The Sun.
London, England, 1831-10-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their MAlEsins entertained Prince EsTaaltazv, the
Au'trian Ambassador, the Chevalier DE NEUMANN, Coun.
sear to the Austrian Embassy, Sir HENRY and Lady
Btatrwoon, and a select party, at .dinner, on Monday
evening, at the Palace, at St. James's.

The KING, attended by Viscount DVNCANNON and Sir
HENRY WHEAVLEY, went yesterday over the gardens of
the Nev V'alace, in St. James's-park, and also itnVected
the stables.

The QUEEN, accompanied by the Princess 'So'rriu., and
attended by the Marchioness WEl'LTsr.tv and the Hon.
Miss EDEn visited her Imperial flightless the Grand
Duchess HELENE, on Monday, at the Clarendon. H,r
MAJESTY was received by Colonel Fox,
His MaaEsxr gSve audience yesterday to Earl GREY.
The Grtind Duchess HELENE, attended b.l.,toionel
Fcx, visited the QUEEN yesterday. ger MAJESTY and
the Grand Duchess afterwards ttob an airing together in
an open carriage, and ty.id a visit to the Princess SOrtus,
at the King's Pal= at Kensington.
A Cabittet Council was summoned by Earl Galt.' GA
Monday night, to meet at the Foreign-oft& 'yesterday
afternoon. The Ministers assembled at two o'clock ; there
were present the Lone CninceLLoa, the Marquis of
LANSDOWNE, Earl GREY, Viscounts MELBOURNE, PAL-
MERSTON, GObERICH, and ALTHORP; the Earl of CAR-
LISLE, the Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT, Sir JAMES
GRAHAM, Lord HOLLAND, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the
Duke of RICHMOND, and Mr. STANLEY.

The Council broke up soon after four o'clock.
Deputations from Shoreditch, and from the patistoes of
St. John ,end St. Margaret, waited on Eiti yester-
day at the Treasury, and had interviews with the Noble Earl.
Mons. VAN DE IVEvEtt, tilt Belgian Minister, has left
town for Brussels.

The Wurtemberg Minister transacted business yesttrdty
at the Foreign-office.

IRON TRADE AT MERTHYR TYDVIL.

The differ-elves between the proprietors of the Dowlais
Iron-works and their workmen, and of the Plymouth
works and their workmen, respecting the Union Societies,
continue much in the same stare as at the date of our last
publication, excepting that a few of the miners, colliers,
and firemen, having become convinced of the impolicy of
continuing members of these societies, have returned to
their work at Dowlais. These have bees joined by a
large number of men, who gladly availed themselves of
the opportunity of obtaining employment, which they
had previously been unable to procure. The proprie-
Jms of the Dowlais Iron-works have, by these means, got
their works in operation to about half their usual ex-
tent. The great body of the unionists, however, re-
main out of work, and on Friday several applied to the
Magistrates at a Petty Sessions, held at Merthyr, for an
order on the Select Vestry, who bad refused them relief,
upon the grounds of their being voluntarily out of employ-
ment, After carefully considering what was urged by the
,ipplicants for relief and the Select Vestry, the Magistrates
decided, " That the applicants being able to obtain work
upon complying with a reasonable condition, they, the
Magistrates, have no tight to order them to be maintained
alit of the poor-rates." We are happy to say that there
are no symptoms of turbulence amongst the men who are
~ut a work. We really In lieve that a very large portion
"f them are peaceable, well-disposed men, who have been
•!tluded by a few designing persons, and we have no doubt
that many of them are inclined to return to their work, but
entertain scruples as to the effect of the obligation of the
oath they were foolish enough to take upon entering the
Union, and possibly some absurd fears of those who may
.ot be so well disposed as themselves. We do not blame
master for declining to employ persons who are secretly
bound together to contreul his works when they think
proper so to do. The workman has a right to obtain the
best price for his labour; but both parties should be freto
(gents. That the labourer is in many cases inadequately
;jail there cannot be a doubt ; but that their employers
lo not obtain an adequate remuneration for their skill and
capital, even at the low wages they pay, is equally certain.
Cambrian.