The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Royal Family took their
acmistomed exercise this morning on the eastern terrace
of the Castle.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Cr)lonel
Seymour and Mr. G. E. Anson, rode out on horseback
this morning.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, attended
by Baroness Scheel and Baron Meysenbuch, arrived at
Marlborough House at twelve o'clock yesterday, from
the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
at Kew. The Princess, attended by her suite and the
Earl of Denbigh, went to the Adelphi, and embarked on
a steam-boat proceeding down the River to Greenwich,
to inspect the Royal Hospital, and returning up the
River to the Tower, where her Royal Highru-ss disem-
barked, and was conducted through the interior of that
fortress.
The Princess afterwards returned to Marlborough
House, and at five o'clock took her departure, attended
by Baroness Scheel, the Earl of Denbigh, and Baron
Mays( much, for the Euston-square terminus, and left
for Watford, en route to Cashiebury Park, Herts, the
residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager.
Prince Callimaki, the Turkish Minister, transacted
business yebtmlay, at the Foreign-office. Baron Brun-
now, the Russian Minister, also transacted business yes-
terday at the Foreign-office.
The Lord Mayor had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.
Dispatches from the Governor of New Zealand were
received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

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
addresses from the Corporation of Hertford to her
Majesty and the .Prince. The following is the address
to her Majesty:—
" TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
" May it please your Majesty,—We, the Mayor,
Aldermen, and Burgesses of the ancient and loyal borough
of Hertford, in Council assembled, beg Lave dutifully to
approach your Majesty with the expression of our
loyalty and devoted attachment to your Majesty's royal
person and government.
" We hail with satisfaction your Majesty's visit to
scenes once familiar to England's most illustrious Queen,
where many of her early days were passed, and which
she quitted only to occupy a throne and control events
the most glorious in our annals. -
" We tender to your Majesty the same reverential
homage, we cherish the same warm feelings of loyalty
and affection as were then exhibited towards your
Majesty's august predecessor, and it is our earnest prayer
to Almighty God that your Majesty may long live in the
enjoyment of every bleseing, to reign over a grateful,
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 as •embled, beg leave respectfully t•
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 acid devotion of all her
Majesty's subjects."
filer 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 bull 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 Blatche 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 Mre. 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, a hi—
among
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 same
dieutnee on horseback. Although it still ontinued to
rain heavily, the large numbers of persons who lied as-
sembled to see the Queen Mood 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.
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a baud played the in.;.tauliai alli.11:111, and the bells rak.g
a merry peal.
From Watford the royal cavalcade passed through
Moor Park, Pinner, and lla,refield (where a troop of the
12th Lancers relieved the escort of the Hefts Yeomanry),
and so on to Uxbridge, where there was another change
of horses. They arrived at Windsor Castle at about six
o'clock, escorted by a detachment of the Ist Life Guards,
commanded by the Marquis of Worcester. During the
latter part of the journey the rain considerably abated.
Both her Majesty and the Prince looked extremely well
and in excellent spirits after their journey.