The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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Yester2ay morning the ceremony of churching the
Queen was performed in the private chapel at Bucking-
ham Palace, by the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay.
There w. re present only his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, the Lady in Waiting on the Queen, and the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia had the
honour of lunching with the Queen on Thursday, at
Buckingham► Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
their usual walking and pony exercise yesterday, and
her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken an
airing.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent dined with
her Majesty yesterday evening.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
General Bowles and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
dined last evening with the Senior United Service Club,
at the banquet given to Viscount Hardinge.
His Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse vi-
sited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday,
at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
briige yesterday, at Cambridge House.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at the Foreign-
office. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell,
the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir
George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir
John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. La-
bouchere, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount Mor-
peth, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Council
sat three hours.
The Marquis of Salisbury had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
The Judges, the Queen's Counsel, &c., will not meet
at the Lord Chancellor's on the first day of next (Easter)
Term.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governors of the North American
Provinces. Dispatches were also sent off last evening
for the Governor of Ceylon.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—As the Court will leave
Buckingham Palace for Osborne.house, Isle of Wight,
on Saturday morning, her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent will take her departure, on the same afternoon,
from Clarence-house, St. James's, for Frogmore, where
the Duchess will remain during the absence of her
Majesty from London. It is expected that her Royal
Highness will be accompanied to Frogmore by the
infant Princess. In consequence of the Royal Horse
Guards having been ordered to march to London on
Saturday, the Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry will
arrive that afternoon at the Cavalry Barracks at Spital,
for the purpose of doing duty at Windsor during the
absence of the Blues. The ,Duke of Buckingham had
an interview with the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, the Home
Secretary, in Downing-street, on Tuesday last.
TIIE PRESERVATION OF THE PEACE OF THE CITY.
—The Aldermen met yesterday in committee at the Man-
sion- house for the purpose ofcompleting the arrangements
for the ?reservation of the public peace in the city of
London on Monday next. Every alderman in town was
present, and the Lord Mayor occupied the chair. The
City Commissioner attended at the request of the alder-
men. We understand that the committee adopted a
plan by which the security of each ward is likely to be
established in the most effectual manner, in the event of
principal t
an outbreak or disturbance of any kind. Each ward is
int the
eie attended his
cle rdayks
ab
alderman,
iniwtshloarwgeillswear
workmennd
manu-
factories and trade establishments. In the course of the
day hundreds of
gentlemen applied at the Mansion-
house to be sworn in as special constables, and four
clerks were occupied for a number of hours in enter
jug the names of the applicants. Upwards of 1,200 of
the persons employed ut the Post-office are to be sworn
in this day. It is supposed that upon an average half a
dozen persons in every house in the City will be autho-
rised to act as special constables. Certainly, if we were
to judge from the conduct of the citizens of London ever
since the apprehension was expressed of the conse-
quences likely to arise from the Kennington-common
meeting, nothing could be more certain than that the
rioters would very
, soon find out that they had miscal-
culated their chances of success in the City. The deter-
mination to defend property and to preserve the public
peace was most strongly manifested.
ARMY.—General L'Estrange, moved from the 95th
to the 61st Regiment, in succession to the late Sir J.
Dickson, and
Major-General Sir Richard Armstrong,
obtains the colonelcy of the 95th Regiment.