The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen Leld a Court and Privy Council on
Saturday afternoon, at her Majesty's marine residence,
Osborne, Isle of Wight.
At the Court, the Right Rev. John B. Sumner, D.D' ,
had an audience of the Queen, and did homage, on being
appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. The Right Hon.
Sir George Grey, Bart., her Majesty's principal Secre•
tary of State for the Home Department, and the Bishop
of Nerwich, assisted at the ceremony.
The Right Rev. Dr. Hampden had an audience of her
Majesty, and did ho.mage, on being appointed Bishop of
Hereford. Secretary Sir George Grey, and the Bishop
of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet, assisted at the ccremon).
Her Majesty held a Privy Council. It was attended
by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Lord President,
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the
First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster, the Chief Commissioner of Woods and
Forests, the Postmaster-General, the Lord Steward, the
Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse.
At the Council, the Archbishop of Canterbury was in-
troduced, and was sworn of her Majesty's most Honour-
able Privy Council. His Grace took his seat at the
Board.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
The Queen gave audience to the Marquis of Lans •
donne.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of
Norwich and Hereford, the Marquises of Lansdowne and
Clanricarde, Earls of Auckland, Spencer, and Fortescue,
Lords Campbell and Morpeth, Sir George Grey, and
the Hon. William Bathurst, travelled from town to attend
her Majesty's Court by' a special train on the London
and South-Western Railway, crossed from Gosport in the
Firefly steam-packet, and arrived at Osborne at half-past
teelve o'clock.
A dijeune: was served at Osborne, to the noblemen
and gentlemen present at the Court.
At half-past three o'clock the Duke of Norfolk, the
Bishops of Norwich and Hereford, and the Ministers and
Officers of State present at the Council, took their
departure from Osborne, and re•crossed to Gosport in
the Firefly, on their return to town.
The Archbishop of Canterbury remained yesterday at
Osborne, on a visit to her Majesty.

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Lord Monteagle had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence
in Downing-street.
The Right Hon. H. Labouchere took his seat on
Friday, at the Board of the Commissioners of Railways,
at their office in the Board of Trade.
Dispatches for the Governor of the West India Colo-
nies were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colo-
nial-office.
The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland and Sir
Frederick Trench attended the early service yesterday
in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr.
Wesley officiated and preached the sermon. At the
daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. H.
Thomas, the Lessons by the Rev. W. Hall, and the
Communion Service by the Bishop of London. The
Sermon was preached by the Bishop of London. The
anthem was " Hosannah" (Gibbon). Sir George
Smart presided at the organ. The Dean of Westmin-
ster will preach on Good Friday, and on Sunday next
the Bishop of Oxford will preach the sermon in the
Chapel Royal, St. James's.

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Divine service yesterday morning at the chaple
Prussian Legation in the Savoy. His Royal Highness
attended by a single aide-de-camp, walked to and from
the chapel.
After luncheon the illustrious Prince, accompanied by
his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, Mr. Ernest Bunsen,
and Major Oelrichs, paid a visit to the Botanic Gardena
in the Regent's Park. On leaving the gardens his Royal
Highness drove round the outer circle, and subsequently
took walking exercise in the park.
Last evening the Prince dined, en famille, with their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
at Cambridge House. Major Oelrichs and Captain
Boyen were in attendance upon his Royal Highness.
To-morrow morning the Prince, accompanied by his
Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, will leave town for Os-
borne, on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince Consort.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Mademoiselle Schwartz, the new contralti, from
Vienna, made her dilnit on Saturday evening, in the
character of Orsini, in.,Donizetti's opera of Lucretia
Barra, and a more successful debi'it it has seldom been
our lot to witness. Her voice is a rich, pure, powerful
contralto, and, as might have been opined, from the fact
of the great success she has achieved in Germany, she
is an accomplished musician. Great natural powers
without much science may accomplish a partial success
in England, in Italy, or even in France, but none but an
artist would be tolerated in Germany; therefore we
were not surprised to find that Mademoiselle Schwartz
was perfect mistress of her art, and that, marvel for a
contralto—at least for such contraltos as those to whom
we have hitherto been accustomed—she never sang out
of tune. Her intonation was throughout perfect. She
was rather nervous at the commencement, and failed to
produce any great effect in her opening aria from that
circumstance ; but she gained confidence as she pro-
ceeded, and the drinking-song in the last act,
"II segretto per lesser feliee," was a perfect
triumph. The applause was enthusiastic, and its repe-
tition was called for a second time, albeit the double
encore was not insisted on. Mademoiselle Cruvelli, who
appeared as Lucretia Borgia for the first time, sung and
acted admirably. In the final scene with Gennaro,
nothing could exceed the heartrending pathos which
she infused into the part. Gardoni was exceedingly
graceful as Gennaro ; and Lablache, as the Duke, was,
as he:always is, perfection.
Her Majesty's box was occupied by the Countess of
Mansfield, Ladies Murray, the Hon. Mr. Talbot and
party. In her Majesty the Queen Dowager's box were
Lady Clinton, Mr. Hugh Seymour and party. There
were also present his Royal Highness the Prince of Sy-
racuse, the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the Duke and
Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Douglas, the Marquis St. Pierre, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Clan-
ricarde, the Marchioness of Douro, the Marchioness
of Ely, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Sligo
and Ladies Browne, Prince Louis Napoleon, M. de
Berg, the Princess Lieven, the Baroness de Brunnow
and Mdlle. Olga tie Lechner, his Excellency the Hano-
verian Minister, Count de Burke, Baron Nicolay, the
Earl of Munster, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of
Aboyne, the Earl of Falmouth, the Viscount Cuter-
bury, Viscount and Viscountess Dillon, the Viscount
Exmouth, Viscount Anson, Viscount Clifden, his Excel-
lency the Swedish Minister. Lord Monteagle, Lord
Gardner, Lord Templecean, Lord Sandys, Lord William
Lennox, Lord Elphinstone, Lady Foulis, Lady Fre-
mantle, Lady Holland, Lady Cbstwynd, Lady Howard,
Lady Neville, Lord Rendlesham and the Misses Duff,
Count Koudriaffeky, Hon. R. Curzon, Hon. R. Boyle,
Hon. F. Stanhope, Hon. Willoughby de Eresby, Hon.
Miss Bathurst, Sir J. Bailey, Bart., Sir Bellingham and
Lady Graham, Sir T. Hare, Sir G. Wombwell, Bart., Sir
F. Trench, Bart., Colonel and Mrs. Anion, Colonel and
Mrs. Maberly, Colonel Thornton, General the Hon. 11.
Cavendish, Major Needham, Major Buckley, Captain
Meynoll, Lieutenant-General Sir A. Woodford, Bart.,
Mr. Montague Gore, Mr. and Mrs. Ewings, Mr. Hubert
de Burgh, Miss Lane Fox, Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., Mr.
N. Macdonald, Mr. Broadley, M.P., ite.

