The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

The Queen and Prince Albert left Windsor Castle
at four minutes before twelve yesterday, attended by
the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Marquis of Ormonde,
Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel lion.
Charles Grey, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Lord
Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Alexander
Gordon, and proceeded to the station of the Great
Western Railway, in Windsor, where a Guard of
Honour of Coldstream Guards was in attendance with
the band of the regiment, and received her Majesty
and the Prince with the usual honours.

A special train conveyed the august party to the
Paddington terminus; where the Queen and the
Prince, and the royal suite, entered three of her
Majesty's carriages, and immediately left for Buck-
ingham Palace; a detachment of the 16th Lancers
forming the escort.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at Buck-
ingham Palace at ten minutes before one o'clock, and
were received by the Lord Chamberlain, the Master
of the Horse, Lord George Lennox, and the Mister
of the Household.

Soon after her arrival in town, the Quen, attended
by the Viscountess Jocelyn (Lady in Waiting) went
to Gloucester House, and visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester. Lord Charles Fitzroy,
Equerry in Waiting, was in attendance on horseback.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Hay-
market Theatre with their presence yesterday evening.
The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn
(Lady in Waiting), the Marquis of Ormonde (Lord
in Waiting), Lord Charles Fitzroy (Equerry in
Waiting, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon
(Equerry in Waiting to the Prince).
The Oxford University Commission held a meeting
yesterday, at the residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, Downing-street. Present—The Bishop of
Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Fern.
broke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, the Rev. G. H. S.
Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary).

TIER MAJESTY'S COURT AND PRIVY
COUNCIL.
(From the Court Circular.)
Her Majesty held a Court and Privy Council at
three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At the Court M. Marcoleta, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of
Nicaragua, had an audience of the Queen, and de-
livered his credentials to her Majesty. His Excel-
lency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8.,
the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, and conducted by Lieutenant-Colonel the
Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Mas-
ter of the Ceremonies.

Sir Edward C. Disbrowe, G.C.11., her Majesty's
Minister Plenipotentiary at the Hague, was presented
to the Queen at an audience by Viscount Palmerston,
on his arrival from abroad.
The Earl of Winchilsea bad an audience of the
Queen, and delivered to her Majesty addresses from
Dover, Ashford, New Romney, Chillingham, Gun-
stone, Hythe, and other places in the county of Kent,
also from Newark—all against Papal aggression.
Mr. James William Morrison (of Snaresbrook,
Essex) was presented to the Queen, at an audience
by Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department, when the
Queen was graciously pleased to confer the honour
of Knighthood upon him.
Mr. Alexander Bannerman, Lieutenant-Governor
of Prince Edward's Island, was presented to the
Queen by Sir George Grey, and received the honour
of Knighthood from her Majesty.
Mr. James Meek, late Comptroller of the Victual-
ling of the Navy, wds introduced by Sir Grey Grey
at an audience, and received the honour of Knight-
hood from the Queen.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the
Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First
Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the
Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board
of Control, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancas-
ter, the Postmaster-General, the Secretary-at-War,
the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Mas-
ter of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to
Prince Albert.

At the Council, the Queen's Speech on opening
the Session of Parliament was arranged and agreed
upon.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
The Marquis of Landsdowne had an audience of
her Majesty before the Council.
The Earl of Carlisle (Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster) had an audience of the Queen, and sub-
mitted to her Majesty the names of gentlemen to serve
the office of Sheriff for the county of Lancaster for
the present year.
Lord John Russell and Earl Grey had audiences of
the Queen.

Her Majesty was attended by the Treasurer of the
Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the
Marquis of Londonderry (Gold Stick in Waiting),
the Marquis of Ormonde (Lord in Waiting), and
Colonel Berkeley Drummond (Groom in Waiting).