The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—At the State banquet given
in St. George's Hall at Windsor Castle, on Friday
evening, the Queen Lad on her right his Majesty the
King of the French, her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, his Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand
Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, the Countess de St.
Aulaire, the Duke of Norfolk, and the Countess of
Orkney. On her Majesty's left were his Royal
Highness the Duke de Montpensier, the Lady in
Waiting, the Countess of Gainsborough, and Monsieur
Guizot.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert sat opposite to
her Alajesty, having on his right her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of Buc-
cleuch, and the Duchess of Norfolk. On his Royal
Highness's left were the Hereditary Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, Madame de Lisboa, and the
Duke of Beaufort.

The Captain of the Yeoman Guard and the Vice-
Chamberlain of the Queen's Household attended the
ceremony of the investiture of his Majesty Louis
Philippe with the Garter, on Friday, at Windsor
Castle.

His Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier, at-
tended by General Rumigny, M. Thiery, Aide-de-
camp, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry to Prince Albert,
left the Castle in a carriage and four, at twenty
minutes before eight o'clock yesterday morning, for
town.

A deputation of the French Benevolent Society
had an audience of the King of the French yesterday
morning at the Castle. His Majesty is the patron of
the institution.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, took their de-
parture from the Castle yesterday forenoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice,
were taken their accustomed rides and walks yester-
day, in the pleasure-grounds of the Castle.
A deputation from the Corporation of the City of
London arrived at the Castle at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon, having travelled from town by the Great
Western Railway, to present an address of congratu-
lation to his Majesty the King of the French upon
his arrival in this country. The Lord Mayor and the
members ,of the deputation alighted at the grand
entrance, and were conducted to the equerries' rooms,
where a dejeune was served to the Lord Mayor, Al-
dermen, and members of the Common Council, to-
gether with the officers. _
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The deputation were afterwards conducted up the
grand staircase, and the Sheriffs of London and Mid-
dlesex, accompanied by the City Remembrancer, were
then introduced at an audience of the King, to learn
his Majesty's pleasure relative to the reception of the
address.

The King having expressed his pleasure to receive
the address immediately, the Sheriffs returned to the
deputation, and the Corporation were conducted by
the ion. Captain Duncombe, Groom in Waiting, to
the presence of his Majesty, in the King's Reception-
room.

The King's station was near the window of the
apartment. His Majesty was habited in a dark blue
uniform, with gold appointments, being that of a
Lieutenant-General, and wore the Ribbon, with the
George appended, of the Most Noble Order of the
Garter over his left shoulder, and the star on his
breast. The King had also the garter, bearing the
motto—"Honi soit qui mal y pense," buckled on the
left leg.
All the gentlemen of the King's suite were in uni-
form. The Count St. Aulaire, Monsieur Guizot, and
Admiral de Mackau, were on the left of the King,
Monsieur Guizot and his Excellency Count St.
Aulaire both wearing the Grand Cordon of the Le-
gion of Honour.

Viscount Sydney and the. Hon. Captain Dun-
combe appeared in the official costume of the royal
household, as the Lord and Groom in Waiting.
Lord Charles Wellesley, Equerry in Waiting, ap-
peared in his full regimentals as Equerry in Waiting.
The members of the Corporation present were, the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen Sir Claudius Hunter, Sir
Peter Laurie, Farebrother, Sir Chapman Marshall,
Humphery, Sir George Carroll, Farncombe, and
Challis.

