The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Jt'iln 16.
Her Majesty the Queen went this day to Ascot races.
The Royal procession quitted the Castle at half-past 12
o'clock in the following order :
An open carriage and four, conveying her Majesty the
Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
the Princesses Helena and Louisa.
An open carriage and four, conveying their Royal High-
nesses the Princess Alice, the Princess Mary of Cambridge,
the Prince Consort, and the Duke of Cambridge.
An open carriage and four, conveying the Duchess of
Manchester, the Princess de Chimay, the Maharajah. Dhu-
leep Singh, and the Duke of Beaufort.
An open carriage and four, conveying the Duchess of
Buccleuch, the Duchess of Atholl, and the Prince de
Chimay.
An open carriage and four, conveying the Countess de
Caraman Chimay, Lady Geraldine Somerset, and the Mar-
quis of Abercorn.
An open carriage and four, conveying the Countess of
Elgin, the Countess of Lichfield, and the Duke of Buc-
cleuch. _

An open carriage and four, conveying Lady Caroline
Barrington, the Duke of Manchester, and Lord Raglan.
An open carriage and four, conveying the Hon. Beatrice
Byng, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, and Lord George Lennox.
An open carriage and four, conveying the Earl of Elgin,
the Earl of Lichfield, Colonel the Hon. Sir C. Phipps, and
Colonel Tyrwhitt.
An open carriage and four, conveying Mr. R. Ormsby
Gore, Colonel Home Purves, and Mr. Glover.
Lord Colville (Clerk Marshal) Equerry in Waiting, and
Captain the Hon. D. de Ros, Equerry in Waiting to the
Prince Consort, were on horseback.
Numerous outriders in scarlet liveries were in attendance.
The Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master
of the Household preceded the Queen to the racecourse,
and received her Majesty upon her arrival at the Royal
stand.
The Prince Consort, the Duke of Cambridge, the great
officrs and the gentlemen of the household wore the

Windsor uniform.
The Queen visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent at Frogmore, on her return to the Castle after the
rites.

Her Majesty gave a dinner in the evening in St. George's-
hall to a party of 70. The magnificent service of silver-gilt
was used upon this occasion, and the dinner table and both
the buffets were brilliantly lit by numerous wax lights in
golden candelabra. The large St. George candelabrum
was placed in the centre of the table, opposite to her
Majesty's seat.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-

GARDEN.

Last evening, an extra night, " Don Giovanni" was per-
formed for the third time this season, and attracted a very
brilliant and crowded audience. Mario, as the Don, acted
with all his accustomed excellence and finish. We shall
not, of course, enter at this time into the controversy with
respect to the alterations that have been made in the music ;
but this admits of no contradiction, that when the music is
merely transferred from one key to another Mario's singing
is invariably exquisite. His vocalisation last evening in
the duet "La ci darem," and the serenade "Del vieni alla
finestra," was splendid, and elicited, as it always does, the
highest approbation. Madame Grisi's Donna Anna was as
superb as ever. Ronconi's Leporello was worthy to rank
near that of the late M. Lablache's, and Tamberlik's Ottavio
was as fine a specimen of( singing and acting as any critic
would wish to see. We must not omit a word of praise for
Signor Polenini, who sustained the part of Masetto, and
Tagliafico that of the Commendatore ; each in their respec-
tive roles were excellent. The beautiful instrumentation
had every justice done to it by the unsurpassed band of this
establishment. The grand choruses were well sustained,
and the whole was conducted by Costa in a masterly
manner.

Flotow's " Martha" is to be given to-morrow evening,
and with Lotti, Mario, and Graziani, cannot fail to attract
a fashionable audience.

We perceive that Mercadante's " Il Giuramento" is to
be produced next week. We have heard objection taken to
the work ; but according to our judgment it is a capital
specimen of the genius of the old Italian master's talent.
It is admirably written for the voice, brilliantly instru-
mented, and full of genuine concerted pieces. To true
musicians it must always prove interesting, and on its pro-
duction we have no doubt it will be found highly attractive

It is stated in the city to-day that M. Kossuth
has been provided with a passport " by superior order" at
the French Embassy, and has this morning left London
for Paris. He will remain in that city a day or two and
then proceed via Marseilles to Genoa, where the formation
of a Hungarian legion has been commenced.
In reference to the circular yesterday of the
auditors of the Western Bank of London, allusion was
made to the " suspension and dismissal" of the manager.
It is stated, however, that the manager was not dismissed,
the Board which was summoned to consider that question
having come to a unanimous resolution that the charges
against him were groundless.—Times.
ELECTORAL CORRUPTION AT NORIVICFL—The
committee appointed by the Norwich Town-council to con-
sider the prevalence of bribery at Parliamentary elections
for that city have adopted a memorial to the Government
praying that a commission may be issued for taking evi-
dence on the subject on the spot, as was done at Hull,
Barnstaple, St. Alban's, and other places. The proposed
memorial will be submitted for adoption at the next meet-
ing of the council.
THE WEST INDIES AND THE MAURlTlUS.—Yes-
terday was published a bulky blue-book of 550 pages, con-
taining copies or extracts of any correspondence between
the Colonial-office and the Governors of the West Indian
colonies and the Mauritius with respect to the condition of
the labouring population of such colonies, both native and
immigrant, and the supply of labour ; and of all colonial
acts and ordinances regulating the condition of imported
labourers at present in force, and not already laid before
Parliament. Part 11., now printed, includes British Guiana,
Jamaica, and Trinidad.
THE STATE OF THE THAMES.—Measures were
taken yesterday in various parts of the metropolis for car-
rying out the suggestions of Dr. Letheby for the deodorisa •
tion of the river Thames. Sheds have been erected in
Farringdon-street, upon the line of the Fleet sewer ; in
Trafalgar-square, near the fountains; and in other places
at both the East and West Ends. Under these sheds are
placed machines for the preparation of the deodorising
liquid.
THE ASSISTANT-JUDGE OF THE MIDDLESEX
Corny OF SESSIONS.—A bill of Mr. ex-Secretary Sotheron

