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, visi'i,ed the '
Duchess of Glowester yesterday afternoon.
Prince Albert rode ou horseback, attended by his
equerry in waiting.
The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice visited the
BotaricAl Gardens, in the Regent's-park, in the forenoon.
Her Majesty and hi* Royal Higlines4 honoured the
R. Italian Opera with their presence in the evening.
The Queen and Prince were attendei by the Viscountess
Jocelyn, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Fiora
Macdonald, Lord Rivers, Colonel Bouverie, and Captain
Du Plat.

THE FRENCH PREM.—A council-of ministers was held
it Wedoes.lay w. Paris. There is a rumour that the tt.),
uheme so ,trenuously repudiated by the Monitear some
hue ago of suppressing all the journals, has been a4aiti
in ought forward. The great thifioulty is said to he the
omiense amount of compensation that would have to be
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mid.
ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The exten
ive menagerie of this rata, lislimesit has recently re-
:eived an important addition by the arrival of two of
.he smallest elephants ever yet imported. They arrived
al this country afew days ago in the Monarch, East India-
nan, and were iiimedia.tely purchased by Mr. Vier,
, he proprietor of the gardens, to acid to hi,. already tonne
eons collection. Their playfulness and docility has al-
ready made them general favourites with the subscribers
and other visitors to the gardens. ,
NEWSVENDERs' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT INSTI-
rUTIoN.—The fifteenth annual general meeting of this
institution will be held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street„
on Monday evening next (May 22), to receive the corn• i
mittee's report, decide on an application for a pension,
-feet offiaere for the ensuing year, and to confirm the
election of Charles Dickens, E-q., i's president (who has
kindly promised his willingness to accept the office),
the room of the late James Harmer, Esq. The chair 2i
will be taken at half-past six for seven o'clock precisely, 101
SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN THE OPEN STREET. —Yeiterday 2C
morning infornia,tion was fOrwarded to Mr. Wakley. the 5
coroner for Middlesex, of the discovery of the body of a 20
man in the Uxbridge-road, Shepherd's-bush, who, it is 10
supposed. has committed suicide by swallowing poison. 5
The deceased is described by the police as being about 50
5
years of age, 5 feet 7 inches in height. His attire con- 10
sisted of a dark brown coat, black waistcoat and trou- 20
-ers, shot Wellington boots, cotton stockings, and black 20
neckerchief. On the body were found a pair of spectacles, 20
a ring, a penknife, pencil, and three latch keys The 33:
body lies at Fulham workhouse awaiting the coroner's 12?
inquest. 20
Winows' FRIEND SOCIETY.—Last evening the annual
meeting of this society, which has for its object the as-
20
sisting of necessitous widows, and so enabling them to
16
support themselves and families, was held at the Lon-
don Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill ;G. Hitchcock, Esq., 20
in the chair. After a brief address from the chairman, 10
tne secretary real the report. It stated that the amount
20
of relief given (luring the year amounted to 1101., in 40
67 cases, in grants of 205., 305., and 405., and by weekly 10
relief. The receipts had been 185/. 16s. ld., and the
:22?)
expenditure 1391. 15s. 2d., leaving a balance in tile hands 20
of the treasurer of 461. Os. 11d., and in addition a sum 10,
of 1,0201. in the Three per Cent. Reduced. The report 20
was adopted, and several rev, gentlemen having ad- 20
20
dressed the meeting, the proceedings terminated.
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FIRE AT PORTSMOUTH.—A tire broke out yesterday
morning on the Mill-dam, at a pipe-Maker's of the name
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of Clay, a very old establishment, and upwards of 60 years
u
20
st.andleg. Clay's pipe was put out, after four hours'
hard work by the military and dockyard engines, which si
reialere I good service, and prevented further destruction
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20
to the adjoining premises.
NOTTINGHAM TRADE.—We have rather opposing re- 10
ports to offer respecting our lace and hosiery branches 20
EGYPT. this week, In the former there is no change and no 20
activity. Some large housea are known to be neces-
Letters from Alexandria of the 7th state that the
notdnig
sitous, and yet their buyers have no orders to purchase.
