The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Privy Council and Court yesterday
afternoon in Buckingham Palace.
The Council was attended by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Privy
Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of
State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments,
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Postmaster-
General, the Lord Steward, the blaster of the Horse,
and the Groom of the Stole to the Prince.;
At ithe Council, the Earl of Besborough, Master of
the Queen's Buck Hounds, and Mr. S. March Phillipps,
were by command of the Queen sworn of her Majesty's
most Honourable Privy Council, and took their places at
the Board.

The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in waiting.
The Queen gave audiences to Sir George Grey, the
Marquis Of Lansdowne, and Earl Grey.
At the Court Lord Howden was presented to the
Queen, on his return from his mission to the Brazils, by
Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Sir Henry Bulwer, K.C.8., was presented to her Ma-
jesty by Viscount Palmerston, on his return from his
mission to the Court of Spain.
Mr. Henry Southern was presented to the Queen, by
Viscount Palmerston, to kiss hands, and to take leave on
Proceeding as her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to
Buenos Ayres.
Her Majesty also gave audience to Lord John Russell.
The Court was attended by Viscount Combermere,
Gold Stick in waiting, the Treasurer of the Household,
the Vice-Chamberlain, the Comptroller of the House-
hold, the Earl of Listowel, Lord in waiting ; and Colo-
nel the ROIL N. Hood, Groom in waiting.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Pelnciaof Wales and Prince Alfred, and attended by
Colonel
Buckley And Colonel Bouverie, honoured the
SurvoY Zoological Gardens itt% a visit yesterday
The Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Princess
Helena, and the Princess Louisa, took their usual air-
ings yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary, attended by Baroness Bose and
Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the performances at
the Royal Italian Opera-house with their presence yes-
terday evening.
The Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Ixerwan and Mr. Tite,
for the Blackwell Railway Company, and Mr. Radford
and Mr. Lyon, for the Regent's Canal Company, had an
interview yesterday with the Commissioners
of Rail-
ways at their office in the Board of Trade.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRR.—His Royal Highness
Prince George honoured her Majesty's Theatre yester-
day evening with his presence. There were also pre-
sent Prince Lowenstein, the Duke and Duchess of Bed-
ford and Lady Rachel Russell, the Duke and Duchess
of Montrose, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster and
Lady Jane Fitzgerald, the Duchess of Inverness, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladies
Browne, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of
Donegal, his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, his
Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the
Swedish Minister, Baron Nicolay, the Baron d'Ugglas,
the Earl of Chesterfield, the Earl of Falmouth, the
Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Munster, the Earl and
Countess of Granville, Lady Mary Howard and party,
who occupied her Majesty's box; the Earl of Besborough,
the Viscount Cantilupe, the Viscount Somerton, the Vis-
count Ranelagh, the Viscount Enfield, and the Viscount
Anson ; Lady Cowley, Lady de Roos, Lady Clarence
Paget, Lady Adelaide Paget, and Lord Clarence Paget
and party, who occupied her Majesty the Queen Dow-
ager's box ; Lord William Lennox, Lord and Lady
Ernest Bruce, Lord Sandys, Lord George Paget, Lord
Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Gardner,
Lord Southampton, Lord W. Beresford, Gen. the Hon.
H. Cavendish, Capt. the Hon. James Macdonald, the
Hon. Sir J. Yarde Buller, Bart., Sir W. Freemantle,
Bart., Sir George Wombwell, Bart., Sir Thomas Hare,
Bart., Sir John Lowther, Bart., M.P., Sir George and
Lady Palmer, Sir John Bailey, Major Buckley, Major
Baring, General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Capt.
Troward, Major Gordon, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr.
Rose, Mr. S. Drummond, Mr. George Cornwall, Mr. and
Mrs. Hobson, Mr., Mrs., and Miss B. Trelawney, Mr.
and Mrs. Tudor, the Hon. A. Upton, Mr. and M e Ilul-
ford, Mr. Frank Mills, &c.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT.GIRDEN.—Hei
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and her
Royal Highness the Princess Mary, accompanied by his
Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse' honoured
the theatre with their presence last evening. In attend-
ance on their Royal Highnesses were the Baroness
Bose and Mr. Mildmay. Her Majesty's box was occu-
pied by the Earl and Countess of Desert, Hon. Mr. and

Roxburghe, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of
Coigny, the Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, Lady
Constance Leveson Gower and the Hon. Miss Ellis,

the t Marquis of Titchfield, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Douro, the Mar-
quis of Sligo, Earl of Durham, Earl and Countess of
WaldegraveEarl of Liverpool and Lady Harcourt, Earl
and Countess of Granville, Countess Dowager of Essex
and Miss Johnstone, Countess of Kinnoul, Countess of

