The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided, yester-
day afternoon, at a meeting of the Royal Commission
for the promotion of the Exhibition in 1851, of the works
of industry of all nations.
His Royal Highness arrived at the Exhibition-building
in Hyde-park at three o'clock, attended by Lieutenant-
Colonel lion. C. B. Phipps, Colonel Hon. Charles Grey,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon.
The Commissioners present were Earl Granville, Lord
Overstone, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, MX,
the Right Hon. William E. Gladstone, M.P., Sir Richard
Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Charles L. Eastlake,
Mr. Baxley, Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. John
Gott, Mr. Pusey, M.P., Dir. John Shepherd (chairman.
of the East India Company), and Mr. Hopkins (presi
dent of the Geological Society).
Mr. Scott Russell and Sir Stafford Nothcote, secreta-
ries to the Royal Commission, and Mr. Bowring, actlng
secretary, were in attendance.
Colonel Reid, chairman of the ExecutivedCismr.mLitteoen,
Colonel Lloyd, special Commissioner,
Playfair, special Commissioner, were also present.
The meeting broke up at half-past five o'clock, at
which hour the Queen arrived to inspect the Exhibition.
Her Majesty was accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, and
was attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in
Waiting, and Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting.
Colonel Reid, Chairman of the Executive Committee.
received the Queen on alighting from her carriage, and
attended her Majesty and Prince Albert during their in-
spection of the works of sculpture and other objects of
interest in the Exhibition,
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their departure a
little before seven o'clock, and returned to Buckingham
Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Hon. A. Gordon, rode out on horseback
yesterday morning.
His Royal Hghness the Prince of Wales, attended by
Mr. Birch, took a drive in an open carriage yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal and the
younger members of the Royal Family took their accus-
tomed exercise yesterday.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Colonel Buck-
ley, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, yesterday
evening, at Gloucester House.
Lord Byron has relieved tho Earl of Listowel in his
duties as Lord in Waiting to the Queen; and Captain the
Hon. Joseph Denman (Royal Navy) has relieved Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Edward Bowater in his duties as
Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
A deputation on Smithfield Market had an interview,
yesterday, with Sir George Grey, at the Home-office-
The deputation consisted of Sir James Duke, MY
Masterman, M.P., Mr. H. L. Taylor, Mr. John Dixon,vl
Mr. Richard Taylor, Mr. Deputy Hicks, Mr. J. 11.
Mr. Dakin, and the City Remembrancer.
Mr. Pressly had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence, in
Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Sanda_re:, M.P., Mr.
Cherry, and Mr. Worship (Committee of Health Bill),
had an interview with Lord Seymour, yesterday, at the
office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Fc-
rests, in Whitehall-place.

ELOPEMENT.--We have to record an elopement
this week; the gentleman from_Althorp, the lady from the
Burringham side) Ct ke Trent. The parties were married at
Hull, which ie a kind of Gretna- green for all runaway
matches from Lincolnshire. In this case, it is said, steps
will be taken to try the validity of millriages thus solemnised.
They have been of .uch frequent occurrence lately, that both
the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of Lincoln have beenc,
applied to for their interference tO check the J 3 clergy.—
yorAshire Gazette,