The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and the Prince Consort returned to Buck•
ingham Palace, from Wonky Hall, near Manchester,
at 20 minutes before three o'clock yesterday afternoon•
Her Majesty and his royal highness were accompanied
by the Prince of Wales; the Princess Royal, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Alice, and Prince Frederick Wil'
Liam of Prussia.

In attendance were Lady Churchill, the Hon. Eleanor
Stanley, the Lord Chamberlain, Colonel the Hon. C.
Phipps, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel F.
H. Seymour, Baron de Moltke, Mr. Gibbs, and Lieu.
tenant Cowell.

The royal party proceeded from the Euston-squaro
Terminus of the London and North Western Railway
in several of the Queen's carriages, and escorted by
detachment of Light Dragoons, to Buckingham Palace,
where the Queen and the Prince Consort were received
by the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, tho
Vice-Chamberlain, Sir F. Stovin, and Colonel F. Sey-
mour, C.B.

Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded Lady Churchill as
Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.

Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and Car
tain the Hon. Dudley de Roe, Equerry to the Prince,
have London left for Dover, to receive the King of the
Belgians o❑ his arrival from the continent.

THE ART TREASURES EXHIBITION.

VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF

THE FRENCH. -
We believe we are justified in making the announce'
meat that it is the intention of the Emperor and Ear
press of the French to visit the Art, Treasures Exhibi'
tion in the course of the next six weeks. The Count De
Nieuerkerke, having received the instructions of the
Emperor to attend the Exhibition and report upon its
contents, was specially admitted on Wednesday, during
the visit of her Majesty and the Royal family. and eS'
pressed himself extremely satisfied with the result. The
Emperor and Empress will probably sojourn in Man-
chester two days.

The Rev. Dr. Booth, F.R.S., has been elected chair-
man of the Council of the Society of Arts for the ensuing
year.

The Earl and Countess of Fingall have left Edwards'
Hotel, George•street, for Harrogate.
Viscount Palmerston returned to London, yesterday,
from Manchester.
Lord and Lady Da Lisle and Dudley have left the St.
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The Hon Mrs. B3sville has arrived at the St. George's
Hotel.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.—Another
peer has passed from the scene on which he was a buil
actor some years since. Lord Mornington died yester-
day, after a brief illness, at his residence in London. Se
was the son of the third earl, and was born in 1788.
INTENDED MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—We under-
stand that Lord Ashley, M.P. for Hull, the eldest
son of the Earl of Shaftesbury, is about to be mar-
ried to Lady Harriet Chichester, only child of the
Marquis and Marchioness of Donegal.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Royal Highness the
Ductless of Cambridge and her Royal Highness the
Princess Mary honoured the performances at her
Majesty's Theatre with their presence yesterday (Thurs•
day) evening. Their Royal Highnesses were attends('
by Maio- Home Purvey. The Marchioness of Win-
chester, Lady Geraldine So -,er-et, Mrs. Home Purvest
the Marchioness of Winchester, and his Excellency the
Count de Vitzthum d'Eckt-ta,dt (the Saxon Minister)
had the honour of accompanying their Royal Highnesses.
Amongst the noble and distinguished individuals also
honoured her Majesty's Theatre with their presence Oa,
this occasion we ohstived—hiq Grace the Duke °I
Cleveland and Lady Augustus Paulett, the Earl of Lolls'
dale, the Countess (Dowager) of Harrington, the Cone'
Less of mountcharles, the C.,untess Caroline Bellew, the
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Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Mountcharles, the
count Curz , Lady Clementina Villiers, Lady EliZe
beth Gordon, Lady Blaney, Lord IL Seymour, &c.