It will be seen from our account of the proceedings
in Parliament, that Prince Albert's reply to the congratulatory 111eSSVC of the House of It will be seen from our account of the proceedings in Parliament, that Prince Albert's reply to the congratulatory 111eSSVC of the House of Commons was not delivered till -Wednesday, although that Queen and the Dutchess of Kent cawed their replies to be given the day before. The MOrning Post on Thursday called a; tenth's to this circumstance, and mentioned some curious particulars— "The (limitation of the Ilmoe of CUIIIInons muted 111)011 hie Rlyta High- ness at the hour appointed for the receptiiin of the address from the Repre- seetatives of the People of England, congritulating his Royal Highness upon the occasion of his marriage. The hour W,',7 IWO 0'1:100: ; and the dspoation
waited in the ante-room of his Royal Biedine-i's ic,ctrtinents until half-past
two. At that moment, a message was delivore 1 to :neat, to the effect that his Royal Highness could not conveniently rel';';'..e th...:11 until liar, or a quarter of
an our afterwaials. The gontlemen of the deputation, compr. hiinding Lord
Seymour, Lord .1ishley, Sir George Clerk, and other '31innbers all the House of COMITIOnS, then withdrew, :old repaired to their several clubs, detcrinioed to be ready to await the pleasure of his Ilayal 'flightless. At four o'clock, they reseivea an intimation from Lord Seymour, that he had received on intimation from Prince Albert, to the clfect that it would not be convenient to his Royal Iliehness to receive the address of the Moose of Commons until Wednesday at one o'clock."
Yesterday, the .3Iorning Post announced that Prince had of- fered a most gracious explanation cf the awkward
" His Iluval Highness expressed his regret that the v.:I:in. the depu- tation should have been sohjected to any delay or Inc:once:Ili lie ascribed
the mistake which had arisen, and of which at the moment been wholly unaware, to his ()dicers; and excused it on the ground id. the imperfect constitution t■t• his iloomhold. 'Tice frank and cordial manner of his Royal Highness imported to words the power ofdissipat ing evs ry feeling (Itad any
such esistea) oldissatisfaction or uneasiness. The smrco of tae embarrass- ment scents to have been, that more than one deputation hail been prim-id:ea a
reception at the same hoar. At the inoinent when the 31enthors of the House. of Commons ought, according to appoint!nent, to have Lieu introdaeod, the Corps Dinloinatique. if we are rightly informed, were actually presenting their at
congrul'ations to his Royal Highness,"
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