The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen will hold a Privy Coun-
cil on Thursday next, the 20th inst., at the Castle. The
Council will be held at half-past two o'clock.
Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the
Princess Augustus of Saxe Cobourg, promenaded in the
vicinity of the Castle some time this morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal were taken their early morning airings in the
grounds around the Castle.
At half-past twelve o'clock her Majesty and her Royal
Consort, and their Royal Highnesses the Prin4 and Princess
of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, attended by Lady.: Portman and
Madame Angelet, left the Castle in the char-a-hanc, to pay a
visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Richmond Park, where the royal party partook of luncheon
with thellloyal Duchess, andafterwards returned to the Castle.
Lord Charles Wellesley was in attendance on horseback.
Sir Henry Wheatley left the Castle to-day.
In the afternoon the Prince of 'Wales, the Princess Royal,
and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing.
His Royal Highness Prince George arrived- at the Castle
this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty.
, Viscount llawarden has arrived at the Castle, and has suc-
ceeded Lord Byron as the Lord in Waiting: to the Queen;
and Captain the Hon. Arthur Duncombe has succeeded
Major-General Sir Frederic Stovin as the Groom in Waiting
to her Majesty.
The royal dinner party this evening will include her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, LadfiAnlra
Dawson, and the Baroness de Speth.
The band of the 2d regiment of Life Gustrds%attended
during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards
attended at the Castle.

His Royal Highness Prince George left town yesterday
afternoon for Windsor Castle.
F. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in Whitehall-gar-
dens yesterday afternoon, from Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.
The Earl of Lonsdale had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence
in Downing-street.

MR. SHRAPNEL AND THE DUKE

OF WELLINGTON.

We published on Monday a letter from the Duke of Wel-
lington to the late Colonel Shrapnel, highly eulogising the
merits of the celebrated shell which bears Ins mime, and for
the invention of which his Grace thought him entitled to
" very ample reward," and professed his readiness " to assist
by every means in his power to procure a reward for Lieute-
nant-Colonel Shrapnel." We now subjoin a letter of some-
what opposite character, addressed to the representative of
Colonel Shrapnel, who during his own lifetime bad been in-
duced, by the Duke's representations of the advantage to the
public service which would arise from the enemy not being
made aware of the peculiar effect of the shells, to forbear
from pressing his claim :

" Strathfieldsaye, April 2, 1842.
" Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his com-
pliments to Mr. Shrapnel.
" Colonel Shrapnel was a gerfant of the public, who ren-
dered services to the public under former Boards of Ordnance.
Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington cannot constitute
himself, or permit others to constitute him, as the solicitor-
general for favours for the families of all who have rendered
service to the public; they must apply to those who are in
office.
" Sir George Murray, the Master-General of the Ordnance,
must be as well informed as the Duke of Wellington of the
merits of Colonel Shrapnel. He is the person to be applied
to, and not the Duke of Wellington, who is not in office.
" He positively declines to apply for Mr. Needham Scrope
Shrapnel in any manner, or to any authority."—Times.