The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

THE QUEEN.
OSBORNE, Saturday, July 23, 9 a.m.
The Queen has passed through the measles in the most
favourable manner, and her Majesty is now convalescent.
No further bulletin will b 3 issued.
JAMES CLARK, M.D.
HENRY HOLLAND, M.D.

OSBORNE, JULY 23.
Her Royal Highnegs the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lrdy Anna Maria Dawson, drove out in the grounds
yesterday.
Prince Albert and Prince Ernest of Leiningen rode on
horseback in the afternoon.

The Duchess of Kent and Prince Ernest, attended by
Lady A. M. Dawson and Sir George Couper, left
Osborne this morning for London.
Sir Henry Holland has also returned to London.
JULY 24.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Prince of
Wales rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon.
Count Werthern Beiehlingen, Grand Chambellan,
arrived at Osborne yesterday from Weimar with letters
for her Majesty, announcing the death of the late Grand
Duke and the accession of his Royal Highness the reign-
ing Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar.
The Hon. Mary Seymour has succeeded the Hon.
Flora Macdonald as maid of honour in waiting.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended
Divine service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St.
James's.

The Duchess of Kent visited the Princess Royal and
the Princess Alice yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness also visited the Duchess of Glou-
cester, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom-
panied by his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leinin-
gen, and attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and
Sir George Couper, arrived at her residence, Clarence-
house, St. James's, on Saturday afternoon, from a visit
to her Majesty at Osborne.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
he Princess Mary, visited the Duchess of Kent on Sa-
,urday, at Clarence-house.

The Duchess of Kent, .accompanied by the. Duchess of
Cambridge, the Princess Mary and Prince Ernest of
Leiningen, honoured the performance of German Plays
with her presence on Saturday evening.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone
left town on Saturday for Windsor.

DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF BANTRY.—This lady, so
remarkable for her many charities and evangelical piety,
died last week at her residence, near Cork. Her lady-
ship was the wife of the Earl of Bantry, and sister to
the Marquis of Thomond, the head of the old kingly
house of O'Bryen.

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. William Musgrave
Sherrington is appointed first clerk in the customs de-
partment, Sierra Leone. Mr. 'William S. Field is ap-
pointed sub-collector of customs at Port Elizabeth, Cape
of Good Hope. Mr. Thomas Graham is appointed
Crown commissioner, surveyor, and engineer, Turk's
Island.--06scrver.

A CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held
on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-
street. The Ministers present were—the Earl of Aber-
deen, Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, the Duke, of Argyll, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon,
the Duke of Newcastle, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles
Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and William
Molesworth. The Council sat three hours.
THE INCOME-TAX IN IRELAND.—The Bank of Ire-
land have stopped six months' income tax from the
dividends 'due on Consols now in course of payment,
although the bill only came into operation from the sth
of April. The stockholders think the imposition of
itself bad enough, but to pay it in advancce they regard
as an additional hardship.
THE SUCCESSION DUTY.—If the succession tax is car-
ried in the House of Lords this evening, it will be owing
to the votes of the bishops ; that they will vote, we fear
there is no doubt, because the Archbishop of Canterbury
has paired with a Conservative. The, episcopal bench
contains the only persons in the kingdom who are not
taxed by the bill. They are the exceptions ; yet we,
who are strong friends of the Protestant hierarchy, fear
they will be the means of inflicting this odious impost on
the people of England.—Herald.
GERMAN PLAYS. —HERR DEVRIENT'S BENEFIT. —Herr
Emil Devrient, whose personifications of the heroes of
the plays of Goethe' Schiller, and Schlegel, have been
so attractive at the St. James's Theatre, has his benefit
underlined for to-night, when he will doubtless receive
proofs of the estimation in which his abilities are held by
the admirers of the German drama.

VAUXHALL.— Great preparations are making at these
beautiful gardens for the reception of a portion of the
Royal Family, who intend honouring them with their
presence. A new royal box is being fitted up in a costly
and elegant style. The present entertainments are in
every way worthy the exalted patronage, particularly
the scenes of the circle, which nightly create constant
surprise and gratification, and attract thousands to wit-
ness them. The director, Mr. R. Wardell, deserves en-
couragement for his taste and liberality.
BOROUGH OF CHATHAIL—The Speaker has received
a letter from Mr. Leicester Viney Vernon, stating that
it is not his intention to defend his return for the
borough of Chatham.
PETERBOROUGH ELECTION PETITIONS. —The general
committee of elections have selected the following select
committee on the petitions from Peterborough City,
viz. :—Mr. James S. Wortley (chairman), Hon. P.
Locke King, Mr. Thos. Greene, Mr. R. Ingham, Mr.
C. B. Adderley, Hon. H. T. Liddell, and Mr.
Hutt.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at one o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were
considered an.d agreed to :—British Electric Telegraph
Company, London and North-Western Railway (North-
ampton, &c.), London and North-Western Railway (St.
Alban's, &c.), West Harptry Road.
The following bills were read a third time and passed:
—Banbridge, Dublin, Newry, and Belfast Junction Rail-
way, Galway Improvement,ffanring,ton and Altrinchan
Junction Railway(Warrington, &c.), the Duke of Atholl's
Estate, &c.

EASTERN UNION RAILWAY.
Mr. COBBOLD moved that the amended special re-
port of the Eastern Union Railway Bill, and the third
reading be taken to-morrow.
Sir G. PECHELL and Mr. CARDWELL opposed the
latter part of the motion, and it was ultimately with-
drawn, and the former part was agreed to.
Sir G. PECHELL then moved that the third reading
be taken on Thursday next, and in the meantime that
the opponents of the bill be at liberty to point the evi-
dence—Agreed to.

PETITIONS.
Mr. MIALL presented a petition from a place in Lan-
cashire,-praying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge.
Mr. A. PELLATT presented a number of petitions
from dissenting bodies in Southwark against the opening
of the Crystal Palace on Sundays.
Mr. HADFIELD and other hon. members presented
petitions against the Government Education Bill.
ENTRY OF SEAMEN BILL. 4

On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
Captain SCOBELL reminded the house that the bi,
had arrived at its present stage without any statement
in explanation of it having been made to Parliament.
Now, he thought that was not right, and he hoped the
right hon. baronet the First Lordiof the Admiralty
would take this opportunity of giving some explanation
of the nature and object of the bill.
Sir G. PECHELL did not think that any explana-
tion was necessary, as the object of the bill was suffi-
ciently well understood. It was looked upon by seamen
as the charter of the navy, and he hoped no time would
be lost in passing into a law.
' Sir J. GRAHAM said it was from no want of cour-
tesy to the house that he had not yet entered into any
explanation of the object of the measure, but in the
present state of the session it was hardly advisable to
waste time with lengthened explanations. He might,
however, mention now, since this appeal had been made
to him, that the object of this bill was to increase the
the pay of the lower, second, and first class of seamen en-
tering her Majesty's service by ld., 2d., and 3d. a day.
[LEFT SITTING.]