The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace.
At the Court the Prince di Carini bad an audience of
her Majesty, and presented a letter from the Duke of
Parma, terminating his functions as his Royal Highness's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at
this Court.

Senor Isturiz had an audience of the Queen, and pre-
sented a letter to her Majesty from the Duke of Parma,
accrediting him as his Royal Highness's Envoy EXtra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at this Court.
Their Excellencies were respectively introduced by the
Earl of Clarendon, K.G., the Queen's Principal Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel
Cornwall, her Majesty's Assistant Master of the Cere-
monies.

The Queen gave audience to the Earl of Aberdeen.
Earl Granville, Lord President, had an audience of
her Majesty.

The Privy Council was attended by Prince Albert,
Earl Granville, Lord President ; Lord Cranworth, Lord
Chancellor ; the Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal ; the
Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury ; the Earl
of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ;
the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the
Colonies ; Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty ; the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Steward ; the Mar-
quis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain ; and the Duke
of Wellington, Master of the Horse. Mr. C. Greville
was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting.
Her Majesty was attended by the Marquis of Angle-
sey, Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Earl of Mulgrave,
Treasurer of the Household ; Lord Waterpark, Lord in
Waiting ; and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle,
Groom in Waiting.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morn-
ing, attended by Capt. the Hon. Dudley de Ros.
The Duchess of Orleans visited her Majesty yesterday
afternoon.
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The Queen an. rince )ert took a drive in an ope.
landau and four yesterday afternoon. Major-General
Buckley and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros were in
attendance on horseback.

The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yester-
day evening included the Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Earl of Clarendon, Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George
Couper.

The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance in
the Palace during dinner, and performed the following
selection :

Overture, "Kriegcrische Jubel" Lindpainter.
Glee, "Illynheer Vandunck" Sir R. H. Bishop.
Grand Valse, Lille" J. Strauss.
Potpour "Lucia di Lammermoor" Donizetti.
The Holyrood Schottische Labitzky.
March, "Bellona" Leutner.
God Save the Queen.
Major-General Buckley has relieved Colonel Bouverie
in his duties as Equerry in Waiting to the Queen.
The Hon. Matilda Paget and the Hon. Mary Sey-
mour have succeeded the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the
Hon. Beatrice Byng as the Maids of Honour in Waiting
to her Majesty.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, and attended by Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, visited the Duchess of Gloucester yes-
terday at Gloucester House, Piccadilly.
The Duchess of Orleans visited the Duchess of Kent
yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's.