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

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen and Prince Albert left Windsor Castle at three
minutes before eleven o'clock yesterday morning, attends('
by Lady Portman, Lord F.lnninstone, Major-General Bowles'
Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, Lieutenant-Colonei the
Hon. Charles B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. Alexander
Gordon, and proceeded to the Slough station of the Grit
Western Railway, travelling to Paddington by a speeig`
train, and afterwards proceeding to Buckingham Pale,ce:
where the august party arrived at five minutes before tw'elr-
o'clock.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were received at the
Palace by the Viscount Jocelyn, Earl Fortescue, the Mar;
quis of Breadalbane, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord' Edward
,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 Majer-ty was attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lad/
in Waiting, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps'
Equerry in Waiting.
At half-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 Seal;
Lord John Russell, First Lord of the Treasury; Sir George
Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department;
count Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;
Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies • Sir Chari°
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 °
Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain; and the Duke of Norton('
Master of the Horse.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the most
~
Honourable Henry William Marquis of Anglesey to be Lori'
Lieutenant of the county of Stafford, the Noble Marquis toot
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 and
Ministers had audiences of her Majesty:_
Mehemet Pacha, Ambassador from the Sultan, to deliver
his credentials.

Admiral Cecille, Ambassador from the French Republic/
to deliv -r his credentials.

Count de Revel, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Picot
potentiary from the King of Sardinia, to deliver to the Quew
his letter of recall.
Senor Osma, Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republi6
of Peru, to deliver his credentials.
Senor Castellon, on a special mission from the Republic °f
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 Ministi!!
Plenipotentiary from the King of Sardinia, to present bi°
credentials.

Their Excellencies were respectively introduced to t-,11.
Queen by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's P 1.1%;
cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conduct ,
by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty I
Master of the Ceremonies.

The Bishop of Sodor and Man had an audience of th 9
Queen, and delivered to her Majesty the Ensigns of tb!
Order of the Bath, worn by his brother the late Earl of
Auckland.

The Earl of Carlisle had an audience, and delivered to bar
Majesty the Ensigns of the most noble Order of the Garter,
worn by his father, the late Earl of Carlisle.
Sir Elkanah Armitage was presented to the Queen, at as
audience, by Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal
cretary of State for the Home Department.
The Queen gave audiences to Earl Grey and Sir Joll°
Hobhouse. The Court was attended by Viscount Comber
mere, Gold Stick in Waiting; Lord Elphinstone, Lord ti`
Waiting; the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice-Cnolre
berlain, the Comptroller of the Household, and Captain the
Hon. Joseph Denman, Groom in Waiting.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performan:
of the French Plays with their presence yesterday evenin*i
The Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn, 14e'ra
Elphinstone, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, 14-
Captain the Hon. A. Gordon.
The Lord Mayor had an interview with Sir George Greg
yesterday, at the Home Office. Lord Ashley had also an ir`.'
terview with the Right Hon. Baronet.
Lord John Russell, First Lord of the Treasury, gave a Part
liamentary dinner yesterday evening to a numerous parr,'
Members of the House of Commons. The guests assemble_
at seven o'clock, at his Lordship's official residence in D°"lls,
ing-street, and appeared in uniforms and Court costumer,
The Noble Premier read to his distinguished company 490 t
tions of her Majesty's Speech to be delivered In Parliarne
this day.

The invitations comprised the Right Hon. the SPeakAer2r
the Mover of the Address, Lord Harry Vane • the s coo':
of the Address, Mr. E H. Bunbury ; Cabinet 'Ministers, it
George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Sir Charles Wood, /1"
Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, and the Right Hon; fa
Labouchere; Officers of the Queen's Household, 'IV,
Marcus Hill, Lord Edward Howard, the Right Hon' e
Sebright Lascelles, Lord Alfred Paget, Lieut.-Colonel; 0,
Hon. Robert Boyle; Master of the Mint, the Right 11°00.
R. Lalor Shell; Secretary at War, the Right Hon. Sir
Maule; Chief Secretary for Ireland, the Right the
William Somerville; the Judge Advocate-General, 1i•
Right Hon. W. G. Hayter ; the Attorney-General, the
citor-General, the Solicitor-General for Scotland; Poor7l_!.;
Commission, Mr. M. 'l'. Baines and Viscount Ebringt°l3),
Under secretaries of state, Mr. G. Cornwall Lewis (11°Ifj.,
Mr. B. Hawes (Colonies); Treasury Board, Mr. Ricl]4,.ll.
W. Gibson Craig, Mr. R. M. Bellew, Mr. J. Parker, coil
Tufnell ; Admiralty Board, Admiral Dundas, Lord v„
Hay, Hon. Captain Berkely, R.N. ; Hon. Wm. Cowper,
H. G. WY and ; India Board, Mr. J. Wilson ; Ordnancei r met;
partment, Colonel the Hon. George Anson, Lord C. FGAi, ;
Private Secretary to Lord John Russell, Mr. Wm.
and the Hon. JAlliot.
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Lady John Russell gave a full dress soirée to a,PrlentrY
le hundred and fife- of th- Nobility and `-"

on y .oe principal Nobility 1.- bow
in town, yesterday evening, at her residence, Chas
place. ha Co'
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from t
lonial-office for the Governor of New South Wales.

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