The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Majesty the
Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. Her
Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the
Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Lord Charles Wellesley
and Colonel Wylde.
Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of
Baden visited her Majesty yesterday at Buckinzham
Palace. Her Royal Highness was attended by the
Baroness de Strurnfeder, and Baron Roth tie Schr\atk( n-
stein.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Leiningen, left town at a quarter past four
o'clock yesterday afternoon fur Claremont, attended by
the royal suite. The illustrious patty lett Buckingham
Palace in three carriages and four. The Queen, Prince
Albert, the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Leiningen
wore in the first carriage and four. The Prince of
Wales, the Princess Alice, and the Dowager Lady Lyt-
telton were in the next carriage and four, and the Coun-
tess of Mount Edgecumbe, Lady in Waiting ; Lord
Byron, Lord in Waiting ; Lord Charles Wellesley-,
(Clerk Marshal), Equerry in Waiting ; a,d Colonel
Wylde, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert, NA ere in
the third carriage and four.
E'er Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to
their carriage by the lion. Misses Murray and Kerr,
Maids of Honour in Waiting ; the Lord Chamberlain,
tl:e Mater of the Horse, the Marquis of Granby, Cap-
tain the Hon. A. buncombe, and Captain Francis
Seymour.
A party of the 4th Dragoons formed the escort from

the palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert left town for Clare-
mont early in the afternoon.
The Queen and Prince Albert inspected yesterday, at
Buckingham Palace, the porcelain dessert service, ma-
nufactured by her Majesty's command, and intended
for her Royal presentation to his Imperial Majesty, the
Emperor of Russia, which was submitted by Mr.
Daniell. Iler Majesty and his Royal Highness were
pleased to express their approbation. The service was
subsequently submitted to her Majesty the Queen-
Dowager at :Marlborough-House, and also to her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Clarence House.
Their Royal Hightiesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty the Queen
Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House.
The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden visited their
Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent at Clarence
House, the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House,
and the Duchess of Cambridge at Cambridge House,
yesterday.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Glouces-
ter yesterday. Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady
Anna Maria Dawson and the Hon. General Upton,
honoured the Italian Opera with her presence yesterday

evening.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar
visited the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden on Wed-
nesday, at the Duke of' Hamilton's residence in Port-
man-square. Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambas-
sador ; Count Dietrichstein, the Austrian Ambassador ;
the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister; and the Count
de Flahault, paid their respects to the Grand Duchess
on Wednesday.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of
Cambridge yesterday.
Captain Hill had an interview with Lord Stanley yes-
terday, at •he Colonial-office.
Le Comte de Pollon had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer y esterday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.
The Knight of •Kerry had an interview with Sir R.
Peel yesterday.
The Attorney-General had an interview with Sir J.
Graham yesterday, at the Home-office.
Lord Stanley, as Secretary of State for the Colonies,
has issued invitations for a full dress dinner party on
Tuesday next, the 27th inst., in honour of the Queen's
birth-day, at his residence in St. James's-square.
The Right Hon. Sir James Graham, as Secretary of
State for the Home Department, vr ill entertain tiv, Lord
Chancellor, the Jutig,rs, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, at
a full dress dinner, at his residence in Hill-street, on
Tuesday, the 27th inst., in honour of her Majesty's
birth-day. '
Lord Stanley has returned to town from the Gorham-
bury races.

GRAND DINNER at the MANSION-
HOUSE.

A very splendid entertainment was given at the Man-
sion- Hou,e, on Tuesday, to the Bishops, by the Lord
Mayor, after the celebration, at St. Paul's Cathedral, of
the 144th Anniversary of the Society for the propaga-
tion of the Gospel in foreign parts.
Amongst the company were the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor,
Rochester, Llandaff, Peterborough, Litchfield and Co-
lombo, the Deans of Hereford, Chichester, and West-
minster, and several other distinguished members of the
Church ; Aldermen Sir C. Hunter, Sir John Key, Bart.,
Sir John Pirie, Bart., Sir C. Marshall, Lucas, Fair-
brother, Johnson, Hooper, Farncornb, Musgrove,
Challis, Moon, Hunter, and Sidney, the Chamberlain,
Town-Clerk, &c.
The table was laid in the Egyptian Hall. Several
ladies graced the entertainment.
The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the toast of " Church
and Queen," announced that her Majesty had sub-
scribed 1001 towards the funds of the Society, and in
proposing " the Health of the Queen-Dowager," he
stated that that Illustrious Lady had doubled her sub-
scription.

Several other toasts (amongst others " the Health of
the Lord Mayor," proposed by the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, in a most eulogistic speech) were then drunk,
and shortly after eleven o'clock, the company separated.
About one hundred and twenty guests partook of the
Lord Mayor's splendid hospitality on this occasion.