The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen had an evening party yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace.
The company began to arrive at nine o'clock, and passed up the
Grand Staircase, and through the Green Drawing-room into the Pic-
ture Gallery.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the Palace
soon after nine o'clock, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Sir George
Cower, and Captain the Hon. James P. Murray.
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The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Royal Family,
left the Yellow Drawing-room soon after half-past nine o'clock, and
entered the Grand Saloon, where her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness received the distinguished company present. After the recep-
tion of the company, her Majesty and her Royal Consort, accom-
panied by the Royal Family, and followed by the distinguished
visitors, passed from the saloon into the ball-room, where a concert
was performed.

Her Majesty's private band, including several other Instrumental
performers, selected from the Philharmonic and Ancient Concerts,
and from her Majesty's Theatre, attended. Madame Castellan and
the Misses Williams were the principal perfotmers. The Misses
Pyne, together with an efficient chorus, under the direction of Mr.
Anderson, also assisted.

The concert commenced at a quarter before ten o'clock. The
following was the programme :

PART FIRST.
Overture—Song with chorus, " You spotted snakes," Miss A.
Williams and Miss M. Williams—Notturno, March, and Finale—
Chorus (A Midsummer Night's Dream)—Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Romance—•" Va dit elle," Madame Castellan (Robert le Diable)--
Meyerbeer.

Chorus—" The calm of the Sea"—Beethoven.
PART SECOND.

Overture—(Der Preyschutz)—C. M. Von Weber.
Chorus—" The fisherman's adieu"—Reber.
Duet—" Two merry gipsies are we," Miss A. Williams and Miss
3/. Willlams—G. A. Macfarren.
Festmarsch for two orchestras—Meyerbeer.
Preghiera—" Col soriss," Madame Castelian (II Pirata) —Bellini.
Chorus—" We praise, 0 Lord, thy name"—C. M. Von Weber.
Alter the performance, her Majesty and Prince Albert were con-
ducted by the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward to the supper
room, followed by the royal and distinguished company.
The party included all the nobility and fashionables at present in
town.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yester-
day, and remained to luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert.
A deputation respecting New Zealand, consisting of Capt. Cargyll,
Mr. H. A. Aglionby, M.P., and Mr. Hutt, M.P., had an interview
with Mr. Secretary Gladstone yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Mbsquera,-New Grenada Charge d'Affaires, transacted business
yesterday at the Foreign-office.

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meet-
ing yesterday. There were present the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor, Carlisle, Chester,
Chichester, Hereford, i ichfleld, Oxford and Ripon, the Earl of Bess •
borough, and the Right Hon. H. ilobhouse.
11r. P. Buchanan and Major Fagan had an interview yesterday
with Mr. Secretary Gladstone at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the
Governors of Hung-Kong and Ceylon.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-
office for the West India Colonies.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday to
vensider the petition of certain inhabitants of Cape Breton, against
the annexation of that island to Nova Scotia. The Lords present
were the Lord President, the Lord Chrncellor, Lord Cotterihatn, the
Master ,f the Rolls, Lord Campbell, the Chancellor of the Duchy of
Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court.
111 r. Bliss, in support of the petition, was heard throughout the
whole of the sitting. The Court rose at four o'clock.