The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday in the
Royal gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent partook of
a dsjeune with her Majesty and Prince Albert, and their
Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, yester-
day, at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and at-
tended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, ho-
noured the exhibition of the British Institution, in Pall-
mall, with a visit yesterday.
Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on
Thursday, at Clarence House, St. James.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yester-
day at a meeting of the Commissioners for promoting
and encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the
Palace of Westminster, The Commissioners: present
were, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord
Colborne, Sir Robert Peel, Sir. James Graham, Sir Ro-
bert Harry Inglis, Mr. Gaily Knight, Mr. Hawes, M.P.;
Mr. Hallam, Mr. George Vivian, and Mr. Thomas Wyse.
The Commission sat three hours. Prince Albert, at-
tended by Colonel Bouverie, afterwards returned to
Buckingham Palace.
The American dwarf, " General Tom Thumb," at:
tended yesterday at. Buckingham Palace. The Royal
circle included her Majesty and Prince Albert, their
Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, and his
Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen. The General
was habited on this occasion in a full Court suit.

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The Royal Family were taken their customary airings
yesterday,, . . , ,
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His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited the Duchess
of Kent on Thursday.

The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yes-
terday evening included her Majesty the Queen
Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, hig
Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Viscountess Barring-
ton, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Earl of Jersey, Earl of
Denbigh, and Lord George Lennox.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace, on
Thursday evening, included her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer,
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Duke of Wellington,
the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Hon.
Sir Edward and Lady Cust, and Sir George Anson.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence
House, and the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester

House.'
The Duchess of Cambridge left town, .yesterday, for
her residence at Kew.

--The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess o
Kent, yesterday.
Mr. Rawson, Treasurer of the Mauritius, had an in•

terview with Lord Stanley at the Colonial office, yester-
dry. Mr. Rawson's unexpected return to England has
been occasioned by the death of his mother, Lady Raw-
son, which took place at Rome, a few days after his ar-
rival in that city,
The Governor of the Bank of England, and the De-
puty-Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exetequer, yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Sir James Graham, as Secretary of State for the
Home Department, has issued invitations for a State
dinner, on Thursday next, to the Judges, &c., in cele-
bration of her Majesty's birthday. The banquet will be
given at the residence of the Eight Hon. Baronet in
Hill-street.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
meeting yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-
place. There were present the Bishop of Hereford, the
Bishop of Salisbury, and the Earl of Besborough.
Mr. Reid and Mr. Hutton had an interview with Lord
Stanley at the Colonial-office yesterday.
Mr. John Thornton, Deputy-Chairman of the Stamps
and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday.
Mr. E. Wodehouse, M.P., had an irterview with Lord
Stanley at the Colonial-office yesterday.