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 had 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 Majesty, having on his right her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of Buc-
clench, 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 Prifice 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 Freneh 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.
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 Hon. 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 bad: also the garter, bearing the
motto—"Honi soft 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'Vearing 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, Parebrother, Sir Chapman Marshall,
Humphery, -Sir- George Carroll, Furncombe, and
Challis.

The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Messrs.
Hunter and Sydney ; Mr. Moan,- 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, Nett,
Harrison, Hoole, Holt Hartley, R. Tliylor, J. Dixon,
Acocks, Selson, Marsden, and Eagleton.

Officers of the Corporation, the Recorder, the Hon.
C. E. Law; the Chamberlain, Mr. Brown ' the Re-
membraneer, Mr. Tyrrell ; the Town Clerk, and Mr.
Laurie, Common Pleader-, . .
The Sword-bearer, the Mace-bearer, and the
-Keeper. of Guildhall, alsO'aitervi.d.
The Lord May or wore hi* gold chain and his
splendid collar, the Alderinen and the Recorder wore
their scarlet robes, and the Coioinon Councillors and.
,officers their respective mantles.
The Lord Mayor; • followed by .the deputation;
advanced, to within a slidA. diStance of the .King.
His Lordship was supporteA.'on his right lay the
Recorder, end that officer read the-address of Congra-
tulation. from the:Lord Mayor, Aldermen,. and Com-
mons. of.the City of London. The Reorder then
handed the address athe Lord Mayor, whq a..dvaneed
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
forined by the deputation, the Lord Mayor presenting
-all •the Aldermen individually to the King. .The
Sheriffs, the R,ecOrdet, Ole Chamberlain, theßetnern-
brancer,and Messrs. Moon and Lawrence, the mover
and seconder of the address, had also the honour of
being introduced t? 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 Marilialmen were in
attendance at the ..Castle during the reception of the
address. . - • - •
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Her Royal Highness the Duchess of. Kent arrived
at the Castle yesterday morning from ;Frogmen
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
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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-
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 psrty returned from Eton College
at five o'clock.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
attended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst and the Hbn.•
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 Doke de Montpensier, the Lady
_in
Waiting, the• Countess of Gainstorpugh, the lipid
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 de 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 Gersdorti; the Lord chap.-

cellor and Lady Lyndhurst, the Duke of Wellington,
Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Rutland, Earl of Abat
deen, Marquis of Exeter, Earl of Liverpool, Ea:rl
Delawarr, Earl of Jersey, Sir Robert Peel, M. Guizot,
Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady Jane Grim -
ston Earl and Countess Granville, Earl and Counted 5
of Lincoln, Earl and Lady Katherine Jermyn, Vis-
countess amning, Viscountess Sydney, Countess do
Flahault, Lady C. Dundas, Countess Wratislaw, Lord
and Lady W. Hervey, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarencv,
Lady G. Bathurst, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, the RigM
Hon. W. E. and. Mrs. Gladstone, Hon. Captain Lid-
dell, Admiral de Mackau, Admiral La Susse, Hon. H.
and Mrs. Ashley, M. de Rabaudy, Hon. Miss Lyttel-
ton, Lady Grant, Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir George
Couper, Sir J. Macdonald,. Sir Willoughby Gordon,
Hon. Mrs. Duncombe, Sir George Cockburn, Sir
William Gage, Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay,
General Baron de Athalin, General Rumigny, Colonel
Dumas, Count de Jarnac, M. Thiery, Baron de Fain,
M. Herbet, 111. Hennequin, M. Fauquier, M. Pas-
quier, le Capitaine Page, and le Capitaine Pellion.
-The Queen's private band, under the direction or
Mr. -Anderson, -attended after dinner, and performed
the following piecei:—
Overture, " Adleeresstille"—Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Military Movement—Haydn.
Festmarsch zu dem Maskenspiel, " Das Hoffest von
Ferrara" (two orchestras)—Von Giacomo Meyerbeer.
Finale, " Sinfonia C minior"—Beethoven.
Cheeur et Priere, " GuillauMe Tell"—Rossini.
Andante and Allegro ails Turea—Mozart.
-Jubilee Overture—C. M. Von Weber.

