The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FEB. 4.

The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of
Kent. the Duchess and the Princess Mary of Cambridge
the Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl and Countess Gran-
ville, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Earl Spencer,
the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, Lord and
Lady Ashburton, Lieut.-Colonel Francis Seymour,
Capt. Hamilton, and Baron Knesebeck.
The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance in
the Castle during dinner, and played the following
selection :

Overture, " Sriegerische Jubel "
Walzer, " Die Provinzialen "
Medley, Scotch
Glee, Mynheer Vandunck " Sir H. R. Bishop.
Potpourri, Lucia di Lammermoor " Donizetti.
Galop
Polka, " Hunoristen."
After dinner an evening party assembled, to which
Were invited Lady Frances Bruce, Lady Caroline and
Miss Barrington, the Baroness de Speth, Colonel the
Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. B. and
Miss Phipps, Captain the Hon. D. and Lady Elizebeth
de Ros, Mr. Grosvenor, Ist Life Guards, Mr. Far-
quharson and Captain Paget, 2nd Battalion Scots
Fusilier Guards, and Mr. Gibbs.

Her Majesty's private band was in attendance.
The Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Suther-
land, walked in the Home Park this morning.
Prince Albert, accompanied by Earl Granville, Lord
Ashburton, and Captain Hamilton, went out shooting,
attended by Lord Camoys and Lieutenant-Colonel the
Hon. A. Gordon.
The Duchess and Princess Mary of .Cambridge took
their departure this morning for London.
The whole of the visiting company have left the Castle
except the Duchess of Sutherland, who still remains.
The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Duchess
of Sutherland, and attended by the Marchioness of
Ely, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, and the Hon. Beatrice
Byng, drove out this afternoon in two open carriages.
Major-General Buckley and-Lieut.-Colonel the Hon.
A. Gordon were in attendance on horseback.
The dinner party this day included the Duchess of
Kent, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Lady-in-Waiting
to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth ; Col.
the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. N. and
Lady Mary Hood, and Sir Charles and Lady Hotham.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended dur-
ing dinner. The Queen's private band afterwards at-
tended in the Castle and performed the following
pieces :--
Overture, " Les Diamans de la Conronne" Aubor.
Selectin, pact,n Feldlager in Schlesien" Meyerbeer.
Finale, 3d "Le Pre anx Clercs" Herold.

WINDSOR, FEB. 5-

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales,
the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and the Duchess of
Kent, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the do-
mestic household, attended divine service this morning
in the private chapel of the Castle. The Duchess of Kent
received the sacrament of the holy communion. The
Duchess of Sutherland was also at the service.
The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated and ad-
ministered the sacrament.

CABINET COUNCIL. - A. Cabinet Council was held
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday. The
ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John
Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor,
Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmers-
ton, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir
Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and
Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat four hours
and three quarters.