The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and her august mother attended divine service
yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Her
Majesty the Queen Dowager, and his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, also attended the service. Tho readers
were the Rev. Messrs. Pack and Povab. The sermon was
preached by the Bishop of Norwich, from the 3d of Colossians
and the 3d verse.
Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Durham, Miss
Cavendish, Lord Byron, lion. Colonel Cavendish, and Sir
Frederick Stovin. The Duchess of Kent was attended by
Lady Mary Stopford, and the Queen Dowager by Lady Clin-
ton and Earl Howe. The Rev. Dr. Short was the Deputy
Clerk of the Closet in waiting.
Among the nobility present were the Duchess Dowager of
Richmond, the Earls of Abingdon, Bandon, Devon, and Cla-
rendon, and the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
Her Majesty and suite returned to the new Palace in three
carriages.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Queen
yesterday.
Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, honoured Sir Francis Chantrey with a visit
on Saturday, to inspect the equestrian statue of Sir Thomas
Munro. Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Dur-
ham, Lord Byron, Hcnourable Colonel Cavendish, and Sir '
F. Stovin. Lady nary Stopford was in waiting on the
Duchess of Kent.
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Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty on
Saturday.
The Royal dinner party on Saturday included the Lord
Chamberlain, Lord Lilford, the Comptroller of the House-
hold, Lady Mary Lambton, Colonel and Lady Catherine Har-
court.

Her Majesty honoured Mr. Thomas Sully, a distinguished
American artist, with a sitting on Thursday, for a full-
length portrait, intended for the St. George's Society of Phi-
ladelphia.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended Divine service
yesterday afternoon, at the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the
Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended Divine service,
yesterday morning, in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley.street.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty the Queen Dowa-
ger on Saturday at Marlborough-house.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George
of Cambridge, honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of
Salisbury with their company at dinner on Saturday.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured the Dowager Countess
of Dartmouth with his company at dinner yesterday.
A Cabinet Council was held at half-past two o'clock on
Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by
all the Ministers except Viscount Duncannon. The Council
sat till past five o'clock.
Lord Morpeth attended at the Foreign-office on Saturday
diternoon.

Mr. Gray (Chairman of the Committee), Messrs. Adams,
Newman, Whitmarsh, and Crook, a deputation respecting the
post-horse duty, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on Saturday in Downing-street.
Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador ; Baron Bulow,
the Prussian Minister ; and Mr. Stevenson, the American
Minister, transacted business on Saturday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. George Smith, late Receiver-General in Jamaica, and
Mr. Collins, had interviews with Lord Gleneig on Saturday
at the Colonial-office.

A deputation, including Mr. Loch, Mr. Trail, Sir George
Sinclair, and Mr. Rose, had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on Saturday.
Dispatches from Canada were received yesterday at the
Colonial-office.

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The Chairman of Stamps and Taxes had an interview with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday.
Viscount Melbourne had a dinner party on Saturday at his
residence in South-street. The company included the Mar-
quisses of Breadalbane, K. T., and Queensbery ; Earls
Cowper, Fingal', Huntingdon, and Arran ; Lords Faux,
Strafford, and Dacre ; Colonels Salwey and Davies ; Captain
Pechell, R.N. ; Messrs. P. Mildmay, H. Fleetwood, Guest,
Bainbridge, Luke White, Motteux, and G. E. Anson.
The Marquis of Lansdowne had a dinner party on Satur-
day at Lansdowne-house.