The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-31 00:00:00

THE PRIVY COUNCIL,

The Queen held a Privy Council and Court at one
o'clock yesterday afternoon at her Majesty's marine
residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne
(Lord President), the Earl of Minto (Lord Privy
Seal), Lord John Russell (First Lord of the Trea-
sury), Sir George Grey (Secretary of State for the
Rome Department), Viscount Palmerston (Secretary
of State tor Foreign Affairs), Sir Charles Wood
(Chancellor of the Exchequer), Sir Francis Baring
(First Lord of the Admiralty), Sir John Hobhouse
(President of the Board of Control for the affairs of
India), and Earl Fortescue (Lord Steward).
At the Council the Royal Speech on the closing of
the session of Parliament was arranged and agreed
upon.
Mr. Matthew Talbot Baines, First Commissioner
of the Poor-law, was, by command of the Queen,
sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy
Council, and took his place at the Board.
A proclamation was ordered to be issued for giving
currency to coins called florins.
Another proclamation was ordered to be issued for
a distribution of prize money.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting at the Court.

Sir David Dundas, Judge Advocate-General, had
an audience of the Queen, and submitted to her
Majesty the proceedings of some Courts-Martial.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sheil was presented to the
Queen at an audience by Viscount Palmerston,
G.C.8., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.
Her Majesty gave audience to the Marquis of
Lansdowne.

The noblemen and gentlemen attending the QtAen's
Court travelled to Gosport by a special train on the
London and South-Western Railway, crossed in the
Fire Queen steam-packe,t, landed at Osborne-pier,
and arrived at Osborne at quarter before'l o'clock.

After the Council luncheon was served, and at 3
o'clock the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of-Minto,
Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Sir John
Hobhouse, Earl Fortescue, Sir David Dundas, the
Right Hon. M. T. Baines, the Hon. W. Bathure,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Sheil, left Osborne, re-em-
barked at Osborne-pier on the Fire Queen, crossed to
Gosport, and retuned to town on the London and
South-Western Railway by a special train, which
arrived at the Waterloo-bridge terminus.at a quarter
past 6 o'clock.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir Francis
Baring left Osborne for Guernsey.
Lord J. Russell remained at Osborne on a visit to
her Majesty.

U r CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE4MoNner.
The Queen and Prince Albert and the younger
barich
walked and rode this
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party
morning r c
ionf
Osborne-park.
Royalne-pa
yesterday.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert inspected on Saturday the finished engraving,
by Mr. Ryall, of the Royal Christening in Bucking-
ham Palace, from the picture painted by C. R. Leslie,
R.A., for Windsor Castle, as a companion to the
" Holy Sacrament at her Majesty's Coronation is
Westminster Abbey," which was submitted by Mr:
Moon.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left
town yesterday morning for her residence, Frogruore
House, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness re-
turned to Clarence House, St. James's, at hag- past
six o'clock in the afternoon.
Lady Anna Maria Dawson has relieved Lady
Augusta Bruce in the duties as Lady in Virgting an
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Dent.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL',9.—YEirrsaDAY.
Not a bet laid, nearly all the aub.cribers having left
for Goodwood
GOODWOOD, MONDAY Nzawr.--No arrivals of con.
sequence since eur last. •

THE CHOLERA.
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RETURN OF CASES OF CHOLERA, JULY 30.
Attacks. Deaths.
In London and vicinity
In England and Wales
In Scotland
58 41

Total..

618

340

OPENING OF THE NORTH KENT R,AILWAY.—It IS
seldom that a great undertaking of this kind is permitted
to begin its career of usefulness so silently as Aid the
North Kent line yesterday. Doubtless there were rea-
sons why the directors had not, or could not, have re-
course to the usual expedients for celebrating or giving
eclat to the event. Notwithstanding, however, it could
not but be observed that the London-bridge station, on
the Greenwich or North Kent side, was unusually
thronged during the greater part of yesterday, and the
clamour for time bills and tickets to Lewisham, Black-
heath, Woolwich and Gravesend, was "extraordinary.
The line, we believe, is in excellent order.. On Sunday
morning a long train of carriages drawn by thre en-
gines, on which were the chairman, secretary, superin-
tendent, and some of the principal officers, left the' Lon-
don-bridge terminus about ten o'clock, and stopped at
every station on the line to see that all the arrangements
were complete, and in a state of readiness for the open-
ing. According to the time bills, trains are to run to
Woolwich every balf-hour, and to Gravesend and Ro-
chester every hour, from 7.30 until 9.30 P.M. This
accommodation will not be more than sufficient'for the
populous suburban districts between London and Wool-
wich, and those very popular watering places, Erith
Gravesend, &c.

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