The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty went in State on Saturday to close the
session of Parliament. At 1 o'clock a guard of honour
cf the Grenadier Guards marched into the court-yard of
the Palace with the band of the regiment.
At 20 minutes to 2 o'clock the Royal procession left
Buckingham Palace in the following order :
The first carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying three
Gentlemen Ushers, Sir Alexander Duff Gordon, Colonel
Masters, and Mr. Wilbraham Taylor ; and the Exon of
the Yeomen of the Guard, Major Phibbs.
The second carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying
the Groom in Waiting, Mr. F. Cavendish ; the Groom
in Waiting to Prince Albert, Major-General Wylde ;
and the Pages of Honour, Messrs. Macpherson and
Phipps.
The third carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying the
Equerry in Waiting, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey ;
the Equerry in Waiting to the Prince, Captain Du Plat ;
and the Groom of the Robes, Colonel Seymour.

The fourth carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying
the Silver Stick iu Waiting, Colonel Parker ; the Clerk
Marshal, Lord Alfred Paget; the Field Officer in Wait-
ing, Colonel W. Thornton • and the Controller of the
Household, Viscount Drumlanrig.
The fifth carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying the
Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard, Viscount Sydney ;
the Lord in Waiting, Earl Somers ; the Lord in 'Wait-
ing to Prince Albert, Lord George Lennox ; and the
Treasurer of the Household, the Earl of Mulgrave.
The sixth carriage, drawn by six black horses, convey-
ing the Lady in Waiting. the Marchioness of Ely ; the
Gold Stick in Waiting, Viscount Combertnere ; and the
Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, the Marquis of
Abercorn. •

The Queen's Marshalmen and a detachment of the
Yeomen of the Guard preceded the state;Coach, drawn
by eight cream-coloured horses, which conveyed her
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who
were accompanied in the carriage by the Master of the
Horse, the Duke of Wellington ; and the Duchess of
Wellington officiating for the Mistress of the Robes.
The Queen was conducted to the carriage by Lord
Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain.

Ten of the Royal Footmen, in state liveries attended
the State carriage, and the Royal procession was escorted
to the House of Lords by a detachment of the 2d Life
Guards.

The Queen returned to the Palace at 5 minutes past 3
o'clock, and was received on alighting by the Vice-Cham-
berlain.

The Queen and Piince Albert, attended by the Mar-
chioness of Ely, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major
General the Hon. C. Grey, the Master of the House-
hold, and Captain Du Platt, took their departure from
Buckingham Mace at 25 minutes past 4 o'clock in the
afternoon for Osborne, Isle of Wight.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended
to their carriage by the Duke of Wellington, Lord
Ernest Bruce, Earl Somers, Mr. F. Cavendish, and
Major-General Wylde.
The Royal party left in three of the Queen's carriages,
escorted by a detachment of Carbineers, for the private
station at Vauxhall of the South-Western Railway,
where a special train was in readiness to convey her
Majesty to Gosport.
Mr. L. Gruner had the honour of submitting to his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, on Saturday, his design
for the decoration of the new ballroom at Buckingham
Palace.
OSBORNE, AuG. 13.

The Queen and Prince, attended by the Ladies and
Gentlemen-in-Waiting, arrived at Osborne at 20 minutes
past 8 o'clock yesterday evening from London.

A deputation of the Medical Society of London, con-
sisting of Mr. Headland (president), Dr. Tyler Smith,
and Mr. J. B. Brown (vice-presidents), Mr. Hancock
(treasurer), Dr. Smiles (chairman of council), Mr. Sted-
man, Mr. A. Harrison (librarian), and Dr. E. Smith
and Mr. C. H. E. Harrison (honorary secretaries), had
an interview with Sir William Molesworth, on Saturday,
at the office of Works and Public Buildings, in White-
hall-place.
The Duke of Newcastle left town on Saturday for
Brighton.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left on Saturday for
Broadstairs.
Mr. Gisborne had an interview with Viscount Pal-
mer4on on Friday at the Home-office.
Sir Charles Waod left town on Friday for Hickleton-
hall, near Doncaster.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office on
Saturday, from the Governor of Van Dieman's Land.

THE GREAT BRITAIN.—The screw steam-ship, Great
Britain, Captain Gray, which left the Mersey on the
12th of June for Australia, was spoken on the 29th of
the sable month in lat. 8.24' N., long. 27.30 W., 17
days out, by the Great Britain ship, arrived from
Callao at Queenstown. Captain Gray reported the
passengers all well.