The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Messrs.
Hunter and Sydney ; Mr. Moon, mover of the ad-
dress ; Mr. Lawrence, seconder of the address; Com-
mon Councillors, Mr. Deputy Legge, Mr. Deputy
Stevens, Mr. Deputy Peacock, Mr. Deputy Evans,
Mr. Deputy Hicks, Mr. Deputy Obbard, Mr. Deputy
Mitchell, Mr. Deputy Wright, Messrs. Norris, R. L.
Jones, Britten, Bower, Cope, Hickson, Hall, Nott,
Harrison, Hoole, Holt, Hartley, R. Taylor, J. Dixon,
Acocks, Selson. Marsden, and Eagleton.
Officers of the Corporation, the Recorder, the Hon.
C. E. Law ; the Chamberlain, Mr. Brown ; the Re-
membrancer, Mr. Tyrrell ; the Town Clerk, and Mr.
Laurie, Common Pleader.
The Sword-bearer, the Mace-bearer, and the
Keeper of Guildhall, also attended.
The Lord Mayor wore his gold chain and his
splendid collar, the Aldermen and the Recorder wore
their scarlet robes, and the Common Councillors and
officers their respective mantles.
The Lord Mayor, followed by the deputation,
advanced to within a short distance of the King.
His Lordship was supported on his right by the
Recorder, and that officer read'the address of congra-
tulation from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
mons of the City of London. The Recorder then
handed the address to the Lord Mayor, who advanced
and presented it to the King.
His Majesty returned the following most gracious
answer, which will be found below.
His Majesty afterwards passed round the circle
formed by the deputation, the Lord Mayor presenting
all the Aldermen individually to the King. The
Sheriffs, the Recorder, the Chamberlain, the Remem-
brancer, and Messrs. Moon and Lawrence, the mover
and seconder of the address, had also the honour of
being introduced to the Monarch.
The Corporation then withdrew from his Majesty's
presence.
The new and elegant equipages and liveries of the
Sheriffs of London and Middlesex were displayed on
this occasion.
The Queen's Pages, in state dresses, the Gentlemen
Porters, Under Porters, and Marshalmen were m
attendance at the Castle during the reception of the
address.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived
at the Castle yesterday morning from Frogmore
Lodge, and remained to lunch with the royal circle.
Count de Chabaunes, an officer in the suite
of the King of the French, left the Castle on
Friday for Witley Court, Worcestershire, the residence
of her Majesty the Queen Dowager. The Count
returned to the Castle yesterday evening. .
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke of
Buccleuch, the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of
Buckingham, the Marquis of Westminster, Marquis
of Lansdowne, Marquis of Salisbury, the Bishop of
Winchester, and the Bishop of Oxford, left the Castle
yesterday.
The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland rode out on
horseback yesterday afternoon.
The royal and august party honoured Eton College
with a visit yesterday afternoon. The Queen, the
King of the French, and Prince Albert, left the Castle
in an open carriage and four. The Countess of Gains-
I borough, the Countess St. Aulaire, the Viscountess
Canning, and the French Ambassador, were in the next
royal carriage. The Earl Delawarr, Lord Byron,
and Viscount Sydney, were in the third open carriage
and four; and Lord George Lennox and Sir Frede-
rick Stovin were in the last royal carriage. A num-
ber of the equerries and gentlemen in waiting also
rode on horseback.

On passing through George the Fourth's gateway,
the spectators who thronged the South Terrace of the
Castle received their Majesties and the Prince in the
most enthusiastic manner.

The illustrious party returned from Eton College
at five o'clock.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
attended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst and the Hon.
Capt. Liddell, arrived at the Castle yesterday, on a
visit to the Queen.
The Duke de Montpensier returned from town soon
after six o'clock, accompanied by Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar.

Dinner was served in the evening in St. George's
Hall in the usual style of magnificence and splendour.
Covers were laid for eighty-eight.
The august circle, followed by the numerous and
distinguished guests, entered the Hall at a quarter
past seven o'clock, the band of the Royal Horse
Guards, stationed in the west gallery, playing " God
save the Queen."

The Queen took her usual seat, having on her right
his Majesty Louis Philippe, her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, M. Guizot, and Madame de
Moncorvo; on her Majesty's left were his Royal
Highness the Duke de Montpensier, the Lady in
Waiting, the Countess of Gainsborough, the Lord
Chancellor, Lady Catherine Jermyn, and the Duke of
Wellington.
Prince Albert sat opposite to her Majesty, having
on his right her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar, the Countess St. Aulaire, the Duke of Rut-
land, and the Countess of Verulam ; on his Royal
Highness's left were the Baroness de Gersdorff, the
Duke of Devonshire, the Countess of Lincoln, and
the Count St. Aulaire.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards performed a
number of favourite pieces during dinner.
The company included his Majesty Louis Philippe,
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, his Royal High-
ness the Duke do Montpensier, his Serene Highness
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the French Ambas-
sador and Countess St. Aulaire, the Portuguese
Minister and Baroness de Moncorvo, the Saxon
Minister and Baroness de Gersdorff, the Lord Chan-