The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen had an evening party on Monday at Bucking-
ham Palace. The Company arrived between nine and ten
o'clock, and were conducted to the Throne Room, where her
Majesty's private band were in attendance during the night.
Refreshments were served to the company in the Picture
Gallery.
Among the company were the Belgian Minister, and Ma-
dan-.e Van de Weyer, the American Minister and Mrs. Ste-
venson, Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister ; M.
de Montezuma, the Brazilian Minhter ; the Duke of Wel-
lington, Marquis of Hertford, Countess of Tankerville, Lord
Ossulston, Earl and Countess De La Warr, Lady Elizabeth
West, Lord Cantalupe, Earl and Countess of Bosebery, Ladies
Primrose, Earl and Countess of. Erroll, Lady Ida Hay, Coun-
tess of Uxbridge, Ladies Eleanora and Cun.tance Paget, Lord
Paget, Lody W. Stanhope, Earl of Morley, Earl and Countess
of Minto, the Ladies Elliot, Earl of Euston and Lady
litzrey, Earl and Countess of Jersey, Lady Sarah Vil-
liers, Honourable Captain Villiers, Lady Adelaide Pa-
get, Lord George Paget, Viscountess Torrington, Vis-
count and Viscountes Palmerston, Lady Frances
Cowper, Lord Jocelyn, Lard Sandon, Lord and Lady Ashley,
Lady Elizabeth Fielding, Miss Fielding, Lord Adolphus Fitz.
clarenee Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, Lord John Rus-
sell, Lord Dalmeny, Count Esterhazy, Lord and Lady James
Stuart, Miss Stuart, Dowager Lady Rivers, Hon. Captain
Pitt, Hon. J. K. Howard, Sir George and the Hon. Miss
Anson, Hon. Berkley Paget, Hon. Miss Paget, Hon. William
Cowper, Hon. Miss Lister, Mr. George Edward and the Hon.
Mrs. Anson, Mr. and the Lady Theresa Lister.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen
yesterday.
The Marquis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne had
audiences yesterday of her Majesty.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George
Edward Anson, Hon. C. A. Murray, Hon. Major Keppel,
Sir Edward owater, Captain Francis Seymour, and Dr.
Prcetorius, went to Deptford yesterday afternoon to inspect
the vessels fitting out for the Niger Expedition. His Roya,l
Highness and suite went on board the Albert Steam•packet,
and immediately proceeded to Woolwich, where his Royal
Highness went on board and inspected the other vessels pre-
paring for the expedition.
His Royal Highness and suite returned to Buckingham
Palace soon after six o'clock in two open carriages and four
with outriders.

Lady Anne Maria Dawson has succeeded Laily Fanny
Howard as the Lady in Waiting on her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent. _

The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke of Cambridge
yesterday at Cambridge House.
The Ashantee Princes had an interview with Lord J. Rus-
sell yesterday, at the Colonial-office, to take leave. The
Princes were accompanied by Messrs. Hutton and Nichol', and
the Rev. Mr. Pyne.
Mr. Wyse, M.P., Mr. Ewart, M.P., the President of the
Society for Promoting Practical Design, and Mr. Anthony
Crosby, the Honorary secretary, had an interview with the
Right Hon. H. Labouehere yesterday, at the Board of Trade,
respecting the establishment of Schools of Design in England.
bir Bruce Chichester and the Right Hon. G. S. Byng had
interviews with the Alargatis of Normanby yesterday, at the
Home-office. _ _

Sir John Rae Reid, Bart., and the Rev. J. H. Mayers, had
interviews with Lord John Russell at the Colonial-office, yes •
terday.

FA'_“IIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Marquis of Downshire, in Hanover-square, from East-
hampstead Park, Berks ; the Earl and Countess of Carlisle
and Lady Mary Howard, in Grosvenor place, from Castle
Howard, Yorkshire ; Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart., M.P.,
in Jermyn-street, from Devonshire; Lord Harry Vane, in St.
James's-street, from the Continent ; the Earl and Countess of
Louth, at their villa at Richmond, from Louth Hall, their seat
in Ireland; Sir Bruce Chichester, Bart., from Arlington
Court, Devonshire ; Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart., M.P., from
a.
Bedfordshire ; General :(1 Mr,. Maitland, at Mivart's Hotel,
Brook-street, from a tour ; Lady Louisa Kerr, at ditto; the
Hon. Capta n and Lady Mary Hood, in Hanover-square, from
a visit to Lord and Lady Bridport, at.their seat in Somerset-
shire ; the Earl of Devon, in Bryanston-square, from Powder-
ham Castle, Devon ; Sir Alexander Grant, Bart., in Lower
Grosvenor-street, from Cambridge ; Sir John Yarde Buller,
Bart., in New-street, Sizing-gardens, from Devonshire ; the
Marquis and Marchioness of Ailsa, in Whitehall-gardens,
from St. Margaret's, Isleworth ; Edward Griffiths, Esq., at
Fladong's Hotel, from New Court, near Ledbury, Hereford-
shire; Rev. H. Griffiths, at ditto, from ditto; Chad, s Kaye,
Esq., at ditto, from Teignmouth, Devonshire; Ruddell Todd,
Esq., at ditto, from Brighten.
DEPARTURES.

The Earl of Jersey, from Berkeley-square, for Middleton
Park, Oxon; the Earl of Lincoln, from Park-lane, for East
Retford ; Sir Edward arid Lady Kerrison, from Great Stan-
hope. street, for Brighton • Colonel Conolly, DI. P., from Up-
per Grosvenor-street, for Ireland ; Lord Braybrook, from Bur-
lington-street, for Audley-end, Essex ; Lord Charles Welles-
ley, from Apsley House, for Winchester ; Viscount Holmes-
dale, from Grosvenor-street, for Montreal, Kent; Lord
Charles Russell, from Belgrave-square, for his seat in Bed-
fordshire ; Lord Clifford and Hon., H. Clifford, for Ughbrook
Park, their seat near Chudleigh, Devon ; the Dowager Lady
Trimlestown and Lieutenant-General Sir Evan Lloyd, from
Regent-street, for their seat in Shropshire ; David James Har-
mer, Esq., from Fladong's Hotel, for the Continent ; Colonel
Barrow, from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Sir Tucker Clifton,
Bart., from ditto, for Clifton Hall, Nottinghamshire; Edward
Henry Chad, Esq , from ditto, for Pinckney Hall, Norfolk ;
Admiral Sir James Whitshed, the Lady Whitshed, and Miss J.
Whitshed, from Nerot's Hotel, Clifford and Cork-streets, for
Holbrook; Mrs. and Miss Grove, from ditto, for Shenstone
Park; Captain Cotton and Miss V. Cotton, from ditto, for
Cheshire