The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by his Majesty the King of the Belgians,
their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, and the
Due de Brabant, the Comte de Flandres, and the
Princess Charlotte of Belgium, left Osborne at half-past
nine o'clock yesterday scorning. Her Majesty and
Prince Albert and their illustrious guests, wore attended
by the Viscountess Canning (Lady. in Waiting), the
Hon. Lucy Kerr (Maid of Honour in Waiting), the
Countess de Montanelos (Lady in Waiting to the
Princess Charlotte), Colonel de Moerkerke, Count
Albert de Brioy, and by Lord Charles Fitzroy and
Colonel Bouverie (Equerries in Waiting), Lieutenant-
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General Bowles
(Master of the Household), Sir Robert Carswell, Mr.
Birch, and Miss Hillyard.
The Royal party and suite embarked at Osborne-pier
on the Fairy royal steam-yacht, commanded by Lord
Adolphus Fitzelarence, crossed to Gosport, and travelled
to town by a special train on the South-Western Rail-
way. On arriving at the Nine Elmi station the Royal
party and suite entered six of the Queen's carriages, and
escorted by a detachment of the Bth Hussars, proceeded
to Buckingham Palace, where they arrived at ten
minutes past one o'clock.

Her '.Majesty and Prince Albert and his Majesty the
King of the Belgians were received at the Palace by the
Countess of Gainsborough, the Muster of the Horse, the
Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Vice-Cham-
berlain, the Earl of Morley, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, and
Lieut.-Colonel.Fraiacis Seymour.
Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty soon after her arrival at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by his Majesty the King of the Belgians,
with their Royal Highnesses the Due de Brabant, and

the Comte deFland—res, honoured her Mzjesty's Theatre
with their presence last evening. The Royal suite con-
sisted of Viscountess Canning, Hon. Lucy Kerr, the
Earl of Morley, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel Bouverie,
and Colonel de Moerkerke. Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and
Lord James Murray, also honoured her Majesty's The-
atre with her presence yesterday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester vi-
sited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yester-
day. The Duke and Duchess Augustus of Saxe Coburg
Gotha also visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at her
residence, Clarence House, St. James's.
The Chairmen of the Juries of the Royal Commission
for the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Na-
tions had a meeting yesterday at the Exhibition.
Colonel W. L. Freestun, M.P., had an interview yes-
terday with Sir George Guy at the Homo Office. Capt.
George Evans, R.N., had also an interview with the
Right Hun. Baronet.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office from the Governor of Hong Kong. Dispatches
were sent off from the Colonial Office yesterday to the
Governors of the West India Islands.

SOCIETY FOIL IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE
LABOURING CLASSES.—The seventh annual meeting of this
society was held on Monday at the Freemasons' Tav,ern. The
Earl of Shaftesbury took the chair at two o'clock. Amongst
the noblemen and gentlemen on the platform were the Mar-
quis of Westminster, Lord Haddo, Lord Radstock, Earl
Grosvenor, M.P., the Bishop of Manchester, Viscount
Ebrington, M.P., the Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., Rear-Admi-
ral Bowles, M.P., the Earl of Feversham, Sir Thomas Hast-
ings, R.N., Honourable and Rev. S. G. Osborne, R. D.
Grainger, Esq., J. D. Paul, Esq,, R. Slaney, Eaq., M.P.,
Montague Gore, Esq , the Rev. Dr. Cumming, &c. The
Secretary (Mr. Wood) read the report, in whin the com-
mittee congratulated the society on the success of its labours
—on the grant of the charter of incorporation—on the ex-
tension of cottage and garden allotments—and on the pros-
perity of its affairs in detail. The Marquis of Westminster
moved the adoption of the report, and passed a warm pane-
gyric on Lord Ingestre, who had induced his brother officers
to subscribe to the good work of improving the condition of
the poor. The time had passed away when young officers
would laugh at the broaching of so philanthropic a subject
at the mess-table. Captain Scobell, MX, seconded the
resolution, which was supported by the Hon. Mr. Cowper,
M.P., and unanimously adopted. Tue meeting was also ad-
dressed by the Hon. and Rev. S. G. Osborne, Dr Cumming,
Lord Ebrington, &c. ; and thanks having been voted to the
chairman, the meeting adjourned.
THE ALLEGED LUNATIC'S FRIEND SOCIETY.—On
Monday the annual meeting of this society was held at their
offices, 44, Craven-street, Strand ; Captain Digby, R.N., in
the chair. Mr. Perceval read the report, which set forth that
in April, 1849, they had a balance in hand of only 10/. 15s.
Bd., and subscriptions, donations, Sm., received since that
period to June I, in the present year, amounted to 2631. 2s.
6d. making in all 273/. 18s. 2d. ; out of which they had ex-
pended 269/. 15s. 3d., for rent, printing, salaries, law ex-
penses, advertising, &c. &c., which left a balance of only 41.
2s. lid., which sum had gone towards defraying the expenses
of the present meeting, so that the society is now entirely
without any funds at their disposal. The report went on to
show their exertions were as much needed as ever, owing to
the cruel and. oppressive manner in which patients were
treated in private asylums in England, compared with what
they were in France and the Channel Islands. The report
was adopted, and urgent appeals were made by Captain
O'Kelly, Mr. Selby, Mr. Perceval, and several other gen-
tlemen to the benevolent, to assist the society in their
present difficulty. A vote of thanks was unanimously
passed to the Gallant Chairman, as also to Mr. Perceval
for his labours on behalf of the institution, which terminated
the proceedings.