The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OS 13ORNE, FRIDAY.
accompanied by his Royal
HiTghhneeauteheen
members of theßoyal Family, and by his Seser.e
parinndce Prince, of
younger Wales, the Pancess Royal, and
Highness the Prince Leopold of SAte Coburg Gotha, the
Gtneral the Comte de Mensdortf, and Comte Aiphonso
de Mensdorff Pouilly, arrived at Gosport from London
about half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, act'
crossed to Osborne in the Fairy royal yacht, commandt d
by Captaia Childs, R.N., and reachei Osborne about
seven P.M.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended
by the Countess of Desert, lady in waiting, the Dowager
Lady Lyttelton, the Hop, Miss Dawson, Miss Huldyard,
tGr esr al
visitors,B o Bowles, s,
walked ColCol one
early
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Ina nndr
nbilnrg. Bi inr coh
Colonels the lion. C. Grey and C. B. Phipps, Major-
The Queen and Prince, accompanied by their inns-
borne
Park and grounds.
The Prince of Wales and the younger members of the
Royal Family walked and rode as usual.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party yes-
terday.

The Countess de Neuilly visited their Royal High-
nesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg•Strelitz yesterday, at
Cambridge House.

A deputation consisting of Mr. J. Alexander Han-
key, deputy chairman of the West India Committee ;
Mr. Naghten, Mr. Macgregor, Mr. Philip W. S. Miles,
M.P., and Sir W. Codrington, Bart., M.P., had an inter-
view with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial office.
Mr. Tennent, M.P., and Mr. Coates had an interview
with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
Mr. Russ Mangles and a deputation from the Chester
and Holyhead Railway Company had an interview with
Earl Granville yesterday, at the office of the Board of
Trade.

Mr. George Sanders had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the West India Colonies,
and alto from the Governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon.
Dispatches were sent off.last evening from the
Colonial office for the Governors of the North Ameri-
can Colonies, and also for the Governors of Ceylon and
Hong-Kong.

STOPPAGE OF THE DELIVERY OF LETTERS AND
NEWSPAPERS ON SUNDAY.—An influential committee is in
the course of formation, to embody and effectually direct the
expression of public opinion in the metropolis and throughout
the country agaisist the Sabbatarian postage regulations.
The following gentlemen have already consented to act upon
the committee : —Colonel Thompson, M.P. ; Joseph Locke,
EB9_? M.P. W. Mackinnon, Esq., M.P. ; F. Scully, Esq ,
M••; M. Forster, Esq., M.P.; The O'Gotman Mahon,
M.P. ' • William Williams. Esq., Herbert Ingram, Esq. ; Ri-
chard Taylor, Esq. ; J. Wrightson, Esq., ; Robert R R, Moore,
Esq.; Thos. Hodgkies, Esq.; Wm. Little, Esq.; T. J. Serle,
Esq. ; J. Nicholay, Esq. ; C. Oakley, Esq ; R. J. Wood,
Esq. ; G. Stiff, Esq. ' • IL Palmer, Esq. ; S. P. Clarke, Esq.
(Princes Risborough) ; the Rev. G. 3. cickson, M.A. (Lin-
coln); G. H. Lamb, Esq..; E. Landells, Esq.; W. Thomas,
Es,q.; John Clarke Searle, Esq. ; J. K Chapman, Esq.;
Neville Wood, Esq., M.D. ; and F. Ledger, Esq. The com-
mittee meet at Peele'CeVe-house, Fleet-street, and all com-
munications and subscriptions in aid of the movement will,
we understand, be gladly received by Mr. J. Irving Scott, the
secre'ary.
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.-Mr. J. H.
Pepper, the Professor of Chemistry at this popular temple of
arts, science, and manufacture, is now delivering a very
pleasing and scientific course of lectures, "On the Apparent
Contradictiors of Chemistry ;" the chief point aimed at being
the explanation of those anomalies in science which belong
to the spheroidal state of liquids. The subject embraces the
explanation and practical demonstration of the term
spheroidal, and its connexion with the marvellous results of
freezing water in red-hot Vessels,. and the very ancient delu-
sion of the fiery ordeal and the handling of red-hot metals.
After a very interesting series of experiments directed to the
preliminary views of the matter, the Learned Professoi con-
cluded the first lecture, and promised to resume the sub',c,
with a practical exposition of fire handling, and also to 'ilOvt;
a further elucidation of these apparent wonders. The lecture
was most deservedly applauded throughout by a.
very nume-
rous audience.

The executors of the late Sir R. Ptel's will are Sir
James Graham, Lord Hardinge, and Mr. Goulburn.
The late Sir Robert Peel's second daughter was to
have been married to the late Lord Cantilnpe, Who died the
week before her father.