The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty held a Privy Council at two o'clock
yesterday afternoon at Osborne, Isle of Wight. It
was attended by his Royal Highness the Prince Albert,
the Lord President, the First Lord of the Treasury,
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, the Lord Steward, and
the Master of the Horse.
At the Council the Parliament was further proro-
gued from the 4th day of September to the 4th day of
November next.
The Hon. William Bathurst was Clerk of the Coun-
cil in Waiting.
Previous to the Council, the Queen gave audiences
to the Earl of Westmoreland and to Sir Hamilton
Seymour.
After the Council, Sir David Dundas had an inter-
view of the Queen, to lay before her Majesty the pro-
ceedings of some Courts-martial.
The Ministers left town to attend the Court by a
special train, on the South-Western Railway, at a
quarter-post nine yesterday morning, and reached
Gosport at a quarter to one, where the Sprightly
steamer was in readiness to convey them to Osborne.
At a quarter to four o'clock they embarked on board
the Fairy royal yacht on their return, reached Gos-
port at half-past four o'clock, and proceeded to town
by a special train.

OSBORNE, MONDAY.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert, with the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal,
attended Divine service at Whippingham Parish
Church yesterday morning. The Rev. T. Protheroe
officiated.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colo-
nial-office to the Governors of Ceylon and Hong
Kong, and to the Governor of Malta. Dispatches
were also sent off to the Lord High Commissioner of
the lonian Islands. ispatches

recent number of
applied to the United States, is given iritawas
communicated
BROTHER JONATHAN.—The origin of this term, as
the Norwich Courier. The editor say' irs of age. who was au
by a gentleman now upwards of 82y
Washington, after being
is as follows :—" When General
of the Revolution War,
appointed Commander of the ATmy.t
and make preparations
active participator in the scene of theeraevolntion. The story
organize i ,
came to Massachusetts to he found a great want of am-
to meet the powerful
for the defence of the country, he
munition and other
with,meana necessaryand great difficulty to obtain
foe he had to contend
la condition, the cause at once mh
scuucasiou, at that anxious period, a contc-
tbheehmo.pellefsaa.ttaocknednnineand
others was had, when it seemed
sultation of the officersevised to make such preparations as were
Trumbull, the elder,
necessary.," gig
srnor of the State of Connecticut, on whoqe
We must consult Brother Jonathan on the
was then uteveaid
d the General placed the greatest reliance.
be devised
Jonathan
and remarTie,e General did
oakullidd b,
~
so, and the Governor was sue-
subjel.; supplying many of the wants of the army, When
cef'sfth ^.5 -afterwards arose, and the
jnuodwgmayenct
difficulties army was spread over
country, it became a bye-word, ' We must consult Bro-
ther ' The term Yankee is still applied
ther Jonathan.
to a por-
tion, but ' Brother Jonathan' has now become a designation
of the whole country, as John Bull has for England.'
Dictionary of Americanisms," by John Russell Bartlett,
1849. -From Notes and Queries.
MERCEIaNT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM.—The
general election of orphans to this Asylum took place ',eater-
day, at the institution in Bow-road, under circumstances of
more than oriinary interest. The grounds were very neatly
decorated with flags and exotics, and throughout the day
were thronged by a fashionable company. Mr. Hawkins
having taken thel chair, at twelve o'clock the poll opened,
and closed at three o'clock, when the following children were
declared duly elected : -Thomas Walker, William Davey,
Thomas Philpot, William Evans, George Douthwait' e Mary
Adams, Jemima Glanville, and Tamar Hod
ge
. The Rev.
of the elder
i Mr. Gribble, of Bow; Captain Shuttlowortb,
one
Captain
brethren of the Trinity House; Rev. Mr.
Robbins,
\ Warren, Mr. Gould, and other gentlemen having spoken of
\ the advantages of the institution, and the strong claim it
had upon the commercial and mere necessity of establishieg
mercantile interests of the
\ country, at the same time urging
th
a building fend, and so increasing the number of recipients
of the charity, the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks
Th copan in
\ to the chair and ladies'
e°rnttea
ermitted toe go over the apartthe-
course of the evening were p
ments of the institution,and
Captain Warren's novel system
of lavatories, especially
the girls bath-room, which is re.
markable for its clean and perfect arrangement, were gene-
rally admired.