The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-27 00:00:00

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Arm'. 24.
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Boulogne and Amiens, 165,8—Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 15—Demerara, 3—Dutch Rhenish, 37/4—East
Inlian, !s—Luxembourg, 11—Namur and Liege, 41,4--
Northern of France, 121 A—Paris and Lyons, s—Paris and
Rouen, NlA—Paris and Strasbourg 2—Rouen and Havre,
261y—Sambre and Meuse, 51/2.

IMPORTANT FROM PORTUGAL.

We have just received the following important in-
telligence from Portugal :
" Mello has reached the left bank of the Tagus,
and menaced Lisbon. The Queen has agreed to a
change of Ministay.

" The English sailors have landed to protect the
Queen."—Herald.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen gave a juvenile party yesterday afternoon, at
Buckingham Palace, in celebration of the birthday of her
Royal Highness the Princess Alice.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Vis-
countess Barrington, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Baroness de
Speth, arrived at four o'clock.
The nobility and gentry who had been honoured with in-
vitations, arrived at four o'clock at the Palace. There were
present Madame Van de Weyer, the Duchess of Southerland,
the Marchioness of Ormonde, the Countess of Gainaborough,
die Countess of Desart, the Countess of Arundel and Surrey,
the Countess Spencer, the Countess of Morton, the Countess
of Morley, the Viscountess Emlyn, Lady Lyttelton, Lady
Robert Grosvenor and Lady Susan Murray, and the Earl of
Dunmore, accompanied by the juvenile members of their
respective families.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with their august visitors,
entered the library, where the juvenile guests had assembled,
accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, tho
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice.
Mr. Spatz had the honour of exhibiting Lis maricnettcs ;
and Mr. Henry Barnard had the honour of attending, and
performed appropriate music on the pianoforte.
The Hungarian instrumental vocalists, Messrs. Weiss,
Zorer, Schwartz, and Grunzwag, had also the honour of per-
forming for the gratification of the illustrious party.
Refreshments were afterwards served in an adjoining
saloon.

The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance on
the terrace in front of the library. .
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance
of the Philharmonic Concert with their presence yesterday
evening. The royal suite consisted of the Countess ot Char-
Lemont, Hon. Miss Kerr, Hon. Miss Cavendish, the Lard
Chamberlain, the Earl of Morton, Lord George Lennox,
Major the Hon. Robert Boyle, Captain Francis Seymour,
Major •General Wemyss, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta
Bruce, Sir George Couper, and Lord James Murray, also
honoured the performance of the Philharmonic Concert, with
' her presence.
Colonel Bouverie has relieved Captain the llon. A. IL
Gordon, in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal
Highness Prince Albert.
Lord Ashley had an interview with Sir George Grey yes-
terday, at the Home-office.
Lord George Hill had an interview with the Earl of Cla-
rendon yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Mr. Montgomery Martin had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a Com-
mittee-meeting yesterday.
Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Baron de Goidsmid, Earl Bathurst, and Sir J. AP.Neill had
interviews with Sir George Grey yesterday.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Fl9pe
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Dennistouu and Mr. Augustus Craven had an inter-
vim, yesterday, with the Earl of Clarendon.