The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-09 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY.
The Qum awl Prince Albeit walked to-day, both
morning awl afterncon, in the Home Palk.
His Royal Highness nince Albert, a!t ndcd by
Liet:t.-Colonel the lion. A. Gordon, rode cut on horse-
back.

Their Royal Highncsics the Prince f Wal s, Prince
A!fred, the nine( s; R-3 a', t'e Princul Alice, the
Princess lltLna, arid the Prim ems Louisa, took their
usual pony and walking exercise to. d,ty.
The royal dinmr party at tl e Castle included her
Re,yal Highness the Duchess ut Kent, the Belgian
Minister and Madame Van de Wc3 Cr, Lady Fanny
Howard. ILroness do Spe-t1), the Marquis c f Lansdowne,
the Marquis and MArcl,iei e:s or 'Westminster and Lady
Octavia tiresx e3or, the Earl o!' Aberdeen, Viscount and
Viscountess Mahon, Lord and Lady Ashley, and Sir
James Clark.

The lion. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Elizabeth
Lennox lave relieved the Hon. Misses Kerr and Mec•
donald in their duties as Maids of Honour in wa:tiag on
Quo n.
The band of the Life. Guards attended at the Castle
n Thursday during dinner, and performed tie follow -
ing pieces:—
March
Waltzer, Dn. MozariLhen Lqurier.
Potpourri, No. 4
Polka, No. 2 Waddell.

Selection, from Stradella
The QM e.i's privlce band were in attenclinee after
dinner, and elveuttd the following pie2cs:—
Overturn, " Les Chaperons Blanes ' Auber.
Selection, " Le Prophet': "... Meyerbeer.
Terzetto, " Ti Prego "
Fan tasie —lrelandaise.

A deputation, consisting of Lord Naas, M.P.; Hon.
F. Scott, M.P.; Sir William M.,l••swerth, Barr., M.P.;
nor. Walter Wrottesley, Sir Win. Verner, Part., M.l'.;
Mr. Monckton Milner, M.P.; Mr. Geo. Duncan, M.P.;
Mr. Simeon, M.P.; Mr. GeJ. Robert Smith, Mr. Dc
Salis, Mr. APGiegor, M.P.; Mr. Mark Boyd, Mr. Cocks,
M.P.; Mr. Logan, Mr. Blanc, Mr. Jackson, a•id
Mr. Briscoe had an interview yesterday at the office
of the Chancellor ( f the Exchequer with Mr. llayter,
Secretary of the Treasury, on the subject c f steam com-
munication with Austraa, Sir Charles Wood beirg ab-
sent owing to indisposition. _

A deputltion from Brighton, in opposition to the Bill
for Brighton Improvement and purchase ( f the Pavilion,
consisting of Mr. W. Coninghwa. Mr. John Colbatch,
Dr. Butkr, Mr. Hallett, and Mr. Cox, accompanied by
Lord A. Hervey, M.P., Sir G. Pechell, M.P., and also
by Mr. J. A. Wa!misley, Parliamentary agent, had an
interview with the Commissioners of her Majesty's
Woods and Forests yesterday, at the office, Whitehall.
The Finance Committee cf the Royal Commission for
the Exhibition, 1851, had a nceAing yesterday at the
Board of Trade. There were present the Right Hon.
H. Labouchere, Eli.' Granville, Right Hon. W. E. Glad-
stone, Sir Alexander Spearman, Mr. Jones Loyd, Mr. F.
T. Gibson, and Co:crud Reid, R.E.

Mr. John Ellis, M.P. (Leicester), had an interview
with Sir George Grey yestcrda,..•. Mr. Childe had also
an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet at
the Home-Dffice.

A deputation from the Strain-shipowners' Association,
consisting of Mr. Anderson, M.P., Mr. Hartley, Mr.
Wm. J. Ball, Mr. Watson, and Mr. Morgan, had an
interview with the Right Hoc. H. Labouchele yesterday
at the Board of Trade.

A deputation from New Oxford-Areet, headed by Mr.
Thomas Duncomhe, 111. P., and including Messrs. Jen-
nings, J. and W. B rinutt,`Y. aad N. Kitchen, Cooper,
Hill, and Healey, had an interview yesterday with the
Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo-
nial-Alice for tie Governor c f Car alt, and also for the
Governors of the ether North American colonic r.

COURT THEATRICALS AT WINDSOR.

