout
• of his performances.
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MONUMENI -1 TO THE POLITICAL
MARI -vnS.
We understand that Sir James aibson Craig has
s
consented to preside at the dinner of the ste .cards on
Wednesday next, after the foundation of the mom.
ment is laid to the political martyrs of Scotland in
1793-94. It is with peculiar propriety that a part of
the proceedings on that occasion is to be under the
direction of this distinguished veteran in the cause of
freedom, who not only felt keenly the injustice of the
sentences at the time they were pronounced, but made
strenuous exertions, both personal and professional, to
stay and avert their execution. No man now de-
fends these proceedings, and the Tories themselves
were so ashamed of them, that they procured, even
from an unreformed Parliament, statutes entirely
abrogating -in future the powers under which the
Court of Justiciary was enabled to pass such sen-
tences. But, nevertheless, it is fit that a suitable
testimonial should be •erected amidst the numerous
monumental structures of this city to mark the repro-
bation of the sentences by the public in
the present age, and to record their high re-
spect for the virtuous resolution and forti-
tude displayed, by the injured men in bearing
the heavy sufferings •to which they were subjected.
Sir James Gibson Craig, who is now almost the only
survivor of the shall but able band of patriots who
opposed the dominant party so powerfully in 1793,
can well explain the grounds on which he and the
late Lord Holland, and other friends, became early
subscribers to this monument. We are happy that
he is still in health and vigour to do so; we have no
doubt that he will be able to do full justice to the
memory of the persecuted Reformers, without any
unnecessary mixture of acrimonius or vindictive feel-
ing towards the actors in these lamentable proceed-
ings, who may now be safely left to the judgment of
impartial posterity,--Scotsnzun.

THE RAILWAYS AND CANALS TO BIRMINGHAM AND
LIVERPOOL.-It was stated by Captain Huish, in his
evidence before the Railway Committee, while explain-
ing why the Grand. Junction Railway was exposed to
greater canal competition than the London and Birming-
ham, that the canal which competes with the latter is
149 miles in length, and has no fewer than 172 locks,
whereas the Grand Junction Railway is situated between
two canals, one of which is sharter than the railway, and
has only 66 locks. The other canal is 18 or 19 miles
longer than the railway. The two canals compete with
each other and the railway.—Railway Record.