The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen went in State yesterday to the House of
Lords, to prorogue the Parliament.
At 20 minutes before two o'clock the Royal procession
left the new Palace, in St. James's-park, in the following
order :—A carriage drawn by six grays and containing
Sir Frederick Smith and Mr. Blackwood, the gentlemen
ushers in waiting ; Mr. Samuel Hancock, axon of the yeo-
man of the guard ; and Master Ellice, page of honour.
The second carriage, drawn by a set of bays, in which were
Master Cavendish, page of honour ; Sir Robert Otway,
groom in waiting ; Colonel Cavendish, equerry in waiting ;
and the silver stick in waiting. In the third carriage, also
drawn by bays, were Lord Hill, gold stick in waiting ; the
captain of the yeoman of the guard ; the comptroller of the
household, and Lord Kilmarnock, page of honour. The
fourth carriage, drawn by six black Hanoverian horses, and
containing the Marchioness of Lansdowne, first lady in
waiting ; the Countess of Mulgrave, lady in waiting ; the
lord steward, and Lord Templemore, lord in waiting. The
State coach, drawn by eight cream-coloured horses, preceded
by the Queen's marshalmen, two and two ; the Queen's
footmen, in State liveries, two and two ; and a party of the
yeomen of the guard. As the Queen entered the State
coach a signal was given by the serjeant trumpeter to the
trumpeter on horseback ; the band of the foot guards at
the same moment playing " God save the Queen."
Over a white satin petticoat, embroidered with gold, the
Queen wore a kirtle of crimson velvet trimmed with ermine,
in stripes, and gold lace. The robe was confined at the
waist and shoulders with gold cords and tassels. Her Ma-
jesty had a diamond stomacher ; on both arms strings of
diamonds, and on the left an armlet, with the motto of the
Order of the Garter ; her Majesty also wore the riband
badge, and stars of the order, the two latter set in diamonds.
On the Queen's head was a splendid circlet of diamond,.
Opposite to her Majesty sat the Duchess of Sutherland,
Mistress of the Robes, and the Master of the Horse.
A new set of harness for the cream coloured horses was
used for the first time. It is of red morocco, richly orna-
mented with the Royal coat of arms.
Previous to her Majesty's departure the Master of the
Horse presented Lord Kilmarnock (Page of Honour to
his late Majesty). His Lordship kissed hands on being
appointed Page of Honour to the Queen. The Earl of
Albemarle also presented Master Cavendish, to kiss hands
on being appointed Page of Honour to the Queen.
The Royal procession passed through the triumphal arch
in the front of the Palace, and down the middle mall in
St. James's Park, escorted by the Royal Regiment of
Horse Guards.

Her Majesty was enthusiastically received on the whole
of the route. On her Majesty's arrival at the House of
Lords, the Queen's robe was changed for a Parliamentary
robe of crimson velvet, entirely lined with ermine, and
having a cape of ermine. The sides and bottom of the
robe had a deep border of ermine and gold lace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompa-
nied by their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Leiningen, and attended by Lady Flora Hastings and Sir
John Conroy, proceeded from Buckingham Palace, at half-
past one o'clock, to be present at Her Majesty's proroguing
Parliament.

The Lord Chamberlain conducted her Majesty from the
State rooms to the carriage, and received her Majesty on
her return to the palace, at 20 minutes past three o'clock.
At four o'clock the Queen held a Privy Council, which
was attended by the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor,
the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the
Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial
departments ; the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First
Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of Con-
trol, the President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary
at War, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the
Master of the Horse, and Lord Hill, gold stick in waiting.
At the Council a Proclamation was issued dissolving the
Parliament, and summoning a new Parliament ; the writs
to be returnable on Monday, the 11th of September.
Another Proclamation was issued, appointing the elec-
tion of Scotch Peers to serve in the new Parliament, on
Friday, the 25th of August.
The Proclamations were sealed in the Palace.

The following Ministers were appointed to their respec-
tive offices, and had the honour to kiss hands :—Lord J.
Russell, Secretary of State for the Home Department ;
Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs ; Lord Glenelg, Secretary of State for the Colo-
nies ; the Right Hon. T. Spring Rice, Chancellor of the
Exchequer ; Earl of Minto, First Lord of the Admiralty ;
Right Hon. C. Poulett Thomson, President of the Board
of Trade ; Sir John Hobhouse, President of the Board of
Control for the affairs of India ; Viscount Duncannon,
Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests.

The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere was appointed
Vice-President of the Board of Trade.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Coun-
cil in Waiting.
Her Majesty gave audience to Viscount Melbourne,
Viscount Duncannon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Lord John Russell, the Earl of Albemarle, and the Mar-
quis of Conyngham.
Lord Templemore, Sir Robert Otway, and Col. Caven-
dish, were the lord, groom, and equerry in waiting.
A party of the yeoman of the guard and the gentlemen
state-porters and under porters were on duty at the palace.