The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
the Queen yesterday. The Princess de Joinville also
paid a visit to her Majesty at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback yesterday, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the
Hon. A. Gordon.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice,
the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louise, took
their accustomed exercise yesterday in the garden of
Buckingham Palace.

His 'Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen
visited his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday,
at Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians yesterday at
Buckingham Palace. The Countess de Neuilly, the
Prince and Princess de Joinville and the Duke
d'Aumale also visited the Queen of the Belgians yes-
terday.
His Royal Highness tho Duke of Cambridge visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on
Thursday, at Gloucester-house.
A deputation from the promoters of the Governor
and Company of Copper Mines Bill, consisting of
Mr. William Gladstone, Mr. Josh. Hoare, Mr. Alex-
ander Beattie, Mr. W. Gilbertson, Mr. Young, soli-
citor, and Mr. Clabon, agent for the Bill, bad an in-
terview with the Right lion. H. Labouchere yeste,r-
day, at the office of the Board of Trade.
A deputation respecting the Birkenhead Docks,
headed by Mr. Ellis, had an interview with Lord
Seymour yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's
Commissioners of Woods and Forests.
Mr. Higham and Mr. Tidd Pratt had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr.
John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Re-
venue, Mr. Pressly, and Mr. Timm, had also an inter-
view yesterday .with the Right Hon. Baronet, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
Colo-
nial-office Dispatches
twerehe sent
Governors off last
of
the
North American
the Colo
n
Colonies.
The
Duke of Norfolk left town yesterday for
Arundel.
Th
e Marchioness of Lansdowne left town yesterday
for Richmond.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, MIT 17.
Srocx EICIIMIGE.—The share market was firm to-day,
but there was no material alteration in prices. The transac-
tions were as follow : Great Wester', Quarters,
New 171. Shares, 814 dis.—York and North Midland, 16%.
LIVERPOOL, MAT 17.
f
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were aiol-
s ew
low :—London and North-Western, 101% pl3%—Ditto,
Quarters, 1/. bs. 9d.—Ditto, Fifths, % dis.—Ditto,i"4l
(C), I,ii c. IL—Midland, 32%—Ditto, Halves, 211. I'lit.
South-Eastern and Dover, 13%—Ditto (No.4), ize °
tered, 4%. .aortde—rs
MANCHESTER, MA 17.
raj firm
been done. The
to-
day, and a fair amount of business hid .„ , ~..,
STOCK EXCHAVGI.—Our share market
transactions were as follow :—Loudon
102—Ditto, lO2—Ditto, New Quarters, 11-4 Pi ort a- n estern,
Manchester and
diBganchester, Sheffield, not
Birmingham, Quarters (C),Ai P. (so. 1), 7%—Ditte,
Lincolnshire, 13%—llitto, Quarters
Preference, 6 15-16--
N 10 5-16 di 10%
Northern
shire and Yorkshire, Fifths,
orth Staffordshirie, 10. N dis.—, Luca-
and Dover, 134—Ditto, —Ditto, (,end,
(1N5140. 4d)is,.-4 S7o-u16t:.....,__._._h-Eastern

CBE/10104Z tr ---'"7is.—,ANDE This delightful suburban
place of
amusement, which last season, from the multiplicity
of
entertainments,its
sun to open
n
o
thd st ipe r
n-
i s
announced
ence of Mr. T. B. Simpson, of the Albion Hotel, Great
Russell street. During the recess some striking improve-
ments have been made in the arrangement of the gardens,
by the addition of a number of valuable paintings, groupings
of statuary, and the public love of novelty provided for by
the engagement of several leading artistes, both native and
foreign, amongst whom we may
mention Herr DeWitt, with
a powerful corps d' ballet, and an orchestra of 50 performers,
conducted by Messrs. Borini and R. Hughes, of her Ma-
jesty's Theatre.

SHANNON COMMISSION.—From a return made to
an order
of the House of Commons by the Shannon Commis-
sioners, it appears that the total advances made as loans to
certain counties in Ireland, in the years 1840 to 1849 inclu-
sive, amount to 313,8811. 12s. sd. 221,2721. 6s. 4d, principal
and interest, has been repaid, and 92,6091. 6s. hi., which is
repayable by instalments, remains outstanding. A return of
the sums remitted by individas to the paymaster of civil
services (Ireland) up to the 31st of December, 1849, in ris►
payment of advances as loans, shows a total, principal and
interest, of 9,05'3/. 2s. sd; of which 4,096/. 15s. sd. was a
contribution from the Right Ilan. Lord lgonteagle ts) the
works at roma Island.