The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, attended by the Hon. Caroline Cavendish,
Colonel Bouverie, and Captain Du Plat, visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday afternoon.
Prince Albert rode on horseback, attended by his
equerry in waiting.
The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice visited the
Botanical Gardens, in the Regent's-park, in the forenoon.
Her Majesty and Royal Highness honoured the
Ropil Italian Opera with their presence in the evening.
The Queen and Prince were attended by the Viscountess
.Jocelyn, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Flora
Macdonald, Lord Rivers, Colonel Bouverie, and Captain
Du Plat.

THE FRENCH PRESS.—A council ..f ministers was held
ou Wednes.lay at. Paris. There is a rumour that the
scheme su -trenuous'y repudiated by the Moniteur some
time ago of ,uppres.ing all the journals, has been a4aiii
brought forvrard. The great difficulty is Paid to be the
hiniense amount of compensation that would have to be

paid.
ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The exten,
sive menagerie of this esta dislinieet has recently re-
ceived an important addition by the arrival of two of
the smallest elephants ever yet imported. They arrived
in this country afew day a ago in the Monarch, East India-
nian, and were immediately purchased by Mr. Tder,
the proprietor of the gardens, to add to his all-Cady nume-
rous collection. Their playfulness and docility has al-
ready made them general favourites with the subscribers
and other visitors to the gardet.s.
NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT INSTI-
TUTION.—The fifteenth annual general meeting of this
institution will be held at Anderton'a Lintel, Fleet-street,
on Monday evening next, (May 22), to receive the coin-
mittee's report, decide on an application for a pension,
elect officers for the ensuing year, and to confirm the
election of Charles Dickens, Esq., Ps president (who has
kindly promised his willingness to accept the office), in
the room of the late James Harmer, Esq. The chair
will be taken at half-past sis for seven o'clock precisely.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN THE OPEN STREET.—Yesterday
morning information was forwarded to Mr. Wakley, the
coroner for Middlesex, of the discovery of the body of a
man in the Uxbridge-road, Shepherd's-bush, who. it is
supposed, has committed suicide by swallowing poison.
The deceased is described by the police as being about 50
years of age, 5 feet 7 inches in height. His attire con-
sisted of a dark brown coat, black waistcoat and trou-
sers, short Wellington boots, cotton stockings, and black
neckerchief. On the body were found a pair of spectacles,
a ring, a penknife, pencil, and three latch keys The
body lies at Fulhatn workhouse awaiting the coroner's
inquest.
WIDOWS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—Last evening the annual
meeting of this society, which has for its object the as-
sisting of necessitous widows, and so enabling them to
support themselves and families, was held at the Lon-
don Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill ;G. Hitchcock, Esq.,
in the chair. After a brief address from the chairman,
the secretary real the report. It stated that the amount
of relief given during the year amounted to 1101., in
67 cases, in grants of 205., 305., and 408., and by weekly
relief. The receipts had been 1851. 16s. ld., and the
expenditure 1391.155. 2d., leaving a balance in the hands
of the treasurer of 461. Os. lid., and in addition a sum
of 1,0201. in the Three per Cent. Reduced. The report
was adopted, and several rev, gentlemen having ad-
dressed the meeting, the proceedings terminated.
FIRE AT PORTSMOUTH.—A fire broke out yesterday
morning on the Mill-dam, at a pipe-maker's of the name
of Clay, a very old establishment, and upwards of 60 years,
standing. Clay's pipe was put out, after four which
s
bard work by the military and dockyard engines,
rendered good service, and prevented further destruction
to the adjoining premises.
NOTTINGHAM TRADE—W 6 have rather opposing re-
- ports to offer respecting our lace and hosiery branches
EGYPT. this week. In the former there is no change and no
activity. Some large housea are known to be neces-
'Letters from Alexandriaof the 7th state that the sitoua. and
hdether it may be that with one consent the buyers are
yet their buyers have no orders to purchase.
on come measure relative to the expulsion of the Hellenic .wo
off until they can quote an "alarming sacrifice" -
Greeks from the whole of the Ottoman territory h I
is every
Sao r w.)rktoe
had been nearly altogether carried into effect as
, dew ierilittly of their being disappointeil,,as there 2u
pate tliieejpoob $1:1"' iwe "'III' know ; but it s 0 we antici- 2,
regards Egypt. The greatest part of the Greek in-
remain firm. and emp!oyera 111)
.habitauts of Cairo and Alexandria have quitted quietly tell
Egypt, but it is difficult, these letters say, to beconib g " eti...ty.'' asPth"elyn earth that
,ito
will he ofi tn otta avail 1.40
• imagine the agitation which prevailed for a fortni.ght rsisti ng cm rcumetances, to i ricreaesicing production. -el, isier v, 5
amongst that population, thus torn from then
ehfi:lvi.e‘ver, eilii.bits a perceptible improvement —though ~,,
habits and all the intere, to which they hail created ,f,reelplaraopveilly dull. The Americans are purchasing ``",..'„
more.
during so long a residence in the country. From
least there aree'reElll.:?rPki
lac:uretlegyor.ids and except cotten, which showy 4
Prices are well supported both in manta-
..5'
the 15th ult. the Greek consul officially ceased his
riciazna.TßE.
a slight tendency to r*Cee,7lB'
aoyhr;efnetwiseeallasopipairteitty, 2205
of any lack of einployinent 25
ftinctions, and his countrymen,.fieing filen deprived
eneral—at
of his protection, foun I themselves at once placed
agll things o,e(sidered.
under the immediate jurisdiction of the Egyp-
—The celebrated Flex- 15
'tan Government, which profited by the circurn- 1
stance to call on several Greek merchants to more and Madlle. Auriol are engaged at this theatre for', 20
intriun'ashNiVreELGLusa
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pay up accounts in arrear. Some of them having a limited numbers of nigh", awl wills make their first
20
refused to attend to this requisition, were arrested, appearance on Mday next, the 22d ist. 2O
and could not obtain their liberation until they MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.—
A great and corn- 1
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gave security for the payment. The agitation was plete change has just taken place in the principal groups,
so great at one time that the authorities ordered the proprietors having introduced, more particularly 2
the whole of the garrison to keep to barracks, so as , among the female figurefs,_neew
taand,,mere magnificent 1.
to be ready to act if necessary. But everything ' dresses. The costum.ei of rb•i
lately ty Queen,,d Victoria 1
calmed down by degrees, and the departure of the and her youthfol family,moatall
splendid and a
ilia
ir
chaste,uced . The 20
-Greeks was effected without any measures of open dress of her Majestyhteiace manufactured in thi 8
country,beth g 5
compulsion being employed. An extension of time ' oefintbhreeidfienreesdt
withwi old ; and the dress of the Empress 50
was even allowed to some of the most respectable :of the French is composedg of IViecklen lace of the finest 2
• of them to enable them to settle their affairs. The description, and numerous others, all worthy,of notice. 100
English packet 'which arrived on the 3-I,froin Con- The bust of Sir Archibald Machine:. KC. B:, executed ,:,1
stantinople, brought the hews that Greek pirates by Mr. Frank Tussaud, has been much admired by the I
had again appeared in the Archipelago. This in- numerous visitors, particularly those who are acquainted
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telligenee had caused some disquietude amongst 1 with the gallant General.

