The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen will hold a Privy Council this afternoon
at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by her
Majesty the Queen of tho Belgians, his Serene Highness
the Prince of Leiningen, their Royal Hignesses the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, and attended by the Countess of Charlemont, the
Dowager Lady Lytteltoli, the Baroness d'Hoogvorst,
Hon. Mis; Stanley, Hon. Miss Hamilton, Earl of Morton,
Count d'Argenteau, Major de Moerkerke, Hon. Captain
Duncombe, Col. Buckley, and Col. Bouverie, left Wind-
sor Castle at half-past three o'clock yesterd,y afternoon
for the Slough station of the Great Western Railway.
The Royal party were conveyed to town by a special
.train, and on arriving at Paddington, immediately en-
tered five of the Royal carriages and four, which were
in readiness at the terminus, and proceeded to Bucking.
ham Palace, escorted by a party of Light Dragoons. In
the first carriage were her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, her Majesty the Queen of the Bel-
gians, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen.
In the second carriage were, their Royal Highnesses the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and Princess Alice,
and the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. In the third carriage
were the Countess of Charlemont, the Baroness
d'Hoogvorst, Hon. Miss Stanley, and Hon. Miss Hamil-
ton. And in the other carriages were, the Earl of
Morton, Count Mercy d'Argenteau, Major d'Hanins
de Moerkerke, Hon. Captain Duncombe, Colonel Buck-
ley. and Colonel Bouverie.
The. Illustrious party arrived at Buckingham Palace
at half-past four o'clock, the Master of the Horse and
the Vice-Chamberlain receiving her Majesty and Prince
Albert on alighting from their carriage.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived at
Buckingham Palace at half-past seven o'clock, yesterday
evening, in a carriage and four, from Claremont.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at
her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, in a carriage
and four, at one o'clock, yesterday, from Frogmore
Lodge, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness was at-
tended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Colonel Sir
George Couper.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, joined the Royal dinner party at
Buckingham Palace yesterday evening.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yes-
terday in the parks in an open carriage and four.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at
Clarence House, St. James's.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marl-
borough House.
Mr. T. Macdonald had an interview with Lord Stanley
yesterday at the Colonial-office on the affairs of New
Zealand.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
meeting yesterday afternoon at the office in 'Whitehal,.
place. There were present—the Archishop of Canter-`
bury, the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London'
Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Ely, Hereford, Ripon, and
Worcester, the Earl of Harrowby, and the Dean of
Westminster.

Mr. Legh Master, Registrar of the Supreme Court of
Gibraltar, had an interview with Lord Stanley at the
Colonial-office yesterday.
Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, trans-
acted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. George Mathew, Governor and Commander-in-
Chief of the Bahamas, had an interview with the Right
Hon. W. E. Gladstone yesterday, at the office of the
Board of Trade.

The Archbishop of Canterbury and Mr. George
Rennie had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday.
Sir Edward Knatchbull left town yesterday.
The Postmaster-General had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches from Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of
Canada, and from the Governors of the other North
American provinces, were received yesterday at the Co-
lonial-office. l)ispatches were also received yesterday at
the Colonial-office, from the Governor of the Mauritius.

THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y -LANE.—The following
persons of distinction were present to witness the debut
of Mademoiselle Lucille G rahn, in the new ballet of
the Statute Fair :—The Duke and Duchess of Bedford,
Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Leeds, Duke of Bruns-
wick, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Pembroke, Count
Keilmansegge, Marchioness of Conynghain, Marquis of
Salisbury, Lord and. Lady Cottenham, Lord Lovaine,
Earl of Belfast, Sir George and Lady Armytage, Sir
William Clayton, Bart., Sir Henry Webbe, Bart., Hon.
Mr. Spalding, T. S. Duncombe, Esq., M.P., Mr. and
Mrs. Norman, H. Baring, Esq., Couut Pe Nuielics,
arou Talleyrand, Count de Wuitts.