The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Lord John Russell and the Earl of Clarendon had
audiences of the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
took a drive in the afternoon in an open landau and
four, accompanied by the Princess of Hohenlohe Lan-
genburg and the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe. Lord
C. Fitzroy and Colonel Seymour attended on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on horse-
ack in the forenuon, attended by his Equerry in
Waiting.
Fier Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg yesterday at Buck-
ingham Palace.
Her Majesty give a dinner party in the evening ; the
company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, her
Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg,
their Serene Highnesses the Princess Adelaid e and Prince
Victor of Hohenlobe, the Earl and Countess of Clanwil-
liam, Lady A. M. Dawson, Baroness De Speth, Lord G.
Lennox, Lord and Lady Elcho, Lord and Lady Lyttl-
ton, the Right Hon., Sir E. Blakeney, Lieut.-General
Sii J. Burgoyne, Sir Charles Lyell, and the Gentleman
in Waiting to the Duke of Cambridge.

Lord John Russell arrived at his residence in Ches-
ham-place, at half-past 2 o'clock a.m., yesterday, from
Dover. His lordship paid a visit to Viscount Palmer-
ston, at his residence, in Piccadilly, in the forenoon, and
afterwards, with the noble Viscount, attended the
Cabinet Council, held at half-past 1 o'clock p.m., at the
Foreign-office, Downing-street.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office, yes-
terday, from the Governor of Canada and from-the Go-
vernors of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal.

The issue of orders to view the apartments at Windsor
Castle lately occupied by the Emperor and Empress of
the French has commenced, but the number of those
who ba,'e hitherto availed themselves of the privilege is
inconsiderable. On Friday about 70 persons were ad-
mitted, on Saturday not more than 6, and yesterday
about 12. A written application, addressed to the
Lord Chamberlain's office, St. James's Palace, London,
would procure an immediate order for the applicant and
friends, not exceeding six.
SIR HENRY BISHOP.—The announcement, a short
time ago, that this highly-distinguished English com•
poser laboured under pecuniary embarrassment as well
as acute bodily infirmity, was received with so much
commiseration by the musical public that we have no
doubt the proposition now made (and being carried into
effect), to raise by subscription such an amount as will
enable his friends to relieve him from his difficulties and
insure for him a moderate degree of comfort during his
remaining days, will be cordially responded to and effec-
tually promoted. Sir George Smart, Mr. Mitchell (of
Bond-street), Dr. Daniel, and Mr. Addison have formed
themselves into a committee with this object, and to ady
of these gentlemen, as also to the Regent-street branch
of the Union Bank of London, subscriptions may be
paid.

GRAY'S INN, April 30. —At a pension of the Honour.
able Society of Gray's Inn, holden this day, Charles Ro-
bertson Griffiths, Esq., and John Rodham Carr, Esq.,
LL.D., were called to the degree of barrister-at-law.
INNER TEMPLE, Monday, April 30.—The undermen-
tioned gentlemen were this day called to the bar by the
H onourable Society of the Inner Temple :—John Sim-
mnods, Esq., M.A. (certificate of honour) ; John Richard
Eaton, Esq., B.A. ; Charles Henry Alderson, Esq.,
B.A- ; William Cayley Worsley, Esq. ; William Downes
Gril tith, Esq., B.A. , Charles John Clay, Esq., B.A. ;
Rol, ert Albion Pritchard, Esq., B.C.L. ; and Thomas
William Daniel, Esq., B.A.

L 21COLN'S-INN, April 30.—The undermentioned gen-
flew en were this day called to the degree of barrist -
Cecili_E\
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Trevor,JDoehd Esq.,eCi
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Francise (dllllPyb nuiesa(7l3:Li:aonotneri
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law by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's-inn, viz. :—ahear.at.
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lan, -I, Esc] , Charles Buxton Musgrave, Esq., Norman
Mac lerAl Ferrers, Esq., Leonard Benton Seeley, Esq.,
Hen's •pf Smith, Esq., Francis Georg
Boil, cao, Esq., and Lawrence Oliphant, Esq.
y, ,sterday evening the Lord Mayor and the Lady
May( Tess gave a banquet at the Mansion-house. Among
the c( moony present were Mes e
srs. Aldermn Hunter,
Sidne3 ~ Finnis, ()tibia, M.P., and Kennedy ; the Depu-
ties an .d members of the wards of Coleman-street, Tower,
Langb ourn, Cheap, Captain Middleton, RN
their ladies.
~ Lieute-
nant-Clolonel Cowell, Captain Hastings, and
Covers r "were laid for 100. The Lord Mayor took occa-
sion during the evening to give, among other toasts,
that of "The Emperor of the French " (which was en-
thusiast ically responded to) on his very happy escape
from de uger at the hands of an assassin.