The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OS BORNE, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen end Prince walked as usual this morning
in Osborne- park at an early hour.
Ilis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the
younger members of toe Royal Family walked and rode
in the grounds.
There was no addition yesterday to the Royal dinner
party.

Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians and the
Countess de Neuilly arrived in town yesterday morning
fr,.m St. Leonard's, paid a visit to her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, and partook of a dejeuner with her
Royal Highness, at her residence, Clarence-house, St.
James's.

His Royal Highness Prince George visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday.
Mr. Capriole, from Canada, had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Sir Hedworth
Williamson bad also an interview with his Lordship
yesterday.
A deputation on the subject of the Royal Pavilion at
Brighton. consisting of Lord Alfred Harvey, M.P., Cap-
Pechell, M.P., Mr. Slight, clerk to the Commis-
sioners of the town of Brighton; Messrs. Faithful',
Freeman, and Cobb, had an interview with the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests on Tuesday,
at their office, in Whitehall place.
Mr. Laing transacted business yesterday at the Office
of the Commissioners of Railways in the Board of
Trade.
Lady John Russell was safely delivered of a son on
Tuesday night. The Countess of Minto arrived in
town on Tuesday night, and yesterday morning went to
Lord John Russell's residence, Pembroke Lodge, Rich-
mond Park.

HER MAJESTY'S TLIBATRE.—EIer Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent honoured the performance at her
Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday evening with her pre
senee—the suite in attendance upon her Royal Highness
included Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Fanny Bruce, the
Baroness de Speth, and Lord James Murray. Her
Ro.al Highness oceupi. d her Majesty's box. Her
Royal Highutss the Duchess of Cambridge, accom-
panied by her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess
of Dl. cklenburg Strelitz and his Royal Highness Prince
George of Cambridge, also honoured the theatre with
their presence. The Prince and Princess Metternich
and the Count and Countess Mahon had the honour or

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Amongst the visitors were his Grace
amd Misses Lane Fox, the Duke and Duchesscess
ooff Leeds
Beau-
fort and the Ladies Somerset, the Duke of L ed9Betahue-,
Marquis of Huntley, the \iarquis of Abercorn, the
Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Damao ade. his
Exc, ileucy the Austrian Minister and toe Countess
C lersd t. his Excellency the Belg;an Minister and Ma-
dame Van der Weyer, his Exttellet.cy the Danish Mt-
eis,er, tee Countess Reventiow and the C. untesses
Htlda and Malvina Reventlow, his Excs Hertel, the
Brsz.ltan Minister and Metlan.e Marvis de Lisboa.
tits Excellepcy the Portuguese Minister, his Excellency
he Minister from the Argentine puhlie, his Excel-
lency the Minister of Costa Rica. M. de Berg, M. de
Stratenus, M. Padia his Excellency the Neapo.
the
tio Douro,Dit;lhue D of w
Ministt r, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of Car-
digan, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl
of Falmouth, the Earl and Countess of Pembroke, the
Countess of Essex, the Countess of Westmoreland, the
Countess of Harrington and Lady Jane Stanhope, the
Earl and Countess of Granville, the Earl of Munster,
the Earl and Countess Bruce, the Earl and Countess of
Uxbridge, L ady Emma Vrsey, the Earl and Countess
of Kilmorey, the Viscount Somerton, the Viscount
Enfield, the Viscount I)upplin, the Viscount Anson, the
Viscount C.interbury, the Viscount and Viscountess
Maidstone, the Viscouht Ernlym, the Vircouut and
Viscountess Lascelles, the Viscount Ranelagh, Lord
Ward, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady Rachel
Russell, Lord Francis Somerset and Miss Somerset, Lord
Elphinstone, Lord G. Paget, Lord Sandys, Lord Harry
Vane, Lord W. Lennox, Lord George Gordon Lennox,
Lady Gordon Lennox, Lord Arthur Lennox, &c.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—Her
Majesty's box was occupied on Tuesday evening by the
Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Mr. Frederick
and Captain William Peel. Among the visitors were
the Marquis of Douro, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Ailesbury, the Marchioness Dowager of Westmeath and
the Hon. Mrs. Henry Murray, the Countess of Malmes-
bury, the Earl of Wilton, the Countess Dowager of
Essex and Miss Johnstone, the Earl of Belfast, Lady
Charlotte Davison, the Countess of Egremont and Lady
Howard de Walden, the Countess of Gleng all, Earl
Compton, Viscount and Lady Marian Alford, Lady
Catherine Cast, Lady Amelia Cust, and Lady Caro-
line Cust, Viscount Maldon, Viscount Exmouth,
Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Sydney, Viscount Can-
tilupe, Lord Leveson Gower, Lord Leigh and the Hon.
Augustus Leigh, Lord Arthur Hay, Lord Templeton,
Lord Ward, Sir John Hall and Lady Hall, Sir Henry
Webb, Lady Quentin, Lady Brougham, Lady Morgan,
Sir Francis Lawley and Lady Lawley, Hon. B. Lawley
and Lady Elizabeth Lawley.
DEATH OF JOHN HAY MACKENZIE, EsQ.—This
gentleman, the father of the Marchioness of Staff ,rd,
died on the 9th, at Cliefden, near Msidenhead, alter a
leng and painful illness. He was a gentleman of con-
siderable firiune. and the representative of the old Earls
of Cromarty. The deceased
gentlemen was, to all ap-
pearance, enjoying good health when his daughter was
married last month to the Duke of Sutherland's son ;
but, to the extreme grief of all his family connexions, he
expired on Monday afternoon as above, the Marquis of
Stafford by his decease succeeding to a princely fortune
and landed inheritance.
ABOLITION OF " KING EDWARD'S ST AIRC-0 n
Saturday a special Ewssion was held in trio Court-house,
Osborne-street, Whit-chapel, pursuant to a notice issued
by Mr. Thomas Reynol4s, the high.ConSt,tille of the
" for the purpose of considering the
Tower Hamlets,
propriety of discontinuing or stopping up a certain court,
alley, or plale called King Edward's Stairs, on the south
side WAPPIII.! High -str.-et, loading out of a certain
highway called Wapping High-street a certain high •
way called the river Thames. and being wholly situate
within the said pariah of St. Wapp ne.." After
sum,, consultaiion, the mtgistrates being ratified that
the stairs were a nuirauce, ordered them to be stopped.