The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-27 00:00:00

T_HE SUN, LONDON, THURSDA Y EVENING, AUGUST
,27, 1846.

COURT CIRCULAR.

Yesterday was the birth-day of his Royal Highness
Prince Albert. At seven o'clock in the morning the
band of the 74th Highlanders, from Gosport, performed
a serenade at Osborne House. _

Her lloyal highness the Duchess of Kent, arrived
early from :Barton, to pay a visit of congratulation to
the Prince on the auspicious return of his natal day.
The Royal Duchess breakfasted with her Majesty and
her Royal Consort, at Osborne House.
The Queen and Prince Albert afterwards promenaded
in the pleasure-grounds and plantations. After the re-
turn of her Majesty and his Royal Highness, the band
of the 74th Highlanders attended at Osborne House, and
performed a number of favourite pieces during luncheon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
their accustomed walks and rides yesterday on the sea
beach.

A Cabinet Council was held at four o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present,
were Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Viscount Pal-
merston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Excheqner,
the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Camp-
bell,, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount Morpeth, the
Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere.

Sir George Grey subsequently joined his colleagues.
The Council sat two hours and a half.
Mr. J. Oswald, M.P., and a deputation from Glasgow,
transacted business yesterday at the Treasury.
Sir harry Verney had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
The Earl of Besborough left town yesterday for
Ireland.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governor of Gibraltar.

