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COURT CIRCULAR.

CURIOUS
VIENNA,
JAN. I.—The excitement occasioned by the
visit of the Emperor of Russia having now subsided,
and the various cancans, political and anecdotical,
either founded on truth or due to mere invention, upon
the sill+ ct, even down to the jokes of those established
wits of Vienna, the bootmakers' boys, having been al-
ready declared " stale, flat, and unprofitable," the at-
tention of the newsmongering world has been attracted
to a fresh topic of conversation—one relating to a sub-
ject so full of strange mystery and conjecture, as to
form a romance of real life, which, if it lacks entirely
the ingredients in such tales—the love and assassination,
and developement of human passions—is none the less
full of interest and wonder—a - tale almost incredible,
were not the details, as far as established facts are con-
cerned, not only warranted by the most undoubted au
thority, but matters of notorious publicity.
To tell the tale, however, I must begin ab ovo, and re-
late how a certain young Hungarian of Presburg, not
overburdened, it would seem, either with sense or talent,
or even other advantages, moral or physical, of the name
of Bukey, was some months since requested by a great
aunt, the widow of a well-known advocate of the same
city, to seek some family papers deposited in a garret
in her house. During his search for these matters,
his attention, as it seems, was called by a friend
who accompanied him—for his own powers of
perception upon the subject do not appear to have
been great—to certain documents which fe'l under
their hands concerning persons of the highest rank in
foreign countries. Roused to a sense of a certain im-
portance to be attached to. these papers, young Buky
takes possession of them ; and one set of papers is-sent
to his Majesty the King of the French. Of some im-
portance they certainly must have been ; for the offer of
a recompense in money for their being dispatched to
Paris having been rejected by the young man, the Order
of the Legion d'Honneur is bestowed upon him by Louis
Philippe, and an invitation made to him by his Majesty
to become his guest, if he should ever wish to visit
Paris, and to have all the expenses of his journey paid.
The contents of another set of papers are communi
cated to the families of the reigning houses of Baden,
Lucca, and Tuscany, and this communication also has
its value, for similar offers of pecuniary recompense
from these various powers having been alike refused,
orders from each of these countries are also bestowed
upon the discoverer of the documents ; a gold snuff-
box, enriched with diamonds, is added by the Grand
Duchess of Baden ; and behold the young nameless un-
considered advocate now parading the streets of his na-
tive town with four decorations dangling at his button-
hole. To what the contents of these important
papers may have related is the subject only of conjec-
ture, or, at most, of vague rumour. Those appertaining
to the family of Orleans are said to have been letters
written by the famous Philippe Egalitsg, the father of the
present King of the French, to an Austrian Minister,
during the times of the French Republic; but what is
their importance as regards the family at the present
day, can only be dimly divined. Those concerning the
other ducal houses already mentioned have received from
rumour quite another signification, and are supposed
to refer to estates in Hungary, to which these families
have a claim, until now ignored or forgotten by
them, though what tie of relationship or affinity does
not at all appear, and which, sold in troublous times for
a mere trifle, and now of immeasurably greater worth,
may, according to the tenor of Hungarian law, be re-
claimed at the price of the original sale, by the descend-
ants of the parties who originally possessed and sold
them. The value however of such a discovery, if this
conjecture be true, is more evident than in the previ-
ous case. How these papers, of so different and strange
a nature, fell into the hands of the Presburg advocate in
whose house they have been found so many years after-
wards, must necessarily be obscure ; but here again ru-
mour supplies the place of more authentic information,
and we are told that originally in the- possession of a
well known Austrian Minister, they were placed by him
in the hands of the depository at Presburg for security
and secrecy during the time of the invasion of Austria
by the French under Napoleon, and that, afterwards
reclaimed, they were denied by the advocate ever to
have been in his possession, though for what reason
must again remain a mystery.. The tale, however, is
not yet done—the most extraordinary is still to come.
Searching still further, emboldened by his discoveries,
young Bulky stumbles some time afterwards upon
papers nearly concerning the house of Austria. Armed
with these documents, he came about two months since
to Vienna, and there, as a recompense for his discovery,
boldly demands the lin.pour of being nominated chamber-
lain:to the emperor—a -distinction only bestowed upon
persons able to prove their pure and unalloyed descent
from ancestors of Heaven knows how many degrees,
and make what is called their ahnenprobe, and
ahnenprobe young Buky can make none, for his
father was a bourgeois advocate, his mother
a butcher's daughter. What these last docu-
ments ' may contain none as yet know. Rumour is
silent, and even conjecture holds its tongue in Austria.
But the certain fact exist that the young unknown advo-
cate has been granted his bold demand, and now dons
the uniform of the Emperor's chamberlain, and sports
the significative two golden buttons, supposed to sup-
port the key emblematic of his office, on the back of his
coat. However strange may be the adventures of
Master Bilky of Presburg—however incomprehensible
his fortunes, the tale is true and warranted. The moral
of it may be that some peeple are born witk golden
spoons in their mouths—perhaps to stop them !—Times

