The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke of Wellington had an audience of the
Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Ilighnese 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 Highness arrived at the new
Palace of Westminster at three o'clock, attended by
Lieut.. Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. The
Commissioners present were the Earl of Rosse, Earl
Granville, Lord Stanley. Lord Overstone, the Right
Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Right lion. W. E.
Gladstone, Sir Charles Lyell, Mr. 'l'. Baring, M.P.,
Mr. Barry, Mr. Cuhitt, Mr. Eistlake, Mr. Pusey,
M.P., Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. John Shepherd (chair-
man of the East India Company), and Mr. Alderman
Thompson, M.P.
Mr. Scot Russell, secretary to the Royal Commis•
sion, attended. Colonel Reid, chairman of the Exe.-
cutive Committee, and Dr. Lyon Playfair, were pre-
sent.

Previous to the meeting of the Royal Commission,
the Building Committee held a mee,ing in the new
Palace of Westminster, which was attended by Mr.
Cubitt (chairman), r. Barry, Mr. R. Stephenson,
Mr. T. L. Donaldson, and Mr. Brunel. Mr. Scott
Russell, secretary to the Royal Commission, was in
attendance. _

Mr. Digby Wyatt, Mr. Owen Jones, and Mr.
IL Wyld were present.
The Building Committee bad an interview with the
Royal Commissioners.
The meeting of the Royal Commission broke up
about six o'clock.
Ilia Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended
by Mr. Birch, took a carriage drive yesterday. „
The remains of his late Royal Highness the :Dula)
of Cambridge were placed last evening in the outer'
or state coffin, which was brought from the Messrs.'
limiting to Cambridge House. The coffin is covered
with handsome crimson velvet, with gilt ornaments.
The remains will be removed from Cambridge
House this (Tuesday) morning, for interment in Kew
Church.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
visited her Ro)al Highness the Duchess of Cam-
taidze ye,terda, at Cambridge House.
Mr. Bannerman had an interview yesterday with
Sr George Grey.

PL•TTICOAT GOVERNMENT.—A subject of more than
usual interest is just now under discussion in female literary
coteries. We allude to the new work, under the ve
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pen of Mrs. Trollope. Much difference of opinion exists as
to what it refers to. Some incline to expect an illustration
of the universal rule of the sex,
others as boldly pronounce
it a case of individual rule many are content to see in it the
ordinary proceedings of a certain portion of the Queen's sub-
jects, while a few insist upon its relating exclusively to the
Sovereign. The publication of the work will, however, soon
tecide who is right; and whatever view the acute and clever
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