The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—His Royal ighness
the Duke de Montpensier left the Castle in a carrier
and four this morning.
This afternoon, at three o'clock, his l‘fejesty the
King of the French entered the Grand Quadrangle
from the Qaeen's Entrance, aceompanied by her Ma'
jesty and Wince Albert, and passed through George
the Fourth Gateway, on the South Terrace of the
Castle. Their Majesties and his Royal
Flighness
promenaded on the South and East Terraces, followed
by a party, including some of the visitors, and the
ladies and gentlemen in waiting of the royal suites.
The royal and august party re-entered the Castle,
and afterwards quitting it by the Norman Gate'
walked down to St. George's Chapel, which their Mr
jesties and the Prince entered. The Hon. and Yell?
Rev. the Dean of Windsor received the illustrious
visitors, and attended them during their inspection ,
the different objects of interest within the sacred
edifice.
In the royal train were the Countess of Gail"'
borough, Lady in Waiting, the Countess St. Aulairet
Monsieur Guizot, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Aber*
deen, the Marquis of Exeter, Viscount Sydney, Lord
Charles Wellesley, the Hon. Captain Duncombe:
Lord Byron, Sir Frederick Stovin, Major-General
Wemyss, and several gentlemen of the suite of the
King of the French.
After viewing St. George's Chapel, the angnet
party entered Cardinal Wolsey's Chapel, and after' •
wards took their departure, attended by the Dean to
the entrance.
Passing round the base of the Round Tower, his
Majesty Louis Philippe, having the Queen on his lea
arm, accompanied by Prince Albert, and followed by
the royal suite, entered the precincts of the Castle -
near St. George's Gate, and walked down the Home
Park to the Dairy.
The august party next paid a visit to the
aviary, where his Majesty examined the interest
collection. The weather becoming unpropitious, the'
Queen and Prince Albert, and the King of t
French, entered a carriage and four, and drove to
Frogmore Lodge, the residence of the Duchess u`

Kent.
The Marquis of Exeter, Sir R. Peel, Monsiell
Guiaot, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Sydney, aft,
most of the other members of the party, followed
five pony carriages -to Frogmore, the Equerries 11'
Waiting attending their Majesties and the Prince et}
horseback.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended •
by Lady Charlotte Dundas, Lady in Waiting, ail
Colonel Sir George Couper, Comptroller of her 110 n
Highness'a Household, received their Majesties see
his Royal Highness at the entrance to Frogoler
House. -
His Majesty, and the Queen and Prince Alberti_
remained an hour with the Royal Duchess, and theef
left, followed by the different ladies and gentleniee °
their respective suites, the illustrious party retureinef
in pony carriages to the Castle at twenty-five menu
to five o'clock.
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After alighting at the grand entrance, his Maj
Louis Philippe, and the Queen 'and Prince Albe‘,,,,,
inspected vane of the principal domestic officei 0!
Castle on the ground floor, passing through the et
feetionary-room, the kitchen, and the gilt-room,
Lord Steward attending the illustrious party.
Their Majesties and the Prince afterwards retail°.
to the State Apartments.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked on the Tst#
race of the Castle this morning. the
Their Roya! Highnesses the Prince of Wales, ken
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were to
airings in the forenoon in the pleasure-grounds. the
In the afternoon the Prince of Wales and of
Princess Alice were taken an airing in a carriage
four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady LyttelroL,
His Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier
turned to the Castle to dinner, from town. reet
Viscount and Viscountess Canning, and LadY 60,
arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the alis
The Duke of Buccleuch is expected to arrive
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evening on a visit to her Majesty. .001
A grand dinner was given this evening at -Vie
o'clock, in St. George's Hall, in honour of her `'",:,(
jesty's august visitor. The magnificent service
gold
The plate was used on the occasion. as
long table on which the dinner was served
covered with magnificent candelabra, epergneggeei.
wine-coolers, and dishes, all of gold or silver ifThra
the centre of the table were epergnes and eande:„lllar.
placed alternately, several of the former of ss e";,,,
form being filled with artificial flowers. .4-I.°- oh
candelabra, with wax lights, were placed cli.iteers
side, and beyond these, at both sides of the table, ot
numerous vases, wine-coolers, and dishes of the
elegant forms and designs. oisrde of
At each end of the Hall were elevated slat,' fowl
equal dimensions, containing a choice selet-ie the
the numerous and valuable articles of Pleitence of
royal treasury, remarkable for their el'eet
•
workmanship, antiquity, or historical internee tbs
Flaxman's celebrated " Shield of lical""''
" Armada Urn," and some ancient sconces, welT,eo,
played on the west sideboard ; and a large snip
sculptured in high relief, with the representation
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battle and the Neptune Epergne,' richly en!P,,
lished with marine emblems, and surmounted ViltP,A.
statue of the marine deity, were on the east siaeboll"
Numerous tankards, vases, shields, and bulb 41
richly chased, were tastefully arranged on S
ill „ici,
ground of crimson, and were very brilliantly ';it„
Hated
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clanhdetsa.