ANCIENT CHINESE SEALS FOUND

IN IRELAND.

At a meeting of the Natural History and Philosophi-
cal Society, held at Belfast, on the 13th of December
last, Mr. Getty delivered a lecture on the natural his-
tory of man, which he illustrated by the several valu-
able donations made to the Society's museum, by Gordon
A. Thomson, Esq., consisting of various articles of art
costume, &c., from North and South America, the
Islands of the Pacific, China, &c. After some observa-
tions on the several races, the lecturer took up the sub-
ject of these donations, some of which he de-
scribed and commented on as illustrating the
social condition of man in various countries. When
speaking of the early intercourse of the Chinese
with other parts of the world, Mr. Getty men-
tioned the vessels found in the ancient Egyptian tombs
and the still more remarkable proofs afforded by the
small porcelain seals found in Ireland, long suspected
but Row proved, to be Chinese. The history of these,
like many other matters of Irish antiquity, is enveloped
in obscurity. They have a written character on the base
of each, and are small cubes with a monkey as a handle.
At one time it was doubted that the marks on the base
were characters. An eminent zoologist, to whom Mr.
Getty had showed one of those, declared the animal to
be the Chinese monkey, and Sir John Francis Davis had
decided the inscriptions to be " perfectly recognisable
as the ancient seal character of China, often used at the
present day on the seals of public and private persons."
Mr. Joseph Huband Smith read a pa.per on it some time
ago, in tho Royal Irish Academy. lie also had casts
made of many of these seals, some of which are in the
Belfast Museum, as well as two of the original seals. In
Belfast, Mr. Joseph William Murphy has been dili-
gently pushing the inquiry, and is anxious to ascertain
the history of every one found in Ireland up to the pre-
sent period, so that their identity may be determined
beyond doubt.
Mr. Getty read an interesting memoir, furnished by
Mr. Murphy and exhibited a great variety of casts made
by that gentleman, as well from the Irish seal as mo-
dern Chinese, many of which, formed of steatite, have
been brought to Europe, but none at all identical in ma-
terial with those found in Ireland. The character, too,
of the Irish is of a more ancient form, Mr. Getty from
the valuable donation lately made the Museum by G.
A. Thomson, Esq., exhibited several of the modern
seals, as well as various public documents, &c., bearing a
stamp on them in the seal character. Ile also exhibited
several very beautiful carved works, in sandal-wood,
having small seals on them, from Mr. Murphy's collec-
tion. Extracts were also read from a letter received
about a month ago, from Mr. Comelate, formerly of
Belfast, now residing at Hong-Kong, giving a transla-
tion of the impression on one of the Irish seals, obtained
by the Rev. Mr. Gutzlaff, the Secretary to the Govern-
ment, from a learned Chinese—other Chinese afterwards
read it, and gave the same interpretation. General
D'Aguilar had also requested Mr. Comelate to present
to the Museum a print of the Goddess of Mercy, given
to him by the Buddist priests of the Temple of 10, in
Amoy, having on it impressions of two seals in the same
character. This communication was interesting as the
first actual interpretation, by a Chinese
.scholar, and
fixes beyond doubt the fact of the seals found in different
parts of Ireland being Chinese, however singular it may
appear.

