The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Alice,
tool; a drive yesi-erday, attended by the thin. Caro! Ina
Dawson, in an open carriage and fuur. `l he Equerry
in Waiting. Lord Charles Fitzroy, was in attendance
on horsAtick.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horse:lack yesterday, attended
.tby Liout.-Colonel
F. IL Seymour.
Their Royal highnesses Prince Alfred, the Prin-
cess Heena, and the Prinec3s Louisa, took an airing
yesterday in a carriage and four.
Their Roy6l Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal took walking exercise yesterday
in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.
The Qapen and Prince Albert honoured her
Majesty's Theatre, with their presence yesterday
evening. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess
Canning, Hon. Amelia Murray, Hon. Caroline Daw-
son, the Earl of Listowel, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and
Lieut.-Colonel F. 11. Seymour.
The Earl of Listowel has relieved Lord Elphinstone
in his duties as the Lord in Waiting to the Queen,
and Lieut.• Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle has re.
lieved Colonel Berkeley Drummond in his duties as
Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
Her Majesty's private band Attended in Buckingham
Palace on Monday evening, and performed the fol.
lowing pieces :
Overture, "Scipio
Selection, " Schauspicldirckton"
Core, "Nal Silenzio,, (11 Croaato) Meyerbelr.
Andante and Rondo
Ductto, "Don Pasquale"
The chairman of the Wesle. yan Education Com-
mittee, the Rev. John Scott, and one of the sear-
taries, the Rev. Mr. Vane, had an interview with Load
John Russell yesterday, at his c, tilde' residence in
Downing-street.

Mr. W. Tooke, vice-president of the Society .of
Arts,. Mr. Francis Fuller, chairman of council, and
l\ir. Grove, secretary, bad an interview with Earl
Granville yesterday at the Board of Trade.
Sir J. Emerson Tennent had an interview with
Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Finance Committee of the Royal Commission
for the Exhibition of 1851. met yesterday in
.the
Board of Trade. There were present Earl Granville,
the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, Sir Alexander Spear-
man, and Colonel Reid, R.E. Mr. Fuller and .M r.
Drew had an interview with Earl Granville.
1 Sir James Duke, M.P., and a deputation, had an
interview yesterday with Lord John Busseli.
The Commission for inquiring into Smithfi.sld
arty Verney,
Market and markets in the city of London for th©
sale of meat, met yesterday at: the Home-office.
Among the Commissioners present were Mr. G.
lion. 1 rederick Byng, and
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Mr. John Wood.
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interviewlni a Co m
an
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. John Wood,
Chairman of the Board
yesterday,
Inland Revenue, had also
an interview with the Right lion. Baronet
at his official residence in Downing-street.
Lord James Stuart had an interview ' with the
Right lion. H. Labunchero yesterday, at the office of
the Board of Trade,
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the North American
Provinces. Dispatches were also 'received yesterday
from the Governors of Gibraltar and the settlement
at the Gold Coast.

Dispatches were sent off last evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governors of the West
India Colonies.

DEATIi OF MADAME TUSSAUD.—This lady, whose
name is so well known to the public, died on Monday even-
ing, In her 901.11 year, rifler an inners of live days. In the
catalogue of her exhibition, the deceased is stated to have
been a native of Berne, in Switzerland; r.t the age of 6 years
she was sent to Parip, to be placed under the care of her
uncle, M. Curtius, artiste to Louis XVI., by whom she was
instructed iu the tine arts. Maclaine Tussaud had the honour
of instructing Madame Elizabeth to draw and model, and
was employed by that princess until October, 1789. In 1802
she left France, and since that period has exhibited her col-
! lection of figures in the principal cities and towns of Great
Britain and Ireland.