The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-19 00:00:00

PRIVY COUNCIL,

The Queen held a Privy Council and Court at one
o'cluck yesterday, at her Majesty's marina residence,
Osborne, Isle of Wight.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal High-
ness Ptince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord
President; Sir G. Grey, Secretary of State for the Home
Departmen••' Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs; Earl Grey, Secretary of State for
the Colonies; Sir Francis Baring, First Lord of the
Admiralty; Lord Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster; the Marquis of Clanricarde, Postmaster-
General; and Earl Fortescue, Lord Steward.
At the Council her Majesty appointed the Sheriff for
the County of Westmoreland.
The Hon. W. Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council
in Waiting.
At the Court M. Drouyn de Lbuys, the French Am-
bassador, had his first audience of the Queen, and
presented his credentials to her Majesty. His Excel-
lency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8.,
her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State fur Foreign
Affairs. _ _ _

Her Majesty gave audience to the Marquis of Lans-
downe. -

The French Ambassador and the Cabinet Ministers
left the Waterloo-bridge terminus of the London and
South• Western Railway at five minutes before 9 o'clock
yesterday morning, were conveyed to Gosport by a
special train, crossed to EMI( Cowes in the Ftre Queen,
and arrived at one o'clock at Osborne, where a dijedner
was served to the distinguished party.
The Marquis of Lansdowne and Sir George Grey re-
mained at Osborne on a visit.

The French Ambassador, Viscount Palmerston, Earl
Grey, Sir Francis Bdrin4, Lord Campbell, the Marquis
of Clauricarde, Earl Fortescue, and the Hon. William
Bathurst, left Osborne at half-past three o'clock, em-
barked at Osborne-pier in the Fire Queen steam-vessel,
recrossed to Gosport, and took their departure by a
special train on their return to town.

UO URT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked at an early hour
in the grounds of Osborne this moruing.
The younger branches of the Royal Family walked
and rode as usual.

There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes-
terd tiy.
The Countess of Charlemont has relieved the Countess
of Desart as the Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.

His Royal Hignricss the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Meckleuburgh Strclitz arrived at Cambridge-house, Pic-
cadilly, at halt-past eleven o'clock yesterday morning
from the Continent.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by Baron Knesebeck, returned to town yesterday after-
noon from Norwich.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess
of Mecklen burg Strelitz, attended lay Lady Augusta Ca-
dogma, honoured Miss Coutts with their company at
dinner yesterday at her residence in Stratton-street.
Sir Robert Ferguson and Mr. Hemming transacted
business on Tuesday at the office of the Commissioners
of Railways.
Mr. Beale (deputy•chairman), and Sir Isaac Morley,
directors of the Midland Railway; Mr. Barlow, engineer;
and Mr. Carter, solicitor, had a❑ interview with the Com-
missioners of Railways yesterday at their office in the
Board of Trade, respecting the working of the South
Yorkshire Railway, Mr. Beckett Denison, M.P., and
Mr. Baxter, from the South Yorkshire Railway, were
present at the interview.
A deputation, including the Earl of Yarborough, Mr.
Charles Turner, and Mr. John Stevenson, transacted
business yesterday at the office of the Commissioners of
Railways.

COLOSSEUM.—The Marchioness of Ailesbury and
party, Earl Camoys and party, the Bishop of Dublin
Lady Craven, Lady King and and family, Lady Sefton,
t
party, Lord George Quin, the Earl of Wilton, Lady
Mount Edgcumbe and party, Lord and Ludy Henley,
Lady Rolle and party, Sir E. and Lady Lyons, Hon Sir
E. Cust and party, lion. Mrs. Labouchere and party,
Lady E. Steele, Lady Millar and family, R. B. Sheridan,
E-q., and family, Sir J. Williams and family, Sir William
Myddleton, &c., were among the numerous visitors to
the Cyclorama this -week.
THE SUBTERRANEAN SURVEY Or THE SEWERS OF
THE METROPOLIS.—A report on the subterranean sur-
vey of the m,tropolitan sewers has just been presented
to the commissioners by Messrs. Austin and Smith, con-
sulting engineer end assistant surveyor. The report
states generally that the sewerage of the city of West-
minster is in a rotten state, and contains a large amount
of foul deposit; that in Belgrave and Eaton ►(pares the
sewers abound with noxious matter, stopping up the
house drains, and smelling most horribly; as also in
Grosvenor, Hanover, and Berkeley-squares, and that
even throughout the New Paddington district, the neigh-
bourhood of Hyde-park-gardens, and the costly squares
and streets adjacent, the sewers abound with the foulest
deposit, from which the most disgusting effluvium is
found to arise.

SHERIFF FOR WESTMORELAND.---At the Court at
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, on the 18th instant, her
Slajesty in Council was pleased to appoint George Ed-
ward Wilson, of Heversham House, Esq., to be Sheriff of
the county of Westmoreland.
UNIVERSITY or DURHAM.—Four Fellowships in
this University have been uocla►led recant; they will be
filled up in licrrenaber.;