The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen
on Saturday morning. His Lordship had also an
audience of her Majesty in the afternoon at Buckingham
Palace, after the breaking-up of the Cabinet Council,
held at the Foreign-office.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back on Saturday, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the
lion. A. Gordon. _ .

TheirßeyalHighnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice,
Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthur, took their usual
exercise on Saturday, in the grounds of Buckingham
I Palace.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Coun-
tess of Mount Edgecumbe, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, Lord
Elphinstote, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieut-
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, honoured the Princess's
Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, and the
Princess Royal, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court,
and the domestic household, attended Divine service
yesterday morning, in the private chapel of Bucking-
ham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley of-
ficiated.
The Earl of Derby had en audience of the 'Queen yes-
terday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
At her Majesty's dinner party on Friday the band of
the Grenadier Guards wee in attendance at Buckingham
Palace, and performed the tenoning selection during
dinner:—

Overture—' Ali Baba" ... .. Cherubitti.
N.4chtigallen Duilt—" Es war

die Nachtigal ditSang," (Casilda).
Walfz—" lioun,ge A Le qldreb" Kuhner.
Selection—•' Cenerentola"... Rossini.
Music de Ballot—(Casilda).
`Marsh—" Alexander" ... Guugl.
After dinner her Majesty's private band attended, and
performed the following compositions:—
Overture—'' Naudeville" ... Maurer.
Scents du Rondo—" Ii Crociato" Meyerbcer.
Fantasie sur des motifs do Mozart et do Beethoven.

Lord John Russell had a Parliamentary dinner party
on Saturday, at his residence in Chesham-plaue. The
company consisted of Captain Seubell, M.P.; Colonel
Watkins, M.P.; Mr. Mitchell, M.P.; Mr. Morris, MT. ;
Mr. James Marshall, M.P.; Sir William Molesworth,
M.P.; Lord James Stuart. M.P.; Mr. Osborne, M.P.;
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Mr. Horsman, M.P.; Mr. Rollly, M.P.; Mr. Tapered,
M.P.; Mr. Kershaw, M.P.; Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P.;
Mr. Leach, M.P.; Mr. John Evans,. M.P.; Colonel
Thompson, M.P.
Dispatches wore received at the Colonial-office on Sa-
turday, from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, and
the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.
Dispatches were also received from the Governors of
North and South Australia, New Zealand, and the Mau-
ritius.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on
Saturday in the Council Chamber. The Lords present
were Lord Cranworth, Sir J. L. Knight Bruce, Sir J.
Patteson, Dr. Lushington, and Sir Edward Ryan.
Lowe's petition for extension of patent (part-heard) was
concluded, and Taylor's petition for extension of patent
was heard. _ _ _

The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The ser-
vice was read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon
was preached by the Hon. and Rev. A. Phipps. At the
daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. T. Hel-
more; the lessons by the Rev. Dr. Vivian, and the Com-
munion Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The sermon
was preached by the Hon. and Rev. A. Phipps.

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TIIE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
Immediately after the defeat of the Ministry in the
Commons on Friday night, Major Beresford, as whipper-
in of the Conservative party, dispatched a telegraphic
message to Swindon, and thence a special messenger to
the Earl of Derby, at Badminton, where the Noble Earl
had only arrived the same day on a visit to the Duke
and Duchess of Beaufort.
The Earl of Derby returned to London by the mid-
day train on Saturday, and arrived at his mansion in St.
James's-square at six o'clock.
A special messenger arrived at his Lordship's mansion
at seven o'clock on Saturday evening, bearing a commu-
nication from the Queen, commanding the attendance of
the Noble Earl at b'uckiughtim Palace yesterday after-
noon.
Yesterday morning a variety of communications passed
between the Noble Earl and the leaders of his party.
The Earl of Derby proceeded to Buckingham Palace
at half-past two o'clock, and had the honour of an inter-
view with her Majesty.
After leaving her Majesty the Noble Bari had an in-
terview with Mr. Disraeli.

LORD PAL MERS T 011' .5 RECEPTION.
Viscount Palmerston's " reception" on Baturday-
evening. was again attended by a brilliant circle of the
corps aiplomatique and aristocracy.
Previously to the assembly, the Noble Viscount and
Viscountess entertained a small party at dinner, the
guests including—the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury,
Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Viscount Melgund,
Lord Broughton and the Hon. Miss Hobhouse, Lord and
Lady Stanley of Alderley; Hon. John Fortescue, M.P.,
Hon. Spencer Ponsonby, Mr. Mouckton Milnes, 'M.P.,
and Mr. H. Fleming.
The company invited to the " reception" began to set
down at 10 o'clock. _ _

