The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Lord John Russell had an audience yesterday of the
Queen at Buckingham Palace to receive her Majesty's
commands relative to the reception of the congratulatory
address from the House of Commons on the auspicious oc-
casion of her Majesty's marriage.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty
yesterday.
Prince Ernest of Saze Coboutg, attended by Lord At.
fred Paget, left town yesterday morning, in order to be
present at tho turn out of her Majesty's Buckhounds. His
Serene Highness, attended by Lord Alfred, returned to
Buckingham Palace shortly befure seven o'clock last
evening.

The- Royal Dinner Party at the Palace last evening
included the Marquis and Mtrchioness of Lansdowne, the
Marquis of Anglcy, Lady Adelaide Paget, and the Right
Geor4e Stevens Byug.
The Coldstream Band attended at Buckingham Palace
during the evening.
The Duke of Cambridge vis;ted the Princess Augusta
yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's.
The Duke of Cambriige had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
The Commander of the Forces and Lord Arundel, had'
interviews with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Down-
ing. street.

Lord Fitzroy Somersst and Sir Charles Douglas, had'
interviews with the Marquis of Norms:thy yesterday, at
the Home Office.

The Brat ilian Charge d'Affaires transacted business
yesterday, at the Foreign Office.
The Right Hon. T. Grenville entertained at dinner
yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Earl
arid C.untess of Cawdor, Viscount Sandon, the Hon.
Hugh Cholmondeley, Sir Charles Bazot, Mr. Rogers, and
Mr. Luttrell.

Her Majesty will give a series of twelve state
balls at Buckingham Palace; the first during the present sea-
son will take place the week after Easter, which falls this year
on the 19th April.—Evening Paper.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—The answer
to-day was, that " The Duke is better, and going on well."
One of the most magnificent fetes which has
taken place in Paris for a length of time was given last night in
honour of the marriage of her Britannic Majesty by his Ex-
cellency the Earl and the Countess of Granville, to which up-
wards of 2,500 persons were invited, and at which at least
2,000 persons were present. Several families of the Faubourg
St. Germain, who would otherwise have attended, were ab-
sent on account of the day being the anniversary of the assas-
sination of the Duke de Berri. The hall-room and one of the
saloons were crowded with dancers to the n.usic of the
orchestras. The lawn, which forms part of the garden, was
tastefully fitted up as a tent, and from its opening all round,
into the conservatory, was a delicious retreat from the heat or
the interior rooms. The elite of fashionables of all nations
attended this delightful fete, amongst whom we noticed
their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Nemours, the Prince de
Jeinville, and Duke d'Aumale, Prince Paul of Wurtemberg,
the Infante and Infanta of Spain and family; the Corps Di-
plonialique, Mr. Temple, Ambassador at Naples; Mr. Aston,
Ambassador at Madrid; Countess d'Apponi, Marchioness
Brie'moli, Countess Lehon, and other ladies of the Foreign MI,
nisters ; Prince. Tuhakin, Prince Schonberg, Count Sebes-
tiani, the Duke and Duchess of Montebello, the Duchess of
Villa Garcia, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, Lord
and Lady Aylmer, Countess Cadogan and daughters, Lady H.
'd'Orsay, &c. The uniforms of the numerous Peers of France,
with the varied costumes of foreign Courts, of officers of most
countries in Europe, naval and military, tFrench functionaries,
&e., added much to the brilliancy of the scene. The French
Ministers present were Marshal Soult, and the Ministers of
Marine and Commerce ; we also observed the Prefect, Count
Rambuteau, the new Ambassador, M. Guizot, M. niers, and
other distinguished characters. Galignani's Messenger, Feb. 14.
Mr Spencer and Lady Louisa de Horsey have
left Upper Grosvenor-street, to meet the Marquis of Ihrtford,
at Paris, where his Lordship is expected to arrive from Milan.,
C. Blackett, Esq.. M P. for South Northum-
berland, has been under the necessity of leaving town for a
shot t time for the benefit of his health. He has paired off
with Lord Charles Manners for three weeks, and gone to St.
Leonard's.

A number of workmen will be sent into the man-
sion of Lord Ingestrie, in Belgrave-square, to-day, to corn.
mence the requisite alterations and re-embellishments prepara-
tory to its occupancy by her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent. Colonel Cowper, the new Comptroller of her Royal
Highness's household, had :an interview, yesterday, with Mr.
Cubitt, on the subject of constructing new stabling, &c. The
rental is to be 1,5001. per annum, and the mansion has beers
taken on lease for a term of four years.
The Countess of Newburgh has arrived at her
house in Belgrave-square, from a visit to Anne Countess of
Newburgh, of Slindon House, Sussex, where a numerous and
fashionable party has recently been assembled to celebrate the
birthday of the noble and venerable hostess.
The Right Hon. T. Grenville entertained at
dinner, yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Earl
and Countess of Cawdor, Viscount Sandon, the Hon. Hugh
Cholmondeley, Sir Charles Idagot, Mr. Rogers, and Mr.
Luttrell.
MARRIED.--On Monday, the 17th inst., at
St. Luke's Church, Old street, by the Rev. Nugent Wade,
Warren De la Rue, Esq., to Georgian* Bowles, youngest
daughter of Thomas Bowles, Esq., of the island of Guernsey..
DOVER, FEB. 16.—The presents bestowed by
his Royal Highness Prince Albert on Captains Hamilton and
Smithett, the commanders of the Ariel packet, consist of a magnificent gold snuff box, and a superb diamond ring. Ar-
rivals at Worthington's Hotel from the continent —Count Ja-
rouski, Colonel Boyle, Major Fitzgerald, Colonel Lamotte, Mr.
Barnard, Baron Rothschild, Misses Lawrence, &c. Depai-
tares for France—Lord 'Lowden, Hon. and Rev. Mr. Moore
and family, Count and Countess Sebastiani and suite, Colonelt
Carmichael, &c. Sir Robert Wilmot Horton has taken the splendid mansion, the Waterloo Crescent, for six months.
The young Queen of Spain has quite recovered
from her recent indisposition.
The Hon. Lady Goodricke gave a very muni-
ficent and hospitable entertainment at Hampton, on the occa-
sion of the Queen's nuptials, to a numerous body of labourers.
and servants. To manifest loyalty and to diffuse happiness werel
the objects of the banquet; and both were accomplished in thus
amplest measure.
The Duke of Buccleuch has sent 2001. towards
the fund for erecting the Wellington testimonial at Edinburgh.
The Count Survilliers gave a grand dinner yes-
terday at his residence, Hanover Lodge, in the Regent's Park.
A marriage is on the tarns between the Host.
John Ashley, the youngest surviving son of the Earl of Shatter-
bury, and Miss Conyers, eldest slaughter of H, Conyers, Esq.,
if Copt Hall,