The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Yesterday was the birthday a her Royal Highness
the Princess Alice. Her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent paid a visit of congratulation to the Queen,
at an early hour, at Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, went in
the forenoon to Gloucester House, and paid a visit to
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester.
At five o'clock in the afternoon her Majesty re-
ceived a small juvenile party, comprising the younger
members of the families of the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Lord
and Lady Blantyre, Mons. and Madame Van de
Weyer, and Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps.
The Queen, accompanied by the royal children,
received her youthful visitors in the saloon, in which
the juveniles danced, and afterwards proceeded to the
library, where refreshments were served. The juvenile
party left the Palace soon after seven o'clock. _

Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday
morning in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, rode out on
horseback yesterday morning.
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 nations, to be held in the year 1851.
His Royal Highneas arrived at the new Palace of
Westminster at three o'clock, attended by Lieute-
nant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The Commis-
sioners present were—Earl Granville, Lord Stanley,
Lord Overstone, Sir Robert Peel, the Right Hon.
W. C. Gladstone, Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir
Charles Lyall, Mr. J. Shepherd (Chairman of the
East India Company), Mr. T. Baring, Mr. Cubitt,
Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Pusey, M.P.,
and Mr. R. Stephenson. Mr. Scott Russell and Mr.
Stafford Northcote, Secretaries to the Royal Com-
mission, were in attendance. Colonel Reid, Chair-
man of the Executive Committee, was also present.
The meeting broke up at a quarter before six
o'clock.

His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen ar-
rived at the residence of her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, Clarence House, St. James's, at
half•past six o'clock yesterday evening, from the
Continent. His Serene Highness travelled by route
of Dover.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and
his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen dined
with the Queen at Buckingham Palace yesterday
evening.

Yesterday was the birthday of her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester. Her Royal Highness re-
ceived congratulatory visits from her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent and other members of the Royal
Family. The Royal Duchess went to Kew and paid
a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge. The nobility and gentry
called during the day at Gloucester House, and left

their names for her Royal Highness.
In the evening his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge dined with the Duchess of Gloucester.
The Very Rev. Principal Lee of Edinburgh, the
Rev. Dr. Cunningham, Professor Swinton of Edin-
burgh, Mr. Pringle of Whytbank, Mr. Spottiswoode
of Spottiswoode, Baillie Playfair, Mr. Morrison, Mr.
N. Stevenson, and Mr. Hugh Moncrieff of Glasgow,
and Mr. John Scott, W. S. Edinburgh, had an inter-
view with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-
office, to represent the strong feeling of Scotland
against the Marriage Affinity Bill.
Mr. Lockhart, M.P., Mr. Cowan, M.P., and Mr.
Macgregor, M.P., accompanied the deputation.
A deputation, appointed at a meeting of ship-
owners, held in London on the 17th instant,
upon the subject of the Mercantile Marine
Bill, and consisting of the following gentle-
men, Mr. Forster, M.P., Mr. Anderson, M.P., Mr.
Moffatt, M.P., Mr. George F. Young, Sir John
Melly, Bart., Mr. Phillips, Mr. Ogilby, Captain Hea-
thorn, Captain Gilmore, and Mr. Morgan, had an in-
terview yesterday with the Right Honourable H.
Labouchere, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Lord Kinnaird had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday.
Lieut.-Colonel Macarthur had an interview yester-
day with Sir George Grey.
Mr. Evans, M.P., and Mr. Cator, a deputation
from the bondholders of the Ipswich and Bury Rail-
way Company, had an interview with the Commis-
sioners of Railways yesterday, at their office in the
Board of Trade.

Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Brown, M.P., had also
an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet,
at his official residence in Downing-street.
Sir George Seymour and Mr. Cunard had an