The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-30 00:00:00

COURT CRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Royal Academy
with a visit yesterday afternoon, attended by the Duchess of
Buecleuch, Mistress of the Rolies ; the Countess of Dalhousie,
Lady in Waiting; Hon. Miss Murray. and Hon. Miss
Lister, Maids of Honour in Waiting ; the Earl of Liverpool,
Lord Steward ; Earl Delawarr, Lord Chamberlain ; Earl
of Jersey, Master of the Horse ; Lord Byron, Lord in Wait-
ing ; Hon. Captain Hood, Groom in Waiting; Major-
General Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting ; and Colonel Bouverie,
Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert.
The Royal Party arrived in Trafalgar-square in three of
the Royal carriages, at one o'clock, and were received by Sir
Martin Archer Shee, the President of the Academy, who
conducted her Majesty and the Prince through the different
schools. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at-
tended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper,
Bart., arrived at the Royal Academy directly after her Majesty.
The Royal Dinner Party at Buckingham Palace, on Thurs-
day evening, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, Earl of Dalhousie, Lord and Lady Lilford,
Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Hon. John Duncan
Bligh, and Sir George Couper, Bart.
The band of the Grenadier Guards attended during diviner,
and performed in the evening the following pieces :—Prussian
March, with a Trio, by R. Sibold. Overture, " Norma"
( Raper). Quadrille, " Irish" (Jullien). Chorus, " Das
Nach.lager in Grenada" (K. Kreutzer). Introduction and
Polonaise (Bern). Romance from "Das Nachtlager in Gre-
nada" (K. Kreutzer). Valse, "La Arroganes de la Jotta
(M.S.) Galop, M litaire (Muller).
Prince Albert attended a meeting of the Committee for En-
couraging the Fine Arts at the rebuilding of the Houses of Par-
liament, yesterday afternoon.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken an
airing iu a carriage asad four yesterday afternoon.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday af-
ternoon in an open barouche and four.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess
of Dalhousie, Lord Byron, Major• General Wemyss, and
Colonel Bouverie, honoured Covent Garden Theatre with their
presence last evening.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited the Duke of Cam-
bridge, on Thursday, at Cambridge House. Their Royal
Highnesses P.-ince Albert and the Duke of Sussex visited the
Duke of Cambridge yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge had a dinner party last evening, at Cambridge House.
The company consisted of the French Ambassador, and the
Countess St. Aulaire, the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de
Cetto; Count Reventlow, the Danish Minister; Baron Gers-
dorff, the Saxon Minister; Duke and Duchess of Buceleueh,
Earl of Aberdeen, Earl and Countess of Haddington, Earl and
Countess De Grey, Earl and Countess of Lincoln, Lord and
Lady Wharneliffe, Lord and Lady Stanley, Count de Van-
dreuitt, and Earon de Broekdorff,

A,Deputation of the Seed Crushers, consisting of Mr. Gas-
ford Mr. Saunders, and Mr. F. Gasford, had an interview
with the Earl of Ripon on Thursday, at the office of the
Board of Trade.

Sir William Gomm had an interview yesterday with Lord
Stanley, at the Colonial-office.
A Deputa'ion, including the Earl of Zetland, Mr. Loch,
and Mr. F. I)undas, had an interview on Thursday with the
Earl of ttipon, at the Board of Trade.

Despa.ches from South Australia, the Cape of Good Hope,
and St. Helena, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office,

SPORTING INT ULU GENCE,
NEWMARKET FIRST SITING MEETING.
THURSDAY.

OAKS.—In the morning Dil-bar was hacked at 4 to 1 ; the
Yorkshire Lass at 10 to 1 ; Eliza, at 14 to 1 ; Passion, at 20
to 1, and the Amima filly at 25 to 1. Nothing was done in
the evening.

At Mess:s. Tattersall's Fate, in the morning, Vain, by Var-
nish, fetched 44 guineas; Bett►na, by Sultan, 37 guineas ;
Darling, by Plenipo, 10 guineas, and Mont Eagle, by Plenipo,
10 guineas.