The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, attended
by the Countess Van der Stratten and Major de
Moerkerke, visited the Queen on Saturday at Buck-
ingham Palace. Her Majesty was received, on her
arrival at the Vauxhall station from Claremont, by
his Royal Highness Prince Albert (attended by his
Equerry in Waiting, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alex-
ander Gordon), who accompanied her Majesty to the
Palace.
The Queen of the Belgians partook of luncheon
with her Majesty and Prince Albert.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with Prince Alfred
and the Princess Alice, took a drive on Saturday
in an open carriage and four. The Equerries in
Waiting, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel
she Hon. Alexander Gordon, attended on horseback.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended
by Mr. Birch, took a drive in an open carriage on
Saturday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, her Royal Highness
the Princess Royal, the ladies and gentlemen of the
Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine
service yesterday in the private chapel of Buckingham
Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley
officiated.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Louisa, took their accustomed exercise yesterday in
the garden of Buckingham Palace.
The Queen's private hand attended in Bucking-
ham Palace on Friday evening, and performed the
following pieces :
Overture (Op. 142) . Kalliwoda.
introduction
Marche du Sacre
iere et Imprecation Le Prophete... Meyerbeer.
Chceur d'Eufants et j
Chceur
Aria, "Faust"
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and his
Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen visited
her Majesty yesterday.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on Saturday at
Clarence House, St. James's.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, ac-
companied by his Serene Highness the Prince of
Leinigen, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with her
presence on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness
was attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness
de Speth, and Sir George Couper.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ho-
noured the concert of the Royal Academy of Music,
at the Hanover-square rooms, on Saturday, with his
presence.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday, at Glou-
cester-house.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon
at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—
Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Earl of Minto, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston,
Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir
Francis Baring, Sir John Hobbouse,the Earl of Car-
lisle, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, and the
Right Hon. Fox Mettle. The Council sat one hour
and a half.
Mr. Willey, and Mr. Williams, M.P. for Maccles-
field, had an interview with the Commissioners of
Railways on Saturday, at their office in the Board of

Trade. .
A deputation from the coal-miners of Lancashire,
Cheshire, Durham, and Northumberland, consisting
of Mr. Mathew Richardson (Northumberland) Mr. ,
John Francis (Cheshire), Mr. Ind (Northumberland),
and Mr. Swallow (Lancashire), had an interview
with Sir George Grey on Saturday, at the Home-
office. The deputation was accompanied by Sir
Joshua Walmsley, M.P., Mr. Hume, M P., Mr.
Thicknesse, M.P., Mr. Headlam, M.P., Mr. Wyld,
M.P., Mr. Goldworthy Gurney, and Mr. H. Miller.
A deputation of members of the Master Carpen-
ters' Society, consisting of Messrs. Nesham, Higgs,
Stephens, Stephen Bird, George Bird, Gooch, and
Eales, had an interview with Lord Seymour on
Saturday at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners
of the Woods and Forests.
A deputation on the subject of the Halifax and
Quebec Railway, accompanied by Lords Stanley and
Monteagle, had an interview on Saturday with Lord
John Russell at his official residence in Downing-
street. Lord John was accompanied by the Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies and the President of
the Board of Trade.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on Saturday.
Mr. Frewen, M.P., had an interview with Sir G.
Grey on Saturday.
The Princes of the Sandwich Islands attended
Divine service, yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St.
James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. W.
Hall, the Lessons by the Rev. T. Helmore, and the
Communion Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. E. Nepeau. The
anthem, "They that go down to sea" (Purcell), was
sung by Messrs. Barnby and Machin. Sir George
Smart presided at the organ.
The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.