The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert tcok a drive in an
open carriage and four on Saturday. The Equerries
in Waiting, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel
F. H. Seymour, attended on horseback.
His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, attended by
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, presided
on Saturday morning in the Council for the manage-
ment of the Duchy of Cornwall, at the Duchy Office,

Somerset House.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert inspected a
bust of Viscount Gough, by Mr. G. G. Adams, on
Saturday, at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and his Royal llighness Prince Albcrt
inspected, on Saturday, an advanced proof by Mr.
Greatbach, from Sir George Hayter's picture of " The
Christening of his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales," in St. George's Chapel, Windsor ; also, the
etching from Winterhalter's picture of their Royal
Highnesses the Prince Alfred and Princess Helena,
in Highland costume, engraved by H. T. Ryall, sub-
mitted by Mr. Moon.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on
Saturday included her Royal Highness the Duchess
f Kent, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, the Earl Gran-
villr, Viscount Canning, Lady Blantyre, Lord Port-
man, and Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey.
The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner, and played the following pieces :

Mardi.
Overture, " Masaniello"
Pas Redouble, "Sur le violin du Diable" Mohr.
Selection, " Daughter d St. Mark"
Valse, " Winterblutheu" Llbitzky.
Polka, " Shad well"
" God cave the Queen."
The Queen's private band afterwards attended;
and performed the folloNsing pieces :
Overture, "Marguerite d' Anjou Meyerbeer.
Allegretto, " Lobgesang"
Selection, " Malek Adel" ... Costa.
Liedesfreicheit Marschner.

Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and
the Princess Louisa took an airing in an open carriage
and four on Saturday morning.
The Queen 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 in Buckingham
Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald 'Wellesley
officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent attended the service yesterday morning.
The Royal Family took their usual exercise yester-
day in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at-
tended Divine service yesterday morning in the
Foundling Hospital.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess cf Kent and
the Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester
House.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon
at the Forcign•office. The Ministera 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 Hobhouse, the Earl of Car-
lisle, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, and the
Right Hon. Fox Maule.
The Council sat two hours and a half.
Mr. George Henderson and Mr. Allan Gilmour, a
deputation from the Glasgow Shipowners' Association
on the Merchant Service, Admeasurement of Ships,
and Seamen's Fund Bills, had an interview with
the Right Hon. H. Labouchere on Saturday, at the
office of the Board of Trade.
Mr. Gurney and Mr. W. Tagg had an interview
with Sir George Grey on Saturday, at the Home-
office.
Sir Thomas Fremantle, chairman of the Customs,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer on Saturday, at his official residence in Down-
ieg-etreet.
A deputation, consisting of Joseph Neatby, Samuel
Sturge, and George Stacey, had an interview on
Saturday with Sir George Grey. Sir H. Verney
had also an interview with the Right lion. Baronet on
Saturday.
Lord John Russell bad a Parliamentary dinner
party on Saturday, at his residence, in Chesham-
plat e 4
Dispatches were received on Saturday, at the Co-
lonial-office, from the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian tslandS.
The Duke of Wellington attended the early ser-
-0,0 yesterday, in the Chapel Royali St.
acJ amesedthe
The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, anti P
sermon. At the daily service the Prayers were read
by the Rev. W. hall, the Lessons by the Rev. G.
Repton, and the Communion fiervice by the Rev. Dr.
Wesley. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr
Monson, The anthem, " Thouc, 0 God, art praised"
I(Greene), as as sung by Messrs. Lockey, Grey, and
Medlin. Sir George Smart presided at the organ.

Letters have keen received h._.17 the Smthern
Whale Fishery Company from their commissioner, 111 r. .5_41-
derhFo announcing hia arriyfd in the Samuel Enderby at
Hobart Town, or he 1',./th of Aoi•ei-nbei last, where he had put
in merely to obtain a few additional supplies, and whence he
intendet to continue on the following day his voyage to the
Auckland Islands, distant but a few days' sail. The Samuel
tilderby left Plymouth oh the 17th of August last, and
has, consequently, made the passage to Hobart Town in 94
days.
[ADVEUTI6EMENT.)—A. Element, tobacconist, 33,
Upp.r Sepuonr-street, one door from Edgeware-road, con-
tinues to lay Tattersall's odds against all horses for the prin-
cipal races on pap r, yiz.—Lawrsdown Trial Stakes, Dyr-
ham-park Stakes, Weston Stakes, Somersetshire Stakes, and
Steeplechase at Bath, Northumberland Plate, Chester Cup,
Two Thousand and One Thousand Guinea Stakes, Newmar-
ket Stakes, Derby, and Oaks. Gentlemen sending their
commissions from the country may rely upon the fullest odds
being laid. All bets paid the day after the race.
DEATH OF THE DUCIIESS OF MAILLBOROUGII.--
We have to announce the decease of her Grace the Duchess
of Marlborough. Bar Grace was confined with a stillborn
infant some five weeks ago, and was considered to be rapidly
progressing to recovery. A severe mental shock which she
unfortunately experienced about a fortnight ago took such s
powerful hold of the nervous system that her Grace never
rallied from it, and finally sank under its baneful influence at
an early by Ql2 SAtlarday )319111iDg•