The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-15 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buck•
ingham Palace, for the reception of several of the Foreign
Ministers.

The following had audiences of her Majesry :
Baron Biome, the Danish Minister, to present his new

credentials.
Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, upon his return
after a temporary absence.
Baron Munchausen,: the Hanoverian Minister, on his

return.
M. Alejo Fortique, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Venezuela, to de-
liver his credentials.
Baron Brunow, on a special mission from the Emperor of
all the Russias, to present his credentials.
Baron de Nieumann, on a special mission from the Em-
peror of Austria, to deliver hi, credentials.
Baron de Gersdord, the Saxon:Minister, upon his return
after a temporary absence.
To which several audiences their Excellencies were re-
spectively introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G. C. 8.,
her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master of
the Ceremonies.

Sir Lionel Smith was presented to the Queen at an
audience, on his appointment as Governor of the Maur-
ritius, by Lord John Russell, her Majesty's Principal Se-
cretary of State for the Colonies.
Her Majesty was attended by Lord Byron, the Lord in
Waiting, the Hon. Wm. Cowper, the Groom in Waiting,
and Colonel Buckley, the Equerry in Waiting.
The Queen went yesterday afternoon to Clarence
House, St. James's, to visit the Princess Augusta. Her
Majesty arrived attended by the Countess of Charlemont,
tae Lady in Waiting ; Colonel Buckley, the Equerry in
Waiting, following in another Royal carriage.
The Earl of Albemarle and Viscount Melourne ad
audiences yesterday of her Majesty.
The Earl of Uxbridge, Viscount and Viscountess Pal-
merston, Viscount Melbourne, Lord John Russell, and the
Right Hon. Francis Baring, joined the Royal Circle at
dinner last evening.
The Band of the First Life Guards were in attendance
at the Palace during the evening.
\':scount Torrington, one of the Lords in Waiting on,
the Queen, and the Hon. Colonel Grey, one of the Equer-
ries in Waiting on her Majesty, left town yesterday morn-
ing ror Dover in one of her Majesty's carriages and four,
on their way to the Continent.
lier Majesty will hold it Privy Council this afternoon,
at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of Cambridge, the Princess Sophia Matilda,
and Prince George of Cambridge, visited her Majesty
the Queen Dowager, yesterday, at Marlborough House.
The Princess Sophia Matilda and the Duke of Cam-
bridge visited the Princess Augusta, yesterday.
Mr. Mayers, the Agent for Barbadoes, and Mr. Young,
of British Guiana, had an interview with Lord John
Rue ell, yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Dr. Webster and a Deputation from Bristol had an in-
terview with the Marquis of Normanby, yesterday, at the
Home-otliee.

Colonel Torrent, Mr. Frederick Elliot, and the Hon.
E. Villiers, her Majesty's Commissioners for Emigration,
had an interview, yesterday, with Lord John Russell, at
the Colonial-office.

The Committee of the Privy Council on Education had
a meeting yesterday afternoon at the Council-office. The
Lords present were, the Lord President, Viscount Dun-
cannon, Lord Munteagle, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Mr. Labouchere, and Sir George Grey.
Mr. Hall, Lord Marsham, the Solicitor-General, and
General Alava had interviews with the Marquis of Nor-
manby, at the Home-office, yesterday.
The Cabinet Ministers dined with the Lord Chancellor
on Monday evening, at his residence in Bruton-street.
Despatches from Governor Light, at British Guiana,
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

