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

HAY MANEETS.

SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 31 lOs; new
ditto, 2/ 5s to 3/ Os ; old Clover, 3/ Os to 41 6s ; new ditto,
21 lOs to 31; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ Es per load. Trade
dull, with a full average supply on offer.
COMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 21 lOst to 3/ 12s; new
ditto, 21 5s to 3/ Os; old Clover, 3/ Os to 4/ 4s; new ditto,
2/ lOs to 31; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ Os per load. A good
supply and a sluggish demand.
WHITECIIAPEL.— Old Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 3/ lOs; new
ditto, 2/ 5s to 3l Os; old Clover, 3/ 3s to 4/ 8s; new ditto,
2/ lOs to 3/ Os; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 118 s per load. Supply
good and trade dull.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, FRIDAY.

The Queen and Prince, accompanied by his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
younger members of thaßoyal Family, and by his Serere
Highness the Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg Gotha, the
General the Comte do Mensdorff, and Comte Alphonso
de Mensdorff Pouilly, arrived at Gosport irons London
about half-past f.,ur o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
crossed to Osborne in the Fairy royal yacht, commanded
by Captaia Cheds, R.N., and reachei Osborne about
seven P.M.
Her Majesty and his Roy al Highness were attended
by the Countess of Desart, lady in waiting, the Dowager
Lady Ly ttelton, the Hon, Miss Dawson, Miss Hildyard,
Colonels the Hon. C. Grey and C. B. Phipps, Major-
General Bowles, Colonel Buckley, and Mr. Birch.
The Queen and Prince, accompanied by their illus-
trious visitors, w alked early this morning in Osborne
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. Ross Mangles and a deputation from the Chester
and Holyhead Railway Company had an interview with
Earl Granville yesterday, at the office of de Board of
Trade.

Mr. George Sandars 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 also 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 OP THE DELIVERY OP 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 against the Sabbatarian postage regulations.
The following gentlemen have already consented to act upon
the committee : —Colonel Thompson, M.P. ; Joseph Locke,
Esq., M.P. ,• W. Mackinnon, Esq., M.P. •,F. Scully, Esq
MX. ; M. Forster, Esq., f.P. ; The O'Gorman Mahon,
M.P. ; William Williams, Esq., Herbert Ingram, Esq. ; Ri-
chard Taylor, Esq. ; J. Wrightson, Esq., ; Robert R. R. Moore,
Esq.; Thos. Hodgkins, Esq. ; Wm. Little, Esq. •, T. J. Serie,
Esq. ; J. Nicholay, Esq.; C. Oakley, E,q.; R. J. Wood,
Esq. ; G. Stiff, Esq. ' • R. Palmer, Esq.; S. P. Clarke, Esq.
(Princes Risborough); the Rev. G. J. uickson, M.A. (Lin-
coln); G. H. Lamb, Esq. ; E. Landells, Esq.; W. Thomas,
Esq.; John Clarke Searle, Esq. ; J. K. Chapman, Esq.;
Neville Wood, Esq., M.D. ; and F. Ledger, Esq. The com-
mittee meet at Peale' Coffee-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
secretary.
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
Contradictions 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 Professor con-
cluded the first lecture, and promised to resume the subject
with a practical exposition of fire handling, and also to give
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. Peel'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 Canalupe, who died the
week before her father.