Mi.-tiler it may be that with one consent the buyers are
measure relotive to the expulsion of the Hellenic
off until the can quote an "alarming sacrifice"
Greeks from the whole of the Ottoman territory
had. been nearly altogether carried into effect as otaitsootine job lot we baudiy know ; but it so we maid-
regards Egypt. The greatest part of the Greek ill_ Ps
every
ncrsibility of their.beieg disappebiteil, as there
habitants of Cairo and Alexandria have quitted Iquietlyytell stre),itinti to remain firm, and employers
Egypt, but it is difficult, these letters say, to becomi. g " rui .:trysnkpeopie that it. will he of no avail
imagine the agitation w'lich prevailed for. a fortnight existing 0: rcuinsta'tic as
they are
.qu.te iiidifferent, u! der
from their however I es, to increasing prolluetion. Hosiery,
amongst that population, thus torn .
habits and all the intererts which they had cratedstillorecifunparatively ,1„0. TI is .. as Lanierilcans are purehasi4ii
during so long a residence in the country. From more freely.
dmPriees are well supported both in mating-
the 15th ult. the Greek consul officially ceased leis I
a slight te',,d)H.ocandtma•erials, except vOtton, which shows
functions, and his countrymen, being tlien deprive
loerrtr ,de. E iiployment is
general—at least thee: thalso pretty
of his protection, foun I themselves at once place'
alt thin IA c nisidered, areif reinirkably few complaints,
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under the immediate jurisdiction of the EgYl)- Nottinghamshire G'uurdian."Y lack of eitiployaient
tian Government, which profited by the circuin- SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE. The celebrated Flex
stance to call on several Greek merchants to more and Madlle. Annul are engaged at this theatre -
pty up accounts in arrear. Some of them having a limited number of nights, and will
make their
for
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first
refused to attend to this requisition, were arrested, appMearance on Monday !
EXHIBITIoN.—ext, the 22d iA
nst great and com-
and could not obtain their liberation until they MADAMS TUSSAUD'S
gave security for the payment. The agitation was 1 plete change h
as having aken place in the principal groups.
SO great at one time that the authorities ordered the proprietors
fi iutroduced, more particularly
the whold of the garrison to keep to barracks, so as among the female gure;,hneerwaind more magnificent
to .be ready to act if necessary. But everythino. dresses. The coistfum.el
of
an latelyesty Queen Victoria
calmed down by degrees, and the departure of the and her youthfu atmiisy,
'most splendid
ampidrocduced. The
Greeks was effected without any measures of open I dress of her M
whitsajes ?lace manufactured in tliirtiste, being
compulsion being employed. An extension of time iof theb oidfietileesdt
with
old ; and the dress of the ctotutintry.
was even allowed to some of the most respectable
' embroidered
French is coginposed of Mecklen lace of the Leessst
of them to enable them to settle their affairs. The description, and numerous oti.ers, all worthy of notice..
English packet which arrived on the Si from Con- 1 The bust, of Sir Archibald Macleatie. K C. 8., executed
stantinople, brought the news that Greek pirates by Mr. Frank Tussaul, has been touch admired by the
had again appeared in the Archipelago. This in- i numerous visitors, particularly those who are acquainted
telhgence had caused some disquietude amongst with the gallant General,

GREECE.
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 month. The larger per-
tion of the Greeks, who were to have been expelled
from Turkey, have escaped the effects of that met-
Sure by declaring themselves subjects of the Sul-
tan. A curious fact has been ascertained. The
Greek Government has granted letters of marque
to the pirates who at the present moment infest
the-Levant. Surely it is time to look for a suc-
cessor to King Otho I
A correspondent of the Inclependanee 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-
aurgonts,
3,000 or 4,000 in number, who had dis-
embarked in the Gulf of Cont.essa, were advancing ;
but little astrnmt
tw
Porte had was felt, as it was known that the
each 1,800 strong,y' detachments of regular troops,
two detachments
that part of Macedonia, and
was about to rind a third. A hot pursuit of tile
pirates has been commenced. The French steamer
Salamandre, which arrived at Gallipoli oil the 3d
from Enos, reported that a pirate vessel had been
auld that it had on board
y eltarged ; but the
captured in the environs,
arms, which had been recent
crew,
with the exception of three Inca and the
captain,
a man named Arito, bad escapee. Two of
these prisoners were given up to the authorities of
Euos, and the other two to those of Gallipoli.