The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buckingham
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Ali Effendi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
from the Sublime Porte, had his first audience of the Queen,
to present his credentials. His Excellency was introduced by
the Earl of Aberdeen, K. T. , her Majesty's principal Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert
Chester, Master of the Ceremonies.
Her Majesty was attended by Viscount Hawarden, Lord in
Waiting, and General the Hon. Sir William Lumley, Groom
in Waiting.
His Excellency, after presenting his credentials to her Ma-
jesty, had an audience of his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
'1 heir Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians visited
their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester, at Glou-
cester House, the Princess Sophia, at Kensington, the Duke
of Sussex, at Kensington Palace, and the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, at Cambridge House, yesterday.
Lord Stuart de Rothsay, her Majesty's Ambassador at the
Court of St. Petersburgh, was presented to the Queen yester-
day, at an audience, by the Earl of Aberdeen.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the King
and the Queen of the Belgians yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
The Counts Mensdorf visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday
at Clarence House.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, accompanied
by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taken an airing in a car-
riage yesterday.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the King of the Belgians
yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yesterday
evening included their Majesties the King and Queen of the
Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, M. Van
de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, Earl of Liverpool, Earl of
Aberdeen, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Madame la Comtesse
de Merode, Baron Dieskau, and M. de Moerkerke.
The band of the Coldstream Guards attended during dinner.
In the evening the following performers had the honour of
performing before her Majesty and her august visitors :—Mrs.
Anderson, Mdlle Lutzer, M. Duprez, and 11.1. Staudigl.
Her Majesty's private band was also in attendance, and as-

The Countess of Charlemont has succeeded the Countess of
Dunmore as the Lady in Waiting on the Queen; and Viscount
Hoe arden and General the Hon. Sir William Lumley have
succeeded Lord Rivers and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, as the Lord
and Groom in Waiting on her Majesty.
11,e Queen and Prince Albert, and the King and Queen of
the lelgians, inspected yesterday the splendid centre piece of
the service of plate made for Count Woronzow.
TI ht Duchess of Kent visited and inspected, on Monday, Mr.
Dunn's Chinese collection, in St. George's-place, of Models
of Bridrz, Boats, and a Summer-house ; also Paintings, Books,
and Furniture, Minerals, Shells, and other curiosities.
The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck,
honoured Miss Burdett Coutts with his company on Monday
evening, at her residence, in Stratton-street.
Sir Allan M'Nab, Baron di Poro, from Malta, and Lord
Crofton, had Interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the
Colonial-office.
The French Ambassador and the Prussian Minister trans-
acted business yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
The Committee of the Baronetage for Privileges, met and
transacted business on Monday, at the Clarendon Hotel.
The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's most Honourable
Privy Council sat yesterday.
In " Wallis v. Maughan," from the Prerogative Court of
York, Dr. Addams appeared for the appellant; and the
Queen's Advocate, and Mr. Teed, Queen's Counsel, for the
respondent.
Lord Wynford gave judgment on the part of their Lordships.
The Court then rose.

A petition has been presented against the last
election for Ipswich, at which two Tory members were re-
turned.