The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

„. Lae Queen held a Privy Council Yesterday at Osborne,
•isie of Wight.
311 e Council was attended by his Royal Highness
Pence Albert, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the
itArl of Aberdeen, the Duke of Newcasle, the Marquis
BLansdowne, Sir James Graham, the Marquis of
readalbane (Lord Chamberlain), and the Duke of Wel-
ngton (Master of the Horse).
tleAt the Council a proclamation was ordered for the
•
etien of a representative Peer for Scotland, in the
leeta of the late Earl of Seafield.
Tile Royal Speech on the closing of the session of
rarlianient was arranged and agreed upon by her Ma-
jedY in Council.
• The Hon William Bathurst was Clerk of the Council
ln Waiting.
After the Council, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers,
Judge Advocate-General, had an audience, and sub-
mitted to the Queen the proceedings of some courts-
roartial.
The Ministers and Great Officers of State left
"nwn to attend the Col mil at half-past nine o'clock
"`steno
morning, by a special train from the
aterloo station of the South Western Railway.
r,heY reached Gosport at twelve o'clock, embarked
",11 hoard the steam-yacht Fire Queen, and arrived
;I'' Osborne at 1 o'clock. At half-past 3 o'clock all the
elinisters and Great Officers who had attended the Privy
i°,tirceil) with the exception of the Earl of Aberdeen and
Queen Graham, pre-embarked on board the Fire
and crossed to Gosport, when the Duke of Ar-
wm, the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
train Earl Granville returned to London by the special

OSBORNE, AUG. 19.
160,02 Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
cipamed by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
gueprincess Royal, Princess Alice, Prince Adaibert of
64,1 a, and Count Alexander Mensdorff, and attended
v2u.c Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, embarked on
37ru the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert at 10 o'clock
aid terday morning, and proceeded to Spithead, where a
illtC was fired from the squadron at anchor.
ebib°r Majesty, the Royal party, and suite immediately
w ayked in the barge, and went on board the Duke of
oington Captain Martin, where Vice-Admiral Sir
Zas Cochrane received her Majesty.
ean Duke of Wellington, with six steamers of war,
d Victoria and Albert and Elfin, the whole under
1. Cochrane's command, got under way with the
Cal Party on board, and proceeded under steam to
8 eastward. Between 2 and 3 o'clock the Royal
Majesty made sail and returned towards Spithead.
knehloc was again saluted by the squadron at
6 , and re embarked in the Victoria and Albert at
k,
Zder
by T... Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
tsc'Y Augusta Bruce and Sir George Couper, left
"°rlle at 10 o'clock yesterday morning for London.

lier -12 ------. 50
by L --oyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended 25
tOw auY Augusta Bruce and Sir George Couper, left 100
q'4 at half past 9 o'clock yesterday morning by the St.
Arbeat Northern Railway for Newcastle, ea route for 6i
ti,,ergeldie. The Royal Duchess proceeds to Edinburgh 25
this day. 50
theller• Gregson, M.P., and Mr. Thomas Wright, of Man- 20
b!'er, transacted business yesterday at the Home-office.
, OE6 143atches were sent yesterday from the Colonial- St.A
tee to to the Governors of the North American provinces, u"
St.
kia Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, the Lord High Coin- 16
11 si"er of the lonian Islands, and the Governors of
arm. -1,- 16
0 -"mug and Ceylon. 8
8

LYCEUM THEATRE.
The
tme second of a series of three operatic performances,
r the manwrement of Mr. Allcroft, with Mr. and
Place 'us Reeves as the principal attractions, took
last night. On the first night Fra Diavolo, of
bene7 an account was given in the notice of Mr. Reeves'
den ut at Drury-lane, Theatre, was repeated before a
ett:elY crowded audience. Yesterday evening the
steal
consisted of the Sonnambula and the
filledeal farce of The Waterman. The house was again
exhi t° overflowin. The Elvino of Mr. Sims Reeves
wentbits the same marks of earful study and improve-
Alt which. were recognised in his Fra Diavolo. It was
//,:getlier a highly artistic performance. Mrs. Sims
W:.ves was graceful and prepossessing in Amina, and Mr.
ON,1" 48 good as ever in his old part of Rudolpho. The
per' 4rwent off with the greatest applause, although the tem-
draw°l the audience was slightly disturbed by the curtain
The
up considerably later than had been announced.
sy .al.e orchestra, led by Mr. Tolbecque, and conducted
iornr; Tully, was generally efficient. At the conclu-
by 'Tr. and Mrs. Reeves were summoned to reappeard
wtt Mrs.:le unanimous voice of the house, and came forwar.
a„ Weiss. So successful was the opera that it
reannounced for Wednesday next, which involves
Ile extension of the series. In the Waterm,an Mr.
',Pes was as successful as at Drury-lan? ; and the
ly
t
`4
young
Waterman" and "Bay of Biscay" me
Deny°Proarious encores. Miss narland, who pleased
°loch as Wilhelmina, was compelled to repeat her
fir,
the'%t 18 evident, from the continued favour accorded to
ia Performances, that there is the element of success
opera ; and, with the resources now available
ca,:v,erY department, it is singular that the metropolis
tin' "oast of no such institution. Paris has three na-
tnal operatic theatres ; London has not one; and yet
t!d°° is more musical than Paris, and a real taste for
t„ art far more general here than there. It is difficult
a°lve the riddle.

