The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

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PRIVY COUNCIL.—THE ROYAL SPEECH.
The Queen held a Privy Council yesterday, at
Osborne, Isle of Wight. The council was attended
by Prince Albert, Earl Granville, the Duke of
Argyll, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of New-
castle, the Nlarquis of Lansdowne, Sir James Gra-
ham, the Margins of Breadalbane, Lord Chamber-
lain, and the Duke of Wellington, Muter of the
Hone.
At the Council, a proclamation was ordered for
the election of a representative peer for Scotland, in
the room of the late Earl of Senfield.
The royal speech on the closing of the session of
Parliament was arranged and agreed upon by her
Majesty in Council.
Ihe Hon. William Bathurst was Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
After the Council, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers,
Judge Advocate General, had an audience, and sub-
mitted to the Queen the proceedings of some courts
martial.
The ministers and great officers of state left town
to attend the Council at half-past t) o'clock yesterday
morning, by a special train, from the \Waterloo
gtation of the South Western Railway. They reached
Gaspart at 12 o'clock, embarked on board the
steam yacht Fire Queen, and arrived at Osborne at
1 o'clock. At half-past 3 o'clock, all the ministers
and gnat officers who had attended the Privy Coun-
cil, with the exception of the Earl of Aberdeen and
Sir James Graham, re-embarked on board the Fire
Queen, and crossed to Gosport, when the Duke of
Argyll, the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, and Earl Granville, returned to London by
the special train.

OSBORNE, Avo.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal.
Prineese Alice, Prints Ada'beet of Prussia, and Count
Aleaae ler Menadurff, and attended by the ladies and
ntlemen in waiting, embarked on board the royal yacht
gentlemen in wailing, embarked on board the royal yacht
Victoria Oed Albert at ten o'clock yesterday morning, and
proceeded to Spithead, where a salute was fired from the
squadron at anchor.
Her Majesty, the royal party, and suite, immediately
embarked iu the bsrge, and went on board the Duke of
Wellineton, Capt. Martin, where Vice-Admiral Sir Thos.
Cochrane received her Majesty.
The Duke of Wellington, with six steamers of war, and
the Victoria and Albert and Elfin, the whole under Sir T.
Crehrane's command, got under weigh with the royal
party on board, and proceeded under steam to the east-
ward.
Between two and three o'clock the royal squadron made
sail, and returned towards Spithead. ller Majesty was
again ',doted by the squadron at anchor, and re-embarked
in the Victoria end Albert at six o'clock.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce
and Sir George Couper, left Osborne at ten o'clock yester-
day morning for Lou lon.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce
and Sir George Cooper, lctt town at half-past nine o'clock
yesterday morning by the Great Northern Railway for
Neared tie in route ter Ablrgeldie. The Royal Duchess
proceeds to Edintiurgla this day.
Mr. Gregson, M.P., and Mr. Thos. Wright, of Manches-
ter, transacted business yesterday at the Rome-office.
Despatches were sent yesterday Irons the Colonial-office
to the Governors of the North American Provinces, the
Governors of Gibraltar, Mahe, the Lard High Commis-
sioner of the lonian blinds, and the Governors of Hong
Kong and Ceylon. Despatches were received yesterday
from the Governors or the Cape of Good Hope, Australia,
Victoria, and New South Wales.