The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His R Iligt:n-ss Prince Alt ert presided yesterday
at a me l!ti! t.t the Commiision for Promoting and En.
couragin ri e Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of
Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at a quartet
h. tore three o'clock, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Ilia
Honourable Alexander Gordon. The Commissionert
resent a ere :he Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Canniug,
Viscount Mahon, Lord Colborne, the light Hon. the
Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Robert 11.
Ingli;, end Mr. Hallam. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake,
was in attendance. The meeting broker up at five o'clock,
The Royal Dinner party yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace. included her Royal "Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Augusta Balm
Baroness de Speth, and Lord James I'. Murray.
The Queen had afterwards an evening party. Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge arrived at
halt past nine o'clock, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses the Hereditary Grand Duke anti Grand Duchess
of bleeklonburg Strelitz, and her Royal Highness the
Princess Mary, and attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan,
and Mr. Edmond Mildmay.
Their Serene llighnesses Prince Edward of Saze
Weimar and Prince 'William or Hesse Phillippstahl al-
ved about the same time.

The following had also the honour of receiving invi-
t tions:—The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk sod the
Laoi=s Mary and Adeliza Howard, Lord Edward How-
the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Lady Hen•
rietta Somerset, the Mai gals and Marchioness of Clau-
Octal de, and the Ladies Emily and Catherine de Burgh,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady
Octavia Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, the Marquis of
itbercorn, the Earl and Countess of Jersey
and Lady Clementine Villiers, the Countess of
Lichfield and Lady Harriet Anson, Lord Anson, the
Earl and Counters of Minto, and the Ladies Charlotte
and Harriet Elliot, the Earl of Desert, Viscount Clifden.
Viscount Cantilupe, Lord and Lady Seymour, and the
Hon. Miss H. St. Maur, Lord Burgherah, Lord Mande-
ville, Lord and Llciy John Russell and the Hon. Isabel
Lister, Lord Foley, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and
Lady Peel, Miss Peel and Mr. Peel, M.P., Lady Eliza-
beth Dawson and the Misses Dawson, the Right Hon.
James and Lady Graham, Miss Graham, the Right Hon.
Sir John and Miss Hobbouse, Mr. G. E. and the Hon.
Mrs. Anson, the Hon. Miss Harbord, Lit.utenant-Colonel
the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps and Miss Bathurst, and
Captain Francis Seymour.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sent vi-
sited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at
Marlborough- house.
Mr. Lacy, M.P., Mr. Bruce (Chairman), and Mr.
Wheeler (a Dirt ctor) of the East Auglian Railway
Company, Mr. Williams (Solicitor), and Mr. Hall (Par-
liamentary Agert), transacted business with the Com-
missioners of Railways on Thursday, at their Office in
the Board of Trade.
Mr. 11. Skeene had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday, lit the Colonial Office.
The Committee of the Baronets of Scotland for Nova
ScozialVghts ussemblcd yesterday for the transaction of
business, wit( n an address to ht r Majesty, on the subject
of the revival of their territorial rights in North America,
was adopted.

COWLS, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FRulit OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON IN'I ELLIGENCE.
MAY 11, 1849.

ARRIVALS.

Mfly Ist.—Spider nimbi., Thomas Thornhill, Esq.,
from Portsmouth, li.nt to F. P. De'me Radcliffe, Esq.
3d —Urania schooner, Lord Rodney, Southampton.
4th.—Turquoise cutter, C. H. Coote, Esq., ditto.
sth.—Gipsey Quten schooner, Sir 11. B. Boghton,
Bart., Portsmouth.

7 h..--Aluud schooner. Thomas Legh, Esq., Lymington.

SAILINGS.

May 9.h.—Spider cutter, Thomas Thornhill, Esq , for
Weymouth; Gi p-ey Queen schooner, Sir H. B. Hoghtop,
Pl} mouth.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Sehuoners—Urania, Maud, Caiman. Cutter—Tur-

quoise.
FITTING OUT IN COWES HARBOUR.

Gauntlet cut er, Wiliam Pearetb, Esq.; Gondola
ditto, W. H. WoLdhoutie,
The Hebe cutter )acht, late the property of A. Corbet,
Esq., has been purchased by the Rev. Mr. Fryer, and is
fitting out for the season.
Mr. Ruthei lot d's yacht the Princess Olga, after having
been lengthened by the bow and the steru, &c., is now
being lengthened amidships.