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

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty held a court ou Saturday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
Baron de Brunow, on a special mission from the Em•
peror Alexander the Second of All the Russia% had an
audience of the Qoeen, t• announc3 the accession of his
Imperial Majesty to the throne of Russia. His Excel-
lency was introduced by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G.,
the Queen's principi.l Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, and conducted by Major• General the Hon. Sir
Edward Cust, IC.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the
Ceremonies.

The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of the Queen;
Her Majesty wal attended by Lard Waterpark, Lord
in Waiting, and General Sir Edward Bo water, Groom
in Waiting.
Prince Albert rode on honeback, attended by Captain
Du Plat.

The Princesses Helena and Louisa, with Prince Arthur,
visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Friday, at Glonces-
ter-houe. Their Royal Highnesses took a drive in an
open carriage and on Saturday.
The Queen had a dinner party in the evening. The
company included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Royal, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Grafton,
the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Mar-
cplis of Ely, the Countess Mount-Edgcumbe, Lady
Fanny Howard, the Earl and Countess Spencer, Lord
J. Murray, Col. F. Seymour (Scots Fusilier Guards),
and the Hon. J. Macdonald.

The band of the 2d Life Guards attended in the
palace and played during dinner. Her Majesty's private
band performed in the evening the
Overture—" Torvaldo o Dorliska" Rossini.
Selection—"La Traviata"
Serenade •
........... Hammon,. -
Marsch
Labitzky.
Yesterday being the day appointed for the general
thanksgiving for she restoration of peace, the Queen and
Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the
Duchess of Kent, attended Divine service in the fore-
noon in the chapel in Buckingham Palace. The service
was performed by the Dean of Windsor, and the ser-
mon was preached by the Bishop of Oxford. The ladies
and gentlemen of the. Court and the domestic household
attended-
Her Majesty and the Prince Consort went in the after-
noon to attend Divine service in Westminster Abbey,
accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, and at-
tended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Caroline Bar-
rington, Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord Waterpark, Vis-
count Torrington, Sir Edward Bowater, Major-Genera
the Hon. C. Grey, Captain Du Plat, Mr. Gibbs, and
the Dean of Windsor.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Glou.
cater yesterday.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.-Tho following gen-
tlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations
for the diploma, were admitted members of the college
at the meeting of the court of examiners on the 2d inst.;
—Messrs Griffith Howell, Llanelly, Carmarthen ; Chas.
Edward Handy, Darlaston Wednesbnrv, Staffordshire ;
Eustomjee Byramjee, Hon. East India Company's ser-
vice, Bombay ; Wm. Preston, Kirkby Lonsiale, West.
moreland ; Adam Taylor, Norwich; Fred. Milford,
Sydney, Australia ; Allen George Chattaway, Pem-
bridge, Herefordshire ; Arthur Crowen Clifton, North-
ampton ; Lauriston Winterbotham, Cheltenham ; Win.
Cole Daniell, Newport Pagnell : Edward M'Carthy,
Royal Navy; John Wm. Hadden, Van. Diemen's Land;
and Charles Gregory, Cheltenham.
ROYAL COLLEGE OP VETERINARY SURGEONS. —The fol.
lowing gentlemen, having passed their examination be-
fore the Board of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, have received their diplomas and been admitted
members of the College :—Wm. John Bowman, Horn-
den, Yorkshire ; John Field, Oxford-street, London ;
Henry Charman Legge, Mickleham, Surrey ; James
Woodger Callow, Linfield, Sussex ; Frederick G. Cos-
tello Shaw,lßengal, India ; William Henry Crowhurst,
Warbleton, Sasses ; Win. Shipley, North Walsham,
Norfolk ; Clement Stephenson, Newcastle.upon-Tyne ;
Thos. Adamson, Darlington, Durham ; John Bradford
White, Swanton Marley, Norfolk ; Cbas. Harris, Bal.
ham-hill, Surrey ; Henry Howse, Nocton, Lincolnshire ;
Gilbert Heyes, Liverpool ; Thos. Hill, Scale, Norfolk ;
Chas. Cartwright, Oxford ; Richard Henry Pritchard,
Wolverhampton ; John Bean Martin, Rochester, Rent ;
John Barker, Sheffield, Yorkshire ; Harry Burt, East-
bourne, Sussex ; and Robt. Thos. Lambert, Whitechapel
TILE BOILER EXPLOSION AT KIBBJ,ESWORTH COLLIERY
—The adjourned inquest on Thomas Leadbetter and E.
Cuff, who were killed by the recent explosion of a boiler
at Kibblesworth Colliery, in the northern division of
the county of Durham on the 24th ult., took place on
Friday at the Plough Inn, Kihhlesworkh, before Mr.
Favell, coroner. After hearing a great deal of evidence
the jury returned the following verdict :—" We aro of
opinion that there was a defective plate in the boiler,
but that the explosion was caused by want of water ;
but whether the blame is attributable to Dorman or to
, Reed (persons employed at the time) we have not en ffi.
cient evidence to show. We are also of opinion that i
the boiler smith and engineer bad looked after the boile
when she was last clouted the defective plate might hay
been mended.",

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE GE7OIW-STREET.
Under the Management of %fr. Ciaat,s.a
TifrB EVENING,
TRE VICTOR VANQUISHED.
To conclude with
THE WINTER'S TALE.
Priactina characters by Ur. and Mrs. C. Kean.