The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace in
an open carriage and four, escorted by a party of Light Dra-
goons, at 25 minutes before three o'clock yesterday after-
noon, for Greenwich, to embark for Blackwall, for the pur-
pose of inspecting the Great Biitain steamer. The Vis-
countess Jocelyn and the Marchioness of Douro, Ladies in
Waiting; and Colonels Arbuthnot and Bouverie, Equerries in
Waiting, followed in tnot'ier carriage and four; and Viscount
Ha‘varden, Lord in 'Waiting; Lord George Lennox, Lord in
Waiting: to Prince Albert; and Sir Frederic Stovin, Groom
in Waiting, followed in a third open carriagaand four.

The ro;-.41 party returned to Buckingham Palace at a quar-
ter past livo o'clock.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday attended by
Colonel Bouverie.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal,
and the Princess Alice, \\ ere taken au airing yesterday hi an
open carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady
Lyttelton.
The Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded the Marchioness of
Douro as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen, and Viscount
Sydney has succeeded Viscount Hawarden as Lord in Wait-
ing to her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Italian Opera
with their presence last evening. The royal suite included
the Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. Miss Devereux, Viscount
Sydney, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Colonel Bouverie. The
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary
Grand Duke and Dachess of M ecklen burgh Strelitz (attended
by Baron linusebeck and Mr. Edmond Mildinay), and the
Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, attended by Baroness de
Strutufeder and Baron Roth de Schreckenstein, also honoured
the Italian Opera with their presence.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House.
The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden lunched with her
daughter the Marchioness of Douglas yesterday, at her re-
.sidence in Connaught-place. Her Royal Highness visited
the Duchess of Kent at Clarence House, St. James's.

Tier Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing in a
carriage yesterday afternoon.
The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, attended by
Baroness dv Struinfeder, Miss Greville, and Baron de Schreck-
enstein, honoured the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess
Dietrichetein with her company at dinner yesterday, at
Chandos House,
The Lord Pravost of Glasgow, Mr. Hastie, and a deputa-
tion from the Scotch Banks, had an interview with Sir Ro-
bert Peel yesterday; at his official residence in Downing-
street.
The Ecclesiastical Corrunissioners for England had a meet-
ing yesterday afternoon, at the Office in Whitehall-place.
There were pri sent the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Bishops of London, Winclolster' Chester, Ely, Hereford,
Lichfield, and Worcester, the Lord President of the Council,
the Secretary of State for the Hone Department, the Judge
of the Admiralty Court, the Earl ol.Lesborough, the Earl of
Chichester, and Lord Ashley.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy-
Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday.
Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Coionial-office,
from the Governor of the Mauritius.
Lady and Miss Hesketh arrived at Farrance's Hotel, on
Monday, from Paris.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 22.
The following Bills were presented and read a first time :
Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2).
South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester).
South Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal and Extension of
Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway).

The following Bills were read a second time, and committed,
and referred to the Committee of Selection :
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Portsmouth Extension).
Preston and Wyre Railway Branches.
Scottish Midland Junction Railway.
Exeter and Crediton Railway.
Zgloumonth and Hereford Railway.

The following Bills were referred to the Select Committee
on Standing Orders :
North Wales Mineral Railway.
Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

Waterford and Limerick Railway,—Report from Select
Committee on Standing Orden read; Bill ordered to be
brought in by Viscount Adare, Mr. Wyse, Mr. John O'Brien,
and Mr. Stafford O'Brien, _ _

London, Worcester, and South Staffordshire Railway (Ex-
tension from Dudley to Wolverhampton ),—Report from Select
Committee on Standing Orders read; Bill ordered to be
brought in by Mr. Robert Clive, Mr. Tancred, and Mr.
Benbow.

Standing Orders Committee,—Resolutions reported;
L " That, in the case of the Chum et Valley petition, the
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with.
2. " That, in the case of the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neil-
ston Direct Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought to
be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed
with their Bill upon omitting clause 22, empowering them to
make Branch Railways under certain regulations.
3. " That, in the case of the Worcester and South Staf-
fordshire Railway (Extension from Dudley to Wolverhamp-
ton) petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed
with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their
Bill upon omitting clause 30, empowering them to make
Branch Railways under certain regulations :—And that the
Committees on this and the preceding Bill do examine, in the
first place, how far such Order has been complied with, and
do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill.
4. "That, in the case of the Hull and Gainsborough Rail-
way petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed
with.

5. " That, in the case of the Waterford and Limerick Rail-
way petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed
with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their

6. " That, in the case of the Gloucester and Dean Forest
Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis-
pensed with.

" That, in the case of the East. Dereham and Norwich
Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis-
pensed with."
Second, Third, and Fifth Resolutions agreed to. Report to
lie on the table.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
North Wales Railway,—Secoud reading, Monday, April 28.
Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway,—Report,
Thursday, April 24.
Leeds and Bradford Railway Extension (Shipley to Colne
—Report, Thursday, April 24. ),
lifiWest London Railway,—Committee on petition, Monday,
Harwich Railway,—Committee on petition, Monday, May 5.
London and Brighton (Dorking Branch) Railway,—Com-
mittee on petition, postponed frock Friday 25th till Monday,
April 28.
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway,—Select Committee
on Project, adjourned till Thursday, April 24, at twelve.
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway,—Select Committee
on Project, adjourned till Thursday, April 24, at twelve.
Belfast and Ballymena Railway,—Select Committee on
Project, adjourned till Thursday, April 24, at twelve.

FUNERAL OF COLONEL CLlVE.—Yesterday morn-
ing the mortal remains of the late Col. Clive, whose demise was last
week anneunced, were removed from the residence of that gallant
officer's father, E. B. Clive, Elq., Grafton-street, Bond street, for
interment in the family vault at Whatfield, Hereford. The
funeral proces§ion was met at Cumberland-gate by the 'lie Regi.
went et Foot Gnards, of which the deceased Colonel was the officer
in command under the Duke of Wellington, by whom, with drums
muffled, it was escorted to the Paddington railway station. The
coffin from this spot was carried by reliefs of privates from the rest-
Pent. Mr. Clive, the magistrate, was chief mourner.
CNURNET VALLEY RAILWAY.—We are authorised
to state, for the satisfaction of the Shareholders of the
Churnet Valley Railway, that although, contrary to all ex-
pectation, it has been decided by the Standing Orders Corn-
iall not proceed in the present session,
no doubt of ultimate success in con-
iment which they have entered into
Railway Company, and the promoters
to Potteries, and that the important
Arrangement will be fully carried out.

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