The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-23 00:00:00

THE COTT liT.

The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
At the Court the Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. Montagu
Villiers had an awiience of her Majesty in the Royal
Closet, and did homage on being appointed Bishop of
Carlisle. Sir G. Grey, GC. B , the Queen's Principal
Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the
Rev. J. Vane, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting,
assisted at the ceremony.
The Privy Council teas attended by the Prince Con-
sort, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowby,
Lord Privy Seal ; Sir George Grey, Secretary of State
for the Home Department ; the Earl of Clarendon,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; the Right
Hon. Henry Labouchm, Secretary of State for the
Colonies ; Lord Paornure, Secretary of State for War ;
Sir G. C. Lewis, Chancellor of the Exchequer ; the
Right Hon. M. T. Baines, Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster ; Earl Spencer, Lord Steward ;
and Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain (officiating
for the Lord Chamberlain).
The Hon. Wm. B.ethurst was the Clerk of the Coun-
cil in Waiting.
Sir George Grey officiated as Lord President, in the
absence of Earl Granville.

The Queen gave audiences to the Earl of Clarendon,
Sir George Grey, and Lord Panmnre.
Her Majesty was attended by Field-Marshal Viscount
Comberinere, Gold Stick in Waiting ; L,,rd Byron, Lord
in Waiting; and General Sir Edward Bowater, Groom
in Waiting.
The Queen and Prince Albert rode on horseback yes-
terday morning, accompanied by the Princes Royal,
end attended by the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, and the
Equerries in Waiting. The Prince of Wales and Prince
Allred also rode out on horseback, and the younger
members of the Royal Family took a drive in an open
carriage and four.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty.
It is understood that her Majesty will probably hold
another levee and drawing•room in the month of Jure.
The Marchioness of Ely has succeeded the Countess of
Desart as the Lady in Waitng to the Queen. Lord
Byron and General Sir Edward Bowater have relieved
Lord De Tabley and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West
in their duties as the Lord and Groom in Waiting to her
Majesty.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers pre-
sent were Lord Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowby, Sir George
Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labouchere,
Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of. the Exchequer, the
Duke of Argyll, Lord Stanley of Alderlty, and the
Right Hon. M. T. BaineF.

be-patches were sent yesterday to the Governors of
the Cape of Good Hope and the West Coast of Africa,
from the Colonial-office.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Talbot (St Andrew,
Holborn), Mr. A. Pellatt, M.P., Mr. T. Duncombe,
M.P., Sir W. Clay, M.P., Mr. Challis, M.P., Sir A.
Cockburn, M.P., Mr. E. Medley (St. Luke), Mr. W. Wll-
- M.P., Mr. J. W. Stratton (churchwarden of Lam-
beth), Mr. Clerk, Mr. Potter (Camberwell), Mr. Bur-
gess (Newington), Mr. W. Howell (vestry clerk, St.
George, East), Mr. T, Hubert (St. George, East), Mr.
W. Jones (Clerkenwell), Mr. T. M. Donnell (Clerken-
well), Sir C. Napier, M.P., Mr. P. S. Paley (Clerken-
well), Mr. Eaton (Clerkenwell), and Mr. H. 13. Wake-
ling (vestry clerk), had an interview with the Right Hon.
Sir B. Hall yesterday, at the office of Public Works,
Whitehall.