The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen honoured the Adelphi Theatre with ber
presence on Saturday afternoon, where a special per-
formance took place by her Majesty's command.
Tho Queen was ac3ompanied by the Prince of Wales.
Prince Alfred, the Princesses Helena and Louisa, and
Prince Arthur. Several juvenile members of the nobility
bad the honour of being invited to witness the perform-
ance. In attendance on her Niljesty were the Countess
of Desart, Lady Caroline 13-trriogton. the Elon.fleatrice
Byna, Earl Sommers, Major-General Bouverie, Captain
Du Plat, and Mr. Gibbs.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on horse-
back on Saturday, and visited the Crystal Palace at
Sydenham.
The Princess Gauroratna of Coerg visited her Majesty
and the Royal Princesses at Beckinehael Palace.
The following gentlemen—Mr. William Macarthur,
Special Commissioner from New South Wales to the
Paris Exhibition ; Mr. George Lesde and Mr. James
Donaldson, members of the Local Commission in the
colony ; and Mr, Frederick Bousfield, secretary to the
commission—waited upon his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, to present impressions of the New South Wales
Exhibition in silver and in bronze, executed by Mr.
Leonard C. Wyon, from designs by Mr. Andrews and
Mr. F. C. Terry, artists, of Sydney.
The royal dinner party on Saturday included her
Royal Highness the Princess Royal, the Sardinian
Minister (the Marquis d'Azeglio), the Danish Minister
and Madame d'Oxholine, the Earl and Countess of
Derby, the Earl and Countess of St. Germans, Lord
Napier, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, General Sir J.
Simpson, Major General Sir Frederick Smith, and
Major. General Wylde.
A deputation upon the subject of the Local Dues on
Shipping Bill bad an interview on Saturday with Vis-
count Palmerston and Lord Stanley of Alderley. The
deputation consisted of the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson,
M.P., Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Kershaw, M.P., Mr.
Lindsay, M.P., Mr. Duncombe Shafto, Lieutenant.
Colonel Adair, Mr. Acton, M.P., Mr. Brotherton,
M.P., Mr. Barnes, M.P., Mr. Black, M.P., Mr.
Crossley, M.P., Mr. Crook, M.P., Mr. Cobbett, M.P.,
Sir W. Clay, M.P., Mr. Duncan, M.P., Col. Freestun,
M.P., Mr. Fenwick, M.P., Mr. C. Forster, M.P., Mr.
Farrer, M.P., Mr. R. W. Grey, M.P., Mr. Greenall,
M.P., Mr. Chas. Hindley, M.P., Mr. Gardner, M.P.,
Mr. Gregson, M.P.' Mr. Heywood, M.P., Mr. W. B.
Hughes, M.P., Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mr. Ingham, M.P.,
Mr. Milligan, M.P., Mr. Allan, M.P., Mr. Moffitt,
M.P., Mr. Mowbray, M. P., Mr. Marj iribanks, M.P.,
Mr. Oliveira, M.P., Mr. Otway, M.P., Mr. Price,
M.P., Sir E. Perry, M.P., Mr. Pilkington, M.P.,
Mr. Ricardo, M.P., Mr. Sandars, M.P., Mr. Sulli-
van, M.P., Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., Mr. Thompson,
M.P., Mr. Scholefield, M.P., rd H. Vane, M.P., Mr.
Wickham, M P., Mr. P. Urquhart, M.P. ; the corpora-
tion of Manchester, represented by Sir E. Armitage,
Aldermen Watkins and Shuttleworth, and the town-
clerk ; the corporation of Salford, by the town-clerk ;
the corporation of Bolton, by the Mayor ; the Manches-
ter Chamber of C ,mmerce, by Messrs. Henry Ashworth
and John Slant ; the I.llaechester Commercial Associa-
tion, by Mr. W. Gibb ; the corporation of Devonport,
by the town-clerk ; the corporation of South Shields and
Shipowners' Society, by Mr. Ingham, M.P., Mr. Stain-
ton (mayor), Mr. Salmon (town-clerk), Mr. Robinson,
Mr. J. T. Wawn, and Mr. R. H. Wyatt (Parliamentary
agent) ; Tynetrouth, by Captain Linskill (mayor), Mr.
J. Straker, Mr. R. Pow, Mr. G. Avey, and Major
Reed, M.P., Mr. H. Woods, Wigan.
The Right Hon. I'. Miller Gibson, M.P., bad an
in-
terview with Sir G. Grey onSaturday at the Home-
office, and presented a memorial, signed by 2,340 per-
sons at Manchester, on behalf of the convict Thomas
Corrigan.
A deputation from the trustees of the Pier and Har-
bour of Whitby, consisting of the Earl of Mulgrave, Mr.
Robert Stephenson, M.P., Mr. T. Fishburn, Mr. R.
Barry, and Mr. W. Jameson, had an interview with
Lord Stanley of Alderley and the Right Hon. Robert
Lowe on Saturday at the office of the Board of Trade.
Deputations from Sunderland and Shields had an in-
terview with Viscount Palmerston and Lord Stanley of
Alderley on Saturday. The deputations consisted of the
Mayor of Sunderland, Mr. J. T. Alcock, Mr. Lorrie,
Mr. Candlish, Mr. Poets, Mr. R. J. Brown, Mr. C.
Alcock, Mr. Brown, the Mayor of South Shields, Mr.
Wawn, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Straker.
A deputation from the merchants and shipowners of
Hull, with relation to the shipping dues, consisting of
Mr. Rengrove, Mr. T. Sykes, Mr. Lunsden, Mr. C. M.
Norwood, and Mr. T. Holden, accompanied by Mr. W.
D. Seymour, M.P., Mr. NV. H. Watson, M.P., Colonel
Smith, M.P., the Mayor of Hull, and the Sheriff of
Hull ; and a deptitation from the Hull Dock Company,
consisting of Mr. J. Tall (deputy chairman), Mr. C.
Frost (solicitor), Mr. W. H. Hoff= (secretary), and Mr.
C. H. Parkes (Parliamentary agent), had interviews
with Lord Stanley of Alderley and the Right Hon. R.
Lowe on Saturday.
Mr. Headlam, M.P., Mr. G. Ridley, M.P., and
deputation from the corporation of Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, consisting of the Mayor, Mr. Alderman Hodgson,
Mr. Dunn, and Mr. C. Parkes (Parliamentary agent),
had an interview on Saturday with Lord Stanley of
Alderley and the Right Hon. R. Lowe.
Sir A. Spearman had an interview with the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer on Saturday.

Sr H. Ellis resigned his responsible 'post as principal
librarian to the British Museum on Saturday week. The
veteran has served the public fur more than 50 years. It
is generally supposed (says the Atliewcon) that the Go-
vernment will take advantage of this resignation to
carry into execution the reforms suggested by the Royal
Con,mivsioners of 1850.

MONEY ORDER OFFICES.—On the Ist March major
money order offices will be opened in London at the
CAtle Market, and in BAupsgat,,--treet Within.
M n r offices will be opened at Felling, Long,ight,
Phlirwf nlly, Sh ldon, Smalley, and a mho: money order
office wi l be opened on the IA of March at Round-
§tone, Galway.