Tho Duke of Wellington, as usual, paid his respects
to the Noble Viscountess, arriving about 11 o'clock.
Among the members of the corps diplomatique present
were the French, the Turkish, the Netherlands, the
Sardinian, the Neapolitan, the Belgian, the Brazilian,
the Russian, the Bavarian, the Danish, the Greek, the
Portuguese, the American Ministers and their ladies, the
Spanish Cbar,6 d'Affairs, Count Louis Corti, Count
Benteroghi, M. de Veillat, M. J. L. Urbiztondo, M. Both-
man Hollweg, Count Penponcher, M. Serrurier, the
Secretary of the Portuguese Legation, Baron de
Geer, &c.
A great many distinguished foreigners were present
during the evening. Al. Thiers was among the early
visitors.
The general circle included, among others, the
Duchess of Inverness, the Duke of Newcastle, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Clauricarde, the Marchioness
of Salisbury, the Marchioness of Aylesbury and Lady
Hermione St. Maur, the Earl Fitzwilliam and the Ladies
Fitzwillian3, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl and
Countess of Glengall, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl and
Countess of Dels,warr, the Earl Jermyn, the Countess
Tankerville, the Countess (Frances) Waldgrave and
Mr. Harcourt, M.P., the Earl and Countess of Desert,
the Count and Countess de Flabault,Viscount Hardinge,
Viscount Chelsea, Viscount Chewton, Viscount and
Viscountess Milton, Viscount Jocelyn. Viscount Anson,
Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Viscount and Vis-
countess Eastnor, Viscount Emlyn, Viscount and Vis-
countess Torington, Viscount Galway, Lord Fitzroy
Somerset, Lady Brougham and Miss Spalding, Lord
Claud Hamilton, M.P., Lord Norreys,M.P.,
Lady Williams, Lord Ernest Bruce, A1.?.,r Lord
Robert Grosvenor,
ALP., and Miss Grosvenor,
Lord Harry Vane, Lord Ashburton, Lady James
Stuart and Miss Stuart, Lord Campbell and the Ba-
roness Stratheden, Lord and Lady
Delonteag
Hobart, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, my., Lord Crewe,
le, Lord
Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Lord and Lady Foley, Lady
Morgan, Lady William Russell, Lord and Lady Beau-
mont, Baron Lionel Rothschild, Hon. C. Howard, M.P.,
Hon. George Herbert, Hon. C. Spring Rice, Hon. W.
F. Campbell, M.P., Hon. Cecil Forester, M.P., Hon. H.
Fitzroy, M.P., and Mrs. Fitzroy, the Right Hon. the
Speaker and Miss Shaw Lefevre, the Right Hon. W,
E. Gladstone,
A 1.?., the Right Hon. 11. T. Corry, A 1.?., and Miss
Ml', the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert,
Corry, the Right Hon. Tennyson D'Eyncourt, M.P., Sir
Robert Peel, M.P., Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, Sir E. Cole-
brooke, M.P., Sir Thomas Birch, M.P., Sir William
Molesworth, Sir G. Brooke Pechell, A 1.?., Sir James
Brooke, Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir D® Lacy Evans,
Sir Benjamin Hall, Sir James Matheson, M.P., Sir Mon-
tagu Cholmeley, M.P., Mr. Rich, M.P., Mr. Pinney,
M.P., Mr. J. Duff, M.P., Mr. H. Drummond, M.P., Mr.
H. Adair, M.P., Mr. Baring Wall, M.P., Mr. Osborne,
M.P , Mr. Roebuck, A 1.?., Mr. Stafford, M.P., Mr.
Heatilam, M.P., Mr. John Towneley, M.P., Mr. H. A.
Herbert, M.P., Mr. George Repton, M.P., Mr. Disraeli,
M.P., the O'Gorman Mahon, A 1.?., Mr. Mackinnon,
M.P, Mr. Chisholm Anstey, A 1.?., Mr. Chichester For-
teson.e, M.P., Mr. John Stuart, M.P., Mr. Calvert, M.P.,
Mr. H. Berkeley, M.P., Mr. Tancred, M.P , Mr. H.Baring,
M.P., Mr. P. Howard, M.P., Admiral Bowles, Captain
Loch, M.P.,
Mr. Tenison, M.P., &c. &c.

LORD JOHN RUSSELL.
-, ("con A. CORRESPONDENT IN BEDFORDSHIRE.)
thfukr'XhPet eintettde dLord John would have a tumble, and I
ehoiee of a very proper occasion to retire
well with the country.ana He will come into office again
at some future
was spiteful of Lordn distant time, a greater man. It
must try ; and Imust Palmerston. Now Lord Derby
for the Protectionists 14i8irthat_l feel glad that he will, ,
trade until their friend hever sit down quiet with free
suro as he attempts to to*.
trieda what he can do; but so
shape, out he will go, and then bread, no matter in what
down. Lord Derby is not an bon: farmers will settle
ac-
tions prove that. One thing is certain; his past •
Mi-
nister, the same course of Liberal Poll whoever is
pur-
sued. As to th© new Reform Bill, it ir ml must be
nonsense. No new Reform Bill will be of se7vicuerablet of
country without the ballot. Whoever is Ministerto this'
on in tho Property must
make great alteration
._ and Income-tsx
Acts, or they wont carry it. Lord John always shone
il in opposition, and so he will again. I Suppose Glad-
atone will be one of the new Ministers.
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8.--The Right Hon. the
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present :—Lord Burghley,
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Speaker gave his second Parliamentary dinner on Saturday;
when the following Members were
Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord John
Manners, Lord Naas,
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Major Beresford, Mr. Christopher, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Banker,
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Baillie, Mr. Philip Bennet, Mr. W. Cubitt, Mr. Whiteside,
Mr. Napier, Mr. Bramston, and Mr. Hamilton:
CABINET COUNCIL.--A Cabinet Council was held
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon.,
The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Lord.
Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Mint°, Sir
George Grey, Earl Granville, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, the Right Hon. Fox
Manic, thd Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Car-
lisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord Seymour, and the
Hon. R. Vernon Smith. The Council sat an hour and
a half.

LISBON AND THE BRITISH SQUADRON...4f i re-
ported that so much have the authorities at Lisbon been ac:
customed to rely on the protection afforded by the presence
Qj a British naval force in the Tagus, that, to prevent the,
usual applications for the delay of departure it was given out,
when Commodore Martin left the Tagus, that ho was under
sealed orders•