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.2, CRYSTAL PALACE CATASTROPHE.I
6t

AT
r „r• Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, yesterday
,
Ileitined the inquiry into the cause of death of the ten
it :.,rtonate men whose lives were sacrificed by the fall-
on of several of the trusses used for the supports in
he erection of the ribs for the north and central tran-
sept of the Crystal Palace.
j rbTho inquiry was continued at Masters' Hotel. The
tg-J„ Sirecond time, with the coroner, Sir Joseph Pax-
°C :,Chas. Fox, and Mr. Fuller, managing director
'4° Company, Mr. Farquharson, and other directors,
'14c1,11 viewed the building.
et, 11 their return the evidence was resumed, which was
"telusive as to the fact that the scaffold had been
tel'etted
poli upon true mathematical principles, and even
ca examination it was impossible to account for the
Fit, ,t'.e of the accident. All the witnesses agreed in
th
c' , 'lig that they would have no hesitation in pursuingng
-!,nle course to-morrow. The altitude had nothing to
tpl itia the disaster.
th;: ,e Jury, in reply to the coroner, having stated that
not desire to hear any more evidence,
kr
*4 • after, the coroner, summed up, and. t.he. court
ki cleared ior a few minutes. On the public being
Tktilitted,
Sta:t7e Coroner said he had been desired by the jury to
lakie? with regard to the melancholy investigation they
just concluded, that they considered no blame what-
-411,4: attached to any individual, and they were also.
ekr-Tos to express their strong opinion that, after having
theetu fll examined all the circumstances of the case,
Y eltY satisfied that the occurrence was purely
tad acci-
-4el,°rlnal verdict of "Accidental death" was then re.
aa.t "in each of the cases, and the proceedings term.
Tlt•

N.,.11R rUNERAL OF THE EARL OF
100, -
n were removed --
1 etterdav the mortal remains WARWICK,
AtßhWde IcvfgeneKraiTle &and. S,l,
chi :' respected noblerna
ih P, ti seat, Warwick Castle, when the bodyve was deposited dhepisoulsoi.tredhci
Chits final resting-place in the famfileymvtahueltcaatstle:gin
hp,llrell, Warwick, a short distance
was with the wish of the noblerearl.peTmhpebfuelneenrgal. Fi
..a4 eolldUCted with the due solemnity and
ip,,tig t° the rank of the deceased nobleman.
lined
:I'S first placed in a shell of Spanishcoffin,
and en-
mahogany,The body f,
ei th rich white satin, next within
ha lead
~-9 eci in an outer case of Span's.
"Ith crimson El& velvet, with gilt handles and orna-
mahogany, covered
;.)11t8, bearing the following :—Hy.inscription
and Baron Brooke,
bn'ellville, Earl of Warwick, 'CZ,
1853. Aged
Richard
75-ryne2a9rat.h March, 1779. Died 10th Aug.,
b. RC=AL PRESENT TO THE BRITISH
....1,1
transmission to Amoy. ,
CONSUL AN SHANG. - 1
k)17:-.--eLr'4e0Plitaiacknaignge ahagsoldar
the King of i
brievxedferfrom the Continent, via
olar-i .ox is a Present from his Majesty
Den-
beep t to the British Consul at Shanghai, China, and sent to the Danish Consul-General
41188100 to its destination. oar ntdr abnass
thiltAilril OF D. COL—We regret to annoinsnscueehthaaat
to health of the Rev. Dr. Cox, of Hackney,hing
for some
v Preclude the possibility of his preaching
,1131 e to Come• His medical advisers have
zeasures em sthe remedial
~ tnenths ; in the hope, however,
s'&4llPon him complete silence and rebpaot,einfosrhtohrte,niemxi
41,,,,,,,, and
resptleoryeeadtrwenilatl ahb._atepaanhdierte.ratove present symp-
hav CAMP 7AT CHORHAL—The troops ateltehsee,
4ll'ing brought their military labours to
Of °wed to indulge themselves on Thursdaya in a variety
ee
aP°rts and games of an athletic character.
fiat Ports
of the 79th Highlanders came off on the previous
qe those of yesterday were got up by
Ltrde, under the patronage of Lieutenant-Colonel
tr"„`i'ay (Grenadiers), Lieutenant-Colonel Daniell (Cold-
the brigade of
(Callls), and Lieutenant-Colonel Lord James Murray
a cots Fusiliers). There was a large attendancde
the
peetators principally friends of the officers, an
Rallies created a considerable amount of amusement.
0,.
qiit ACCIDENT AT SYDENHAM.—EIoquent praise of
very°ltitiess" and " daring." in the daily journals reads
pleasantly, but it should be remembered that these
;11ilialities of themselves do not always deserve it, and feet
in truth be culpable. To arch over a span of 120
of ''' at a height of 102 feet from the ground, is a work
A, Do common difficulty, and the mode proposed by
'es:, re
it 4, • ••Pox and Henderson of forming the staging for
eyes ittlgenious and beautiful. But no one can shut his
,t f_ o the fact that it was exposing the men engaged to
tir'ghtful risk, which has unfortunately become a cer-
-4(1'3% Far be it from us to Fay anything which would
tize
,f) discourage the introduction of new modes. scien-
-0,11 atlY conceived and carried out ; although it is of
to, curse our first duty to insist upon arrangements which
vre4r73' lessen the risk to human life. We must necessarily
ti to the subject . but at the present moment we
eversitTlPly say, that we hear with gratification that, what-
illt - to
be the result of the inquiry, the contractors
„ end to have a scaffolding raised from the ground to
-e!„nylete the roof of the transept.—The Builder•.
esiwiAjir•---Yeaterday a return to the House ofCommons
4iished the fact that in the year ended the sth July,
whilst there were 5,095,943 quarters of malt made,
‘2ll4Llti the quartoded the sth July last the quantity
witti
n437)002 o.