The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WIPDsoR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday the Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Coun-
tess of Gainsborough (Lady in Waiting), Hon. Miss
Dawson, the Earl of Morton, Colonel Buckley, and
Colonel Seymour, arrived at the Castle at six o'clock in
the afternoon, from Hatfield House, Herts.
The Royal Family took their usual pony exercise
yesterday morning.
This morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort en-
joyed their usual early walk.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
pony exercise on the terraces and grounds around the
Castle.

The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the ladies
and gentlemen of the Court, the Lady in Waiting on
the Duchess of Kent, and the domestic household, at-
tended Divine service this morning, in the private chapel
of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay
officiated.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, after
honouring the Haymarket Theatre with her presence on
Friday: evening, left town for Kew, in company with
their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and his Serene High-
ness Prince Frederick of Hesse. The Princess was at-
tended by Baroness Scheel and Baron Meysenbuch. Her
Royal Highness remains at Kew on a visit to the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge.
Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, transacted busi-
ness at the Foreign-office on Saturday.
Lord John Russell returned to town on Saturday,
from a visit to the Marquis of Salisbury, at Hatfield
House, Herts.

At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday, the
sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Sleath, the prayers
were read by the Rev. Mr. Helmore, and the lessons by
the Rev. Mr. Hall. The Countess of Wilton and the
Countess of Charlemont were among the nobility pre-
sent.

HER MAJESTY'S RETURN FROM
HATFIELD HOUSE.
HATFIELD, SATURDAY EVENING —The visit of her
Majesty and Prince Albert to the Marquis of Salisbury
terminated this afternoon, when they returned to
Windsor Castle.
Before dinner on Friday evening the Mayor of Hertford
was presented to her Majesty. He was the bearer of
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loyalty and devoted attachment to your Majesty's royal
person and government.
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scenes once familiar to England's most nlustrious Queen,
where many of her early days were pass,ta and which
she quitted only to occupy a throne and eoth.,l
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happy, and prosperous people."
The address to Prince Albert was as follows :
" TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT.
" May it please your Royal Highness,—We, her
Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Mayor, Alder-
men, and Burgesses of the ancient and loyal borough of
Hertford, in Council assembled, beg leave respectfully to
approach your Royal Highness on the occasion of the
visit of her Majesty and your Royal Highness to the
Most Noble the Marquis of Salisbury, at Hatfield House.
We humbly avail ourselves of the opportunity thus
afforded to us of expressing to your Royal Highness our
devoted loyalty to her Majesty the Queen, and of renew-
ing the homage of our unfeigned respect and attachment
to your Royal Highness ; and we ardently hope that
your Royal Highness may long live in health and happi-
ness to enjoy the attachment and devotion of all her
Majesty's subjects."
Her Majesty received these:addresses very graciously.
The Mayor of Hertford afterwards formed one of the
dinner party.
The grand ball, to which 500 persons resident in the
county were invited, took place in the evening. Her
Majesty sat at one end of the gallery, on a raised seat,
known as Queen Anne's chair, and as the guests arrived
they passed before her. The company began to arrive
soon after nine o'clock. Dancing commenced, to the
music of Jullien's band, soon after half-past ten, and
continued until two o'clock. In the first quadrille, with
which the ball was opened, her Majesty danced with the
Marquis of Salisbury, and Prince Albert with Lady
Blanche Balfour. Her Majesty afterwards danced with
the Marquis of Exeter and Earl Spencer, and Prince
Albert danced in the course of the evening with Lady
Charles Wellesley and Lady Beauvale.
Her Majesty, the Prince, and a select party supped
together, and the royal guests soon afterwards retired.
In the morning the weather was most unfavourable, so
much so that the Queen and Prince Albert could not
take their usual walk. After breakfast, however, it
cleared up a little, and the Prince, accompanied by some
of the guests, went out shooting. Upwards of 300 head
of game were killed by the party, of whom six only shot,
including the Prince.
Several of the chief visitors left at different times dur-
ing the morning. The Duke of Rutland left at an early
hour, as did also the Duke of Wellington. His Grace
was loudly cheered by the people of the place as he
passed through.
Among those who remained until after the departure
of the royal party were Earl Talbot, Lord Ingestre.
Lord and Lady Braybroke, the Hon. Miss Neville, Mr.
and Lady Blanche Balfour, and Mr. Alexander and Lady
Mildred Hope.
After the Prince and shooting party had returned
luncheon was served, and immediately before the royal
party left Hatfield the Queen and Prince Albert, accom-
panied by the Marquis of Salisbury, Earl Talbot, Lord
• Ingestre, Mr. and Lady Blanche Balfour, Mr. and Lady
Mildred Hope, Lord Robert Cecil, and Mrs. Faithful,
proceeded to the garden opposite the east front of the
house, where preparations had been made for them to
plant two young oak trees. A similar ceremony has
been performed by them at other mansions they have
visited.

Two o'clock had been fixed as the hour of departure
from Hatfield, but various causes of delay took place—
among the rest a violent storm of heavy rain, which
lasted a considerable time, and it was not till after three
that the carriages were at last drawn up and the yeo-
manry escort formed. Her Majesty and the Prince took
leave of the remaining guests, and of the daughters of
their noble host, and immediately afterwards entered
their carriage. The suite followed in other carriages.
The Marquis of Salisbury attended the royal party some
distance on horseback. Although it still continued to
rain heavily, the large numbers of persons who had as •
sembled to see the Queen stood out the weather bravely,
and loudly cheered the royal party as they passed. The
same symptoms of welcome were exhibited at different
points on the route to Windsor, at St. Alban's, and at
Watford, which was handsomely decorated on the occa-
sion, and where, while, the royal cortege changed horses,
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iand so on to Uxbridge, where there was another change
a band played the national anthem, and the bells rang
a merry peal.
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of horses. They arrived at Windsor Castle at about six
o'clock, ck, Lancers
commanded by the Marquis of Worcester. During the
latter part of the journey the rain considerably abated.
Both her Majesty and the Prince looked we extremely 11
and in excellent spirits after their journey. -