The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Majesty held a Court at two o'clock yesterday afternoon
to receive the Address from the House of Commons in answer
to the Speech from the Throne. It was attended by the First
Lord of the Treasury, the Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment, the Postmaster-General, the Lord Steward of the
Household, the Groom of the Stole, the Master, the Vice-
Chamberlain, the Commander of the Forces, the Captain of the
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners, the Master of the
Robes, and Master Stephensen, Page of Honour.
A party of the Yeomen Guard were on duty in the Guard
Chamber, under the command of the Exon in Waiting, Mr. C.
Hancock.

A party of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners,
under the command of Sir Georg Pocock, their Standard
Bearer, were also on duty.
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The Speaker of the House of Commons arrived at the
Palace at St. James's, in State, attended by Mr. Manners Sut.
ton, his private Secretary, and the usual attendants on State
occasions. The Right Hon. Gentleman was accompanied by
the following Members of the House of Commons :—Mr. Le-
fevre, the mover, and Mr. Morrison, the seconder of the Ad-
dress ; Viscounts Lumley and Althorp, Lord John Russell,
Sir James Graham, Mr. Secretary Stanley, Colonel Fox, Capt.
Gronow, Messrs. Penleeze, Hughes Hughes, Bouvetie, Francis
Baring, C. Wood, Spring Rice, Peter, and several others.
The Deputation assembled in George the Third's Room,
and soon after their arrival were ushered into the presence of
his Majesty by the Hon. Fred. Byng, Captain Green, and Mr.
Mash, the Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting.

The King received the Address on his throne ; on the left
of his Majesty were the Earl of Albemarle (Hester of the
Horse), and the Duke of Richmond ; on the right of his Ma-
jesty stood the Marquis of Winchester (Groom of the Stole),
Earl Grey, the Hon. Captain George Campbell (the Lord and
Groom in Waiting) ; and Sir Ceorge Seymour (the Master of
the Robes). • _ _ _

The Deputation advanced through the lines formed by the
Gentlemen Pensioners supporting their battle-axes, to the foot
of the throne; the Speaker then read the Address from the
House of Commons, and afterwards presented it to the King.
His Majesty returned a gracious Answer to the Address, and
the Deputation then withdrew, making their obeisances.
The Recorder of London made a Report to his Majesty in
Council. The Council was attended by the Lord Chancellor,
the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Lord
President, the. Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury,
the Secretaries of State for the Home and Colonial Depart-
ments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Postmaster.
General, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Paymaster of
the Forces, and the Earl of Carlisle.

The King gave audiences to Earl Grey, the Duke of Rich-
mond, Sir James Graham, Marquis of Lansdowne, Marquis of
Winchester, and Lord Hill.
Viscount Falkland and the Honourable George Campbell,
R.N., were the Lord and Groom in Waiting.

Her Majesty visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at the
Palace at Kensington.
The Duke of Gloucester visited their Majesties yesterday.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Judge-Advocate Gene-
ral, Viscount Duncannon, and Mr. Lichtenberg, the Hanove-
rian Charge d'Affaires, had audiences yesterday of his Majesty.

The Duke of Cumberland honoured Prince and Princess
Lieven with his company on Wednesday evening, at the en-
tertainment given by their Highnesses at Ashburnham-house.
Lord Howard de Walden left town yesterday morning to
proceed on his mission to Portugal as Minister Plenipotentiary.
His Lordship took leave of Earl Grey and Viscount Palmer-
ston on Wednesday.

The Queen honoured Drury-lane theatre last evening, to
witness the performance of The Wedding Gown and St.
George and the Dragon. A Guard of Honour (of the Foot
Guards) were stationed at the Royal entrance. Mr. Lee, the
High Constable of Westminster, and Messrs. Smith and Gard.
ner, the principal officers of police, were in attendance.
Her Majesty and suite arrived in two carriages at half-past
seven o'clock ; in the first carriage were the Earl of Denbigh
(the Queen's Lord Chamberlain), the Duke of Dorset, Miss
Bagot, and Miss Hudson (Maids of Honour) ; in the other car-
riage were the Queen, the Duke of Gloucester, the Earl of
Erroll (Master of the Horse to the Queen), and Lady Clinton.
Mr. Bunn received her Majesty at the entrance and attended
the Queen to the Royal box.