The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, his Majesty the King
of the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the ladies and gentlemen of the Royal Suite, and
the Household, attended Divine service yesterday morn-
ind, in the Chapel Royal, Buckingham Palace.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians held a diplo-
matic levee at Buckingham Palace, on Saturday, for the
reception of the Foreign Ministers. The following
members of the Diplomatic Corps attended :—Count de
St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, Count de Noailles,
Secretary, and Baron de Talleyrand, Attaché to the
Embassy ; AR Effendi, Ottoman Ambassador ; Count
Bjornstjerna, the Swedish Minister; Baron de Bjornst-
jerna, Secretary of Legation; Le General Baron Stjer-
nerona, on a special mission from the King of
Sweden; and Baron C. de Bjornstjerna, Officer
d'Ordonnance de S. M. le Roi de Suede et de
Norwege ; Mr. Moreno, Buenos Ay reap Minister;
Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister ; Count Pollen, Sar-
dinian Minister, and Count Rove), Secretary of Lega-
tion ; Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister, and
Mr. Lobo de Moira, Secretary of Legation ; Mr. Alejo
Fortique, Venezuelan Minister ; Baron de Brunnow,
Russian Minister, and M. de Berg, Secretary of Lep-

tion ; Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister ;
Baron de Hugel, Wurtemberg Minister ; Le Comman-
deur Marquis Lisboa, Brazilian Minister ; Mr. Everett,
United States Minister, and Mr. Rives, Secretary of Le-
gation ; Count Reventlow, Danish Minister, and Baron
de Brockdorff, Secretary of Legation ; Baron de Nieu-
mann, Austrian Minister, and Count Esterhazy Attache
to the Legation ; Mr. Murphy, Mexican Minister ; Mr.
M. Mosquera, New Grenada Charge d'Affaires, and M.
Raphael de Ayala, Secretary to th Mission ; Baron de
Thile, Prussian Charge d'Affaires ; Mr. StratPnuf, Ne-
therlands Charge d'Affaires ; Mr. H. F. Tiarks, Charge
d'Affaires and Consul-General in London for his Royal
Highness the Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
Their Excellencies appeared in Court dresses, the mem-
hers of Orders of Knighthood wearing their respective
ensigns.
His Majesty King Leopold entered the library, where
the Diplomatic corps had assembled, accompanied by
her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians. His Excellency
M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, then pre-
sented the different members of the corps.

Their Majesties were attended by Madame d'Hoog-
vorst, Count Mercy d'Argenteau, and Major A.
d'Hanins de Moerkerke.

M. Van de Weyer was accompanied by M. Drouet,
Secretary of the Belgian Legation.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the Royal
Gardens of Buckingham Palace on Saturday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
her Majesty and their Majesties the King and Queen of
the Belgians on Saturday, at Buckingham Palace. Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also visited the
august circle on Saturday.
The Royal Family were taken airings on Saturday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, went -on
Saturday afternoon, to Gwydyr House, where
his Royal Highness was received by Viscount
Palmerston, Lord Colborne, Mr. Gaily Knight, and
Mr. Wyse, members of the Commission for pro-
moting and encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding
the Palace of Westminster. The Prince, accompanied
by the Commissioners, and Mr. Eastlake, the Secretary
to the Commission, proceeded to the new Palace at
Westminster, where his Ropl Highness was received
by Mr. Barry, the architect, who conducted the Prince
and the Cnmmissioners to different parts of the building.
His Royal Highness and the Commissioners spent two
hours in inspecting the various extensive works in pro-
gress. The Prince, attended by Colonel Bouverie, after-
wards returned to Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen and their Majesties the King and Queen of the
Belgians yesterday.
The Royal Dinner Party at Buckingham Palace, on
Saturday, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the French Ambassa-
dor, and the Countess de St. Aulaire, his Excellency M.
Van de Weyer, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch,
and the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended Divine
service yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal St.
James's. The Sermon was preached by the Rev.
Montagu Wynyard, who took his text from Ecclesiastes,
chap. xi., verses 7 and 8. The Prayers were read by
the Rev. Morsley Dakins, and the Lessons by the Rev.
Dr. Knapp. The Musical Service in D was by Sir G.
Smart, the Anthem was, "My God, my God." Sir
George Smart presided at the organ.
Her Majesty was attended by the 'Viscountess Bar-
rington, Hon. Miss Boyle, and the Hon. W. Ashley.
Among the Nobility present were the Marquises of Sa-
lisburj, Normanby, and Northampton; Lords Bandon,
Delawarr Wilton, Cawdor, Tyrconnell, Eliot, De
Manley, Ingestrie, Northland, and Palmerston; Mar-
chioness of Westmeath, Ladies Wilton, Chesterfield,
Palmerston, and M. Monck.
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Trench
attended the early service in the Chapel Royal St.
James's yesterday. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated at
the service. The Sermon was preached by the Rev. M.
Wynyard.
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Queen Dowager on Saturday, at Marlborough House.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yes-
terday.
The Postmaster-General and Colonel Maberleystre had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on
Saturday, at his official residence, in Downing- street.
Sir Howard Douglas transacted business on Saturday,
at the office of the Board of Trade.
Lady Peel arrived in town on Saturday afternoon,
from Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.