The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, attended by Lady Portman and Lord Alfred
Paget, paid a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager yester-
day afternoon at Marlborough House.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lord Ro-
bert Grosvenor, Groom of the Stole; Mr. George Edward
Anson, Treasurer; Earl of Morley, Gentleman in Waiting;
Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting ; and Colonel
Wylde, Equerry in Waiting ; went to St. Paul's Cathedral
yesterday afternoon, to the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy.
His Royal Highness, attended b' his Suite, afterwards went to
the Dinner at Merchant Tailors Hall.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday.
The Princess Royal was taken an airing yesterday, in a
barouche and four.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty yes-
terday.
The Royal Dinner Party, at Buckingham Palace, last even-
ing, included her Ruyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their
Serene Highnesses the Prince
,and Princess of Leiningen,
Lady Anne Maria Dawson, Earl of Albemarle, Lord Byron,
Right Hon. George Stevens Byng, and the Baroness Spaeth.
The Hon. Miss .tfurray and the Hon. 1114,s Lister have suc-
ceeded Lady Caroline Cocks and the Hon. Miss Cavendish as
the Maids of Honour in Waiting on the Queen.
The Royal Dinner Party at Buckingham Palace, on Wednes-
day evening, included her. Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Leinirigen, Lady Anne Maria Dawson' Earl of Uxbridge,
Earl of Morley, Vicount Melbourne, Lady Barham, Lord and
Lady Jocelyn, Baroness Spaeth, Right Hon. George Stevens
Byng, and Mr. George Edward Anson.
'1 he Band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards Was
in attendance at the Palace during the evening.

Her Royal Highness Princess gOphia Matilda, attended by
Lady Alicia Gordon and Miss Cotes, did Mr. Hayter • the
honour to sit to him yesterday for the picture of her Majesty's
marriage.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Fo-
reign-office. It was attended by all the Ministers.
The Council sat two hours and a half.

The Duke of Cleveland and Mr. Alston, M.P., had inter-
views with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, at his official re.ti-
deuce in Downing-street.
Mr. Cnarles Kerry Nicholls and Mr. Horton had an inter-
view with Mr. Wyse at the Treasury on Wednesday.
Mr. Alston, M.P., had an interview with Lord John Rus-
sell yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Desp Aches from the Governors of Ceylon, Cape of Good
Hope, and Sierra Leone, was received yesterday at the Co
lonial-office.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, May 13,
THE HASTINGS BAkONY.

The LORD CHANCELLOR delivered his opinion on this
case this morning, but in so low a tone that few of his Lord-
ship's observations were heard below the bar. We understow
his Lordship to say, that the claim came before their Lordships
under a reference from her Majesty, upOn the petition of
Sir Simon L'Estrange and Sir Jacob Astley, claim-
ing the barony of Hastings, stated to have been created.
or at least to have subsisted, in the 49th Henry 111.
The pedigree, so far as it derived descent from the party uncles
whom it existed, appeared to him, atter a laborious investiga-
tion, to have been made out; but at the same time there existe,i
that degree of doubt which must always exist in coming to
conclusion on facts of such ancient date. It, however, hap-
pened in this case, that the pedigree was so supporter.
y public documents as to leave no reasonable doubt
on the subject. His Lordship then proceeded to trace
the pedigree of the respective claimants from Sir Henry
De Hastings, who was summoned to Parliament
in the 49th of Hen,y 111., and said, that though there was
clear proof that Sir Henry de Hastings had been summoned,
there was no proof of that which was also necessary to create
a legal title, that he had ever sat, while it was proved that hi
son had sat in 'Parliament, but proof was wanting that he has
ever been summoned. His Lordship then commented upon
the evidence, and said, that under all the circumstances, he
thought their Lordships would be justified in coming tot's
conclusion that the writ of sansmons had been issued, which alone
would have entitled him to a seat in their Lordships' House.
This being established, and the claimants, with a Mr. Brown.
who doe; not claim, being proved to be co-heirs of the barony,
it was his opinion that Sir Simon L'Estrange, Sir Jacob Ast-
ley, and Mr. Brown, were entitled to the barony of Hastings,
and -that the barony must remain in abeyance between the three
until it should be the pleasure of the Crown to exercise its pre-
roAtive, and determine which of the parties should enjoy the
dignity.
The Loan CHANCELLOR having concluded, their Lordships
decided in conformity with it, and ordered their decision tobe
recorded upon the Journals of the House.