Tankerville, Earl and Countess of Malmesbury, Earl of
Munster, Viscount Mandeville, Viscountess Dillon, and
Hon. Miss Dillon, Viscount Ossulston, Vicount Dupplin,
Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Clifden, Lady Blanche
Somerset, Lady Sarah Cholmondeley, Lady Augusta
Baring, Lady Harriet Baring, Earl Bruce, Lord and
Lady Milford, Lord George Lennox, Lord Francis Love-
son Gower, Lord Walsingham' Lord Walpole, Lord
Braybrooke, Lord Cranstoun, Lord and Lady Caring-
ton, Lord Cecil Forester, Lord and Hon. Miss Foley,
Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Sefton, Sir John and
the Misses Burgoyne, Dowager Lady Huntingfield,
Sir Isaac and Lady Goldsnlid, Lord and Lady
Holland, Lady Joddrell, Lady Campbell, Lady Bayley,
Lady Lyndhurst and Miss Mitchell, Lady Beanvale, Sir
W. and Lady do Bathe, Lady Pratt, Lady Webster,
Lady Morgan, llon. D. Fortescue, Hon. ',Neville, Hon.
Mrs. Dyce Sombre, Hon. Mr. de Crave, Hon. Colonel
and Mrs. Anson, Hon. J. Fortescue, Colonel and Hon.
Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Hon. A. Willoughby, Hon. Charles
and Mrs. Ashburnham, Sir G. Daring, Sir F. Booth,
Sir R. Pigott, Sir W. Abdy, Sir A. Campbell, Sir 11.
Webb, Sir John and Lady Watch, Sir Chapman Mar-
shall, Sir John Hippesley, Sir William and Lady Moles-
worth, Baron de Sternberg, Mrs. Dennistoun, Mrs. M.
Martyn, Mrs. Villebois, the Misses Richards, General
P. Campbell, General Hamilton, Colonel Saumarez,
Colonel Blane, Colonel Wigram, Colonel B. Knox,
M.P., Captain de Bathe, Captain Caddy, Captain
Knox, &c.

PRINCESS'S TREA.TRE.—A. new version of Doni-
zetti's opera, the Figlia del Reggimento, has been pro-
duced at this theatre with great success. The part of
the Daughter of the Regiment is sustained by Madame
Anna Thillon with considerable effect, both vocally and
dramatically. The music is just suited to her florid style
of singing, and she throws a dash of coquetry into her
impersonation of the character which tells well with the
audience. She was very successful with the famous song
of " The Regiment," and was loudly encored in it. The
duet with her lover was also prettily given, and she
came out with great effect in the second act, where she
petrifies the old Marchioness by her torrent of roulades,
reverting every now and then to her joyous " rataplan."
The part of Tonio was played by Mr. Allen, and that of
the veteran Sulpice by Mr. Weiss; Madame Feron did
that of the old Marchioness.

THE NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT PROVIDENT
INSTITUTION .—Yesterday evening the friends and sup-
porters of the Newsvenders' Benevolent Provident In-
stitution, which is established for granting temporary
relief and permanent assistance to masters and servants
engaged as venders of newspapers, who, from adversity
or distress, require the aid of the benevolent, was held
at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, to receive the ninth
annual report, ending the 31st of May, Mr. James
Harmer, the President, in the chair. Mr. Cole, the
secretary, read the report, from which it appeared that,
in consequence of the stock of the institution having
reached 9501., it was in a position to afford permanent
assistance to two applicants, and that one, who had
formerly been a life subscriber, who the committee had
recommended, was a candidate for the charity. Mr.
Terry moved the adoption of the report, observing that
this was the first occasion since the formation of the
institution that they were able to grant a life annuity.
The resolution being seconded, was unanimously
adopted. The treasurer's report was then produced,
which showed the assets to amount to 831. 10s. 9d.,
which, added to the balance due last year, made the
income 1401. 17s. 2d. The expenditure reached 11SL
Bs. 9d., leaving a balance in hand of 221. Bs. sd. The
officers being chosen, the chairman stated that 13/. was
the sum proposed to be given by the committee as an
annuity to the applicant. Mr. Wood moved, and Mr.
Hatton seconded., an amendment, that 161. should be
allowed, which was agreed to. The following donations
were Kesentedc—ten guineas from the chairman, and
two guineas from Mr. Douglas Jerrold.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S CORPORATION.—Yesterday
afternoon the annual general court of the governors of
the " Corporation-for the Relief of Merchant Seamen,
their Widows and Children," was held at the offices of
the society, 25, Birchin-lane, Cornhill. The routine
affairs having been disposed of, the financial report was
read and adopted. The meeting then proceeded to the
election of a committee and a ,president for the year
ensuing, of ter which pensions and relief were granted to
a great nu' nber of applicants.
IMPROV EMENT OF BILLINGSGATE MAuarr.—The
corporation of the City of London are about to remodel
this market and erect a structure, the architectural pro-
portions of which shall harmonise with the new Coal
ExchanEe now erecting opposite Billingsgate. The
chain of houses known as Dark-house-lane are to he
removed. The old dock, from the fish now being chiefly
brought to market by railway, is to be filled up, and a
commodious market-place formed on the entire site,
being an area of about 15,000 square feet.
The Lords of the Treasury have given permission,
on applica .tion, that the war-bound ships detained in the
several pe.rts in the Channel might transship their car-
I goes into British bottoms for conveyance to the ports in
the North, Sea.