The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Court, on Saturdayafternoon, at Buck-
ingham Palace.
Mr. J. Buchanan had an audience, and delivered to her
Majesty his letter of recall as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of Ame-
rica. His Excellency was intro laced by Viscount Palmer-
ston, G.C.8., First Lord of the Treasury (officiating for the
Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs),
and condu,:ted by Major-Gen. the Hon. Sir E. Cust, K.C.H.,
her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
Viscount Palmerston had an audience of the Q een.

The Queen, attended by Lady Churchill, 31ajor-General
Buckley, and Capt. the Hon. D. de Roe, visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at her residence in St.
James's Palace, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester, at Gloucester House.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr.
Gibbs, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou-
cester

Her Majesty hail a dinner party in the evening. The
company included her Royal Highness the Princess Royal,
the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, the Duke andDuchers
of Betlfwrd, Madame Tricoupi (the wife of the Greek Mi-
nister), Count ColloreCio, the Austrian Minister; the Earls
of Aberdeen and Ellenborengh, Lady Blantyre, the Right
Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, the Right Hon. Hew y
and Mrs. Fitzroy, Col. Barker, C. 8., Royal Artillery, :scat
Lient.-Col. G. V. Maxwell, C.B , Bith Regiment.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attendance
during dinner.
Yesterday, her Majesty and his Royal Highness the
Prince, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince
Alfred, and the Princess Mice, the L.:dies and Gentlemen
of the Court, and the Domestic Household, attended Divine
Service in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace.
The Rev. John Vane, Deputy-Clerk of the Closet, read
the pray era, and preached the sermon.

Their Ro,al Ilighne,ses tha Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princes,-. Mary left their residevce at S . James's
Palace, on Saturday, fir Cambridge Cottage, Kew, for
the holidays. 0o Wednesday, the Royal Ductless and
Princess will leave Kew, on a visit to her Majesty, at
Windsor Castle.
His Ercellencv M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Mi•
Meter, will leave town to-day for Dover, in order to
receive the King of the Belgians, on that Sovere'gn
landing at that port, to-morrow, from 0 tend, on his
way to ‘Vindsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and
the Ladies Grosvenor arrived at Grosvenor House on
Saturday, from Motcornbe House, near Shaftesbury.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury have left
town for Hatfield for the recess. The noble marquis
and family have been placed in mourning by the death,
at Madeira, of his son-in-law, Mr. James Maitland Bal-
four, late M.P. for the Haddington burghv, married to
Lady Bl:anche, the marquis's second daughter.
The Marquis of Exeter has left Grosvenor-square on •
his return to Burghley House, near Stamford.
The Earl Jermyn, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Harvey,
have joined the family circle, visiting the Duke of Rut-
land at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. The noble earl
has quite recovered from the effects of his recent accident
at Cadlands, while out shooting.
The Earl and Countess Talbot and the Ladies Talbot,
who are at present in Madeira, are not expected to re-
turn to this country before the month of May. The
Countess and Lady Victoria Talbot have both derived
benefit from the mild climate of the island.

Selina Viscounte,,s Milton and Mr. Foljambe and
family, who came to town from Nottinghamshire
order to attend the nuptials of Mr. Fojambe, jun., and
Lady Gertrude Acheson, daughter of the Earl of Gosford,
have left Fife House fGr their country seat.
APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—We are
enabled t.) announce that a matrimonial alliance i 3 ar-
ranged, and will shortly take place, between the Lady
Lavinia Bingham, daughter of General the Earl of Lucan,
and the Hon. Charles Hardiuge, M.P., eldest son of
Field-Marshal Viscount Jaardinge.