l bra and sconces of silver" gl
blot
The Queen was seated at the north side of the 041
between his Majesty Louis Philippe and his N 0
Highness the Duke de Montpensier. OpPoltehars
seated Prince Albert, between the Countess St. A• 11—
and Lady Charlotte Dundas. ~h
The Prince of Wales's epergne, crowned art
Royal Highness's plume, was placed at this Ptm
the table, between two other epergnes of
sculptured in gold at the base with " Dancing FA ides
These epergnes had on either side the " Her°
candelabra. • P'
Monsieur Guizot, the Earl of Aberdeen Es,
great he'llo.;,
cellency Count de St. Aulaire, the Countess Of Llooti
borough, and the Duke of Wellington, had Als°
in the
Hers:icinity of the royal circle. t
oyal Highne,a the Duchess of ICent
the side of the King of the French. .th th.
The following had the honour of dining Wi"
Queen : „, COS:
The Count and Countess St. Aulaire, Prillejhuro"
telcicala, the Lord Chancellor and Lady LYe,r„atoyi
the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of.
Marquis of Exeter, Lady Charlotte Dundas, D01,,f
Liverpool, Earl and Countess Delawarr an fdsrl
Mary 'West, Earl of Jersey, Earl of Aberdeerht
Jermyn, Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, Viscen SiC
Viscountess Canning, Sir Robert and Lady Fee; 9
James and Lady Graham, Sir George MurilAyriost
W. Fremantle and Miss Hervey, Sir Henri '01"
ley, Sir George Couper, Lady Isabella Vetny Sos'
Charles Rowley, the Provost of Eton and theo
Mrs. Hodgson, the Hon. and Rev. R. StePfe, t;istiti
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George E. Ansen, Hon. Miss Lyttelton, ,001
Guizot, Admiral de Mackau, Count de Jane, `lOOO
Athalin, General Rumigni, Colonel Duinsitf ti
de Chabannes, M. Thiery, Baron de Fain, 0"„ie
quier, M. Pasquier, M. Herbet, M. Henn.tiel"oti?:
Capitaine Page, le Capitaine Pellion, 'optsy'
Sydney, Lord C, Wellesley, and the Hon.
Duncornbe.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards ittristi
tioned in a gallery at the west .end of the boil
dinner, and performed the following pieces:--- Atiber'
Grand March, sur des Motives de Masanielle'
Ouverture, " Le Lac des Fees"—Auber.
Le Bouquet Royale—Streek.
Dalkeith Waltzes—Labitzky.
Mephists Gallope—Labitzky.
After dinner her Majesty's private bsn,,dr'o3lllo;ll
numerous additions of the most eminent Pen °,
attended, under the direction of Mr. Anders(/'
performed the following pieces:— tb°le
Introduction, " Lobgesang"—Mendelssohn J3ilf ,
Selection," Jean de Paris "—Boieldieu.
Overture and Minuet, " Iphigenie "—Gluck. r,
Grand March, "Die Weihe der Toner"--SPb°
Choeur et Danse, " D'Armide "—Gluck.
Overture, "Faniska"—Cherubini.
"Le Bouquet des Dames"—Strauss.
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The Duke of Cambridge came to town Y.e"(l-01v.
afternoon from Kew. His Royal Highness el'ne,
the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester 1:e'o
The te-i
Duchess of Gloucester arrived in to
day, from Woburn Abbey. rod;
A deputation, consisting of Mr. G. 13. 1"°001/,
croft, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Francis Rufford, lit-1101;
nied by Messrs. I. K. Brunel, and G. W'rr-05),-;
den, engineen , and Messrs. W. O. Hunt, F. t-
Ph
solicitors, had an interview with Lord Dalhonsl of ;
terday, at the Board of Trade, on the subjec„twal.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton
Lord and Lady Wharncliffe left their res?i-ne to
Curzon-street yesterday afternoon, on a. vls"-
(ice'
Majesty at Windsor Castle.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Wilkins°, ~
( ;14 i
chairman, Mr. Baines, one of the direct°:osr,:of
Brunel, the engineer, and Mr. Burchell,
an interview with Lord Dalhousie at the -,,rat`
Trade yesterday, on the subject of the I"T°l.t.'
land Railway. col9b°'d
A deputation, consisting of Mr. J.
Chairman, Mr. Locke, engineer, Messrs' '''-ectr°l
C. Few, solicitors, and Mr. J. F. Saunder6l3l otiie4l
ry, transacted business yesterday at the pi
trade, respecting the Eastern Union' ~tet
sion from Ipswich to Norwich. /4 oncLie,ll
A deputation from the Birmingham an
u
Railway Company, consisting of Mr. Satn—Phijoel
chairman, Messrs. Charles Shaw anti „ti
Sturge, directors; Messrs. H. Stephenson ilt"elelft)
Bayliss, engineers; and Messrs. Geo. v°
Samuel Carter, solicitors, had an interviesc
Dalhousie yesterday, at the Board of Trtlae.on
Lady Peel left town yesterday afternoon
to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.