The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Princess
Victoria, attended by Lady Conroy, Baroness Lehzen, and Sir
John Conroy, visited Drury-lane Theatre yesterday, to see the
performance of the Brigand.
A Cabinet Council was held at half-past two o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Foreign Office, which was attended by the Lord
Chancellor, Earl Grey, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Dur-
ham, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount
Goderich, Viscount Althorp, the Right Hon. C. Grant, and
Lord Holland.
The Council sat about an hour in deliberation.
The Spanish Minister, and Count Matoushevitz (Minister
from Russia), transacted business yesterday at the Office of the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount
Goderich, and others of the Cabinet Ministers, had a meeting
yesterday at the Colonial Office.

Despatches were sent off from the Foreign Office on Wednes-
day evening, for Lord Ponsonby at Brussels.
Sir John Wrottesley, Sir James M.cintosh, Sir James Mac-
donald, Sir George Warrender, Sir Robert Heron, Sir Robert
Wilson, Mr. Law Hodges, Mr. Littleton, Mr. Tennyson, Mr.
Shaw Lefevre, Mr. Wood, &c., were present at the grand dinner
party given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday
evening to a party of Members of the House of Commons.

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BRIGHTON, FEB. 2.

Their Majesties yesterday honoured Lord Chichester with a
visit at his Lordship's seat, Stanmer Park. Their Majesties were
attended by Lady Bedingfield and Mademoiselle l)'Este, and pro-
ceeded in a carriage and four, with six outriders. Sir Andrew
Barnard, Lord Howe, Lady Whitshed, and Miss Watson, fol-
lowed in a second carriage and four. The Royal Party arrived
at Stanmer Park at half-past two o'clock, and were received by
the Earl and Countess of Chichester, his Grace the Duke of De-
vunshire, Lord and Lady Carlisle, Sir George and Lady Shiner,
and several other persons of distinction, who were invited on the
occasion. Shortly after their Majesties' arrival, they partook of a
splendid defrune a is fourchette, and returned to the Palace at
half-past four o'clock. On their Majesties' arrival at the gate of
Stanmer Park, they were met by a number of the country gen-
tlemen and Lord Chichester's tenants, all wearing silk hatband.,
and carrying blue wands, and conducted to the mansion. On
their Majesties' departure they were escorted to the gate by the
same party.
The severity of the weather diminished much of the pleasing
effect which the arrangements made would have produced. It
blew a violent snow storm during the entire day.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland,
accompanied by Prince George and suite, arrived at the Pavilion
yesterday evening, on a visit to their Majesties. The Duchess
of Kent and Princess Victoria are the only branches of the
Royal Family who have not been at Brighton during their Ma-
jesties' present sojourn at their Marine Palace.
The Marchioness of Ely has arrived at the Palace.
Lord and Lady Mayo and Lord Howe have taken their de-
parture from the Palace.

The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, Duke of Sussex,
Prince George of Cumberland, Prince George of Cambridge, the
Duchess de Dino, Count and Countess Munster, the Duke de
Valency, General Dalbiac, Colonel Downman, Colonel Rice,
with the Royal suite, composed their Majesties' dinner party.
Her Majesty's private Band attended in the evening.
Their Majesties, it is said here, intend visiting Ireland early in
the ensuing summer.

THURSDAY, FED. 3

Their Majesties, accompanied by the Duke and nuchess of
Cumberland, Prince George of Cumberland, Prince George of
Cambridge, the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, and a numerous
suite • the Marchioness of Ely, Countess of Errol, Lady Beding.
field, Wilson, Sir Andrew Barnard, Mr. Jelf, and the Rev.
Mr. Hervey, paid a visit to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, at
his mansion, Kemp-town. His Grace had a select party of No-
bility to meet their 'Majesties. The Royal partypartook of a splen.
pid dejcune a la fourchelle, and after remaining several hours
with the Noble Duke, returned in four carriages and four, with a
splendid retinue.

Their Majesties' dinner party was select. Count and Countess
Munster, the Bishop of Chichester, General Dalbiac, Lord Farn-
borough, and Admiral Rolle, were the only g..,ests.
The Duke of Sussex has been indisposed since Saturday, and
has been since confined to his apartments. His Royal Highness
is considerably better to-day.
The Duke of Cumberland, after his return from Kemp-town,
walked on the Steine for some time.

Several persons of distinction had the honour of paying their
respects to their Majesties yesterday, by leaving their names at
the Palace. _

This evening her Majesty gives a splendid juvenile ball : be-
tween 300 and 400 cards of invitation have been issued by the
Lord Chamberlain. The entertainment will be a fac simile of
the grand fete given on the 28th ult.
Last night upwards of 350 fashionables attended the Almack's
ball at the Old Ship Assembly Rooms.
The Queen's private band attended at the Palace last evening.

The Public, especially the numerous portion
of it who take interest in the Arts, will be glad to hear
that the Life and Literary works of Fem.' will be imme-
diately published by his friend and executor Mr. KNOWLES.
The volumes will include the Lectures of FUSELI, which
have been stamped as the noblest criticism extant on Art;
his Aphorisms, and his History of the Schools of Painting
and Sculpture in Italy, neither of which latter Dave yet
been printed. It was for the last-mentioned production,
that the late Mr. JOHNSON, the bookseller of St. Paul's
Church-yard, agreed to give Fuszaz five hundred guineas.