The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-19 00:00:00

COURT uittCULAR.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal, and at-
tended by the Lady iu Waiting, took an airing yesterday
afternoon in an open carriage and four. Colonel Arbuthnot,
Equerry in Waiting, was in attendance on horseback. -
His "loyal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday morning, attended by Colonel Bouvene. In the
afternoon his Royal Highness presided at a meeting of the
Commissioners for promoting and encouraging the Fine Arts
in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster.

The meeting was held in one of the Committee-rooms of
the House of Commons. Prince Albert arrived at a quarter
before three o'clock, attended by Colonel Bouverie.
The Commissioners present were Lord Ashburton, Lord
Colborne, the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com-
mons, Viscount Mahon, Mr. Gaily Knight, Mr. Benjamin
Hawes, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Samuel Rogers, and Mr. Henry

After the meeting Prince Albert, attended by Mr. East-
lake, the Secretary to the Commission, and Mr. Barry, the
architect, inspected different parts of the new Palace.
His loyal Highness took his departure at six o'clock,
attended by Colonel Bouverie.

Their Itjyal Highnesses thq Prince of Wales,Prince Alfred,
and the Princess Alice were taken airings yesterday in the
royal gardens.

Lord George Lennosi and Captain Francis Seymour had
the honour of joining the royal circle at Buckingham Palace,
at dinner yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent had a dinner-
party yesterday, at her residence, Clarence House, St.
James's. The company included her Royal Highness the
Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, Count and Countess
St. Aulaire, Count and Countess Dietrichstein, M. and Mad.
Van de Weyer, Baron and Baroness Moncorvo, the Che-
valier and Madame Bunsen, Baron and Bareness Gersdoff,
the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Douglas, the Earl
of Aberdeen, the Earl of Liverpool, Sir Robert and Lady
Peel, Baroness Strumfeder, Count Schreckenstein, Hon.
William Ashley, Baron Koller, Lady Anna Maria Dawson,
the Countess Wratislaw, and Colonel Sir George Couper.
The Duchess of Kent had afterwards an evening party.
The Queen and Prince Albert (attended by the royal suite)
and the Royal Family were present.
Madame bulcken, Madame d'Eiethal, and Mr. Wilson, at-
tended at Clarence House, and bad the honour of performing
before the royal and august circle during the evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will have an
evening party cm Wednesday, the 23d inst. We are autho-
rised to state that the company will assemble at Clarence
House, St. James's, at half-past nine instead of ten o'clock.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited her
Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough
House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Baron Knesebeck and
Mr. Edmond Mildinay, honoured the Russian Minister with
their company at dinner yesterday.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the
Foreign-office, at two o'clock.
The meeting broke up at half-past four o'clock.
A deputation of the Metropolitan Association for improving
the dwellings of the industrious classes had an interview
with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the
Board of• Trade. The deputation consisted of Lord Eking-
ton, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., Mr. Joseph Toynbee
Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, Mr. Gibsor., Mr. J. W. Tottie, and
Mr. Charles Gatliff.
Count de Potion, Sardinian Minister, transacted business
yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
Mr. Francis R Rives left town yesterday morning to
take passage in the Hibernia, on his return to America,
having resigned the office of Secretary of the United States
Legation at this Court.
Colonel Barlow, Mr. Mildmay, Mr. Edwards. Mr. Lefevre,
Captain Ward, and Mr. Saintsliury, a deputation on the
subject of the Southampton Docks, had an interview with
Sir George Clerk yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
The Commission on the Slave Trade Treaties sat yester-
day at the official residence of Sir Robert Peel, in Dow ning-
street.
The l'..celesiastical Commissioners for England sat yester-
day, at the Office in Whitehall-place. There were present
the Bishops of Bangor, Ely, Hereford, and Lichfield, and
the Earl of Beaborough.
Dispatches for the Governors of the North American colo-
nies, and also for the Governor of South Australia, were sent
off' yesterday evening from the Colonial-office.

ILITARY FOOT-RACES AT WINDSOR.—On Thurs-
day afternoon an immense number of persons, including
several of the nobility and gentry, and the officers of the
two regiments in garrison at NVindsor, were assembled in the
Long-walk, to witness several foot-races between the privates
of the Coldsti etm Guards, got up by the officers of the regi-
ment, by whom the prizes were subscribed tor, and distri-
buted. Twenty-three started for the first race, the distance
being two hundred yards, which was accomplished by the
winner (Pearson) in iless than twenty seconds. A match
was then run by Lord F. Paulet's horse, rode by its owner,
against Lieutenant Somerset, on foot ; the distance being
one hundred yards, fifty out and in, which was won by
Lieutenant Somerset. Colonel H. Bentinck then rode his
horse over the same ground, against the same officer, the
horse winning easily. Lieutenant Somerset then mounted
Lord F. Paulet's horse, and ran against his Lordship, who
was on foot and beat him by ten yards. Several other
matches were afterwards run by the privates; the winners
receiving prizes varying from a sovereign to rive shillings.
A grand trial of skill_ will shortly take place between a -ctn.
tain number of the crack tedestrians in each of the regi-
ments stationed at Windsor.