The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen went in State yesterday to the house of
Lords to close the session of Parliament with a speech
from the Throne.

The royal procession was formed in the following
order :

A carriage drawn by six bays, conveying three Gen-
tlemen Ushers, Sir Frederick Smith, Mr. Arthur Black-
wood and Mr. Alfred Montgomery ; the Exon of the
Yeomen Guard, Captain Kincaid ; and the Page of
Honour, Mr. Gordon.

A carriage, drawn by a set of bays, conveying the
Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert, Captain the lion.
A. H. Gordon ; the Groom of the Robes, Lieut.-Colonel
Seymour ; the Silver Stick in Waiting, Col. McDonall ;
the Groom in Waiting, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore; and the
Page of Honour, Mr. Forbes.
A carriage drawn by six bays conveying the Clerk
Marshal, Lord Alfred Paget; the Equerry in Waiting,
Colonel Buckley; the Field Officer in Waiting, Colonel
Sir Ord Honyman ; and the Comptrollers of the House-
hold, Lord Marcus Hill.
A carriage drawn by a set of bays conveying the
Captain of the Yeoman Guard, Viscount Falkland; the
Lord in Waiting, the Earl of Morley; the Lord in Wait-
ing to the Prince, Viscount Clifden; and the treasurer of
the Household, Lord Robert Grosvenor.
A carriage drawn by six black horses conveying the
Lady in Waiting, the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe;
the Lord Steward, Earl Fortescue; the Gold Stick in
Waiting, the Marquis of Anglesey; and the Groom of
the Stole to the Prince, the Marquis of Abercorn.
The Queen's Marshalmen, two and two.
The Queen's footmen.
A party of the Yeomen Guard.
The State Coach, conveying her Majesty the Queen,
his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, the Mistress of
the Robes, the Duchess of Sutherland ; and the Master
of the Horse, the Duke of Norfolk.

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The Queen and Prince Albert were conducted to their
carriage by the Lord Chamberlain, and the Vice-Cham-
berlain.

The State procession left Buckingham Palace by the
temporary garden entrance at twenty minutes before
two o'clock, escorted by a party of Lite Guards.
The Crown was conveyed to the House of Lords by
Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
Royal Suite, returned to Buckingham Palace at five
minutes past three o'clock, and were received by the
Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain.
The Queen held a Privy Council at half-past three
o'clock. It was attended by his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord
Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secre-
taries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial
Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Chief Com-
missioner of the Woods and Forests, the Paymaster of
the Forces, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain,
the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole
to Prince Albert.
At the Council a Proclamation was ordered to be
issued for the dissolution of Parliament.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
The Queen gave audiences to the Marquis of Lans-
downe, and Lord John Russell.
The Court was attended by the Marquis of Anglesey,
Gold Stick in Waiting; the Earl of Morley, Lord in
Waiting; the Treasurer of the Household; the Vice
Chamberlain, the Comptroller of the Household, and Mr.
R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the French
Plays with their presence last evening. The Royal suite
consisted of the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Hon.
andM Miss Macdonald,
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Her Majesty the queen Dowager, attended by her
suite, returned to her residence, Bushy House, Bushy
Park, on Thurgday night from town.
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