The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on
Thursday included Madame Marquee Lisboa, wife of
the Brazilian Minister ; Mrs. Bancroft, wife of the
American Minister ; the Duke of Norfolk, the Marquis
and Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl and Countess of
Dalhousie, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Lady
Byron, Lord Charles Wellesley, Sir George Couper, and
Mr. Hallam.
The band of the Coldstream Guards attended during
dinner, and performed the following pieces:—
Overture "Le Barcarole " Auber.
Waltz, The Garland Koenig.
Scena a Cavatina, ":ilia letezio" (I Lom-
bardi)
Polka, The Camelia
Doublar March

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Schultz.

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.

The meeting was held in the new Palace. Prince
Albert arrived shortly before three o'clock, attended by
his Equerry in Waiting, the Hon. Captain Gordon.
The Commissioners present were the Earl of Aber-
deen, Lord Ashburton, Lord Colborne, Viscount Mor.
peth, Viscount Mahon, the Right Hon. the Speaker, Sir
Robert H. Inglis, Mr. Hallam, Mr. S. Rogers, and Mr.
Wyse. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance.
The meeting broke up at a quarter past five o'clock,
when Prince Albert took his departure, attended by the
Hon. Captain Gordon.
His Royal 11i4liness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by Major Stephens, honoured with his presence last
evening the Sacred Harmonic Society's performance of
Dr. Mendelssohn's Oratorio Elijah, at Exeter Hall.
The Rev. Dr. Alder, general secretary of the Wes-
leyan Missionary Society, had an interview with Earl
Grey on Thursday, at the Colonial-office.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Alderman Kershaw,
J. P. (Manchester), Mr. Edward Dawson, J. P. (Lan-
caster), Mr. John Cheetham, J. P. (Staleybridge), Mr.
Abel Buckley, J. P. (Ashton-under Lyne), Mr. Alder
man Burd (Manchester), Rev. Dr. Vaughan (Manches-
ter), Rev. Dr. Massie (Salford), Rev. S. T. Porter (Dar-
wen), Rev. D. Hewitt (Rochdale), Mr. Thomas Barnes
(Farnworth), Mr. William Morris (Salford), Mr. John
Hamer (Preston), and the Rev. J. Poore (Salford), had
an interview with the Lord President of the Council and
Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Privy Council-cffice,
respecting the minutes of the Committee of Council for
Prince of Wales. Prince
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airings yesterday in the Royal gardens.
The Queen honoured the perforthance of the French
plays with her presence yesterday evening. Her Majesty
was attended by the Countess of Mount Edgcurnbe,
Hon. Miss Kerr, Lord Byron, and Major-General
Wemysv.

Hig Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the
performance in the Music hall, Store-street, with his
presence last evening. His Royal Highnes was attended
by Lord George Lennox, Captain Francis Seymour, and
Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. The Prince after-
wards joined her Majesty at the performance of the
French plays.
Mr. Charles Russell, M.P., Chairman of the Great
Western Railway Company, and Mr. Saunders, the
Secretary. had an interview with the Right lion. Edward
Strutt yesterday, at the office of Commissioners of Rail-
ways in Great George•street.
Sir John Pelly had an interview with the Earl of Cla-
rendon on Thursday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
General Pasiey had an interview with the Noble Earl
yesterday.
Bishop Griffiths had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday. Mr. Dillon Browne, M.P., had also an interview
with his Lordship.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Cole, of the Glasgow and Ayr
Company, had an interview yesterday with the Right
Hon. E. Strutt.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office from the Governors of the North American
Provinces.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Cal.inial Office for the Governors of the West India Co-
lonies, and also for the Governor of Gibraltar.

Monsieur Soyer, on his way from Dui;lin to 1,,,n-
-don, visited Liverpool and Manchester, and inspected the
soup-kitchens of these commercial towns as well as the dif-
ferent kitchens belonging to the several unions.
HEALTH OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.—A St.
Petersburgh letter of the 4th announces that the Emperor
Nicholas has recovered from his late indisposition.
The Emperor of Austria has conferred upon the
King of Hanover the command of the 2d Regiment of Ilus-
Bars, which became vacant on the death of his late Imperial
highness the Archduke Palatine.
THE GAS AND WATER COMPANIES IN A PRET.—
Great exertions are making by the different companies and
commissioners to oppose the Health of Towns Bill, circulars
are flying about in all directions, and delegates are to be sent
to London to act in combination on the Government mea-
sure. Jobbing is in danger—monopoly is threatened—and
the occupation of the self-elected is at an end—that is, if the
Ipeople support the Government. The interested are
up, and
the masses should be up and doing also, or they will not de-
eery* the proposed benette.