The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal, and at-
tended by the Lady in Waiting, Lady Portman, took an airing
yesterday in an open carriage and four. The Equerry in
Waiting, the Hon. Colonel Grey, was in attendance on
horseback.
Sir William Magnay and Mr. Brice Pearse were presented
to his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday at Buckingham
Palace, by Sir James Graham.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday morning, attended by Sir Edward Bowater, Equerry
in Waiting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by
the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taken an airing yesterday
in an open carriage and four.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday after-
noon at a meeting of the Commission for promoting and en-
couraging the Fine Arts, in the rebuilding the Palace of West-
minster. His Royal Highness arrived at Gwydyr House at
half-past two o'clock, attended by Major-General Sir Edward
Bowater, Equerry in Waiting.
The Commissioners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Earl of Lincoln, Lord Colborne, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Mr.
Hallam, and Mr. Wyse.
At half-past four o'clock, his Royal Highness and the Com-
missioners, attended by Mr. Eastlake, the Secretary, went to
inspect the collection of statues, which are shortly to be exhi-
bited in Westminster Hall. _ _

Lady Portman has succeeded the Countess of Gaimborough
as the Lady in Waiting to her Majesty. Lord Rivers ha,
relieved the Marquis of Ormonde in the duties of Lord in
Waiting to her Majesty, and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore has suc-
ceeded Colonel Berkeley Drummond aslthe Groom in Waiting
to her Majesty.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by Lady Portman,
Hon. Miss Paget, Hon. Miss Liddell, Lord Rivers, Hon.
Colonel Grey, and Major General Sir Edward Bowater,
honoured the Italian Opera with their presence yesterday

evening.
Royal Highne the Duke of Cambridge, attended by
5,;,; Jaincs Reynett, went latt evening to the Sheriffs' Fund

Dower.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the
Duchess of Cambridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Edward
of Saxe Weimar, honoured Mrs. Lawrence with their com-
pany yesterday afternoon, at her residence at Ealing Park.
After the fete, the Duchess of Cambridge returned to her resi-
dence at Kew, and the Duchess of Gloucester and Prince Ed-
ward of Saxe We:mar returned to town.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the
Duke of Cambridge honoured Colonel Wyndham with their
company at dinner, on Monday, at his residence in Grosve-
nor-place.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet-
ing yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-place. There
were -present the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor,
Chester, Chichester, Lincoln, Rochester, Salisbury, and Wor-
cester, the Lord President of the Council, the Earl of Besho-
rough, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, the Right Hon. H.
Hobhouse, the Right Hon. J. Nichol!, and the Dean of West-
minster.
The Earl of Powis had an audience with the Earl of Dalhou-
sie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Mr. George Sheldrick had an interview with the Bishop of
London yesterday.
His Excellency M. Declel had an interview with Lord Aber-
deen yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office,
from the Governor of Gibraltar.

Viscount and Viscountess Berehaven have left F'arrance's
Hotel, for their seat at Bantry, Ireland.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday.
The Lorda present—Lord Brougham, the Vice-Chancellor
Knight Bruce, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and
the Judge of the Admiralty Court.
Mr. Martin, Queen's Counsel, was heard on an appeal from
Canada, " Tobin v. Munson."

WILSON'S ENTERTAINMENTS.—On Monday even-
ing Mr. Wilson gave his favourite selection of songs at Store-
street, and was greeted by a numerous and fashionableassembly.
Many of the songs were those which Mr. Wilson has sung for
years, but which never lose their freshness and interest, when
given as he alone can give them, as was abundantly testified
on Monday night by the hearty plaudits of the audience. Next
Monday evening Mr. Wilson announced he should give his
famous Jacobite entertainments—The Adventures of Prince
Charles, for the last time, on which occasion, we hear, that the
boys of the Caledonian Asylum are to be present, in the garb
of old Gaul, and many gentlemen besides, in their National
costume. This cannot fail to throw an additional interest over
the spirit-stirring strains of the '45, and we anticipate a de-
lightful evening.
BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL JUNCTION..—AII impor-
tant scheme has attracted considerable attention in the City,
viz., the Bristol and Liverpool Junction Railway, the principal
feature of which is a fixed bridge over the Severn at the Old
Passage. The evidence given in the South Wales Committee
on Friday has established the practicability of the undertaking.
A bridge over the estuary, twenty-eight miles below Glouces-
ter, would be a work of great national and local importance
commanding as it would the entire traffic between the south-
western portion of England and the whole of South Wales. To
Bristol it would be of great benefit. Any scheme of a direct
railway communication northward from Bristol would be in-
complete and comparatively useless without a bridge over the
Severn ; as not only would the passengers be still liable to the
dangers of the Ferry, but Bristol would be denied the advan-
tage of her conveying her produce into the great mineral dis-
tricts of Monmouthshire, South Wales, and the Forest of Dean,
by railway ; whole Liverpool, the competing port, would have
no obstacle to contend with. The Admiralty has already de-
cided against the Hock Crib-bridge, as being an impediment to
the free navigation of the river ; and, we understand, it is in-
tended to obviate that difficulty by carrying the bridge at the
01.1 Passage from cliff to cliff, above the masts of passing yes-
sels.—Morning Paper.
MEMOIRS OF SOPHIA DOROTHEA.—We are re-
quested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-
street, has this day published " Memoirs of Sophia Dorothea,
Consort of George I. ; including her Diary of the Conversa-
tions of various Distinguished Personages of her Times, and
Selections from her correspondence, now first published from
the Originals," in 2 vols. Bvo., with Portraits, price 28s.
bound, which can now be had of booksellers. Mr. Colburn
has also just published :-2. Vol. 8 of Miss Strickland's
Lives of the Queens of England, comprising Henrietta Maria
and Catharine of Braganza, Consorts of Charles I. and IL-
-3. Sybil; or. the Two N,zOnns, by B. Fri,raeli, E q.,M.P.,
Author of " Coningshy," 3 vols'.-4. Memoirs of Prince
Charles Stuart, commonly called " The Young Pretender,"
with Notices of the Rebellion in 1745. By C. L. Klose, Esq.
2 vols. Bvo., with Portrait, 245. bound.