The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-27 00:00:00

E'VEN I FEBRUARY 27, -1858

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen held a Court and Privy Council
yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
Lord Cranworth had an audience and delivered to her
Majesty the Great Seal of England.
Viscount Palmerston had an audience upon resigning
office.
The Marquis of Clanricarde bad an audience, and de-
livered to the Queen the Privy Seal.
Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right
Hon. Henry Labouchere, and Lord Panmure had
audiences, and delivered to the Queen their seals of
office as her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
The Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith had an audience,
on resigning office as President of the Board of Control.
Earl Granville had an audience, on resigning the
office of Lord President of the Privy Council.
The Duke of Argyll had an audience, on resigning
office as Postmaster General.
Lord Stanley of Alderley bad an audience, on resigning
office as President of the Board of Trade.
The Right Hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis bad an
audience, and delivered to the Queen his seal of office as
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Right Hon. M. T. Baines had an audience, and
delivered to her Majesty his seal of office as Chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood bad an audience,
on resigning office as First Lord of the Admiralty.
The Marquis of Lansdowne had an audience of the
Queen.
The Marquis of Breadalhane bad an audience, and de-
livered to her Majesty his Gold Key, and also his Wand
of Office as Lord Chamberlain.
The Earl of St. Germans had as audience, and delivered
to the Queen his \Vaud of Office as Lord Steward.
The Duke of Wellington bad an audience, on resigning
office as Master of the Horse.
Lord Ernest Bruce had au audience, and delivered to
the Queen his Gold Key of Office, and also his Wand as
Vice Chamberlain.
Viscount Castlerosse had an audience, and delivered
to her Majesty his Wand of Office as Comptroller of the
Household.
The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen, and
kissed hands on being appointed First Lord of the
Treasurer.
The Marquis of Exeter had an audience of her Majesty
and kissed hands on being appointed Lord Steward of the
Household. The noble Marquis received from the Queen
his Wand of Office.
Earl Delawarr had an audience of the Queen, kissed
bands on beingappointed Lord Chamberlain, and received
from her Majesty' the Gold Key and his Wand of Office.
The Duke of Beaufort had an audience of her Majesty,
and kissed bands on being appointed Master of the Horse.
The Earl of Sandwich had an audience of the Queen,
and kissed hands on being appointed Master of the
Buckhounds.
Earl Talbot had an audience of her Majesty, and kissed
hither on being appointed Captain of the lion. Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms.
Lord Claud Hamilton had an audience of the Queen,
kissed hands on being appointed Treasurer of the House-
hAd, and received from her Majesty his Wand of Office,
Viscount Newport had an audience of her Majesty
kissed hands on being appointed Vise-Chamberlain, and
received from the Queen his Gold Key and Wand of
Office.
The Right lion. Cecil Forester bad an uudience of
the Queen, kissed hands on being appointed Comptroller
of the Household, and received from her Majesty his
Wand of Office.
The Marquis of Salisbury had an audience of her
Majesty.
The Queen held a Prvy Council. It was attended by
his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the Earl of
Derby, the Marquis of Salisbury, Earl Hardwicke, the
Right lion. Spencer Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbilry,
Sir John Pakington, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the
Earl of Eglinton, the Earl of Ellenborougb, the Right
Hon. J. W. Henley, Lard John Manners, the Marquis
of Exeter, Earl Delawarr, and the Marquis of Aber-
corn.
At the Council the Marquis of Salisbury was declared
Lord President of the Privy Council.
Sir Frederic Thesiger was sworn as a Privy Councillor,
and afterwards was sworn into office as Lord Chancellor,
and received from the Queen the Great Seal of England.
The Earl of Hard wicks was sworn Lord Privy Sea).
The Earl of Eglinton was declared Lord-Lieutenant of
Ireland.
The Right Hon. Spencer Walpole and the Earl of
Malmeebury were sworn the Queen's Principal Secre
wrier' of State. Lsrd Stanley and Gan. Peel were
sworn Privy Councillors, and were afterwards sworn
her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. The four
secretaries received their seals of 6ffiCa from the Queen.
The Right Hon. B. Disraeli was sworn in Chancellor
of the Exchequer, and received from the Queen his seal
of office.
The Right lion. W. Henley was appointed President
of the Board of Trade.
The Duke of Beaufort and Earl Talbot were sworn
Privy Councillors.
Mr. Adderly was sworn a Privy Councillor, and kissed
hands on appointment to the Board of Education.
Mr. Sotheron-Estcourt was sworn a Privy Conccilllcr,
and kissed hands on being appointed President of the
Poor-law Board.
Sir John Pakington, First Lord of the Admiralty,
Lord Colchester, the Earl of Ellenborough, President of
the Board of Control, and Lord John Manners, First
Commissioner of Pubic Works, kissed hands on their
respective appointments.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
The Duke of Montrose was sworn into office as Chan-
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and received from the
Queen his seal of office. Mr. Danvere, the Clerk of the
Council of the Duchy, was present at the audience.
Her Majesty was attended by -Viscount Gough, Gold
Stick in Waiting, Earl of Caithness; Lord in Waiting,
and Sir Edward Bowater, Groom in Waiting.

