The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCUL A R.

The Queen and -Prince Albert walked yesterday
morin3g in the 'Royal Gardens of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode uut on horse-
hack, attended by Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess loyal, and the Princess Alice, were ta;i.en air-
ings yesterday in an open carriage and four, accompanied
by the D,,wager Lady Lyttelton.
The Commission for promoting and encouraging the
Fine Arts in re-building the Palace of Westminster, met
in one of the Committee looms of the House of Commons
at three o'clock yesterdly afternoon, his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert presiding.
The Prince and the Corami,sioners, attended by Mr.
Barry the arohi.cet, and Mr. F,aitlake, the Secretary of
the Commission, cent over the building of the new
HunseA of Parliament.

Prince Albert, attend, d by Colonel IVylde, left, at live
o'clock; why-n the Commissioners broke up.
The Commi,si )ners present were the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Visc,unt .Palrnerston, the Right Hoe. the
Speaker, bird Mahon, Sir P►obert Harry Inglis, and Mr.
Ilallam.

Royal Highness Prince Albert honourel Sir Ri-
chard Westmacott with a visit yesterday afternoon, at
his residence in South Audley-street.
The Marchioness of Douro has succeeded the Vis-
cluntess Jocelyn as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen.
An 1 Captain the lion. Arthur buncombe has suceeed'A
Sir Frederick Stovin as the Groom in Waiting to her
M-2jesty,
The Prince of Leiningen visited her Majesty tine
Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. his
Serene Highness also paid visits to their Royal
iihzh-
nrsses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester,
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary
Gr Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburt-th
Strelitz, Prince George, and the Grand Duchess Ste-
phanie of Baden, at their respective residences.
Th Queen and Prince Albert, accompart'ed by the
Prince of Leiningen, honoured the Italian Opera with
their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suite iu-
eluded
the Marchioness of Douro. Lady Caroline Cocks,
Viscount Sydney, Lord Charles Wellesley, and Colonel
Wylde. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (at-
trnded by Lady Anna Maria Dawson) also honoured the
Opera with her presence.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen Dow-
tiger yesterday, at Marlborough House.
The christening of the infant Earl of Angus and
Arran, son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas,
took place at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, in the
presence of a select circle, in St. James's Chapel, Pad-
dington. Among the company preitent were her Royal
highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, the
Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Douglas, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset,
the Earl rind'' Countess of Lincoln, Viscount and
Viscountes Canning, Mr. and Lady Louisa Os-
wald, Baroness de Strumfeder, and Baron Roth de
Schreckenstein. After the ceremony all the company
present returned with the Marquis and Marchioness of
Douglas to their residence in Connaught-place, where
a dejeune was served to the distinguished party. His
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar was
present at the christening.

The Duchess of Kent—visited the Duchess of Glou•
center yesterday, At Gloucester House.
Piide: Ernest of Hesse i'ililippstahl visited the Duke
and Dw•hess of Cambrido yesterday, at Cambridge
House.

The Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz visited the Grand
Duchess Stepltt..77 • of Baden yesterday, at the Duke
of Hamilton residence, in Portman-square.
The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden honoured the
French Ambt.ssador and the Countess St. Aulair with
her docrwany at dinner yesterday, at the residence of the
Embassy, in Manchester-square. Her Royal Highness
was attended by Baroness de Strumfeder and Baron de
Schreckenstein.
Mr. 'King, from the National Bank of Ireland, and a
deputation had an interview with the Chancellor of a e
Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ir street.

—Earl Cathcart had an interviewe with Lord Stanley
yesterday at the Coloniabo
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, held a
rneeting.yestcrday afternoon atl
.office in Whitehall-
place. There were present the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Bishops of London, Bangor, dashrlille, Chester, St.
rrhefield, Lincoln,
David's, Ely, Gloucester and Itristol
Rochester, and Worcester, the Lord
'
Council, the Earl of Devon, the Earl ofs'ent of the
the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse, and the Right Besborough,
Nichol]. Hon. John
Mr. Stafford O'Brien, Mr. Pusey, and Mr. Gilbert
John Heathcote, had an interview yesterday with
the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The French Ambassador transacted business yester-
day at the Foreign-office.
The Earl of Chichester had an interview yesterday
with Lord Stanley.
Lady Peel left town yesterday for Drayton Manor,
Sta ffordsh ire.
The Postmaster-General and the Chairman of the
.; xcise had interviews with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer yesterday.
Dispatches from the Governors of the West India
Colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial- office.
Dispatches were received in the afternoon from the Go-
vernor of Hong-Kong. Dispatches were sent off yester-
day from the Colonial-office for the Governor of the
Falkland Islands, and also for the Governor of Gibraltar.

The additions which her Majesty has made to the
Osborne estate, Isle of Wight, by purchase of contiguous property,
comprises the Woodhouse estate, which includes the Isle of Wight
racecourse, and the whole of the land from Osborne and Barton to
Ring's Quay-creek. The Woodhouse estate was the property of
the Hon. W. H. A'Court Holmes, M.P.