The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty and Prince Albert on Saturday, at Buckingham
Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Au-
(mans, of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, accompanied by their
three children, arrived at Buckingham Palace at twenty
minutes past four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, on a
visit to the Queen and Prince Albert.
Ilis Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back ou Saturday, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon.
Alexander Gordon•
The Prince of Wales took a carriage airing on Satur-
day morning, attended by Mr. Birch, his loyal High-
ness's tutor.

The Queen and Prince Albert accompanied by their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Augustus of
Saxe Cobourg Gotha, and attended by the Countess of
Desart, the Earl of Morley, Gen. Illiemyss, arid Lieut.-
Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, honoured the
Royal Italian Opera House with their presence on Sa-
turday evening.
Herr Strauss and bis orchestra were in attendance at
her Majesty's evening party at Buckingham Palace on
Friday. In addition to quadrilles, waltzes, and polkas,
three favourite marches were performed.
The Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent,
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic
household, attended Divine service yesterday in the pri-
vate chapel at Buckingham Palace. The sermon was
preached by the Rev. Mr. Liddell.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday. at the
Foreign•office. It was attended by all the Ministers.
The Council sat two hours and a half.

HER MAJESTY'S TREATRE.—The Queen's box on
Saturday evening was occupied by Mr. George Edward
and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, the Countess of Lichfield,
Lady Harriette Anson, and the Hon. Miss Herbert. Her
Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box was occupied by the
Countess Brownlow, the Ladies Cust, Sir Edward Cast,
and party. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold of
Naples (Count of Syracuse), attended by the Chevalier
Colonna, also visited the theatre. Amongst the com-
pany were his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the
Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Duke and
Duchess of Montrose and Lady Lucy Herbert, the Duke
and Duchess of Cleveland ani Lady Augusta 'Paulet,
his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness
Brunnow, and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, his Excellency
the Swedish Minister and Baroness Rehausen, his Ex-
cellency the Neapolitan Ambassador, his Excellency
the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Coloredo,
his, Excellency the Peruvian Minister, the Count
Nilowsky, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro,
the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Clanricarde and the Ladies Emily and
Catherine do Burgh, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl
and Countess of Enniskiikn, the Earl of Shelburne,
the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl and Countess of Wilton,
the Earl and Countess of Malmesbury, the Earl of Fal-
mouth, the Earl and Countess of Besborough and the,
Ladies Ponsoby, the Earl of Munster, the Count Wie-
denbruck, the Baron Roller, M. de Kerhmer, the Baron
and Baroness de Montherot, the Viscount Somerton, the
Viscount Enfield, the Viscount Anson, Lady Wetherellaw
Warneford, Lady Compton, Lady Flower, La_dys.aLndl,p,
Lord Francis Gordon, Lord G. Lennox, Lobried
Lord W. Lennox, General the Lionour,adtor
d Bart.,
Upton, Lieutenant-General Sir A. '"Arth3n;
Sir J.
ilenVuo°teer)nitahnl et J. e latr ea 1.
Lady, and the Misses Woodford,
Sir A. Barnard, Bart., Captain the Ho
e inra rldh, Thomas
,11,11Yrt.ii,aSI.Yir.eYS:e7mour
dpoirpldoinSt,iri3Jart., . asyilreyG,. Bwaortm.,baweedil
Burdett Coutts, Miss Burdett, Sir W. Ft mantle, Bart.,
Sadler,Barret SLieruFnitrAd,cßtoa”;t.l3,
M.P., the Hon. Mr. Villiers, Mr. Charles Drouet, le
Comte de Salame, Hon. Mr. Curzon, Mr. and Mrs.
andart. ,
LLladdyyL Barretti sfordi
Browne, Mr. Start, M.P., Captain Meynell, R.N., Major
Buckley, Mr. Macke, M.P., and Mrs. Parke Reading,
Mr. Sandford, Mr. C. J. Palmer, Mr. end Miss 'Moreton
Trelawny, Mr. Hubert do Burgh, Mr. 0. Morgan, M.P.
Mr. Reynolds, Colonel Thornton, Mr. W. Row Mr. W.
Captvaihnee lle'ird, Cllr.
am R N.,-Captain Williams,
Mrs. Mr. anti C.
orde, &c.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPEnA, COVIiNT. GARDEN. Her
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accom-
wCiothuntess of Desert,
panted by his Serene Highness Prince Augustus of Saxe
Coburg and the Princess of Saxe Coburg, honoured
presence.
Herßoyal
Majestyltalian
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attendedon by
Saturday
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the Earl of Morley, General Wemyss, and the Hon.
Colonel Gordon. There were also present the Duke and
Duchess of Beaufort and Lady Henrietta Somerset, the
Marquis of Aylesbury and Lord Ernest Bruce, the
Countess of Kinnoul and Lady Frances flay, the Earl
of Cawdor, Earl Compton, Earl Bective, the Countess
of Mnrnington, the Earl of Belfast, Viscount Exmouth,
Viscount Sydney, Viscount Mandeville, Viscountess
Forbes, Lady Marion Alford, Viscountess Clifden,
lion. Colonel Foley and the Hon. Adelaide Foley, Lord
Arthur Hay, Lord George Manners, Lord Henry Lennox,
Lord Colville, Lord Elphinstone, Lord B. Cecil, Lord
Barrington,seuP Hon. G.
, Hon. Colonel
John
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Rice Trevor, °M.P., Hon. George Miles, lion. Sydney
and Mrs. Pierrepoint, Hon. Henry Coke, the Right
Hon. Sir George and Lady Clerk and family, Sir John
and Lady Burgoyne, Sir Henry Mildrnay, Bart., Sir
William and Lady de Bathe, Sir Henry Webb, Sir
Thomas Hare, Sir William Abdy, Lady Jodrell, Sir
John Campbell, K.T.C.S., and Lldy Campbell, Lady
Murray, Mr. Lyttelton and Lady Bayley, Lady Morgan,
Colonel Coffin, M.P., Mr. Henry Baring, M.P., Colonel
‘Vingtield, Colonel Blanc, Major and Mrs. Simpson,
Major and Mrs. Gage, Captain F. D. Cleveland, R.A.,
Captain Cuthh( rt Ellison, Mr. Algernon Greville and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mills' Mr. F. Leslie, Mr.
IT. Greville, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Scott, Mrs. Rudhall
Todd, Miss Cavan, Mr. Morgan, Miss Richards, Miss
Byrne, M. Uzielli, Mr. W. L. Comrcerell, &c. •