The Right lion. Edward Lucas has arrived at the
Brunswick Hotel, St. James's, from the continent, ea
route for Ireland.
gaWe have much to regret the refusal of Sir Elward
Bulwer Lytton to accept office at the present moment.
His celebrity in every breach of literature and his
oratorical p..wers would have proved an accession of
strength to any Cabinet. We believe the course pur-
sued by Sir Edward Lytton to have been dictated by
motives most creditable to himself. Apprehending a
contest in his county, connected with a misunderstanding
respecting Sir Henry Meux at the last election, he
refrained from exposing Lord Derby's Government to a
risk which might have assumed ai political character.
We cannot but admire the feelings of htnour which have
actuated the accomplished member for Hort', and while
deploring the absence of his talents from the supreme
councils of the kingdom, we presume that in the event
of the new Government remaining in office that absence
will prove but of short duration.—Morning Post.
ADDRESS TO VIE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. —At the
meeting of Middlesex magistrates, held on Thursday at
Clerken well, Mr. W. Payne gave notice of a motion
congratulating the Emperor of France upon his recent
escape from as:rumination. The resolution was called
on during the momentary absence of Mr. Payne from
the court, and upon that gentleman's return he was eur-
pri,ed to find the motion had been passed over. Mr.
Payne remonstrated at the course which had been taken,
and Mr. Miller, M.P., moved that the resolution should
be again submitted to the meeting. discussion ensued
upon this point, but a preconcerted plan had been ar-
ranged to oppose the motion, and the court refused to
allow it. This was the more remarkable, as the resolu
tion had no political character, but was a mere expres-
sion of congratulation at the Emperor's escape, intended
to show the abhorrence iu which the crime of a:sassi-
nation was held by the magi'tracy as conservators of the
peace in the metropolitan eounty. The following is a
copy of the proposed resolution : —" That the magistrates
of the county of Middlesex view with the utmost
abhorrence the diabolical attempt recently made on the
lives of the Emperor and Empress of the French, which,
by the goodness of Divine Providence, was happily
frustrated and they desire to express their sincere hope
that their 'Majesties may ever be preserved against the
repetition of so cruel and atrocious an attack."
Miss Goddard, the tragic actress, who returned to
England a few weeks since from the Australias and
California, where she has been eminently successful,
has recently accepted an engagement for 12 nights at the
Surrey Theatre, where she will enact some of her
favourite characters, commencing on Monday next as
Lucrutia Burgia, the heroine of a new play founded on
the incidents in the opera of that name. Some five or
six years ago it will be recollected that Miss Goddard
played" Lady Macbeth, Queen Katharine, &c., at the
Sadler's Wells Theatre, during two or three short
seasons.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—Tbo 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 19th inst. :
Messrs. James Etnptage Moore, Barbadoes, West Indies;
John Henry Hooper, West-square, Southwark ; Arthur
Wyatt Mercer, West Drayton, Middlesex ; Robt. Shut-
tleworth, army ; David Corbet, Orsett, Essex ; Burdett
Johnson, Somersham, Hants; Alexander Osmond Black,
Regent-square ; Horatio Geo. Skinner, Great Grimeby ;
Lincolnshire ; John Spring, Boston, United States ;
Edward Cook, Hay, Breconshire ; James Dwyer, Tuam,
county of Galway ; R ,bt. Edmund Pearse, Edmonton ;
and Thomas Jackson, Penrith, Cumberland.
APOTHECARIES'-lIALL.—The following are the names
of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science
and practice of medicine, and received certificates to
practise, on Thursday, the 25th of February :—Richard
Thomas, West Indies ; William Hodges, Brecon, South
Wales ; Frederick George Paulden, Bristol; Henry
Ellis, Bangor ; Christopher Green, Brixbain, Devon.
—As an Assistant—Philip Cowen, Harleyford-place,
Kennington.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY—On Thursday a
systematic robbery of upwards of 1,0001. was effected at
the residence of Mr. William Steward, 113, llgh-street,
Islington, watchmaker and jeweller. It may be neces-
sary to state that several well-dressed mob/linen have
been observed to be lurking about the premises, and the
police have since kept a very sharp look out. The place
at the conclusion of the day's business was strongly se-
cured. The way in which the robbery was effected
was by a number of prostitutes getting up
" row," and commencing fighting. The police, who
happened to be on the spot took them to the
station-house about a quarter of a mile distant.
While proceeding to the station the burglars took
advantage of the same, broke open the premises and
carried away 40 gold watches, 50 silver watches, 50
gold chains, diamond jewellery, 150 gold wedding rings,
200 other rings sot with precious stones, gold armlets,
and other costly jewellery. O❑ the retur❑ of the police
the rubbery was discovered. A reward of 100/. is
offered for the apprehension of the burglars,