The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUFSDAY EvENINa, MAY 6, 1856

THE CoURT.

The Sheriff; of London and Middlesex, Aldermen
Kennedy and Rose, accompanizA by the City Remem-
brance; had an audience of the Queen yesterday after-
noon, at Buckingham Palace, to learn her Majesty's
pleasure respecting the Address of the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, on the
subject of the peace.
The Sheriff; were presented to her Maje,ty by Sir
George Grey, G.C.8., Secretary of State for the Home
Department.

The Q seen was graciously pleased to appoint Thurs-
day next, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the reception,
at Buckingham Palace, of the Address from the Corpo-
ration.

Her Majesty was attended by Lord Byron, lord in
waiting, and Sir Edward Bowater, groom in waiting.
The Prince Consort rode on horseback in the fore•
noon, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred.
The Princess of _Salerno, the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale, and the Prince and Princess de Joinville,
visited her Majesty in the afternoon.
Prince Leopold visited the Zoological Gardens in the
Regent's Park.

Her Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the
Adelphi Theatre with their presence in the evening. In
attendance were the Marchioness of Ely, the Hon.
Mary Seymour, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, Lord Byron,
Major•Generml the Hon. Charles Grey, and Captain Du
PI At.

The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lord James Mur-
ray and Lady Fanny Howard, honoured the Princess's
Theatre with her presence last evening,

The Governor of the Bank of England and the De-
puty Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.

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A deputation, consisting of Mr. W. P. Price, M.P.
(Gloucester), Mr.i C. Baillie, M.P. (Monmouth), and
Col. Tynte, M.P. (Bridgewater), had an interview with
Lord Stanley of Alderley yesterday, at the Board of
Trade.

Meetings of the Oxford University Commission were
held at No. 17, Great Queen-street, Westminster, on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last. Present—The
Earl of Ellesmere, the Earl of Harrosby, Mr. Jnqtice
Coleridve, the Hon. E. Twisleton, the Dean of Wells,
and Sir J. Aw•dry.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, and Mr. Pressly, Deputy Chairman, had an
interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. Sir A. Spearman had also an interview with
the right hon. baronet.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
office from the Governors of Tasmania, Weht Aug
tralia, Vancouver's Island, Hong Kong, and Ceylon.
Despatches were sent to the Governor of the C.ipo of
Good Hve.

A deputation. introduced by the Right lion. Sir B.
Hall and Viscount Ebrington, and consisting of Mr.
F. T. Streeten, churchwarden of St. Pancras ; and
Mr. \V. D. Cooper, Mr. Orr, Mr. Thurston, Mr. Stubbs,
the Rev. R. Littler, and Major-General Pemberton,
directors of the poor of the parish ; Messrs. Cook, their
so'icltors ; and Mr. Hibbard, their clerk, had an inter-
view with the Right lion. E. P. Bluverie yesterday, at
the office of the Poor-law Board, on the subject of the
bills relating to the amendment of the Poor Law, the
removal of Irish and Scotch paupers, and the public
vaccination.

