The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert rode out on horseback yes-
;erday, attended by the Hon. Miss Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel
:he Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel Bouverie.

Lord John Russell had an audience of her Majesty yester-
day at Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal took an airing in au open carriage and four
yesterday.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice,
and the Princess Helena took airings yesterday in the Royal
pleasure grounds.
The Royal dinner party, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace,
included his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, his
Excellency Count Kielmansegge, the Duchess of Inverness,
Viscount Sydney, and Lord and Lady John Russell.
The band of the Royal Regifitent of Horse Guards was in
attendance during dinner, and, under the direction of Mr.
Tutton, performed the following pieces :
Piano Forte Sonata, No. 2, Op. 2, arranged by J. R.

Tutton— Beethoven.
Selection—" Les Huguenots"—Meyerbeer.
Andante e Finale—" Sth Symphony"--Beethoven.
Quadrille—" Bondman"—Coote.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing in a car.
ri age yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Augusta Bruce, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with
her presence last evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Royal
Duchess on Wednesday at Gloucester House.
A deputation from the Birkenhead Docks, including
Messrs. Bailey, Vyner, Davis, and M. Laird, had an inter-
view with the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and
Forests yesterday, at their office in Whitehall-place.
A deputation on the subject of improved mail communica-
tion between Belfast and Fleetwood, and between Belfast and
Ardrossan, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex
chequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Deputation- from Belfait consisted of Messrs. Robert
James Tennent, William Pirrie, John Doraville, and Robert
Henderson, and was accompanied by the Members for
Belfast, Lord John L. Chichester, and Mr. D. R. Ross.
The deputation was also supported by the Right Hon.
T. Milner Gibson, M.P., the Earl of Eglinton and Winton,
Mr. Thomas Bateson, M.P., Mr. James Oswald, M.P., Mr.
J. Dennistoun, M.P., Colonel Rawdon, M.P., Mr. Talbot
Clifton, M,P., Sir Horace Seymour, M.P., Mr. S. Crawford,
M. P., Sir Robert Ferguson, M.P., Mr. George Wilson, Mr.
Shafto Adair, Mr. John Leadbeater, Mr. A. Graham, and
Mr. henry Smith.
A deputation, headed by Viscount Sandon, M.P., Sir
Howard Douglas, M.P., and Mr. Entwistle, had an interview
with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Count de Jarnac, French Charge d'Affaires, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
A deputation from the vestry of Marylebone had a long
interview with Lord Morpeth at Gwydyr House yesterday,
on die subject of their objection to the machinery of the
health of Towns Bill. The deputation consisted of the Rev.
Dr. Spry, Sir James Hamilton, Bart., and Messrs. George
Daniell, Potter, H. C. Wilson, Mc. Evily, and Armson,
accompanied by the Members for the borough of Marylebone,
and attended by the vestry-clerk and surveyor.
The Commissioners of the Metropolitan Improvements had
a meeting yesterday in Whitehall-place. There were present
Viscount Morpeth, Lord Colborne, Lord Lyttelton, Sir Robert
Inglis, and Mr. A. Milne.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy
Governor had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer.
The Mayor of Manchester and Mr. Brotherton, had an in-
terview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
general meeting yesterday.
A deputation from the Health of Towns Aesociation, had
an interview with Viscount Morpeth and Sir George Grey
yesterday, at the office of the Woods and Forests. The
deputation consisted of Lord Ashley, Dr. Southwood Smith,
Dr. Grey, Mr. R. D. Granger, Mr. Joseph Toynbec, Mr.
T. W. Tottie, Mr. J. D. Fletcher, Mr. Charles Fowler, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. C. Gatliff, Mr. H. Austin (Honorary Secre-
tary), the lion. F. Byng, and Mr. A. Slaney.
Mr. P. Mahony had an interview with the Earl of Claren.
don yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade.

FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY.—The
anniversary festival of the above institution was celebrated
yesterday by the customary choral service in St. Paul's
Cathedral. which was attended by a very numerous congre-
gation. In the evening a number of the friends and sup-
porters of the charity dined together in the splendid hall of
the Merchant Tailors, the Lord Mayor presiding. The en-
tertainment, which was of a very splendid description, was
enlivened by a variety of songs, glees, &c., and after the
cloth was drawn appropriate addresses were spoken by his
Grace the Arel.Ushop of Canterbury, the Bieiiop of London,
Lord Denman, the newly-elected vice-presidents in the room
of Sir N. Tindal, Rev. H. Rowarth, and other gentlemen.
The results of the day's proceedings must have proved highly
beneficial to the interests of the charity.