The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Bouverie and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Sa-
turday afternoon, at Gloucester House.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Cap-
tain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, went to Chiswick Gar-
dens on Saturday morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice,
Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthur, attended by
Lady Carpline Barrington, Miss Hildyard, and Mr.
Gibbs, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
on Saturday afternoon at her residence, Clarence House,
St. James's. The Tyrolese minstrels had the honour of
attending at Clarence House, and sang several of their
favourite national melodies for the gratification of the
royal circle.
Her Majesty had a dinner party on Saturday evening
at Buckingham Palace. The company included her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene High-
ness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlobe, the Duchess
of Sutherland, the Duke of Hamilton, his Excellency
the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Netherlands
Minister, the Marquis Massimo d'Azeglio, the Mar-
chioness of Ormonde, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de
Speth, the Earl of Ellenborough, Lord James Murray,
the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, the Right Hon.
Spencer and Mrs. Walpole, Colonel the Hon. Charles
and Mrs. Grey, Mr. Frederick Peel, the Lieut.-Colonel
F. Seymour.
The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance
during dinner, and performed the following composi-
tions :

Overture Q°Fest" Lachner.
Lied "0! War ich doch des mondes Licht" Kacken.
Potpourri Concertante Hartmann.
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Polka, "Plankler" 1
Waltz, "Die Heiteren" Kahner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the
Palace, and played the following pieces :
Overture, "Lucretia" Marschner.
Selection, 2d Act, " Zauberflote" Mozart.
Cavatina, " Freischutz" Weber.

Yesterday morning her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, the Duchess of
Kent, the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, and the do-
mestic household, attended divine service in the private
chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev.
Gerald Wellesley officiated.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday, at Gloucester-
house.

A deputation on the subject of the water supply had
an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, on Sa-
turday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation con-
sisted of Sir Robert Price, Bart., M.P., Colonel Bagnold,
Mr. G. H. Bovill, Mr. Thomas Dakin, Mr. S. C. Ho-
mersham (engineer to the London (Watford) Spring
Water Company), and Mr. W. T. Robinson, solicitor to
the company.
Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
A deputation of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery
Society had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle at
the Colonial-office, on Saturday. The deputation con-
sisted of Messrs. G. W. Alexander, R. Alsop, Thos.
Binns, Jos. Cooper, Robert Forster, J. Horman Fisher,
the Rev. J. Kennedy, Messrs. Jos. Sturge, Samuel
Sturge, and L. A. Chameroozow.
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A-deputation on the subject of East Indian affairs had
an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen, accompanied
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Saturday, at his
official residence in Downing-street. The deputation
included Mr. Hibbert, Mr. Denison, Mr. M'Gregor,
and Mr. Cave.

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office,
Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon. The Ministers
present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Chancellor,
Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, 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 three hours and
a half.