The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-30 00:00:00

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The Queen will hold a Privy Council this afternoon, at the
New Palace.
Her Majesty and her august mother attended divine service
yesterday morning°, in the Chapel Royal. St. James's. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Slew'', who took his
text from Sr. John, chdp t3d, verse 15. The prayers were
read by the Rev. R. H. Barham ; the lessons by the Rev.
.1. V. Povah ; and the altar service by the Rev. Dr. Sleuth,
the Rev. Messrs. Povah and Barham. The musical service
was King's in C. The Sanctus and Responses,7vere corn-
posed by the Earl of Wilton, and the Noble Earl presided at
the organ during their performance. The anthem, " I will
sing of thy power" (Greene) was full, with a semi-chorus.
Mr. J. B. Sale presided at the organ. The Dean of Here-
ford was the Clerk of the Closet in Waiting. Her Majesty
was accompanied by the Princess Hohenlohe. In the Royal
suite were the Countess of Charlemont, Lady Flora Hast-
ings, Hon. Miss Cocks, Lady Caroline Barrington, the Mar-
quis of H( adfort, Hon. C. A. Murray, Hon. W. Coopor, and
Colonel Buckley.
Lords Plunkett, Vernon, Bandon, Clarendon, Roden, and
Orkney, were amongst the nobility present.
• After the service her Majesty and suite returned in three
carriages, to the New Palace.
The Qip en honoured the performance of Lucia di Lam-
mermoor, at her Majesty's Theatre, on Saturday evening, with
her presence. Her Majesty was accompanied by the Duchess
of Kent and the Princess hlohenlohe. The Royal suite in-
cluded the Countess of Charlemont, Lady Flora Hastings, the
Hon. Miss Cocks, Lady Caroline Barrington, Marquis of
Conyngham, Marquis of Headfort, the Hon. W. Cowper, and
Colonel Buckley. The Princess Augusta of Cambridge was
also present at the performance.
The Queen rode on horseback on Saturday afternoon, up-
wards of two hours. Her Majesty was attended by the Hon.
Miss Cocks, Baroness Lehzen, Miss Quentin, Marquis of
Headford, Earl of Uxbridge, the Hon. Colonel Cavendish,
Colonel Buckley, and Lord Alfred Paget.
Vismunt Melbourne had an audience of Ler Majesty on
Saturday.

The 'Netherlands Ambassador Extraordinary and the
Baroness de Capellan, the Portuguese Ambassador Extraor-
dinary, and the Duchess de Palmella, had audiences of the
Duchess of Kent on Saturday afternoon, at the New Palace,
to take leave of Her Royal Highness.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge attended Divine Service yesterday
morning, in Kew Church. Her Majesty afterwards returned
to Bushy Park, and his Royal Highness to town.
The Netherlands Ambassador and Baroness de Capellen,
Prince de Putbus, Prussian Ambassador, Count Alten, Hano-
verian Ambassador, the Sardsnian Ambassador, and Mar-
chioness de B:ignole, Count de Lowenhielm, Swedish Am-
bassador, the Portuguese Ambassador, and the Duchess de
Palmella, and Marshal Soult, French Ambassador, attended
by their respective suites, visited the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge on Friday, at Cambridge House, to take leave of
their Royal Highnesses. The Russian Ambassador and the
Countess Strogonoff took leave of their Royal Highnesses yes-
terday. _ _

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by
Prince George, and attended by Mies Kerr and Baron Knese-
beck, honoured the Duke of Wellington with their company
on Saturday, at the grand dinner given by his Grace at
Api:ley House.

."1),: Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George, attended
by Miss Kerr and Baron Knesebeck, honoured the Countess
of Wilton with their company, on Friday evening, at her Lady-
ship's residence, in Grosvenor. square.
A Deputation of the Dublin and Kilkenny Railway Direc-
tors, consisting of Mr. H. Bainbridge (Chairman), Mr. John
Maher, M. P., and Mr. Francis White, accompanied by Mr.
P. Harte, Secretary, and Mr. H. Younge, Solicitor, had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday
in Downing-street.
Mr. Samuel Trescott arrived in town on Saturday morning
with dispatches from the Earl of Durham ;Governor-Ge-
neral of the Canadas. Mr. T. landed at Plymouth from her
Majesty's ship Hercules, at eight, A. M., on Friday, and
arrived at the Colonial-office at seven o'clock, A. m., on Sa-
turday morning. Mr. Trescott had an interview with Lord
Glenelg.

The Earl of Gosford, Sir Francis Head, and Mr. F. A.
Wilson, had interviews with Viscount Melbourne in Downing.
street on Saturday.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne,
the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John
Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Gleneig. the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the Earl of Minto, Sir John Hobhouse,
Lord Holland, and Mr. Poulet Thomson.
The Council sat three hours.

A Deputation, including Lord Chichester, Sir Robert In-
glis, and Mr. Coutts, had an interview with Lord Glenelg at
the Colonial-office on Saturday. The Earl of Gosford, Mr.
NV. Badgley, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Ferrer, had also inter-
views with his Lordship on Saturday.