Estcourt, M.P.. and the ex-Attorney-General, fixes the
yearly salary of the Assistant-Judge of Criminal Justice in
Middlesex at £1,500 a-year, from the decease of MrPashley,
and precludes the Acting-Judge from practising at the bar.
Mr. Bodkin, therefore, will be compelled to resign the
emoluments attached to his late profession of advocate.
AMERICA VIA GALWAY.—Yesterday was published
a Parliamentary paper containing the correspondence, &c.,
relative to postal communication with North America, via
Galway. The result was the acceptance by Government
of the tender of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation
Company on terms already known to the public. The ser-
vice will not commence until June, 1860. The Lords of the
Treasury (26th March, 1859) refused to dispense with the
conditions requiring a communication with New York, via
St. John's, Newfoundland, in six days; but an arrange-
ment will be consented to by which the communication with
either St. John's or Halifax within six days and the land-
ing of passengers can be secured without obliging the postal
steamers of the company to incur the delay and difficulty
of going into the port of St. John's or Halifax.
THE STATUTE LAW CO3I3IISSION.—The fourth
report of this commission has been handed in to the House of
Lords. Taking all points into consideration, the Commis-
sioners deem it probable, from the data of the " Register" of
statutes, &c., that the whole of the existing statute law
may be usefully consolidated in from 300 to 400 statutes
(assuming that all are to be consolidated). They think it
essential that some "barrister of eminence," selected by
the Queen, should devote his whole time and attention—we
are obliged slightly to alter the .-rammar of the original—
to the superintendence of the work in progress. This gen-
tleman, if assisted by 10 or 12 competent and industrious
draughtsmen, might complete the whole work of consolida-
tion in about two years.
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THE ARMY.—A statement of the sums paid to
the relatives of deceased officers of her Majesty's army in lieu
of pensions, &c., during the year 1858-59 was published
yesterday. We subjoin the names, rank, cause of death,
and amount of compensation, as follows :—viz., Bradshaw,
James Hill (Lieutenant 52d Foot), killed at the storming of ,
Delhi on the 14th of September, 18.57, £715 ; Brockhurst,
F. J. S. (Lieutenant 53d Foot), killed in action atLucknow
on the 23d of February, 18.58, £253 ; Chancellor, Alex-
ander (Captain 75th Foot), died on the 4th of November,
1857, of wounds received at Cawnpme, £1,840; Gordon,
Robert (Captain 82d Foot), died of wounds received on the
28th of November, 1857, at Cawnpore, £1,369; Grahame,
Nicol (Lieutenant 90th Foot), died of wounds received on
the 23d of September, 1857, at Lucknow, £161; Hacket,
Frederick (Lieutenant 59th Foot), killed in action at Can-
ton, on the 28th of December, 1857, £7lO ; Hudson, John
(Lieutenant 6th Dragoon Guards), killed in action at Gun-
genie, on the 14th o(December, 1857, £861; Joly, Edward
de L. (Lieutenant 32d Foot), died of wounds received in
action at Lucknow, on the 30th of September, 1857, £713;
Mackinnon, Thomas A. (Lieutenant, 64th Foot), killed in
action at Cawnpore on the 28th of November, 1857, £465 ;
Moorsom, W. S. (Captain, 13th Foot), killed in action at
Lucknow 'on the 11th March, 1858, £713; Powell, Thomas
Sidney, 0.11. (Lieut.-Colonel .525 Foot), killed in action
at Runpore on the Ist of November, 1857, £3,200 ; Stee-
vens,ppct 1 looir.
present.
amelioratesnesc,
nei" i l it. iibi°loitne" i V
ro. B'
Charles (Captain, 32d Foot), killed in action at
Lucknow en the Ist of July, 1857, £1,885 ; Webb, William
THE SOU
aßobert (Lieutenant, Bth Foot), died of wounds received
t Delhi on the 15th of September, 1857, £276; Webster,
Joseph (Lieutenant, 78th Foot), killed hi ar,tion at Luck •
JOURNEYMAN BAL=S.—On Wednesday
now en the 25th of September, 1857, £717 -
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evening a number of persons represeutin'r this trade met at
the rooms of the Early Closinn•
r.,lll.sosfociation', on Ludgate-hill.
The meeting assumed the fo
gthat the society.whiel had done so much
a conference. The pro
bile condition of other sections of the toiling
vstoattitld not but dc..vly sympathise with the op-
pressed were commenced by Mr. Burt, chairman of the
persons represent;-.1 by the delegates then
'elc4Rarien'el\ditrhe steps that had 1 d
Pidgeon, apd others. on the
bakers,l
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taken to abolish night work, rl
the result
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.state of the overweri44l
45 hm.d long been cony net. 4 Plat the slavery of the
classes,
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impossible that the
taleiated by the British public Nvikepits prying evilsbecame
known i'.l-,P delegates expressed themselves as much en-
couraged. ~,.,
their cause being espoused
at the prospect of
a society whose influence hail already been so powerfully
felt )4 other quarters.