The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen gave a concert yestez day evening at Buck-
3gharn Palace.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived,
attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth,
and Colonel Sir George Couper.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester was
attended by Lady Caroline Murray and Colonel the
Hon. Augustus Liddell.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge were accompaniPd by their Royal Highnesses
the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and were attended by Lady
Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay.
His Royal Highness Prince George was attended by
Captain the Hon. James Macdonald.

His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands
was attended by Vice• Admiral Lucas, Lieut.-Colonel
Rigot, and Lieut. the Chevalier R. Van Rappard.
His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, Count of Syra-
cuse, was attended by the Chevalier de Colonna.
The members of the Royal Family were received and
conducted to the presence of her Majesty and the Prince
by the lion. Misses Cavendish and Kerr, Maids of Ho-
nour in Waiting; Mr. 11. Ormsby Gore, Groom in
Waiting; Colonel Wylde, Groom in Waiting to the
Prince; Lieut.-Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps, Equerry
in Waiting; and Colonel Bouveric, Equerry in Waiting
to the Prince.

Ilis Serene llighness Prince Edward of Saxo Weim .r
was also present.
Her Majesty and the Prince Albert entered the State
Saloon, %►here the company had assembled, accompanied
by tl:eir illustrious guests, and attended by the Ladies
and Gentlemen in W airing. The august party, followed
by the general company, passed i►►to the saloon, which
was fitted up for music, and the concert commenced
shortly before ten o'clock.
The following was the programme:—
PARTE PRIMA.

Quartet to, " Mi manca la voce," Madlle.
Hayes c Madlle. Alboni; Signori Gar-
duni e Mario (Mote in Egitto) ... Rossini.
Air, " E f. rza estinguere, Sig. Gar:oni
(11 Reggente) Mercadante.
Duo, " Crudel perch() finora," Made. Grisi
e Sig. Coletti (Nozze di Figaro) ... Mozart.
Air, "Oh I vane pompe," Aherne. Hayes
(La Marescialta)... Nini.
Trio, " In questo estremo istante," Madame
Grisi, Signori Gardoni e Mario (Assedio
di Corinto) Rossini.
Tyrolienne, " Carina senti un poco,"
Madlle. Alboni Hummel.
Coro, " Siamo ciechi; siamo nati," Tutti
(Carnoval di Venezia) ... Rossini.
PARTE SECONDA.
Duo, " E via Buffone," Signori Colletti e
Lablacho (Don Juan) ... ... Mozart.
Air, " 10 l'udia," Madame Grisi (Torquato
Tasso) Donizetti.
Duo, " Ancor giovane, a proscritto," Sig-
nori Gardoni e Mario (II Bravo) ... Mercadante.
Trio, " Dunque it mio ben," Madlle.
Hayes, Signori Gardoni e Lablache
(Flauto Magico) . . Mozart.
Air, " Se i miei Sospiri" (1580), Sig.
Mario ... •Stradella.
Duo, " Di cornforto," Madame Grisi e
Madlle. Alboni (Vestale) Mercadante.
Coro, " Vadasi via di qua," Tutti.
Signor Costa presided at the pianoforte.
Refreshments were served to the company during the
evening in the principal dinner-room, where also the
supper was served.
About three hundred and seventy invitations were
issued.
The Queen and the Prince Albert took a carriage
drive yesterday, accompanied by the Prince of Wales,
and the Princess Alice, and attended on horseback by
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel
Bouverie.
Mr. John Lee had the honour of submitting a car-
riage, with his patent wheels and axles, to his Royal
Highness Prince Albert yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace. Messrs. Pearse and Coun;ze, the builders of the
carriage, accompanied Mr. Lee.
Their Roptl Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the
Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess
Mary, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklen-
burgh Stratus visited the Queen yesterday.

Iris Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for Promoting
and Encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding of the
Palace of W estminster.

His Royal Highness arrived at three o'clock, attended
by Colonel Bouverie.
The Commissioners present were Viscount Canning,
Lord Colborne, the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House
of Commons, Viscount Mahon, the Right Hon. Sir U.
Peel, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr. Hallam. The Secretary,
Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance.

The meeting broke up at kix ozclock.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps has re-
lieved General Wemyss in the duty of Equerry in Wait-
ing to the Queen; and Colonel Bouverie has relieved
Colonel the lion. A. Gordon in the duties of Equerry in
waiting to Prince Albert.

Her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburgh Strelitz visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of lit nt yesterday.
Sir John Pelly had an interview with Earl Grey on
Thursday.

MANSION HOUSE.—Yesterday the Lord Mayor
had the honour of receiving at dinner, in the Egyptian
Hall, the Earl of Yarborough, Mr. Yorke, the High
Sheriff of Lincolnshire; Sir John Trollop Bart, MP
the Hon. F. J. Tollemache, ALP., Mr. Christopher,
M.P., Colonel Sibthorp, IMP., Mr. E. Henetige, M.P.
Mr. Hubbouse, M.P., Captain the Honourable Dudley
Pelham, the Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt, M.P. ; the
Hon. Augustus 133 ron, the Hor. William Byron, Sir
Harry woke, Bart., Sir J. G. Sinclair, Bart., Mr.
Smith, Judge of the Lincolnshire County Court ; Mr.
Duncan, AI.P., Mr. Drax, M.P., Mr. G. J. Heathcote,
M.P., General %V. A. Johnson, Mr. John Chapman, of
Mow atn; Mr. Chaplin, of Blankney ; Colonel Chaplin
(Coldstream Guards.), Sir Edward Brackenbury, Mr.
Osborne, M.P., Sheriff Finnis, Major Finnis, Captain C.
Palmer, R.N., Captain F. Brace, R.N., Dr. Miller, R.N.,
Mr. G . Nichols, R.N., Mr. J. W. Nichols, R.N., Mr.
Hill, the Mayors of Lincoln and Stamford, the Mayor
and Corporation of Boston, the Mayor and Corporation
of Grimsby, and upwards of 100 other gentlemen con-
nected with Boston and the county of Lincoln. Sir
M. Cholmley, Bart., was prevented from being present
by the death of the Duke of St. Alban's.
There may now be seen in our office window a head
of asparagus, six ounces in weight, and four inches
in
bleadth. It was grown by Mr. William ba
dener, of Wallasey.—Liverpoot Mcrculy.