The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, the Princess Royal,
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the dc-
mestic household, attended Divine service yesterday
morning in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace.
The Hoe. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated.
The Royal Family took their usual exercise in the
Royal Garden yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back on Saturday morning, attended by Lieut.-Colonel
the Hon. A. Gordon.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfre3, the Princess Royal, and the Prin-
cess Alice, honoured Drury-lane Theatre with their
presence on Saturday evening. The royal suite con-
sisted of the Coui,tess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Marquis
of Ormonde, Colonel Buckley, and Lieut.-Colonel the
Hon. Alexander Gordon.
Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon.
A. Gordon, visited the Royal. Asiatic Society, in New
Burlington-street, on Saturday afternoon.
The Queen's private band attended on Friday evening
in Buckingham Palace, and performed the following
pieces:—
Overture and Selection, " liaydee"
Canzonetta

Auber.
Weber.

Pas de Six, " G uilla Ti 11" Rossini.
Jallacic Marsch.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
did Mr. Moon the honour of inspecting the first etching
for the engraving publishing by him of Sir George Hay-
ter's picture of the christening of his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, at St. Gorges Chapel, Windsor.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon,
at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis
if Lansdowne, the Earl cf Minto, Sir George Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir Francis Baring,
Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon.
Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis
of Clanricarde, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The
Council sat three hours.

A deputation consisting of Mr. John Masterman,
M.P., Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. John Dixon, Mr.
Under-Sheriff and the City Remembraucer, had
an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday at the
Horne-Ace.

General Prince Castolcicale, the Neapolitan Minister,
,ransacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday

evening.
The Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Charge d'Affaire:,
!caves town to-day for Turin, on leave of absence for a
month.
The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town on Saturday
morning from Dublin. The Noble Earl had an inter-
view with Lord John Russell, at his official residence, in
Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting cf Mr. John Lockett, Chair-
man of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association, Mr.
James Aikin, with Sir Thomas Birch, M.P., and Mr. E.
Cardwell, M.P., bad an interview with the Right Hon.
11. Laboucbere on Saturday, at the Office of the Board
of Trade, on the subject of the Merchant Service Bill.
A deputation from the Metropolitan Sanitary Associ-
ation had an interview with Lord John Russell, on Sa-
turday, in Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Al-
derman Wilson, Mr. Alderman Challis, Mr. Alderman
Sidney, Mr. Sheriff Lawrence, the City Remembrancer,
and the City Solicitor, had an interview with Sir George
Grey on Saturday.
Lord and Lady John Russell had a dinner party on
Saturday, at their residence in Chesham place. The
company it,eluded the Earl of Clarendon, the Right
Hon. and Mrs. Vernon Smith, the Right Hoc. T. B.
Macaulay, the Rev. Gilbert and Miss Elliot, Mr.
Charles Dickens, Mr. Odo Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Mal-
den, and the Hon. Miss Lister.
The Duke of Wellington attended the early service in
the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The prayers
were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was
pre aohed by the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Phipps. At the
daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. Dr.
Knapp, the lessons by the Rev. T. Helmorc, and the
Communion Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The ser-
mon was preached by the Bishop of Rochester. The
anthem was " Hearken unto my voice" (Kent). Sir
George Smart presided at the organ.

