The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Bucking-
ham Palace, for the reception of addresses on the Throne.
The Deputation from the House of Lords arrived at the
Palace at two o'clock, and were conducted by the Lord
Chamberlain to the presence of her Majesty on the Throne.
The Deputation was composed of the Earl of Eldon, the
mover, and Viscount Hill, the seconder, of the address; the

Lord Chancellor, wearing his State robes, and attended by his
Purse-bearer, Mace-bearer, and Train-bearer; the Duke of

Wellington, the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl' of Hadding-

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tou, and the Bishop of Lichfield.
Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentlemen Usher of the .Black Rod,
and Mr. J. W. Birch, Clerk Assistant of Parliament, attended

the Deputation.
The Lord Chancellor read the address from the House of
Lords, to which her Majesty returned a most gracious
answer. The Earl of Eldon, the mover, and Viscount Hill,
the seconder, had the honour of kissing hands, and the De-
putation retired from the presence of the Sovereign.
The members of the Corporation of the City of Dublin
arrived shortly before two o'clock at the Palace, and after the
reception of the address from the House of Peers, were
ushered from the Library (where they had assembled) by
Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher, to the Green Draw-
ing Room, where the Deputation were received by the Lord
Chamberlain, who conducted the members to the presence of

the Queen in the Throne Room.
The Deputation was composed of the Lord Mayor of Dub-
lin, Mr. Jeremiah Dunne, Town Councillor, Seconder of the
Address ; Alderman M‘Kenna, Alderman Gardiner, Messrs
James Burke, James Fallon, Francis Taite, Reilly, William
Reynolds, and James Bury, Town Councillors. The Lord
Mayer was attended by the Rev. Dr. O'Connell, his Chap-
lain, and Mr. P. O'Brien his Secretary. His Lordship and
the deputation were also attended by Mr. James Curran,
mace bearer, and Mr. T. Reynolds, City Marshal, and car-

rying their respective ensigns of office.
Her Majesty received the address on the throne, his
Royal Highness Prince Albert wearing a military uniform,
with the riband and other ensigns of the Most Noble Order
of the Garter, standing by her side. On the right of her
Majesty stood the Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the
Robes ; the Countess of Dunmore, Lady in Waiting; and the
Lord Steward. Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, and
other Cabinet Ministers, also stood on the right. On the
opposite side stood the Lord Chamberlain, the Vice-Cham-
berlain, and also Sir Edward Knatehbull and other Cabinet
Ministers.

The Throne-room was lined by her Majesty's Honourable
Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms.
The Lord Mayor read the address from the Corporation of
the City of Dublin, and then presented it to the Sovereign,
by whoM it was delivered to Sir James Graham, Secretary
of State for the Home Department.
Her Majesty returned a gracious answer to the address.
The Lord Mayor and Mr. Jeremiah Dunne, seconder of the
address, had the honour of being presented to the Queen to
kiss hands. The deputation then retired from the Royal
presence.
The Queen gave audiences to Sir Robert Peel, Sir James
Graham, and the Earl of Aberdeen.
The Court was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Com-
mander-in-Chief, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal,
the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for
the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the
President of the Ward of Trade, the Paymaster of the
Forces, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom
of the Stole to Prince Albert, the Captain of the Honourable
Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, the Captain of the Yeomen
Guard, the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice-Chamber-
lain, Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Al-
bert ; Mr. George Philip Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of
the Guard ; Mr. Henry Robinson, Standard-bearer to the
Honourable Corps of dentleman-at-Arms ; Colonel Bouverie,
officiating for the Gold Stick in 'Waiting; Lord Charles
Wellesley (Clerk Marshal) Equerry in Waiting; Colo-
nel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting on Prince Al-
bert ; Mr. James Bunco Curling, Clerk of the Cheque
of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ;
Mr. Ellerthorp, Clerk of the Cheque of the Yeo-
man Guard; Captain Green, Gentleman Usher in Waiting;
Sir Benjamin Smith, C. S. ; Messrs. Wilson and Wortley,
Pages of Honour ; the Field Officer in Waiting ; and the
Captain of the Guard.
Viscount Hawarden and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore were the
Lord and Groom in Waiting.
The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Grand Hall, com-
manded by Captain Parker Nuttall, the Exon in Waiting.
'The Queen's guard of the Scots' Fusiloer Guards was on
duty on the Palace-lawn with the band of the regiment.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Wylde, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
visited the Exhibition of the British Institution in Pall-mall
yesterday.
Her Majesty, attended by the Hen. Miss Devereux, and
Lord Charles Wellesley, visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the
Marquis of Exeter, Lord George Lennox, and Col. Wylde,
attended a meeting of the British and Foreign Institute.
yesterday evening.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance
of the French Plays yesterday evening with their presence.
The Royal Suite included the Countess of Dunmore, Lady
Caroline Cocks, Viscount Hawarden, Marquis of Exeter,
Lord George Lennox, Lord Charles Wellesley, and Colonel
Wvlde.
.'Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Glou-
cester House.
Mr. Wallace, and Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Ex-
cise, had interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday.
Mr. Davis transacted business at the Colonial-office yes-
terday.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office,
from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
,yester-
day. The Lords present were the Lord President, Lords
Brougham and Campbell, the Vice Chancellor Wigram, and
the Judge of the Admiralty Court.
Mr. Charles Buller was heard on a petition " Sherwin v.
Tetley," from Van Diemen's Land, for leave to appeal against
an order of the Colonial Court, refusing a new trial. Lord
Brougham, on the part of their Lordships, refused the appli-
cation.
Mr. Thesiger, Queen's Counsel, and Dr. Bayford were
heard on an appeal "Barriane v. the Queen," respecting the
ship Don Pedro, from the Vice-Admiralty Court of the
Cape of Good Hope.

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DANGEROUS FREAK.—About two o'clock on Tues-
day morning, two persons on horseback galloped at a most
furious pace up the Waterloo-road, towards the bridge. To
arrive at the bridge first appeared the object of contention,
or probably to see who would get through the gate first.
One succeeded in passing through the south-west gate, which
was open, but the south-east gate being closed, the other
horseman dashed the poor animal against the gate with such
force as not only to break one of the horse's legs, but abso-
lutely to force down the gate, snapping asunder the iron
hinges and the bolt. Fortunately the reckless riders both
escaped unhurt, but the poor animal was found to be so much
injured that it was found necessary to kill it. The riders
were taken to the police-station in 'rower-street, and gave
their names and address, from which it appeared they were
two tradesmen moving in a respectable sphere of life, and
having become inebriated had thus wantonly indulged in this
illy and dangerous freak.
130TANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The ordinary
meeting of this Society was held last evening, Adam Gerard,
Esq., in the chair. Various donations to the library and her-
barium were announced. "A synoptical view of the British
Franticose Rabi arranged in groups," by Edwin Lees, Esq.,
F.L.S., was read. The paper was accompanied by drawings
WOW and specimens ; the latter are deposited in the Society's Her-
. . .