The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 5.
The following had the honour of dining with her
Majesty yesterday :—Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs.
Grey and the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the Castle
during dinner, and performed the following pieces
March, " Feiza Baari."
Overture " Fest" Lortzing. •
Airs de Ballet, "Le Prophete" Meyerbeer.
Selection, " Rigoletto" Verdi.
Polka.
Quadrille, " Frederich Wilhelm" Bilge.
Galop
Her Majesty's private band afterwards was in atten-
dance, and played the following selections :
Overture, " Zerline" Auber.
Aria and Quartetto in Canon (Ist Act),
" Fidelio"'
Coro, I" Il Crociato" Meyerbeer.
Selection, " Iphigeuie" Gluck.
Couplets and Air de Danse, " Gustave" Auber.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert drove her Majesty
out in a sledge yesterday afternoon towards Staines.
The Princess followed in a second sledge. •
The Hon. Mary Milted, Colonel Bouverie, and Colo-
nel the Hon. Charles Grey was in attendance.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess
of Hardwicke, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, and
Sir Charles Eastlake have been invited, and are ex-
pected to-day.

CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street, yesterday afternoon.
The Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord
John Russell, 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 lion. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Moles-
worth. The Council sat four hours.
The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Earl and Countess
of Shelburne left Lansdowne-house, yesterday, on a visit
to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.
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The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke left town, yes-
terday afternoon, on a visit to the Queen, at Windsor
Castle.

Mr. Tidd Pratt had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on Wednesday, at his official residence
in Downing-street.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing to attend the Cabinet Council from his seat, Broad-
lands, Rants.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town
yesterday forenoon from Windsor Castle.
The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert arrived in town yea.
terday morning from Wilton-house, Salisbury, to attend
the Cabinet Council.

Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester-
day from the governors of the West India Islands.

THE NEW -GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA. Sir Charles
Hotham, Bart., who intended leaving England by the
General Screw-Steam Shipping Company's steamer
Crcesus, which sails from Southampton on Tuesday next,
has been compelled to postpone his departure. It is
probable he will leave England by the Bosphorus, which
will sail for Australia in the following month, and which
will carry the mail.
HER MAJESTY'S PREACHERS.—The following gentle-
ment have been appointed to preach before her Majesty
for the present month :—The Rev. Sir John Hobart
Seymour, Bart., canon of Gloucester and rector of
Northchurch ; the Hon. and Rev. J. T. Pelham, MA • .
incumbent of Christ Church, Hampstead ; the Rev.
Matthew Irving, D.D., canon of Rochester, vicar of
Chatham, and vicar of Sturminster Marshall ; and the
Rev. Charles Baring, rector of All Souls, St.
Marylebone.
THE HORSE GUARDS.—We are enabled to state that
the resignation and changes in the Horse Guards, re-
ported by a morning contemporary, are quite unfounded.
—Morning paper.
JUVENILE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE MANSION-HOUSN.
—Last evening a splendid juvenile party was given by
the Lady Mayoress at the Mansion-house, to nearly 400
of the younger branches of the families of several of the '
nobility (now in town), and of the judges, merchants,
hankers, and the principal citizens. The amusements
were varied, dancing forming the most attractive feature
of the evening's entertainment. Mons. Rosenberg (the
conjuror) attended and amused the company with his
extraordinary performances; and an efficient band, under
the direction of Mr. Blagrove, was engaged for the oc-
casion. Supper was served in the Egyptian Hall, which
probably never looked more interesting than when filled
by the brilliant assemblage of juveniles, between the
ages of seven and sixteen. The occasion on which this
festivity was given was in celebration of the birthday of
the Lord Mayor.