The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, the P incess Royal, and the Prince of
Leiningen, left Osborne House, Isle of Wight, at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon, attended by the royal suite,
for town. The illustrious party crossed in the LiOtt-
Ling steam• packet, and proceeded from Gosport by a
special train on the South-Western Railway to the
Nine Elms terminus. On arriving at the terminus, thu
Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, and the Prince of Leiningen, entered one of the
royal carriages and four, and proceeded to Buckingham
Palace, where they arrived at half-past six o'clock, ac-
complishing the journey from Osborne House in four
hours and a half. The Marchioness of Douro, Col,nel
Bowles, and Colonel Wylde, followed in another carriage
and four. A party of Light Dragoons formed the escort
from the terminus to the Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert were received at
Buckingham Palace by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton,
Hon, Miss Murray, lion. Miss Kerr, the Vice Cham-
berlain, Viscount Sydney, Marquis of Gran'oy, Hon.
Captain Duneotr,he, Captain Francis Seymour, and Lord
C;,arles

Hvr .1.1..yal Highness ihe DuOies,; of Kent visited
Prince and the Princ,ss Alice y e,terday morn-
ing at BlickinOiant Palace.
Tne Hon. Miss Murray and the Hon. Miss Kerr have
succeeded Lady Caroline Somer cocks and the Iloni.
Miss Devereux as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to
the Queen.

The royal dinner part• at Buckingham Palace yester•
day includer her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Marquis of Exeter, a,,1
the Marquis of Granby.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the
Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of Granby, and Colonel
\Vylde, honoured the Archbishop of Canterbury with
his company yesterday evening at Lambeth Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will have
an evening party and concert this (Friday) evening at
her residence, Clarence House, St. James's.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited the Grand
Duchess Stephanie of Baden yesterday, at the Duke of
Hamilton's residence in Portman-square. In the evening
the Queen Dowager, attended by the Countess of
Sheffield, Hon. Miss Mitchell, and the Hon. William
Ashley, honoured the Italian Opera with her presence.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen Dowager yesterday. Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty on Wednes-
day, at Marlborough House.
Their Roy al Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Meek-
lenburgh Strelitz, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay,
hononred the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort with their
company at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence
in Arlington-street. _ _ _

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived
in town yesterday afternoon, from the Royal Military
College at Sandhurst.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House.
The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden visited the
Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Cambridge yester-
day. Her Royal Highness honoured Mr. Burford's
Panoramas of Nanking and Baden Baden with a visit,
and was pleased to express herself highly gratified.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has issued invita-
tions for a full-dress dinner party, in honour of her
Majesty's birthday, on Tuesday, the 27th inst., at his
official residence in Downing-street.
The Rev. G. Freeman and the Rev. John Beecham
had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the
Colonial-office.

Sir Robert Peel arrived in Whitehall-gardens yester•
day afternoon from his seat, Drayton Manor, Stafford.
shire.

The Postmaster-General and Mr. John Thornton,
Deputy Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had inter-
views with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were
received yesterday at the Colonial-office.