M. Courtois d'Hurbal, Capitaine d'Astillerie, Of-
ficier d!Ordonnance du Roi, arrived at the Castle
yesterday evening.

- This morning-the Queen and Prince Albert, and
the Duke de Montpensier, walked in the 'pleasure-"
grounds of the Castle. The Royal Family were taken
mugs._

His Majesty Louis Philippe and the Duke. de
Montpensier, attended by Admiral de Mackau and
General Athalin, left the Castle in `one of the royal
carriages .to attend mass in the chapel at Clewer,
shortly before eleven o'clopk. Tho,King's suite fol-
lowed in two carriages.; •.- . , c r

The Duke of I. Vellingtdn left" the Castle for
S trathfl el dsaye.
' .The Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Rutland, Earl
and Countess Granville, Viscountess Canning, and
Sir Henry Wheatley, also took their departure.
The Queen and Prince Albert, the ladies and
gentlemen of the suite, and the' household, attended
Divine service to-day in the' priiate chapel of the
Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay
officiated.

.Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visite
the royal party at, the Castle to-day.
The Queen, the King of the Ftench, and' Prince
Albert, walked on the Terrace thiis afternoon, The
two military ban& stationed there received the august
party on entering the Terrace with "God save the
Queen."

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The following are expected to join the roy4l circle
at dinner :—Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady
Beauvale, Mr. Anson, Sir James Clark, Lord John
Russell, Lord Ellenborough, and Count .lialancey
d'Audenarde. •

The Duke of Cambridge arrived in town on
Saturday, from Windsor Castle, and 'afterwards pixy-
ceeded to Kew, to join the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and. Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, who also arrived • from
WID du) r

The Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary
Grand Duchess 'of Mecklenburgh Strelitz hOnoured
the Duchess of Beaufort with a visit yesterday, at
her Grace's residence' in Arlington-street.
Prince. Edward. of Saxe Weimar arrived at Marl-
berough House about three o'clock on Saturday after-
noon,from Witley Court, and shortly after proceeded
Windsorto Castle.

Lord and Lady Wharncliffe left town on Saturday
morning, for Wortley Hall, Yorkshire.
Sir Robert Peel arrived in town on Saturday
morning-from Windsor. ' The. Right Hon. Baro net
returned to the Castle in the afternoon.
Lord. Ellenborough arrived at Farrance's Hotel
yesterday, from Portsmouth.

PRESENTATION OF TIM 'CITY
ADDRESS TO THE KING OF THE FRENCH!
On Saturday the Lord Mayor, accompanied by se'
veral of the Aldermen, the Recorder, the Sheriffs,
Mr. Moon and Mr. Lawrence, the mover and seconder
of the -address of the Corporation to the King of the
French, and the rest of the 'numerous deputation;
consisting of about sixty members, assembled at the
Guildhall, for the purpose of going in procession to
Windsor to present it to his Majesty:
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Amongst the deputation we observed Sir •
Hunter, 'Sir Peter Laurie; Sir Chapman Marshall, fe,
G. Carroll,. and Aldermen Challis and FarncatO,,ir.
Deputy Peacock, Deputy Stevens, Deputy Hicks!
Richard Taylor, Mr. Richard Lambert Jones,l
Cope, Mr. Lott, Mr.'JOhn Dixon, Mr. Obbserd,
At eleveti o'Cldcic.-tb‘e deputation proceeded in ear
riages to the railway terminus at Paddington, where
a special train was,in readiness .to convey them to the
Slough station. Upon their arrival Slough the
Lord Myor entered the State earriaie, which had
been sent down on the prec9ding day, and the other.
members of the deOutationgot into carriages which
were provided for them.

