The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-13 00:00:00

(lOURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 12.
The Queen, with the Princess Royal and Princess
Alice, walked in the Home-park this morning. •
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Marquis of Salisbury, Viscount Sydney, the Earl of
Mulgrave, Lord Bloomfield, and Major-General Sir
George Bowles, went out shooting this forenoon, at-
tended by Lord George Lennox.
The following bad the honour of dining with her Ma-
jesty yesterday :--The Lord Chancellor and Lady Cran-
worth, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the
the Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stan-
ley, the Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount and Viscountess
Sydney, Lord and Lady Bloomfield, Major-General Sir
George Bowles, and Mr. Gibbs.
The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the
Castle during dinner, and performed the following com-
positions :

March Triomphale, "Le Chant du Peuple," de-
dicated to the Duke and Duchess de Brabant De Their.
Overture—" Sophia Catharina" Flotow.
Fantasia Spaeth.
Walzer—" Narragansett"
Selection—•" Il Barbiere di Siviglia" Rossini.
Polka—" Humoriston" Bilse.
Galop Masquerade—" Corsican Brothers" Prasca.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards was in attend-
ance, and played the following selections :

Overture—" Oberon" Weber.
Selection—" Pre aux Clercs" .. Harold.
Lieder—" Ungeduld"—". Der Erl Konig" Schubert.

A meeting of the finance committee of the Royal
Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 was held at.the
Privy Council Office yesterday. There were present
Earl Granville (chairman), Sir W. Cubitt, Mr. Coulson,
Q.C. Mr. F. T. Gibson, and Mr. Edgar Bowring (secre-
tary). Captain Owen, R.E. also attended.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday morn•
ing to attend the Cabinet Council from his seat, Broad-
lands, Hants.
Mr. Tidd Pratt had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday. Lord Monteagle had also
an interview with the right hon. gentleman, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
The Royal Commission for inquiring into the state of
the Corporation of the City of London sat yesterday in
the Privy Council Office. Present, the Right Hou H.
Labouchere, Sir J. Patteson, and G. C. Lewis, Esq.
Lord John Russell had a dinner party on Wednesday
at his residence in Chesham•place. The company in-
cluded the Duke of Newcastle, Earl Granville,the
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Mr. Panizzi, Mr. C.
Dickens, Mr. W. Coulson, Mr. H. Taylor. and Mr.
Geurge Elliot.

DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES AT WINDSOR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 12.

A dramatic performance took place this evening at
the Castle. The play selected upon this occasion was
Sir E. Litton Bulwer's comedy in five acts, Money, and
the parts were filled according to the following pro.
gramme :
Lord Glossmoro Mr. F. Vining.
Sir John Vesey, Bart., Knight of the
}Mr. Tilbury.
Guelph, F.R.S., F.S.A.
Sir Frederick Blount Mr. Walter Lacy.
Stout
Graves...
Evelyn Mr. Charles Kean.
Captain Dudley Smooth Mr. A. Wigan.
Sharp
Frantz (a tailor) Mr. G. Cooke.
Tabouret (an upholsterer) Mr. Wilkinson.
Mac Finch (jeweller and silversmith) Mr. Graham.
Mac Stucco (an architect) Mr. C. Bender.
Crimson (a portrait painter) Mr. Cullenford.
Flat
Green
. ...

Old Member
{Mr. Terry.
Members of the *s* Club
Mr. Heyling.
Servant to Sir John Vesey Mr. Clark.
Evelyn's Servant
Waiter at the Club
Lady Franklin (half-sister to Sir
}Aim Winstanley.
John Vesey)
Georgina (daughter to Sir John) Miss Murray.
Clara Douglas (companion to Lady Miss Heath.
Franklin cousin to Evelyn) }
Director Mr. Charles Kean.
Assistant Director ..
The Theatre arranged and the Scenery painted by Mr.
Thomas Grieve.

At eight o'clock her Majesty the Queen and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert entered the Rubens Rooms,
accompanied by the elder Royal children, and the follow-
ing illustrious circle, who had previously had the honour
of dining with the Queen :—Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cran-
worth, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the
Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley,
Lady Frances Bruce, the Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount
and Viscountess Sydney, Viscount Jocelyn, Lord and
and Lady Bloomfield, Sir James Clark, Major-General
Sir George Bowles, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in
attendance.
The performance immediately commenced.
Refreshments were served in the Throne Room.
The Queen's private band was in attendance during
the performance in a room close to the theatre.
The following had the honour of receiving invitations
to witness the dramatic representation :—The Do wager
Marchioness of Downshire, Lady Mary Berkeley, Lady
Caroline and Miss Barrington, the Hon. Lady Grey,
Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, the Hon. and
Rev. Francis and Lady Elizabeth Grey, Colonel the
Hon. C. B. and Miss Phipps, Captain the Hon. Dudley
and Lady Elizabeth De Ros, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon.
Nelson and Lady Mary Hood, the Right Hon. Henry
and Lady Mary Labouchere, Sir George and Lady
Couper, Miss and Mr. R. Couper, Captain and Mrs.
Lowther, Colonel Hall (commanding officer) and the
Earl of Mountcharles and Lieutenant Caulfield, of the
Ist Life Guards ; Lieut.-Colonel Sir Charles Hamilton
(commanding officer), and Lieut.-Colonel Onslow and
Captain De Bathe, of the 2d Battalion of the Scots
Fusilier Guards ; Mrs. and Miss Bathurst, Mr. stad
Miss Ricardo, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. Glover.

The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during
dinner in the Castle.