The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-15 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The cerem ny of christening the infant daughter of
Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley took place at twelve
o'clock yesterday in the private chapel in Buckingham
Palace, in the presence of the Queen and Prince Albert,
the Duke of Wellington, Lord and Lady Charles Wel-
leFley, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the Right Hon.
Henry Pierrepont, the Lady and the Lord in Waiting,
the Maids of Honour, the Master of the Household,
the Groom in Waiting, and the Equerries in Waiting
to her Majesty and Prince Albert. The infant was
named " Victoria Alexandrina." The sponsors were
her Majesty the Queen, the Marchioness of Douro, and
the Marquis of Exeter. The ceremony was performed
by the Hon. ani Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, assisted by
the Rev. Gerald Wellesley.
In the evening the Queen and Prince Albert honoured
the Duke of Wellington with their company at dinner,
at Apsley House. The Royal suite consisted of Vis-
countess Jocelyn, Lord Camoys, Lord Alfred Paget,
and Colonel Bouverie. Their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attendei by Lady
Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, also
honoured the Duke of Wellington with their company
at dinner last evening.
Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen
yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince of Wales
and the Princess Royal, and attended by the Viscountess
Jocelyn, took an airing yesterday in an.-open carriage
and four. Lord Alfred Paget attended on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back, attended by Colonel Bouverie.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the
Countess Brownlow, visited the Queen yesterday.
Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess
llelena, took airings yesterday, in the pleasure grounds
of the Palace.

The Queen's copy of Gray's " Elegy," illustrated by
the Etching Club, was presented to his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. A
statuette of Una and the Lion, about to be executed in
Parian, at the Staffordshire Potteries was also submitted
to his Royal Highnev.
Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by the
Countess of Assenburg. Count de Beust, Baron de
Zigesar, and Colonel Cornwall, visited and inspected
the Royal Mint yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, attended by
Baroness Hammerstein and Major Stephens, honoured
the performance of Mr. Benedict's Concert at her Ma-
jesty's theatre with her presence yesterday morning.
A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Vis-
count Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobhonse, the
Earl of Clarendon, Lord Campbell, Viscount Morpeth,
the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right Hon. T. B. Mac-
aulay, and the Right lion. H. Labouchere.
The Council sat an hour and a half.

Mr. Entwisle, M.P., and Mr. D. Derbishire, had an
interview with the: Right Hon. Edward Strutt at the
office of the Commissioners of Railways in Great George-
street.

Dr. Lynch, accompanied by the parochial officers from
St. Andrew's, St. Bride's, St. Dunstan's, and St. Se-
pulchre's paris tes—namely, Messrs. Batchelor, Sweet-
Boreton, Brett, and Ilerepath, had an interview
with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of the
Woods and Forests.

The Marquis of Normanby had an interview with
Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
The O'Connor Don had an interview with the Earl of
Clarend•in yesterday.
The new Bishopricks Commission had a meeting
yesterday in Whitehall-place. The Commissioners pre-
sent were the Archbishop of Canterbury. the Marquis of
Lansiowne, the Earl of Chichester, the Bishops of
London, Durham, Winchester, and Lincoln, and Sir
Cherles Wood.
Lord C')ichester had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Frewen, M.P., Sir W.
Fielden, , Mr. Gren'ell, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Sil-
chester, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Burchell, Mr. Kigour, Mr.
Sherrard, Mr. Bidder, Mr. McGregor, Mr. Fearon, and
Mr. Clayburn, had an interview with the Right Hon: E.
Strutt yesterday.

