The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-30 00:00:00

COURT CIRCtLAR.

The Queen held a Court yesterdai afternoon at Buck-
ingham Palace.
I lien- Imperial Highnesses Prince Peter and the
Princess of Oldenburgh, had an arrlienee of the Queen.
Choir Imperial Highnesses were introduced by Viscount
Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's Irincipal Secretary,of
state for Foreign Affuirs, and conducted by Colonel
,he Hon. Sir E. Cast, K C.H., her Majesty's Master of
he Ceremonies. M. de Koudriathky, of the Russian
negation. attended their Imperial iighnesses.
The Hon. William Temple, het Majesty's Minister
Plenipotentiary to the Court cf Naples, was presented
to the Queen, at an audience, by 7iscount Palmerston,
m his arrival from Naples, on temporary leave of
absence.

The Queen gave audience to Viscount Palmerston.
tier Majesty was attended by Lord Byron, Lord in
Naiting, and Sir Edward Bowate, Groom in Waiting.
His Royal Highness Prince Aliert presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Connaission for promoting
and encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the
Palace of Westminster.

His Royal Highness arrived it the New Palace at a
luarter before three o'clock, attended by his Equerry in
Waiting Colonel Bouverie. The Oommissioners present
vere the Marquis of Lansdowne, viscount Canning, Vis-
!ount Mahon, Viscount Morpeti, Lord John Russell,
Lord Colborne, Lord Ashburton the Right Hon. the
speaker, Mr. Hallam,Mr. Wyse,and Mr. Rogers. The
Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance.
The meeting broke up at six o'clock.
Her Majesty and the Queen of he Belgians, accompa-
nied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice,
wok an airing in an open carnage yesterday. The
Equerry in Waiting, Lord Alfrd Paget, attended on
iorst,back.

The Queen and Prince Alber, accompanied by the
Queen of the Belgians, honouredhc.r Majesty's Theatre
,vith their presence last evening. The royal suite con-
sisted of the Countess of Desart Countess Vanderstra-
ten, Lady Carolina Cocks, Lord Byron, Major de bloer-
kerke, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Bouverie.
The Countess of Desart las succeeded the Mar-
chioness of Douro as the Lady in waiting to the Queen.
Their Royal Highnesses the lereditary Grand Duke
Ind Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar left town yester-
day morning, on a tour of visits to different Noblemen.
Their Royal Highnesses left :vlarlborough House, the
residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, shortly
before nine o'clock, attended by the Countess of Aspen •
berg, Count do Beust, and Baron de Ziegesar, and
proceeded to the terminus of the London and North-
Western Railway, in Euston-scuare.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by Miss
Seymour and Earl Howe, left town yesterday morning
for her residence Bushy Home, Bushy Park. Her
Majesty returned to Marlborough House in the evening.
His Royal Highness the Dukeof Cambridge honoured
the Right Hon. Sir William Fremantle with his com-
pany at dinner yesterday evening at his residence in
Stanhope-street.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at-
tended by Baroness Hammersteir, honoured the per-
formance at the Royal Italian Opera House with her
presence yesterday evening.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Foreign-
office.

The Ministers present were lord John Russell, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George
Grey, Earl Grey, the Chancellor (3:' the Exchequer, Earl
of Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, the Earl of Claren-
don, Lord Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the
Right Hon. H. Labouchere.
The Council sat two hours.
The British Museum Commissioners held their first
meeting yesterday at Gwydyr Home, Whitehall. The
Commissioners present were the Eall of Ellesmere, the
Bishop of Norwich, Lord Langdale, Lord Wrottesley,
the Lord Advocate, Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. R. M. Milnes,
ind Mr. Samuel Rogers.
Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday. The Master General of the Ordnance had
Also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet at his
official residence in Downing-street.
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury consecrated
yesterday, in Westminster Abbey, the four new Colo-
nial Bishops, viz., the Bishop of the Cape of Good Hope,
the Bishop of Newcastle (Australia), the Bishop of
Adelaide, and the Bishop of Melbourne.