The Sun.
London, England, 1834-04-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke of Cumberland honoured Lord Kenyon
with his company at dinner on Friday evening, at his
residence in Portman-square. His Royal Highness
visited the Princess Augusta yesterday, and after-
wards left town for his residence at Kew.

The Duke of Sussex had a dinner party on Satur-
day evening, at his apartments in the Palace at Ken-
sington.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria,
and their Royal Highnesses' Household, attended di-
vine service yesterday at the Palace at Kensington.
The Dean of Chester officiated. _

The Duke of Gloucester attended divine service
yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
Prince Talleyrand gave a grand dinner last evening,
at his residence in Hanover-square, to several of the
Foreign Ministers and select party. Amongst the
company were—Count d'Aglie, the Sardinian Minis-
ter, and Count Pollon, Principal Secretary of Lega-
tion ; Baron Bulow; the Prussian Minister ; M. Van
de Weyer, the Belgic Minister ; the Chevalier de
Vial, the Spanish Minister, and Count Florida Blanca,
the newly appointed Spanish Plenipotentiary ; Count
Jenison, the Bavarian Minister ; M. de Moraes Sar-
mento, the Portuguese Minister ; M. Tricoupi, the
Grecian Minister, and Madame Tricoupi; the Countess
of Sefton, Viscount Melbourne, and Lord Auckland.
Several of the Lords and Grooms of the Bedchamber
(in the naval service), and of the naval Aides-de camp
to the King, went to Greenwich on Saturday to at-
tend the funeral of the late Admiral Sir Richard
Goodwin Keats, the Governor of the Royal Hospital
at Greenwich. The party were in full uniform. The
members of Orders of Knighthood wore their respec-
tive insignia. Amongst those present were Lord
Byron, Lord James O'Brien,' and Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, Lords of the Bedchamber; Vice-Ad-
miral Sir Charles Rowley and the Hon. Captain
George Campbell, R.N., Grooms of the Bedcham-
ber ; Admiral Lord A. Beauclerk, first and principal
naval Aide-de-Camp to the King; Lord Radstock
and other naval Aides-de-Camp to the King. The
party went from, and returned to, the Palace at St.
James's in four of the King's carriages and four.
An investiture of the most illustrious Order of St.
Patrick took place on Tuesday at Dublin Castle.
The several Knights and Officers of the Order as-
sembled in an ante-room, where, after being robed by
Mr. Hunter (from London) in the splendid mantles of
the Order, they were called over by. Sir William Be-
tham, Ulster King-at-Arms ; they entered in proces-
sion at St. Patrick's Hall, the Grand Master (his Ex-
cellency the- Lord-Lieutenant) presiding.
The Earl of Leitrim and the Earl of Donoughmore
were introduced with the usual formalities, and were
invested by the Grand Master (with the customary ce-
remonies) with the Ensigns of Knights of the most Il-
lustrious Order of St. Patrick.

The Knights present were the Earl of Longford,
the Marquis of Ormonde, and the Marquis of Down-
shire.

The Officers of the Order who assisted at the cere-
mony were the Chancellor (the Ai chbisbop of Dub-
lin), the Registrar (Dean of St. Patrick), Genealogist
( Sir S. Bruce, Bart.), Usher ( Sir C. Vernon,
Knight), Deputy Secretary (Molyneux Betham,
Esq. ), and Ulster King-at-Arms ( Sir W. Betham,
Knight).
The troops went to the quadrangle as usual this
morning, but were not inspected, they therefore re-
turned almost immediately.
Their Majesties have not been out this morning,
and but few of the royal visiters attended divine ser-
vice at St. George's Chapel. The service was Cook's
beautiful one in G ; the anthem " I was glad," Pur-
cell. The Hon. and Rev. Mr. Cust preached an do-
quet sermon.
To-morrow their Majesties go to the Old Palace at
Kew, and will return in the evening to dinner.
The Lord Chancellor visited the Museum of Na-
tional Manufactures and of the Mechanical Arts in
Leicester-square on Saturday. His Lordship was re-
ceived by Dr. Birkbeck, the Chairman, and Mr. John
Taylor, F. R. S., Member of the Board of Approval ;
Mr. C. Toplis, the Director, and Mr. Babbage. His
Lordship inspected the different models and specimens,
and particularly noticed Mr. Nutt's bee-hives and
glasses for obtaining the honey without destroying the
bees, and the series of models illustrative of the pro-
cess of paper-making by machinery, as introduced and
improved by Messrs. Fourdrinier.
The Right Hon. Charles Grant had an interview
yesterday with Earl Grey at his residence in Downing-
street.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon,
at the residence of Viscount Althorp. It was attended
by the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Earl of Ripon, Earl Grey, the Duke of Rich-
mond, the Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Melbourne,
Viscount Palmerston, Mr. Secretary Stanley, Viscount
Althorp, Lord Holland, and Lord John Russell.

The-Council sat in deliberation about two hours.

A deputation, headed by Mr. John Irving, had an
interview with Mr. Secretary Stanley on Saturday, at
the Colonial-office. Mr. Burge, the agent for Jamaica,
had an interview with the Right Hon. Secretary on
Saturday.