APPOINTMENT.—Mr. Alfred Power is appointed
the Poor Law Commissioner in Ireland to succeed the
Hon. Mr. Twisleton in that otice, acting in conjunction
with the Chief and Under Secretaries of State. Mr.
Power has had considerable experience in the adminis-
tration of the Poor Laws, having been first one of the
Assistant Commissioners in England, and "afterwards in
Ireland, on the introduction of the law there, and having
filled the place of the Assistant Commissioner resident
in Dublin ever since the re•censtitutiou of the Poor Law
Board.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END.

DE It BY.

10 to 6 agst Lard Egthiton's The Plyinv, Dutchman
9 to 2 ast Mr. A. Nichol's Nunaykirk—taken
I I to 2 ftgst Colonel Peel's Tadwor
12 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vr.nguard—taken
18 to 1 bgst Lord Eglintou's Elthirou
18 to 1 agst Sir J. llawley's Vatican
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's The Knout
25 to 1 agst Watts's Chatterer
25 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Old Dan Tucker
OARS.

to 1 apt Mr. Wrerord's Watlastra, filly
6 to 1 ogst Mr. Payne's Glauea
12 to 1 asst Mr. F. Clarke's Lady Tyrphena
SHREWSI3URY RACES—FRIDAY.
The Shropshire Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft. and 5
only if declared. One mile and a half. (21 subs , 12
of whom declared.)
Mr. Wilson's Defaulter, 4 yrs, 6st 31b 1
Mr. B. Green's Abbot of Meaux, 3 yrs, sst 71b
Mr. litior's Shropshire Witch, 4 yrs, Gst 3
New Forest Deer, aged, Sat 71O—Linnwus, 5 yrs, bit
21b—and Miss:Nipper, 4 yrs, Est 21b, also ran. Won by
a head.

The Wa(lord Manor Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 20
added, one mile and a quarter (6 subs.), were won in
three heats by Mr. Baldock's Kennett, 3 yrs, sst 101 b
(Evans). beating Master Downes, aged, 6st 71b, the
Wind, 3 yrs,, sst bulb, and three others. \Von easily.
The Ilawliestone Cup of 10u sous., by subscription of
10 sous. each. Cup Course. (20 subs.)
Mr. Hussey's Miss Motley, 3 yrs, sst llb ...(Treen) 1
Mr. Wilson':, Defaulter, 4 yrs, 7st 71b
Mr. Bell's Fiddlestring, 6 yrs, Set 41b
The following also ran : —Apple Blossom, 5 yrs, 7st 41b
—Astley, 3 yrs, sst 91b—Muss Nipper, 4 yrs, Set 131 b
Tally-ho, aged, 7st—Selina, 3 yrs, sst 6io—Roland, 3
yrs, sst 71b—Baronet, 6 yrs, Sat lib—Parable, 4 yrs, Gst
81b. Won cleverly by half a length.