The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-26 00:00:00

BRIGHTON.-SUNDAY.

Their Majesties, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess
Augusta, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, heard Di-
vine service this morning in the drawing-room apartment
of the Palace. The Rev, Mr. Wood read prayers, and
the Bishop of Worcester preached from Luke, chap. ii.
ver 11. Their Majesties and their Royal relatives received
the sacrament, administered by the Bishop of Worcester.
The Countess of Sheffield was the Lady in Waiting.
Divine worship was also performed in the Royal Chapel.
The Rev. Dr. Everard read prayers, and the Rev. H. M.
Wagner preached from Isaiah, chap. ix., ver. 6. The choir
sang King's service in F, and Handel's chorus from The
Messiah " For unto us ;" and the preceding recitative,
" There were shepherds."
The severe change in the weather has confined their Ma-
jesties and the Court generally to the Palace. _ _

Among the calls at the Palace this day are—Lord and
Lady Howard of Effingham, Captain Herbert, R.N. ; Sir
A. Lady, and Miss Christie ; Rear-Admiral Sir Tremayne
Rodd, Lady and Mr. J. B. Rodd, Major-Gen, Sir J., Lady,
and Miss Nicholls.

The King gave audience to Lord Glennlg and Lieutc,
nant-Colonel Hay on Friday, and yesterday to Mr. Sergeant
Arabin.

Lord Glenclg is still at the York Hotel, and intends to
remain a few days.
Lord Viscount Lake is about to take his departure.
Lord George Bentinck, M.P., and Lord Albert Conyng-
-Imm arrived yesterday afternoon at the York Hotel.
On Friday evening the Royal dinner invitations com-
prised--The Hon. Captain Paulet, R.N. ; Rear-Admiral
Sir R. King, Lieut.-General Sir H. Campbell, Mr. Mel-
lish, Lieut.-Colonel- Hay, and Mrs. Fitzherbert.
The dinner invitations yesterday evening were—Rear-
Admiral Sir E. King, Captain H. Hope, R.N., the Hon.
Captain Paulet, and Lady and the Misses Napier.
The arrivals at the Palace yesterday were—Viscount
and Viscountess Falkland, Miss Wilson, the Bishop of
Worcester, and Lord A. Fitzclarence.

Lieutenant-General Sir W. Houston arrived on Friday
evening, and has succeeded Sir Hl'grove Turner as Groom
in Waiting.

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

Lady Codrington gave a ball and supper on Thursday
evening, on a splendid scale.
On Friday evening ILady Barnard entertained a distin-
guished circle of the hart ton.

Yesterday evening the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's
had a dinner party. This evening their Graces will enter-
tain a select party at dinner, and to-morrow evening St.
Alban's Mansion will be enlivened by a grand ball and sup-
per, in their Graces' usual elegant style.
Lord Colville entertains a select party on the 27th.
The Earl and Countess of Wicklow gave a ball the 28th.
The same day the Dowager Lady Ellenborough will have
a dinner party.

COURT CIRCULAR.

Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal left the Queen's
House, St. Jam:es's, at half-past eight o'clock yesterday
morning, to 'embark at the Tower for Calais, on his way
to Paris. Ills Serene Highness visited the Duchess of
Kent, at Kensington Palace, on Friday ; and, in the even-
ing, accompanied by Captain Curzon, dined with Baro❑
cl'Oml)teda, the Hanoverian Minister, at his residence in
Grosvenor-place.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Edward Grey, one of his
Majesty's Commissioners for the Affairs of Canada, ar-
rived in town on Friday evening. Sir Charles afterwards
transacted business at the Colonial Office.

The French Ambassador and the Russian Charge d'Af-
faires transacted business at the Foreign Office on Saturday.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Saturday
for the seat of the Marquis of Northampton, Castle Ashby,
Northamptonshire, on his way to Ireland.
Viscount Palmerston returned to town from Brighton
on Friday evening.
Sir Rufane Donkin had a dinner party on Friday, in
Park-street.

Reshid Bey, the Turkish Ambassador, bad a splendid
illumination in front of his residence, in Sussex-place, Re-
gent's Park, on Friday evening, in honour of the birth-day
of the Grand Seignior. In the centre was a very large
elliptical star of variegated lamps, enclosing a transpa-
rency. A smaller star was placed above between the co-
lumns in front of the house ; the capitals of the columns,
and the entablature were hung with lamps. At the bot-
tom of the illumination were the words—" Long live Sul-
tan Mahnaoud," having on each side large branches of laurel.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Lord and Lady Maynard, in Grosvenor-square, from Do-
Ver ; Sir Charles Grey, at the St. George's Hotel, from
Quebec ; Lady Grey, and family, at ditto, from The Oaks;
Sir John, Lady, Mr. Spencer, and Miss Shelley, at their re-
aidence in Belgrave-square, from the seat of the Duke of
Wellington, at Strathfieldsaye ; Captain and Mrs. Hawkins,
at Raggett's Hotel, from Brighton ; Wm. Coulson, Esq., at
ditto, from Brighton; Capt. and Mrs. Eyre, in Brook-street,
from. the Continent.