The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-03 00:00:00

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COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen hell a Court and Privy Council at three
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the
Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home,
Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of
the Beard of Trade, the Postmaster• General, the Lord
Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the
Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert.
At the Council, the Right Honourable Granville
George Earl Granville was by command of the Queen
sworn of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council,
and took his place at the Board.
_ _

Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the
Right llon. Thomas William, Earl of Leicester, to be
Lord Lieutenant of the coup!), of Norfolk, his Lord-
3:hio took the appointed oaths.

karl Granville had the honour to kiss hands on being
aprointed Master of her Mdeity's Buck-hounds.

The Hon. William Batilur:t was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
Before the Council the Queen gave audiences to the
Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Presid. nt.

At the Court Mr. Jervis was presented to the Quern
at an audience by Sir George Grey, her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department.
Mr. Jervis kissed hands on being appointed Attorney-
General, and had the honour of knighthood conferred
upon him by the Queen.
Captain Denison was presented to her Majesty at an
auliencp.

Mr. Charles Buller, *the Jude Advocate. General,
had an audience of the Queen, and made a report of tha
proceedings of some courts-martial.
Her Majesty gave audiences to Lord John Russell
and Earl Grey.
The Court was attended by the Marquis of Anglesey
Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Earl of Morley, Lord in
Waiting ; the Vice Chamberlain, the Comptroller ( f
the Household, and the Honourable Captain A. N.
Hood, Groom in Waiting.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians held a diplo-
matic Levee on Saturday afternoon at Buckingham
Palace.

The Foreign Ministers appeared in their respective
uniforms, the members of orders of knighthood wearing
the ensigns of the same ; there were present the Am-
bassador of Austria, Count Dietrichstein ; the Minister
of Sweden, Count Bjornstjerna ; the Minister of Bavaria,
Baron de Cetto ; the Minister of Sardinia, Count de
Pollon ; the Minister of Buenos Ayres, M. Moreno ;
the Minister of Portugal, Baron de Moncorvo ; the
Minister of Russia, Baron de Brunow ; the Minister
of Naples, General Prince Castelcicale, attended by
M. G. Canofari,iSecretary of L-gation ; the Minister of
['allover, Count de Keilriansegge ; the Minister of Wur-
tomberg, Baron de Ilugel ;;.the Minister of Prussia, the
Chevalier Bunsen ; tho Minister from the Brazils, the
Comtnandeur Marques Lisboa; the.„Ministir of Den-
mark, Count de Roventlow ; the Minister of Saxony,
Baron de Beast, the Charge d'Affaires of France, Count
de Jarnac ; accompanied by Mr. George de Rabaudy,
Chancellor of the Ernbassy'; the diplomatic agent for
the Hanse towns, Mr. Colquhoun ; the Chargé d'Af-
faires of Turkey, Edib Effendi ; the Chargé d'Affaires
of Oldenbourg, M. H. F. Tiarlis ; the Charge d'Affaires
of Spain, M. de Tacon ; the First Secretary to the
Netherlands Legation, M. de Stratenus (in the absence
of Baron Dedel, seriously ill) ; their Excellencies having
assembled in the library, their Majesties the King and
Queen of the Belgians, attended, by his Excellency M.
Van do Weyer, his Majesty's representative at the
British Court, Mr. Charles Drouet, Secretary of Lega-
tion, and Mr. Castellain, Consul for Belgium, entered
the Saloon and received the congratulations of the diplo-
matic corps.

The Queen vras attended at the Reception by the
Countess Vilain XIV., Dame du Falai% and the King
by Major A. d'Hanins de Moerkerke, Officier de Ordo-
nance.

His Excellency M. Murphy, Minister of Mexico, was
prevented by illness from attending the Reception.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians on Saturday.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their
Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, honoured
the Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday even-
ing. The Royal suite included the Countess of Charle-
mont, Countess Vilain XIV., Lady Caroline Cocks,
Hon. Miss Napier, the Bail of Morley, Major A.
d'llanins de Mocrkerke, Lord Alfred Paget, and the
Hon. Captain Gordon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir George Couper,
Bart., and their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, attended by
Baron Knesebeck and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, also
honoured the perfprmance of the Opera with their
presmce._ _ _

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Ladies and
Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household,
attended Divine service yesterday, in the Chapel in
Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Reverend C. Leslie
Courts nay officiated.
Her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburg Strelitz visited the Queen yesterday.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their ac-
customed early walk yesterday.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess
Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing► in an open car-
evur ner noyai Highness the
cess Helena was taken an airing in the royal
gardens. The Royal Family took their usual airings
yesterday. _

The Thichess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday.
Her Royal Highness took a drive with the Queen of the
Belgians.
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Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal) has relieved
Colonel Arbuthnot in the duties of Equerry in Waiting
to the Queen ; and Captain the lion. A. H. Gordon, has
relieved Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour in the duties of
Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert.
The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yes-
terday in Grosvenor Chapel.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
the Foreign- office. The Council sat an hour and a
half.

Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of the West India colo-
niev, and also for the Governor of Ceylon.
The Duke of Wellington, Lord G. Paulet, and Sir Fre-
d '.rick Trench, attended the early service yesterday in
the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. J. C. Haden
officiated and preached the sermon. At the daily service
the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The
prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Helmore. The an-
them was " Lord of all power" (Mason). Mr. Cooper
presided at the organ.

PRINCE ALBEII,T'S VISIT TO
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.— After the Prince had
for some time steamed on the Mersey yesterday, the cere-
mony of opening the Albeit Dock, which was one of the
objects of the visit of his Royal Highness to Liverpool, took
place. The most admirable arrangements had been made by
the Dock Committee for the accommodation of the public,
more especially the fairer portion of it, and for the avoidance
of confusion. The ceremonial of opening the docks was
simple in itself, but the scene around was extremely ani-
mated and beautiful, from the vast number of spectators who
were assembled in the available parts of the dock and in the
warehouses around. At half-past two o'clock the bridge of
the dock was opened, amidst the firing of cannon, and the
floating-cm teye, by the entrance of which the dock was in
form to be opened, came in sight. Preceded by a Liverpool
life-boat, manned, the state barge of the Victoria and Al-
bert and two gigs belonging to the Fairy, that elegant little
vessel herself came steaming into the dock, bearing on board
the Prince and his suite. His Royal Highness bowed re-
peatedly from the quarter-deck to the acclamations of the
people. Around him, besides his immediate suite, were
Mr. J. B. Moore, the Chairman of the Dock Committee, the
Mayor, Lord Sandon, Lord Morpeth, Colonel Sir T. Arbuth-
not, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Captain Bevis, and Major
General Warre. The Fairy then steamed round the centre of
the clock till she came to the place at which the Prince was
to. land. The Chairman of the Dock Committee, the Mayor,
and some members of the committee, received the Prince on
his landing Mr. Jesse Hartley, the Dock Surveyor, from
whose plans the docks and warehousees are chiefly built, was
here introduced to the Prince, by whom he was complimented
on the great tesults of his skill that were around.
The Prince was then conducted up stairs, where a &Jenne
was to take place. The dock soon after presented a still
more animating appearance, as other yachts belonging to the
port entered; and at last came a large merchant vessel, the
William Fisher, !which had been appointed to be
less
se
thanr
merchantman that was to enter the dock. No
were 500 other persons on board.
250 sailors manned the yards, and it watsiciealclu,elsasteldstlohwatl3trheenr.e.
andvery gallant sight.
an-
swering their cheers, she presented
elee took place. The most ex-
cellenttered the dock, the sailors cheeringaAs the spectators
Soon after 3 o'clock the j
been
t of the Chairman of the Dock
The Prince sat on the
right
filled with ladies andgentle-
men,
arrangements had made to prevent all confusion.
was
aristocracy of the place. As
Committe?,
the elite o
soon as the dejeune was over,
and
ft
thehe reoeommm
• The CHAIRMAN rose and said— May it please your Royal
Highness, Ladies and Gentlemen, by the gracious permis-
sion of his Royal llighness, I am privileged on this joyous
occasion to propose the health of our Sovereign Lady the
Queen.—(Applause.) In doing so, I trust the cheers which
have been heard by his Royal Highness will reach her Ma-
jesty, and convey to her, through the medium of his Royal
Highness, the respect, the duty, and the loyalty of the people
of Liverpool. I give you the health of her Majesty the
Queen, and long may she continue to reign in the hearts of
her people, as she now does, and in their ff • • etti
a onate regard
and esteem,
The toast was drunk with nine times • nine and one cheer
more.
The CHAIRMAN soon after rose and said--Ladies and Gen-
tlemen, I have now the honour to propose the
health f illustrious and distinguished guest, who has h ° our
with his presence on this occasion.—_(black
on?ured us
h cheering.) It
contrasts strongly with by-gone times, when we see the
princes and nobles of the land assembled
among the mer-
chants and the trading community of the country. The
trading community has contributed largely
to the greatness
of this country. Everything that goes from this remark-
able island to every part of the world is accompanied with
(Hthe message of peace and goodwill to mankind
at large.—
ear,
hear, and cheers.) In every packet of merchandise
that leaves our shores, there goes forth to the world the
best of missionaries, because it is promoting that inter-
change and goodwill between different Rations which ought
to prevail over all the earth.—(hear.) It is the extension
of our commercial relations alone that will put an end to the
inhuman, the disgraceful traffic in human flesh. It is com-
mercial extension alone that will effect that object._ There-
fore, I say, it was worthy of the condescension of his Royal
Highness to honour U 6 with his presence on this occasion. i
give you the health of his Royal Highness Prince Albert;
and I trust that this, his first visit to the loyal town of Liver-

pool, may not be the last.
The toast was drunk with the mcst rapturous applause.
When the cheering had subsided,
His ROYAL Iltainsaiss said—l trust I may be permitted
to return you my best thanks for the kind way in which my
health has been proposed and received. The recollection of
the splendid sight I have witnessed to-day will never be
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