The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-21 00:00:00

WEnNEsnAc.--M. Van de Weyer, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of the Belgians, had an
alrucnce of her Majesty yesterday, at the New Palace, to take
leave. His Excellency was introduced by Viscount Pal-
merston, her Illajesty's Principal Secretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs.
The Queen honoured the performance of Ii Naovo Fignrn,
at the Lyceum, last evening, with her presence. Soon after
nine o'clock her Majesty arrived, accompanied by her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, and attended by the Duchess
of Sutherland, the Countess of Mu!grave, lion. Miss Dillon,
Hon. Miss Cocks, the Lord Chamberlain, lion. Colonel Ca-
vendish, and the Hon. Col. Grey. Lady Mary Stopford was
in attendance on the Duchess of Kent.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of the
Queen.
The Duchess of Gloucester entertained the Duke and
Duklvess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess Au-
gusta of Cambridge, and a select party, at dinner last evening,
at Gloucester House.
Lord Hill had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yes-
terday, in Downing-street.
The Rev. Mr. Williams, Mr. Lnngslow, Mr. Pickwood,
and Mr. Coates had interviews with Lord Glenelg yesterday,
at the Colonial Office.

The Members of the Corporation of the Trinity House
dined together last evening at the Trinity House.
A deputation on the subject of the Scotch Distillery Laws,
including the Lord Advocate of Scotland. Lord Ramsay, Hon.
Captain Gordon, Sir G. Hope, Sir A. L. Hay, General Ar-
buthnot, Messrs. Forbes, Haig, Macleod, F. Dundas, Duff,
Chalmers, Gibson, Craig, and Webster, and Lord J. Stuart,
had an interview on Monday with the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, and Sir F. H. Doyle, Chairman of the Excise, in
Downing- street.
THURSDAY. —The Queen held a Court and Privy Council
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon at the new Palace.
The Council was attended by the Lord President, the Lord
Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries
of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments ;
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Controul, the Se-
cretary at War, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain,
and the Master of the Horse.
The Duke of Manchester, a Member of his late Majesty's
Privy Council. was re-sworn of the Queen's Most Honourable
?rivy Council. His Grace also took the oaths as Lord-Lieu-
tenant of the county of Huntingdon.
Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting.
After the Council, the Lord Mayor, accompanied by the
City Remembrancer, and the Chairman of the Entertainment
Committee, were introduced to an audience of the Queen in
the Throne Room, by the Marquis Conyngham, K. P., Lord
Chamberlain, and requested her Majesty to sit for her picture.
Her Majesty was graciously pleased to signify her intention
of presenting her picture to the city of London.
The Lord Mayor also thanked her Majesty for having
honoured the city of London with her company at dinner.
The Queen was attended by the Countess of Mulgrave,
Lady in Waiting, the Cabinet Ministers and groat Officers of
State, and the principal Officers of the Royal Household.
The Bishop of Bombay was presented to the Queen, at an
an audience, by Sir John Holahouse, President of the Board
of Controul for the Affairs of India, and kissed hands.
Her Majesty gave audiences to the Marquis of Lansdowne,
Earl of Minto, Lord Lohn Russell, Viscount Melbourne, Earl
of Albemarle, and the Marquis Conyngham. Viscount Falk-
land and Mr. Rich were the Lord and Groom in Waiting.
The following Officers of the Royal Household also attended
the Court—The Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Hill ( Gold Stick in
Waiting), the Treasurer of the Household, the Clerk Marshal,
the Hon. Colonel Grey (Equerry in Waiting), and Master
Cavendish (Page of Honour in Waiting).
Her Majesty gave audience yesterday morning to the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer and Lord Hill.
The Royal dinner party at the Palace last evening included
the Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Headfort, Earl
and Countess of Euston and Lady Louisa Fitzroy, Earl of
Radnor, Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothsay and the Hon.
Miss Stuart, Lord and Lady Ashley, Lady Fanny Cowper,
the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the
Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, and the Hon. Cul. Cavendish.
The Queen's Common Bounty was distributed on Monday
and Tuesday to 900 poor applicants, at the Almonry-office, by
Mr. Hanby, Secretary to the Lord High Almoner. Five
shillings were given to each poor person.
Yesterday her Majesty's Gate Alms (twenty-six shillings
per annum to each recipient) were distributed by Mr. Hanby
to 168 persons, who received their half-yearly payment of
thirteen shillings each. All the recipients are poor, and are
above 60 years of age, except in some cases of men and women
who arc labouring under severe bodily affliction. One of the
number receiving the Bounty (a woman of the name of Old-
acre) is 106 years old.
The Cabinet Ministers dined last evening with Viscount
Howick at his residence in Whitehall place.
The Lords' Committee on the Imprisonment for Debt 13i11
sat again yesterday.
Sir John Marshall :lad an interview with the President of
the Board of Trade yesterday.
Lord Palmerston and Captain Pelley, of the Trinity House,
transacted business with the President of the Board of Trade
yesterday.
The Earl of Durham, Sir G. Sinclair, and a deputation,
bad an interview with Lord Glenclg yesterday, at the Colo-
nial-office, on the subject of New Zealand.
Messrs. Lubbock, Bally, Murchison, Peacock, Hutton,
M. P., and Airy, a deputation from the British Association for
the Advancement of Science, had an interview yesterday with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street, to make
application to Government to undertake the reduction of the
Greenwich observations of the moon.