SACRED HARMONIC SOClSTY.—Handers oratorio,
Messiah, will be performed on Wednesday next, in ac-
cordance with the society's usual practice in Passion

week.
Tus THEATRES.—EABTER AM1351)/RNTS.—The
managers of most of our principal theatres are now ex-
erting themselves to the utmost to gratify the holiday
folk at Easter. At Drury-lane, Franconi puts forth
an entire new programme. The Haymarket produces a
now extravaganza, in which Keeley, Bland, Miss Roy.
nolds, and Miss P. Horton appear. At the Lyceum we
shall have a new classical burlesque extravagansa, for
the production of which the rcanagement at this theatre
are so celebrated; it will be supported by Harley, H.
Hall, Madame Vestris, Miss K. Fitzwilliam, Miss
Marshall, and Miss J. olernan. At the Princess's a new
grand ballet. For the Marylebone Theatre, Mrs.
Warner has secured the services of Macready. At the
Adelphi will be produced a new burlesque, in which
Wright, Bedford, and, we believe, Madame Celeste will
appear. At the Olympic, G. V. Brooke and G. Bennett
appear. Sadler's Wells, it is said, will re-open with an
operatic company. At the Strand we shall have a new
drama and a new farce for Oxberry. The holiday-
makers on the other side of the water will be delighted
by the appearance of Van Amburgh and his trained
lions and tigers at Astley's. The Surrey puts forth a
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new drama, in which Miss E. Terry wilt Wear. _
the Victoria we shall have a new theatre, and two w
domestic dramas.
his last Parlia-
The Right Hon. the Speaker
noblemen
mentary entertainment this session,g
his mansion in Eaton-square. The following
of Commons,
and gentlemen. members of the Housentleman:_vig.
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were the guests of the Right:Hon. Cie
Edward
Harris, the
1 Viscount Adare. the Hon. Captain
•Arthur Duneombe, the
count Drumlanrig, Viscount BerneErddw, Lord
Hon. William Begot, the Hon.
Johnstone, Bart., Sir
P. Maxwell, Sir John
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T. Hon. James Norreye•
Colonel Knox, . _
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John Young, Bart-,
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Mr. C. B. Aderley,
R. Colville, Mr. Geo.
Carew, Mr. Sherif:fent& hi
F &we', Mr. John Floyer, Mr.
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Mr. Edward e
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Br stop, Mr. Henry Beaumont
Dundas, mr c, wy e a
W. A. Mackinnon,
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Robinson, Mr. George Sanders,
Id, Mr. George •
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d Mr R. Spooner.
Prussian Minister gave a
an ' Bency the
His Ex" ton Saturday evening at the resi-
d Carlton II
gr---end entertainmen
Legation, on a ouse-terrace, to
as" of the
Lord John Russell and a distinguished party. The
Premier was expressly invited to meet his Royal High-
ness the ~ .
Prince of 1 fusels, and among the other guests
who assembled at the banquet, were—Viscount and Vis-
countess Canning, Viscount and Viscountess Melgund,
Lord and Lady Ashley, Sir Benjamin Hall, 151. P., &c.
The party broke up early.
NORTH AMERICAN MAIL STEAM•SHIPS. —The
America, Captain Judkins, left Liverpool on Saturday,
on her first trip to Halifax and New York, with the
week's mails and a large number of passengers. The
Caledonia, which would leave Boston on the sth and
Halifax on the 7th inst. with the mails, may be ex-
pected to arrive in the Mersey on Tuesday (to-morrow).