The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-02 00:00:00

COUNT CIRCULAR.

Lord Dufferin has succeedad Lord de Tabby as Lord
in Waiting to her Majesty.
A deputation on the sulject of the Metropolitan
Cattle-market had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday, at the Home-office. The deputation consisted
of Mr. H. Taylor (chatrman), Messrs. J. H. Hall, R.
Obbard, U. De Jersey, G. Atchison, and R. Hick, with
the Town aerk, the R,emembrauciir; the Solicitor, and
the Architect.

Lord Msinttagle bad an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Rowl,-orl Hill had
also an interview with the hon. baronet, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
Meetings of the Cathedral Commissioners were held at
:No. 1, New-street, Spring-gardens, on Monday and
yesterday. The commissioners present were the Arch-
bishcp of Canterbury. the Archhi,hop of York, the Mar-
quis of Bla.ndford, M.P., the Bishop of .London, the
Bishop of Oxford, the Ilcn. and Rev. H. M. Villiers,
Sir John Patteson, Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, the Rev.
Cation Selwyn, and Mr. Henry Kingscote (,ecretary). •
Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yeAer-
day to the Governors cf the West India Islands.

The Countesi WalewEla has issued cards f r a grand
assembly, at the residence of the French Embassy, on
Wednetctsy, the 24th inst.
The Conntess Collo:edo will have an as,embly tbia
evening, at the re,idence of the Austrian Legation.

.The Duke of Roxburgh has left the Clarendon for
13tif.At,n.

The Countess of Enniskillen wa, safely delivered of a
daughter on the 28th ultimo, at the family mansion in
Eaton place.
The Earl and Countess of Kintore have arrived at the
Clarendon, from Brighton.

The Earl of Shrewsfairy is making si tour in Italy
His lord.ship is expected to return to England shortly.
Lady Lyndhurst has issued cards for a ball on,Mon,
tiaY next, at the family residence in George-street.

LAUNCH OF TFIE CONQUEROR.--Yesterday afternoon
the line-4-battle ship Conqueror was launehvd from her
Majesty's dockyard at Devenport. The launch took
[place at four o'clock.

The, salaries of the commanders of the Penin,ular and
Oriental Company's fleet have been raied, and iheirf(es
and emoluments from passenger, and-cargo aholisbed.
Mr. Baily has finished .his statue of the Lord Chief
Justice Man3field, and it is now in Westminster-ball,
preparatory to its erection among the other statues in
the vestibu,e of the Houses of Parliament.
Yesterday the two acts passed in the late session on
Merchant Shipping came into force.
Season tickets in connection with the Paris Universal
Exhi'lition, to be available during the whole duration of
the Exhibition, are advertised, the price of each ticket
being 50 francs.
MR. STERNDALE BENNETT'S CONCERTS.—The last of
Mr. Bennett's series of perf,,rmances of classical piano-
forte music was given at the Hanover-square Rooms
last evening. The great room was literally filled to
overflowing; numbers of persons having been unable to
obtain seats.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—ldormation was mount, ro
yesterday that the premises of Mr. J. T. Pattison, 72,
John-street, Stepney, had been entered and plundered
of silver plate, gold and silver watches, gold chains,
jewellery, &c., to the amount of 6001. in value.

A QUERY.--What has become of the submarine ex-
plosive concern which was to clear away the sunk chip,
iu the mouth of Sebastopol roads; and thus give admit-
tance to our fleets ? It is some months since the vt.se,
containing the apparatus was reported to have left ow
shores, and we still hear nothing of its arrival.
Sheffield Examiner.

The Bight Hon. T. B. Macaulay has just been elected
a member of the Royal Academy of Am-t,tr,lam,
class of literature, languages, history, an.l
Together with our compatriot, Jacob Grimm, the grain-
marian ; Ranke, the historian ; Lepsius, the arcigeato-
gist ; .and other learned men of European reputation,
were elected.

CHARING-CTIOSS HOSPlTAL—Yesterday a special ge
eral meeting of the Governors of this institution wa,
held, fn. tEe purpose of electing two assistant surgeons.
The choice of tae Governors fell upon Mr. R. Barwell
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