The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the rehearsal of
the Concert of Ancient Music, at the Hanover-square rooms,
with their presence yesterday. The royal suite consisted of
Lady Portman, Lord Byron, Hon. Colonel Grey, and Lieut.-
Colonel Seymour.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday, at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty, attended by Lady Portman, took an airing
in an open carriage and four Yesterday. The Equerry in
Waiting, the Hon. Colonel Grey, was in attendance on
horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on
horseback, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
airings yesterday in the royal gardens.
The Royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace
included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke
and Duchess of Buccleuch, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness
de Speth, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl and Countess of
Delawarr, and Lidy Mary Sackville West, Lord Portman,
and Captain the Hon. James P. Murray.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during
dinner, and performed the following pieces :
Overture—" Ruler of the Spirits"—Weber.
Polka—" Dobranoz"---Fahrbach.
Selection—" Robert le Diable—Meyerbeer.
Quadrille—" Mari tan a"—Coote.
Waltz—" Natalien"—Labitzki.
Polka—" Maricn"—Streck.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yesterday
in a carriage.

His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Mein-
ingen, attended by Captain Taylor, Mr. Bedford, and the
Baron de Reitzenstein, left town yesterday morning for
Portsmouth.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel,
frhe Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of
Buccleuch, the Earl of Haddington. the Earl of Aberdeen,
Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl
of Ellenborough. the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset,
the Earl of Dalhousie, the Earl St. German, and the Right
Hon. Sidney Herbert. The Council sat an lour and a half.

Mr. Forbes and Mr. Lockhart, with Mr. Dalglish, on the
part of the Glasgow General Terminus, had an interview
with Sir George Clerk yesterday at the office of the Board
of Trade.
Lord Kinnaird had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie
yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Wilson
Patten had also an interview with his Lordship.
Dispatches from the Governors of New South Wales, West
Australia, and New Zealand were received yesterday at the
Colonial-office.

Mr. Hawes, M.P., Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Pearce, and Mr.
Wilson had an interview with Sir George Clerk yesterday.
The Earl of Aberdeen returned to town yesterday from
the Priory.
The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert arrives in town yester-
day, from Wilton House, Salisbury.
The Marchioness of llastings and Captain Hastings
Henry left Farrance's Hotel, yesterday, for Efford House,
Hampshire.

SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET, SUNDAY EIGHT.

ENTRIES FOR MONDAY.

PLATE.—Switcher, Miss Elis, Lycurgus, Keppel, Maynootb,
and Plantagenet.
HANDICAP, T.Y.C.—Paultons, Bst 121 b ; Cocoa Nut, Bst 41b ;
Duc an Durras, Bst 21b; Fidelity colt, 6st 21b. Two paid
forfeit.

The following are scratched for engagements to-morrow :
—Lucetta colt, Macremma colt, Oxherry, and Toga colt.
2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.—Smuggler Bill, Martext, Pite,
Whitefoot,Ginger, Birkenhead, and Titchfield are struck out.