The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAJ

Prince Albert presided yesterday morning at a meet-
ing of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
His Royal Highness arrived at the New Palace of West-
minster at eleven o'clock, attended by the Hon. Capt.
De Ros. The other commissioners present were—The
Earl of Derby, Earl Granby, the Earl of Aberdeen,
Lord Overstone, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, ate
Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, the Right Hon. Sir
William Molesworth, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Sir
' Alexander Spearman, Bart„ Sir James W. Hogg, M.P.,
Sir Charles Barry, Sir William dubitt, Sir Charles
Lyell, Sir Richard Westmacott, Mr. C. W. Dilke, Pro-
fessor Forbes, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. J. Gott, Mr. P.
Pusey, and Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P. Mr. Ed-
gar A. Bowring, Secretary to the Royal Commission,
attended. The meeting broke up at a quarter before
two o'clock.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
Countess of Charlemont, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord
Camoys, Colonel Bouverie, anti the Hon. Captain De
Ros, honoured the performance of the French Plays at
the St. James's Theatre with their presence last evening.
' Her Majesty's private band attended at the palace on
Tuesday evening, and performed the following composi-
tions :•
Overture (Op. 56) Kalliwod
Selection, " Euryanth.e"
Woo.
Choeur, "Gustave"
~.Auber
Pas Redouble
~ Labitzky,
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, visited the Comtesso de Neuilly,
at Claremont yesterday.
The Ducheis of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, attndea by Lord James Mur-
ray Fanny 11 bward, honoured the Princess's i
Ti e
atr ande
with Ladyher
presence la*, evening. '
A deplitALion, with a retition to the crown for inquiry
as to tlize unfinisho4 and abandoned portions to Devizes,
In the county of Wilts, of the Exeter Great Western
Railway (the'Hungerford Extenelon), and of the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, had an interview
with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at his official reel.-
dence in Downing-stieet. The deputation consisted of
Mr. Bond Cabbell, 31,p., Mr. Watson Taylor, Mr. Paul
Anstie, Mr. Jamea Waylen, Mr. Wm. Cunnington,
Mr, John James Fox, and r. Philip Hayward.
A deputation of framework knitters from Leicester
had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Cla,rdwell yes-
terday at the Board of Trade in reference to the heavy •
amount of deductions madi from their wages under
various preteneas. The deputation consisted of George
Buckby and Joseph Elliott, of Leicester, accompanied
by T. Winters, of London..
A deputatlcm on the subject of the Melbourne Bank
had an interview with the, Duke of Newcastle, at the
Colcuiial-office, yesterday. The deputation consisted of
Mr. Humphrey Brown, M.P., Mr. Oliveira, M.P., Mr.
Macgregor, M.P., M. D'Oliei Gowan, Mr. G. Cook,
Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Aggus, and Mr. Mayne. A depu-
tation of the Australian Mining Company had also an
interview with his grace at the same time. The deputal
tion emulated of Sir J, Shelley, Mr. Humphrey Brown,
M.P.., Mr. James Baring, and Mr. Edward Esdaile.
A deputation from the Royal Flax Improvement
Society of Ireland had an interview with the Earl of
Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Erne,
Sir. J. M, Stronge, Bart., Mr. Vincent Scully, M.P.,
Mr. Fagan, M.P., Mr. Cairns, M.P., Mr. Macartney,
M.P., Mr. Kirk, M:l., Mr. Davison, M.P., Mr. F. W.
Russell, M.P., Mr. F. Scully, M.P., Mr. James Sadleir,
M.P., Dr. M'Kibbin, Mr. Prendergant, Mr. J. Shar-
man Crawford, Mr. Ross S. Moore, M.P., Mr. Herd-
man, Mr. Macadam, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Grace, M.P.
Captain Vitch, R.N., had an interview yesterday with
the Duke of Newcastle, at the Colonial-office.
office to the Governors of the West India Islands.
Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-