The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

. Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse
tblited the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback, attended by Colonel Bouverie, yesterday.
lier Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the per-
°rolance cf the French Plays with their presence
!sterday evening. The royal suite consisted of the
hisoountess Jocelyn, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord
4"offerin, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Bouverie.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
p'erice Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice,
Princess llelena, and the Princess Louisa, took
their accustomed exercise yesterday in the gardens
t't Buckingham Palace.
The Queen's private band attended in Buckingham
calace on Tuesday evening, and played the following
pieces,,
crerture, "La Fiancée du Brigand" Ries.
'Avatina " Schweitzer Familie"
Ada • '
F.
ette and Trio Sinfonia, N 0.4 Beethoven.
ae
vtk Cabinet Council was held yesterday, in the
°,l'
ieign-office. It was attended by Lord John Rus-
V) the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Tinto,
tsr George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey,
11Q Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Carlisle,
,
pßight Hon. H. Labouchere, the Marquis of Clan-
parde, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, and other
44inisters.
The Lord Chancellor was absent, being still India-
ned, but the Noble and Learned Lord was much
''..er yesterday.
The
Council sat two hours.
The American Minister had an interview with Earl
,re3r yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr, James
.1111 had also an interview with his Lordship yesterday.
r, The Committee on the Animal Kingdom of the
°tornission for the Exhibition of 1851 met yesterday
,
the new Palace of Westminster. There were pre-
tent Lord Stanley, Professor Owen, Professor E.
Forbes and Professor Hofmann. Mr. ',like attended
ttl the part of the executive committee.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday, and heard Rawson's petition for an exten-
-04 of Noble's patent. The case was adjourned. The
tords present were Lord Brougham, the Master of
e Rolls, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall,
the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty.
The Earl and Countess of Lichfield and Lady Har-
tt Anson arrived at their residence in Stable-yard,
t• James's, yesterday, from Shugborough. Lord
'tnori arrived at his residence in the Albany, from
Qtighorough.
A deputation in favour of the Ten Hours' Act, and
„ l),Posed to the practice of working by " shifts" and
lays in factories, that being an evasion of the spirit
4 t'd intention of the Factories Acts, and highly pre-
'Miele' to the working people, had an interview
with Lord John Russell on Tuesday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street. The deputation consisted
~p "' the Earl of Harrowby, Lord John Manners, M.P.;
sir G. Strickland, M.P. ; Mr. Muntz, M.P. ; Mr.
4,glionby, M.P. ; Mr. Brocklehurst, M.P. • Mr. Ed-
wards, m.p.; Mr. Bankes, M.P. ; Mr. Busfiel'l, M.P.;
sir R. Inglis, M.P. ; Sir J. Walmsley, M.P. ; Mr.
tdderley, M.P. ; Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P. ;
I,'")tilytb, MP.; Mr. W. J. Fox, M.P. • Rev. Dr.
urnett (vicar of Bradford), Mr. John Wood (Brad-
ford), Mr. W. Rand (Bradford), Mr. W. Walker
ttradford), Mr. Thomas Fielden (M inchester), Mr.
Samuel Fielden (Todmorden), Mr. P. Grant (Man-
Chester), Messrs. Mille, Pitt, Wardlaw, Kay, Ilar-
brreaves, Unsworth, Balme, and Bottomley. Sir
eorge Grey was present with Lord John Russell at
mthe reception of the deputation.
Committee for the vegetable kingdom of the
Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 met on Tues-
day at the New Palace of Westminster. There were
resent Mr. P. Pusey, M.P., Sir William Hooker,
•urofessor Royle, Professor Lindley, Professor Fara-
day, Professor Solly, and Mr. C. W. Dilke. The
Committee for manufactures had a meeting yesterday,
Which was attended by the Right Hon. W. E. Glad-
,,l3tone, Mr. Apsley Pellatt, Mr. R. Iledgrave, Mr. J.
'4. Herbert, Mr. H. J. Townsend, Mr. Jobson Smith,
and Mr. 11. Cole. The Committee for machinery
met yesterday—Mr. Scott Russell and Mr.
Stafford Northcote, the joint secretaries to the Com-
Loissiop, were in attendance.
The Finance Committee of the Commission for
the 4 Exhibition of 1851, met on Tuesday at the office

11f the Board of Trade. There were present the Earl
Vranville, Lord Overstone, the Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, Sir Alexander Spearman, Mr. Barry, and
Colonel Reid, R.E.

UNFOUNDED RUMOUR OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
SAVING PASSED I3EHRING'S STRAITS.—With reference
K 1 a report of Sir John Franklin's expe,lition having
passed through Behring's Straits, and which report
tattle from a person on board the ship Blakeley, dated
ban Franciso, December 30, we are requested to state
that letters had been received by Messrs. Leftwich and
Co., of Liverpool, the owners of the Blakeley, from the
%can:under of that vessel, cf the same date, viz., De-
!enit er 30, in which no mention whatever is made of
the circumstance; and who, from his accurate habits
°I correspondence, Messrs. Leftwich aro persuaded
*mild never have allowed such news to have re-
kaincd unnoticed if it had come from an authentic
l'ource.
WHOLESALE EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL TO
EUNITED STATES,—The tide of emigration seems
Itgain to lave set in, for we learn from our Liverpool
orrespondent that six vessels for New York alone lay
In the Mersey on Tuesday awaiting the tide. The ag-
gregate number of their passengers was upwards of 3,000.
"eanwhile hundrals of other persons are waiting to de-
part by other ships.