The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, THURSDAY.
The Queen and Prince gave their annu d fete yester-
day, in honour of his Royal Highness's birthday, which
happens on Saturday next.
Dinner was provided at three o'clock on the lawn
near the house, under marquees for upwards of 450 per-
sons, and shortly alter that hour the whole of the la-
bourers employed on the Osborne estate, the seamen and
marines of the Royal yachts, the detachment of infantry,
and the Trinity House and coast-guard men doing duty
at East Cowes, sat down. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Royal
children and the Maharajah Duleep Singh, walked
through the different marquees, and gave orders for
dinner to commence. At half-past four dancing and
rustic games were begun, and were carried on with gre:l
spirit lin near dark, iu the presence of the Queen a:. d
Royal party, including the Duchess of Kent.
The band of the Royal Marines was on the ground,
and played a variety of airs during the afternoon.
Among the company who had the honour of being
present were the Marquis of Ely, Lady Anna Mar's.
Dawson, Lady Frances Bruce, Baroness de Speth, sir
George and Lady Cooper, Lady and the Misses Graham
Lady C. and Miss Barrington, the Hon. Colonel, Mrs.,
and Miss Phipps, the Hon Captain and Mrs. Denman,
the officers of the Royal yachts, the officer commanding
the infantry detachment, the officers of the Trinity
Howe and Coast Guard, the Rev. George and Mrs.
Prothero, Dr. Login, and the Ladies and Gentlemen
in Waiting on the Queen and Prince.
The Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty in the
evening. Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth,
and Captain the Hon. J. Denman, had the honour also
of being invited.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerton left Brighton
yesterday, for his lordship's seat, Broadlands, Rants.

The Duchess of Cleveland and Lady AugustaPaulett
have been staying at Brighton for some time past.
The Earl of Donouginnore has arrived at the family
seat, Knocklofty, from London. He proposes only re-
maining for a short tone, being a;)out to break up his
establishment there, and proceed to the Continent.
The Earl of Aberdeen, we understand, will be pre-
vented from visiting his patrimonial estates in the north
this autumn, in consequence of the pressure of official
business. The noble Premier, who is staying at Argyll
House, will, we believe, leave town in a few days on a
visit to her Majesty, at Osborne. The Hon. Colonel
Alexander Gordon, second son of the noble Premier, at
the date of the last letters from the gallant officer fr3m
the seat of war, was in good health. The Hon. Mrs.
Gordon is remaining in the country.
The Count and Countess Flahault, and the Hon. Miss
Elphinstono have arrived at Tullybellan Castle from the
south. _ _

Lord and Lady Lyndhurst are entertaining a select
party of friends at Turville Park, Henley-on-Thames.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston arrived at
Broadlands, Hampshire, yesterday, from the Bristol
Hotel, Brighton, where they have been staying since the
lamented death of Lord J. celyn.
Lady Wetherell Wardeford, widow of the late Sir C.
Wetherell, is at present staying at Brighton.
The Misses M`Donald have left Kiicreene for General
M`Donald's Highland estate, Dalchosnie.
The convocation of the prelates and clergy of the pro-
vince of Canterbury was yesterday prorogued at the
Jerusalem-chamber by the Vicar-General, Dr. Twins,
under a commission from his Grace the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan, to Friday,
October 20.
ENTERTAINMENT TO THE LORD MAYOR Os LONDON.
—The Lord Mayor of London, in his civic capacity of
chief magistrate of the metropolis, was entertained on
Tuesday night at a dinner in the Shire Hall of Stafford,
his native town. The entertainment was at the cost of
Mr. Thomas Boulton, the Mayor of Stafford. The com-
pany included, among others, the Earl of Harrowhy,
Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mr. E. R. Littleton, M.P., Mr.
S. Child, M.P., ,Mr. Wise, M.P., Major Chetwynd, &c.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT RYE HOUSE.—On Wednesday,
Mr. Payne held an inquest at Bartholomew's Hospital
on the body of a child, aged three years, named
Elizabeth Babb, whose parents reside in Baldwin-street,
City-road. From the evidence it appeared that on Mon-
day week the deceased accompanied her friends to Rye
House, Herts, when she got on a form and was playing
with another child, swinging to and fro. In so doing
the deceased fell back against a window, which she
struck with her head so violently as to break the pane,
and a portion of the glass stuck in her head. She was
removed home, and went on apparently well for three
days, when severe pains came on. She was taken to a
dispensary, and from thence to the above hospital,
where she died on Sunday last, from inflammation of the
brain, caused by
a fracture of the skull. Verdict,
" Accidental death."