The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace, for the reception of the Address
from the House of Commons.
The Commons arrived at the Palace at two o'clock,
the Speaker in his State coach, wearing his robes of
office, and attended by the usual officers. The Right
Honourable Gentleman was accompanied by a party of
Members.
Immediately on the arrival of the Deputation the
Commons were ushered to the presence of the Queen
on the Throne by Sir Frederick Smith and Sir William
Martins, the Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting, and ad-
vanced between the ranks of her Majesty's Honourable
corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms to the foot of the Throne,
the Speaker being supported by Lord Brabazon, the
mover, and Mr. Grantley Berkeley, the seconder, of the
Address, and followed by the Earl of Euston, the
Right Honourablcs T. B. Macaulay and F. T. Baring,
Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, Sir C. Style, Sir De Lacy
Evans, Sir Rufane Donkin, Captain Pechell, R.N.,
Lieutenant-Colonel Rawdon, Lieuteant-Colonel Salwey,
O'Conor Don, Messieurs Briscoe, Crompton Stans-
field, Ainsworth, Corbally, Vernon, Smith, Redington,
Dottin, Edward Rice, W. G. Hayter, Morison, H.
Tuffnell, Grimsditeh, Bolling, W. Turner, Brotherton,
W. Williams, Thorneley, Morris, Childers, Elliot,
Carew, O'Connell, M. O'Connell, John O'Connell, M.
J. O'Connell, Dick, R. M. Milnes, K. Hoskins, Pryme,
Thomas Hobho use, Blakemore, and Scholefield.
The Speaker read the Address from the House of
Commons. The Queen returned a most gracious an-
swer, and the Commons then withdrew.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert was present at
the reception of the Address. The Court was attended
by the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of
the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the
Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the
Lady Portman, and the Marchioness of Normanby,
Ladies in Waiting ; the Lord Steward, the Lord Cham-
berlain, the Master of the Horse, the Captain of the
Honourable Corps of Gentlemrn-at-Arms, the Captain
of the Yeomen Guard, Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Wait-
ing, the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, Earl of
Listowel, Lord in Waiting, the Treasurer of the
Household, the Comptroller of the Household, Earl of
Morley, Gentleman in Waiting on Prince Albert, Mr.
H. Robinson, Standard-bearer to the Honourable Corps
of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Mr. Rich, Groom in Waiting,
Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry in Waiting, Colonel Bou-
verie, Equerry to Prince Albert, Mr. J. B. Curling,
Clerk of the Cheque to the Honourable Corps of Gen-
tlemen-at-arms, Mr, Samuel Hancock, Exon in Wait-
ing, Sir Boejamin Smith, Masters W emyss and Wil-
, son, Pages of Honour in Waiting.
The Queen's Guard of the Scots Fusilier Guards
was on duty in front of the Palace during the reception
of the Address.

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The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended at
Buckingham Palace during dinner on Wednesday
evening.
The Queen and Prince Albert left town five minutes
before three o'clock yesterday afternoon, in a carriage
and four, with outriders, escorted by a party of Lancers
for Claremont. Three of the Royal carriages and four
followed ; the first containing Lord A. Paget and Col.
Bouverie, the Equerries in Waiting on her Majesty and
his Royal Highness ; the second conveying her Royal
Highness the Princess Royal and her nurse ; and the
third containing Lady Portman, Baroness Lchzen, and
the Earl of Listowel. Her Majesty and Prince Albert
were conducted to their carriage by the Lord Steward,
the Lord Chamberlain, and the Groom of the Stole to
Prince Albert. . .

The Duchess of Kent took an airing yesterday in a
carriage.
Sir Harry Verney had an interview with Viscount
Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street.
The Bishop of London, Mr. Pigot, and Mr. Burke,
had interviews with the Marquis of Norinanby yester-
day at the Home-oflice.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, in Park-lane,
from Blenheim, Oxon ; the Earl anti Countess of Ross- '
lyn, in Grosvenor-place, from their seat in Scotland ;
Lord Foley, in Portman-square, from a Continental tour;
Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Drutnrnond, in Brvunston-
square, from Belvoir Castle, the seat of the Duke of Rut•
land ; Lord and Lady Southampton, in Great Stanhope-
street, from their seat in Northamptonshire ; the Hon.
George and Lady Agnes Byng, in Eaton-square, from
Harts; Sir Augustus Clifford, Bart., in Eaton.square,
from Leamington Spa ; the Marquis of Granby, M.P.,
at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn.street; Lord Napier, at
ditto ; G. S. Harcourt, Esq., M,P., at ditto; Mr. and
Mrs. Staveley, at ditto; the Rev. George Hill, at ditto;
the Earl of Charleville, in St. George's-place, from Char-
leville Forest, his scat in Ireland ; the Right Hon. Frede-
rick Shaw, from Dublin; the Bishop of Rochester and
Lady Sarah and Miss Murray, from the Deanery, Wor-
cester ; Earl Fitzwilliam, at Mortimer House, from Mil-
ton House, near Peterborough ; Viscount Grimston, in
Grosvenor-square, from Ireland ; the Hon. George Rice
Trevor, M. P., in Stratton-street, from Brighton ; Sir
Charles Lamb, Bart., and Lady Montgomerie, in Bond-
street, from Beaufort, Sussex ; Lady Elizabeth Fielding
and family in Sackville-street, from Laycock Abbey,
Wilts ; the Earl and Countess of Mount Edgecumbe,
from Brighton ; the Right Hon. L. Sheil, from Ireland ;
the Marquis of Tweeddale, from Yester House, his seat
in Haddingtonshire.

