The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-11 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday,
at Cambridge House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and
the Princess Alice took a drive in an open carriage
and four yesterday. His Royal Highness the Prince
of \Vales and the younger branches of the Royal
Family, took their usual exercise yesterday, in the
garden of Bu,kingharn Palace.
The concert at Backinghatn Palace will not, of
course, take place, in consequence of the mel incholy
event of the death of the Duke of Cambridge.

The Building Committee of the Royal Commission
for the Bxhibition of 1851 had a meeting yesterday,
in the new Palace of Westmin.ter, to receive tenders
for the building. The Committee met at twelve
o'clock ; there were present Mr. Cuhitt (chairman),
Mr. Barry, Mr. Brunel, Mr. R. Stephenson, and Mr.
T. L. Don:4ldson. Mr. Scott Russell, Secretary to
the Royal Commission, attended. Colonel Reid at-
tended -as Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Mr. Digby Wyatt, Mr. Owen Jones, and Mr. II
Wild were present. • -
A deputation, to present memorials for the removal
of the assizes for the county of Westmoreland to
Kendal, had an interview with Sir George Grey yes-
terday, at the Horne-office. The deputation con-
sisted of Mr.
,Glyn, M.P., Mr. Wakefield, and Mr.
Cropper.
A deputation of sugar-refiners in bond, headed by
Mr. Moffatt, M.P., and including Messrs. Patrick,
E. Wackerbarth, Coope, Macfie, and Goodhart, had
an interview with the Right lion. Henry Labou-
chere yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
A deputation from the Town Council of Birming-
ham, consisting of Mr. G. P. Muntz, M.P., Mr. W.
Scholefield, M.P., the Mayor of Birmingham, Mr
Alderman G,ioe;b, Mr. Alderman Thornton, Mr.
Councillor Alitchetr, Mr. C.aincillor Cox, the Town
Cltrk, and Mr. C!abon, had an interview with Lord
Sytnour yesterday, at the Oaice of h-n. Mijesty's
Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-
place, on the subject of the application of the Health
of Towns Act to Birmingham. A deputation from
the Ratepayers' Protection Society (Birmingham),
were present at the into-view with his Lordship.
This deputation was composed cf Mr. Joseph Allday
(Churchwarden and Vice-Chairman of the Board of
Guardians, Birmingham), Mr. Joseph Stinton
(Guardian of the Poor), and Mr. Charles Ribble
(Parliamentwy Agent to the Birmingham Rate-
pa3 era' Pi ofr-ction Societ► ).
Mr. L. Hey worth, M.P., had an interview yester-
day with Sir Gyorge Grey.
Mr. A. Anderson, M.P., had an interview yester-
day with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere.

ESTER AND HOLYHEAD It AILW Alt.—Traffic for
the Week ended July 7, 1830 : C. and 11. Main Line,
2.82 Os. id ; Mold, L. 0/. 10s. 20. ; Steam-boats, 272/.
3s. 40. ; Total, 3,221/. Ws, 100.

AERONAUTICS TN P.A PIS.
Extraordinary interest had been excited in Paris
by the announcement that isl. Poiteven, an aeronaut,
would ascend on horseback with a balloon. Upwards
of 10,000 persons paid tor admission to the Champ de
Mars to witness the ascent, and outside, on the
heights of Cnaillot, &c., upwards of 150,000 indi-
, viduals were collected. There was a vast number of
carriages and horsemen. The receipts must have been
very large. The President of the Republic was pre•
sent, and was received with great enthusiasm. The
_ balloon was 15 metres in diameter, 47 in- circumfe.
• ranee, and 20 high, but it only weighed, 150 kilo.
grammes. It was a matter of considerable difficulty
to fill the bal.oon with gas, owing to the vio:ent
wind which prevailed ; and; when it was filled, it was
beaten to and fro so strongly that several of the spec-
tators had to assist in holding it. At a little before
six o'clock the horse, a haiiiiskene dapple gray, was
brought out. A tituut do li was plated rowel the
body, and soversl strap., psi,- t over the shoulders
,and loias, were unitea in rings, and by these rings the
zutim 11 was attached by cur& to the network of the
hallo in. A platform of ba: t work, ac veil or e'ght
feet above the horse, coutaiatd the ballast, and to
this platform the aeronaut had access by means of is
rope ladder. A cord, frilling through an opening
in the platform, onatileii him to open the valve of the
ba;looe. fire aeronaut mss dressed as a jokey, and
hal with him several bottles of wine and :came bread.
S .me c eyfu.ton w is caused by the crowd attempting
to frrce their way in-. 0 the reserved place, but they
sere kept by the soldiers. At length,_:at ten mi-
nutes past six, the lentse WAS duly attached to the
balloon, and M. Poiteven having mounted its beck,
the signal to rise was given. The horse plunged a
little as it lost its footing, but when fairly lifted from
the earth, it dropped its leg, as is the 'case when
horses are slung for embarkation on shipboard. The
balloon rose majestidally over the Ecole Militaire,
but at times the wind vas so violent as to'drive it in
such a position that it appeared on a level with the
aeronaut. The emotion of the spectators. was very
great, and one lady fainted. M. Poiteven displayed
extraordinary sang froid, and saluted with his cap
and whip. After a while he was seen to leave his
saddle and ascend by means of the rope ladder to the
platform containing the ballast, in order to throw
some of it away, so as to rise higher. This done, he
descended and again mounted the horse. There was
no network or anything to protect him or the animal.
The balloon went in the direction of Fontainebleau,
and M. Poiteven intended to remain in the air about
an hour. Several balloons were let off before M.
Poiteven ascended, to ascertain the diredtion of the
wind, and some persons connected with him went off
on horseback in order to be able, if possible, to render
him assistance in descending. It is reported that the
daring aeronaut alighted at Meaux, and that horse
and rider have returned safe and sound to Paris.