The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

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The Queen and Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace in
an open carriage and four, escorted by a party of Light Dra-
goons, at 25 minutes b:fore three o'clock yesterday after-
noon, for Greenwich, to embark for Blackwell, for the pur-
pose of inspecting the Great Britain steamer. The 'Vis-
countess Jocelyn and the Marchioness of Douro, Ladies in
Waiting ; and Colonels Arbuthnot and Bouverie, Equerries in
Waiting, followed in anothercarriage and four; and Viscount
Hawarden,cLord in Waiting; Lord George Lennox, Lord in
Waiting to Prince Albert ; and Sir Frederic Stovin, Groom
in Waiting, followed in a third open carriage and four.
The royal party returned to Buckingham Palace at a quar-
ter past live o-clock.
Prince Albert iode out on horseback yesterday attended by
Colonel Bouverie.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal,
and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing yesterday in an
open carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady
Lyttelton.
The Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded the Marchioness of
Douro as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen, and Viscount
Sydney has succeeded Viscount Hawarden as Lord in Wait-
ing to her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Italian Opera
with their presence last evening. The royal suite included
the Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. Miss Devereux, Viscount
Sydney, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Colonel Bouverie. The
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the hereditary
Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz (attended
by Baron Knesebeck and Mr. Edmond Mildmay), and the
Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, attended by Baroness de
Strumfeder and Baron Roth de Schreckenstein, also honoured
the Italian Opera with their presence.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House.
The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden lunched with her
daughter the Marchioness of Douglas yesterday, at her re-
sidence in Connaught-place. Her Royal Highness visited
the Duchess of Kent at Clarence House, St. James's.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing in a
carriage yesterday afternoon.
The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, attended by
Baroness de Strumfeder, Miss Greville, and Baron de Schreci-
enstein, honoured the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess
Dietrichstein with her company at dinner yesterday, at
Chandos House.
The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Mr. thistle, and a deputa
tion from the Scotch Banks, had an interview with Sir Ro-
bert Peel yesterday, at his official residence in Downing--

street.
The Ecclesiastical Commiesioners for England had a meet

fog yesterday afternoon, at the Office inWhitehall-place.
There were present the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Bishops of London, Winchester, Chester, Ely, Hereford,

,chtfeld, and Worcester, the Lord President of the Council,
.he Secretary of State tor the Home Department, the Judge
of the Admiralty Court, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of
Chichester, and Lord Ashley.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy-
Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday.
Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial-office,
from the Governor of the Mauritius.
Lady and Miss Hesketh arrived at Farrance's Hotel, on
Monday, from Paris.