The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

Ibrahim Pacha, attended by his suite, and Major
Dickson, paid a visit to his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, yesterday morning in Buckingham Palace. The
Prince, accompanied by his Highness and suite, went on
horseback to witness the parade of the household troops
in St. James's Park. Prince Albert was attended by
Colonel Bouverie, Major-General Wemyss, Major- Gene-
ral Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel Wylde, and the Hon.
Captain Gordon.
The illustrious party returned to the Palace after the
inspection.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Duchess of Cambridge visited the Queen yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
their usual walks and rides yesterday.
Captain Carter had the honour of submitting for the
inspection of her Majesty and Prince Albert yesterday
the copy of his pictorial work on Gibraltar.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday at
Cambridge House.
The Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household gave
a grand dinner at his residence Fife House, yesterday
evening in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, to
which the following nobility and gentry were invited :
—The Earl and Lady Katherine Jermyn, Colonel the
Right Honourable and Mrs Dawson Damer, Colonel
Bowles, Viscount Templetown, General the Honourable
Sir William Lamley, the Right Honourable Sir William
k'reemantle, Major-General Sir Robert and Lady
Uv_ardiner, Colonel Sir George and Lady Couper, Mr.
d Airs. T. Young, Major-General Sir Henry and
-r
tady Wheatley, the Right Hon. Sir John and Lady
1„1-nn Beckett, Major-General Wemyss, Lieutenant -
yreneral the Honourable Arthur Upton, the Honourable
William and Mrs. Ashley, Colonel and Lady Catherine
Harcourt, Mr. Molineaux Montgomerie, the Countess of
Morton, Colonel the Honourable Sir Edward Cust, Sir
Augustus Clifford, Major 11. S. Stephens, Captain Mey-
nell, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, General Sir Wil-
loughby Gordon, Viscount and Viscountess Hawqrden '
Lord Saltoun, Lord Rivers, Colonel and Mrs. 13t;rkely'
Drummond, Viscount and Viscountess] Combermere,
Mr. Shiffner, Sir Thomas Mtsrrable, Mr. Blackwood,
Sir James Clark, and Lieutenant-Colonel Diggle.
The Lord Chamberlain had the honour of entertain-
ing at dinner yesterday the following guests, in celebra-
tion of her Majesty's birthday :—The Marquis of Or-
monde, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Byron, Major-Gene-
ral Sir Edward Bowater, the Hon. Captain Hood, Hon.
and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, Sir Noel Harris, Sir William
Martins, Major Beresford, Mr. Alfred Montgomery,
Colonel Colville (Field Officer in Brigade Waiting),
Captain Green Colonel Ferguson (Grenadier Guards),
Colonel Smith (Silver Stick in Waiting), the Viscount
Cantalupe, Hon. and Rev. Reginald Sackville West, the
Countess Delawarr, and Lady Mary West.
The banquet was given at his Lordship's mansion in
Upper Grosvenor-street, the exterior of which was
brilliantly illuminated with the royal cypher, surmounted
by the imperial crown, between two stars of the order
of the garter.
The Master of the Horse gave a full dress dinner in
honour of the royal birth-day at his Lordship's residence
in Berkeley-square.
Sir Robert Peel, as First Lord of the Treasury, gave
a grand dinner in celebration of the Queen's birth-day,
at his residence in Whitehall-gardens, to her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and a select circle.
Lady Peel had afterwards a very numerous assembly.
_Sir James Graham, as Secretary of State for the
Rome Departmen, gave a grand dinner last evening, at
his residence in Hill-street, in celebration of her Ma-
jesty's Birthday, to which the following guests were
invited :—The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Lincoln.
(Chief Secretary for Ireland),°.Lord Denman (Chief Jus-
tice of the Queen's Bench), Lord Langdale (Master of
the Rolls), the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of
Commons, Sir Lancelot Shadwell (Vice-Chancellor of
England), the Lord Chief Justice Tindal, the Lord
Chief Baron, Sir James Wigram (Vice Chancellor),
Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice
Pattison, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice Coltman,
Mr. Baron Rolfe, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr, Justice
Creswell, Mr. Justice Erle, Mr. Baron Platt, the Lord
Mayor, the Recorder of London, the Lord Advocate of
Scotland, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Mr. Sheriff
Chaplin, Mr. Sheriff Laurie, Messrs. Masterman, Lye'',
and Patteson, Members for the City of London, Mr.
Phillips, and Captain H. 0. Brien.
The Earl of Aberdeen as the Queen's principal Secre.
Lary of State for Foreign Affairs, gave a full-dress din-
ner yesterday to the Corps Diplomatique at his resi-
dence in Argyll-street.
Baron de Moncorvo was prevented by indisposition
from attending- the Earl of Aberdeen's dinner in celebra-
tion of her Maje-sty's birthday.
The Right Hon, William Ewart Gladstone, as Secre-
tary of State for War and the Colonies, gave a full-
dress dinner yesterday in celebration of her Majesty's
birthday, at his residence in Carlton House-terrace, to
which the following we're invited:—The Duke of Wel-
lington (Commanderin-Chief), the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert (Secretary-at-War), Sir John Macdonald (Ad-
juntant-General), the Bishop of Barbadoes, Sir Thomas
Hastings, Lord Lyttelton, Lord A. Lennox, Sir Henry
Macleod, Mr. T. F. Elliot, Mr. Bingham Baring, Mr.
Sulivan, Judge Hogerman, Captain Stokes, Mr. T.
Rogers, and Mr. S. Northcote.
The Right Hon. H. Goulburn, as Cbanceller of the
Exchequer, gave a and dinner in celebration of the
Queen's birth-day, a't his official residence in Downing-
street, yesterday.
Earl of Dalhousie The following were invited :--The
Lord Granville (President of the Board of Trade),
caster), the Baorinrset (Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lam
(Chief
(Postmaster-General),
Viscount Canning ter-General),
and Forests), Sir George Clerk Commissioner of the Woods
Mr. Dean (Chairman),
And (Master of the Mint),
(Deputy-
Chairman of the Customs), iy/Mr, Hart Davis
and Mr. Thornton (Deputy..67imckham (Chairman),
and Taxes), Mr. Heath (Governor of
of the Stamps
land), Colonel Maberley (Secretary of the Bank of Eng-
General), Sir Thomas Freeman, tl)frthe Postmaster-
Mr. Trotter, M.P., Mr. Cripps Greene, M.P.,
Young, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. TrevelYan, r. Novelle, Mr.
Captain Carnegie, Mr. Vincent (Queen' _Baring,
brancer), and Mr. Pemberton. s Bemem-
Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-
Arms gave their full-dress dinner, to celebrate the
Queen's birthday.
His Highness Ibrahim Pacha, accompanied by Son_
man Pacha and Nubar Effendi, and attended by Major
Dickson, called yesterday afternoon at Marlborough
House, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowa-
ger, and at Clarence House, St. James's, the residence
of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. His High-
ness visited the establishment of Messrs. Hunt and Ros-
kell, in Bond-street.
A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present
were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Lord
Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Had-
idington, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, Mr.
Secretary Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Earl of Ellenborough. the Earl of Ripon, Lord
Graiville Somerset, the Earl of Lincoln, the Earl of
Dalhousie, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and the Earl
St. Germans.
The Council sat two hours.

