The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-11 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert visited the Zoological
Gardens in the Regent's Park yesterday morning. Her
Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by
the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal,
and the Princess Alice, and were attended by Major-
General Wemyss and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps.
His Royal llighness Prince Albert went yeterday, at-
tended by Colonel Bouverie, to Messrs. Dickenson's, in
New Bond-street, to view Mr. Foley's marble group of
" Ino and the Infant Bacchus."

The Queen went in state yesterday evening to Drury-
lane Theatre to honour the performance of Mr. Macready
with her presence.
The royal cortege left Buckingham Palace at five
minutes before seven o'clock, in the folldwing order:—
A carriage convoying Sir William Martins, Sir Fre-
derick Smith, and Lieutenant-Colonel Diggle, Gentlemen
Ushers, and Captain Kincaid, Exon of the Yeoman
Guard in Waiting.
A carriage conveying the Silver Stick in Waiting, the
Field Officer of the Guard, and Messrs. Gordon and
Forbes, Pages of Honour in Waiting.
A carriage conveying Major-General Wemyss,Equerry
in Waiting; Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting to
Prince Albert; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Nelson
Hood, Groom in Waiting; and Captain Francis Seymour,
Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert.
A carriage conveying the Woman of the Bedchamber,
Lady Charlotte Copley; the Clerk Marshal, Lord Alfred
Paget; and the Comptroller of the Household, the Right
Hon. William Sebright Lascelles.
A carriage conveying the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and
the Hon. Miss Dawson, Maids of Honour; Viscount
Clifden, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert; and the Vice-
Chamberlain, Lord E. Howard.

A carriage conveying the Hon. Miss Kerr and the
Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Maids of Honour in Waiting;
the Earl of Listowel, K.P., Lord in Waiting; and the
Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Marquis of Donegal,
G.C.

A carriage conveying a Lady of the Bedchamber, the
Viscountess Jocelyn; the Gold Stick in Waiting, the
Marquis of Anglesey, MG.; and the Groom of the Stole
to Prince Albert, the Marquis of Abercorn, K.G.
A carriage conveying the Lady of the Bedchamber in
Waiting, the Countess of Charlemont ; the Lord Steward,
Earl Fortescue; and the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl
Spencer.
A carriage conveying her Majesty the Queen, his•
Royal Highness Prince Albert, K.G.; the Mistress of the
Robes, the Duchess of Sutherland; and the Master of
the Horse, the Duke of Norfolk, K.G.
A party of the Life Guards formed the escort from the
Palace to the theatre.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied
by the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, also
honoured Drury-lane Theatre with her presence last
evening. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady
Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Lord J. Murray.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, ac-
companied by the Princess Mary, and attended by
Baroness Bose and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, also honoured
the performance of Mr. Macready at Drury-lane Theatre,
yesterday evening, with her presence.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager arrived in town yes-
terday, from Bushy House, Bushy Park.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by Baron Knesbeck, left town yesterday morning to at-
tend the agricultural meeting at York.
A deputation of Irish distillers, consisting of Mr. Geo.
Roe, Mr. J. J. Murphy, Mr. Hewitt, and Mr. Jameson,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street.
A numerous deputation with the University Memorial,
consisting of Sir Charles Lemon, M.P., Sir David Brew-
ster,
N.le.vS•
"Mr. Charles Lyell, Mr. F. IL Banbury,
Professor Henslow, Rev. Professor B. Powell,
Mr. Mr. T. J. Phillips, Mr. Martin Thackeray,
Mr. James, Mr. Robartes, M.P., Mr. 11. E. Adair,
Senior,R. I l
j a.
M.P., the Hon. J. Locke King, M.P., Mr. E. C. TOMO,
Mr. Heywood, M.P., Mr. Chichester Fortescue, M.P.,
John Hibbert, M.A., late Fellow of King's College, Cam-
bridge ; Mr. Mason, M.A., Clare Hall, Cambridge, Ed-
mond Beaks, M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge ; John
Elliotson, F.R.S., Jesus College, Cambridge ; and
Robert Langslow, Jesus College, Cambridge, had an in-
terview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Stephenson and Mr. G. Rochfort Clarke had an
interview with the Commissioners of Rail's ays yester-
day, at their office in the Board of Trade.
Mr. Thomas
Browning, and including Messrs. Seager, Bishop, John
A deputation of distillers, headed by
R. F. Burnett, William Nicholson, and George Nimmo,
had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
Mr. H. A. Herbert, M.P., presented a memorial to
Lord John Russell yesterday, signed by the High
Sheriff and several magistrates, traders, &c., of the
county of Kerry, calling his Lordship's attention to the
frauds which had lately been committed by the actuaries
of savings-banks in that county.
A deputation from St. George's, Hanover-square,
consisting of the Earl of Harewood, Earl Delawarr, and
Sir James Weir Hogg, accompanied by Mr. Chappell
(vestry clerk), had au interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday at the Home-office.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. W. Brown, M.P-, Mr.
Pilkington, M.P., Mr. Rawson (Liverpool), Mr. Potter
(Manchester), and Mr. Peel (Manchester), bad an inter-
view with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere yesterday at
the office of the Board of Trade.

