The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY.-ller Majesty and Prince Albert
attended . Divine Service at St. George's Chapel Royal
this morning. •The Rev. Mr. C. W. Knyvett chaunted
the first part, and-the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean and
the Hon.: and Rev. Mr. U. B. Stopford took the duty at
the Communion ; the latter Rev. Gentleman (being the
Canonin residence) prcitched a most eloquent and im-
pressive discourse from the 28th and 29th verses of the
2d chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, " He is
not a Jew,-which is one outwardly, neither is that cir-
cumcision which is outward in the flesh. But he is a
Jew which is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of
the heart, in-the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise
is not of men, but of God." The musical ,part of the
service was—Te Deum and Jubelats in A (Elvey).
The Anthem, a new one of Mendlessohn (from Broad-
ley's version of the lath Psalm), by especial command of
her Majesty. One of the choristers (Master Foster)
sang the solos very nicely. Dr. Elvey presided at the
organ.
This composition is extremely beautiful of its' sort,
but so very different from the splendid music peculiar to
our Church, that it appeared:out of its sphere, being very
unlike the fine old and beautiful compositions for the
-Church of our own countrymen.
Her Majesty and the Prince were attended by the
Duchess of Bedfol-d, Lady C. S. Cocks, Baroness
Lehzen, Lord A. Paget, Colonel Wylde, Hon. &tines
Howard, nearly the whole. of the illustrious visitors, the
Hon. C. A. Murray, and his brother, the Earl Of
Dunmore, &c.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked out as usual,
and the; Princess Royal has been taken out twice.
Admiral Sir Hobert Stopford arrived on a visit to her
Majesty.. The Earl of Minto accompanied the gallant
Admiral to Windsor, and left again after a short- stay at
Stdpford attended divine service w
the Castle. .
Sir Robertwith his
brother the-Hon. and Rev. Mr. Stopford this afternoon.
Lord A. Paget arrived last evening, and has relieved
Colonel Buckley as the Equerry in wai •
ting on the Queen.
Thu Lord Chancellor, Marquis of Normanhy, Earl of
Clar,,ndon, Mr.' Vernon Smith, Mr. C. Greville, and
Col anel Buckley, took their departure this morning. • •
This afternoon her Majesty, Prince Albert, and most
of the royal suite, and visitors promenaded on the Ter-
race of the Castle for some time. Both military bands
were present, and performed within the parterre. '
. The Queen, held a Privy Council at two o'clock on
Saturday aftern3on at Windsor Castle. It was at-
tended by his hoval Highness Prince Albert, the Lord
President, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the
First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for
the Home, Foreign, and Colonial- Departments, the
Master or the Horse, and the Lord Chamberlain.
Some Colonial habiaass, and also some Church busi-
ness, ;titre submitted to her Majesty in Council, and were
approved of.

-I
let Ilajesty'sSpeech on opening the Sessions of Par-
liament o❑ Tuesday ne..:Lt, the 21st instant, was arranged
umd agrezd upon.
Mr. C. C. Grevitle was the Clerk of the Council in
Waiting.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, •
and her Roy al flightless the 'Duchess of Gloucester, vi-
sited her Majesty_the Queen Dowager on Saturday at
her residerce, Btrihy house, Bushy Park. •
His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipps-
thal, attended by Baron Erffa, honoured the perform-
ance of the Italian Opera with his presence on Saturday
evening, and afterwards left town for Bushy Hotise,
Bus'ay Park, the residence of her Majesty the Queen
Do wager.
'L'he Lord Chancellor of Ireland, accompanied by Lady
St •atheden, and the Hon. Miss Campbell, arrived in
town on Saturday from Dublin.
Lord and Lady John Russell left town on Saturday
morning on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
The Marquises of Lansdowne and Normanby left town
on Sathrday moi ning for Windsor Castle, to attend the
I Pricy Cpuncil.