The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-15 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

At the Queen's state ball, at Buckingham Palace, a
Scotch reel was danced at one o'clock yesterday morning,
in which the Marqui, of Breadalbene, the Marquis of
Douglas, Cluny Macpherson, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart,
Mr. Dundas, Miss Baillie,,Hon. Lucy Kerr, Ludy R. Rus-
sall, Lady C. Elliot, and other Ladies and Gentlemen,
joined. Mr. Mackay, her Majesty's piper, attended.
The Queen took a drive in an open carriage and four
yesterday, accompanied by their Royal-Highnesses the
Prince of Wales and the Priticepi'Alice, and attended by
the Hon. Lucy Kerr. Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, Equerry in Waiting, attended oh horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col.
Bouverie. 'visited the Society of Arts in John-street,
Adelphi, yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa,
took their usual exercise yesterday.
The Queen had a dinner party yesterday. The com-
pany included her ROyal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
their Excellencies the,Belgian Minister and Madame Van
de Weyer, Lady Augusta Bruce,: Baroness de Speth,
Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Lord George Len-
nox, the Hon. Mrs. C. Phipps, General the. Hon. Arthur
Upton, and Sir George Couper. _—
In the evening a concert, was performed i n:Bucking-
ham Palace before her Majesty and Prince Albert and
the Royal circle, by the following eminent performers—
Madlle. Charton, Miss Kate Loder, Mrs. Anderson
Madlle. Neruda, Herr Pischek, Signor Bottesini, and M:
Demeur. Her Majesty's private band was also in at-
tendance.

The following was the programme of the concert:—
PART L

Overture, " Figaro" ... Mozart.
Ballade, Ballade, " Die susse Bell," Herr Pischek
BKremaerntbhds.ol
Andante and allegro vivace (from Con-
certo in G minor), pianoforte, Miss
Kate Loder
Air, "Ah quel nuit," Madlle. Charton
(Le Domino Noir) Auber.
Concerto, Violin, Willhelmine Neruda... De Beriot.
Arie, " Du, die mit holder Grazie," Herr
Pischek (Zimpa)

Herold.

PART 11.
Le Carnival de Venise, contra basso,
Signor Bottesini Paganini.
Melodie, "Le Lae," Madlle. Charton Niedermever.
Lieder ohne Worte, Pianaforte, Miss K. Mendelssohn
Loder ..• 1 Bartholdy.
Ballade, " Die dray Liebehen," Herr
Pischek ... Speyer.
Air, " Entendez vows sons ce feuillage"
(Le Rosignol), Madlle. Charton; flute
oblige, M, Demeur
National Bohemian Airs, Herr Piscbek.
Mrs. Anderson presided at the pianoforte.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess:of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
• Mecklenburg Strelitz, attended by Lady Augusta Ca-
dogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured th. Earl
and Countess, ot Wilton with their company at dinner
yesterday evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-
square.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester
Housp,
• The'Earl of Minto -gitve a dinner to the Cabinet Mi-
nisters on Wednesday evening, at his residencein Eaton-
square.
ViscOnnt •de, Mpncorvo, the Portugtiese Minister,
transeCtea brisineds yesterday; at the Foreign-office.
Bailies Melville and Stott, of Edinburgh, accompa-
nied by Mr. Sinclair, City Clerk, had art interview yes-
terday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the
subject of the stamp duty on receipts for merchants' and
tradesmen's accounts. They were accompanied by Mr.
Cowan, M.P.

Lebrun.

Mr. Pilkington, M.P., and Mr. James Heywood bad
an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.
Mr. Beckett Denison had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday. Sir John Edwards, Bart., and Mr.
Hodges, had also interviews yesterday with the Right
Hon. Baronet, at the Home•oflice.

Captain R. Rich, Mr. Tyas, and Mr. Townsend, had
an interview with the Earl of Carlisle, yesterday, at
the Office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods
and Forego.

it William Somerville, Bart., Chief Secretary for
Ireland, entertained the following party at dinner, on
W(dnesday evening, at his residence in Lowndes-
square:—The Earl of Howth, the Earl of Mouutcharles,
Count Strelitz, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor•
General for Ireland, Mr. Cornwall Lewis, Mr. Brien,
Captain Dawson, Captain Barclay, Captain Henry Pon-
sonby, A.D.C., Mr. Brand, Mr. Clements, and Mr
Meredyth.