The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen recaived addresses on the
throne on Saturday fro►n the House of Peers and the
House of Commons, congratulating her Majesty on the
nuptials of the Princess Royal with the Prince Frederick
William of Pru3sia,,
The Lord Chancellor arrived in state about 3 o'clock,
from the House of Lords. His lordship wore his gold
robe, and was attended by his principal Secretary, the
Hon. W. Spring Rice, the Purse Bearer, Deputy Ser-
gcAnt-a'-.lr,n-=, Train Bearer.
The Peers accompanying the Address were the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury ; the Marquises of Winchester,
Exeter, and kVestminster ; Earls of Derby, Stanhope,
and Caw•dor ; Visc.iunt Stratford de Redcliffu ; 13ishocs
of Oxford, Bath and Wells, Carlisle, London, Sc. Asaph,
Chichester, and St. David's ; Lords Monteagle, Dun
ganno:,, Cremorne, 'Wensleydale, and Ehury, together
with several others.

Mr. William Rose, Deputy Clerk of the Parliament,
and Mr. Putman, acting for the Gentleman ILlaer of
the Black Rod, were in attendance,
The Peers were conducted to the Green• Dra-Ang
Rc)oni.

Tne Queen was conducted by the Marquis of
Breadalbane, Lord ChArnbeilain, to her throne. The
Prince Ginsort and the Prince of Wales were on the
Q en's left.

- The Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes,
the Countess of Deeart, Lady in Waiting, and the
Viscountess Cliewt In, Woman of the Bedchamber in
Waiting, were on her Maj,sty's right.
The Earl of St. Germans, G.O B , Lord Steward; the
Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T., Lord Chamberlain ;
the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse ;
tha Marquis of Ablrcoro, K.G., Groom of the Stole to
the Prince Consort; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vict-Cham-
berlain ; and Viscount Castlerosse, Comptroller of the
Household, occupied their usual stations near the

Queen.
Her Majesty was attended by the following ministers
of state, viz.—Earl Granville, the Marquis of Clariri-
carde, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston,
Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary
Labouchere, SirG. C. Lewis, the Right lion. R. Vernon
Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and Doke of
Argyll.
Her Ma;esty's B.uly Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gen.
tiernen-atArms lined the throne-room, under the cot:a-
u:ant of Vie lieutenant. _

The sub-,ffi:ers, Lieut.-Colonels Neville and Cooke,
were on duty with the c
The Queen b:ing Peatt d, the Peers were introduced,
and the Llrd C:iancellor, followed by the other lords,
advancA until near t':e sovereign, when tho noble and
learned lord rtad the Address of Congratulation from
the liouao of Pot.u.

11,r Majesty returnei a most gracious anima., and
e deputation withdrew.
Toe Right Hots. the Speaker of the House of CAn-
mons arrived ►n his state coach shortly hr fore 3 o'clock.
Mr. Denison wore his gold robe, ar.d was attended by
Lord C. R issa , Sergeant-at-artioo, his Secretary, the
Hon. G. Wal.le4rav6?, and his tr. iin-bearer.
The right hon. gentleman was followed by a numerous
body of members of trio House of Commons, and the
deputation was conducted up the grand staircase into
the promenade gallery.,

Alter the ri.o3-ption-of the Peers the•lßouse of Commons
was ushered to the presence of the Queen ou the throne.
The Speaker advanood, supported. on one side by the
Right Lion. B. Disraeli and on the other by Lord John
Russell. The right hon. gentlemen was to:lowed by a
numerous body of members, including S;r J. Pakington,
the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Mr. Roebuck, the Right
Hou. J. W. Henley, Mr. Locke, Mr. M,Aatt, Mr. Tite,
Mr. Hadfield, Mr. White, Mr. Wyld, Mr. H►,tings
Russell, Mr. Whithread, (Jul. Gi!p:n, Col. French, Mr.
Roupeil, Mr, W. Ewart, Mr. Wood, Mr. Brand, Sir
Minto Farquhar, Mr. Majoribanke, Mr. Crawford, Mr.
Sir B. Bridges, Earl Jermyn, Sir H. Verney,
Mr. Ingrain, Mr. W. Vansittart, Mr. R. Somers Gard,
Mr. H. Paul, Mr. S. Gregson, Mr. Thornely, Mr. T. L.
Miller, Sir W.Fism Fra4er, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart,
Mr. Arthur Russell, Mr. C. Gren"ill, together with
numerous oth!,r,-„,

The Speaker real the Addre33 of Congratulation from
the lions° of C)rninon3.
Thu Qa3en returned a most gracious answcr.
The members then withdrew from the royal presence.
The Ea.! of Clarendon, Sir G. Grey, and Viscount
Pa!rntrAou had an au lienee of her Majes.y.

TLe Prince de Mosk.),va„ htt Alocrt-gat3 House on
Saturday, for Paris.
The Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molyneux
nave returned to town front vi,iting the Earl and
Countess Craven at Ashdoxn-park, Berks.
_The Earl of Stracltiroke ha, leit the B:unss\ II tel
James',) fur 11,mihaTn Hall, Suffolk.
Lord aud Lady J. llu,sell have arrived at Fwrance's
Hotel,
Be!gravia, from Richmond Park.
Lady Mary Wood has i,sued cards fur an as4unbly On
Wednesday nrxf, at the First Lord's official residence
in the Admiralty.
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, CAMBUIDGE, Feb, G
The un fermentioned have pa s, d tte natural and ex, et
riiueutal phi!o'ophy txal:ination of the Jacksr,ni„.,l
professor : -Fint s—Ch.),4e, EU-Ira:wed ; Cottle, S.
Catherine ; Gfaqt JoFu,, ; L :rd It. Gi'oweriJr, ;
N.lasoa, S. (.:ath lino ; Minns, S. Catherine;
S. John's. &?.c ,nil Cia37—Andersor, Emmanuel ; Satin.
Plinity.