A deputation from the Londonderry and Coleraine
and the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Com-
panies, consisting of Captain Bateson, M.P., Sir Robert
Ferguson, M.P., Captain Jones, M.P., Dr. John Boyd,
M.P., Mr. James Clay, M.P., Mr. J. G. Frith (chairman
of the company), Mr. W. H. Thomas, Mr. T. Tyrrell,
and Mr. F. H. Hemming, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.

AN INTRUDER ON SEA BATHERS.—A few days I
ago, as one of the fishermen of Hunstanton, Norfolk, was
employed catching crabs near the shore of that watering
place, he observed something of a most formidable size
approaching him in the water. The tide was receding,
and the man, who was without companions, was within
fifty yards of the shore, but much above the waist in the
sea, when nothing daunted, he struck a severe blow at
his new acquaintance, which he soon discovered to be a
shark! A regular combat ensued, the man aiming heavy
blows at the head of the fish, and the latter fighting with
his tail, with which he struck the fisherman two or three
times severely on the chest. The man, fortunately for
himself, never lost his footing, his presence of mind, or
his strength, and ultimately succeeded in capturing the
monster. The tide continuing to ebb, the shark was left
on the dry sands, where the old man was seen standing,
with much satisfaction, over his captured enemy. The
sharkweigh
measured
first seen was close to the place frequented by bathers,
about nine
3 o feettou in,he length,
spot and was presumed
on which it was
a machine having on that day frequently conveyed parties
there.

This theatre was opened last evening for one night,
and was •honc:ured by a state visit from her Majesty,
the occasion being the benefit of Mr. Macready, and his
last appearance previous to his departure for America.
The performances consisted of the first three acts of
Henry VIII., ending with the death of Cardinal
Wolsey. Mr. Macready having is this, as in so many
other previous instances, sacrificed William Shakspeare to
William Macready, and glorified the actor at the ex-
pense of the poet. In the present instance he was un-
just not only to the mighty dead, but to the living also,
inasmuch as he deprived Miss Cushman, who enacted
the part of Queen Katherine, of the opportunity of ap-
pearing in her great scene in the fourth act. The
comedy of the Jealous Wife followed, and of
course Colman was treated as Shakspere htuk been.
cut down for the glorification of the " great tragedian."
The theatre was fitted up as it is on occasions-when her
Majesty honours it with a state visit. On the arrival of
her Majesty and Prince Albert the curtain rose, and the
National Anthem was sung by Mr. Braham, Mr. Whit•.
worth, Miss Rainforth, and the Misses Williams. Her
Majesty the Queen Dowager occupied the pro-
scenium box opposite the state box of her
Majesty. The cheering which followed the con-
clusion of the National Anthem was enthusi-
astic, but it was followed by sounds of discord and
calls for the manager, which rendered the first scene of
the play inaudible. At the opening of the second scene
—the council chamber—the play was brought fairly to
a stand .still, by reason of the uproar, and Mr. Macready
having spoken to Mr. Leigh Murray, the latter went off
the stage to communicate, as we supposed, with some
members of her Majesty's suite, and to learn her plea-
sure. This movement was received with applause by
the body of the house, and on Mr. Murray's return,
Mr. Macready, rising from his seat, bowed to her Ma-
jesty, and then to the audience, and spoke nearly as
follows:

"Ladies and gentlemen,—Having obtained permission
to address you, I beg to state that I have, I believe, now
ascertained the cause of this-disturbauee, namely, that
the gallery is too full.—(Hear, hear.) In the course of
my life it has been my happy lot to have received many
favours from you, but you will add greatly to them, if
any person who has paid for admission, and feels incon-
venienced, will leave the theatre and take back his
money."

This announcement restored order, and during the
remainder of the evening there was not the slightest
attempt at disturbance. It is needless to say that the
house was crowded in evory part.