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

COUNT CIRCVLAR.

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
on the auspicious return of her birthday. Prince Albert,
with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, rode on
horselnek, attended by Colonel Seymour, and also paid
a congratulatory visit to the Royai Duchess at Glouces-
ter-house.
Her Etoyal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen, and afterwards, accompanied by the Princess of
Hohenlohe Langenbur, and the Princess Adelaide, and
the Prince of Leiningen, went to pay a congratulatory
visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
in the forenoon.
Tier Majesty and Prince Albert took a drive in an open
landau and four, in the afternoon, accompanied by the
Princess of Hohenlohe LanenCurg and the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe. The equerries in waiting at-
tended on horseback.
Mr. Daeieli, of Bond street, had the honour of sub-
mitting "The Imperial Dessert Service,' manufactured
for the French Exhibition, to the inspection of her Ma-
jesty aod his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
The Elrl of Clarendon had an audience of her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Royai
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester in the evening, ac-
companied by the Princess Royal, the Princes Alice,
the Princess Hohenlohe Langenburg, and the Princesses
Ade,ai.le and Feociore of Hohenlahe, the Prince of
Leiningen, and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe. The Royal
-uite consisted of the Cou .tess of Desart, Lord Charles
Fitzroy, and Colonel Seymour.
Her R la! 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 Duchesa of Gloucester yesterday.

A meeting of the Oxford University Commission was
held on Tueday, at No. 18, Great Queen-street, 'West-
minster. The Commissioners present were—The Earl
of Ellesmere, the Earl of Harrowhy, the Bishop of
Ripon, Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Dean of Wells, and
Sir John A wdry, with the Secretaries.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and the
Mauritius.

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

, .
Her Majesty the Queen having been graciW
ousIyEDNESDAY 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
a 4 the private apartments of the Castle, it may be useful
to 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 day has been named
for the issue of the Lord Chamberlain's 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 and furnishing the apart-
ments commenced in November last, when it was first
rum ,ured that the Emperor and Empress of the French
were abort 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
airoission to the State and Imperial apartments by mak-
ing appliPation at the Winchester Tower. Yesterday
aad to-day the arrivals fur the same purpose have been
equally numerous, and the most intense anxiety is
evinced to view the apartments occupied by the Einpe-
The proposed arrangement with re-
spect to the of tickets is looked upon as heing too
erxocrlaunidveE.mpLesusse.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lady Fanny Ho.
ward, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou-
cester, at Gloucester House, last evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary and the Duke of Cambridge,
paid visits of congratulation to the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday.

- The Earl and Countess of Bective have arrived at their
mansion in Eaton•eguare icr the 9e3/912.