The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen had a dinner party on Thursday at Buck-
ingham Palace. The company included her Royal High-
ness the Duchess otlent, the Archbishop of York and
the Hon. Mrs. Musg e, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness
de Speth, the Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, Earl
do Grey, the Earl of Lincoln, Viscount and Viscountess
Castlereagh, Lord Marcus Hill, the Right Hon. Sir
George and Lady Grey, the Master of Trinity College,
Cambridge, and Mrs. Whewell, and the Hon. William
and Mrs. Cowper.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the French
Equestrian performance at Drury-lane Theatre with
their presence yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty and
his Royal Highness were accompanied by their Royal
Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and were at-
tended by the Countess of Charlemont, the Marquis of
Ormonde, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Bouverie.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided, yester-
day afternoon, at a meeting of the Commission for pro-
moting and encouraging the fine arts, in the rebuilding
the Palace at Weslninster. ills Royal highness arrived
at the new Palace at a quarter before three o'clock, at-
tended by Colonel Bouverie.
The Commissioners present were the Eal of Aber-
deen, the Earl of Lincoln, Viscount Canning, Viscount
Mahon, Lord Colbourne, Sir James Graham. and Mr.
The secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attend-
ance. The meeting broke up at five o'cleck.
-The Royal Children walked and rode yesterday in the
Royal Gardens. Her Majesty and Prince Albert ho-
noured the performance of the French plays with their
presence yesterday evening. The royal suite consisted
of the Countess of Charlemont, Hon. Miss Stanley, the
Marquis of Ormonde, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel
Bouverie.

Mr. G. Carr Glyn, M.P., Mr. Laing, Mr. Saunders,
and Mr. Swift, had a conference yesterday with the
Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Earl of Granville, Sir
Edward Ryan, and Mr. Baines (Chairman of the Poor-
law Commission), at the office of the Board of Trade,
on the subject of rating railways.
Tho Bishop of London had an interview with Lord
John Russell on Thursday.
The Earl of Clarendon had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday. Mr. Percy Henry Crutchley
had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet at
the Home-office.

A deputation from the paper manufacturers of Great
Britain and Ireland, consisting of Mr. J. B. Crompton,
Manchester; Mr. Charles Porter, Manchester; Mr.
Francis Pirie, Aberdeen; Mr. James Durham, Edin-
burgh ; and Mr. Henry Bruce, Kenleith, near Edin-
burgh, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday on the subject of the total repeal
of the duties on paper. The deputation was accompanied
by Mr. Reynolds, M.P., Captain Fordyce, M.P., Mr.
Blair, M.P., and Mr. Cowan, M.P.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD.

At the special meeting of the proprietors, held yes-
terday, the purchase of the Mold Railway was confirmed,
by a majority of 37 to 9.
The following was given as the estimated traffic of the
Mold Railway :
Passengers
Parcels ...
Horses, carriages, and dogs

... ... ... ... £9,432
500
500
... 718
. . 713
... 302
•.• ... ... ... ... 10,000

Mails ... ... ..• ••• .
Merchandise and agricultural produce
Cattle ...
Minerals ...

Gross traffic

... ... 22,157

Deduct for working charges 50 per cent. ... 11,079

Net revenue .., ... ... £11,078
which, on the total cost of 185,9001., will give a profit of
51. 19s. 2d. per cent.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Last night the final per-
formance, before Easter, of the Opera Comique at this
theatre, took place, when Auber's Diamans de la Cou•
ronne was given in admirable style, Charton singing
as charmingly as ever. It is due to Mr. Mitchell
again to praise the skill with which he has rendered the
resources of his company available, and the excellence
of his general arrangements. The artists have been so
well selected, that a permanent company could scarcely
have produced so varied a repertoire with so little
sameness of effect, or with so general a perfection in the
ensemble. The band is unexceptionable, and in the
choruses there has been a manifest progressive improve-
ment. Mr. Mitchell's programme is still far from being
exhausted.
Mr. Hudson, M.P., has returned to town and ap-
peared in his place in the House of Commons.
MR. JERMY'S WILL.—The will of the late unfor-
tunate Mr. Jermy, sen., of Norwich, was deposited in
Doctors' Commons on Thursday, and the property was
sworn under 9,000/.
DEATH OF THE REV. HENRY CHAPLIN.—blush
gloom has been cast over Stamford and its neighbour-
hood by the demise of the Rev. Henry Chaplin, Vicar of
Ryhall, on Thursday week, after a short but severe ill-
ness, in his 59th year. The complaint which termi-
nated thus fatally was inflammation of the chest, acce-
lerated, it is said, by grief for the loss of his eldest son
a few weeks back. Mr. Chaplin was greatly beloved by
his parishioners for his unvarying affability and libe-
rality. He was brother to Rober Chaplin, Esq., of
Blankney, one of the largest, if not the largest, landed
proprietor of the county of Lincoln, to whose estates
deceased, had he been the survivor, would have succeeded;
consequently his eldest surviving sou is now the heir
apparent.—Lincolnshire Chronicle.
EXECUTION.—MAIDSTONE, MARCH 29.—Millan,
who was convicted for the murder of an old man at
Bethersden, in this county, was executed, pursuant to
his sentence, at the county gaol yesterday. The culprit
was brought out a few minutes before twelve o'clock,
and after praying a short time the fatal bolt was drawn,
and be died withcut a struggle. He was only seventeen
years of age, and appeared to meet his fate without re-
gret. The prisoner Sheepwash has been respited on ac-
count of his evident weakness of intellect. He will be
placed in a lunatic asylum.
THE FORTHCOMING VACANCY FOR SOUTH NOTTS.
—NEWARK, THURSDAY.--.The influential landowners
connected with this constituency have this week had re-
peated consultations as to who shall,be selected as their
representative, in the room of Colonel Rolleston, who
has signified his intention to resign; and it is confidently
stated, that Robert Bromley, Esq., eldest son of Sir
Robert Howe Bromley, Bart., of Stoke-hall, has con-
sented to offer himself as a candidate. Mr. Bromley's
political views are said to be Liberal Conservative,
opinions which will hardly coincide with those of the
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