The new tragedy, called Mary Stuart; now in
rehearsal at Drury-lane Theatre, is to-be brought out
on W. dnesday next, the 22dinstiint. The principal
chaticters. Ruthven, fi:viitiil,Rizzio, Queen Mary, and
Catherine Ruthven, are be performed by Mr. Mac-
ready, Mr. Elton, Mrs. Warner, and Miss Montague.
The Lord Provost of Glasgow has refused the
use of the Justiciary Court Hall to the Chartists, for a
public meeting on the subject of Mr. Frost's case, Ex-
tension of the Suffrage, &c.
Viscount Leveson, M.P., was to have left the
Earl and Countess of Granville's, at Paris, on Monday
last, and is expected hourly at Devonshire House, to be
present at the meeting of Parliament.
His Excellency Baron Brunow had a select party
to dinner, last evening, at Nlivart's Hotel. His Excel-
lency visited his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, at Cambridge House, and several members of
the corps diplomalique, yesterday afternoon, after being
presented at Court.
Earl Cadogan has left town for Bath, for the
benefit of the waters. The Countess and tile Ladies
Augusta and Honoria Cadogan remain at Paris.
There is a rumour that, immediately after the
quccn's marriage, Lord Melbourne will retire, and
1,24y0 the Government to Lord John Russell, who will
theti I.ll3salvp Parliament under an anti-Corn-law cry.—

Glasgow Goa-dor,
Mr. )Vector, M.P., for Dover, gave a spleno,
ball and supper at Kusney Abbey, Kent, on Thursday
evening, to upwards of 250 of the principal nobility,
gentry, and inhabitants, officers of the 90th light in-
fantry, &e.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey, accompanied
by Viscount Villiers, will return to town this afternoon,
from Middleton Park.
The Earl of Eldon comes to town, to-day, from
Shirley, his seat in Surrey, to dine at the Duke of
Wellington's. The countess will reside at Shirley
until after her twcauelientent, which is shortly ex-
pe.pigd,
Visce•uri Powerscourt, M.P., was expected at
his mansion ii, Dover.street late last night, from
Powersmurt Castle, wtmty Wicklow, for the Parlia-
ruei4ry ®fission.
Count Mey;ig Strogonoff has arrived at Ashburn.
ham House, aftev a temporary absence, from Paris.
Lady Dover, accompaniad by Viscount Clifden
and faoailv, arrived at Whitehall, last night, from Chats-
worth, where hpr Ladyship and family have been passing
several days with tire Duke of Devonshire.
The Hon. George Cavendish, M.P., and Lady
Louisa Cavendish, arrived at Harewood House, Hano-
ver-square, Crow a v)sit to the Earl and Countess of
Harewood, in Yorkshire,
Hight Hon. Sir ROhert Peel, Bart, M.P„
arrived at 1:4.5 residence in Whitehal:-gardens, yesterday
morning, from iitafferdshire. Lady Peel will come to
town at the close of tsso I,7epk. The Right Hon.
is in excellent health.
Cowley, the family seat in Lincoln-
The Ea 4 9f Yarborough, with Lord and Lady
discount Melbourne this evenlag,
y
shire, this
N. I.—We learn, from an official
eorilnirof'gc4flPorthYtrowat the Noble Earl dining
with
DANTizig,
oceount, that the Vistuli; has risen nine or ten feet at
at Warsaw it has careica away two arches of
the brOggt, ser~l«ttho communication with Praga is in-
terrupted,--,JA. Ihp frost which has- continued for
-,me days has so tilled pp the Elbe with floating ice,
ver, still open.
that tnt: navigation is ioterruptej, The passage to
ho
hamburg
r.
nviburgAt tho colaic vocalist, of London,
having within the last throe month; greatly added to
the Amusements of the Hampshire Catah OOd Glee
Society, ditto Philharmonic, Coot& Conceits a la
Mused, Harmouiaz, &c. &c., takes his farewell benefit
on Friday evening nest, prLor to his departure from
Portsmouth on his return to Lontion, Mr. Y. will
take with him the good wishes of the lovers of goonine
mirth as deservitig, fiVritorious character, wirose good
conduct is ettfitlej to warm c.9034#er,462n.
The Earl and COilAtOs orrive4
in Grosvenor-square from Walmer Castig, Dent.
The r., ble earl dines at the Duke of Weli4yrton's this
evening.