The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

It is understood to be her Majesty's intention that
state balls shall take place on Monday, the sth of May,
and on Monday, the 19th of May, and a concert on
Monday, the 12th of May.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked early yesterday
in the garden of Buckingham Palace, and the Royal
Family took their usual exercise.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Princess Royal, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court
and the domestic houschold,:attanded Divine service yes-
terday, in the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace.
The Hon. and Rev. G( rald Wellesley officiated. Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also attended the
service.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess ef Kent visited her
Majesty on Saturday at Backingbana Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon, rode cut on
horseback on Saturday.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by
Mr. Birch and Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Gordon,
took a carriage drive on Saturday morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and the
Princess Alice took an airing in an open carriage and
four on Saturday morning.
The royal dinner party on Saturday at Buckingham
Palace included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, Lsdy
Fanny Howard, the Baroness de Speth, the Earl and
Countess of St. Germain; the Earl of Dasart, and the
Right Honourable Sidney and Mrs. Herbert.
The band of the Grenadier guarda was in attendance
during dinner, and played the following selection:—
Torchlight Dance Meyerbeer.
Chorus, La Carita " FOTZA d' ell' alma 0
caritl"
... Rossini.
Selection, " Derain° Noir" . . Auber.
Waltz, "Indianna"
••• Mecalhiou.
Polka, " Azalia"
••• . Beyer.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended and
played the following pieces:—
Overture, "II Director della Commedia" Mozart.
Scene do Dense "La Bayadere" Auber.
Turkish March Beethoven.
Selection, "La Songe d' une Nuit d' Ete" Thomas.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, on Saturday,
at Gloucester House. -

His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at
Clarence House, yesterday,

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon,
at the Foreign-dlice. The Ministers present were Lord
John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Minto,
Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord
Broughton, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Earl
of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricardo, and the Right
Hon. Fox Manic. The Council sat two hours and a
half.

Mr. C. Mostyn Owen had an interview with Earl Grey
on Saturday, at the Colonial-office.
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A deputation from the Master Carpenters' Society,
consisting of Mr. Nesham, Mr. Higgs, Mr. Stephen Bird.
Mr. Eales, and Mr. George Bird, had an interview, ou
Saturday, with Lord Seymour, at the office of her Ma
jesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in White-
hall-place.
The Earl of Arundel and Surrey had an interview on
Saturday with Sir George Grey, at the Home-office.
A deputation of sugar refiners had an interview on
Saturday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his
official residence in Downing-street. 'lna deputation was
headed by Lord Melgund, M.P., Mr Alexander Hustle,
M.P., Mr. Macgregor, M.P., Mr. Moffatt, M.P., and Mr.
Hume, M.P.; and consisted of Mr. Alexander M.Ewan,
Mr. Thos. Richardson, and Mr. David Richardson
(Scotch refiners), Mr. John Fairrie (London), Mr.
Patrick (Goodhart and Co.), Mr. Hall (Hall and Boyd),
and E. Walkerbarrt and Co.

Sir E. Buxton had an interview on Saturday, at the
Home-office, with Sir George Grey.
The Transatlantic Packet Station Commission met on
Saturday at the Board of Trade. Present—Earl Gran-
ville (chairman), Sir James Gordon, K.C.B , Sir John
F. Burgoyne, K.C.8., Captain Stephenson Ellerby, and
Lord Hobart (secretary).
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.
Dispatches were also received from the Governor of
Canada, and from the Governors of the other North
American colonies, and also from the Governor of the
Mauritius.

The Duke of Wellington attended the early service,
and received the sacrament at the Chapel Royal, St.
Jame3's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated. At the daily
service the Archbishop of York preached the sermon;
the Rev. T. Helmer° read the prayers; the Rev. G.
Lepton read the lessons; and the Rev. Dr. Wesley the
Communion service. The anthem, "Lord, how are
they increased," was sung by Messrs. Barnby and Ma-
chin. Sir: George Smart presided at the orgau:

REPRESENTATION OF AYLESBURY.—AYLESETTRY,
APRIL 5. This morning .(Saturday) being market day
brought. together an unusual concourse of 'our townsfolk, it
being unders'ood that the suffrages of the electors were
to be solicited by three candidates all on the spot— Mr.
Bethell, Q.C., Mr. Ferrara], and Mr. Houghton, the same
who bad contested the borough on extreme opinions in op-
position to Mr. Calvert. The extravagance of Mr. Fer-
rand's views, and the violence with which he enforces them,
are well known, and as Mr. Bet hell has come forward on
moderato principles, the Liberal party have prevailed on Mr.
Houghton to retire from the field rather than run the risk
of suffering Mr. Fer:and to slip in through any division of
forces in the opposite camp. On the Papal question, Mr.
Bethel!, in his address, declares himself utterly " opposed to
the establishment of a Popish hierarchy." " Believing it ne-
cessary to maintain the measures which have lately afforded
the largest field to commercial and manufacturing enter-
prise, he is still keenlyalive to the necessity of adopting every
step to relieve the agricultural community from every undue
burden." He adds, that "he present.; himself unfettered
by any pledges, and stands before them an independent
candidate for their suffrages." The contest promises to be
a severe one •; though, as far as an opportunity has vet
offered of canvassing the town, Mr. Bethell's reception has
been most flattering, influential persons of all parties appeai -
ing anxious to sink their differences in order to secure the
services of so distinguished a candidate. It is thought that
even the more ardent supporters of Lord Stanley's policy,
cautioned by their Noble Leader at the recent banquet, that
" true prudence and true statesmanship point not at the
hasty reversal of all that is done," will be reluctant to Tn-
bas-rrrassnd.
stheir cause by entrusting it to the keeping of Mr.
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belief that the Bishop of London would preach
by the yesterday,
the most eager anxiety was manifested
parishoners to
Prelate, and the congregation was
hear the Right Reverend
known to have assembled ; but Mr. Liddell
the largest ever
having ascended the pulpit and selected his text, said that
morning his Lordship was to have occupied the pulpit, and
forward
to have addressed the congregation. Illt ess, however, which
oin him in prayer that the health of their
prevented the Bishop from leaving his home, would deprive
the parishoners for a time of his pastoral advice. It was a
subject which they would,
deeply regret, and he begged his
respected diocesan might speedily be restored. Mr. Liddell
proceeded to say that he would take that opportunity of ad-
ding a word or two on the subject of the changes which had
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taken place in the mode of performing the services of that
church. For some time past ceremonies had been observed
parishoners to:.i
at St. Paul's to which many persons were attached, but
which had been altered since his connexion with the district.
He trusted the congregation would not blame him for the
changes which had been made It was not by his own au-
thority the alterations had been effected; all the alterations
had been made on the suggestion or at the request of the
Bishop of London, who had expressed himself willing to take
all the :esponsibility.

SECESSION.--On Thursday last, the Rev. T. Min-
ster, vicar of St. Saviour's Church, Leeds; Rev. Mr.
Combs, the Rev. Mr. Rooke, curates of his; and the Rev.
Mr. Lewthwaite, of Clifford, were formally received in the
Roman Catholic Church, St. Ann's Church, Leeds. Seven
or eight lay members, including the matron, assistant-matron,
riad servant at St. Saviour's Orphan Establishment in con-
nexion with the above church, were received on the tame
evening.