The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert left Windsor Castle at three
minutes before eleven o'clock yesterday morning, attentlesel
by Lady Portman, Lord Elphinstone, Major-General Bow
Ihe
Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, Lieutenant-Colonel der
Hon. Charles B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. Alexan
Gordon, and proceeded to the Slough station of the
Western Railway, travelling to Paddington by a special.
train, and afterwards proceeding to Buckingham Palace,
where the august party arrived at five minutes befoie twelve
o'clock. Great

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were received at the
Palace by the Viscount Jocelyn, Earl Fortescue, the Mar-
finis of Breadalbane, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Edward
H ward. and Colonel Wylde.
The Royal Standard was immediately displayed from the
top of the new front of the Palace.
The Queen went shortly before one o'clock to Gloucester-
house, to visit her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester.
Her Majesty was attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, LadY
in Waiting, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
Equerry in Waiting.
At halt-past three o'clock her Majesty held a Court end
Privy Council. Before the Council the Queen gave audience
to Lord John Russell, and the Marquis of Lansdowne.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President;
the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Minto, Lord Privy Seel;
Lord John Russell, First Lord of the Treasury; Sir George
Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department; iris"
count Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;
Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies; Sir Charles
Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Sir John Hobhouse,
President of the Board of Controul for the affairs of India;
Lord Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; the,
Earl of Carlisle, Chief Commissioner of the Woods and
Forests; the Earl Fortescue, Lord Steward; the Marquis 0
Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain; and the Duke of Norfolkt
Master of the Horse.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the most
Honourable Henry William Marquis of Anglesey to be Lord
Lieutenant of the county of Stafford, the Noble Marquis toolg
the oaths appointed to be taken thereupon.
The Queen's Speech, on opening the session of Parliament
was arranged and agreed upon.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council
in Waiting.
After the Council the following Foreign Ambassadors augl
Ministers had audiences of her Majesty :
Mehemet Pacha, Ambassador from the Sultan, to deliver
his credentials.
Admiral Cecille, Ambassador from the French Republic'
to deliver his credentials.
Count de Revel, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
potentiary from the King of Sardinia, to deliver to the Qtlee°
his letter of recall.
Senor Osma, Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic
of Peru, to deliver his credentials.
Senor Castellon, on a special mission from the Republic of
Nicaragua, to present his credentials.
Senor Molina, Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic
of Costa -Rica, to present his credentials.
Marquis de Sauli, Envoy Extraordinary and Miniert
Plenipotentiary from the King of Sardinia, to present 13'
credentials.
Their Excellencies were respectively introduced to the
Queen by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's pris
cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conduct ,
by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty 0

Master of the Ceremonies.
The Bishop of Sodor and Man had an audience of the
Queen, and delivered to her Majesty the Ensigns of tln
Order of the Bath, worn by his brother the late Earl e`
Auckland.
The Earl of Carlisle had an audience, and delivered to bet
Majesty the Ensigns of the most noble Order of the Garter+
worn by his father, the late Earl of Carlisle.
Sir Dkanah Armitage was presented to the Queen, at 10
audience, by Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal se-
cretary of State for the Home Department.
The Queen gave audiences to Earl Grey and Sir Jobs
Hobhouse. The Court was attended by Viscount Comber,
mere, Gold Stick in Waiting; Lord Elphinstone, Lord
Wailing; the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice-Chet;
berlain, the Comptroller of the Household, and Captain

Hon. Joseph Denman, Groom in Waiting.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance
of the French Plays with their presence yesterday eveninfi
The Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn,
Elphinstone, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
Captain the Hon. A. Gordon.
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The Lord Mayor had an interview with Sir George -
yesterday, at the Home Office. Lord Ashley had also an'
terview with the Right Hon. Baronet. part
Lord John Russell, First Lord of the Treasury, gave a
ol
liamentary dinner yesterday evening to a numerous par`hiled
Members of the House of Commons. The guests asseni,"
at seven o'clock, at his Lordship's official residence in Dn'veg,
ing-street, and appeared in uniforms and Court costion_or,
The Noble Premier read to his distinguished companY
thins of her Majesty's Speech to be delivered In Parliarc
this day.
The invitations comprised the Right Hon. the SPn'der
the Mover of the Address, Lord Harry Vane ; the Secc-51r
of the Address, Mr. E. H. Bunbury ; Cabinet Ministers, sir
George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Sir Charles IVO, d„'
Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhonse, and the Right ilo"f4era
Labouchere ; Officers of the Queen's Household. W.-
Marcus Hill, Lord Edward Howard, the Right o°llei the
Sebright Lascelles, Lord Alfred Paget, Lieut.-Colon
Hon. Robert Boyle; Master of the Mint, the Right fos•
R. Lalor Sheil ; Secretary at War, the Right Sir
Manic; Chief Secretary for Ireland, the Right In• On
William Somerville; the Judge Advocate-GenPl?:soll*
Right Hon. W. G. Ilayter ; the Attorney-General,
citor-General, the Solicitor-General for Scotland; -rFl3`citen;
Commission, Mr. Al. T. Baines and Viscount EbitZroe),
Under Pecretaries of state, Mr. G. Cornwall Lewis
Mr. B. Hawes (Colonies); Treasury Board, Mr.
W. Gibson Craig, Mr. R. M. Bellew, Mr. J. Par Lord
Tufnell ; Admiralty Board, Admiral r
Dundas'CoLwper 2fir.
Hay, Hon. Captain Berkely, ; Hon. Win.
11. G. Ward; kdia Board, Mr, J. Wilson; 0r ?l,Lord .''''Faget;
pertinent, Colonel the Hon. George Anson, Grey;
Private Secretary to Lord John Russell, Mr.
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and the Hon. J.. Elliot. party of
dy John Russell gave a full dress soirée to •,,FGentri
one hundred and fifty of the principal Nobility
in town, yesterday evening, at her residence, td"
place. the
Dispatches were sent off yesterday eveninflr2ll
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