The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-30 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 28.

The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Cambridge, Lord John Russell, the
Right Hon. the Speaker and Mrs. Lefevre, the Lady-in-
Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth,
Major the Hon. James Macdonald, Sir James Clark,
and Mr. Gibbs.

The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the Castle
during dinner, and played the following selection :

March, " Sultan"
Overture, " Ruy Blas". Mondelssohn.
Aria, " Martha'
Walzer, " Emphehlungs-Briefo" Kaulich.
Potpourri, "National and Operatic
airs" Znlchner.
Galop, " Signal"
March, " Hamburgher Wallhalle" Herzog.
. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in
the evening, and played the following compositions :
Overture, " Guillaume Tell"
Canzone, " Rigoletto"
Finale (third act.), " Die lustigen
Weiber von Windsor" Otto Nicolai.

The Duke of Catnbridg,e, Lord John Russell, and the
Right Hon. the Speaker and Mrs. Lefevre, left the
Castle to-day for London.

The Earl of Aberdeen and Sir James and Lady
Graham arrived at the Castle this afternoon on a visit
to the Queen.

Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke of Cam-
bridge, went out shooting thi, morning, attended by Lord
Rivers, Viscount Torrington, Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
and Major the Hon. James Macdonald.
The dinner party this day included the Duchess of
Kent, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lady-in-Waiting to
the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Col. the
Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir Jas. and Lady Graham, and Sir
G. Couper. _

The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attend-
ance during dinner, and performed the following pieces :
Overture Mehul.
Selection, " Le Prophete " Meyerbeer.
Overture Adam.
Selection, "Anna Bolena " Donizotti.
Marien Quadrille Herfurth.
The Queen's private band attended after dinner in the
Castle, and played the following selection :
Concert Overture (MS.) W. G. Cousins.
Morceau D'Ensemble, " Marie " Herold.
Selection, " Sinfonia Pastorale " Beethoven.
JAN. 29.

The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wale., the
Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and the Duchess of Kent,
the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic
household, attended divine service this morning in the
Private Chapel of the Castle. The Earl of Aberdeen and
Sir James and Lady Graham were also at the service.
The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated.
Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council this (Monday)
afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.

A. Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
the Foreign-office, Downing street. The ministers pre-
sent were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston,
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 two hours
and a half.

A deputation from Kingston-upon-Thames, consisting
of the Mayor of Kingston, Messrs. William Mercer,
William Walter, Samuel Ranyard, William Clerk, and
Robert Brown, had an interview on Saturday with Sir
William Molesworth, at the Office of Public Works and
Buildings, in Whitehall-place.
Earl Granville, Lord President of the Privy Council,
gave a grand dinner to the Cabinet Ministers and the
Great Officers of State of the Queen's Household on
Saturday, at his residence in Bruton-street. At the
meeting, the roll of High Sheriffs for the counties of
England and Wales for the present year was settled
preparatory to its being submitted to the Queen in
Council. The company present were Lord J. Russell,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of
Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, Sir Wm. Molesworth, Earl Spencer
(Lord Steward), Mr. C. C. Greville and the Hon.
William Bathurst, Clerks of the Privy Council.
Lord John Russell arrived in town on Saturday morn-
ing from Windsor Castle.

The Earl of Aberdeen left town on Saturday after-
noon, after the Cabinet Council, for Windsor Castle.

The Queen and Prince, attended by the ladies and
gentlemen in waiting, arrived at Buckingham Palace
to-day about two o'clock ; and her Majesty will hold
a Privy Council this afternoon for giving assent to
the Royal Speech on the opening of Parliament, and will
prick the roll of high sheriffs for the respective counties
of England and Wales for the present year.
To-morrow the Queen will open Parliament in person,
and her Majesty is expected to return to Windsor in
the afternoon of the same day (and not on Wednesday,
as has been stated), after the important state ceremony.
A succession of visitors is expected to arrive at the
Castle during the latter part of the week.