CASTLE HOWARD.—The Earl of Burlington
and family, who have been visiting the Earl and Countess
of Carlisle, left on Wednesday for Chatsworth, the seat
of the Duke of Devonshire, from whence the Noble Earl
would proceed to llolkar Hall. Mr. and Lady Fanny
Howard left, on Tuesday last, for the metropolis. The
Earl and Countess of Carlisle and Lady Mary Howard
take their departure next week for Grosvenor-place.
HOLKIIAM HALL.—The Countess of Leicester
has nearly recovered from her serious illness, arising from
the accident her Ladyship met with some weeks back.
The amiable Countess has of late been able to take airings
when the weather permitted, and, we understand, will
leave next week for Brighton, accompanied by the Noble
Earl, where they purpose passing a short time before going
to Longford Hall, the family seat, in Derbyshire. Lord
Coke has completely recovered from the effects of a sprain
he recived when skaiting. Lord Crewe, Right Hon. Sir
Edward Ellice, M. P., Sir George Anson, Capt. Ellice,
M. P., and Mrs. Ellice, Miss Anson, Earl and Countess of
Rosebery and the Ladies Primrose, who have been visiting
the Earl and Countess, have since Monday taken their
departure.
It is expected that Lord Aberdeen and the Duke
of Richmond will, early in the Session, introduce a Bill
into the House of Lords for settling the Scotch Church
question.—Morning Paper.
The Earl and Countess of Winchilsea and the
members of that family have been placed in mourning by
the death of Mr. John Finch Hatton, son of the Hon.
Edward Finch Hatton, and uncle to the Earl of Win-
chilsea. The deceased gentleman was in his 84411 year.
The Duke of Richmond has been elected Presi-
dent of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scot-
land, and the Duke of Rixburglie, Earl of Erroll, and
Earl of Harrington, Vice-Presidents. Viscount Ken-
mure, Lord Frederic Fitzelarevce, Sir Henry Dalrymple,
Bart., are among the new members enrolled.
LORDS' APPEALS.—The Lord Chancellor be-
gies the hearing of appeals, before the House of Lords,
early this Session—namely, on Tuesday next. There are
three appeals set down for that day—namely, " Sir W.
Elliott v. Cleghorn," " Crawford v. Edward (pauper)
ex parte," and " Parr v. the Attorney. General."
METROPOLITAN AND RURAL POLICE.—On
Tuesday there were required to be prepared for the Par-
liament, on the motion of the Marquis of Salisbury, Ist, a
report of the number of police employed in the metropolitan
police on the 31st of December, 1840 ; 2d, the distribu-
tion of the force in the different districts, specifying the
number in each district on the 31st of December, 1840;
and 3d, the total expense of the forces during the year
1840, distinguishing the amount paid by Government and
that paid by rates levied on the different parishes and die
tricts. An address was ordCred to be presented to her
Majesty to give directions forthwith for the preparation of
such accounts.
The Lcipsic Gazette asserts that the Duchess
d'Angouleme is seriously indisposed, notwithstanding the
contradictions given to this statement, and that the malady
of her Royal Highness is of a dropsical nature.
The Marchioness of Lansdowne and Lads, Louisa
Fitzmaurice will leave Bowood Park, Wilts, on Monday
next, for Lansdowne House, for the season.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland
leave Alnwick Castle next week for Northumberland
House. The reason of the Noble Duke and Duchess
leaving Northumberland so early this season is, christeningthather
Grace is desirous of being present at the of
the Princess Royal. LONDON. —The
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It is understood to be finally arranged by the
Post-office authorities, that the transit of the London and
northern and western mails to Worcester, by the Birming-
ham and Gloucester Railway, shall commence on the sth
of the ensuing mouth.
The English Opera-house will be opened early
in March, by an operatic company, consisting of Messrs.
Balfe, Wilson, Barker, Stretton, Phillips, Madame Balfe,
Miss Macmahon, &c. &c. Leader of the orchestra, Mr.
T. Cooke.
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the 28th day of May next.