The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, had an evening party
yesterday at Marlborough House. The Queen and Prince
Albert and the royal suite, arrived in three carriages at nine
o'clock. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accom-
panied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and
were attended by the Countess of Charlemont, Lady in.
Waiting ; Hon. Misses Stanley and Dawson' Maids of Ho-
nour in Waiting; Lord Waterpark, Lord in Waiting; Ad-
miral Sir Edward Codrington, Groom in Waiting ; Lieut.-
Colonel C. B Phipps, Equerry in Waiting; and Captain the
Hon. A. IL Gorgon, Equerry in Waiting to his Royal
Highness.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at Marl-
borough House soon after nine o'clock, attended by Lady
Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper.
His Royal Highness Prince George was also present.
A select party of the Nobility and Gentry had the honour
of meeting the august circle.
The Queen and Prince Albert. accompanied by the Prince
of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
an airing yesterday, in an open carriage and four. The
Equerries in Waiting—Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon, attended on
horseback.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday, attended by Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon.
The name of Colonel E. Morris, Aide•de-Camp to the,
Queen, was accidentally omitted in the list of company
honoured with invitations to her Majesty's state ball on
Friday evening.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the
Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John Russell, the
Lord Chancellor, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston,
Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of
Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, Viscount
Morpeth, the Earl of Clarendon, the Marquis of Clanricarde,
the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere.

The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Earl of Minto were
prevented by indisposition from attending the meeting.
The Council sat one hour.

A deputation from the London and North-Western Rail-
way Company, consisting of Mr. Creed, Mr. Swift, Mr.
Tweesdale, had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward
Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Rail-
ways in Great George-street.
Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, and Baron de Mon-
corvo, the Portuguese Minister, transacted business yester-
day at the Foreign-office.
A deputation from the Steamship Owners, consisting of
Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Hall, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Bolges,
and Mr. Morgan, their Secretary, had an interview with the
Right Hon. Edward Strutt, yesterday. The deputation was
accompanied by Lord Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas,
M.P., Mr. Pattison, M.P., and Mr. Browne, M.P.
The Ecclesiastical Commissionners for England had a
committee meeting yesterday.
Mr. G. C. Lewis had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of New South Wales, New Zealand, and
the Mauritius.

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Anstruther, Hill, and
R. Grahame, had an interview yesterday with the Right
Hon. E. Strutt at the office of the Commissioners of Rail-
ways.