A young. English vocalist, Miss Katherine Noble
(aaugliter of ou'r well-known ballet master), has made a :very suc-
cessful debut at Turin, in an opera called Ii •,Sagttb Punitore, com-
posed by Gerll. Miss Noble has been studying in•ltaly for five
Ye ars, and pose% 'es requisites lholy t 9 §ecure her future eminence.

HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY.

' Yesterday having been specially appointed for the due
celebration of her Majesty's birthday, the royal standard was
hoisted on the principal church steeples, at an early hour,
amid the ringing of merry peals, the ships in the river, and
the principal public buildings. At ten o'clock a very large
number of well-dressed personages was congregated in St.
James's Park to witness the inspection of the Household
troops. The Life Guards formed on the right of the infantry,
attended by their band in state liveries, as also by their
splendid massive silver kettle-drums. On the occasion of
the Queen's birthday the united bands of the three regiments
of Foot Guards attend the parade, and form a concert of mi-
litary music not to be surpassed. A tolerable opinion may
be formed of this powerful combination of martial• sounds
from the subjoined analysis of the various instruments :-30
clarionets, 8 flutes and picolos, 7 oboes, 10 bassoons, 12 French
horns, 6 cornopeans, 6 trumpets, 9 trombones, 6 ophicleides,
3 brass drums, 3 tenor drums, 3 cymbals, and 80 drums,
bugles, and fifes, making a total of 183 performers. This
magnificent • band played with wonderful effect Mozart's
" Non pin Andrai," the " British Grenadiers," the " Duke
of York's March," and " God save the Queen."
The troops looked exceedingly well in their new uniforms,
and went through their evolutions in a most soldier-like man-
ner, to the evident satisfaction of the illustrious personages
and distinguished officers present; among whom were Field-
Marshal the Duke of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief, in
his uniform as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards; Field-
Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as Co-
lonel of the Coldstream Guards; Field-Marshal his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, as Colonel of the Scots Fusilier
Guards; and his Royal Highness Prince George of Cam-
bridgevis Colonel of the 17th Lancers. The Commander-in-
Chief was attended by his staff and aides-de-camp. The
parade was crowded with ladies, accompanied by officers in
uniform, amongst whom we noticed—
Lord and Lady Vivian, Earl of Enniskillen, the Earl of
Cardigan, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Sir Charles
Dalbiac, Duke and Duchess of Leinster, Sir Frederick
Thesiger, Marquis of Douro, Marquis of Worcester, Colonel
Drummond, &c. The principal attraction, however, was
Ibrahim Pacha and his suite, who seemed highly to enjoy
the scene. Viscount Combermere was at the head of his
regiment, the 2d Life Guards ; and Colonel Berkeley
Drummond commanded the infantry, about 1,200 in number.
The ground was well kept by detachments of Foot Guards,
and all went off admirably.

