The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Court at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of Norfolk, K.G., Lord Steward, the Mar-
quis of Breadalbane, K.T., Lord Chamberlain ; the Earl
of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the Household ; and Lord
Drumlanrig, Comptroller of the Household, had an
audience of her Majesty, and presented the joint address
from the Houses of Lords and Commons respecting
Cambridge.

Mr. Sheriff Carter and Mr. Sheriff Croll, accompanied
by the City Remembrancer, were presented to the
Queen, at an audience, by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8.,
Secretary of State for the Home Department, to receive
her Majesty's commands relative to the reception of
addresses of congratulation on the birth of a Prince,
from the Court of Aldermen and from the Court of
Common Council.

Her Majesty was graciously pleased to appoint Satur-
day next at three o'clock, for the reception of the
addresses on the throne.

The follo.wing Commissioners of Lieutenancy of the
city of London attended as a deputation to receive the
Queen's commands for the reception of an address on the
auspicious birth of a. Prince, from the Commissioners
of Lieutenancy of the city of London, viz., Mr. James
Bentley, Mr. T. C. Holt, and Mr.. George Alliston,
accompanied by Mr. Henley Smith, clerk and treasurer.
The deputation was presented by Viscount Palmer-
ston, at an audience, to her Majesty, who was pleased
to appoint Saturday next for the reception of the ad-
dress on the throne.

The Duke of Genoa (brother of the King of Sardinia),
attended by the Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Ministgr.
had an audience of the Queen, on his arrival in this
country. His Royal Highness was introduced by the
Earl of Clarendon, K.G., the Queen's principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by
Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her
Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
His Royal Highness was attended by the following
gentlemen of his suite :—Marquis Caray de St. Marson,
Count Della Valle, Marquis Rapallo, and Count Avo-
gadro de Colobiano.

Mr. Buchanan, her Majesty's Minister Plenipoten-
tiary to the Court of Denmark, was presented to the
Queen at an audience by the Earl of Clarendon, to take
leave on proceeding to his post.
The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of her Majesty.
The Queen was attended by Earl Somers and Lieu-
tenant General Sir Edward Bowater, the Lord and
Groom in Waiting.
Prince Albert, attended by Captain the Hon.
Dudley de Ros, visited the Duke of Genoa, yesterday
afternoon, at Mivart's Hotel.

The Queen had a dinner party yesterday, at Bucking-
ham Palace. The company included the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Genoa, the Princess Adelaide of
Hohenlohe, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke and
Duchess of Norfolk, the Sardinian Minister, the Cheva-
lier Massimo d'Azeglio, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, Countess of
Somers, the Earl of Clarendon Lord John Russell, Mar-
quis de St. Marson. Count Della Valle, Marquis
Rapallo, Count Avogadro de Colobiana, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, and Col. Wylde.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morn-
ing, attended by Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros.
ord Charles Fitzroy has relieved Colonel the Hon.
Charles Grey in his duties as equerry in waiting to the
Queen. Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros has relieved
Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Gordon in his duties as equerry
in waiting to Prince Albert.

Her Majesty's private band attended in Buckingham
Palace on Tuesday evening, and performed the following
compositions :
Ovcrtu re, " Trophy"
Selection, " Freischutz"
Coro Marziale, " In Memoria di Wel-
lington"
Romance. Beethoven.
The Countess de Neuilly visited the Duchess of Kent
yesterday.

Marschner.
Weber.

The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday.

Mr. Temple had an interview with the Duke of New-
castle yesterday, at the Colonial-office to take leave.
Mr. D. Button and Mr. Fearn had also an interview
with his Grace yesterday.
Mr. Norsian Macdonald and Mr. C. Rolleston had
interviews with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday.
Dispatches went sent to the Governors of the West
India Islanis yesterday from the Colonial-office.
A deputation from the salt trade had an interview
with Sir Charles Wood at the Board of Control yester-
day, on the subject of the importation of salt into India.
The deputation was introduced by Mr. Tollemache, M.P.,
accompanied by Mr. Cornwall Leigh, M.P., Mr. Brockle-
hurst, M.P., Mr. E. C. Egerton, M.P., Mr. Kershaw,
M.P., Mr. t'urner, M.P.. Mr. Greenall, M.P., Mr.
Thicknesse, M.P., and Mr. Heyworth, M.P. The
Shipowners' Association of Liverpool, represented by
Mr. Turner, M.P., and Mr. Mann ' • the Blackburn
Commercial Association, represented by Mr. Fielden,
M.P., president, and Messrs. D. C. Aylwin and Millett,
also accompanied the deputation. The salt trade was
represented lor Mr. Worthington, Mr. Ashton, Mr.
Thompson, Nr. Firth, and Mr. Bradburne,