The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
I WINDSOR, FRIDAT.—The Queen held a rriii
Council at a quarter before three o'clock this al
noon, at the Castle. It was attended by his 101,,
Highness Prince Albert, the Duke of Bucclea
Lord Privy Seal; the Duke of Wellington, 043 7
mander-in-Chief ; Sir Robert Pee], First Lord of it
Treasury ; Sir James Graham, Secretary of Sts
for the Home Department ; the Earl of Abenie°4
Secretary of State fbr Foreign Affairs, the for;
Hon. H. Goulburn, Chancellor of .the Exchequer
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Earl of Haddington, rirst Lord of the .Admirst,,i
the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward ; and tiseP7
of Jersey, Master of the Horse. - of
A report was made on a petition from the Statue
Guernsey, praying the Queen's confirmation ofa Ph',,,,
ject of reform in the Constitution of the said States.
Sir James Graham officiated for the Lord Pei'
dent of the Council.
Mr. C. Greville was Clerk of the Council in Virsitinfi
The Court was attend,-d by the Marchioneis-,
Douro, Lady in Waiting ; the Earl of Hardwiel
Lord in IVaiti•z; Colonel Berkeley Drurorn?nk
Groom in Waiting; Lord Charles Wellesley (C'erg
Marshal) Equerry in Waiting; and Major-Geher!,.
Sir E. Bowater, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albe.he"
After the Council, the Duke of Wellington, '-f,„
Duke of Buccleuch, Sir James Graham, Mr. G(4*7
burn, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Jeritei;
and Mr. C. Greville, took their departure from
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Castle.
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This morning Prince Albert, the Dukes ofd ‘7--
Coburg and Gotha and Wurtemberg, accompaniedg
the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Liverpool,
Earl of Hardwicke, and the Right, Hon. Sir 8011,
Peel, and attended by Lord Charles-- Wellesley, 1'
G. E. Anson, Sir Edward 13owater, and Biro°
Alvensleben, left the Castle before ten o'clock, to ob°°
in the royal preserves at Bagshot. The anvil
party returned to the Castle early, on account of
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Privy Council.
Baron de Brunnow, Russian Minister, and
Earl of Aberdeen, arrived at the Castle to-day,
visit to the Queen.
In the afternoon, after the Council, the WS
Prince Albert, the Duchess of Saxe Coburg" Ile7
(laths, and
.the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, walk
to FrogmOre.
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The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attend_,
during dinner at the Castle to-day, and perfolor
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the following pieces :
Lord Ellen borough's March—Guness. het,
Overture, " Les iamans de la Couronne"--"Au" •
Geistes-Schwingen, 'Waltier—Lanner.
Selection, "Don Carlos"—M. Caste.
Polka, Favourite—Tolbecque.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards Att,10431- •
and performed the remainder of the evening.
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Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cam
and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecltlenbil_Aji
Strelitz honoured the Sacred Harmonic Sociel
their presence at their first annual perform:in:B
Handers " Messiah," at Exeter Hall, last evenini•A,
A deputation from the Irish Great Western_
if way from Dublin to Athlone, with a branch to er,
ford, consisting of Mr. James Daly (Dunsandle),
George Augustus Boyd (Middleton Park), sll_d of
Daniel Desmond, had an interview with the NAl,r'
Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Boar'
Trade.
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The Postmaster-General had an interview w the
with
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his 09'.
residence in Downing street.
A deputation from the Irish Great Western 114111:1
way Company from Dublin to Galway, consistigst,
the following noblemen and gentlemen, the
quis of Downshire ; Mr. Fitzstephen French, ~
Major-General Caulfield, C.B. ; Mr. Andrew 111/46,''
M.P.; Mr. John Parkinson; Mr. Alfred Wadde
Mr. W. Lechmere IVnitmore, Mr. William Brribe
the Parliamentary agent ; Mr. Edward Lambert, ,
Solicitor of the Company; and Mr. James 8ri,"40,
Secretary, had an interview with the Earl of
housie yesterday. They were accompanied by 'to
putation from the Dublin and Cashel CompaniLj
state to the Board that satisfactory arrangements "-01
been entered into for amalgamating the interest,"
the two Companies, consisting of Mr. William
lett, M.P., Mr. W. B. Boothby, Mr. Simon Kahl
with Mr. Matthew Barrington, Solicitor of
Company.
The Health of Towns Commission had a me,e si.
yesterday at Gwydyr House, Whitehall. The Lily
missioners present were the Duke of BuccleuchL,,
Earl of Lincoln, Mr. R. A. Slaney, Mr. Geo. Grab
Dr. Lyon Playfair, Dr. David Boswell Reid, To,
William T. Dennison, and Mr. James Ranald DTIso
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Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, hadet
interview with the Chancellor of the Exact?

yesterday.
A deputation from the Dundalk and Ennis
Railway, consisting of .Mr. George Hoyte,coshit
Chairman, Mr. W. R. Collett, M.P., Messrs. „vt
Straton, Thomas Gresham, Peter Eckersley,
Russell, and Sir J. M'Neill, had an intelrse
with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the
of Trade.
Dispatches from the Governors of the West PaiSty
Colonies were received on Thursday evening '
Colonial-office.
The Dean of Westminster had an interview
the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. ,e 1
A deputation from the London and Norwich P": 40
Railway had an interview with the Earl of Dall*l • .
yesterday.
' sit/yesterday.
The Judicial Committee of the- Privy Council
yesterday. 'The Lords present were the Ma 57..
-the
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the Rolls, Mr. Baron Parke, the Chancellor e
Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Adrniralti
Court. n C 4
Mr. Burge, Q.C., and N. James Parker, e,
were heard on an appeal from St. Lucia, "Beattc.e
Muter."—The case was adjourned.