The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 21.

The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Westminster, and Lady Agnes Grosvenor,
the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Earl
and Countess of Shaftesbury, Viscount Canning, the
Baroness de Speth, the Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs.
Herbert, and Sir George Cowper.
The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the Castle
during dinner and performed the following compo-
sitions :
March, " Grosser" (opera der Trouba-
dour) Fens,.
Overture, " Feet" Lortzing.
Morgeugebeth der Zigeuner (opera J H.R. H. the Duke of
Caselda) 1 Saxe Coburg.
Walzer, " Emphehlungs Brief e" Kaulich.
Selection, " Les Martyrs" Donizetti.
Galop Leutner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended and
played the following selection :
Overture. " Le Roi Etienne " Beethoven.
Selection, " Haydee"
Airs de Ballet, " La Peri"
The whole of the visiting company left the Castle to-
day.
The Queen walked in the grounds adjoining the Castle
this morning.
Prince Albert went out shooting, attended by Lord
Rivers, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Col. Wylde.
The Royal children took their accustomed exercise.
Col. the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey and Mr. Gibbs
had the honour of dining with her Majesty this day.
The Queen's private band was in attendance after
dinner in the Castle, and performed the following pieces :
Overture, "Le Cheval de Bronze" Auber.
Concerto in Bi flat (Op. 73), Pianoforte,
Mr. W. G. Cusins
Selection, "Oberon"

WI NDSOR, JAN. 22.

The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Pri❑cess Alice, the ladies and
gentlemen of the Court and the doniestic household,
attended divine service this morning in the private
chapel of the Castle. The Duchess of Kent was also at
the service. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated.

The Rev. Frederick Temple had an interview with
-Viscount Palmerston, on Friday, at the Home-office.
The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town on Satur-
day morning, to attend the Cabinet Council, from his
seat, Bowood park, Wilts.
The Duke of Newcastle returned to town on Satur-
day, from Windsor Castle.

CABINET COUNCIL. —A Cabinet Council was held at
the Foreign-office, on Saturday. The Ministers pre-
tent were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, the Duke of Argyll, 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 four hours and
a half.

PARLIAMENT TO BE OPENED BY THE QUEEN.—The
Queen is to come to town, as at present arranged, on
Monday, the 30th instant, this day week, in order to
°Pen Parliament on the day following. On Monday
av,er Privy Council will be held at Buckingham Palace.
4_, Majesty will return to Windsor on Wednesday,
the
day after the opening of the session. The court is
exPe
ehcted to come to London for the season on Monday,
l'. 13,
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge,
and the Princess Mary, have returned to Kew Cottage,
`rota visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury,
at liatfield House.

The Earl of Yarborough has arrived in Arlington-
street, from Minto Hall.
The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury returned to
Grosvenor-square on Saturday, from a visit to the Queen
at Windsor Castle, for the season.
Lord Worsley, accompanied by Captain Bathurst, has
!eft Cairo on a tour in the territories of the Viceroy, and
is not expected home until the advance of spring.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, President of the
Board of Control, has issued cards for a large dinner
Party, consisting of political friends, on Wednesday, in
Chesham-place.
Viscount and Viscountess Ponsonby arrived in town
°la Saturday, from visiting the Earl and Countess of
,Jeraey, at Middleton Park, where the Hon. Captain and
Lady Elizabeth Villiers were staying, on a visit to their
noble relatives.

Her Highness the Princess of Hohenzollen Lig-
naaringen, nearly related to the Duchess of Hamilton,
has just entered the convent of Kinnshams, in Alsace,
where the Princess intends to end her days.
The Marchioness Dowager of Downshire, the Earl
and Countess Amherst, the Earl of Powis, and the
Ladies Herbert, and other families of distinction, have
been placed in mourning by the death of the Hon. R.
Clive, M.P., on Friday last, at Oakley-park, Ludlow.
Lord and Lady Cosmo Russell are expected to leave
town for Woburn Abbey at the end of next week, on a
Visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, The noble
lord and her ladyship entertained at dinner, on Saturday
last, at their residence in Chester-square, Lord and Lady
John Russell, Mr. and Lady Georgiana Romilly, Lady
Rachael Russell, Major Bentinck, &c.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The Norwich Mercury
of Saturday announces that Lord Suffield has become
affianced to Miss Baring, daughter of the late Mr. Henry
Baring, and grand-daughter of the late General
Windham.

LORD PANMURR.--The health of this esteemed noble-
man continues to improve. His recent attack of gout
has been the most serious he ever had.—Perth, Consti-
tutional.

The Duke of Ham6ton is expected at his new man-
81°n in Arlington-street, in order to be present at the
dinner which will take place at the Earl of Derby's, on
Monday, the 30th inst.

✓
THE LATE LORD PLUNKET.—The name of Mr. E.
terwick, the President of Queen's College, Galway
and the grand-nephew of the late Henry Grattan), has
been mentioned as that of Lord Plunket's biographer.
THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY.—The personnel of the em-
'Jassy of the Czar, in Chesham-place, have been much
engaged by the arrival and departure of couriers from
and to St, Petersburg. A courier, charged with im-
portant despatches for Kisseleff, arrived at Paris on
Friday,vid the railway from Strasbourg. The Earl of
Clarendon. we believe, after the receipt of despatches
from Sir H. Seymour on Friday, had an interview with
Baron Bruno w.

PROMOTION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—ORDNANCE
OFFICE, PALL MALL.—Mr. Joseph Wood, Chief Clerk
in the Secretary's Department, to be Secretary to the
Loard, vice Butler, superannuated on 1,2001. per an-
num•—Civil Service Gazette.
TURKEY AND RUSSIA.—A deputation from the Peace
Society has just left England for St. Petersburg to
endeavour to induce the Czar to come to terms with
Turkey. The deputation consists of Mr. Henry Pease,
of Darlington, Mr. Joseph Sturge, of Birmingham, and
a gentleman from Bristol whose name we have not
heard.
SYDNEY.—The Helen Baird has arrived from Sydney,
Whence she sailed on the 30th of September, with
13,880 ouncea of gold, valued at 55,5001.