The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal and
the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and attended
by the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Flora Mac-
donald, and Lord Charles Fitzroy, went to Gloucester-
house yesterday morning, and paid a visit of congratula-
tion to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
or. the auspicious return of her birthday. Prince Albert,
with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, rode on
horseback, attended by Colonel Seymour, and also paid
a congratulatory visit to the Royal Duchess at Glouces-
ter-h ..use.

Her Royal -Highness the Duches4 of Kent visited the
Queen, and afterwards, accompanied by the Princess of
Hohenlohe Langenburg, and the Princess Adelaide, and
the Prince of Lciningen, went to pay a congratulatory
visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
in the forenoon.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert took a drive in an open
landau and four, in the afternoon, accompanied by the
Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg and the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe. The equerries in waiting at-
tEnded on horseback.
Mr. Daniell, of Bond-street, had the honour of sub-
mitting "The Imperial Dessert Service,' manufactured
for the Fre-ich Exhibition, to the inspection of her Ma-
jesty aid his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester in the evening, ac-
companied by the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice,
the Princess Hohenlohe Langenburg, and the Princesses
Ade!aide and Feodore of Hohenlohe, the Prince of
Leiningen, and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe. The Royal
-uite consisted of the Countess of Desart, Lord Charles
Fitzroy, and Colonel Seymour.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lady Fanny Howard,
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
at Gloucester House, last evening.
The Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and
the Duke of Cambridge, paid visits of congratulation
to the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday.

A meeting of the Oxford University Commission was
Lehi on Tuesday, at No. 18, Great Queen-street, West-
minaer. The Commissioners present were—The Earl
of Ellesmere, the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of
Ripon, Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Dean of Wells, and
Sr John Awdry, with the Secretaries.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and the
Ilaaritius.

THE APARTMENTS OF THE EMPEROR AND
EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH AT WINDSOR
CASTLE.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.
Her Majesty the Queen having ben graciously pleased
to command that the suite of apartments occupied by his
Imperial Majesty Napoleon 111. and the Empress Eu-
genie, during their late auspicious visit, should be shown
to the public under the same restrictions and regulations
Ev the private apartments of the Castle, it may be useful
t 3 state that no person can obtain admission without
an order from the Lord Chamberlain, which order can
be obtained only at the office of his lordship in London,
and in every instance a written application must be
made. Up to the present time no (lay has been named
for the issue of the Lord Chamberlain 'a orders ; nor is
it known over how long a period such issue will extend.
The state apartments will remain closed against ordinary
orders until due notice of their opening has appeared
in the London Gazette.

The work of re-decorating Ilnd furnishing the apart-
ments clinmenced in November last, when it was first
rum mred that the Emperor and Empress of the French
were about to visit her Majesty and the Prince Consort
at Windsor Castle. _ _ _

Both lines of railway on Monday morning brought an
immense number of highly-respectable visitors, who were
under the impression that they could procure tickets for
almission to the State and Imperial apartments by mak-
ing application at the Winchester Tower. Yesterday
and to-day the arrivals for the same purpose have been
equally numerous, and the most iiitense anxitty is
evinced to view the apartments occupied by the Empe-
ror and Empress. The proposed arrangement with re-
spect to the issue of tickets is looked upon as being too
exclusive.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
byiLady Anna Maria Dawson and Lady Fanny Ho-
ward, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou-
ces'ter, at Gloucester House, la,t evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Prii-cess Mary and the Duke of Cambridge,
paid visits of congratulation to the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday.
The Earl and Cou❑te€s of Bective have arrived at their
mansion in Eaton-square for the season.