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

PRIVY COUNCIL,

The Quren held a Privy Council and Court at one
o'clock yesterday, at her Majesty's marina residence,
Osborne. Isle of Wight.
The Pe ivy Council was attended by his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord
President; Sir G. Grey, Secretary of State for the Home
Departmi re; 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 Wesimoreland.
The lion. W. Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council
in Waiting.
At the Court M. Drouyn de Lhuys, 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 Majesq's Principal Secretary of State for 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 East Cowes in the Fire Queen,
and arrived at one o'clock at Osborne, where a dijoiner
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 thrin4, Lord Campbell, the Marquis
of Clanricarde, 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.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked at an early hour
in the gru'unds of Osborne this morning.
The younger branches of the Royal Family
walked
and rode as usual.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes-
terday.
The Countess of Charlemont has relieved the Countess
of Desart as the Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.

His Royal Highness tne Hereditary Grand Duke of
Meeklenhurgh Strelitz 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 Kuesebeck, returned to town yesterday after-
noon (ruin Norwich.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
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Sir Robert Ferguson and Mr. Hemming transacted
business on Tuesday at the office of the Commissioners
of Itiilways.
Mr. Beale (deputy chairman), and Sir Isaac Morley,.
directors of the Midland Railway; Mr. Barlow, engineer;
and Mr. Carter, solicitor, had an 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. Juhn 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
and family, Lady Sefton, Lady Craven. Lady King and
party, Lord George Quin, the Earl of Wilton, Ludy
Mount Edgoumbe and party, Lord and Lady Henley,
Lady Rolle and party, Sir E. and Lady Lyons, Hon. Sir
E. Cust and party, Hon. Mrs. Labouchere and party,
Lady E. Steele, Lady Millar and family, R. B. Sheridan,
Esq., and family, Sir J. 11' illiams and family, Sir William
Myddleton, &c., were among the numerous visitors to
the Cyclorama this week.
THE SUBTERRANEAN SURVEY OF THE SEWERS OF
THE METROPOLIS.—A report on the subterranean sur-
vey of the metropolitan sewers has just been presented
to the commissioners by Messrs. .Austin and Smith, con-
sulting engineer and 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 squares 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 costlyesquarests
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and streets adjacent, the sewers abound with tha
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UNIVERSITY OF DIJRHAM.—Four Fellowships in
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this University have been declared vacant; they
filled up in November.;