The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen had a dinner party on Thursday, at Buck-
ingham Palace. The company included her loyal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, the Portuguese Minister and
the Baroness de Moncorvo, Baron Arnim, the Bishop of
London and Mrs. Blomfield, the Duchess of Sutherland,
the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Exeter, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Clarendon,
the Countess Wratislaw, Lord and Lady John Russell, Vis-
count and Lady Francis Sandon, Sir George Couper, and the
Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay.
The band of the Grenadier Guards, directed by Mr. Schott,
attended during dinner, and performed the following pieces,
Overture—" Oberon" C. M. Von Weber.
D uet to, from " I Brigante," ..... Mei cadante.
Walzer—" Die Rheinlander," Kuhner.
Cavatina, from "Il Fausta,"... Donizetti.
Polka—" Cerito," I anner.'
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Bouverie, visited Mr. Cubitt's manufactory, near the Vaux-
hall-road, yesterday morning.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday after..
noon at a meeting of the Commission for promoting and en-
couraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of
Westminster.

The meeting was held in one of the Committee-rooms of
the House of Commons. His Royal Highness arrived at
a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Colonel Bouverie.
The Commissioners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne,
Viscount Palmerston, Lord Colborne, Lord Ashburton, Lord
Mahon, the Right Hon. the Speaker of the Houate of Coin
mons, Sir R. Peel, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Sir R. H.
Inglis, and Mr. Henry Hallam.
After the meeting, the Prince, attended by Mr. Eastlake,
the Secretary to the Commission; and Mr. Barry, the archi-
tect, inspected different parts of the new Palace.
His Royal Highness, attended by Colonel Bouverie, took
his departure shortly before three o'clock.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Mar-
chioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Stanley, the Hon. Miss
Hamilton, Viscount Hawarden, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Col.
Bouverie, honoured the performance at her Maje,sty's Theatre
with their presence yesterday evening.
THE DUCHESS or GLOUCESTER.—Her Royal Highness
passed a bad night on Thursday night.
The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Douro and Co-
lonel Arbuthnot, visited her Royal Highness yesterday at
Gloucester House.

The Queen Dowager and members of the Royal Family
sent yesterday to inquire after the health of the Royal
Duchess.

Her Royal Highness was better in the afternoon.
Dr. F. Hawkins is in attendance on the Royal Duchess.
Her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, and her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, visited the Duchess of Cambridge
yesterday at Cambridge House.
The Queen Dowager, accompanied by Prince Ernest of
Hesse Philippstahl, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
and attended by the Marchioness of Wellesley, Hon. Miss
Eden, Hon. Miss Mitchell, and Lord Curzon, honoured the
French play with her presence last evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Countess Wratislaw, and
Colonel Sir George Cowper, honoured the French Plays with
her presence yesterday evening.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Kent
yesterday.
The Governer of the Bank of England, and the Deputy-
Gover, nor, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer yesterday.
A Deputation from the Aborigines Society, consisting of
Messrs. J. Bell, Josiah Foster, R. Young, T. Hodgkin,
A. B. Wright, J. Hodgkin, Mr. Foster, W. Davison, G. L.
Neighbour, J. Mayfield, had an interview with Lord Stan-
ley yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The American Minister transacted business yesterday at
the Foreign-office.
The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judies, Queen's
Counsel, &c. on Tuesday next, the first day of Easter Term,
at his Lordship's residence in George-street.
Mr. C. Ogden had an interview with Lord Stanley yes-
terday.
The mess of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentle-
men-
at-Arms dined together on Thursday, at the Thatched
House.
Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the
Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, had
an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer.
Dispatches for the Governor of the Mauritius were sent off
on Thursday evening from the Colonial-office.
Sir Philip and Miss Broke have left Farrance's Hotel,
Belgrave-street, for Brighton.