The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday morning the Queen,
Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal, left the Castle a
few minutes before ten o'clock, escorted by a party of the
Royal Horse Guards, under the command of the Hon.
George Watson Milles, for the Farnborough station of
the South-Western Railway.
Her Majesty and the Prince were conducted to their
carriage, at the Grand Entrance, by the Hon. Misses
Stanley and Hamilton, the Earl of Hardwicke, and the
Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay.
The royal suite in attendance on the Queen and Prince
Albert consisted of the Lady in Waiting, the Countess
of Charlemont, and the Equerries in Waiting, Colonel
the Hon. Charles Grey, and Major-General Sir Edward
Bowater.

The royal party left the Farnborough station by a
special train for the Gosport terminus, to proceed from
thence to the Clarence Yard, to embark on board the
Lightning steamer for Osborne House, Isle of Wight.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, and the
Princess Alice, were taken for pony and walking exer-
cise yesterday.
This morning the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and
the Princess Alice, were taken an airing.

Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of
Baden, attended by the Baroness de Strumfeder and
Baron Roth de Schreckenstein, dined with their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on
Saturday, at their residence at Kew. In the evening
the Grand Duchess of Baden, the Duchess of Cambridge,
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklen-
burgh Strelitz, and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl,
left Kew for town, attended by the Baroness de Strum-
Feder, Baron de Schreckenstein, Baron Knesebeck, and
Mr. Edmond Mildmay, and honoured the Italian Opera
with their presence, Their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz afterwards re-
turned to Kew. _ _

The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden attended Di-
vine service yesterday morning in the chapel of the
Austrian Embassy. Baroness de Strumfeder and Baron
de Schreckenstein were in waiting on her Royal Highness.
His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire paid his respects
to the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, at the Duke
of Hamilton's residence in Portman-square.
The Earl of Aberdeen and Sir James Graham had
interviews with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday morning.
Sir R. Peel left town on Saturday for the Isle of Wight,
on a visit to her Majesty.
Lord Stanley arrived in town on Saturday evening
from Knowsley Hall, Lancashire.
Dispatches from the Governors of New Zealand and
St. Helena were received on Saturday at the Colonial
Office. _

The Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Ormonde, Lords Cawdor, Tyrconnell, Ernest
Bruce, and Parker, attended Divine Service yesterday in
the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Prayers were read
by the Rev. C. Packe, the Lessons by the Rev. Dr.
Knapp, and the Communion Service by. the Rev. Dr.
Sleath. The Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr.
Sleath. The Anthem, " 0 how amiable" (Dr. Greene)
was sung by Messrs. Francis, Bennett, and Bradbury.
Mr. Turle presided at the Organ.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE
ISLE OF WIGHT.
COWES, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—The Queen and
Prince Albert and the Princess Royal arrived here yes-
terday afternoon from Windsor. The royal party were
conveyed by special train from the Farnborough sta-
tion to Gosport, and thence to the island in the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert. In consequence of the royal
yacht being in the hands of the painters and embellishers,
who are preparing her for her Majesty's summer excur-
sions, it was not intended to make use of her upon the
present occasion, and the Lords of the Admiralty had
ordered the Black Eagle from Woolwich to Portsmouth,
to embark her Majesty, but the disaster which occurred
to that vessel on her passage, and compelled her to put
back, created an unforeseen difficulty. In this emergency
the Hecate steam-sloop, fitting alongside the dock yard,
was ordered to be got ready, but being by no means in a
fit state to receive her Majesty, the order was counter-
manded. and the royal yacht was ordered to be brought
from her moorings and put in the best state of prepara-
tion possible under the circumstances.
As soon as the royal party embarked on board the
royal yacht, that vessel immediately got under weigh,
and proceeded out of the harbour. The men-of-war
saluted and manned their yards, and as the yacht passed,
the batteries also saluted. The Eagle, lying at Spithead,
with the flag of Rear-Admiral Inglefield, manned her
yards, and fired a royal salute when the yacht passed
through that anchorage • and upon arriving at Cowes,
salutes were fired from the Castle, and the Royal Yacht
Squadron Club House. In consequence of the severity
of the weather, and the Elbe and other rivers being frozen,
there was a large fleet of foreign merchant vessels waiting
in the Medina river until the ices shall have cleared away.
The whole of these vessels saluted her Majesty, and kept
up a lengthened fire with such ordnance as they had
on board. Her Majesty landed opposite the Medina
hotel, where the royal carriages were in waiting to
convey her and Prince Albert and their suite to Osborne
House. The dinner party last evening consisted of her
Majesty and Prince Albert, Sir Robert Peel, Lady Can-
ning, Miss Stanley, General Wemyss, Colonel Grey,
Colonel Bowater, and Mr. Anson. The royal party will
return on Tuesday.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, SUNDAY.—Yesterday, about half-past two,
the royal yacht came into the road, and the royal party
and suite proceeded up the harbour in the royal barge
under salutes from the Hamburgh ship, Phoenix, Capt.
Sohst, from the Danish ship, Franziska, Capt. Baur, and
from the batteries at the Castle, and at the Royal Yacht
Squadron House. The numerous foreign ships in the
roads and harbour were all decorated with flags as was
the whole line of shore ; there was a fine breeze from
the north-west, which showed to advantage the flags of
ten different nations hoisted in honour of the royal
visitors. Just before the barge reached the landing place
the Oriental steam-ship, Queen, Capt. Russell, com-
menced firing, as did Capt. Johansen from the Hamburgh
ship off the wharf. The day was very fine and the as-
semblage on the quays:very large. A few minutes before
three her Majesty landed, and was received with the
most hearty cheers of the inhabitants and the masters
of the foreign vessels in the port, about 30. The royal
party proceeded to Osborne in three carriages, escorted
by a party of gentlemen on horseback. Her Majesty
and Prince Albert walked this morning through the
grounds of Osborne, coming out by the Norris gate
where a carriage was waiting for them, in which they
took a morning drive. The royal party, it is under-
stood, are only down to give directions for the intended
enlargement of the house for the reception of her Ma-
jesty in July next; the present stay will only be till
Tuesday next.

THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, for April, con-
tains many highly attractive papers. We may parti-
cularly allude to the story called "The Left-Hand Glove,
or Circumstantial Evidence." Miss Agnes Strickland
has furnished a narrative of equal interest, entitled
" Kate Wilson." The " Passages in the Lives of Cele-
brated Statesmen of Europe" affords us a clever bio-
graphy of that distinguished diplomatist, Baron Bulow ;
and much entertainment will be found in an article
headed " What we're doing and what we're coming to."
The papers entitled " A Field Day with the Portu-
guese," and " An Excursion up the Oronooko," vary the
contents very agreeably. To these we have to add
clever contributions from Mrs. Trollope, Mr. Maxwell,
the Author of "The Talleyrand Papers," and the Author
of " Peter Priggins ;" an admirable artistic article,
called " Conver:ations in the National Gallery ;" and an
able review of the great historical work of M. Thiers.
ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE MORNING AND
EVENING NEWSPAPER COMPOSITORS.—On Saturday
evening last a numerous and respectable assemblage of
the above-named body of the daily press had their
annual festivity at the Freemasons' Tavern, at which
establishment they had often assembled previously. The
dinner was, as usual, of the best description, and nothing
was wanting on the part of the stewards to promote the
necessary comforts of the evening(the only one in the week
that can be enjoyed by that portion of the business). The
chair was ably filled by Mr. Irons, and, throughout the
evening, there was no want of harmony, for the bestexer-
tions were used by Messrs. Parker, Woodham, Marsden,
Brimmer, Scott, German, Thomson, Slythe, M'Ardell,
Alford (professional), &c , to contribute their utmost to
the comforts of those around them.