RUSSIA UNDER THE AUTOCRAT.—The work now
exciting so much attention, bearing the title of " Russia
under the Autocrat Nicholas 1.," is written by a Rus-
sian subject, of good family, and considerable literary
celebrity, named Ivan Golovine, who, having been per-
mitted to quit the dominions of the autocrat, and enjoy
the freedom of milder forms of government, has mg-
lected the arbitrary command from St. Petersburg that
recalled him home, and to avoid the heavy penalty thus
incurred, of banishment to Siberia, he has been forced
to abandon his country, where his property has already
been confiscated. M. Golovine has been engployed in
the service of the Emperur, and has had facilities for
knowing the exact state a his prodigious empire which
no foreigner could have obtained. He has chosen to
publish his knowledge, and the result is such a dis-
closure of the secrets of the prison-house as Lutist
astonish even those who have been prepared for similar
revelations by the recently published works on Russia
by French and English writers.
LIVERPOOL CONTRIBUTION TO THE LEAGUE FUND.
—The fulhwing note has been received from Mr. Ewart :
" Leeds, Jan. 15.—My dear Sir—On my return from the
Continent a short time ago, I sent a subscription of 1001. to
the League Fund, in London, not being aware, at the time,
of your proposed meeting in Liverpool. I was very glad to
see the many contributions you received on that occasion,
and I feel obliged if you will add my name for an additional
sum, as a second subscription, of 1501., making 250/. in the
whole.--I am, dear Sir, yours truly, Jos. C. EWA-RT.—C. E.
Rawlins, Esq."

CONCERT.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen held A Court tLis
afternoon at the Castle.

Earl Grey had an audience of her Majesty, and deli-
vered the ensigns of the Order of the Garter worn by
his late father.

Her Majesty held a Chapter of the Most Noble Order
of the Garter. The Knights Companions having been
robed in the armoury in their mantles and collars, passed
into St. George's Hall, where they were called over by
Garter King of Arms. The Knights Companions pre-
sent were his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness
Prince George, the Duke of Rutland, Duke of Welling-
ton, Marquis of Exeter, Duke of Richmond, Duke of
Buccleuch, Marquis of Lansdowne, Duke of Beaufort,
Duke of Cleveland, Marquis of Abercorn, Earl Talbot,
and the Earl of Powis.

