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

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen honoured the Adelphi Theatre with her
presence on Saturday afternoon, where a special per-
formance took place by her Majesty's command.
The Queen was accompanied by the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princesses Helena and Louisa, and
Prince Arthur. Several juvenile members of the nobility
had the honour of being invited to witness the perform-
ance. In attendance on her Majesty were the Countess
of Desart, Lady Caroline B Arrington, the son. Beatrice
Bynz, Earl Somtners, Itialor•General Bouverie, Captain
DU flat, and Mr. Gibbs.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on horse-
back on Saturday, and visited the Crystal Palace at
Sydenham.

'The Princess Gauromma of Coorg visited her Majesty
and the Royal Princesses at Buckinzhaia Palace.
The following gentlemen—Mr. William M.tearthur,
Special Commissioner from New South Wales to the
Paris Exhibition ; Mr. George Losiie and Mr. James
Donaldson, members of the Local Commission in the
colony ; and Mr, Frederick Bou,field, secretary to the
commission—waited upon his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, to present impressions of the New South Wa!e,,
Exhibition in silver and in bronze, executed by Mr.
Leonard C. Wyon, from designs by Mr. Andrew's and
Mr. F. C. Terry, artists, of Sydney.
The royal dinner party on S tturday included her
Royal Highness the Princess Royal, the Sardinian
Minister (the Marquis d'Azeglio), the Danish Minister
and Madame d'Oxholme, 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 Does on
Shipping Bill had an interview on Saturday with Vis-
count Palmerston and Lord Stanley of Ahlerley. The
deputation consisted of the Right flue. T. M. Gibso-i,
M.P., Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Kershaw, M.P., Mr.
Lindsay, M.P., Mr. Buncombe Shaft°, 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. Gregeon, M.P. Mr. Heywood, !VI.P., Mr. W. B
Hughes, M.P., Mr:Hadfield, M.P., Mr. Ingham, M.P.,
Mr. Milligan, M.P., Mr. Miall, M.P., Mr. Moffot,
M.P., Mr. Mowbray, M.P., Mr. Marj wibanks, 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. Scholefiald, M.P., L-rd H. Vane, Mr.
Wickham, M.P., Mr. P. Urquhart, ; the corpora•
tion of Manchester, represented by Sir E. Armitage,
Aldermen Watkins and Sbuttlewortb, and the town-
clerk ; the corporation of Salford, by the town-clerk ;
the corporation of Bolton, by the Mayor; the Moriches,
ter Chamber of Commerce, by Me-,srs. Henry Ashworth
and John Sing ; the Manchester ComMercial Assoc7a-
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. Rubinson,
Mr. J. T. Wawn, and Mr. R. H. Wyatt (Parliamentary
agent) ;.Tynemouth, by Captain Unskill (mayor), Mr.
J. Straker, Mr. R. Pow, Mr. G. Avey, and Major
Reed, M.P., Mr. H. Woods, Wigan.
The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, 31. P , had an in-
terview with Sir G. Grey on- Saturday at the Home-
office, and presented a memorial, signed by 2,310 per-
sons at Manchester, on behalf of the convict Thomas
Corrigan.
A deputation from the trustees of the Pier and Har•
hour of Whitby, consisting of the Earl of Mulgrave, Mr.
Robert Stephenson, M.P., Mr. I'. Fishburn, Mr. It
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 Beard of Trade.
Deputations frota 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. Potts, Mr. R. J. Brown, Mr. C.
Alcock, Mr. Brown, the Mayor of South Shields, Mr.
%Yawn, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Straker.
A deputation front the merchants and shipowners of
Hull, with relation to the shipping dues, consisting of
Mr. Refigrove, Mr. T. Sykes, Mr. Lunsden, Mr. C. M.
Norwood, and Mr., T. Holden, accompanied by Mr. W.
D. Sciymour, M.P., Mr. W. H. Watson, M.P., Colonel
Smith, M.P.,1 the Mayor of Hull, and the Sheriff of
Hull ; and a deputation from the Hull Dock Company,
consisting of Mr. J. Tall (deputy chairman), Mr. C.
Frost (solicitor), Mr. W. H. Hoffam (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 a
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.

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

MONEY ORDER OFFICES.--011 the Ist March major
na,ney order offices will be op. nEd in London at the
Gittle Market, and in BiJopegatt,treet Within.
M n r offices will be opened at Felling, Lcng,ight,
Plilzwf nily, ,Sh.ldon, Smalley, and a minor money order
office will be opened on the Ist of March at Round-
Atone, Gralyniy.