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Accounts have been received in Paris yesterday,
which state that the Russian Government has in-
sured to the Greek Government a subvention of a
million of drachmas per mouth. The larger por-
tion of the Greeks, who were to have been expelled
from Turkey, have escaped the effects of that mea-
sure by declaring themselves subjects of the Sul-
tap. A curious fact has been ascertained. The
Greek Government has granted letters of marque
to the pirates who at the present moment in test
the Levant. Surely it is time to look for a suc-
cessor to King Otho I
A correspondent of the Independance Beige,
under date Paris, May 16, says, " There is a ru-
mour here that a very important diplomatic docu-
ment will see the light very shortly, drawn up by
the Powers, it is said, to doom King Otho to de-
thronement. This is but a rumour as yet, it is
true, and it may have sprung spontaneously from
the positive fact now known respecting the occupa-
tion of Greece by the 3d division of the French
army under the command of General Forey. It is
at the same time beyond all doubt that from the
moment the occupation actually takes place by the
Western Powers, the administration of the King
will be placed in their hands, and Lord John Rus-
sell's silence on this point in the house proves still
more
the gravity of the resolutions taken by France
and England.
A letter from Salonica states that the Greek in-
surgents, 3,000
4,000
dis-
embarked in the Gulf lfofeoniessa we who had
re advancing ;
in number,
but little alarm
.w .a
felt,as it was known that the
Porte had sent two detachments of regular troops,
each 1,800 strong, to that part of Macedonia, and
A h
was about to send a third. hot pursuit
steamersuitofthe
pirates has been commenced. The French
Salamandre, which arrived at Gallipoli on the 3d
from Enos, reported that a pirate vessel had been
captured in the environs, and that it had on board
arms, which had been recently discharged ; but the
crew, with the exception of three men and the
captain, a man named Arito, had escaped. Two of
these prisoners were given up to the authorities of
Enos, and the other two to those of Gallipoli.

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