The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR:

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince
Alfred and the Princess Helena, took a drive in an open
carriage and four yesterday The Equerries in Wait,
ing, Lord Alfred Paget and Colonel Bouverie, attended
on horseback.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompa-
nied by his Serene Highness Prince Victor of Hohen-
!elle Langenbourg, visited the Queen yesterday at Buck-
ingham Palace, and remained to luncheon with her
Majesty and Prince Albert.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback yesterday morning attended by Colonel
Bouverie.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princesses Alice and Louisa,
took their accustomed pony and walking exercise yester-
day in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester-
house, yesterday evening, The royal suite consisted of
the Viscountess Canning, Lord Alfred Paget, and Co-
lonel Bouverie.
Tho Earl of Morley has relieved Lord Byron in his
duty as the Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and
Lieutenant Colonel Hon. A. Nelson Hood has relieved
Sir Frederick Stovin in his duty as Groom in Waiting
to her Majesty.
The Queen's private band attended at Buckingham
Palace on Monday evening, and performed the following
selection:—
Overture, Op. 14c, Kalliwoda.
Aria, " La Clemeez, di Tito." Mozart.
Recitative and aria, " Die lustigen Weiber
von Windsor" Otto Nicolai.
Selection, " Comte Ory." Rossini.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompa-
nied by Prince Victor of Hohenlehe Langenbourg, left
Frogmore yesterday morning for town. The Royal
Duchess paid a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Gloucester at GlouceAter House. Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, left Clarence House, St.
James's, at half past three o'clock, yesterday afternoon,
on her return to Frogmore.
A meeting of the Members of the House of Commons
took place at one o'clock yesterday, at the official resi-
dence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-
street. The meeting having been summoned by Lord
John Russell, on Monday evening, one hundred and
seventy Members were present. Among the number
were the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, the Right Hon. R.
Vernon Smith, the Marquis of Kildare, the Right Hon.
Tennyson D'Eyncourt, Mr. Brockman, Mr. Duff, Sir
De Lacy Evans, Mr. R. Fox, Mr. George Carr Glyn,
Mr. B. Hawes, Mr. L. Heywortb, Mr. J. Locke, Mr. W.
Marshall, Viscount Melgund, Lord Alfred Paget, Mr.
Somers, Sir Harry Verney, Honourable C. P. Villiers,
Mr. Wakley, lion. C. Howard, Mr. Tufnell, Sir R. Fer-
guson, Lord Marcus Hill, Mr. R. W. Grey, Sir W. Clay,
Colonel the Hon. R. Boyle, Mr. J. Abel Smith, Lord F.
Gordon Hallyburton, Captain Townshend, the O'Gorman
Mahon, Mr. Sharman Crawford, Colonel Watkins, Mr.
Bernal Osborne, Sir William Moleaworth, Mr. Pendarves,
Sir James Duke, Mr. W. Williams, Mr. Ricardo, Colonel
Remilly, Mr. Hodges, Lord Seymour, Mr. Holland,
Hon. William Cowper, Lord G. Paget, Mr. Brotherton,
Lord James Stuart, Hon. Mr. Fortescue, Mr. Hastings
Russell, Right Hon. W. S. Lascelles, Mr. Grantley
Berkeley, Mr. Mark Philips, the Solicitor-General, Sir
J. Craig, the Earl of Shelburne, the Right Hon. Sir W.
Somerville, Mr. James Wilson, Mr. Bellew, Hon. J.
Elliot, Viscount Ebrington, Mr. M'Gregor, Lord Robert
Grosvenor, Mr. Fit zstephen French, Admiral Dundas,
Sir Charles Lemon, Air. Parker, Lord Enfield, Mr.
Rich, Mr. Cornewall Lewis, and the Right Hon. W. G.
Hayter.

Lord John Russell was accompanied by Sir George
Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Sir Charles Wood, Sir
Francis Baring, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, and
the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The conterenc© lasted about
an hour.

A deputation to the Commissioners of Railways, con-
sisting of Mr. Baird, M.P., Mr. Horn, and Mr. Stuart,
from Wishaw ; Mr. Graham, from Barrhead ; Mr.
Johnston, and Mr. Auld, for Clydesdale; Mr. Tatnard,
and Mr. Stuart, for Barnkirk; and Mr. Lament, for
Clitheroe and other Junctions, had an interview with
the Commissioners yesterday at the Office of the Board
of Trade.

Lord Macdonald bad an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Sir Thomas Red-
ington had also an interview with the Right lion. Gen-
tleman.

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Re►enue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands and the Governor of Malta.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Sir,—Your fortune appears to hold, whether you think
it good or evil. I told you the Duke of Wellington
would act discreetly. As the French say, Vieux hussard
cant guelque chose.
The tactic of the Protectionists was let out, unad-
visedly perhaps, a night or two ago by a leading man
among them. He told the House of Commons that
new Members were coming in weekly, and almost all
Protectionists, so that they should soon get over the
majority of fourteen, and then they would see what they
could do. Now the state of weakness indicated by the
Government's having only a majority of fourteen, has
for its most palpable cause the irritation of the Catholic
Members at the Anti-Papal Bill. The ready inference
therefore is, that the way to prolong the weakness of the
Government is to keep the Anti-Papal Bill hanging;
and upon this clue, those who speculate on the benefits
to follow in the wake of a Prettctionist Ministry, will
be found acting.
There can be to doubt of the soundness of Sir James
Graham's presentiment, that a life and-death contest is
at hand, unless it can be prevented by that exercise of
good sense which teaches you to preserve your house
while you have it, rather than let the children burn it
down in confidence in the much better house which will
be found upon the ruins a twelvemonth afterwards. It
you agree to this operation. I surmise you must pay for
it; and there may be considerable differences of opinion
between those who are to profit by the move, and those
who are to pay,
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, sth March, 1851.