The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-19 00:00:00

Sir Hamilton Seymour, her Majesty's Minister Pleni-
potentiary to the Court of Portugal, was presented to
her Majesty at an audience by Viscount Palmerston on
his arrival from Lisbon.

The Queen was attended by Lord Camoys (Lord in
Waiting) and Colonel Beikeley Drummond (Groom in
Waiting),

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by Lieute-
nant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel Bouverie,
visited their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and! the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg
Strelitz yesterday at Cambridge House.

The Royal Family took their usual exereife yesterday.
his Royal Highness Prince Albert rode cut on horse-
back, attended by Colonel Bouverie.

The Queen, attended by the Countess eff Desart, Hon.
Luey Kerr, Lord Camoys, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon.
C. B. Phipps, honoured the performance of the French
Plays with her presence yesterday evening. Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent also honoured the per-
formance of the French Plays with her presence last
evening. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady
Augusta Bruce, Lady Fanny Howard, and Sir George
Couper.
A deputation, consisting of Viscount Bernard, Sir Ro-
bert Ferguson, Mr. George A. Hamilton, and Mr. Fre-
derick H. Hemming, bad an interview with the Com-
missioners of Railways yesterday, at their office in the
Board of Trade.
The Duke of Beaufort had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the
Marquis of Abercorn, Major-General Bowles, and Col.
Bouverie, honoured the Duke of Wellington with his
company at dinner yesterday evening, at the Waterloo
banquet, given by his Grace at Apsley House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Keat yesterday, at
Clarence House, St. James's.

Mr. George Duncan, and Mr. P. Thorns, Pro-
vost of Dundee, had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday, at the Home office.
A deputation of the Steam Shipowners' Association,
consisting of Mr. Anderson, M.P. (Chairman), Mr.
Moffat, M.P., and Mr. Morgan (Secretary), and accom-
panied by Mr. Hume, M.P., and Ow following members
of the Light Dues Association, terming a deputation
from that body, Mr. Forster, M.P. (Chairman), Mr.
Duncan, M.P., Mr. A. Beetle, M.P., Mr. Ogilby, and.
Mr. Pearson, bad an interview with the Right Hon. U.
Labouchere on Saturday at the Board of Trade.

FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA. COMIQUE, ST, JAMEs'S
THEATRE.—Her Majesty, attended by the Countess of
Desart, the Hon. Miss Kerr, Colonel Phipps, and Lord
Camoys, honoured the performance at this theatre with
her presence last evening. Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce,
Lady Fanny Howard, and Sir George Couper, also ho-
noured the theatre with her presence. Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and attended
by Miss Mitford, the Baron Koller, and Mr. Edmund St.
John Mi.dmay, also honoured the entertainments with
their presence. There were also present the Turkish
Ambassador and suite, Lord Sandwich, Lord Sidney,
Viscount Clifden, Lady Bowater, Baron and Baroness
Dimsdale, Lady and Miss Macdonald, Lady Wilson,
Lady Quintin. Sir George and Miss Talbot, Lady Fre-
derick Beauclerck, Miss Beauclerk, Captain and Mrs.
Fremantle, Ecc.

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DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Last night the German
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the opera affords no opportunity for the display of their
ability, which constitutes one of the chief attractions of
the representations by this troupe. Of the general style
in which the opera was given we cannot speak in praise,
but the Mephistopheles of Carl Formes, though some-
i% hat too prominently in the mediocrity of the oilier
characters. The orchestra was too noisy, and failed to
do full justice to the profound and recondite, but still
dramatic, ideas of the composer.
FRENCH WINE.—The vessel Resolution arrived
from Ramsgate, has brought to London 181 casks of
French wine, ex the vessel Claire, from Bordeaux, put
i; to the port of Ramsgate, being bound to Bremen, but
unable to proceed to her destination. The vessel Royal
George has arrived in the Docks also from Ramsgate,
having 8o casks of French wine on board, being a fur-
ther portion of the French vessel Claire, from Bordeaux,
and bound to the Hanseatic port mentioned.