The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Majesty the
Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. Her
Majesty and his Royal Ilighness also took a drive in the
Park. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Captain the
Hon. A. H. Gordon, the Equerries in Waiting, attended
on horseback.

Their Royal Highnesses'the Duchess of Kent and the
Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen yesterday, at
Buckingham Palace.

Theii Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
walking and pony exercise yesterday, and their Royal
Highnesses the Princess Helena and the infant Princess
were taken airings in the pleasure-grounds of the Palace.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yester-
day, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Augusta Bruce, Ba-
roness de Speth, Viscount Clifden, and Captain Francis
Seymour.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlbo-
rough House.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia visited
their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of gain-
bridge yesterday, and partook of a dejeund with their
Royal Highnesses and the Princess Mary and Prince
Frederick of Hesse, at Kew.
Prince Castelcicala, the Sicilian Minister, had an
audience of Lord Palmerston yesterday morning.
Mr. Henry Landor had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday, at the Colonial office.
Prince Callimaki, the Turkish Minister, and Princess
Callimaki, have returned to town from Brighton, after a
sojourn of a fortnight.
Mr. Moffat had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
A most striking scene was presented by the rehearsal
of the Sonnambula yesterday. As soon as the carriage
of Mademoiselle Liud reached the door of the theatre, a
dense crowd surrounded it. The moment she stepped
on the stage the whole orchestra rose, and, joining with
the chorus, received her with cordial cheers and deafen-
ing shouts. The great songstress was moved to tears by
her reception, and was apparently happy to withdraw
for a moment to conceal her emotion. IVheo she had
sung her aria d'intrata, this manifestation was renewed,
as it was several times, with increased fervour, until the
conclusion. Mademoiselle Lind is visibly increased in
strength, embonpoint, and good looks, since
.last year.
But what is most extraordinary is the change which has
occurred in a voice it was not thought possible could
improve or increase in its resources. No ono beforehand
would cry dit this further acquisition, although no one
present to.night but will feel it deeply, and after the
first few minutes of audition. Mademoiselle Lind's
voice is strikingly increased in volume, at the same time
in softness and volubility. In her extraordinarily bold
flights of voice, in the embellishments she introduces
with such exquisite propriety in the inspiration of the
moment, the shades of modulation are smoother and
more mellowed. Her voice appeared yesterday to possess
all the certainty of intonation, all the Dower of infinite
iteration and prolongation of notes, of an instrument,
whilst the power of exciting human sympathy was no
less increased. Not astonishing, therefore, that the ex-
perienced musicians and professors present, who have
heard all the celebrated artists that have lived within a
quarter of a century, and are familiar with the most re-
condite resources of the vocal art, appeared still more
excited than the ordinary listeners.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.
THE SPECIAL.

The tenth of April, 1848, was far too great a day to
escape the notice of our comic writers. The loyalty of
the constables and the lachete of the Chartists have
afforded material for much pungent writing and much,,
suggestive caricature. But certain contributors to " The
Man in the Moon" have conceived that another, and
an advantageous phase of the subject, could be found in
the incidents of that day, and they have selected the
Olympic corps to interpret their satire. We could wish
so much smartness and cleverness had been bestowed
upon a piece for better artists. The Special is an " oc-
casional " extravagance of much merit, the spirit of the
.hour being happily transferred to its witty dialogue, and
its contrasts and situations being eminently dramatic.
The performers, though they exerted themselves with
energy,
appeared unable to give the requisite character
to the piece; but, despite of this, peals of laughter and
disad-
vantages Special rather
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applause resounded from the beginning to the end.
These were, however, elicited by the point of the lan-
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TOWN MISSIONARY AND SCRIPTURE READERS'
SOCIETY.—The eleventh annual meeting of this society
was held in Fremason's-hall, Great Queen-street, last
right, John Dean Paul, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Blan-
chard, the secretary, read the report for the past year,
The number of agents employed is 51, who labour in
various districts of England, amongst a population of
165,523 individuals above twelve years of age; 94,979 of
whom wholly neglected public worship. The reports
from several missionaries of the society in France, who
have been successful in drawing many English operatives
resident in that country from a vicious and infidel life,
was highly interesting. There are six colporteurs en-
gaged by the society, who have last year sold 29,327
copies of the Bible. One of these agents is employed in
London, who, during the past year, has sold 4,316
Bibles to servants in the metropolis. The income of the
society for the past year is considerably above that of
any previous year in its history, being 3,5551. 11s. sd.
The report was adopted.
FORGED BANE.-NOTES ABROAD.—We learn from
Brussels that on the 25th ult. two persons, believed to be
Englishmen,otnotes of
wtehree
BR rarneks toefd
England.i in that city forA
m, issuingon e 3 et
afourggeerd,
1001.
after having iven h for one of he notes,
conceived suspgicionscas as toto itsthem being genuine, t
and imme-
diately laid an information before the police, who as
promptly took measures, and arrested the two men as
they were on the point of departure by the railroad for
Ostend. On being searched they were found to be in
possession of large sums in gold and silver coin of Bel-
gium, France, England, and Germany, besides notes of
the Belgian Bank, to the amount of 20,000 f. A box,
belonging to one of them,contained false mustachios and
several different pairs of spectacles, evidently meant for
disguise, and in his flannel waistcoat was sewed up a
Bank of England note for 1001. and another for 504,
both believed to be forgeries. After a long investigation
they were committed to prison.
At Shepherd's Bust), Hammersmith, three deaths
of children of four years and under, from "CyDatiche
trachealis and bronchitis," occurred within a few yards
of each other; two within five days in the same family.
The duration of illness was, in two cases, forty-eight
hours, and, in the third, did not exceed thirty-six hours.
The cottages where these children lived have been built
only a short time, are very damp, and situated in a lo-
cality which is wet, and entirely without drainage,—
.Re9ister of Births and Deaths,