The officers of the order attended in their mantles,
chains, and badges. There wt re present, the Prelate,
the Bishop of Winchester, the Chancellor, the Bishop of
Oxford, the Registrar, the Honourable and Very Rev.
the Dean of Windsor ; Garter Principal King of Arms,
Sir Charles Young ' • and Gentleman Usher of the Black
Rod, Sir Augustus W. J. Clifford, Bart.
The Queen and Prince Albert were conducted from
the private apartments to the Garter Room, by the
Lord Steward, the Lcrd Chamberlain, the Master of tia
Horse, the Vice Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the
Household, and the Comptroller of the Household. •
Her Majesty being seated on a eYair of state, the
Knights, attended by the Officers of the Order, proceed4l
into the presence of the Sove.reign. The Chancellor re-
maining at the door, not • v ng been sworn.
The Knights Compani. being seated, the Registrar
signified to the Sovere.>, that the Right Rev. Dr.
Samuel Wilberforce ~ - lishop of Oxford, attended
at the door of the Qbapt: oom, and humbly prayed to
be admitted to take the oath of office as Chancellor of
the Most NOisit Order; whereupon, by her Majesty's
command, the Chancellor, wearing his mantle of purple
velvet over his episcopal habit, was introduced between
Garterand-Black-Rotl, the former carrying or a velvet
cushion the purse, gold chain, and badge. The Chan-
cellor knelt on the left hand of the Sovereign, and the
oath was administered to him by the Registrar. His
Lordship was then invested by the Queen with the gold
chain and badge, and having received from her Majesty
the purse, had the honour to kiss hands, and retired to
his place on the left hand of the Sovereign.
The Chancellor signified to the Chapter her Majeyty's
royal pleasure that the two vacant stalls in the Royal
Chapel of St. George at Windsor, should be filled, and
as by the statutes none but Knights can be elected. ch
Most Honourable George Charles, Marquis Camden
was introduced by Garter King of Arms and Black Rod.
The sword of state, borne by Sir William Martins, Gen-
tleman Usher, having been handed to the Queen, by the
Lord Chamberlain, her Majesty was pleased to confer
the honour of Knighthood therewith. His Lordship,
having kissed the Sovereign's hand, retired.
The Most Honourable Richard Marquis of Hertford
was introduced and knighted with the same ceremony.
The Knights Companions proceeded to the election,
and the suffrages having been collected by the Chancel-
lor and presented by him to the Queen, her Majesty
commanded him to declare that the Most Honourable
George Charles Marquis Camden had been duly elected
a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the
Garter.

Then, by the Sovereign's comm ind, his Lordship
was received at the door of the Chapter-room by Earl
Talbot and the Earl of Powis, the two Junior Knights
Companions present, and was conducted between them
to her Majesty, preceded by Garter (bearing the en-
signs of the order upon a crimson velvet cushion) and
by Black Rod. The Marquis Camden knelt near the
Queen, and Garter King of Arms presenting on his
knee the Garter, the Noble Marquis was invested
therewith by the Queen, assisted by the two senior
knights present, the Chancellor pronouncing the usual
admonit.ion.
The Queen, having received the R►bbon and George
from Garter King of Arms, put the same over his
Lordship's left shoulder, the Chancellor pronouncing
the customary admonition. The Marquis again kissed
her Majesty's hand, and having received the congratu-
lations of each of the Knights Companions retired.
The Chapter proceeded to a second election, and the
suffrages having been collected by the Chancellor, were
presented to the Queen, when the Most Hon. Richard
Marquis of Hertford was declared duly elected a Knight
of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ; the Noble Mar-
quis was introduced, and was invested by her Majesty
with the Garter, and the Riband and George, with the
like ceremonies.

The Chapter being ended, the Knights Companions
were called over by Garter, and, together with the
officers of the Order, retired from the presence of her
Majesty.
The Queen wore the mantle and collar of the Order
at the Investiture. The Prelate stood on the right of
the Queen, the Chancellor on the left, the other officers
of the Order remaining at the bottom of the table. The
Duchess of Buccleuch, Alistress of the Robes, and the
Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting, were behind her
Majesty on the left ; and the Lord Chamberlain, with
the sword of state, on the opposite side. The officers of
the Royal Household in waiting occupied their usual
stations.

Sir Robert Pod and Sir James Graham were present
at the august ceremony.
Ater the Investiture, the Duke of Richmond bad an
audience of her Majesty, to present addresses.
The Court was attended by the Marquis of Anglesey,
Gold Stick in Waiting, Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in
Waiting, Admiral Sir Robert Otway, Groom in Wait-
ing, Colonel Cavendish, Sliver Stick in Waiting, Colonel
Buckley, Equery in Waiting, Colonel Bouverie,
Equery in Waiting to Prince Albert, the Groom of the
Robes, Mr. Stuart Wortley, and the Honourable Mr.
Forbes, Pages of Honour in Waiting, and the Field
Officer in Waiting.
The Yoeman Guard in their Coronation costume were
on duty in St. George's Hall, the Armoury, and the
Guard Chamber. Sir George Lee, the Lieutenant, Mr.
Ellenthorp, the Adjutant, and Sir Samuel Hancock,
Exon in Waiting. _ _ _

