The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The QueenCouncilthis afternoon
a Privy
at Buckingham Palace. Summonses were issued
yesterday fiom the Privy Council-office to the Minis-
ters and officers of State.
The ceremony of the baptism of the Princess Gan..
romma, daughter of his Highness Prince Vero
Rejunder, ex-Raja of Coorg, took place at one o'clock
yesterday afternoon, in the Private Chapel of Buck-
ingham Palace.
The ceremony was performed by the ArchhisboP of
Canterbury, assisted by the Rev. Lord Wriothesley
Russell, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting, and
the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, Domestic Chspj
lain to her Majesty.
Her Majesty the Queen was pleased to stand spon-
so. The other sponsors were the Viscountess Hara-
inge, Mrs. Drummond, and Sir James Weir Hogg
Bart., Chairman of the East India Company. ,The
Princess was named by her Majesty " Victoria."'
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, their Royal
Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal,
Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, and his High-
ness Prince Vere Rajunder, were present at the
ceremony.
Her Majesty was attended by the Duchess of
Atholl, Mistress of the Robes, the Viscountess Can-
ning, Lady in Waiting, Lady Caroline Barrington,
the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, and the Hon. Flora
Macdonald, Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Mar-
quis, of Exeter, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Byron,
Lord in Waiting, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir
Frederick Stovin, Groom in Waiting, Major-General
Buckley, Equerry in Waiting, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Biddulph, Master of the Household.
The Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole, and
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Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, were in at-
tendance on the rrince.
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Light Cavalry, were also honoured with invitations to
thredoisint,inwghueirsheeldunccirhceloenwwerase
conducted to the dinner-
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served.

Prince Vere Itajunder and the Princess Gauromma
attended by their suite, left the Palace at twenty
minutes past two o'clock.
At three o'clock the Queen held a Court and Privy
Council. At the Court, the Duke of Aufingtenburg,
attended by Chevalier Bunsen, the Prussian Minister,
had an audienee of her Majesty, to which be was in-
troduced by the Earl of Malmesbury, the Queen's
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and
conducted by Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward
Cust, K.C.H, her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
M. de Lossel (Chef de la Cour) was in attendance
on the Duke.

The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen.
The Right Hon. J. C. Herries had an audience of
her Majesty.

The -Queen was graciously pleased to confer the
honour of knighthood on John Kincaid, Esq., late
Captain in the Rifle Brigade and Senior Exon of her
Majesty's Royal Body Guard.
Captain Grant had an audience of the Queen,
kissed hands on appointment, and received from her
Majesty his silver stick of office rs Exon of her Ma-
jesty's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
Lord de Ros, Captain of the Yeomen Guard, pre-
seated the Exons to the Queen.

Sir John Pakington, the Queen's Secretary of
State for the Colonies, presented to her Majesty Te
Rauparara, Chief of the Ngatitoa and Ngatiraukana
tribes, New Zealand.
The Lord President of the Council had an audi-
ence of her Majesty.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the
Lord Privy S:-‘al, the First Lord of the Treasury,
the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and
Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, the First Lord f the Admiralty, the President
of the Board of Control, the President of the Board of
Trade, the Postmaster-General, the Lord Steward,
the Lord Chamberlain and the Groom of the Stole
to the Prince. Atof thepa
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Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
The Right lion. George Banker, Judge-Advocate-
General, had an audience of the Queen, and sub-
mitted to her Majesty the proceedings of some courts-
martial.

The Queen was attended by the Captain! of the
Yeomen of the Guard, the Marquis of Anglesey,
Gold Stick in Waiting, the Vice-Chamberlain, the)
Controller of the Household, Lord Byron, Lord in.
Waiting, and Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom in
Waiting.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel Bouverie, went to Wormwood Scrubs at ten
o'clock yesterday morning. His Royal Highness
returned to Buckingham Palace at half-past twelve
o'clock.

The Queen and Prince Albert received by electric
telegraph on Tuesday evening the melancholy news
of the death of Count Mensdorff-Pouilly, who died at
Vienna on the evening of the 28th inst., after a pro..
tracted illness. Her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness were, in consequence, prevented being present at
the St. James's Theatre .on Tuesday evening, and
have recalled the invitations to the Palace for yester-
giMarlaslesty, and
day and to-morrow. Count Mensdorff had married
the eldest sister of the late Duke of Saxe Coburg_ and
Sing of Belgians, Gotha, her Royal Highness the Duchess of •Kent,
consequentlyand his M aje satymtahteernKailn and was
paternal uncle to his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
He died in his 76th year, a distinguished ornament of
the Austrian army, and universally beloved and re-
spected by his relations and all who knew him. The
Count has left three Sons in the Austrian military ser-
vice, of whom the second is now Military Plenipo-
tentiary at the Court of St. Petersburgh.
H H
er Royal ighness the Duchess of Kent, at.
tended by. Baroness do Speth, went to Frogmore
yesterday morning. er Royal High
-ness returned
to her residence, Clarence-house, St, James's last
evening.
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Lord Belhaven transacted business yesterday at the
Railway, Department of the Board of Trade.
Mr. George Hudson, M.P., had an interview on
Tuesday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer at his
official residence in Downing-street, to present a me-
morial from Sunderland.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office
yesterday from the Governor of South Australia.

THE MARIONETTES.—There is no foundation for
the report that a distinguished member of this company is
about to contest the representation of Lincoln at the ap-
proaching election. Nevertheless, Mr. Albany Brown would
prove at least as efficient a senator as the present Honourable
and Gallant Member for Great Tom.

Mr. G. V. BROOKE.—This English tragedian
lately hired the Astor Place Opera House, New York, for
dramatic performances. Finding that the "legitimate"
did not succeed, he introduced a troupe of monkeys,
whereupon an injunction against him was issued by
the proprietors of the house. Thus far the monkeys
have triumphed, having appeared one night to .01
enraptured audience. The move for an injunction
is not yet decided. The .New York Herald 0,2•1.1__,_10
the monkeys ought to win, and says—" We do not think:
that there exists any reasonable ground of complaint against
their performances, particularly in view of the fact that the
owners of the Astor-place Opera-house have lately let it out
to a juggler, for the exhibition of tricks of legerdemain, the
manufacture of hasty puddings in the bottom of gentlemen's
hats, and the production of hens' eggs ad mitt(); with other
classic performances.
DODGING THE RESPONSIBILTY.-7" Sirl ' said Fiery-
faces, the lawyer, to an unwilling witness. " Sir, do you
say, uponyouroath, that Bliinpkins is a dishonest man?" "I
didn't say he was ever accused of being an honest man, did
I?" replied Pipkins. " Does.thn Court understand you to
say. Mr. Pipkius, that the plalliitiff s reputation is bad?" in-
quired the Judge, merely putting the question to keep his
eyes open. '° I didn't say it was good, I reckon." " Sir,"
said Fieryfaces, " sir-r, upon your oath—mind, upon yout
oath —you say
that Bl,l,mpkins is a rogue, a villain, and a
thief?" "You sal' so, NS'as Pip's reply. " Havn't you said
so?" “ Why! go ve,Eild it," said Pipkins, "what's the use
of my repeating it? 4, sir. i,,
r thundered Fieryfaces, " I
charge you urn ,3,?ur oath, do you or do you not say Blimp-
kins stole things r " No, sir," was the cautions reply of
Pip kins, "I never said Blimpkins stole things, but I do say
of finding things that nobody lost !" " Sir,*
"yea can retire ;" end the court Eli Mae&
et
i' sd pilteryfaa waeyes,