The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, A.IIG. 20.
His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia left
Osborne yesterday morning.
The Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl Granville, the Duke
of Argyll, the Duke of Newcasle, the Duke of Welling-
ton, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Sir James Graham,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Right Hon. C. Villiers,
and Mr. W. Bathurst, arrived at one o'clock from Lon-
don to attend the Privy Council, and, with the exception
of the Earl of Aberdeen, who remains on a visit, re-
turned about three o'clock.

The Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Granville, and Mr. Vil-
liers had audiences of the Queen.
The Queen and Prince, accompanied by Princess
Helena, Princess Louisa, and Count Alexander Mens-
dorff, drove out in the afternoon.
The Hon. Beatrice Byng has succeeded the Hon.
Mary Seymour as Maid of Honour in Waiting, and the
Hon. Colonel Grey has succeeded Colonel Bouverie as
Equerry to her Majesty.
AUGUST 21.

The Queen and Prince gave their annual fête yester-
day to celebrate his Royal Highness's birthday, to the
labourers and workmen employed at Osborne, also to
the seamen, marines, and boys of the royal yachts, to
the non-commissioned officers and men of the detach-
ment of the 23d Royal Welch Fusiliers, the Trinity
House men, and the Coast Guard stationed at East
Cowes. amounting in all to about 500 persons.
At three o'clock, the dinner having been placed on the
tables near the house, her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness, accompanied by the whole of the royal children,
Count Alexander Mensdorff, and the Earl of Aberdeen,
and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting,
took their stations on the lawn to witness the party in-
vited pass by in procession to the dinner, preceded by
the Bands of the 23d Royal Welch Fusiliers and the
Royal Marines.
Her Majesty and the Royal party then entered the
tents and passed between the tables, shortly after which,
grace having been said by Mr. Toward, her Majesty's
bailiff, the dinner commenced.
After the dinner, and the usual loyal toasts having
been proposed, dancing and rustic games were carried
on with great spirit, which were witnessed from the
Royal marquee by her Majesty and the Royal family.
About seven o'clock the Queen retired, the bands play-
ing " God Save the Queen," and the party dispersed.
The Royal dinner party yesterday included Count
Alexander Mensdorff, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James
and Lady Graham and the Misses Graham, and Cap-
tain Crispin, R.N.

A commission under the Great Seal is about to issue
to inquire into the discipline and management of the
borough gaol and house of correction at Birmingham.
The commissioners will be Mr.Welsby, the Recorder of
Chester ; Captain Williams, Inspector of Prisons for the
Home District ; and Dr. Baley, Principal Medical
Officer of Milbank Prison.
The Committee of Privy Council for Education had a
meeting on Saturday at the Council-office, which was
attended by Earl Granville, Lord President, and Lord
John Russell. _ _ _

A deputation from St. Saviour's, Southwark, on the
subject of a new street from Southwark to Westminster-
bridge had an interview with Sir William Molesworth
on Saturday at the Office of Works and Public Buildings
in Whitehall-place. The deputation consisted of Mr.
Apsley Pellatt, M.P., Chairman, and Mr. Renshaw,
Deputy-Chairman of the South-Eastern Railway Com-
pany ; Mr. D. Schuster, Deputy-Chairman of the
Brighton Railway Company ; Messrs. Thomas Rider
and Robert Jones, Wardens of St. Saviour's ; Messrs.
Eli Richards and Thomas Bailey, inhabitants ; and Mr.
Herbert Sturmy, solicitor.
Mr. Peto, M.P., bad an interview with the Duke of
Newcastle on Saturday at the Colonial-office.

The Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, had an
interview with Viscount Palmerston on Friday at the
Home-office.

Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office on
Saturday from the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, the
Governors of Kong-kong, Ceylon, Australia, New Zea-
land, and Labuan.