The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FEB. 9.
The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess o
Kent, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, and Lady
Alice Egerton, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of
Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, and Mr. Gibbs.
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The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the
Castle during dinner, and performed the following
pieces :

March, "Sultan" Donizetti.
Overture, " Fest" Lortzing.
Medley (Irish)
Walzer, "Dew-drop" D'Albert.
Introduction and Chorus, Op
" Zayre"
of Cobourg.
Galop, "Signal" Leider.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards was in attend•
ance, and played the following selection :
Overture, "Le Disc d'Olorne" Auber.
Selection, "Nachtlager"
Fest Marsch "Tannha.user aul Wartburg" Wagner.
.Romance
Adagio and Polonaise Wittermann.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the Home-
park this morning.
Mr. J. E. Jones has had the honour of several sittings
for his bust of Prince Albert.
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The following have been invited and are expected this
afternoon--The Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen,
Viscount and Viscountess Mandeville, the Hon. C. A.
Murray, and the Rev. Professor Sedgwiek (of Cam-
bridge).
Lord Portman has been prevented by indisposition
from waiting upon her Majesty to-day.

Mr. John Wood, chairman of the board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday ; Sir John Young had also an in-
terview with the right hon. gentleman, at his official
residence 'n Downing-street.
The Cathedral Commission had a meeting yesterday,
at their offices, in Parliament-street. Present—The
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Blandford,
the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of London, the Bishop
of Oxford, Sir John Patteson, the Rev. Dr. Hook, the
Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, the Hon. and Rev. H. Montagu
Villiers, the Rev. Canon Selwyn, and the Rev.. Richard
Jones (Secretary )
Mr. Lawrence Oliphant had an interview with Vis-
count Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office.
Despatches were received aLthe Colonial-office yester-
day from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday and commenced hearing an appeal from Bombay,
" Musadee Mahomed Cazum Sherazee v. Murza Ally
Mahomed Shoostry." The case was adjourned. The
Lords present were Mr. Baron Parke, the Chancellor of
the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty
Court, and Sir Edward Ryan.

ANNIVERSARY OF HER MAJESTY'S MARRIAGE.—To-
day being the 14th anniversary of the marriage of her
gracious Majesty, the usual demonstrations of loyalty
was observed in the different parishes throughout the
metropolis.
THE COURT.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, ac-
companied by the whole of the youthful royal family,
will arrive at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday next from
Windsor Castle.

The Russian Princess Lieven, so many years one of
the leaders of the haut ton in the French capital, and
relict of the former minister of that title at our court,
has just arrived at Brussels (Hotel de Bellevue), where
other Russian families have arrived, or are expected, to
wait the course of events. We understand that the late
ministers of the Emperor at the British and French
courts (Baron Brunow and M. Kisseleff), with the per.
sonnel of their legations, have also arrived in the Belgian
capital, to await the arrival of instructions from the
Emperor's chancellor, Count Nesselrode.
The Duke of Devonshire has left Devonshire House
for Kemp Town, until the close of the month.
The Marquis of Salisbury has returned to Hatfield
House, from Arlington-street. The family will come to
London for the season the midd!e of the next month.
The Earl Spencer has left St. James's-place for Althorp
Park. His lordship will return to town on Monday to
receive her Majesty on her arrival the next day from
Windsor Castle.

The Earl of Euston, M.P., has left the Duke of Graf-
ton's, Clarges-street, for Wakefield Lodge, Northamp-
tonshire.

Sir Francis and Lady Arabella Baring and family have
arrived in Belgrave-square, from Stratton Park, Hants.
Sin J. TYRELL, BART.—The health of Sir John Tyrell,
M.P., has much improved of late; but the hon. baronet
is not yet prepared to enter on his Parliamentary duties.
He has in consequence paired off with Mr. Vivian till
the beginning of March.
DINNER AT THE MANSION•HOUSE TO MR. LAYARD.
--The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave a splendid
entertainment last evening, in the Egyptian-hall, in
honour of Austin Henry Layard, Esq., D.C.L. and
M.P., after receiving the freedom of the City of London,
and a select party to meet them. Amongst the invited
guests were— George Sandars Esq., M.P., Crawshay
Bailey, Esq , M.P., Edward Ball, Esq., M.P., Captain
Lynch, R.N., Mr. Alderman Farebrother and Miss
Farebrother, Mr. Alderman Finnis, Mr. Alderman and
Mrs. Salomons, Sir John Key, Bart., and Miss Key,
the Rev. Dr. Croly, the Rev. Dr. Moore and Mrs. Moore,
the Rev. Daniel Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, the Rev. J.
Saunders, the Rev. James Cohen, the Rev. G. Harvey
Martin, Dr. Sparks, Dr. Marsden, Mr. K. Chamberlin,
Mr. and Mrs Craigie, Mr. IVakeley, Mr. Fenn, Mr.
Richard Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Candy, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Turnley, Mr. William Simpson, Mr. John
Wood, Mr. Henley Smith, Mr. F. Collins, Mr. and Mrs.
Cater, Mr. and Mrs. Block. Mr. and Mrs. S. Sidney,
Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Odell, Mr. Deputy Pewtress, Mr.
Deputy and Mrs. Lott, Mr. Deputy Larkin, Mr. Deputy
and Miss Cork, Mr. Deputy and Mrs. Lake, Mr. Fair-
bairn, Mr, R. N. Philipps, Mr. and Mrs. Hartridge,
Mr. and Mrs. Tress, Mr. T. Hill, Mr. Stephenson, Mr.
Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Osmond, Mr. and Mrs. Buck-
nall, Mr. and Mrs. Whiteside, Mr. and Mrs. Chaplin,
Mr. and Mrs. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. De Jersey, ,
Mr. Eastty, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs.
Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Whethatn, Mr. and Mrs.
Warton, Mr. and Mrs. Forster, Mr. and Mrs. Cox, &c.