The second dramatic representation under the di-
rection cf Mr. C. Kean took place last night before
her Majc-,sty,his Royal Mglinoss Prince Alber`, and

the Court. The exquisite- wAing of Mrs. Kean as
King RenCt's daughter, must have convinced all pre-
sent that the British stage can yet boast of genius
equal to the bygone age, and that we still possess en
actress whose fame will live among th,, most honoured
names that have ever adorned our dramatic annals.
The second piece was Charles X.l I.—most excellently
cast and most efficiently performed. Mr. Ke.in
played a trifling character of a few lines, thereby
affording a marked proof of respect to his royal pa-
trons, and a bright example to the rest of his prof, a-
' sion. The room was crowded as before. The young
Princes were attired in their Highland costume, and,
with the Princesses, sat on the steps of the dais.
Colonel Phipps expressed to Mr. Kean her Majesty's
approval in very warm terms.
(From the Court Circular.)
Shortly before eight o'clock her Majesty the Queen
and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, with the
Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal,
and the Princess Alice entered the theatre, accom-
panied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
Monsieur and Madame Van de Weyer, the Mat quis
of Lansdowne, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Westminster, Lady Octavia Grosvenor, the Earl of
Aberdeen, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon,? Lord
and Lady Ashley, and other visitors, and attended by
the Countess of Desart, lady in waiting, the Marquis
of Ormonde, lord in waiting, and the other ladies and
gentlemen of the court in waiting.
Her Majesty and the Prince and the illustrious
party having taken their seats, her Majesty's private
band, which was stationed in an ante-room, played
the overture to Henri Quatre (Martini), and theper-
formance then commenced.

A. select party had been honoured with invitations
to the Castle, to witness the dramatic representation,
consisting of his Serene Highness Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar, the Countess Dowager of Sefton and
two Ladies Molyneux, the Dowager Lady and the
Hon. Miss Lyttelton and Miss Pole Carew, the Hon.
and Rev. henry and Lady Anna Maria Cust and two
Misses Cast, Hon. Mrs. Peregrine Cast, Lieutenant-
Colonel Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps and Miss
Bathurst, Colonel llor. Charles and Mrs. Grey,
Lieutenant-Colonel If. 11. and Lady Emily Sey-
mour, Hon. and Rer. Gerald Wellesley, lion. Ed-
mund Phipps, Sir George and Lady Couper, Miss
and Mr. Couper, Hon. Henry end Mrs. Ashley,
Admiral and Mrs. Sykes, Major. General and the
Hon. Mrs. Scott, Colonel and Mrs. Challoner, Cap-
tain and the Hln. Mrs. Tottenham, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. Crutchley,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wells and Miss Lethbridge, Mr.
Birch, Mr. Glover, the commanding officer of the Ist
Life Guards (Colonel Ilall), one officer of the Ist
Life Guards (Captain Fairer), the commanding
officer of the Grenadier Guards (Colonel Thornton),
and one officer of the Grenadier Guards (Lieutenant-
Colonel William Thornton).
The Queen's private band played between the acts.
The following was the programme of the per-
formance :

ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT.
[i COMMAND.
ON Frau.sx, liEmtumtv 8, 1850.

A Dramatic Sketch, translated from the German version of
the Danish poem of 'lonic Herz, by the Hon. Edmund
Phipps, abridged and adapted for stage representation,
entitled,
KING RENE'S DAUGHTER.

King Rene (Count of Provence) . Mr. JAMES WALLACK.
Count Tristan of Vaudemont Mr, CHARLES KEAN.
Sir Geoffrey of Orange (Friend of
Count Tristan)
Sir Almeric Mr. BoycE.
_ __

Ebn Jahia (a Moorish Physician) Mr. Howl:.
Bertrand
lolanthe
_(the B ind• Daughter of

King leene) v Mrs. CUARLES KEAN.
Martha (Wife of Bertrand)
After which was performed an historical Drama in two acts,
by J. R. Manche, Esq., called
CHARLES XII.
Charles XII. (King of Sweden) Mr. WEBSTER.
General Duckert (Governor of

_..,..._
Stralsund)
Colonel Beichd
Gustavus tle Mervelt Mr. LEIGH MURRAY.
Major Vanberg (under the name
of Firmann)
Adam Brock (a farmer in the
Island of Kugel])
Triptolemus Muddlewerk (Burgo-
master of Circow)
First Officer .. Mr. CAULFIELD.
Second Officer
Sentinel ...... -- Mr. A. BEINDAL.
Clark to Muddlewerk
Uhica (daughter of Vanberg)
Eudiga (daughter of Adam Jiro( k ) Miss K. FITZWILUAM.
Director Mr. CHARLES KEAN.
Assistant Director Mr. Gaol:6'E Ews.
Stage Manager Mr. FREDERIC:L. WEnsTErt..
The Theatre arranged and the Scenery painted by Mr.
THOMAS GRIEVE.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
NOTICES OF MOTION.
MONDAY, FED. 11.
Labouchere —That no Bill to aulLorise the 6ssolution
of a Railway Compary, nor any Bill to authorise the aban-
donment of he whole or part of a Railway, and which does
not relate to other objects, be read a second time until after
Easter.

