The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-24 00:00:00

CO URT CIRC ULAR.

The Queen held a Privy Council at one o'clock yes-
terday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. The Council
was attended by his Royal Highness Prince. Albert, the.
Lord Privy Seal, the Commander in Chief, the First
Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the
Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the Paymaster of the Forces,
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Lord
Steward, and the Lord Chamberlain.
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, Bart., S.2cretary at
War, was, by command of the Queen, sworn of her Ma-
jesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his
place at the Board.
Some Church Orders were submitted to her Majesty
in Council, and were approved of.
• The 11(.n. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
At the Court, Frederick Thesigesq., her Majesty's
Solicitor-General, was presented to the Queen, 0-an
audience, by Sir James Graham, her Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her
Majesty was graciously pleased to confer the honour of
knighthood upon him.
Sir Thomas Freemantle had an audience of the Queen
and kissed hands, upon his appointment as Secretary at
War.

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Her Majesty gave audiences to Sir James Graham and
Viscount Combermere. _

The Court was attended by the Vice-Chamberlain;
Viscount Combertnere, Gold Stick in Waiting;_ Lord
Byron, Lord in Waiting; the Comptroller of the House-
hold, and Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in
Waiting.
The Royal Family were taken their accustomed daily
airings yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham
Palace.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Princess Royal, left Buckingham Palace at ten minutes
past three o'clock, yesterday afternoon, in a carriage and
four, escorted by a party of Lancers, fur Claremont.
Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Alice, and the Dowager Lady Lyttelton were
in the next carriage. Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in
Waiting to the Queen, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry in
Waiting to Prince Albert, occupied the third carriage
and four. And the Viscountess Canning, Lady in
Waiting; Lady Caroline Cocks, and the Honourable
Miss Frances Devereux, Maids of Honour in Waiting;
and Lord Byron, Lord in Wailing, followed in another
carriage and four.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to
their carriage by the Vice-Chamberlain, Captain Fran-
cis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert, and
Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting to her
Majesty.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yes-
terday afternoon, in a carriage. Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit to her Majesty
at Marlborough House.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured
the Archbishop of Canterbury with his company at din-
ner yesterday evening at Lambeth Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited
the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester
House.

His Excellency M. Dedel transacted business yester-
day, at the Foreign-office.
Sir Thomas Esmonde had an interview with Lord
Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his
official residence, in Downing-street.
Dispatches for the Earl of Elgin, Governor of
Jamaica, and the Governors of the other West India
Colonies, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Governor of the Bank of England, and the
Deputy-Governor, had an interview with Sir B. Peel
yesterday.
The Duke of Buccleuch had a dinner party yesterday
evening at Montague House, Whitehall-gardens.