The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited her
Majesty yesterday.
The .Marquis 'Camden had an audience of the Queen yester-
day, to deliver to her Majesty the Ensigns of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter worn by his late father.
The Royal Dinner Party last evening included his Majesty
the King of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, M.
Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, Baron de Bourqueney,
French Chargd'Affaires, Earl and Countess of Erroll, and
Lady Ida Hay, Earl of Uxbridge, Viscount Melbourne, Lord
and Lady Seymour, Lady Loveson, Lady Fanny Howard, Ge-
neral Goblet, and M. Van Prwt.
The Marchioness of Normanby has succeeded the Countess
of Mount Edgecumbe as the Lady in Waiting on the Queen ;
and Lord Poltimore and Sir Frederick Stovin have succeeded
the Earl of Aboyne and the Hon. William Cowper as the
Lord and Groom in Waiting on her Majesty.
An engraved portrait of her Majesty Queen Adelaide, from
the picture painted by Mr. Ross, for the Royal collection,
was yesterday submitted by Mr. Ryall to her Majesty, and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her Majesty and his
Royal Highness expressed their unqualified approbation.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians honoured Mr. C. R.
Leslie, R. A., with a ;lifting yesterday morning in Buckingham
Palace for the Royal Christening picture.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured Sir Gore Ouseley with
his company at dinner on Monday evening, at his residence in
Upper Brook-street.
Prince George of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen
Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House.
Captain Gower, on his departure for Van Diemen's Land,
had an interview with Lord John Russell at the Colonial-office
yesterday.
The Agent for Jamaica, Captain Trotter, Mr. Holmes, and
Messrs. Irving and Barkley, had interviews yesterday wit'.
Lord John Russell at the Colonial-office.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of the British North American Provinces.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Captain R. J. Eaton, M. P., and Mrs. Eaton, at the St.
George's Hotel, from Stitchworth Park; Sir Thomas
Buckham Hepburn, M. P., at ditto, from Scotland; Vis-
countess Ashbrook and the Hon. Miss Flower, at ditto ;
Countess of Sandwich, a: ditto ; the Hon. James and Mrs.
Norton, at ditto; the very Rev. the Dean of Exeter and
Miss Lowe, at Marshall Thompson's Hotel ; W. E. L.
Bulwer, at ditto, from Norfolk ; M. Thestoky, at ditto ;
the Rev. J. Drake, at ditto, from Dover; the Duke and
Duchess of Beaufort, at Beaufort House, last evening,
from Badminton, Gloucesteralnire ; the Marquis of Wkst-
menth, from Clonyn Castle, Westmeath, Ireland ; Lord
and Lady Keane, from Hampshire; Lord John Hay, in
Belgrave-street, from Scotland; Count Bathyany, from
Melton Mowbray ; the Earl and Countess of Hillsborough,
in Hanover-square, from Ireland ; the Earl of Chester-
field, at Chesterfield House, from Derbyshire; Sir John
Beckett, in Stratford-place, from Leamington, Warwick-
shire ; Sir George Clerk, Bart., M.P., from the Conti-
nent ; Lord and Lady Dinorben, accompanied by Lady
Gardner, at Bute House, from Paris ; the Dowager
Lady Thomas, in Dorset-place ; Sir Robert Dallas,
Bart., in Henrietta street, from a tour ; the Earl
of Belfast, from Leamington Spa ; Lord Poltimore,
in Grosvenor-square, from Brighton ; Lord George
Quin, at the Albany, from Kent ; Lady De Dun-
stanville, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square ; Lady
Gardiner, in Eaton•place : Lord and Lady Colborne, in
Hill-street, from West Hurling, Norfolk ; Count Morel,
from the Continent ; Sir Francis Head, Bart., from a
tour : the Marquis of Titchfield, at Harcourt House, from
Welbeck Priory, Notts ; the Marquis of Clanricarde, in
St. Jamcs's-square, from a visit to the Earl and Countess
De Grey, at Wrest Park, Beds; Sir John and Lady
Charlotte Guest, from their seat in Wales; Mr. Mervyn
Archdall, in Albemarle-street, from Ireland; Lady Dallas
and Miss Dallas, in Henrietta-street; the Marquis and
Marchioness of Thomond, in Belgrave-square, from Tap.
low House. Berks ; the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's,
in Piccadilly, from Redbourne Hall, the family scat near
Brigg, Lincolnshire; Lord Ward, at Mivart's Hotel,
Brock-street, from Himley Hall, Stafirdshire; Mr. New-
digate, at ditto, from Warwickshire ; Lord Saltoun, in
Great Cumberland-place, from Ness Castle, Inverness-
shire ; the Earl of Kelburne, from the seat of the Earl of
Glasgow in Ayrshire ; Lord and Lady Worsley, in Bel.
grave-street, from Brocklesby, Lincolnshire ; Sir Love
and Lady Jones Parry, from their scat, Madryn Park,
Wales; Mr. and Mrs. Kingsmill, at Lambeth Palace,
from Sidmonten House, Hants Lord Petre, in ManQfield-
street, from Thorndon Hall, Essex ; the Hon. Captain
Macdonald, from Leicestershire.

SECOND COLONY of NEW ZEALAND.
Under the Direction of
THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY.
GOVERNOR-JOSEPH SOMES, Esq.
DErurr-GcivanNou—Hon. FRANCIS BARING, M.P.
DIRECTORS.
Viscount Ingestre, Sir W. Molesworth, Bt., M.P.
Lord Pet re 'Alexander Nairne, Esq.
Henry A. Aglionby, Esq.,M.P.John Pine, Esq., Ald.
John Ellerker Boulcott, Esq. iSir Geo. Sinclair, Bart. M.P.
John William Buckle, Esq. (John Abel Smith, Esq., 'M.P.
W. Taylor Copeland, Esq.,lWm. Thompson, Esq., Ald.,
, M.P. M.P.
Russell Ellice, Esq. Hon. F. J. Tollemache, M.P.
James Robert Gowen, Esq. Edward G. Wakefield, Esq.
John Hine, Esq. Sir Henry Webb, Bart.
William Hutt, Esq., M.P. jAtthur Willis, Esq.
Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. George Frederick Young, Esq.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that en MONDAY the
Ist March next, the Directors will be ready to receive applica-
tioes from Colonists and others desirous of purchasing Lands in
a new settlement about to be formed in connexion with a se-
cond colony upon the Company's territories in New Zealand.
The Land will be offered in Lots of 201 Acres each, including
one Town Acre, at the price of 3001. for each Lot. The pur-
chase-monies will be applied in the manner specified in the
terms of purchase; which may be had on application at the
Company's House.
_ _ .

By order of the Court,
JOHN WARD, Secretary.
New Zealand House, Broad-street-buildings, Feb. 15,1840.