LATEST NEWS.

THE AFRICAN MAIL.

[BY ELECTRIC, TELEGRA.PIL

PLYMOUTH, MONDAY Mom" No.

The African Steam Navigation Company's mail
packet Ethiop, Commander Croft, arrived last

Her dates are—Fernando Po, Dec. 27 ; Came-
roons, 28th ; Old Calabar, 30th ; Bonny, Jan. 3 ;
Lagos, 7th ; Accra, 9:h ; Cape Coast, 11th ;
Liberia, 15th ; Sierra Leone, 20th; Bathurst, 24th ;
Goree, 24th; Teneriffe, 30th; and Madeira,
Feb. 1.

The Ethiope brings 3,056 ounces of gold dust,
and the cargo includes 460 puncheons palm oil, 12
packages and two cases ivory, 28 teeth, 22 tons
camwood, 85 cases arrowroot, 9 cases sundries, and
16 octaves Madeira wine.

At Sierra Leone trade is brisk, especially in
breaking up the slave vessels condemned by thu
Mixed Court.

Rear-Admiral Sir George Grey was expected

shortly.

A war-steamer has been ordered to visit Elobey,
one of the Spanish Cerise° islands, w hero Casptain
Stewart, a British resident, has been cruelly shot
by the natives, in the presence of his wife. The
partial success of the Niger expedition in establish-
ing trading factories in the upper parts of the river
is said to be the cause of the attack on the settle-
ment, George, by the jealous natives. A swift
paddle-steamer, drawing four feet only, will t e
required to complete the operations of the expo.
dition.

Consul Itchinson was at Bonny, Jan. 2, in the
Bloodhound,: (30 Lieutenant Robson, to inquire
into the cau'se of the murder of a Krooman by thg
natives, at the cash-house of a British supercargo.
The trade of this river has been somewhat sus-
pended.

Governor Sir D. Prico went from Accra to Cape
Coast Castle in the Ethiopia.
Some sickness prevails at Liberia, !where three
deaths occurred rather suddenly.

The Governor of Bathurst was preparing to go
up the Gambia in the steamer Dover.

Heavy rains have fallen at Teneriffe, but have
not affected the health of the inhabitants.

At Lagos, the steam-ship Fleela, 6, Commander

Eplin.

The vessel Brune, Lieutenant Lodder, bad crossed
the bar and was lying in the river opposite the
town.

The paddle-wheel steam ves3els Medusa, 4, Com-
mauder, Wm. liouden ; the Spitfire, Commander.
James Campbell ; and the sloop Heron, 12, Com-
mander Wm. Ttuicott, were at Sierra Leone.
The Royal mail steamer Armenian left Madeira
n the 30th of January for the West Coast.

The brig Peeping Tom has been condemned ai
Sierra Leone as unseaworthy.
Zile merchant ships Olinda and Africa were a'
Old Calabar.

The Oliuda reports the Lima, from London for
Valparaiso, off Cape Verd.

The Catherine left Bonny, Jan. 3, for Liverpoo

The American brig Hannah arrived at. Liberia
December 1, the ship M. C. Stevens on the 25th,
and the British brig Constance on the 29th.
The cutter yacht Miranda arrived at Tenerilre or
the Bth of January ; the British steamer Cleveland
arrived on the 23d, and left the same cl.ty for
Loando ; the schooner yacht Maria left, January
29, for Grand Canary.

PARES, MONDAY, FEB. 8, 8.30 A M.

General Lespivasse, Aide-de-Camp of the Em-
peror, is nominated Minister of the Interior and
of Public Safety, in the place of M. Billault.

BERLIN, FEB. 'T.
The Prince and Princess arrived at Potsdam

yesterday.

They were received with the greatest entliu •
siasm. The whole town was decorated, and in the
evening there was a magnificent fete and a general

To-morrow their Royal Highnesses will make
heir grand entry into Berlin.

HAMBURG, SATURDAY.

A prospectus has appeared of another loan to
be raised by the Swedish Government, bearing
interest at 41 por cent., and of the amount- of
8,190,500 dollars, to be employed in the con-
struction of railways. The lojln is negotiated by
four German houses, and considerable purchases
have been made at WI.

TURIN, FEB. 4.

Th© result of six out of the ten new elections
is already known. They are all in favour of the

anti-jesuitical party.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.
The Emperor has accepted the resignation of M.
Billault, the Minister of the Interior.
The Moniteur publishes the following notifica-
tion relative to the blockade of the river and port
of Canton and its tributaries :
" It is notified by these presents that his Excel.
lency the Minister of Marine and of the Colonies
La 3 boon informed by Rear-Admiral Rigault do
a3nouilly, Commander of the Naval Forces of the
Emperor in the Chinese Seas, that on the 12th of
December, 1857, and from that day, an effective
blockade was estabbsheil of the river and poet of
Canton and i;s ttibutiriei, by the naval forces
placed under his command acting in concert with
those of her Britannic Majesty.
"It is, moreover, nolified by these prQsen's
that all measures authorised by international
law, and by respective trraties existing between
his Majesty and the different neutral Po►vers
shall be adhered to and carried out, as regards
all vessels that may attempt to force the sail
blockade.

"Paris, Feb. 6."
The above is followed by the subjoined despatch
from Rear-Admiral do Geuouilly :
"NAVAL DIVISION OF THE REUNION AND OF