TUESDAY, FEB. 12.
Lord John Russell That upon Thursday, the eleventh
day of April, and Every alternate Thursday following,
Orders of the Day have precedence of Notices of Motions.

ROYAL KINDNESS.—We are happy in being able
to state that the Quct-n has been pleesed to give the sum
of 204 a• year, from the privy purse, towards the support
of a school which was opened some time since by a few
benevolent parties in a destitute district in the neighbour-
hood of Balmoral. We understand also that her Mejesty
has considerately provided comfortable cottages and gar-
dens for several poor cottarE, whose old and frail habi-
tations have been cleared away, to make room for some
improvements near to the castle.-IVorth of Scotland
Gazette.

it E PEAT. OP TUE WINDOW TA 3c.—Yesterd ay a
hag° and important meeting of the delegates appolnted
at the commencement of thti last Et:gion of Parliment

for carrying, out the repeal of the window tax, took place
at the CLuirt House, l'ltiryl,,bone. Mr. John Williams,
M.r. (eli,irrean), Lord Duncan, 14f. L'., and a great
uu--,12c1 of the churchwaid, ns, vestrymen, and other re-
prosc.nte.tive of the variens metropolitan parishea were
prtsen'. res•)ution bearing upon the object
in view were duly adopted, and, after a vote cf thanks
to the chairman, the it:h.:o'o4lg separated.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FRom OUR OWN CORRESP,-)NDENT.)
COWES, FEB. 9
FORTUNATE ESCAPE.—Daring the gale on T0,..-1:1-
day night, Captain Kroft, of the Prussian barque
Commerce, IPft Cowes in his boat, with four hat.d.2,
to return to his ship in the roadstead, having with
him Captain Dethlefsen, of the schooner liamburgh,
intending to put him on board his vessel. They
made the barque and hailed her, stating they were
going to the schooner, which was lying a little to the
eastward, to put the master on board, but, it being.
dark, the gale _drove them by her, without their see-
ing her, and in spite of all their efforts to regain the
barque, they were driven to the eastward during the
night; their boat being a por sea-boat was nearly
half filled with water, when, fortunately, they dis-
covered a sloop driving before the gale, and got on
board of her. The storm continuing all Wednesday,
they could not get back to Cowes, and the greatest
anxiety was felt for them, the captains of the other
foreign ships sending shore boats in search of them ;
but it was not till Thursday morning that their safety
was ascertained, when the Prussian flag was seen
floating in all directions, that being .greed on as a
signal for their safety.
Some few trees were blown down, and a few tiles
and chimney-pots displaced, but no serious accident
happened, either on shore or afloat, during the storm.

ROYAL SCOTTISH SOCIETY'S

BALL.

The members and friends of this new institution cele-
brated the anniversary of its formation, on Thursday
night, by a splendid hall, at Willis's. There must have
been at one time not less than five hundred present,

- " of fair women
And bravo men."

Of all national re-unions, says a contemporary, the heart:-
est, most spirit-stirring, and picturesque is a Highland
gt.therivg, and that none with any feeling for the manly
in masculine attire, and graceful in feminine, can avoid
disparaging the contrast, when he dances over a ball-
room bright with the many huel and varied taitsn,
and exhibiting in its best proportions the human figure,
without some touch of indignation that the servility of
fashion should have reduced Europeans to sparrow-tailed
coats and horrid continuations. We need hardly add
our concurrence in his indignation, and if any scene
would call it firth, that of Thursday evening was the
most likely, from the magnificent dresses worn on
the occasion, and tie extreme taste displayed in
uniform and costume; altogether, perhaps, Willis's Rooms
have not had so gay an assembly since the Waverly
Ball of 1845, or the Celtic of 1847. Dancing, to music
of the newest and choicest composition, discourse] by
an admirable band, led by Mr. Henderson, was con-
tinued throughout the evening with unabated vigour,
including the elegant Strathspey. 'the stewards were
assiduous in their attention, and the refreshments were
of the best, and most ampl-. The members of the Cale
donian Society joined their countrymen on the occasion,
vieing in their eff&rts of enthusiasm and patriotism in
the benevolent cause of charity. This objects of this
society are twofold, that of dispensing charity extracted
from social enjoyment, and its success will be remem-
bered by its magnificent display last June in Holland-
park, having had the honour of the royal patronage and
pre: e -.ce on the occasion. The management, with Mr.
Boucher, their indefatigable secretary, de:ecve the
greatest ci edit for their enterprise in catering for the
public the agreeable amusements in their prospectus,
end we are sure that they will be supported at their next
gala, which is announced to take pfa.ce in June. Mr.
Douglae, their steward, was most attentive on this as on
all former occasions.