The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Divine Service was performed yesterday at Kensington
Palace, before the Duchess of KENT, the Princess VIC-
TORIA, and their Royal Highnes,es' Household, by the
Dean of CHESTER.

The Duke, Duchess, and Prince GEORGE of CUMBER-
LAND, attended Divine Service yesterday morning in the
KING'S Palace, St. James's.
The Duke, Duchess, and Prince GEORGE of CUMBER-
LAND honoured the performance at Drury-lane T neatre,
on Saturday evening, with their presence.
The Neapolitan Minister gave a grand dinner to the
Prince of ORANGE on Friday evening, at his residence
in Gloucester-place. The Princess LIEVEN, the Aus-
tritn Ambassador, others of the Foreign Ministers and
their ladies, and a select party of the Nubility and Gentry,
were present to meet his Royal Highness.
Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS, the Governor of New Bruns-
wick, arrived at the Foreign-office about one o'clock yes
terday afternoon, in a carriage and four, with despatches,
from the Hague. Sir HOWARD, it is understood, is the
bearer of the decision of the King of the NETHERLANDS
(as umpire) respecting the disputed territot y between the
United States and the Colony of New Bi unswick. Co-
pies of the despatches were forwarded to the Cabinet Mi-
nisters in town in.the course of the afternoon.
A Cabinet Council was held at four o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon, at the Foreign-office, which was attended
by the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earl GREY, Lord DURHAM,
Viscount MELBOURNE, Viscount PALMERSTON, VISCOODI
GODERICII, Viscount Ammar, the Right Hon. Sir C.
GRANT, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM. The Marquis of
LANSDOWNE, the Earl of CARLISLE, and Lord HOLLAND,
wet e absent ; the Marquis left town in the morning for
his seat at Bow-Wood, Wilts ; the Eat I of CARLISLE is
out of town ; and Lord HOLLAND is confined to his re-
sidence by an attack of the gout. The Council sat in
deliberation till six o'clock.

The Lords of his MaJzsTv's Most Honourable Privy
Council had a meeting on Saturday morning, at the Coun.
cif-office, at which the Master of the Rolls presided. The
Judge of the Admiralty Court and the Judge-Advocate-
General attended. The Hon. WM. BATHURST was the
Cla•k of the Council in Waiting.
The case, " Bernard and others v. Phillpotts and
ethers," ex-parte, Jamaica, was first heard in this cause.
The Master of the Rolls, on the part of their Lordships,
decided that their Lordships could not act on the decree
of the Court helow ; "that the tenant for life. could not
benefit from an estate till all the debts and incumbranees
were paid off," unless it should appear that the estate was
not more than sufficient to meet them ; but, on the con-
trary, that an allowance ought to be made to him out of
the proceeds.
Mr. BURGE next addressed their Lordships, in the
case' Henry v. Byar and Wife," from Barbadoes, ex. parte.

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The ATTOANEY-GENERAL was heard by their Lord-
ships in an appeal, " Duheaurne v. Arthur," flow Jersey.
The judgments of the Courts below were reversed without
costs, on the ground of ineligibility of the witnesses re-
ceived by the Courts below for the respondents. With re-
gard to a question which was debated, whether a con-
stable proposing a fresh rate was bound to pass his ac-
counts when called on to satisfy the parishioners of its
necessity, their Lordships deeared their opinion, founded
on a decision of the Court at Jersey, to he that the con-
stable was bound to produce.
Their Lordships adjourned soon after four o'clock.

The Swedish Minister and Earl GREY had interviews
with Viscount PALMERSTON, on Satur&y, at the Foreign-
office.

The Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital had a
meeting on Saturday, at the Office of the Board of Trade.
There were present Lord AUCKLAND, Sir G. COCKBURN,
and Mr. POULETT THOMPSON.