LEAMINGTON SPA, FEB. 16.—Among the arrivals
of the week at this place of fashionable resort are the
following :—The Marquis and Marchioness ofTweeddale,
Viscount Tullamore, Lady Sykes and family, Hon.
Charles Petre, Hon. Mr. Boyle, Lady Brown, Baron de
Lyons, Hon. Mr. and Lady Melville, lion. Mrs. Wharton
and family; Sir Henry Beddingfield, Sir A. Campbell,
Colonels Smith and Campbell, Lieutenant-Colonel Gooch,
Rev. Messrs. Clay and Clayton, Captains Loyd, Graham,
Rayleigh, Gordon, Rallies, Richardson and Morbitts;
Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield, Mr. and Mrs. Clowes, Mr. and
Mrs. Ogilvy, Mr. and Mrs. Macaulay, Dr. and Mrs.
Bateman, &c., &c. From what ti aespired at the inter-
view be t seen the deputation appointed by our Town
Commissioners and a ledge body c f the directors of the
London and North-Western Railway Comr any at the
Euston-square station, on Thursday last, there is every
resson to believe that the line of railway betwom this
place and Rugby will be very shortly comple:e3.
MLERIACE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.—
NOTTINGMAM, SATURDAY.—A public meeting c f the in-
habitants of this town was held last night at the Ex-
change Hall, to consider the propriety of presenting a
petition to Parliament in favour of Mr. Stuart Wortley's
Bill, now before the House of Commons, in connexion
with the above subject. The meeting was not very nu-
merous. The mayor (Mr. Birkin) took the chair, and
called upon the Rev. J. A. Baynes to move the first re-
solution, which was, " That it is the opinion of this
meeting that the marriage of a widower with a dece,.ted
wife's sister is neither contrary to the law of nature nor
prohibited by Holy Scripture, anti therefore cannot with
any justice or wisdom be re tricted by human legisla-
tion." Mr. Alderman Folkin seconded the resolution,
which was carried unanimously. Mr. J. Brotherton,
M.P., proposed the next resolution, in doing which he
reiterated the arguments in favour of air. Stuart
Wortley's Bill which the Hen. Gentleman has used on
previous occasions. The Rev. James Edwards (Bsptist)
seconded the resulution, which was to the effect, " That
this meeting has learned with satisfaction that Mr.
Saiart Wortley has introduced a Bill into Parliament
ti 'Treat the existing law of marriage, so far as it re-
lates to the illegality of a widower marrying his deceived
wife's sister;" and with a view to pressing this subject
upon the attention of the Legislature, meted the adop-
tion of a petition embodying the reatiments of the reso-
lutions. This was seconded by Mr. Absalom Bennett
(clerk of the Nottingham Union Workhouse), and being
put to the meeting, was passed unanimously. The peti-
tion, after being read to the meeting, was adopted. A vote
of thanks was then passed to the Mayor for his conduct
in the chair, and the assembly separated.
EXPLOSION AND Loss OF LIFE.—On Friday Mr.
Hayes, the coroner, held au inquest at the Navigation
Inn, Wigan, on the respective bdio es of John Anders,
aged 23; Peter Gaskoll, aged 35; George Broadhurst,
aged 36; and James Anderton, aged 25, who lost their
lives in the following wanner:—From the evidence ad-
duced it appared that the deceased were in the employ
of Messrs. Lancaster, at Ince, the owners of the Lower
Patrltraft Colliery. On Tuesday last, whilst a great
number of men were in the pit at work, a terrific explo-
sion of fire-damp took place, when three of the unfortu-
nate deceased vi ere blown up the pit, one for a consider-
able distance, and fell down again into the dib-hold with
such violence as to break a great number of their bow s,
and causing instantaneous death. At the same time all
the platform and wood covering at the eye of the
pit, with the excestion cf the head gear, were shattered
to pieces, and the fragments scattered in every direction.
The other poor fellow was burnt as black at the coals in
the pit. Two other men were also few fully burned, but
some hopes are entertained of their recovery. The
other workmen saved themselves by rushing through
the fl,mes. The witnesses all declared that as nothing
of a fiery nature hid previously shoen itself in the pit.
the men were allowed to use lighted candles; but, on
Anderton going to the further end c f the pit, the foul
air took fire, and hence ti e catastrophe. The jury hoped
the presoat misfortune would make the men more care-
ful, and they returned a verdict—" That the three
former deceased were accidentally'killed by being blown
up the pit's eye, and felling down again; that James
Andel t was accidentally burned to dent''.
RATE IN AID ACT. —By the account recently
published of sums received and expended under the
Rate in Aid Act, up to the 31st a December, the total
amount sl:own to have been received under the Act is
135,944/. 13s. 11d. The sums granted and appro-
priated amounted to 110,6004, leaving a balance unissued
of 25,1441. 13e. 11d.