The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by their suite, left
Buckingham Palace, at ten o'clock, last night, to honour with
their presence, the Ball at her Majesty's Theatre, given for the
benefit of the Spits'fields' weavers. The Royal party left the
Palace in State in the following order :—The first carriage, con-
veying the Groom in Waiting, Captain Meynel: ; the
Equerry to the Prince, Colonel IVylde ; the Alaster of the
Household, the lion. Charles Augustus Murray ; the Groom to
the Prince, Captain Francis Seymour, Scots Fusilier Guards.
The second carriage, conveying the Woman of the Bed-
chamber, Mts. Brand; Maids of Honour, lion. Miss Liddle
and Hon. Miss Paget ; and the Equerry in Waiting, Colonel
Arbuthnot.
The third carriage, conveying the Lady in 11 aiting, Lady
Portman; the Maids of Honour, Hon. Miss Devereux and Hon.
Miss Stanley ; and the Lord in Waiting, the Earl of Morton.
The fourth carriage, conveying the Mistress of the Robes,
the Duchess of tluccleuch; the Lady in Waiting, the Countess
of Charlemont ; the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Jersey,
G. C. H. ; and the Groom of the Stole to the Prince, the Mar-
quis of Eieter, K. G.
The fifth carriage, conveying Counts Hugh, Alphonso, Alex-
ander, and Arthur Mensdorf.

The sixth carriage, conveying the Queen and Prince Albert,
and his Excellency Count Menrdorf.
The Royal cortege was escorted`by a party of the Life
Guards. - _ . • __

The following .Great Officers and Gentlemen of the House-
hold, and Officers in Waiting, preceded the Queen to the Ball,
and entered the Theatre by her Majesty's entrance in Charles-
street, St. James's, viz. :—The Lord Steward, the Earl of
Liverpool ; the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl Delawarr ; the Vice-
Chamberlain, Lord Ernest Bruce; the Treasurer of the House-
hold, Earl Jermyn; the Comptroller of the Household, the Right
lion. Dawson Darner; the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gen-
tlemen-at-Arms Lord Forester ; the Captain of the Yeomen
Guard, the Earl of Beverley; the Gold Stick in Waiting, the
Silver Stick in Waiting, the Field Officer in Waiting, and the
Adjutant.
The Yeomen of the Guard on duty were commanded by Sir
Samuel Hancock, the Exon in Waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the
Theatre directly after her Majesty, attended by Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, and Sir George Couper, Bart.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, were
attended by Lady Augusta Somerset, Baron Knesebeck, and
Major Stephens.
Members of the Royal party accompanying and attend-
' •,.en and Prince Albert to the Ball, were invited to
ing the Q. •creshment room in the Theatre. The follow-
her !Majesty's rt.. Yitations :—the members of the Royal
ing also received tn.
uchess of Saxe Weimar, the Three
Family, the Duke and 2
%surer and the Comptroller of
'1
Great Officers of State. the r..-*
chamberL•tin, the Ladies and Gen;•
the Household, the Vice-
. and Baron Koch in
denten in Waiting on the Royal Famil)..
Waiting on the Duke of Saxe Weimar. •
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent vt.. 're a white
ta
satin dress of the richest description, and entirely of Sp.,
manufacture.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by Count Meng-
floe arid his SOll9, and attended by Colonels Arbuthnot and
wyide, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday.
Her Highness the Duchess of Kent met the Illustrious
party at Marlborough House.
The-Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday, and re-
mained to lunch with her Majesty and Prince Albert.
The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princesses
Augusta•and Mary of Cambridge, took an airing to Kew yes-
terday, returning to town in the afternoon.
Count Mensdorf, and the Counts Huab, Alphonso, Alex-
ander, and Arthur Mensdorf, visited the Duchess of Kent yes-
terday, at Clarence House.
Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, arrived in
town on Wednesday evening, from Wortley Hall, Yorkshire.
A deputation, consisting of Lord Sandon, 111. P.. Mr. G.
W00t1,111.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., Mr. T. Wvse, Mr.
j; fludg-son, President of the Birmingham Philosophical Insti
tutioil, Mt, Russell, the Treasurer, and Mr. Arthur Ryland,
the Secretary to the Birmingham Philosophical Institution,
Nfr. ; Brooks tof the Royal Institution,
Talbot.,, had an interview with Sir Robert
Liverpool, atm :1'
. at the Colonial-office.
.cial residence in Downing-street.
Peel yesterday, at his oh._ • u
and. Major AP Arthur, had
Mr, Crane, of New l3runivv.:.l"'
intertleits with Lord Staeley yestern.::
Mr. Blake and Mr. Lan, had intervieW: the Earl of
Ri- Yesterday, at the Office of the Board of 2...rade.

pan yr