The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the
Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz 'visited the Queen
yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prime of Wales and the
Princess Royal were taken airings yesterday in the
royal gardens. ,

-His—Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yester-
day afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for pro-
moting and encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding
the Palace of Westminster. ,

His Royal Highness arrived at Gwydyr House at "a
quarter before three o'clock, attended by Colonel Wylde,
Equerry in Waiting. The Commissioners present were
Lord Ashburton, Lord Colborne, Viscount Mahon, the
Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Mr.
Benjamin Hawes, M.P., Mr. Henry Hallam, and Mr.
Thome.; Wyse, M.P.
The drawings and engravings by the Chevalier Toschl
for his great work, after the frescos by Corregitio, at
Parma, were submitted to the Commissioners. The series
of engravings will be dedicated to his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, and the Members of the Royal Coto.
mission.

The meeting broke up shortly before five o'clock.
The Duke of Cambridge left town yesterday morning
for the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. His Royal
Highness returned to town in the afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent bad an even-
ing party and concert yesterday at her residence, Clarence
House, St. James's.

The general company began to arrive at half-past nine
o'clock, and alighted at the west portico.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Leiningeu, arrived at twenty minutes before
ten o'clock, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Hon.
Miss Murray, ion. Miss Kerr, Viscount Sydney. Mar-
quis of Granby, Hon. Captain Duncowbe, Captain
Francis Seymour, Colonel Bowles, Lord Char:es Wel-
lesley, and Colonel Wylde.
The Distin family performed " God Save the Queen."
on her Majesty and the Prince entering the-mansion by
the garden entrance.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester (at-
tended by Lady Caroline Murray), their Royal High-
nesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the He-
reditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meeldea-
burgh Strelitz (attended by Lady -- Cadogan and
Mr. Edmond Mildmay), and his Royal Highness Prim:lt
George, arrived soon afterwards.
Shortly before ten o'clock her Royal Highs the
Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Queen and Princsi
Albert, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, the Hereditsiry
Grand Duke and Duchess of Meckleubtargh Strelita, and
the Prince of Leiningen, entered the Grand Drawing-
room, sshich was fitted up for the concert. -
The Royal Duchess was attended by Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, Lady Fanny Howard, Colonel Sir G.
Couper, and the Hon. Captain Spencer.
The performance then commenced.
The following is a copy of the programme of the
concert :

PART I.
Quintette—Fantasia on Themes, from " Robert bs
Diable," Messrs. Distin (Saxhorns)—Meverbeer.
Die Fahnenwacht—" Der Sanger halt in Feld" —Liad-
paintner.
Rheinlied—" Mein Herz ist am Rhein"—Speller.
Scena and Aria—" Wie nahte mir" (Freyscbutz),
Madlle. Schloss—Weber.
Duet—,For two pianofortes (Norma), Madame Dalcken
and Mr. Benedict—Thalberg.
Duet—" Die beyden Nachtigallen," Messrs. Piscbek and
Oberhoffer —Hackel.
Aria—" Der Traum," Herr Staudigl—Preyer.
German Songs—" Das Fischermadchen," "DleForelle,
Madlle. Schloss—Schubert.
Aria—(Nachtlager in Granada) " Ein Schutz bin ich."
Herr Pischek—Kreutzer.
Duo—" Folg 'dem Freunde" (Faust), Madlle. Schloss
and Herr Staudigl—Spohr.
PART IL

Q umi netsestrtsa—D" A i
tilsherkessisehes Lied—Herr Oberhoffer—Kucken.m
German song—" Bachlein, lass de Rauschen sein,"
snd—Beethoven.
(Saxhorns),e.
n arranged by the
Mademoiselle Schloss-7Curschmann.
Battle Prayer—" Vater ich rufe Dich, ' Herr Staudigi
—Himmel.
Grand aria—" Die Nast ist schools" (Nachtlager in
Granada), Herr Pischek—Kreutzer.
Schlammer-Lied—Madlle. Schloss, Messrs. Staudigi,
Oberhoffer, and Pischek—Weber.
Quintetta—" Der Orangenzweig." by the Messrs. Distill
—composed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
Madame Dulcken and Mr. Benedict presided at the
pianoforte.
The following had the honour of receiving invitations:
—His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar.
the French Ambassador and the Countess St. Aulaire,
the Duke de Broglie, the Prince de Broglie, Count and
Countess de Flahault, Mtuille. de Flahault, Duchess de
Coigny, Madlle. de Coigny, Baron Talleyrand, the
Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Dietriefistein,
Baron Koller, Count Esterhazy, the Belgian Minister
and Madame Van de Weyer, the Sardinian Minister, the
Portuguese Minister and Baroness de Moneorvo, the
Russian Minister and Baroness de Brunnow,. M.
de Berg, Count Potocki, the Brazilian Minister
and Madame Lisboa, the Saxon Minister, Count Rudolph
Kinsky, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lsdy in
Waiting to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou-
cester, the Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Gloucester, the Equerry to his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, &c. &c.

Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of
Baden, accompanied by the Marquis of Douglas and
attended by the Baroness de Strnmfeder, left town at
nine o'clock yesterday morning, to honour the Earl 'of
Shrewsbury with a visit, at kis seat, Alton Towers, Staf-
fordshire.

The Commissioners of the :lave Treaties bad a meet-
ing yesterday, at the official residence of Sir Robert
Peel, in Downing-street. The Duke de Broglie and the
Right Hon. Dr.Lushington, Judge of the High Court of
Admiralty, attended.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of the West leak
Colonies.

DRURY-LANE TIIEATRB._We are Fratified
being enabled to state Madame Thillon's indispositios
has been but of a temporary nature, and that she posi-
tively re-appears in The Enchatt,css on Mor:day.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE ADMIRAL SIR DAVID
MILNE, G.C.B.—On Monday afternoen, at two o'clock, the
remains of this gallant and distinguished veteran were re-
moved from his villa at Inveresk, and deposited in the family
burying-vault in the churchyard there. At the request of
the fishermen of Fisherrow, whom, in 1804, Sir David had
formed into a body of sea-fencibles, his coffin was borne to
the grave by them, a large number of its members preced-
ing it, two and two, until, having arrived at the centre of
the ground, they deployed and allowed the pall-bearers and
company to pass forward. The whole road from Infer
Lodge to the place of interment was crowded with sieutators.
Among those who attended to pay the last mark of respect
to this navni hero, connected with the Morn
Charles St. Clair, we , Smith.
Captains Preston, Hen.
Az.
We also observed Sir John
Tait, RamsaS,
Melville, Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland,
os. AdmiralireiSitod duru
Lauder,. Sir Hugh P. Campbell, Sir
h Robertlope SmiroTwrrany'FaB,raDHz7oln. Captain Cathcart, the magistrate
and town council of Musselburgh, &c.—Edinburgh Cosrant
of Thursday.