The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early
walk yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Wvlde and Dr. Prcctorius, honoured-the College of Chemistry,
in -Hanover-square, yesterday. with a visit.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal,
and the Princess Alice were taken airings yesterday in the
pleasure grounds.
The rt,yal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Wednes-
day included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Jersey, Luly Fanny Howard,
Baroness de Speth, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs.
Anson, Sir George Anson, and the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie
Courtenay. "
The band of the First Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner, and performed the following pieces :
Grand March of the Ist Life Guards—Her Royal Highness

the Duchess of Kent.
Overture, Oberon—Weber.

Walzer, illemis Fest Klanze—Labitzky.

Medley, Seotell—Waddell.
Medley, Cori-IZos,ini

Cavathia— Verdi.

Tlie royal dinner party yesterday included her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, his Excellency the Duke
de Sotomayor, Earl Talbot, Viscount Canning, Lord and
Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth,
Lady Augusta Catogao, Gorge Lennox, Honourable
Francis and Lady Anne Charteris, Sir George Coupar, Bart.,
and Mr. Edmond Mildmay.

The band of the Royal f:egirnent of Horse Guards attended
at the Palace during dinner, and performed the following
pieces:— _ _

Overture, " Egmont"—Beethoven.
Waltzes, " Astrea"—Strauss.
Duet e Finalr, " Marie de Rolian"—Donizetti.

{Disperse in Silence,
Chorus, Ci,me with Torches, Mendel.shon.
Prayer Finale,
Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister,-was prevented
by a family bereavement from attending her Majesty's Levee,
on Wednesday. The Lord Advocate was present at the
Levee, and Cornet Soame Gambier Jenvns was presented to
the Queen, on appointment to the t3aLight Dragoons, by
the E int of Hardwicke.
A deputation of the Aborigines Protection 'Society, con-
sisting of Jo.,,eph T. Price, Joseph John Gurney, Sir E. Bux-
ton, S. F. Wooliner, V. Leslie Foster, Samuel Gurney jun.,
s-
Henry Chris', J. Bevan Braithwaite, G. L. Neighbour,
James Bell, William Grimshaw, A. B. Wright, E. Martin,
and G. L. Neighbour, attended at the Colonial-office on
Wednesday, to present an address to the Secretary of State
for the Colonies, on the occasion of his taking office, and to
make an appeal on behalf of the Indians cf British North
America and the Aborigines of Southern Africa.
The French Ambassador transacted business yesterday at
the Foreign-office.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs. had an interview with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday.
The Cabinet Ministers dined with Sir Itlbert Peel on
Wednesday, at his residence in Whitehall-gardens.
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mill' R. Y -LANE THEATRE.

