The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager,
and the illustrious party assembled at the Priory,
Stantnore, honoured Harrow school with a visit yes-
terday morning, returning to the Priory to luncheon.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the after-
noon, in the pleasure-grounds surrounding the Priory.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge arrived in to% n yesterday. The Royal
Duke went to the Hanover- square Rooms in the
forenoon.

The General Board of Health held a meeting yes-
terday, at Gwydyr House, and received a deputation
from Wolverhampton, consisting of the Rev. 11. S.
Fletcher, Incumbent of Bilston ; the Rev. J. B.
Owen, Incumbent of St. Mary's, Bilston, and Chair-
man of the Wolverhampton Board of Guardians, and
Mr. Edward, Best, surgeon, Bilston.
Lord Monteagle visited Lord John Russell, yester-
day, at Pembroke Lodge, Regent's Park. Sir George
Grey visited the Noble Lord on Wednesday.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday,teat their office, in White-
hall-place.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from
the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West India
Colonies.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO HARROW
SCHOOL.

Yesterday forenoon her Majesty the Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the
whole of the illustrious party at present assembled at
the Priory, honoured Harrow School, with a ♦isit.
The intention of her Majesty to pay a visit to
Harrow while partaking the hospitality of the Queen
Dowager at the Priory became known to the denizens
of that village two or three days since, and the interval
has been worthily and actively employed in preparing
to give a due welcome to the Sovereign. A triumphal
arch of evergreens, surmounted by the royal standard,
was thrown up across the road leading into the town
from Stanmore, and such other decorations as could
be hastily got together were freely distributed in the
various parts of the ♦illage through which the royal
cortege would have to pass.
At a few minutes before one o'clock her Majesty's
approach was observed from the hill. This was the
signal for the church bells to strike up a merry peal,
and every inhabitant was speedily on the qui vive to
give the illustrious party a hearty welcome.
The Queen, accompanied by her Serene Highness
the Princess Louisa of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, and
attended by the Marchioness of Douro, rode in an
open pony phaeton.
The Prince Consort, with his Serene Highness
Prince Edward, the Earl Howe, and a large party of
gentlemen, were on horseback.
The other ladies of the party followed in two of
the Queen Dowager's carriages.

On the royal carriage arriving at the triumphal
arch, the crowd assembled gave three hearty cheers,
which the Queen and Prince graciously acknow-
ledged.
At the school gates her Majesty, was received by
the Head Master, the Rev. Dr. J. C. Vaughan ; the
Lower Master, the Rev. W. Oxenham, M.A., and
the Assistant Masters.

The Queen and the Prince Consort were at once
conducted to the Speech Room. The presence of the
Sovereign and her Illustrious Consort was hailed by
the boys (350 in number) with warm acclamations,
which lasted for some minutes. The Head Master
having pointed out the several prize boards, giving
the names of the munificent benefactors to that foun-
dation' " the bill" was called over in the presence of
the Queen by each Master, and her Majesty was
graciously pleased to signify to Dr. Vaughan her
desire that an extra week's holidays should be given
to the boys.
_ _ _

The Queen and Prince and the noble party then
proceeded to the old school, on the walls of which the
names of many celebrated men, formerly scholars on
this foundation, are rudely carved. From the old
school the royal party proceeded to the library, where
her Majesty and the Prince inscribed their names in
the " Speech Book," having previously inspected it,
and observed, with evident interest, the signature of
Byron attached to the speech delivered by himself
when a pupil at Harrow.
The Queen and Prince Albert having expressed a
desire to visit the church, which is undergoing re-
pair, the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, the churchwardens,
vestry clerk, and parochial authorities were soon in
attendance to receive the royal party. The chief ob-
ject of the royal pilgrimage to this "poetic spot" was
to see what is now generally called " Byron's Tomb,"
which was pointed out to the royal party by the Re-
verend Vicar. _

The royal party were nearly two hours in Harrow,
and on leaving her Majesty passed through the village,
and proceeded by the way of the London road, round
the foot of the hill, to Bentley Priory. In every
direction where the populace could collect the Queen
and Prince were very cordially received.
In the evening there was a very large attendance of
the principal inhabitants at the King's Head Inn, at a
public dinner, to celebrate the visit of her Majesty.