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S
GRAND FE FE TO HER MAJESTY AND THE
PRINCE CONSORT.
The Duke of Wellington gave a princely fête to the
Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert last even-
ing, at Apsley House.
We understand that the Noble and Gallant Duke re-
ceived intimation of her Majesty's gracious pleasure, on
the Queen signifying it to be her intention to stand
sponsor to the infant daughter of Lord and Lady Charles
Wellesley, that her Majesty and her illustrious consort
would honour his Grace by their company at the fete
which was to be given on the interesting occasion. •
The Duke of Wellington invited the several members
of the Royal Family and a distinguished circle to meet
the Queen at the sumptuous entertainment which pre-
ceded the musical reception, the banvetting-table being
laid for about forty guests. Agreeably to the invita-
tions, the guests began to assemble shortly after seven
o'clock.
The full band of the Grenadier Guards (the Duke's
regiment) was stationed-in the vestibule, and performed
a variety of airs while the august visitors congregated
prior to her Majesty's arrival.
tier Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
arrived at halt-past seven, and as the royal carriage
drove into the court-yard were warmly cheered by the
populace congregated in Piccadilly.
The Duke of Wellington was in waiting to welcome
his Sovereign and her illustrious husband, and after a
cordial greeting, p
roceeded ueen resting on the arm of the
venerable Duke, p to the gallery, where the
majority of the guests had met; Prince Albert, Lord
Charles Wellesley, and the attendants on the Queen and
Prince followed to the picture gallery, Lady Charles
Wellesley advancing to the staircase to meet the august
visitors.
The banquet was served in the noble dining-room, the
table presenting a gorgeous display of plate, from the
celebrated Portuguese plateau occupying the centre,
besides a rare collection of ornamental plate. The whole
was relieved by the choicest flowers, and massive cande-
labra, from which the festive board was illuminated.
The spacious apartment appropriated for the banquet
is hung with the portraits of the continental sovereigns
in alliance with this country during the wars that suc-
ceeded the French revolution.
The following is a list of the dinner circle, in addition
to the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and
the noble host:—Their Royal Hignesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Gloucester and
Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of
Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duke
and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess of Sutherland, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Eieter, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquis and Marchiones
of Douro, the Countess of Westmoreland, Viscount
Jocelyn, iord and Lady John Russell, Lord and Lady
Charles Wellesley, the Right HOD, Sir Robert and Lady
Peel, the Right Hon. Henry Pierrepoint, the Hon. and
Rev. Gerald Wellesley; and Lord Camova, Viscountess
Jocelyn, Lord Alfred Paget, Lady Caroline Cocks and
Colonelßsaverie, in waiting on the Queen and Prince;
Lady Augusta Cadogan and Baron lineseheck. in
waiting on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge; Lady
Georgians Bathurst, in waiting on the Duchess of
and the Hon. Capt. James Macdonald, in
waiting on Prince George.
Her Majesty retired from the dining-room at half-past
nine o'clock.
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine
of Russia arrived shortly after ten o'clock. Their Se-
rene Highnesses the Heredizary Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Saxe Weimar had previously arrived. Ms
Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince of Lucca was also
among the early arrivals, arid among the general com-
pany we observed their Highnesses the Prince Francois
and Princess Lichtenstein, his Excellency the Aus-
trian Ambassador and the Countess Dietrichstein,
his Excellency Prince Castelcicala, his Excellency
the Prussian Minister, and Madame andcY
Misses
and
Baroness his Excellency the Russian Minister d
Baroness Brunnow and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechner,a
his Excellency the Portuguese;
_ Minister and Baroness
Moncorvo, his Excellency Count Kielmansegge, his
Excellency the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto,
his Excellency Count Schimmelpennick, his Excellency
the American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft, his Excel-
lency the Danish Minister and Countess Reventlow, and
the Countess Hilda Reventlow his Excellency the Bra-
zilian Minister and Madame Lisbon, his Excellency the
Saxon Minister and Baroness de Beust, his Excellency
M. Van de Weyer, his Excellency Baron Hugel, the
Swedish Charg6 d'Affaires and Baroness Rehausen,
Count Reyel, Count rotiNkir Bata gofer,M, de Berg,