A new ballet, in two acts, entitled the The Island Nymph,
was produced at this theatre last evening, for the rentre'e of Ma-
demoiselle Maria and Monsieur
.Desplaces, and for the debut
of Mademoiselle Neodot, premtlre danseuse at the Grand
Opera at Madrid. The plot is simple. Leara (Monsieur
Demplaces), a youn7 Greek, is wrecked on an island, inhabited
by nymphs. Edda
.(Mademoiselle Maria), a nymph, finds him
on the shore, and falls in love with him. The Queen of the
island (Mademoiselle Neodot) condemns him to death
a at the
ns- an
she pardons him, and gives him
hospitality.leriionnt intruder ear
ia3msoidt:
rrites to take him to his native land.
athe sacred territory ; but,i'c
The nymphs prepare tor the chase, and here we have a pas
de Masseuses, by the coryphees and the Corps de ballet, and
a grand pas sent, by Mademoiselle Neodot, the debutante.
Mademoiaelle IScodot pilsesses a b,sautiful figure, and expres-
sive features ; she is excedingly graceful in her movements, and
her pantomime is very expressive. She is a perfe-t mistress
of her art., and her pax are twinkling yet clearly defined, and
crisp, if we may be allowed to make use of such an
expression, in reference to the choerographic art.
While the nymphs are resting from the fatigues of the
chase, Leara appears, and renews his vows of lore tl Edda.
This scene gives occasion to the introduction of a grand pas de
deux by Mademoiselle Maria and Monsieur Desplaces, which
is the great feature of the ballet, and in which the tours de
force of Mademoiselle Maria are really wonderful. She was
applauded to the echo, and rapturously encored. Leara, how-
ever, is not a constant lover. He meets with another nymph,
a certain Cloe (Mademoiselle Louise), to whom he
also makes vows of love, and is struck blind
by the avenging gods for his infidelity. In this
scene is introduced a pas de deux d'action by Mademoiselle
Louise and Mons. Desplaces, in whic:i Mademoiselle Louise
exhibited great powers both as a dansettse and a pantomimist.
This young lady has taken a giant's stride in her professional
career, and the day is not far distant when she will occupy a
conspicuous place among the premiere danseuses of the day.
Wa bare not had such a promising danseuse on the English
stage since poll- Cara Webster. Clue deserts her
blind lover, but Edda is faithful to him. In
answer to her prayers his sight is restored ; and, sacrificing
her immortality to her love, she accompanies him as his wife
to his Grecian home, The scenery by Grieve and Telbin was
magnificent, and the music of Schira was r xpressive arid appro-
priate. At the fall of the curtain Mademoiselle Maria,
Nlademaisella Neodot, and M. Despaces were called for, and
honoured with the usual ovation. The house was crowded.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
was last evening in company with an honest
English farmer, a distant relation of mine, and in course
of conversation the corn-laws acre introduced. I asked
him his opinion regarding the law, and he stated that a
more-absurd arid slavish law could never exist. I asked
him if he had signed any of the petitions in favour of pro-
tection ? He said he had been compelled. as heretofore,
to sign his landlord's petition, at the risk of losing his
farm, but that if he dared to face his hereditary land-
lord in the Commons House, he could make him look
rather foolish.
I cannot give you my name and address, or should
hive b:en glad, owing to the great respect I have tor
this worthy man, and the awk Nerd position, as regards
his numerous family, in which he would be placed, were
compelled to appear at the bar of the House of mis-
rerrosent atives.
Pledging myself to the truth of the foregoing state-
ment by a solemn oath, I am, Sir, your sincere friend
and TOP-wisher, JUSTICE.

GLASGOW PIG IRON TRADE, FEB. 6.—We had ex-
pected ere this tcrhave noted an improvement in the money
market, Which is regulating the price of this commodity; no
improvement, however, has taken place, and, consequently,
prices continue to recede. Yesterday, two lots were disposed
of at 78s. and 776. Gd., and to•day we heard of a sale of 700
tons at 765. We quote the price 78s.—dull market. FEB.
10.—Since the above was written little alteration has taken
place. On Monday a large business was done, say 3,000 tons.
s•rld at 775. and To- day several parcels were ()Erring at
785., but no buyers above 77.=.; a lot of h 0 tons was sold at
765. for immediate cash. To give an idea of the money
marina, as much as 86s. 3 in. has at the same time been raid
for iron. We quote the price at 775. Gd. prompt cash.—
Glasgow Natimal.
THE POTATO ROT Iti lIIELAND.—Ii appears from a letter
addressed by Lord Cloncurry to the DubUa Evening Poe,
that there is unequivocal evidence of decay in the new crop
of potatoes, sown in November, and upon the early gathering
of which so much reliance has been placed as food for the
people in the beginning of the summer.
There was a tiro t esterday eveninz et the General
Pest-office, that for the moment caused some alarm in the City, bat
it was speedily subdued. The iamage done is confined to the burn-
ing of a workbench and some thilber, arid the melting of the gas-
VrcE. The origip> he fire was not asccrtalned.

IMPERIAL PARLIAM NT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Thursday, Feb. 12.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Wool-
sack a few minutes before Five o'clock. _

The Marquis of ELY took the oaths and his seat.
CORN-LAWS.

The Duke of BUCKINGLIAM presented a large
number of petitions from various places in the county of
Buckingham against the repeal of the duties on corn,
and praying their Lordships not to take any steps with
respect to those duties until an appeal had been made to
the country, in order that the real feeling of the people
might be obtained on the measures brought forward 'by
her Majesty's Gm ernrnent.
Lord fIATHERTON presented a petition from New-
castle-under-Lyne, in Stafforishire,
,signed by 1,500
persons, praying for an immediate and total repeal of
all the duties which tended to diminish the supply of
food.