The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and Prince walked us usual this morning
in Osborne-park at an early hour.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the
younger members of the Royal Family walked and rode
in the grounds.

There was no addition yesterday to the Royal dinner
party.

Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians and the
Countess de Neuilly arrived in town yesterday morning
from St. Leonard's, paid a visit to her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, and partook of a dcyeuner with her
Royal Highness, at her residence, Clarence•bouse, St.
James's.

H►s Royal Highness Prince George visited her Royal
Highn, ss the Duchess of Kent yesterday.
Mr. Capriole, from Canada, had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Sir Hedworth
Williamson bad also an interview with his Lordship
esterday.
A deputation on the subject of the Royal Pavilion at
Brighton. consisting of Lord Alfred Harvey, M.P., Cap-
tain Pechell, M.P., Mr. Slight, clerk to the Commis
wieners of the town of Brighton; Messrs. Faithful'.
Freeman, and Cobb, had an interview with the Commis.
sioners of her Majesty's Wouda and Forests on Tuesday,
at their office, in Whitehall place.
Mr. Laing transacted business yesterday at the Office
of the Commissioners of Railways in the Board et
Trade.

Lady John Russell was safely delivered of a son on
Tuesday night. The Countess of Minto arrived it
;own on Tuesday night, and yesterday morning went
Lord John Russell's residence, Pembroke Lodge, Rich
,uond Park.

HER MAJESTY'S TLIBATRE.—EIer Royal ilighnes•
the Duchess of Kent honoured the performance at her '
Niejesty's Theatre on Tuesday evening with her pre
,once—the suite in attendance upon her Roy al Elighnes,
ncluded Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Fanny Bruce, th
i3aroness de Speth, and Lord James Murray. Het
Road Highness occupi. d her Majesty's box. Het
Royal Highutss the Duchess of Cambridge, accom
panted by her Royal Highness the Grand Duchese
of M. cklenburg Strelitz and his Royal Highness Princ,
George of Cambridge, also honoured the theatre with
their presence. The Prince and Princess Metternict
aid the Count and Countess Mahon had the honour o•
iccompanying the Royal party. The suite in attend•
nice upon their Royal Highnesses included the Berot
Kngstb. ck and Mr. st. John Mildinay. The Rua.
party occupied her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box
Amongst the visitors were his Grace the Duke of Wel
ungton and the Marchioness of Douro, the Duke and
Duchess of Mont o-e, the Duke and Duchess of Cleve-
land and Lady Augusta Paulet, the Duchess of Leeds
mid Misses Lane Fox, the Duke and Duchess of Beau-
fort and the Ladies Somerset, the Duke of Leeds, the
Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis of Abercorn, the
slarquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Clanricsrde, bis
Excellency the Austrian Minister and the Countess
C(.lorada. his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Ma-
dame Van der Weyer, his Excellency the Danish Mi-
nister, the Countess Reventlow and the Countesses
Hilda and Malvina de Reventlow, his Excellency the
Brazilian Minister and Madame la Marquis de Lisboa,
his Excellency the Portuguese Minister, his Excellency
the Minister from tho Argentine Republic, his Excel-
lency the Minister of Costa Rica, M. de Berg, M. de
Stratenus, M. Padia Rolli, his Excellency the Neap.
litan Minister, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of Car-
digan, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl
of Falmouth, the Earl and Countess of Pembroke, the
Countess of Essex, the Countess of Westmoreland, the
Countess of Harrington and Lady Jane Stanhope, the
Eitl and Countess of Granville, the Earl of Munster,
the Earl and Countess Bruce, the Earl and Countess of
Uxbridge, Lady Emma Vesey, the Earl and Countess
of Kilmorey, the Viscount Somerton, the Viscount
Enfield, the Viscount Dapplin, the Viscount Anson, the
Viscount Cjnterbury, the Viscount and Viscountess
Maidstone, the Viscount Emlym, the Viscount and
Viscountess Lascelles, the Viscount Ranelagh, Lord
Ward, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady Rachel
Russell, Lord Francis Somerset and Miss Somerset, Lord
Elphinstone' Lord G. Paget, Lord Sandys, Lord Harry
Vane, Lord W. Lennox, Lord George Gordon Lennox,
Lady Gordon Lennox, Lord Arthur Lennox, &c.
1 ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COYENT-GARDEN.—Her
Majesty's box was occupied on Tuesday evening by the
Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Mr. Frederick
and Captain William Peel. Among the visitors were
the Marquis of Douro, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Ailesbury, the Marchioness Dowager of Westmeath and
the Hon. Mrs. Henry Murray, the Countess of Malmes-
bury, the Earl of Wilton, the Countess Dowager of
Essex and Miss Johnstone, the Earl of Belfast, Lady
Charlotte Denison, the Countess of Egremont and Lady
Howard de Walden, the Countess of Glengall, Earl
Compton, Viscount and Lady Marian Alford, Lady
Catherine Cust, Lady Amelia Cust, and Lady Caro-
line Cust, Viscount Malden, Viscount Exmouth,
Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Sydney, Viscount Can-
tilupe, Lord Leweson Gower, Lord Leigh and the Hon.
Augustus Leigh, Lord Arthur Hay, Lord Templeton,
Lord Ward, Sir John Hall and Lady Hall, Sir Henry
Webb, Lady Quentin, Lady Brougham, Lady Morgan,
Sir Francis Lawley and Lady Lawley, Hon. B. Lawley
and Lady Elizabeth Lawley.
DEATH OF JOHN HAY MACKENZLE, ESQ.—This
gentleman, the father of the Marchioness of Staff I'd,
died on the 9th, at Cliefden, near Maidenhead, after a
long and painful illness. He was a gentleman of con-
siderable fortune. and the representative of the old Earls
of Cromarty. Whe deceased gentleman was, to all ap-
pearance, enjoying good health when his daughter was
married last month to the Duke of "Sutherland's son ;
but, to the extreme grief of all his family connexions, he
expired on Monday afternoon as above, the Marquis of
Stafford by his decease succeeding to a princely fortune
and larded inheritance.
TIOLITION OF " KING EDWARD'S STAIRS:"—On
Saturday a special session was held in the Court-house,
Osborne-street, Whitechapel, pursuant to a notice issued
e
by Mr. Thomas Reynolds, the high-constsble of the
Tower Hamlets, " for the purpose of considering the
propriety of discontinuing or stopping up a certain court,
alley, or place called King Edward's Stairs, on the south
side of Wapping High-street, leading out of a certain
highway called Wapping High-street into e certain high..
way called the river Thames, and being wholly situate
within the said parish of St. John's, Wapping." After
some consultation, the magistrates being satisfied that
lb. ship were ; [Aimee, ordered them to be Stopped.