The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, ac-
companied by the Princess Mary, arrived in town yes-
terday from her residence at Kew. and visited her
Majesty and the Queen of the Belgians at Buckingham
Palace.

The American Dwarf, General Tom Thumb, accom-
panied by Mr. Barnum, his guardian, attended at Buck-
ingham Palace yesterday, and had the honour of giving
his "Imitations before her Majesty and the Queen of
the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
and the Royal Family.
Major-General Wemyss has relieved Colonel the Hon.
Charles Grey in the duties of Equerry in Waiting on
her Majesty.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yes-
terday evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Earl of Aber-
deen, Hon. Sir Edward Cust, Mr. George Edward and
Hon. Mrs. Anson, and Sir George Couper.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the
Dowager Lady Clinton and the Hon. Miss Boyle, left
her residence, Marlborough House, in a carriage and
four, at twenty minutes betbre three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, for Bushy House, Bushy Park.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
honoured Sir William Newton with a sitting yesterday,
at his residence in Argyle-street, for his picture of the
Marriage of her Majesty and Prince Albert.
A numerous meeting of Members of the House of
Commons took place yesterday afternoon at the official
residence of Sir Robert Peel in Downing-street. Sir R.
Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir J. Graham, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Sir H. Hardinge, Lord Eliot, and Sir
E. Knatchbull were present. Among the Members who
attended the meeting, were the Earl of March, Earl Jer-
rnyn,Viscount Clive, Viscount Adare, Viscount Marsham,
Lord Sandon, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Ossulston, Lord
J. Manners, Lord Granville Somerset, Lord Charles
Wellesley, Right Hon. G. Dawson Darner, Right Hon.
F. Shaw, Hon. C. E. Law, Hon. Francis Charteris, Hon.
H. Manners Sutton, lion. W. B. Baring, Hon. R. Scar-
lett, Hon. G. Rice Trevor, the Attorney-General, Sir
John V. Johnstone, Sir Horace Seymour, Sir John
Yarde Buller, Sir William Codrington, Sir Howard
Douglas, Sir James Flower, Sir "Walter James, Sir
J. Walsh, General Lygon, Colonel Hugh Baillie,
Colonel Wood, Colonel Thomas Wood, Colonel
Sibthorp, Captain Gordon, Captain Meynell, Cap-
tain Rous, Colonel Wyndham, Mr. Alderman Cope-
land, Mr. Thesiger, Messrs. Balfour, G. W. Hope,
Milnes, Arkwright, Baskerville, Beckett, Borthwick,
Buck, Colquhoun, Eaton, W. Tatton Egerton, Estcourt,
Plumptre, Montague Gore, Ormsby Gore, Greene,
Hogg, Kemble, Lyall, Maclean, Marton, J. Masterman,
Mundy, J. Neeld, O'Brien, Palmer, Wilson Patten, John
Round, C. Round, Smythe, and Cresswell.
The meeting broke up soon after three o'clock.
A deputation, including Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. Foster,
and the Rev. E. Hawkins, had an interview with Lord
Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
A meeting of the Commissioners for the government
of Pentonville Prison was held at the Council-office on
Saturday. The Commissioners present were Lord
Wharncliffe, the Earl of Chichester, Lord John Russell,
the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Benjamin
Brodie, Dr. Fergusson, Major Jebb, Mr. Crawford, and
Mr. Russell.

A deputation respecting the Duchy of Cornwall, in-
cluding the Earl of Falmouth, Earl of Lincoln, Lord
Eliot, Sir Charles Lemon, and Mr. Buller, had an inter-
view with Sir Robert Peel yesterday.
Sir William Codrington, M.P., and Mr. George Ren-
nie, had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday at the
Colonial-office.

Lady Peel and family left town yesterday fcr Dray.
ton Manor, Staffordshire.

The Duke of Wellington visited Mr. Burford's Pano-
rama of Hong-Kong yesterday. The Noble Duke re-
mained a considerable time at the exhibition. The Earl
of Aberdeen, Sir Edward Codrington, Sir G. Staunton,
and Sir Geo. Cockburn visited the panorama last week.