The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-09 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princesses Alice,
Helena, and Louise, visited the Society of Arts in John-
street, Adelphi, yesterday afternoon. In attendance were
the Duchess of Atholl, Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord Charles
Fitzroy, and Lieutenant. Colonel Ponsonby. The Queen
and Prince Consort afterwards took a carriage drive,
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort rode on horseback,
attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby, and visited the
National Portrait Gallery in Great George-street.
Her Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the per-
formance at the Princess's Theatre with their presence last
evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Duchess of
Atholl, Hon. Beatrice Byng, Hon. Emily Cathcart, Lord
Methuen, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Ponsonby.
Their Royal liighnesses the Princess Alice, Helena, and
Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, Major-
General Sir Henry Bentinck, and Colonel Francis Sey-
mour, C. 8., honoured the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-
garden, with their presence last evening.
Messrs. Thomas Agnew and Sons had the honour of sub
mitting to her Majesty the picture, by Mr. Barker, of the
Relief of Lucknow, and the meeting of Generals Havelock,
Outram, and Sir Colonel Campbell.

The Duchess of Atholl has succeeded Viscountess Jou •
lyn as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen.
We are requested to state that the British Commissioners
for the negotiations of the French Tariff have their office at
No. 82, Rue de L'Universite, Paris.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at
the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in
Downing-street. It was attended by Viscount Palmer-
ston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of
Argyll, Sir George C. Lewis, Lord John Russell, the Duke
of Somerset, the Right Hon. Sydney Herbert, Sir Charles
Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of
Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Sir George
Grey, the Right Hon. C. P. -Villiers, and the Right H on.
Edward Cardwell.

SOCIETY OF ARTS.—Her Majesty the Queen'and
his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, accompanied by the
Princess Alice and other members of the royal family, yes-
terday visited the collection of the works of the late Sir
William Ross, R.A., now being exhibited at the Society of
Arts, John-street, Adelphi. Her Majesty was received by
Sir Thomas Phillips, chairman, and other members of the
council of the society.

We hare very much pleasure in announcing that
her Majesty, at the recommendation of Lord Palmerston,
has been pleased to confer upon Mr. Erskine May, of the
House of Commons, the honour of a Civil Companionship
of the Bath, in recognition of his public services.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty, the Prince
Consort, and a numerous suite, honoured this theatre with
their presence last night. The play performed was "The
Fool's Revenge."

As it is considered probable that her Majesty will
review the Volunteer Forces later in the summer, no field
day will take place in Hyde Park on May 18.

It is understood that Mr. Wyke, the newly-
appointed English Minister to Mexico, who concluded the
Nicaraguan treaty with England, is shortly expected to
arrive hero previous to his departure for Mexico.

The Great Ship Company notify that they intend
despatching the Groat Eastern from Southampton, for New
York, on the 9th of June. Only 300 first-class passengers
will be taken. The charge for a return ticket is £4O.

The Earl of Dundonald, we are happy to learn,
is progressing very favourably. During the last three days
the venerable and gallant peer has been pronounced much
better by his medical attendants. •
DEATH OF TIIE COUNTESS OF STRATHMORE.—
We have to record the death of Mary, Countess of Strath •
more, who died on Saturday last. The deceased countess
was daughter of Mr. Milner, of Standrop, Durham, and
married, I>2o, John, tenth Earl of Strathmore, who 6i,3.1
the day following the marriage. Her ladyship married
secondly, Gth March, 1331, the Right Hen. Wm. llutt,
M.P. for Gateshead.

The .Nord mentions a rumour that a double union
is shortly to be effected between the princely families of
Portugal and Hohenzollern. According to the statement
the Hereditary Prince Leopold de Hohenzollern Sig-
maringen, aged 25, will marry the youngest sister of the
King of Portugal, Donna Antonia (born in 1845), and the
King, Don Pedro himself, will wed the youngest daughter
of the Prince de Hohenzollern, the Princess Marie, also
born in 1815.

The tenders for the £1,111,500 of Grand
Trunk of Canada Six per Cent. Railway Debentures, lately
announced as about to be placed on the market at a mini-
mum price of 80 were sent in at 12 o'clock to-day . These
debentures bear interest from the Ist of January, and the
instalments will extend to the 26th of June, 5 per cent.
being allowed for prepayment. The first charge on the
revenues of the company is to the atnount of about £74,000
per annum In connexion with the Atlantic and St. Law-
rence lease. The remainder of the capital ranks as follows :
First Preferential Bonds, 6 per cent £2,000,000
Second ditto (now offered at 80) 1,111,500
Ordinary 6 per Cent. Bonds
Bonds bearing 7 per cent.
Share capital now existing
After the present negotiation, £1,500,000 will remain to be
raised upon some form of bond that must rank after all the
foregoing bonds, taking precedence only of the share capital.
The advices from New Plymouth, New Zealand,
regarding the native outbreak express no anxiety as to the
result, the feeling being that its speedy suppression will
ensure the future quiet of the colony. It originated from
a sale of 800 acres of land at the mouth of the Waitera by
a native to the Government, which land Kingi, a Maori
chief, declared should not be parted wjth, although he ad-
mitted that no one but tLe seller had any claith to it. The
surveyors, on proceeding to the spot, were turned back by
the Mao/is. Kingi then had 24 hours -given him by the
commanding officer to reconsider his course. An impudent
answer was the only result. The officer, not having suffi-
cient force, waited instructions from uckland, and was
now expecting the arrival of more troops. Kingi seeing his
peril would then probably submit. In the contrary case he
might, if he were allowed to escape back into the bush, give
some trouble, especially to the out-settlers, as his tribe
would most likely take to plundering. Confidence was en-
tertained, however, that in any case he would speedily be
followed lip, as there are many natives who are his enemies
and the spirit of the settlers was excellent. For the time,
however, all business was suspended, and the people were
generally preparing to save such of their effects as were
moveable and to seek protection in the town,