The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-09 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JUNE 8.
The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive in an
open carriage early this forenoon.
Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales
and Prince Alfred, went this morning to Eton College,
to be present at the delivery of the annual speeches.
The Gentlemen in Waiting were Colonel the Hon.
Charles Grey, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Captain the Hon.
Dudley de Ros, and Mr. Gibbs. The Prince returned
to the Castle at half-past 12 o'clock.
The Duke of Genoa, with the Marquis d'Azeglio, Sar-
dinian Minister, Colonel Wylde (Groom of the Bedcham-
ber to Prince Albert), in Waiting on the Duke, and two
Gentlemen of his Royal Highness's suite, is expected to
arrive this afternoon at the Castle, on a visit to the
Queen.
The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Duchess Caroline, at-
tended by the Ladies in Waiting on the Duchess, and
the Gentleman in Waiting on the Hereditary Grand
Duke, are expected from London to-day, on a visit to
her Majesty.
The Duke of Cambridge, with his Equerry in Wait-
ing, is also expected to-day at the Castle.
The following distinguished circle have been honoured
with invitations this day :—The DUchess of Sutherland,
the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Bed-
ford, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duke and
Duchess of Atholl, the Duke of Wellington, the Mar-
quis of Breadalbane, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount
Hardinge, Lord George Lennox, and Lieutenant-Col. F.
Seymour.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert left the Castle at a
quarter past five o'clock this afternoon, in an open
phaeton and pair ; his Royal Highness driving. An
open pony carriage-and-four followed, conveying the
Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Princess Ade-
laide of Hohenlohe, and the Countess of Desart. The
Equerries in Waiting—Lord Charles Fitzroy and, Cap-
tain the Hon. Dudley de Res—attended on horseback.
The Queen gave this evening a grand dinner, which
was served in the Waterloo Gallery. The following had
the honour of receiving invitations :—The Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Genoa, the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess, and the Duchess Caroline of Meck-
lenburg Strelitz, the Duke of Cambridge, the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duchess of Sutherland,
the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of
Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleugh,
the Duke and Duchess of Atholl, the Duke of
Wellington, the Sardinian Minister, the Marquis of
Breadalbane, the Earl of Clarendon, Lady Anna Maria
Dawson, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Hereditary Grand
Duchess, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess Caroline,
Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Lord Geo. Lennox,
Lord James Murray, Viscount Hardinge Lord Aber-
dour, Viscount and Viscountess Holmesdale, Lady Au-
gusta Hare, Lady Alice Lambton, Colonel Hon. Chas.
Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel the Hon. N. and Lady Mary Hood,
Colonel and Lady Catherine Harcourt, Mr. and Lady
Emily Cavendish, Colonel Hall, commanding-officer Ist
Life Guards ; Colonel Lord Rokeby, commanding-offi-
cer Ist battalion Scots Fusilier Guards ; Colonel Wylde,
Colonel Dixon, Lieutenant-Colonel F. Seymour, Miss
Clive, Miss Knollys, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr.
Horace Rochfort, two Gentlemen-in-Waiting to the
Duke of Genoa, the Gentleman-in-Waiting to the Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg, and the Gentleman-in-Waiting to
the Duke of Cambridge.
The Duchess of Kent, with Lady Anna Maria Daw-
son, and Sir George Couper, dined with her Majesty
yesterday evening.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone
left town yesterday morning for Oxford. The right
hon. gentleman, with Mrs. Gladstone, returned to town
in the evening.
• A deputation to the Earl of Aberdeen and Viscount
Canning, on the subject of postal communication with
Australia, had an interview with Viscount Canning
yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of
the Treasury in Downing-street. The deputation con-
sisted of Lord Wharncliffe, Mr. Ker Seymer, M.P.,
Mr. George Duncan, M.P., Mr. John Macgregor, M.P.,
Mr. Oliveira, M.P., Mr. Milligan, M.P., Mr. Mark
Boyd, Mr. tuart Donaldson, Mr. Henriques, Mr. Geo.
H. Donaldson, Mr. Caldecott, Mr. Pawson, Mr. C. D.
Logan, and Mr. Leaf.
Dispatches were sent yesterday to the Governors of
Hong Kong and Ceylon from the Colonial-office.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers pre-
sent were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the
Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, the
Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir James
Graham, Sir Charles Wood,(the Right Hon. Sidney Her-
bert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat
three hours.

THE DUKE OF GENOA.—After having dined with the
Earl and Countess of Clarendon on Tuesday night, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Genoa honoured the
Countess Walewska's reception with his presence at the
residence of the French Embassy in Grosvenor-square.
His Royal Highneas remained the guest of the Countess
until after midnight. Yesterday morning his Royal
Highness paid a visit to the Bank of England for the
purpose of inspecting that national establishment. His
Royal Highness was received on his arrival by Mr. Hu-
bbard, the governor, and Mr. Heath, one of the directors
and Sardinian consul, and conducted through the vari-
ous offices attached to the building. Last evening his
Royal Highness left town for Windsor Castle on a visit
to her Majesty and the Prince Consort.