The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent,
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the do-
mestic household, attended Divine service yesterday
morning in the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace. The
sermon was preached by the Bishop of London, and the
prayers were read by the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Cour-
tenay.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their accus-
tomed early walk yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prit ce of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
were taken their usual airings yesterday in the royal
gardens.
Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen on
Saturday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the royal
gardens on Saturday forenoon. The Prince afterwards
rode out on horseback, attended by Sir Edward Bowater.
Her 11,ya1 Highness the Princess Royal was taken an
airing on Saturday.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace, on Sa-
turday, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Caroline Leveson
Gower, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the
Earl of Lincoln, the Earl and Countess of Delawarr,
the Right Hon Sir George Cockburn, Sir George Couper,
Bart., and Captain Francis Seymour.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert did Messrs. Hunt and
Roskell the honour of inspecting, on Saturday, the
jewels they have just completed for her Royal Highness
Princess Sophia, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxony;
also the piece of plate presented to his Excellency M. de
Lisboa, and the magnificent silver candelabrum, part of
a service of plate row finishing for his Imperial Majesty
the Emperor of Russia. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness were pleased to express their approbation.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge honoured the Italian Opera with their pre-
sence, on Saturday evening.
Dispatches from the Governor-General of Canada,
and alsd from the Governors of the other North Ameri-
can provinces, were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office.

The Duke of Wellington, Lord G. Paulet, and Sir
Frederick Trench attended the early service yesterday
in the Chapel Royal St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley
officiated, and preached the sermon at the daily service ;
the Bishop of Salisbury preached the sermon, and the
Rev. Dr. Sleath officiated at the communion service.
The anthem, " 0 God, thou art my God" (Greene), was
sung by Messrs. Bennet and Bradbery. Mr. Turk pre-
sided at the organ. The Marquises of Anglesey and
Northampton, Earl and Countess Delawarr, Earl and
Countess St. Germans, Lords Palmerston, Cantalm,e,
Ingestre, Hatherton, and Foley were among the nobility
present.
The following are the Lent Preachers at the Chapel
Royal, St. James's Palace, for this present week :
Sunday, March 15—Lord Bishop of Salisbury.
Wednesday, March 18—Dr. Wesley.
Friday, March 20—Dean of Lincoln, Mr. Ward.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
Committee meeting on Saturday afternoon, at the office
in Whitehall-place. There were present the Bishop of
London, the Bishop of Oxford, the Earl of Bessborough,
and the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse.