The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen sat yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, to
Sir Francis Chentrey, for her bust.
Viscount Melbourne and the Chancellor of the Fade'
quer had audiences yesterday of her Majesty.
I lie Royel dinner party at the Palace last evening in'
eluded Lord and Lady Neiman, Lord Lc.‘veson, Right
Get,rte St:vens B‘ng, Sir Frederick Watson, and
Colonel Armstrong.
The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Stephens,
honoured Sir George Seymour with his company at dinner
yesterday, at his residence at Hampton Court.
The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge, honoured the Tottenham.street
Theatre with her presence last evening.
His Excellency the American Minister had an interview
with Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Home Office.
The Bishop of Vermont, United States, had an interview
with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, i" Downing-street.
• Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial._
office, front Sir George Arthur, Lieutenant-Governor of
Upper Canada, and from Sir. George Gipps, Governor of
South Wales.
Sir George Grey, the Judge-Advocate-General, Colonel
Rowan, Mr. Alston, and Mr. Sanford, had interviews yes—
terday with Lord Juhn Russell.
The French Ambassador and Count Senfft transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign Office.
The Lords of the Judicial Committee of her MajestY:s,
Most lion. Privy Council sat yesterday in the Comic"
Chamber to considei petitions respecting patents. Those
present were the Lord President, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord
l3rougham, and the Judge of the Prerogative Court. The
Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council In

waiting.
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Sir Frederick Pollock was heard in support of a peti-
tion for an extension of Wright's patent for cleansing or
bleaching linens and cottons. A number of witnesses
were examined in support of the petition.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, on the part of their Lord-
ships, granted an extension of the patent for the term 0'
seven years.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty yester"
day at Buckingham Palace.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of the
Queen.
Her Majesty honoured Mr. W. C. Ross, A. R. A., with
a sitting yesterday for a portrait on a larger scale than those
he has hitherto painted.
The Royal Dinner party last evening included the Duke
of Argyll, Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby, Lord
and Lady Portman, and Lord Dalmeny.
The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance
at the Palace duritz the evening.
The Honourable Mies Cocks and the Honourable Miss
Cavendish have succeeded t:e Honourable Miss Murray
f
and the Honourable Miss Spring Rice, as the Maids
Honour in Waiting on the Queen.
The Earl of Fingall, Viscount Melbourne, Lord and
Lady Portman joined the Royal Circle at dinner, on
Wednesday evening, at Buckingham Palace.
the Queen's Levee, on Wednesday, the Duke et
Buckingham and ChandeS was presented, on coming t°,
his title, by Lord Lyndhurst. Immediately after the Lor.
ra
Mayor was presented to the Queen at the Levee,
Alderman Johnson, Senior sheriff of London and Mr
dlesex, was presented, and his Under Sheriff, IV'f'
Langham.
The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Stephens'
honoured the Countess de Salis with his company on
Wednesday, at her residence in Carlton Gardens.
A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most 119 i
nourable Privy Council sat yesterday in the Con the
Office. There were present the Lord President, t""
Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, and the Master of the Mint.
Wea.
The Chevalier de Mora had a long conference on
tuesday with LOrd Palmerston at the Foreign Office. ,
Messrs. A. Gillespie, Atkinson, Brown, Bliss, Carte"
Dowie, Gillespie, Pemberton, and Robinson, a deputation
of the North American Colonies Association, had
an in-
terview with Viscount Melbourne on Wednesday in Donn'

ing-street.
The Prussian Minister transacted business yesterday
nt
the Foreign-office.
Mr. Alston had an interview yesterday with Viscoust
Melbourne.
The Judicial Committe of the Privy Council sat en
Wednesday. Sir Charles Wetherell concluded his reel'
in Rajundernarain Rai v. Bijai Govind Singh, from Be%
gal. Judgment was deferred. The Lords present rIO
Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Bosanquet, Mr. itistil,
Erskine, and the Judges of the High Court of Admire
rB"'.