The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke cf Wellington had an audience of the
Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yes-
terday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Commis•
sion for the promotion of the Exhibition of the Works
of Industry of all Nation?, to be held in the year
1851. His Royal Highness arrived at the new
Palace of Westminster at three o'clock, attended by
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. The
Commissioners present were the Earl of Rosse, Earl
Granville, Lord Stanley. Lord Overstone, the Right
Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, Sir Charles Lyell, Mr. T. Baring, ALP,
Mr. Barry, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Eastlake, Mr. Pusey,
M.P., Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. John Shepherd (chair-
man of the East India Company), and Mr. Alderman
Thompson, M.P.
Mr. Scott Russell, secretary to the Royal Commis.
sion, attended. Colonel Reid, chairman of the Exe-
cutive Committee, and Dr. Lyon Playfair, were pre-
sent.

Previous to the meeting of the Royal Commission,
the Building Committee held a meeting in the new
Palace of Westminster, which was attended by Mr.
Cubitt (chairman), r. Barry, Mr. R. Stephenson,
Mr. T. L. Donaldson, and Mr. Brunel. Mr. Scott
Russell, secretary to the Royal Commission, was in
attendance.

Mr. Dighy Wyatt, Mr. Owen Jones, and Mr.
H. Wyld were present.
The Building Committee bad an interview with the
Royal Commissioners.

The meeting of the Royal Commission broke up
about six o'clock.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended
by Mr. Birch, took a carriage drive yesterday.
The remains of his la►e Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge were placed last evening in the outer
or state coffin, which was brought from the Messrs.
Banting to Cambridge House. The coffin is covered
with handsome crimson velvet, with gilt ornaments.
The remains will be removed from Cambridge
House this (Tuesday) morning, for interment in Kew
Church.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam-
bridge yesterday, at Cambridge House.
Mr. Bannerman had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey.

PETTICOAT GOVERNMENT.—A subject of more than
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coteries.usualiterlelste isailluusdtenotwo utuhdeenredwisv,cu,ourkiounnidnerfetnhiealse,elriytesruagry
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estive title of "Petticoat Government," announced from the
difference
of opinion
an
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of the universal rule of the sex, others as boldly pronounce
tpoenwohfa
thiltrsr.eTferrosltloop. e.
Some lllueihne ij.ne to expect
it a case of individual rule —many are content to see in it the
ordinary proceedings of a certain portion of the Queen's sub-
jects, while a few insist upon its relating exclusively to the
Sovereign.' The publication of.the work will, however, soon
decide who is right ; and whatever view the acute and clever
authoress may have taken of "Petticoat Government," it
may safely be predicted that it will be both an amusing arid
original one.—Evening Paper.

CLYDESDALE BANKING COMPANY.—The usual di-
vidend, at the rate of 6,.11 per cent. per annum, has been de-
clared by this company out of the profits of the past half-
year. The whole of the bad debts have been written off, and
the Reserve Fund now amounts to 131,0001,