The streets of Windsor were densely crowded by
the inhabitants of the town and the surrounding
neighbourhood. The procession moved along slowly
to the great quadrangle. of the Castle, where they
were received by the officers of her Majesty's house-
hold. in their state liveries. They were, upon
alighting from- their carriages, shown into St.
George's .Hall. After waiting there for a short
space of time, they were conducted into a
suite- of rooms in which a most sumptuous en-
tertainment and the finest wines were laid out. After
they had refreshed themselves, the Sheriffs, attended
by the Remembrancer, waited upon his Majesty to
intimate that the deputation had arrived, and to learn
.at what time it would be his Majesty's pleasure to
receive the address, and the officers very_soon after-
wards returned, and stated that the King of the •
French would, with the greatest pleasure, receive
them at that moment. The deputation then followed
the Sheriffs to the saloon, in which his Majesty, at-
tended by M. Guizot, and others of his suite, was pre-
pared-to receive them. His Majesty, upon the intrn-
cluction of the deputation, bowed most cordially to
the Lord Mayor and •to the rest of the deputation.
The Recorder then read the following address :
" TO HIS MAJESTY LOUIS PHILIPPE, KING Or
THE FRENCH, THE ADDRESS OF THE LORD
MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COMMONS, Or
THE CITY OF LONDON, IN COMMON COU.N-

CIL ASSEMBLED.
" MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY—We, the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London,
Common. Council
.ask.embled, approach your Majesty
to offer our sincere congratulations on your Majesty
auspicious visit to our beloved and gracious Sovereign
Queen Victoria.. •
" Deeply interested in every event which is calculated
to influence the welfare of Europe and of mankind, We
hail with peculiar satisfaction your Majesty's presence in
this country as a sure and certain indication of the raw
tual good-will and the reciprocal sentiments of respect
and confidence which subsist between two mighty na"
tions, capable, by their happy union and combined ef-
forts, under. Divine Providence, of preserving_the bless-
ings of peace to the nations of the earth.
"We desire to convey to your Majesty these send-
ments towards the free, gallant, and enlightened nation
over whom you reign, and we fervently trust that your
Majesty's valuable life may long be spared to your peo-
ple to continue to promote their best interests, and with
them to advance the general happiness of mankind.
Sire, you visita scene where the highest domestic enjoy-
ment is found to be associated with the highest functions
'of sovereignty ; to return after a brief space into the
bosom of an illustrious and united family, to dispense
the blessings of paternal government, and to communi:
eate and experience the inestimable endearments of social
life."

- . His Majesty then read the following most gracious
answer in the most impressive manner :
"My Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and. Commons of the
City of London,—l receive, with heartfelt satisfaction.
the address of congratulation which you have just pre"
tented to me, by the gracious authorisation of your
beloved Sovereign. In coining to offer to the Queen of
these realms. a proof of the sincere and unalterable
friendship I.bear to her Majesty, I am happy to find
that the City of London--that illustrious city which
hotds'so prominent a place in the world, and which re-
presents interests of such magnitude—are come to the
royal residence to manifest to me Sentiments so perfectly
congenial to my own feelings, and to. the sense I enter-
tain of my duties towards my country, towards Europe,
and towards mankind. • •

" I am convinced as you are that peace and friendly,
relations between France and England are, for two We
tions made to esteem and honour each other, a source o'
innumerable and equal advantages. The preservation of
that good understanding is, at the same time, a pledge of
peace to the world at large, and secures the tranquil and
regular progress of civilisation for the-benefit of all ris'
tions. I consider my co-operation in this holy
Work,
under the protection of Divine ProVidence, as the wig'
sion and the honour of my reign. Such has been we
aim and the object of all my efforts, and I trust that the.
Almighty will crown them with success.
" I thank you, in the name of France and in my off'
for this manifestation of your sentiments. They will
e.
fully appreciated in my country,. coupled, as they, are,
with the many tokens of friendship which I have re.
ceived from your gracious Sovereign.
" I thank you 'most cordially for your kind feeling
towards myself and my family. The impression PI;
duced upon me by the presentation of your addcFss sir
never be effaced from my heart." hal
His Majesty then handed the answer which be
nk
just read, to the Lord Mayor, most cordially °l°-