RUMOURED VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND TO
BERLIN.—BERLIN, Monday.—There is some talk here of
an intended vi it of Queen Victoria to Berlin. It is said
that Prince Frederick William will carry a pressing in-
vitation to her Majesty to be present at the marriage of
the Princess Louisa with the Prince Regent of Baden in
September next.
The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland have a dinner, on
Saturday last, at their mansion in St. James's-square, to
Lady Chas. Soinerset and Miss Somerset, Col. arid Lady
L mise Meyrick, Mr. and Mrs. Hungerford, Gen. Sir. R.
and Lady Clarges, Mrs. Lane Fox, Lord G. Paulete Sir
\V, Cotton, Mr. Coore, Mr. Sussex Milbanke, Mr.' H.
Milbanke, Mr, SI tney, &c.
The Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington
left town, yesterday, for Bradgate Park, Leicestershire.
The Earl and Countess of Lisburne entertained a
select party, at dinner, on Saturday evening, at their
residence in Grosvenor crescent.
Lord Stanley of Alderley will give a ball on Thurs-
day, the 22d inst.
Sir Robert and Lady Gerard have arrived at the
Clarendon, from Garaword Park, LancaThire. The Rev.
A. Peyton has left the same establishment for Dodding
ton Rectory, near Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
The Countess Dowager of Glesgow and Miss Catherine
Sinci sir have arrived from Edinburgh, at 18, Chesharra
place.
Cruvelli (Baroness Vigier) is at present at
Naples with her husband, where they purpose passing
the summer.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—The Board met
this morning for the purpose of agreeing to a cengaettu•
latory address to her Majesty upon the restoration of
peace !
The Austrians are forming a large camp of operation
at Somme. It was expected that the English Govern-
ment might be called upon by that of Piedmont to send,
a squadron to the Gulf of Spezia. The relations be-
t xeen Piedmont ar.d. Austria are anything but pacific.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE " PRECIOUS PEACE."—
Although a close holiday was ordered when the mis-
management in the Crimea induced the Government to
decide upon a day of fasting and humiliation, it is under-
stood they do not contemplate any similar step for the
day of rejoicing.
The Moniteur has announced that AL Charles Baudin,
who has filled for up earls of five years the post of pre-
cipil secretary te the French Eel hasey in this country,
is appointed to the first secretaryship of the French E n-
Isaesy at St. Petersburg ; and we understand that M.
Baudin will leave London in the course of the week to
proceed as Chared d'Affaires to Russia.
THE TRIAL OF W. Peratstt.—At present no altera-
tion has been ma 1e in the day appointed by the Court
of Queen's Bench for the trial of the prisoner--namely
Wednesday, the 14th of May ; but it is said that an
application will be made to postpone the case to the
Monday following, when the whole of the ordinary
business will have been disposed of.
FISHERY HARBOURS IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.—It
"pears that between January, 1846, and the 14th of
April, 1855, 72,200/, was advanced on public account
fur building, adding to, or otherwise improving and
maintaining fishery harbour's- in Ireland, and a sum 'of
33,5001. for the same works in the sister kingdom sif
Scotland.
THE MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, May 3.—The British and
North American mail steals-ship Asia sailed hence to-
day for New York, with 87 passengers and a large
cargo, be,ides the usual mail. The Black Ball !bier
Liehtning will said from the firersev on Tuesday for
Melbourne, with about 400 passengers and the bi-
moiitiily mails.
THE COAL MARKET. —The following is a statement
of increase in coal importation to 30th April this year :
—To seaborne coats, imported from Jan. 1 to April 30,
1856, 3,7_18 ships, 1,075,301 tons, being an increase of
314 s'd is, 105,071 tons, on like period of past year.
Railway coals, from Jan. 1 to April 30, 1855, 420,509
tons, b mg an increase of 111,318 tons on like period of
the past year.
TESTAMENTARY AND MATRIMONIAL JURISDICTION.--
The testamentary and matrimonial jurisdiction of the
Ecclesiastical and other courts is abeli-hed by a bill of
Sir F. Kelly, Lord Stanley, and Mr. Butt, and vested
in a court to be called " Her Majesty's New Court."
The judge will be a barrister of 15 years' standing, or
an advocate of the Arches' Court of 10 years' standing.
The amount of his salary is not yet determined. Due
provision is made for the details and form of procedure
in the new court.
The remains of the Hon. Mrs. Crewe, whose demise,
after a lengthened illness, we announced a few days
since, were removed yesterday from Loakes' Hill for in-
terment in the Keneal-green Cemetery. They were
attended by Mr. Randolph Crewe (son of the deceased),
Lord Carington (brother of the lamented lady), Lord
Colville, Lord Gardner, Sir W. W. Wynn, Mr. Leveson
Somerset, Mr. Martin T. Smith, M.P., C sl. Brownrigg,
Mr. Pater Rood, Mr. James Beaded, Mr. William Rose,
and Mr. J. Cirt alland.
BLACKGUARD CONDUCT N A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—A.
young man named James Stanley, carrying on business
as a chemist at 17, Newman-street, Teas charged by Mr.
James Johnson Brown, a staff-surgeon in her Majesty's
service, residing at 11, Clarge's-street, Piccadilly, with
using abusive and insulting language in a Greenwich
railway carriage, and with smoking, to the annoyance
of the other passengers. The charge was fully proved,
and ho was fined 20s. for smoking in a railway carriage,
or 10 days' imprisonment ; 40s. fine, or 14 days' im-
prisonment, for using insulting and abusive language in
the public street.
THE NEW GOVERNOR OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
—We are glad to perceive that the measures of Mr.
Hitacks, whose appointment to the government of the
Windward Islands so creditably distinguished the brief
rule at the Colonial office of the late Sir W. Molesworth,
are giving great satisfaction to the inhabitant, and fully
realising the expectations that were raised by the con-
ciliatory disposition, firmness of temper, and enlightened
views which he displayed during his successful adminis-
tration of the effairs of Canada.• Mr. Hincks has inaugu-
rated his government by giving a separate Legislative
Council and Legislative Assembly to the island of St.
Vincent, and rejecting the plan of his pred, censor, Sir
W. Colebrook, for the union of the islands under his
Government, measures which have given unqualified
satisfaction throughout the Windward group, the inhabit.
ants being of the opinion expressed by Mr. Hincke that,
except as regards common political and educational in-
stitutiows, a uniform system of secondary punishments,
and the establishment of a circuit court of appeal, there
is nothing in which the islands would benefit by union.
BRITISH INDIA.—An interesting paper relating to the
external commerce of British India has just been printed,
by Colonel Sykes, the Chairman of the East India Corn-
Pali'''. The excess of exports over imports is constant,
owing to the gradual improvement in the producing
powers of the country and the small wants and 6
hoarding habits of the natives in their present low
stage of civilisation. T,e average excess of tic-
ports for the last five years has been nominally
7,965,0001., but, as the bullion annually taker, is
put down at 3,799.0001., all beyond the latter sum
may possibly arise merely from the di,crepancies of
official valuatione. With regard to the uninterrupted
absorption of bullion, Colonel Sykes mentions that within
the present century India has received above 100,000,000/.
which has never subsequently left the country. He adds
that, during the 19 years ending 1853.4, the suss of
42,000,0001. has been coined in the Indian mints, and
that old coins have been called in or paid in to the value
of more than 20,000,0001., making a total coinage of
62,250,0001,