The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-30 00:00:00

COURT Cui.CULAK.

The Queen and Prince Albert, Lady Portman, Mr. G.
E. Anson, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie left
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, in three phaetons, at
half-past eleven o'clock on Monday morning, and went
through Newport and Gadshill, and part of Lord Yar-
borough's grounds, to Ventnor. The royal party drove
to the Ventnor Hotel and partook of luncheon.
Af, er luncheon, her Majesty and Lady Portman left
the Hotel in a phaeton for Steephill Castle, Prince
Albert and the Gentlemen walking. Captain Pelham
had the honour of conducting the illustrious party to
the Castle, and afterwards to his own residence.
The whole party returned to the Hotel after walking
through the grounds of each place. Her Majesty and
Prince Albert and the royal suite took their departure
at four o'clock, returning by a different route through
Bonchurch and Shanklin, and arriving at Osborne
House, at twenty minutes past six o'clock.
Colonel Bowles took his departure from Osborne
House on Monday, for town.
The Juvenile Royal Family were taken airings on
Monday afternoon. Yesterday morning, the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, left
Osborne House for a drive in an open carriage.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party on
Monday evening.
Yesterday, her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in
the pleasure grounds of Osborne House.
His Majesty the King of the Netherlands held a Di-
plomatic Levee, at one o'clock, yesterday afternoon, at
Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street. The Levee was
attended by Count Dietrichstein, the Austrian Ambas-
sador, and a Secretary of the Embassy ; Baron de Cetto,
the Bavarian Minister ; Baron de Moncorvo, Portu•
geese Minister ; M. Fortique, Venezuelan Minister ;
Baron de I3runow. Russian Minister, and M. de
Berg and M. de Koudriaffsky, Secretaries of Lega-
tion ; General Castelcicala, Siz.ilian Minister ; Count
Kielmansegge, Hanoverian Minister ; Chevalier
Bunsen, Prussian Minister, Baron de Thile, Secretary,
and Baron de Langan, Attache to the Legation ; Baron
de Hugel, Wurtemburg Minister ; Le Commandeur
Marquis Lisboa, Brazilian Minister ; Mr. Everett,
United States Minister ; Count de Reventlow, Danish
Minister, and M. de Bielka, Secretary of Legation ; Mr.
Murphy, Mexican Minister ; the Duke de Sotomayor,
Spanish Minister, and the Chevalier Pedrorana, Second
Secretary of Legation ; Mr. Colquhoun, Diplomatic
Agent for the Hanse Towns ; Count de Jarnac, French
Charge d'Affaires, and a Secretary of the Embassy ;
Baron de Rahausen, Swedish Charge d'Affaires, and Mr.
Charles Drouat, Belgian Charge d'Affaires.
Their Excellencies having assembled, were presented
to the King by Baron Dodd, his Majesty's Minister
Plenipotentiary at the British Court. The King was
attended at the reception by his Excellency M. Bond,
Minister of the Colonies, Colonel Baron Coehoorn,
Aide-de-camp; Count Bylandt, Ambassador; Viscount
Hawarden, Lord in Waiting; and the Hon. Captain
Hood, Groom in Waiting. Mr. Stratenus, First Secre-
tary of the Legation, and Mr. Mae, Consul-General of
the Netherlands, were also in attendance at the Levee.
Several of the Ambassadors and Ministers were pre-
vented from attending his Majesty's Levee by being eut
of town and absent on leave.
The Baron de Lebzeltern, Austrian Minister at the
Court of Naples, had an audience of the King of the
Netherlands yesterday morning.
After the Diplomatic Levee, the King of the Nether-
lands received a deputation of the Consistory of the
Dutch Church, who waited upon:his Majesty to present
an Address of congratulation.
The Deputation was headed by the Rev. Dr. Gehle,
and consisted of Mr. Smith, Mr. Sack, Mr. Van der
Ende, Mr. Schroder, and Mr. Vink.
The Deputation was conducted to, the presence of the
King by his Excellency Baron Dedel, when the Rev. Dr.
Gehle read the address, which was most graciously re-
ceived, and the Deputation retired.
His Majesty went, at three o'clock, attended by M.
Bond, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, Count Bvlandt, Vs-
count Hawarden, and the Hon. Captain Hood, in two of
the royal carriages, to inspect Buckingham Palace.
The Lord Chamberlain, the Vice-Chamberlain, and
the Master of the Household received the King, on
alighting from his carriage, and conducted his Majesty
through the Picture Gallery and the suite of State Sa-
loons. The royal party then entered the royal gardens,
walked to the new summer temple, and inspected the
paintings. Afterwards the royal party paid a visit to
the stables, where Mr. Lewis, Clerk of the Stables, was
in attendance, and conducted them during their inspec-
tion of the stud and equipages.
Ilis Majesty and suite remained until past five o'clock,
and then took their departure.

The Icing of the Netherlands dined in the evening
with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at
GI ucester House. His Majesty was attended by his
Excellency If. Bond, Colonel Baron Coehoorn, Count
Bylandt, Viscount Hawarden, and the Hon. Captain
Hood. The company to meet his Majesty consisted of
his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
his Excellency Baron l)edel, the Duchess of Grafton, the
Countess of Jersey, Lady Clementina Villiers, the Earl
and Countess Brownlow, Lord and Lady Willoughby
d'Eresby, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Hon. Mrs.
Darner, Mrs. Culling Smith, Mr. Vincent, Lady
Georgians Bathurst, and the Hon. Captain Liddell.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge honoured the Italian Opera with their pre-
sence yesterday evening.
Mr. Dixon, chairman of the Wine and Spirit Associa-
tion, Liverpool, and Mr. Moore, of Bristol, had an inter-
view yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and the Chairman of the Board of Customs. The depu-
tation was accompanied by Viscount Sandon, M.P., Sir
Howard Douglas, Bart., M.P., and the Hon. H. F. Ber-
keley.
The Commission for promoting and encouraging the
Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster
held a meeting at half-past two o'clock yesterday after-
noon at Gwyd3r House, Whitehall. The Commissioners
present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of
Lincoln, Lord Colborne, the Right Hon. the Speaker,
Mr. Benjamin Hawes, M.P., and Mr. T. Wyse, M.P.
The meeting broke up at half past four o'clock.
A Deputation from the New Zealand Company con-
sisting of Lord Ingestre, Mr. Charles Buller, M.P., Sir
L. Goldsmid and Mr. Young, transacted business yester-
day at the Colonial-office.
The Postmaster-General and Mr. Hart Davis, Deputy
Chairman of the Excise, had interviews with the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
Lord Stanley left town yesterday for Goodwood.