A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards, com-
manded by Colonel Spottiswoode, attended during the
Court in the Grand Quadrangle with the band of the
regiment.
The Queen gave a grand dinner party in the evening,
to which all the Knights of the Order of the Garter pre-
sent at the Chapter were honoured with invitations, and
were present, with the exceptions of his Royal High-
nesslhe Duke of Cambridge, who left the Castle in the
afternoon for Kew, and the Marquis of Auglesey, who
was prevented by indisposition from being present, and
who also took his departure from the Castle in the
afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Duchess of Buecleuch, the Marchioness of Camden, the
Marquis of Grar.by, the Earls of Liverpool, Delawarr
and Jersey ; Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth,
the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Oxford, the
Honourable and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, the
Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, the Right Honourable Sir
James Graham, Majar-General Sir Henry Wheatley,
the Provost of Eton, the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell,
the Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, Major-General and Lady Isa-
bella Wemyss. Mr. and Mrs. W. Harcourt, Sir George
and Lady Couper, Hon. and Rev C. Leslie Courtenay,
Mr. Ralph Neville, Sir John M. Burgoyne (Grenadier
Guards), Lieut.-olonel Williams (2d Life Guards),
and Mr. Glover, were also present at the banquet.
Dinner was served in the-Waterloo Gallery, the can-
delabrum of " St. George," the Patron Saint of the
Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the most mlagn
cent in the royal treasury, forming the princiaorntah-
went in the centre of the table, which was covered with
illuminated
iced w pailso numerouses d p i nestand
candelabra s , an and
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lights), the whole ofsilver gilt. The beautiful lustres in
this Gallery were also lighted on this occasion.
The Band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance
in one of the galleries during dinner, and performed the
following pieces :
Fantasia on favourite subjects, from Meyerbeer and
Donizet ti.
Waltz, "Die Rheinlander. "—Hairnet..
Polka, " Ernestinew "—Kuhner.
Cavatina con Coro (Separate, 0 figli 1 Iddio), from
Nebucodonosor Verdi.
ckens p
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or
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n's Overture (Die
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" La Polka Manie "—Kuhner.
AllegroGal°P' ‘ ‘G
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Potpourri,urei
cs
Quick
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March,
" Mein Herz ist ani Rhein."
After dinner her Majesty's private
the Castle and performed the following pinecies :_
ten
Overture, " Promethee .13e e "
—Beethoven.
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n. a at
dei in
M arch, " Zauberflote"—Mozart.
Allegro, Sinfonia., No. 12—Haydn.
Minuet and Trio—Kallewoda.
Sehergo—Mendelssohn.
Adagio and Rondo—Reissiger.
Sir Robert Peel arrived at the Castle yesterday, on a
visit to the Queen.
The incessant rain during the day has prevented the
Royal Family from being taken their usual exercise.

THE ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS

The llanoyer-square Rooms were well filled last even-
ing by a fashionable audience, who assembled for the
purpose of hearing the unique performances of some new
candidates for public favour, who entitle themselves
"The Ethiopian Serenaders." The party consists of
five vocal and instrumental performers, whose b-nd
comprises—an accordion, some banjos, a tamborine,
and the " bones," the latter forming a striking pecu-
liarity in negro concert music. The singing of the
celebrated Jim Crow (Ric.), has made the public in
some measure familiar with " darkey" music, but his
melodies were of too burlesque a character to convey
any accurate idea of the genuine Ethiopian harmony.
It is well knon n to all who have travelled in the
United States of America that the negro population
cul-
tivate the science of sweet sounds to no ordinary extent;
many of their melodies have been married towar Englishe that
poetry, and hundreds who sing t
:em
are
artoe the sable
tor these charming airs they are indebte
sons. of Africa. It is to bring bleton, and
the genuine Ethiopian melodies that after having made
his band of musicians, visit L before_rannEunglish public
a triumphal tour throuFh thnegUnited States, and been