The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the rehearsal of
the Concert of Ancient Music, at the Hanover-square rooms,
with their presence yesterday. The royal suite consisted of
Lady Portman, Lord Byron, Hon. Colonel Grey, and Lieut.-
Colonel Seymour.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday, at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty, attended by Lady Portman, took an airing
in an open carriage and four yesterday. The Equerry in
Waiting, the Hon. Colonel Grey, was in attendance on
horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on
horseback, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
airings yesterday in the royal gardens.
The Royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace
included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke
and Duchess of Buccleuch, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness
de Speth, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl and Countess of
Delawarr, and Lady Mary Sackville West, Lord Portman,
and Captain the lion. James P. Murray.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during
dinner, and performed the following pieces :
Overture—" Ruler of the Spirits"—Weber.
Polka—" Dobranoz"—Fahrbach.
Selection—" Robert le Diable"—Meyerbeer.
Quadrille—" Mari tana"—Coote.
Waltz—" Natalien"—Labitzki.
Polka—" Marien"—Streck.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yesterday
in a carriage.
His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Mein-
ingen, attended by Captain Taylor, Mr. Bedford, and the
Baron de Reitzenstein, left town yesterday morning for
Portsmouth.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel,
the Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke o f
Bucclettch, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Aberdeen,
Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl
of Ellenborough, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset,
the Earl of Dalhousie, the Earl St. German, and the Right
Hon. Sidney Herbert. The Council sat an lour and a half.
Mr. Forbes and Mr. Lockhart, with Mr. Dalglish, on the
part of the Glasgow General Terminus, had an interview
with Sir George Clerk yesterday at the office of the Board
of Trade.
Lord Kinnaird had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie
yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Wilson
Patten had also an interview with his Lordship.
Dispatches from the Governors of New South Wales, West
Australia, and New Zealand were received yesterday at the
Colonial-office.
Mr. Hawes, M.P., Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Pearce, and Mr.
Wilson bad an interview with Sir George Clerk yesterday.
The Earl of Aberdeen returned to town yesterday from
the Priory.
The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert arrivel in town yester.
dav, from Wilton House, Salisbury.
The Marchioness of Hastings and Captain Hastings
Henry left Farrance's Hotel, yesterday, for Efford House,
Hampshire.

WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTER-
TAINMENTS - MUSICAL HALL STORE-
STREET. ,

Mr. Wilson gave his first Entertainment for the season
last evening, at the Musical Hall, Store-street. Judging
from the state of the room, it would appear that mute, like
jealousy,

for
never
has
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Store
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Hall
been
more
crowded than it was last evening. In fact, Wilson's powers
of attraction seem to go on in geometrical progression. This
is his sixth year, and if he gees on as he has gone on hitherto,
he must next year have the large Exeter Hall to
contain his audience ; for, truth to say, although theists
corners last night were compelled to stand, the early comers
were inconveniently crowded. The entertainment was a
melange, consisting of various old songs, which, like old wine,
were all the better for being old; and one or two new ones,
which before the end of the season will be old favourites.
Among the modern antiques which are more particularly de-
serving of notice, is the revived version of " Ower the waterto
Charlie," which, as a musical composition, is much superior
to the more popular song, and which, as the original
of the old Jacobite song, will drive Young England
(called young, we presume, ut lucus a non lucendo), mad.,
Then we had two exquisite songs by Robert Nicoll, the
modern Burns, whom we hail as a brother of the Press, seeing
that he was editor of the Leeds Times. " Bonnie Bessie
Lee," and " The Married Man's Lament," stamp Robert
Nicoll as a true poet, and as a true poet he was fond of
joke, as the latter song testifies. Where is the true. post
who is not ? Byron wrote " Beppo" and "I:oP.luae R;_
Cowper wrote " John Gilpin ;" Southey wrote th•sP "Devil's
Walk," and Homer wrote " The Battles of the
h Frogs
Donald
Mice." Then we had the glorious o'"Pibroch
Flowers
Dhu " and Mrs. Cockburn's beautiful song,
"An auld farrant sang," by James
all an ine, o' the Forest," and then came a song, whicßhaiwast
t. new to us,
en-
titledaneleabout one" aulodf
"aunatnide
Auld Sacnirdo I ,
the most exquisite specimens of true pastoral poetry that
ever was penned, and was given by Mr. Wilson with the
most exquisite taste and feeling. Blessing on ye
Willingly
we travel
aveulldaafouonttinellMtaitlteie."
way
Auld uncle Wattie
for
by London, to your
a.reAinpathtoeurnses atot htahmee,'h'
mtnoansharkacee,y-
are we to Mr. Wilson for having introduced
usththe
yhoann.d. Ye
yeeand much obliged
Mr. Wilson did not confine his illustrations of married life to
the sweets. He gave us. with infinite humour, the lament
of a married man, who, in pitiful tones, announces—
"Aßnl I auld m_ it!ier died in the year aughty-nine,
ne'r ha 'e had peace in the world amine."
Arid also the far-famed "Get up and bar the door." Wilson
was never in better voice than he was last evening. He was
enthusiastically cheered throughout, and announced that he
should give an entertainment ever* night during the season,
which announcement was hailed with loud applause.

It is said that the arrangements consequent on..the
death of Sir William Boothby, Receiver.Gencral of Customs, have
not yet been completed. The salary of the late Receiver• Genera
was 1,5001. a year.