The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, DEC. 27.
The following had the honour of joining the Royal
table last evening at the Castle :—Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting to
her Royal Highness, the Baroness de Speth, and the
Rev. F. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson.
The Band of the Grenadier Guards was in attend-
ance during dinner, and played the following selec-
tions :
Polonaise—" Der Fackeltanz".. Meyerbeer.
Duetto, from the opera " L'Ultimo
Giorno di Pompeii" ... •••• Pacini.
Waltz—" Die Reusen Walser" Gungi.
Terzetto, " Sous votre J3aniere," from
the " Propbe te" Meyerbeer.
Divertimento, from the opera of "I
Martini" . • .. Donizetti.
Her Majesty's Private Band afterwards attended
and performed the following :
Overture—" Gustave" .. . • Auber.
Fantasia Violin " The Standard
Bearer," M. Sainton.. Sainton.
Priere et Imprecation Chceur D'En-
fants et Chce.. ur General—" Le Pr.o.-
Meyerbeer.
phete"
Scene de Danse—" La Bayaclere" Auber.
The Queen and Prince Albert went to town this
morning at eleven o'clock by a special train of the
Great Western Railway, attended by the Marchioness
of Ely (Lady in Waiting), Lieutenant. General
Wemyss (Equerry in Waiting to the Queen), Co-
lonel Bouverie (Equerry in Waiting to the Prince),
and Lieutenant-Colonel Biddulph (Master of the
Household).
The Royal party returned to the Castle at ten minutes
before two o'clock. _ _ _

The Prince of \Vales, the Princess Royal, and
younger members of the Royal Family, took their
usual exercise.

DEC. 28.

The Queen and Prince Albert attended an early
service this morning in the private chapel of the
Castle.

The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley performed the
service, and administered the sacrament to her Ma-
jesty and his Royal Highness:

The Queen and Prince took their usual morning
walk.

The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
Royal children walked in the Home-park.

There Was no addition to the Royal dinner party
yesterday.

her 11Iajesty and Prince Albert arrived at Buck-
ingham Palace about 12 o'clock on Saturday, at-
tended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lieutenant-
General Wemyss, Colonel Bouverie, and the Mastur
of the
whelelnot oustehold Gloucester.ler Majesty ajesty and his Royal High-
esHouse,
Piccadilly, to pay a
visit to her Royal Ilighness the Duchess of Glouces-
ter. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the
Royal suite, afterwards returned to Windsor Castle.
The Count de Flahault had an interview with
Lord John Russell en Saturday at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.

The Belgian Minister transacted business at the
office of the Board of Trade on Saturday. His Ex-
cellency also transacted business at the Foreign-
office.

Earl Granville attended at the Foreign-office on
Saturday.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, 19.UNDAY.—We are sorry to state
that the Hon. Powell Fleetwood Pellew, first
lieutenant of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
died, deeply regretted by his friends and shipmates,
at Totterdale's Hotel, Portsea, on Thursday night.
The Honourable Gentleman was attended in his last
hours by the Rev. Dr. Woolley, of Portsmouth
Dockyard. Lady Exmouth was also with him. We
understand Lieut. Pellew will be buried at Hasler,
with military honours.
The Powerful, 84, was docked on Saturday, being
taken into the dock vacated by the St. Vincent.
The Raleigh, 50, is fitting for ordinary in the sea-
basin.
The Sprightly, steamer, Master Commander G.
Allen, proceeded to Sheerness on Saturday evening to
bring back seamen for the Britannia.
The Birkenhead will embark at Spithead about
eighty men, detachments to join the 12th and 45th
regiments, on or about the 2d pros., and will imme-
diately after proceed to Cork for other detachments,
with which she will proceed to the Cape.
The Retribution is undergoing a thorough caulk-
ing and general refit; she will be ready early next
month. Report sends her to the Mediterranean, to
accompany the Britannia to that station.
The Sidon has been brought into the steam-basin
to have ber engines put to rights.
The Arrow, ketch, has been commissioned at
Portsmouth by Lieut. Cbimmo, for surveying service,
to accompany the Herald as a tender to the South
Pacific.
The Dee steam-troop-ship, Lieutenant West com-
manding, arrived at Spithead this morning from the
Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, and Ascension. She
left the Cape on the 12th of October, and has conse-
quently been 76 days out—rather too long to make
her mail of any interest. She touched at St. Helena
on the 31st of October, and saw there the Tenzer
screw steam-vessel, tender to the flag-ship. Sbe left
Ascension on the Bth of November, only one day
after the Sidon and Retribution, and bas no news to
communicate from that station. The Commodore was
expected on the 16th. On the passage home she spoke
tovsgravus
on the 19th of November, in let. 6.56 N., 23 16 W.,
the Dido, 18, Captain Morshead, C 8., all well ;
which had spoken the French merchant vessel Paci-
fique, in let. 15.44 N., 25 55 W., all well, and wished
to be reported. The Dee spoke, in 46,59 N., 13.13
W., the Uneba schooner, of Liverpool, which desired
to be reported, having been 11 days out, and encoun-
tered very bad weather from the S.W. The Dee bas
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The Resistance troop-ship, Master Commander
Manser Bradshaw, arrived at Spithead this morning
from the Mediterranean. She left Gibraltar on the
15th inst. at 2 30 P.M., and arrived off the Lizard on
the 23d. She has invalid troops, old stores from
Malta dockyard, the ordnance stores and victualling
depots. 'Lieutenant Preston, of the 76th Regiment,
is in charge of the invalids. The following are pas-
sengers by the Resistance :—Lieutenant Rowlands,
of the 41st ; Dr. and Mrs. Robertson, of the 44th ;
and Assistant Surgeon Crerar, of the 76th; 106 sol-
diers, about twenty-five women, and thirty children;
and sixty invalided seamen from the Mediterranean
squadron. She sails for Woolwich to refit. When
she left Gibraltar the Hogue, 60, and the Dragon
steam-frigate were lying there.
The Chatham transport was spoken off the Wight
this morning from the West Indies.