The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-13 00:00:00

CIRCASSIA.

Russia has commenced negociations with Circassia
and has offered to make large concessions to secure
peace.

PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO
BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY.—His Royal Highness
Prince Albert, accompanied by Colonel Grey and
Colonel Gordon, arrived at Mr. Bacon's, the Queen's
Hotel, in this town, at twenty-five minutes past
eleven o'clock this morning. The Prince and his
party left Windsor by the Great Western Railway for
London shortly before eight o'clock, and started from
Euston-square at ten minutes to nine. Thus, includ-
ing two stoppages of four minutes each at Leighton
end Weedon to bke in water, the entire distance be-
tween London and Birmingham (112 miles) was
traversed in two hours and thirty-five minutes. It
has seldom or ever been performed in so short a space
of time. The engine was under the control of Mr.
M'Connell, the superintendent of the locomotive de-
partment. Mr. Creed and Mr. J. T. Ledsam, direc-
tors of the London and North-Western Company ;
and Mr. Robinson, the manager of the Birmingham
station, were also in attendance.
On the arrival of his Royal Highness at the Bir-
mingham station he was received by George Lucy,
Esq. (Mayor of the borough), S. Thornton, Esq. (late
Mayor), Colonel Arbuthnot (Commandant of the dis-
trict), and other authorities.
His Royal Highness having partaken of a slight
repast, proceeded along with the gentlemen already
named to visit the splendid exhibition of manufactures
and arts at Bingley House, which has recently so
justly attracted public attention. Notwithstanding
the comparative privacy of the visit, the expected ar-
rival of the Prince had become known, and he was
loudly cheered as he passed along the streets of
the town leading to the place of exhibition.
On his arrival at Bingley House the Prince was
met by the committee of the British Association, in
charge, with Mr. Shaw, of the exhibition. The
exhibitors had all received letters of invitation to at-
tend upon the occasion. Altogether there were
present from 150 to 200 persons. Mr. Westley
Richards, the eminent gun-maker, acted as the chief
conductor of his Royal Highness through the entire
establishment, but the articles exhibited upon the
various stalls were, as far as time would allow, elabo-
rately explained by the respective exhibitors. The
Prince, on more than one occasion, evinced great
knowledge of mechanical .construction. The Bir-
mingham people, good judges in these matters, were
much struck at their visitor's quick apprehension.
The most amusing part of to-day's exhibition, was his
Royal Highness's testing, as he did, most potently,
the temper of a sword in the presence of a Quaker
member of the Peace Society. It was remarked that
the Prince paid more particular attention to the articles
of Birmingham manufacture than he did to those
produced at a distance. His Royal Highness ex-
pressed himself delighted with his visit, and declared
his great admiration of the many works of art and
manufacture which had been brought under his notice.
The visit to the exhibition lasted nearly three hours.
On leaving Bingley House it was found that a large
number of the artisans of the neighbourhood had
assembled in the streets contiguous. The police,
under the superintendent Stephens, were most active ;
and the populace, although noisy, were respectful.
Prince Albert returned to the Queen's Hotel about
half-past two, and entertained the ex and present
Mayor of Birmingham, Colonel Arbuthnot and his
personal suite, at the Queen's Hotel, at a luncheon,
provided by Mr. Bacon. They left Birmingham at
eight minutes to three o'clock, and were expected to
arrive at Euston-square at half past five.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.
The Queen walked this morning on the Slopes and
Eastern Terrace.

The Royal Family took their accustomed airings.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Charles Grey and Lieut.-Colonel
A. C. Gordon, left Windsor Castle for Birmingham
at twenty minutes before eight o'clock this morning,
to inspect the exhibition of manufactures and art in
that town.

His Royal Highness travelled by a special train
on the Great Western Railway to London, and from
thence by the North Western Railway to Birming-
ham. His Royal Highness is expected to return to
Windsor Castle about seven o'clock.
Her:Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will'idine
with the Queen and Prince Albert this evening.

The nomination of Sheriffs for the different coun-
ties of England andXales, for the ensuing year, took
place yesterday (the morrow of St. Martin) in the
Court of Exchequer, before the Right Hon. Sir C.
Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer ; Earl Grey,
Secretary of State for the Colonies; Lord Campbell,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; the Marquis
of Clanricarde, Postmaster-General; the Right Hon.
Sir Thomas Wilde, Lord Chief Justice of the Common
Pleas ; the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Pollock, Lord
Chief Baron of the Exchequer ; and the Judges of
the Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and the
Exchequer.
Three gentlemen were nominated for each county.
Mr. C. Greville and the Hon. William Bathurst,
the Clerks of her Majesty's Privy Council, were in
attendance.

Ignorance, as far as learning is concerned, is no
disgrace to those who have never possessed the means of
improvement. It is otherwise, however, when oppor-
tunity has been neglected,—Eliza_C2ok's Journal.