the Duke of Rutland and Lady Adeliza Manners, the
Duke de Palmella, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Abercorn, the Marquis and Marchioness of Nermanby,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, tie Marquis and
Marchioness of Clanricarde and Lady Emily de Burgh,
the Marquis of Granby, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Ely, the Earl and Countess Spencer and Hon. Miss
Lyttelton, the I'arl and Countess of Haddington, the
Countess of Manvers and Lady A. Pierrepoint, the Earl
and Countess of Wilton, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl
and Countess Fortescue and Miss Geale, the Earl and
Countess of Lincoln, the Countess of Clarendon, the Earl
and Countess Grey, the Earl of Auckland and the Hon.
Miss Eden, the Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl of
Ripon, the Earl and Countess of Desart, the Earl and
Countess of Cawdor, the Earl and Counte.s Delawarr,
the Earl of Warwick, the Earl and Countess of Clan-
william, the Countess of Charlemont, the Earl and
Countess of Minto and Ladies Elizabeth and Harriet
Eliot, the Earl and Countess of Morley, the Countess
of Morton and Lady Ellen Douglas, 'Viscount Morpe;h,
Viscount and Viacountess l'Ccapert, Vi ,Dual
Cap lsca
and Lady ilonoria Cadoaain, Viscount Strangfard,
Viscount and Viscountess Br c.l;lc,e, Viscount tit. Vin-
cent and Hon. Mrs. Dy ca Sombre, Viscount-Psi Palmer-
ston, Vise ,unt and Viscountess Canning, Viscount and
Visamintess Falkland, Viscount and Viacountess tiyl-
ney, Viscount and Viscountess Combermera, Le, Lord
Chancellor and the Hon. Miss Pepya, Lord and Lady
Lyndhurst and Hon. Miss Copley, Lord and Lade Ash-
burton and lion. Miss Baring, Lord and Lady D. Ros
and Hon. Miss De 11 as, Lord Foley and lion.
Foley. Lord Duakell la Lady Blanche Bilfour, Lord
and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord Clarence and Lady
Adelaide Paget, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Lor4
Heystesbury, Lord E. F. Howard. Lady Granville
Somerset and Miss Somerset, Lord Campbell and Lady
Stratheden, and Honourable Miss Campbell, Lord
and Lady Stanley, Lord Lyttelton, Lord and Lady
Fitzroy Somerset and Misses Somerset (2), Lady Marcus
Hill, the Lord Chief Justice and Lady Wilde, Lady
Georgiana Fane, the Right Hon. Sir C. Wood, Maajor-
Geaeral and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Honourable Colonel
and Hon. Mrs. Anson, lion. Colonel Liddell and Mrs.
Liddell, the Right Hon. Sir James and Lady Graham,
the Right flon. Fox and Mrs. Maule, Hon. Major West'
lion. Captain and Mrs. Daneombe, Major-General Sir
Harry and Lady Smith, Sir E. and Lady Bowater, Mr.
and Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor, the Hon. and Rev.
Mr. Courtenay, Mr. G. E. and Hon. Mrs. Anson, the
Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Sir Horace Sey-
mour and Lady Clinton, and Misses Seymour, Sir John
and Lady Macdonald, Sir Willoughby and Lady Gordon,
lion. S. Pierrepont, Hon. Lieut.-Colonel and Lady Mary
Wood, Lion. Mrs. Grey and Miss Copley, Hon. Lieut.-
Colonel Phipps, Colonel and Lady Catherine Buckley,
Captain Meynell, Miss B. Coutts and Miss Burdett, Mr.
and Mrs. Assheton Smith, Captain Pakenham, Lieut.-
Colonel Seymour, Mrs. Shawe Lefevre and Miss Lefevre,
Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mr. Wynne, Mr.
Algernon Greville and Miss Greville, Mr. H. Greville,
Hon. William Bathurst, Hon. J. Fane, Sir Henry and
Lady Wheatley and the Misses Wheatley, Hon. V. and
Mrs. Pierrepont, the Right Hon. H. Goulburn, Captain
Francis Seymour, Hon. Mrs. 1). Darner and Miss Darner,
the Right Hon. Sydney and Mrs. Herbert, &c.
The concert commenced about half-past ten, and the
subjoined is the programme of the performance:—
PART FIRST.
Trio, " Qual volutta," Madame Grisi, Sig-
nori Mario e Tamburini (I Lombardi) .
Duo, " Si tr el credi," Madlle. Alboni e Sig
Tamburini (Esule di Granata) Meyerbeer.
Quartetto, " Ave vernal," Madame Grisi e

Madlle. Alboni, Signori Mario e
La-
blache
Duo, " Dillo tel chieggo," Madame Grisi e
Sig. Mario (Parisina)
Aria, " Per non istare in ozio," Madlle
Alboni (Maria di Bohan) Donizetti.
Quintetto, " Ali m'illuse," Madame Grisi
e Madlle. Alboni, Signori Mario, Tam-
burini, a Lablache (Zelmira) Rossini.
SECOND PART.
Trio, " Ferma crudele," Madame Grisi,
Signori Mario e Lablache (Ernani) Verdi.
Aria, " Se d'amore," Madame Grisi (Ales-
sandro nelie Indic) Pacini.
Duo, "Bel paese," Signori Tamburini e
Lablache (La Regina di Golgonda)
Aria, " Connais-tu la chanson?" Signor
Mario (La Chanson de Mai) Aleyerbcer.
Duo, " Ciel qual destino," Madame Grisi

Donicetti.

e Mdlle. Alboni (Bianco eHero) Rossini.
Coro, " Felice, eta.," Madame Grisi e

Alboni, Sig. Mario, Tamburini, e La-
blache
The instrumental artists engaged were, at the violon-
cello, Mr. Lindley; the contrabass°, Mr. Howell; and at
the pianoforte, Mr. M. Costa.
Iler 'Majesty and Prince Albert took their leave of the
noble host at a quarter to twelve o'clock, the Noble and
Gallant Duke seeing his august guests to their carriage.
His Grace soon afterwards retired for the night, after
taking leave of the Grand Duke Constantine.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty.
railer the patronage of the Queon, Prince Albert, and the

- Royal Family.
Spiv did eorrilination of Novelties, in addition to which Mr. Batty

km engaged Mdlle. Laurina, the Female Equestrian.
THIS EVENING
('rirat appearance of Mr. Nast, late of this Amphitheatre.)

pill be pre‘sented a gorgeous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the
historical events of the Spaniards' conquest of Peru, arranged from
the original text of Brins'ey Sheridan's play of " Pizarro," entitled
THE STORMING OF QUITO ; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla,
Wr. W. West.
Uneorialled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of
Illers•atr.snihip, introducing the Foreign and British Artistes.
' To conclude with the Equestrian Magical Sketch, THE GOLDEN
row ND STEED; or, The Charmed Horse of the Black Valley.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.
.f.s.; Boxes, 45.; tipper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.;
Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock,