The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday after-
noon in an open carriage and four ; the Hon. Colonel Grey
and Colonel Bouverie, the Equerries in Waiting on the her
Majesty and the Prince, attending on horseback,
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess
Royal were taking an airing yesterday in a carriage and four,
accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace last evening,
included hit Excellency Ali Effendi, his Excellency General
Sancho, the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Earl of Liverpool, and
the Earl of Aberdeen.
The band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards was in
ettendance at the Palace during dinner.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, left town at ten o'clock yesterday morning
for Frogmore. Her Royal Highness returned to her residence,
Clarence House, soon after six o'clock.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta
Somerset, went to Kew yesterday, returning to Cambridge
House in the evening.
His Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe Meiningen, at-
tended by the Baron d'Erffa, arrived at Marlborough House
at twelve o'clock yesterday, from Bushy House, Bushy Park,
the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager. His Se-
rene Highness left town at four o'clock for Bushy.
The Lord Chancellor, Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wel-
lington, Lord Wharncliffe, Earl of Ripon, Lord Stanley, Sir
James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and other
Cabinet Min sters, attended the investigation at the Home-
office yesterday. After the examination, Sir Robert Peel
went so Buckingham Palace. _ _

3srs. G. Robinson, R. Bryden, C. Hibble, and a Deputation
on the Liverpool Improvement Bill, had an interview with the
Earl of Ripon yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade.
A Deputation, including Alesrrs. Thomson, Brooke, and
Brice, had an interview on Tuesday with tha. Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, at the Office of the Board of Trade, on the Copy-
right of Designs Bill.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday.
The Lords present were the Lord President, Lord Wynford,
Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Erskine, the
Judge of the Prerogative Court, and the Judge of the Admi-
ralty Court.
.11r. Pemberton, Queen's Counsel, and Mr. Burge, Queen's
Counsel, were heard for the respective parties, in an appeal
from St. Lucia, " Gahan v. Laffette " (rehearing).
Lord Brougham gave judgment on the part of their Lord-
ships.
The Queen's Advocate for the appellant, and Dr. Addams
and Mr. Hope for the respondent, were heard on an appeal
from the Court of Arches, " Fiske Goodeve Harrison v.
Harrison."
Mr. Justice Erskine gave judgment on an appeal heard at
former sittings, from t3engal, "Maharajah Mitterjut Singh v.
to pay his own casts.
Heirs of Jesurent Singh." Their Lordships affirmed the
decree of the Court below, so far as annulling the sale of the
judgment on an appeal
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jaculhr punadruteyliKvezdtby
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from
Bengal.
Their Lordships reverted the decree of the Sudder Dewanny
Adawlut, and confirmed the decree of the Provincial Court.
Sir John and Lady Gerard have left Farrance's Hotel, Bel-
grave-street, for their seat, New Hall, Warrington.

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RUMOURED " AFFAIR OF HONOUR."—The on dit
of Saturday night last, amongst the lovers of gossip in our
town, was that an "affair of honour " 'had, in the course
ed individual
summoned the driver of Mr. Morris's car, of the afternoon, come off in some secluded spot near the
sand-hills beyond Bootle. The story, such as it
169; from
iSsa, turrcalna \s' aafstertfloololnowsa:_resipecboutat three o'clock on
the stand, end ordered him to drive to the house of Mr.
Bites, the Boar's Head, Drury-lane. The car was driven
to the place ordered, and the driver was requested to ac-
company the gentleman to the shop of Messrs. Powoll
and Williams, gun and pistol-makers. The gentleman
there desired to be furnished with a pair of duelling-
, pistols, powder, ball, and percussion-caps. He left on
these a deposit of three sovereigns, giving his name and
address, and saying he would try the pistols, and, if he
did not like them, return thdin on Monday. Ile returned,
accompanied by the driver to• the Boar's-head, where,
with two other persons; he got into a car, which was,
by order of the parties, driven to the sandhills beyond
Bootle. The three then got out and adjourned
to some distance, when, presently, the carman heard
two pistol-shots. He rail to the spot, where he saw
that one of the gentlemen had been wounded in the
arm. lie was ordered to return to his car, where, in a
few minutes, he was joined by the party, the members of
which not in, and ordered him to drive back to Liverpool.
One of the individuals remarked to the other, as
they took their seats, "I could have shot you, if I had
thought proper." Such are the incidents which we have
gathered relative to this piece of gossip, and we have no
doubt of their truth. Whether the two principals and
the one second who went to the ground so lovingly in
the car intended merely to send forth a rumour through
the mouth of the carman, or whether they were really
silly enough to tight a real duel, w%e cannot say. We
leave the matter to future investigation.—Liverpool.4lbion.
THE LIVE:RU.3M. AND GLASGOW STEAM-SDIP AD-
stian L.—This favourite vessel arrived hers on Friday, after a
remarkably short passage from Greenock. It is with pleasure
we observe her resume her place between Liverpool and Glas-
gow, for, without disparagement to others, the Admiral is, to
our taste, as fine a first-class steamer as is to be met with in
this country. She is of the same class and description as the
Achilles, and, from what we can learn, is of greater length of
keel than the famed Boston and Halifax steam-ships. Although
the speed, elegance, and comfort of the Admiral are so well
known to travellers, we recommend every person who can ap-
preciate a fine steam-ship to go view the Admiral.-_erpoo
Albion. - : -