The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAP.

The Queen held a Privy Council at half-past one
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, for the reception of her
Nlajtsty's declaration on the subject of her intended
marriage with his Serene Highness Prince Albert of
Saxe Cobourg Gotha.

The Council was attended by eighty-two Privy Coun_
cillors, all of whom (with very few exceptions) appeared
in naval, military, or official costumes, or in their robes
of office : the members of orders of knighthood wearing
their respective ensigns. Among the earliest arrivals
were Lord Lyndhurst, Earl Durham, Viscount Beres-
ford, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Ellenborough, Earl of
Ripon, and Lord Brougham. The last named Noble
Lord came in forensic costume.

The Duke of Wellington appeared in his Uniform as
Governor of the Tower ; his Grace while entering the
Council Room took the arm of his brother Lord Cowley.
The Noble Duke was warmly congratulated on his ar-
rival by many Noblemen and Gentlemen present.
The Privy Councillors were ushered, on their arrival,
across the Grand Hall and Sculpture Gallery into the
Library, where the Council was held.

The Queen's Guard was on duty on the Palace-lawn,
and received his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge on his arrival with the usual honours, the Band
playing " God Save the Queen."
When the Council had assembled, the Queen entered
the Chamber from an ante-room. Her Majesty retired
after reading her declaration.
Lady Barham, the Lady in Waiting, attended the
Queen to the door of the Council-room. The Marquis
of Headfort, Lord in Waiting, the Hon. General Sir
William Lumley, Groom in Waiting, and Lord Alfred
Paget, Equerry, were also in attendance at the door of
the Council-room.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had an
audience of her Majesty directly after the Council.
The following were the Privy Councillors attending

the Council :

H. R. H. Duke of Cambridge Lord Wynford
Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Brougham
Lord Chancellor Lord Denman
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Lord President
Lord Privy Seal
Duke of Norfolk

Lord Abinger
Lord Ashburton
Lord Hatherton

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Duke of Devonshire Lord Langdale
Duke of Montrose Lord Monteagle
Duke of Wellington The Speaker
Marquis of Salisbury Hon. T. P. Courtnay
Marquis of Anglesey Hon. Henry Pierrepoint
Marquis of Normanby Sir Robert Peel, Bart.
Lord Chamberlain Sir Gore Ouscley, Bart.
Earl of Surrey Henry Goulburn
Earl of Albemarle Lord Chief Justice Tyndal
Earl of Jersey Sir William Alexander
Earl of Erroll Sir George Cockburn
Earl of Tankerville Mr. Stephen Lushington
Earl Minto Mr. Herries
Earl Howe Mr. Vice- Chancellor
Earl Amherst Sir George Murray
Earl of Durham Sir Henry Harding()
Earl Ripon Sir Robert Adair
Viscount Castlereagh Sir Brook Taylor
Lord J. Russell Hon. Thomas Erskine
Viscount Strangford Sir Edward H. East, Bart.
Viscount Palmerston Sir J. C. Ilobhouse, Bart.
Viscount Melbourne Mr. Tenyson D'Eyncourt
Viscount Beresford Edward Ellice

Viscount Ebrington Mr. Baron Parke
Lord Burghersh Sir Alexander Johnston
Bishop of London Mr. Justice Bosanquet
Lord Willoughby de Eresby Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart.
Lord Holland Mr. Planta
Lord Ellenborough Mr, Wm. Peel
Lord Hill Mr. Labouchere
Lord Bexley Hon. G. S. Byng
Lord Bloomfield Dr. Lushington
Lord Wharncliffe Sir George Grey, Bart.
Lord Lyndhurst Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lord Cowley Mr. Macaulay.
The Clerks of the Privy Council, Mr. Charles
Cavendish Fulke Greville and the Hon. William
Bathurst, were both in attendance.

The Council broke up soon after two o'clock.
Her Majesty left town at twenty minutes past three
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by the
Duchess of Kent, and attended by Lady Barham, in a
carriage and four, with outriders, escorted by a party of
Light Dragoons, for Windsor Castle. Her Majesty
was attended to her carriage by the Comptroller of the
Household and the Master of the Household. The
Royal suite followed in three carriages and four, and
consisted of the Hon. Miss Cocks, Lady Fanny
Howard, Baroness Lehzen, Earl of Uxbridge, Mar-
quis of Headfort, Sir William Lumley. and Lord
Alfred Paget. On passing into the Park from the
Marble Arch, her Majesty was loudly cheered by the
numerous spectators who had assembled.

The Princess Augusta attended Divine Service yes-
terday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The
Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, who
took his text from Job, chap. xxi. ver. 14. The prayers
were read by the Rev. C. Haden, the Lessons by the
Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the Communion Service by the
Rev. C. Haden and the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The An-
them (full) was " Why do the Heathen so furiously
rage" (Kent). Mr. J. B. Sale presided at the organ.
Miss Wynyard was in waiting on her Royal High-
ness. The Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Eliot, Lord W.
Lennox, and other Noblemen attended the Service.
The Duke of Cambridge arrived in town on Satur-
day morning from the seat of Sir Gore Ouseley, Hall
Burne Park, Bucks.
The Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cam-
bridge visited the Princess Augusta on Saturday.
The Marquis of Downshire had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on Friday.
Viscount Melbourne left town on Saturday afternoon,
on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.
General Palmer had an interview with the Marquis
of Normanby on Saturday, at the Home Office.
Despatches from the British Minister at the Hague,
were received yesterday at the Foreign Office.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY,—Her Majesty, accompanied by
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and at-
tended by Lady Barham, arrived with her suite at the
Castle at half-past five o'clock yesterday afternoon,
escorted by a party of the Second Life Guards.
In the course of the evening the Earls of Erroll and
Albemarle, the Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, the La-
dies Eleonora, and Constance Paget, Viscounts Mel-
bourne and Duncannon, arrived and joined the Royal
Circle at dinner.

The Hon. Miss Cocks and Lady Gardiner attended
Divine Service this morning at St. George's Chapel.

Lord Abercrornby is expected to arrive at the Castle
to-day.

Lady Barham, Lady Fanny Howard, lion. Alias
Cocks, and Lady Gardiner, attended Divine Service
this evening in Sc. George's Chapel.

FASMONABLEINTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
The Duke of Grafton, in Clarges-street ; Sir William
Fremantle, the Right Hon. Gev. Dawson, the Hon.
Major-General HenryLygon, Sir Wyndham Dalling, Burt.
from Norfolk.