The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon, at a meeting of the Commission for promoting
and encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the
Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at
a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Colonel Sey-
mour, Equerry in Waiting. The Commissioners present
were the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com-
mons, the Earl of Lincoln, Viscount Mahon, the Right
Hon. Sir Robert Peel, the Right Hon. Sir James Gra-
ham, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Mr. Hallam, Mr.
Rogers, and Mr. Wyse. The secretary, Mr. Eastlake,
was in attendance.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday in the
garden of Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the
Princess Helena, touk their usual exercise yesterday.
Her Majesty's private band attended in the evening
on Thursday, at Buckingham Palace, and playod the fol-
lowing pieces;—

Overture—" Zanetta" Auber.
Selection—" Marie"
Sinfonia—(No. 4)
Le Due de Melfort had interviews with Sir George
Grey, yesterday, at the Home-office, and with Lord John
Russell, at his official residence in Downing-street.
•Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to
the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, and Mr. Tidd Pratt, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official re-
sidence in Downing •street.
A deputation from the Irish Waste Land Improvement
Society and county of Galway, had an interview yester-
day with Sir George Grey, at the Home-office. The
deputation consisted of Sir Thomas Burke, Mr. Ormsby
Gore, Mr. St. George, Mr. O'Flogherty, Mr. Heathcote,
Colonel Robinson, and Mr. Staples.
Lord Ashley had an interview with Lord John Rus-
sell yesterday. Mr. French had also an interview yes-
terday with the Noble Lord.

Viscount Hawarden had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey. Lord Brooke had also an interview
yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. The Lords present were the Master of the
Rolls, Lord Brougham, the Chancellor of the Duchy of
Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. An
appeal from Bermuda, "Kennedy v. Trott," part heard
at a former meeting was resumed, and concluded.

By an advertisement in another column, it will be
seen it is proposed to establish a chartered joint stock
bank iu London, to be called the British Bank, the
transactions of which are to be conducted on the Scotch
system.

-At her Majesty's Theatre the engagements still
remain in an uncertain state, but Mr. Lumley returns
from Paris to-night. and something definite will be
known ere long. Jenny Lind, who, as the public well
know, had promised to sing at the Opera concerts, has
offered her aid to the manager, in case of necessity, in
the opera itself. After a lengthened correspondence,
she has agreed to go through all her characters of last
season; but she will make her first appearance as Linda,
in an Italian version of Der Freischutz.—Atlas.

Rore.r. LYCEUM THEATRE.—The Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the performance
with their presence on Wednesday evening. The Royal
suite consisted of the Countess of Charlemoht, Hon. Miss
Cavendish, the Earl Listowel, Lord A. Paget, and Colonel
Seymour. The following distinguished personages have also
visited the theatre during the week :—The Duke and Duchess
of Norfolk, the Ladies Mary and Adeliza Howard, Earl
Grosvenor, Sir Frederick and Lady Thesiger, Lord Suffield,
Sir J. and Lady Domville, Lady Forbes, Lady Dillon
Massey, the Right Hon. Sir William Lascelles, Sir C.
Shockerly, Lady Cottenham, Colonel Berkeley Drummond,
Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Phipps, Earl and Countess of Har-
rington, Earl of Chesterfield, Viscount Canterbury, Mar-
quis of Worcester, Lord Ward, Hon. Captain J. Macdonald,
Marchioness of Conyngham, Lady and the Misses Trollope,
Lady Marcus Hill, Lord Aylmer, Earl Fitzhardinge, Lord
A. Churchill, Lord Carrington, Duke of St. Alban s, Earl
Wilton, Marchioness of Aylesbury, Hon. Mr. L. Grant,
Lord and Lady Newport, Sir William Barlowe, Sir R. King,
Hon. E. J. Russell, Sir Augustus Clifford, Hon. Col.
Lord and Lady Gordon, Earl of Lanesborough,
Knox, Mr. Quintin Dick, ALP., Mr. Baring,
Mrs. Arabin, Captain Ibbotson, &c., &c.
g faShlolHibleS
PRINCESS'S THEATRE:— following
e k :—Her Royal
have visited this theatre during the Patuwkee of Brunswick,
Highness the Princess of Parma,
the
Chesterfield, lunr.eand
Charlemont,
Earls Fitzhardings, Cardigan, of Stafford, Lords
Verulam, and Munster, the Mail:,
Bruce, Guernsey, Liverpool, T.en__tse,r
Countess of Essex, Ladies Rivers,
Mr. Greville, Sir' George'
the Mr. Ricardo
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grand Major
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Seymour,the
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Compton, and Murray,
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comic pantomime f
nil'," popularity of the clown, de-
Wombwell, Sir Charlo_elt.stshaffSecihracfcciekwive
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Martin, and a numerous
day,on
boles,e evening of Valentine's Day
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of
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you've ta'en by storm all London Town ;
But dancing like Carlotta Grisi,
Has won my heart most precious easy.
FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The
following distinguished persons attended these performances
last evening :—Her Serene Highness the Hereditary Princess
of Parma, the Russian Minister and the Baroness Brunnow,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Douro, Earl and
Countess of Shelburne, the Earl Grenville, the Earl of Kil-
morey, the Countess of Tankerville, the Countess of Essex,
Lady Charlotte Egerton, Lord Eiphinstone, Lord and the
Honourable Miss Foley, the Count and Countess (le Jarnac,
the Earl of Besborugh, Lord William Paulet, Baron Nicolai,
Count Rossi, Lord Cranborne, Sir Alexander and Lady
Woodford, Sir John and the Misses Burgoyne, Major and
Mrs. Mountjoy Marten, Ir. Milner Gibson, Sir Henry
Webb, Sir Robert Throckmorton, Lady Quentin, Lady
Wilson, Sir John and Lady Harrington,' Sir George and
Miss Talbot, Mrs. Fremantle, lion. Frederick and Mrs.
Byng, &c. _ _

DEATH OF MR. JEREMY, THE MAGISTRATE.—
This amiable and highly esteemed gentleman expired at his
residence, in the village of Chiselhurst, Kent, on ThursdayTHE FIRE AT briTALFlELDl.—Yesterday morn-
ing Mr. Baker resumed and concluded the inquiry into the
cause of the death of the five unfortunate individuals who
perished in the late fatal, conflagration in Lamb-street,
Spitalfields. After some additional evidence thed jury re-
turned a verdict—" That the deceased persons were
originated
by suffocation and burning, but how the fire
this monument on
was no satisfactory evidence to show.
terminated.
V. rNBURGH.-0,, NELSON'S MONUMENT AT —0- Tues-
day the town council decided on closing
the Sunday, by a majority of 20,t0 8.
- Tile number of passengers to and6.°ll'll Enila"nd,
• 00. year 1848 123,553. •
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