The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Prince LEOPOLD entertained the Commissioners from
Belgium and the Cabinet Ministers at dinner yesterday
evening, at Marlborough-house.
The Landgravine of HESSE HOMBURG and the Princess
AUGUSTA honoured de Earl and Countess of ARRAN
with their company at dinner on Saturday evening, at
their residence in Dover-street.
The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Land-
gravine of HESSE HOMBURG, and the Princess AUGUSTA,
attended divine service yesterday morning at the Chapel
Royal, St. James's.
The Countess of MAYO entertained the Landgravine of
HESSE HOMBURG, the Princess Auc IiSTA, and a select
party at dinner on Friday evening.
Messrs. SyLvarst, VAN DE WEYER, VILAIN XIV.,
and the other Commissioners from Belgium, visittd Earl
GREY yesterday morning at the Treasury, and had a con-
ference with the Noble Earl. After visiting his Lordship
the deputation went to the private residence of Viscount
PALMERSTON, in Stanhope-street, and had a long inter-
view with his Lordship.
A Cabinet Council was held at half-past two o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office, which, was at-
tended by the LORD CHANCELLOR., the Marquis of LANS ..
DOWN'S, Earl GREY, Lord DURHAM, Viscount MEL.
BOURNE, Viscount PALMERSTON, Viscount GonEßicH, the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Ale Earl of C-ARLisr.E,
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, the Right lion. CHARLES GRANT,
Lord HOLLAND, and the Duke of RicristoNn. Tie
Council broke up at half-past five tb'clnek.
A deputation of the gentlemen itrerested in the West
India Colonies, and the Colonial Agents, including Mr.
BURGE, the agent for Jamaici, Mr. MEYERS, the-agent fnr
Barbatines, Mr. COLQ UHOUN, the agent for St. Christoph. r
and the Virgin Islands, bad a conference, by-appointment,
with Earl GREY at the Treasury on Satiuday rntrning.
Her Royal Highness the Duellejsi of Kiwr hes honoured
Messrs. SMITH and DOLIER, by adding btr. patronage to
that which their MAJESTIES were recently pleased to confer
upon those gentlemen, for their important inventions for
facilitating the education of youth.
The Ministers of the Great Powers held a conference on
the affairs of Belgium yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign
Office, which was attended by the Russian, Austrian, and
French Ambassadors, the Prussian Minister, the Austi i.in
and Russian Ministers, on special missions, and Viscount
PALMERSTON. The cord, rence lasted five hours.
Prince TALLEYRAND aad Viscount. PALMEILSTON had
interviews on Saturday with Earl GREY at the Treasury.
The LORD CHANCELLOR also visited the noble Earl in the
of ternoon.
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Lord DURHAM and Lord JOHN RUSSELL had interviews
with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER at the Trea-
sury on Saturday.

A deputation from the manufacturing districts had a
conference with Eat! GREY on Friday, at the Trea,nry,
respecting the truck system.

PAGANINI.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Stn,---Of the wonderful effects produced by Paganini,
the most novel perhaps is his beautiful illustration of the
quarter tone .of the ancients the genus spissum. For
example, in the interval of a minor third, such• is the
extreme delicacy of Paganini's ear anil execution that he
dearly and distinctly produces five, nay more, degTe7 of
sound; and strange to say, not only in passages consisting
of single notes, but iq those even of double . ones ! an
effect which, cultured as our ears are to tones and half-ton, El
only, would ftiduce 04 almost to believe that he was playing
something like out of tune, but which, on reference to the
Greek diviaiou of the tetraehord, can be proved not to be
the ease.

As a tribute of respect to the talents of this most extra-
ordinary violin pla3er, permit me to request the insertion
of this communication in the columns of your scientific
Journal. I am, Sir,

Your obedient servant,
J. F. DANNELEY.
Music Repository, 13, Regent-street,
Pall•Aldl, June n.
P. S. What would Dr. Wallis and Burette, or tl e
Creeks themselves, have said upon the perforn an,v o
Paganini ?

The Ex-Emperor Don PEDRO, it seems, was
strongly urged by one of his Ministers, as the means of
Averting the crisis they perceived to be at hand, to seize
the persons of the whole of those Meath ra of the Chamber
of Deputies who signed the address of the 17th of March,
and transport them to Angola, but that he refused to sanc-
tion so violent and arbitrary an act. At the time of his
abdication he was completely deserted, not only by the
soldiery, but by his private friends. There was not an
individual left whom he could call by that name : no
laman being could be more desolate.

The Committee for the direction of the
fete and exhibitica of fruit at the gardens of the Horti-
cultural Society on the instant, have, we understand,
taken every precaution to guard against the variableness
of our climate, by forming covered ways (in ad-
dition %o the numerous tents) leading to the re-
fr,ishment and fruit tables, which are to be provided
with platforms so as to effectually secure the visitants
from damp. For the amusements of the day they have
engaged the numerous Russian Horn Band, to perrorin
their vocal and instrumental melodies. F
the bar.da of the Royal Horse Guard
Grenadier Guards are engaged; and for the admirers of
waltzes and quadrilles, the .ITO e• oßrltu hee promenade.
bands of Messrs.
I tr and
Anams and Mr. will be in attendance. Ti e
been most numcroll9. It
applications aor
expected their MAJESTIES W ben the gar( ell 5 with
their proves". and of tI) ;