The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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We have authority to state that her Majesty's Ball on
the 14th of Ma) is to be in Full Dress.
The Queen, attended by the Hon. Miss Kerr and the
Hon. Miss Cavendish, took an airing in an open carriage
and four yesterday. Major General Wemyss attended
on horseback.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie.
Lord John Russell and Viscount Palmerston had au-
diences of her Majesty, at Buckingham Palace, yester-
day.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the
Princess Helens, took airings in the royal gardens yes•
terday.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the amateur
performance at the St. James's Theatre with their pre-
sence 3 esterday evening. The Royal suite consisted of
the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Charlemont,
Hon. Miss Kerr, the Earl of Morton, Major-General
Wemyss, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Cambridge also honoured the amateur
performances with her presence last evening.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing in a
carriage yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Sir George
Coupar, and Lord James Murray, honoured the Royal
Italian Opera with their presence yesterday evening.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge pre-
sided yesterday at the meeting of the Art Union in
Drury-lane Theatre.
Tickets to view the Two Royal Pictures by Winter-
halter, in the Banquetting-room, in St. James's Palace,
will be issued from the Lord Chamberlain's-office from
twelve to four o'clock.

Each ticket will admit the lady or gentleman whose
name will be inserted in it, and five other persons.
All applications must be made personally, or through
a responsible agent, as it will be impossible to send
tickets or to answer written applications.
Ladies and gentlemen receiving tickets, will be re-
quired to leavetheir names and addresses on their cards,
at the Lord Chamberlain's-office.

A deputation on the subject of the Windsor Railway,
had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at
the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and
Forests,in Whitehall-place. The deputation consisted
of Captain Bulkeley, Mr. C. Russell, M.P., Mr. Saun-
ders, Mr. Daniell, and Mr. Brunel.

The Marquis of Donegall had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
cial residence in Downing-street.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—There were present
yesterday evening at her Majesty's Theatre—The Earl
Spencer, the Hon. Mr. Lyttelton, the Hon. Miss Lyttelton,
and the Hon. Miss Kerr' (who occupied her Majesty's box);
the Earl Cawdor, Viscount and Viscountess Emlyn, Vis-
count and Viscountess Brackley and party (who occupied
her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box); the Prince Louis
Napoleon, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Ba-
roness Brunnow and Mademoiselle Olgar de Lechner,
the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of
Huntley, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Falmouth, the
Earl of Munster, Count de Barke, Count Koudriaffsky, Lord
Charles Wellesley, Lord and Lady Templemore, Lord Col-
borne, Lord and Lady Brougham, Lady Palmer, Lord
Gerald Fitzgerald, Count de Courcy, Mr. and Lady Augusta
Wentworth, Sir George Wombwell,- Sir W. and Lady Clay-
ton, Sir H. Webb, Sir Thomas Hare, Sir Philip and Lady
Egerton, Sir Alexander Woodford, the Lord Mayor and
Lady Carroll, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Wentworth, Mr.
Leader, M.P., Capt. Meynell, kr. Barry Baldwin, M.P., &c.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—Her
Majesty's box was occupied last night by her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard,
Lady Mary Howard, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de
Speth, Lord James Murray, and Colonel Sir George Couper.
There were also present his Excellency the Hanoverian Mi-
nister, the Duke of Roxburgh, the Marquis of Headfort, and
the Ladies Taylour ; the Marquis of Donegal, the Countess
of Braybrooke, Viscount Combermere, Viscount Cantalupe,
Viscountess Maynard, Viscount Alford, Lord Suffield, Lord
and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady William Powlett,
Lord George Manners, Lady Carington, Lord H. Lennox,
Lady Montresor, Lord and Lady Somerville, Lady Macdo-
nald, the Hon. Mr Gray, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Hon. A.
D. Willoughby, Hon Mrs. Gage, Hon. G. Barrington, Hon.
F. Byron, Hun. H. Fane, Hon. Miss Hill, Sir John H.
Lowther, M.P., Sir W. Abdy, Sir Bellingham Graham.
and Lady Graham, Sir Richard Joddrell, Bart., Sir Edmund
Hartopp, Sir John Duckworth, M.P., Sir W. Codringti 2,
Lady Aleux, Mr. R. Sanderson and the Hon. Mrs. Sander-
son, Mr. H. T. Manners Sutton, Mr. H. T. Hope, General
Napier, &c.
MRS. *TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL, " THE THREE
COVSINS," in 3 vols., is published this day, by Mr. Colburn,
and may now he had at all the libraries. Mr. Colburn has
also just published the following popular new works of fic-
tion :-2. The Story of Lilly Dawson, by Mrs. Crowe, author
of "Susan Hopley," 3 vols. 3. Temptation and Atonement,
by Mrs. Gore, 3 vols. 4. The Romance of War; or, The
Highlanders in Spain, 3 vols. 5. Marston, by the author of
" Salathiel," 3 vols. 6. Emilia Wyndhan-i, by the author of
"Two Old Men's Tales," 3 vols. Also, ',ust ready, Evelyn
Harcourt, by Mrs. Gascoigne, author of "The School for
Wives," &e., 3 vols.

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ART-UNION OF LONDON.—After the prizes were
drawn yesterday, an operation which occupied more than
two hours, those of the greatest value were announced:—
The two 3001 prizes to R. Potter, Esq. and Colonel Estcourt ;
the three of 2001. to W. Hogg, Esq., A. Staunton, and G.
M. R. ; the five of 1501. to Colonel Wood (of Venezuela), T.
Hughes, Esq. (Halifax), T. Kennedy, Esq., Merell, Esq.,
and Ravenhill, Esq. Among the lesser prizeholders were—
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, 401. ; J. Des-
bois, 100/. ; Baldoch, 100/. ; Dormer, 1001.; H. Thompson,
1001. ; C. Battersea, 1001. ; D. Scanlan, 80/. ; F. Garnett,
801. ;H. Wilson, 80/. •J. Brandon, 804 ; Coleman, 801.;
J. Parr, 80/. ; Miss Brown; 80/. ; rs. Collier, 70/. ;J. San-
derson, 70/. ; •Mr. Southbeph, 70/. ; J. Tooner. 70/. ; Mr.
-Fripp, 80/. ; J. Ricketts, 70/.-; Miss C. Dow, 70/. ; Miss C.
Alexander, 70/. ; Cook, 70/. ; Greenly, 70/. ; W.
A. Dickson, 70/. ; Viscount Aitchison, 70/. ; G.
ec,Smdiwthiv, 70,b16; gory Secretary t 0 tto society, 15L tgc.