THE QuEEN's VISIT TO
GUERNSEY.
(From the Guernsey Star of Monday.)
Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, the royal squa-
dron, consisting of the royal yacht steamers Victoria
and Albert aneFairy, and her Majesty's steamers Black
Eagle and Garland, were seen off St. Martin's Point, ap-
parently coming from the westward, the royal standard
of England flying on the Victoria and Albert. In about
half an hour from this time the royal squadron came
into the roads, and cast anchor, and shortly after a Royal
salute was fired from the guns at Fort George. As soon
as the squadron were perceived, information was sent to
his Excellency fee Lieutenant-Governor at Haviland-
hall, and to the commanding officer at Fort George ;
while the news of her Majesty's approach penetrated
even into churches and chapels, then filled with their re-
spective congregations. The Lieutenant-Governor was
speedily in his carriage on the road to town; and Major
Goodman, who had immediately ordered the depot of
the 27th to get under arms and to march to the pier,
preceded them in all haste on horseback. The Lieute-
nant-Governor and Major Goodman then embarked in a
boat from the pier, acccompanied by Advocate Uter-
marck,
the Solicitor- General, Dr.Hoskins, and Mr. Napier,
it being then about 20 minutes past seven o'clock. By this
time the piers were crowded with spectators, whose
numbers received large accessions as the services in the
different places of worship terminated, great numbers
embarking in boats and rowing off to the squadron.
The Lieutenant-Governor having reached the Victoria
and Albert, went on board with Major Goodman, when
her Majesty's orders were communicated to him through
Lord Alfred Paget. In the meantime, as it became
dark, the houses, from one extremity of the town to the
other, were rapidly illuminated. The display was less
artistic than would have been the case had there bean
more time for preparation, but the !promptitude and ex-
tent of this spontaneous demonstration of loyal joy
made it highly creditable to the people. The period
during which the Lieutenant-Governor was going to
and coming from the royal squadron was occupied by
the assembled multitude in speculations as to whether,
and when, her Majesty and her Royal Consort would
land. His Excellency returned to shore about 9 o'clock,
when he announced to the assembled crowd that her
Majesty had intimated that she was desirous of seeing
her subjects in Guernsey, and giving them an opportu-
nity of seeing her, and that she would land on the fol-
lowing morning at 9 o'clock, and proceed in her carriage
to take a cursory view of the island, and re-embark at
11. This announcement by his Excellency was received
with enthusiastic cheers. The Lieutenant-Governor
then issued orders that the whole of the militia of the
island should be under arms in the morning, and various
officers were sent into the country parishes to give the
necessary notices; whilst intimation of her Majestys ar-
rival was sent by his directions to the magistrates of the
Royal Court, who thereupon decided on holding an ex-
traordinary meeting at half-past 7 in the morning, other
orders being given for all such preparations being made
as the time would permit.
The inhabitants generally allowed themselves but
little rest. The militia officers were going about all
night, giving notice to their men, and everyman, woman,
and child who was able to move was a-foot at day-break
—many of them much earlier. Some were occupied in
collecting and arranging flowers and branches for gar-
lands and festoons, others in preparing flags, &c., and
others getting ready to perform their military duty or
to secure places for witnessing the scene in which all
took so lively and heartfelt an interest.
At an early hour preparations were being universally
made for decorating the houses with flags, garlands, &c.
The ships in the harbour and roads were dressed in their
gayest attire, and on every point were seen the most
unmistakeable evidences of loyalty and welcome towards
the royal visitors.
At half-past seven the Royal Court met and prepared
a dutiful address of congratulation and homage in the
name of the Lieutenant-Governor, the magistrates, the
clergy, and the other authorities. This address was
subsequently signed by the Lieutenant-Governor, in the
name of the authorities, and takers off to her Majesty
by Mr. N. Lefebvre, her Majesty's Sheriff, and Messrs.
Peter and Stephen Martin, his deputies. The address
was, by her Majesty's command, received by Lord Afred
Paget, with an intimation that an answer would be given
to it OR her Majesty's return to England.
The Lieutenant-Governor, with several officers of his
staff, together with Mr. S. Carey and P. Le Lievre, con-
stables, and all the assistant and special constables, were
on the pier and in the streets at an early hour, making
preparations for her Majesty's reception. The ships
and boats in the harbour were, under the directions of
Mr. William Jones, the assistant harbour master, so
arranged as to remove all obstructions, and the streets
through which her Majesty was to pass were thickly
strewn with sand.
The 27th depot, under the command of Major Good-
man, came down a little before eight o'clock, and were
stationed close to the south slip, forming the right line
through which her Ma'esty was to pass, a guard of
honour of that corps being tinder the command of Cap-
tain Williamson. The Ist or East Regiment of Militia
were stationed next the 27th, and the other militia regi-
ments continued the line up the Grange-road. But de-
cidedly the most beautiful part of the spectacle was a
party of about a hundred young ladies belonging to the
first families of the island, who, mostly clothed in ele-
gant white dresses, and carrying in their hands baskets
of beautitul flowers, were stationed immediately adjoin-
ing the landing-place, and presented a picture which it
would be impossible to surpass.
The royal standard of England having been planted at
the south slip, and the causeway covered with carpet, all
was in readiness for the reception of her Majesty and
her Royal Consort. A few minutes before nine o'clock
her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord Alfred Paget, the Hon.
Miss Napier, Lady Jocelyn, and Sir James Clark, em-
barked in the royal barge from the Victoria and Albert
yacht, under aroyal salute from the guns atFort George.
The barge was in a few minutes pulled to the landing-
place, where his Excellency Major-General Napier,
Colonel Ward, of the Royal Engineers ; Major Good-
man's 27th depot ; and the officers of the Lieutenant-
Governor's staff, together with the constables of the
town, parish and other officials, were in readiness to re-
ceive her Majesty and Prince Albert. Her Majesty was
assisted from the barge by Miss De Havilland and Miss
De Saumarez, immediately on which the ladies before-
mentioned commenced singing the national anthem, ac-
companied by the band of the 27th depot. Her Majesty
then, leaning on the Prince's arm, and followed by her
attendants, walked up to the top of the slip, where two
of the royal carriages were stationed. Her Majesty
and Prince Albert took their places in the first, to-
gether with the Hon. Miss Napier and Lady Jocelyn ;
and Lord Alfred Paget and Sir James Clark occupied
the second carriage, the magistrates, the clergy, the
law officers, and the advocates of the Royal Court being
assembled close to the carriages to make their obeisance
to their Sovereign. The Lieutenant-Governor, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Ward, Captain Munday, of the Royal
Artillery, Major Goodman, and other officers, then
placing themselves in front of the royal carriages, the
cortege moved on, amidst most enthusiastic cheers,
which had not ceased from the moment her Majesty was
first seen, and which were most graciously acknow-
ledged by her Majesty and Prince Albert, round the
church, up High street, the Grange-road, Petite Marche,
and Colborne road, to Fort George. Having enter( d
this fortress the cortege proceeded till opposite the en-
trance of the citadel, where the keys of that place were
offered
hercotetroge then c
Iljesoin
Majesty
yitli)y the Lieutenant-Governor. The
royal continual through the fort, past St.
Martin's Church, and down the Grange-road to the
harbour. By this time the troops, not exactly knowing
th
the course her Majesty would take, were assembled on the
piers and in the neighbourhood, the depot of 27th Re-
gimen, t
formingoccu p
an double line from the church to the south
yingde south pier, and, with the East Regi-
mentpier head. The royal carriages, occupied as before men-
tioned, reached the harbour about 20 minutes past 10,
and proceeded along the pier as far as the upper steps,
where the illustrious party aliehted, her Majesty leaning
on Prince Albert's arm, and, preceded by the Lieut.-
Governor, and followed by her suite, descending the
steps and proceeding to the place of embarkation,
where
jjestsYc' the Prince, and party, entered the royal
scene being again embdlished by the beau-
-1 her
barge, A I
the
teous company of ladies before mentioned, who again
strewed flowers on their Sovereign's path. At the
moment of departure the guns from the fort again
God save the Queen ;''
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her Majesty in a
she believed and
yacht, and her Majesty, the Prince,
gone on board, the glorious standard
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after 11 o'clock the royal squadron (with the exception
of the Garland, which remained to embark the car-
riages) was on its way to Portsmouth, where it is ex-
pected to arrive to-night.
In this hasty sketch of this the most gratifying event
in the history of Guernsey, which, since the days of King
Jolla (now upwards of six centuries ago), has sot pima