The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-27 00:00:00

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The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace.
At the Court, his Royal Highness Prince Paul of
Wurtcmberg, accompanied by the Wurtemberg Mi-
nister Count Mande!slob, had an audience of her
Majesty.
Baron Munchausen, the Hanoverian Minister, had
an audience of the Queen to take leave for a
short time.
General Alava, the Spanish Minister, had an audience
to deliver a letter from the Queen Regent of Spain.
His Royal Highness and their Excellencies were
respectively introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C. B.
her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Afftirs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master
of the Ceremonies.
The Earl of Granville, G C. 8., her Majesty's Am-
bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the King
of the French, was presented to the Queen by Viscount
Palmerston, on his return from Paris.
The Right Hon. T. Spring Rice had an audience of
her Majesty, and resigned his Seal of Office as Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. John Gardner Wilkinson was presented to the
Queen by Lord John Russell.
The Privy Council was attended by the Lord Chan-
cellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries
of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Depart-
ments, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the President
of the India Board, the Chancellor of the Ducby of
Lancaster, the President of the Board of Trade, the
Chief Secretary for Ireland, the Lord Steward, the Lord
Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the
Duke of Sutherland to be Lord Lieutenant of Shrop-
shire, his Grace took the oaths appointed to be taken
thereupon.

Mr. Francis Baring was by command of the Queen
sworn of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, and
took his place at the Board. Mr. Baring received
from her Majesty his Seal of Office, and had the ho-
nour to kiss hands on being appointed Chancellor of
the Exchequer.
Her Majesty's Speech on closing the Session of Par-
liament this day was arranged and agreed upon.
Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in
Waiting,
Rer Majesty gave audiences to Lord John Russell,
Viscount Palmerston, Lord Holland, Lord Hill,
Viscount Melbourne, and the Earl of Albemarle. Her
Majesty was attended by Lady Lyttleton, Lady in
Waiting ; Lord Lilford, Lord in Waiting ; Lord Hill,
Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Treasurer of the House-
hold ; Colonel Armstrong, Groom in Waiting ; and
Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting.
Her Majesty took an airing in the afternoon, attended
by Lady Lyttleton, in an open carriage and four.
Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting, followed in a
carriage and four.

By her Majesty's command, Mr. George Heyter con-
veyed his picture of her Majesty's Coronation to
Buckingham Palace yesterday, and had the honour of
receiving a sitting from the Queen.

The Duchess—of Kent, accompanied by the Duke
Ferdinand and the Princess Victoire of Saxe Coburg,
Prince Augusta of Saxe Coburg, and Count Alex-
ander Mensdorf, and attended by Lady Charlotte
Dundas, left:, Buckingham Palace at twelve o'clock
yesterday for Bushy House, and partook of a dejeune
with her Majesty the Queen Dowager. Her Majesty
afterwards accompanied the Royal Duchess and their
Serene Highnesses to Claremont. The Duchess of
Kent, the Duke Ferdinand, the Princess Victoire, and
Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg, returned from Clare-
mont to Buckingham Palace last evening.
The Royal dinner party last evening included the
Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenham, Duke and
Duchess of Somerset, Duke of Argyll, Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland, Marquis of Normailby, Earl
of Uxbridge, anti the Right Hon. T. Spring Rice.
The Chevalier Mustoridi had an interview with the
Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Colonial Office.
Despatches from the Governor of Malta, and from
the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands,
were received yesterday at the Colonial Office.