The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Frederick
William and the Princesses Alice and Helena, visited the
Duchess of Kent yesterday afternoon, at Clarence-house.
Her Majesty also took a carriage drive.

The Prince Consort rode on horseback, attended by his
Equerry in Waiting.

The Queen gave a concert in the evening. Invitations
were issued to ;,.party of about 670.

Tite Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary
arrived at Buckingham Palace at -half-past nine o'clock,
attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Hon.
Purves.

Th. Duke of Cambridge was attended by his Equerry
in Waiting.
Her Majesty and the Prince Consort passed from the
White Drawing Room to the Ball and Concert Room, ac-
companied by the Princess Frederick William, the Princess
Alice, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, the
Duke of Cambridge, and the Prince of Leiningen.
The concert immediately commenced. The principal vocal:
performers were Mademoiselle Titiens, Mademoiselle Meyer,.
Signori Gardoni and Belletti, and M. Zelger.

The band and chorus amounted to nearly 200 performers ;
the former consisted of her Majesty's private band, aided!
by several of the principal instrumentalists of the Phil-
harmonic Society, and the Royal Italian Operas, Covent -
garden and Drury-lane.

The chorus were selected from the operas, with a numer-
ous body of amateurs of the Sacred Harmonic Societ. 7,
Exeter-hall. The performance was conducted by Mr.
Anderson, the director of her Majesty's private band.

Mr. W. G. Cusins, organist of her Majesty's priva to
chapel, presided at the organ.

DEPARTURE OF TILE PRINCESS
FREDERICK WILLIAM.

The Princess Frederick William, accompanied by bar
Majesty, the Prince Consort, left Buckingham Palace at
half-past 12 to -day, and arrived at the private station at the
Bricklayers' Arms at 1. A special train left. 'shortly aft r-r
with the Royal party for Gravesend.

GRAVESEND., THURSDAY.

The Prineess of Prussia embarked at. the Terrace-pi tr
this afternoon on her return to Berlin. The who le
line of streets, extending from the railway station to tb
pier, presented a gay appearance from the number of ban t—
ners, flags, and streamers exhibited. The balconies of tb Le
houses in Harmer- street were fitted eut with laurel. s,
devices formed of flowers, &c., and at various-points in a to
route of the royal cortege triumphal arches were erecter t.
The Pier, most tastefully fitted up for the occasion, we
under the direction of the corporation. Her Royal High L.-
less was conveyed to the royal yacht by the barge belot4. ;•-
ing to the Victoria and Albert. The Queen and Prim A;
Consort returned to town immediately after the vesa ail
started on her voyage.

We are authorised to state that the health of he 1
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is steadily and satis
factorily improving.
The Hon. Henry Elliot left London on Tuesday,
charged with a special mission from the English Govern-
ment to the court of Naples. Mr. Elliot is our minister at.:
Copenhagen, but being in England was selected by Lord.,
Malmesbury for this important mission.
The Gazette des Hospitaux publishes a letter—
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from a surgeon in the Pren.eli army, dated from Montebello.
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French" and 300 Austrians. The new pro-
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been received at Toulon to immediately sell(' to Italy 400
seamen and 400 marines to be selected amongst the most
robust men, and the most apt at gymnastic exercises.
The French Austrian Railway Company have
notified that they intend to pay their accruing dividend by '
an issue of obligations. The holder of 12 coupons will re-
ceive one obligation of 500 f., the quotation of which in
Paris is 210 f. It is to be presumed the motive for this
arrangement is to avoid drawing funds from Vienna at the
present unfavourable rate of exchange.
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