THE ILLUMINATIONS.
The illuminations in the evening were quite as extensive
as on the last occasion, but were chiefly confined to the vari-
ous club-houses and places of amusement, and the residences
of the Royal tradespeople. Notwithstanding the lowering
appearance of the heavens in the earlier part of the evening,
and the want of the usual attraction of a drawing-room on
such occasions, the streets of the metropolis, especially the
leading thoroughfares, were thronged by countless thousands
of respectable persons all wending their way to the West-
end to see the lights. Most of the principal streets were
nearly impassable until after eleven o'clock, owing to the in-
numerable carriages, carts, waggons, omnibuses, &c., crowded
with people from all parts of the suburbs. Every necessary
regulation for the preservation of order had, however, been
adopted by the police authorities, and no serious accidents
are believed to have occurred.
WOOLWICH.

At Woolwich, at an early hour, the day appointed to be
celebrated as her Majesty's birthday, was ushered in by the
bells of the parish church ringing a merry peal, and the royal
standard being hoisted on a flagstaff on the steeple, and at
the dockyard, the garrison, and the Royal Arsenal.
At a quarter before twelve o'clock the whole of the troops in
the garrison, consisting of the Royal Horse Artillery, under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Hardinge, K.H. ; the
battalions of Foot Artillery, the right wing under the com-
mand of Lieutenant •Colonel Russell, and the left wing under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Crawford; the Royal
Sappers and Miners, under the command of Captain Webb,
R.E. ; the Chelsea pensioners, under the command of Cap-
tain Forbes; the Royal Marines, under the command of
Colonel Mercer; and the Field Batteries, under the com-
mand of Colonel Cleaveland, on the left; assembled on the
common, and precisely at twelve o'clock the Royal Horse
Artillery commenced firing a royal salute from their guns.
On a signal being given, the Horse Artillery fired six guns,
and a running fire was carried on along the front line of
the whole of the troops and up the rear, the bands of the
various corps playing " God save the Queen." The field
batteries then fired eight guns on the left, which was fol-
lowed by a running fire along the line, as before. Six guns
were then fired on the right, followed by another running
fire, the bands playing " God save the Queen." The line
then presented arms, shoulder order, and gave three hearty
cheers. Major-General Sir T. Downman, C. 8., commandant
of the garrison, rode down the line and up the rear, accom-
panied by Brigade-Major Cuppage, Captain Tylden, Captain
Wingfield, and several other officers. Colonel Tulloh, of the
Chelsea Pensioners Forces, Lieutenant-Colonel Grant, Royal
Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel Powell, Royal Marines,
were present in uniform, and Colonel Turner, C. 8., com-
manded the whole of the line. The ground was kept by men
of the Riding-house establishment, and many thousands were
present on the occasion, attracted to Woolwich by a report
that there was to be a review and rocket practice in the
Marshes, although nothing of the kind was intended.
THE HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY.
A considerable number of the officers, non-commissioned
officers, and men of this ancient corps, established in the city
of London, assembled at their spacious grounds in Finsbury
to celebrate her Majesty's birthday, and shortly after three
o'clock P.M. fired a double royal salute from two field pieces
in a manner, as to loading and firing, which would have re-
flected credit on any artillery corps in her Majesty's service.
Captain Iselin commanded the artillery company, and Cap-
tain Barnard put the whole of the companies through their
various evolutions with as much precision as regularly em-
bodied and constantly practised soldiers. Previous to the
double royal salute, and three rounds being fired from the
muskets, the whole of the companies marched past the major
commanding at slow and quick time, in a very soldier-like
manner. The companies then went through all the evolu-
tions of a field day, as practised by infantry regiments and
foot artillery, and formed squares, firing from the front rank,
and by companies and battalions, in a superior style, afford •
ing proofs of their efficiency and attention to the duties they
had undertaken. Their late eornmanding officer (Colonel
Cox) and Major Freshfield were on the ground, in uniform,
and thousands of the members of highly respectable families,
to witness the exercise of the Hon. Artillery Company.

WINDSOR.
A royal salute was fired to- day at 1 o'clock from the Bel-
videre Fort, at Virginia Water, in honour of her Majesty's
birthday. The Corporation ordnance having fired a royal sa-
lute, and the bells of the
.parish church having been rung on
the 25th ult., the usual rejoicings in the town to-day did not
take place.
Colonel Ferguson, and the officers of the second battalion
of the Grenadier Guards, gave a splendid banquet this even-
ing to a distinguished party, at the Infantry Barracks, in
Sheet-street. Upwards of 70 were present. The entertain-
ment took place in Tippoo Saib's tent, the property of ber
Majesty, kindly lent for the occasion by Colonel Bowles, the
Master of the Household, in the absence of the Lord Cham-
berlain. This spacious tent, the interior of which was taste-
fully decorated with flags and other military trophies, inter-
spersed with evergreens and festoons of flowers, was erected
in the barrack square.
A large assemblage is expected to be present at the race
ball this evening, at the Town-hall, under the stewardship
of the Earl of Rosslyn, the Earl of Orkney, the colonels and
officers of the two regiments in garrison at Windsor, Mr.
Ralph Neville, M.P., &c.

SIR ROBERT AND LADY PEEL'S