The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Miss
Hamilton, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Colonel Bouverie, rode
out on horseback Yesterday morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, and the Trincess Royal, were taken an airing in a
carriage-and four Yesterday. Her Royal Highness the
Princess Alice was taken an airing is the Royal Gardens of
Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and
Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz visited the Queen yester-
day at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and at-
tended by the Lady in Waiting, took an airing in the after-
noon, in an open carriage and four, and visited her Royal
Highness the Princess Sophia, at Kensington ; Colonel Ar-
buthnot, Equerry in Waiting, attended on horseback.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess
of Charlemont, the Hon. Miss Stanley, the Earl of Hard •
wicke, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured
the French Plays with their presence yesterday evening.
THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.—Her Royal Highness
was better yesterday. The Queen called at Gloucester
House in the afternoon to make inquiry after the health of
her illustrious relative. The Queen Dowager, the Duchess
of Kent, and the Duke of Cambridge, paid visits to the
Royal Duchess in the course of the day.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Hon.
Miss Eden, visited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yes-
terday, at Cambridge House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent has issued cards
for a dinner and evening party on Friday, the 18th inst., at
Clarence House, St. James's.

The Duchess of Kent visited the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge yesterday. Her Royal Highness dined with her
Majesty the Queen Dowager at Marlborough House in the
evening! _ _ _

Thebuke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke
of Mecklenburgh Strelitz honoured the performance of the
French plays with their presence yesterday evening.

The Grand Duchess' Stephanie of Baden.—Her Royal
Highness, accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Ed-
ward of Saxe Weimar and the Duke of Hamilton, and attended
by the Baroness de Strurnfeder and Baron Roth de Schreck-
enstelit, left town for the residence of the Duke of Devon •
shire, at Chiswick, at twelve o'clock yesterday. The Noble
Duke accompanied his illustrious visitors through the grounds
of the villa. A dejune was afterwards served.

The Grand Duchess and suite returned to town at four
o'clock, in two carriages and four.

His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Phillippstahl
visited the Grand Duchess after her return, at the Duke of
Hamilton's residence in Portman-square.
A deputation from the City of London had an interview
with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street. The deputation consisted of the Lord
Mayon, Mr. Alderman Humphery, Sir James Duke, Mr.
R. L. Jones, Mr. Hartison, Mr. Prior, the Town Clerk, the
City Remembrancer, and the City Solicitor.
The ~.cclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet
ing yesterday at the Office in Whitehall-place. There were
present the Bishops of Chester, Lichfield, Ripon, and Worces-
ter, and the Dean of Westminster.

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Co-
loniat-office, for the Governor of liong-Kong.