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

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COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert, his Majesty the jag
of the Belgians, the ladies and gentlemen of the roY
suite ar:43 the Domestic Household attended Ditinc set"
vice yesterday morning in the Chapel Roy-al, Bucking'
ham Palace. The sermon was preached by the Disll4
of London. Prayers were mad by the Hon. and Iler'
Charles Leslie Courtenay.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort, accompanied bi
their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgitas
went on Saturday morning, in the char- a-bane, to Bush/
House, Bushy Park, to pay a visit to her West)* tho
Quern Dowager. The Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady it
Waiting to the Queen ; the Baroness de Hooghvers
Dame d'Honneur to the Queen of the Belgians ; Cole'?
Buckley, Equerry to the Queen ; and Colonel Bouverfet
Equerry to Prince Albert, were in attendance 0114
august party, and occupied seats in the char-a-bane. Thy
royal party left town at a quarter-past twelve o'clock-
The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duchess
Ida of Saxe Weimar, and the Princesses and Prince
Herrmann of Saxe Weimar, received her august visitor
on their arrival at Bushy House. A dejeune was see
afterwards served to the whole of the illustrious party
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Majesty and the Prince, and their Belgiclit
Majesties, returned to Buckingham Palace at half-pit
six o'clock.
Baron de Langen, Attache. of the Prussian Leg
had the honour of delivering to his Royal flighae'
Prince Albert two of the new fine helmets of the Pre hi's
sian Infantry and Cavalry Guards, as a present from
Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken
airing on Saturday in an open carriage and four, aeli
panied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. His R°
Highness Prince Alfred was taken an airing on Satur
in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. Yesterda4
the Royal Family were taken their accustomed wall'
and rides.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, ace
companied by the Princess Mary, attended Divine see;
vice yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel, Sod,
Audl•y-street. Lady Augusta Cadogan and iltr-
inond Mildmay were in waiting on the Royal Ducheasi:A
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attenu4
Divine service yesterday morning in the chapel of
Orphan Asylum in the Westminster-road. • lei
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester vial
the Duchess of Cambridge on Saturday at Cambricir,
House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchesd
Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, he'
noured the Italian Opera with their presence on Se'a,
day evening.
A deputation, consisting of the Marquis of Lon d 011;
derry, the Marquia*of Downshire, Lord Newry, Sir Jea-
slt
M"raggart, Bart., M.P., Colonel Hunter Blair, an ou
John Rennie, had an interview with Sir Robert
Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street•
A deputation consisting of Colonel Conolly,
Berners, and Mr. Stewart, had an interview on Saj
day with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his offi
residence in Downing-street. • ter
The Marquis of Ely, and a deputation, had an°
view on Saturday with Sir Robert Peel.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England -kw.
meeting on Saturday afternoon at the office in W"-
hall-place. There were present the Bishops of L 0070(
Bangor, Hereford, Rochester, and Worcester, the Bar"
Besborough, and the Dean of Westminster.
Sir John Pelly had an interview with Sir Ge°tge
Clerk on Saturday at the office of the Board of Trade,,t,
Peel.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Coloa'
office from the Governor of Gibraltar. it)
The Marquis of Clanricarde had an interview w
Sir R. Peel on Saturday. Act
The Duke of Wellington attended the early Ser;eo
yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Frell,-41
were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The Sermon of
preached by the Rev. Dr. Sleath.- The Duke dl%•ei
ba'
Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis of Salisbury ; dog,
Germans, Wilton, and Lincoln ; Lords 131110
Cadogan, Zetland, and Alford, attended the daily Sweri
' yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. rriltho
were read by the Rev. J. Haden, the Lessons bY theßev. Dr. Vivian. The Sermon was preached b)'
Rev. Dr. Sleath. The Athem was, " I have set V'-
: Mr. Knyvett presided at the organ.
Sir R. Peel had a dinner party on Saturday at his "."
dente in Whitehall-gardens.

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PORTSMOUTH (ATMOSPHEL.I2O)
DIRECT RAILWAY. the
On Saturday a meeting of the shareholders dais
Portsmouth Direct (Atmospheric) Railway was hek
the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of °lmo'
into consideration what steps ought to be taken in ioit,
sequence of the late favourable decision of the CO
tee of the House of Commons.
oe
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R. Wilkinson, Esq., Chairman of the Croydon -
pany, was called to the chair. oder
The CHAIRMAN briefly stated the circumstances a°
which the meeting had assembled. They were all sftteo
or the favourable decision which the Select COX ° ie
of the House of Commons had given in reference temcji
Portsmouth Direct Line. At their last meeting, ;04
was immediately after the adverse decision of the .00
of Trade, it had been agreed to carry the goeset.Los
Parliament ; but the directors came under a P 1 'boot
compliance with the wishes of the meeting' vat
the expenses should not exceed ten shillitt.,;ooo
share. Owing to the protracted and '"-pot is
contest which the promoters of the
op,
mouth scheme had to encounter from the London
South-Western and the London and Brighton, IP,e,•
esf
penses had already exceeded the limit of ten thi,lijer
per share ; and as they were threatened with a fort 0I
opposition in the House of Lords, the Directors
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came to ask the Shareholders to withdraw the ii°lll.ol
ten shillings, and place the whole of the deposit
21. 10s. per share at their disposal. This was the P.OOll
necessary, as their opponents would measure the stre.o'
of the Portsmouth Company by the amount of the' to
sources. Two resolutions, the one withdrawly
limit of ten shillings, and the other placing the I'l°oo
the deposits at the disposal of the Directors, were
put and carried without a dissentient voice.
In answer to a question from a Shareholder,
of to
CUBITT stated that he fully expected that five miles el to
atmospheric railway, from the Dartmouth Arno" pt
Epsom, would be opened at the end of the prno,
month, or at the very latest in the first week of Aticee
It was his intention, if it met with the concurren,
the Directors, to open the line in the first inst ail'
gratuitously, for the purposes of experiment before Firopi
ing it to the public. His object in this was to see if
improvement could be made in the working.
In answer to a question from the CHAIRMAN, 01
Mr. CUBITT, stated that in laying down the line Mod
made various improvements on the Kings's° her°
I)alkey line, and he had no doubt that the atmosP-ot,
principle was susceptible of still further improYe°loo
All great discoveries underwent great improve°
after they were first made known. • *id
The CHAIRMAN begged to take that opportur.:.`zpi
stating that so far from the faith of the D;- s beet
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shaken in the atmospheric it w-as str"
than ever. _
In answer
a question put by a SuaitEnoLDEl4-410
Mr. Ctinirr made a similar observation. The five Imo.
to be opened at the end of this month, or in the Id
ning of August, would completely test the applica, el
of the atmospheric principle, for it so happened tb°' cibob
would have, in that fire miles, an opportunity of meet,
and answering every objection and supposed diffieu.aes,
atmospheric traction, started in the recent Cornell
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the House of Commons. • 13'06
vote of thanks was then given to the Chair
after which the meeting separated.

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