The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and her august Mother attended Divine Service
yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Sermon
was preached by the Bi,hop of Oxford, who took his text from the
4th chapter of the Gospel of St. Johr, verse 1.0. The prayers were
read by the Rev. Mr. Haden; the Lessons and Litany were read
by the Rev. Mr. Povah ; and the Altar Service was read by the
Sub-Dean, and the Rev. Messrs. Haden and Povah. The Chaunt
was Dr. Dupuis : the Musical Service was Aldrich in A : the
Sanctus and Commandments, Horncastle • and the Anthem " Give
the King thy judgment, 0 God " (Boyce), Was sung by Messrs.
Bradbury, Salmon, and Wylde. Mr. J. B. Sale presided at the
organ.

The Dean of Chester was the Deputy Clerk of the Closet in wait-
ing. Her I4Ljesty was attended by Lady Barham, Hon. Miss Cocks,
Hon. Miss Cavendish, Viscountess Forbes, Viscount Falkland, Hon.
C. A. Murray. Hon. William Cowper, and the Hon. Col. Cavendish.
Lady Flora Hastings was in waiting on the Duchess of Kent. Her
Majesty and suite returned in three of the Royal carriages to Buck-
ingham Palace after the service.

Her Majesty had a dinner party on Saturday evening. The com-
pany were :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, the Archbishop of York,
Dukes of Leeds and Argyll, Marquises of Ailesbury and Conyng-
ham, Marchioness of Ailesbury, Earl of Gosford, Viscounts Pal-
merston and Duncan, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Mr. E.
Stanley and the Hon. Mrs. Stanley, Miss Vernon Harcourt, Lady
Barbara, Lady Flora Hastings,.Lady Georgians Bathurst, Hon. bliss
Cocks, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Viscountess Forbes, Miss Davys,
Ba-
roness Lehzen, Viscount Falkland, Hon. C. A. Murray, Hon.
Liam Cowper, and the Hon.:Col. Cavendish.
The Band of the let Life Guards attended at the Palace during
the evening.

The Queen honoured Sir Francis Chantrey with a sitting for her
Bust on Saturday.

Viscount Melbourne had au audience of her Majesty on Saturday.
The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Mr. Alderman Johnson
and Mr. Alderman Thomas Wood, accompanied by the City Ite-
rnenibrancer, had an audience of the Queen on Saturday, to receive
her Majesty's commands with respect to the reception of the Ad-
dress from the City of London; relative to the Metropolitan Police
Bill. Her Majesty was graciously p:eased to appoint Thursday
next, at two o'clock, for the reception of the Address. Her Ma-
jesty was attended by Lady. Barham, Larly.in-Waiting, Viscount
Falkland, Lord-in Waiting, Hon. William Cowper, Groom-in-
Waiting, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish (Clerk Marshal), Equerry-
in- Waiting.

The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Augusta
of Cambridge, visited her Majesty yesterday.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta
of Cambridge attended Divine service yesterday morning in Gros-
venor Chapel. Baroness Ahlefeldt, Baron Knesebeck, and Major
Stephens were in waiting on their Royal Highnesses.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday ayterneon at the Foreign
Office. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Viscount Palmerston, the Mar-
quis of Normanby, the Earl of Minto, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord
Holland, Mr. Poulett Thomson, Viscount Howick, and Lord
Morpeth.
The Council sat two hours and a half.

.sa••••
Despatches from Sir William Wico'ay, Governor of the Mauri-
tius, and from Sir Howard Douglas, Lord High Commissioner of
the lonian Islands, were received yesterday at the Colonial office.
The French Ambassadot transacted business on Saturday at the
Foreign Office.

Viscount Melbourne gave a Parliamentary dinner on Caturdel,
at; his residence in South-street. Among the company were the
Earls of Ilosebery and Fingall, Sir James Duke, Mr. Sergeant
Wilde, Alderman Humphery, Honourable J. F. Strangways, Cal -
tain H. Winnington, Mr. Winnington, Messrs. C. O'Brien, C
Baines, Gillon, Robert Stewart, Warburton, A. H. Moreton,
William Curry, R. More, O'Ferrall, and Major Chetwynd.