The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-11 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
attended by the Countess of Desart, the Hon. Flora
Macdonald, Colonel Buckley, and Lieutenant. Colonel
the Hon. A. Gordon, visited the Exhibition of the
Works of Industry of all Nations, at nine o'clock on
Saturday morning. The Queen and Prince Albert re-
turned to Buckingham Palace at ten minutes past ten
o'clock.

At twenty minutes past ten o'clock her Majesty and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Princess
Helena, left Buckingham Palace for Osborne, Isle of
Wight, attended by the Countess of Desert, the Hon.
Caroline Cavendish, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, Colonel Buckley, Lieutenant• Colonel the Hon.
A. Gordon, and Major Btddulph.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended
to their carriage by the Master of the Horse, the Lord
Steward, the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, Lord
Camoys, Lord George Lennox, Lieutenant-Colonel the
Hon. R. Boyle and Colonel Wylde.
The Royal party occupied three of the Queen's car-
riages, and wore escorted to the Nine Elms station of
the South- Western Railway by a detachment of the Bth
Hussars.

A special train was in waiting to convey tte august
party to Gosport.

OSBORNE, SUNDAY.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with the Princess Helena, attended by the usual suite,
arrived at Gosport, in a special train from the Nine Elms
station, at twenty minutes before one o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and embarked immediately, under the usual
salutes, in the Royal yacht Fairy, for Osborne pier.
The Countess of Desart, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish,
the lion. Colonel Phipps, Colonel Buckley, the Hon.
Colonel A. Gordon, and Major Bidduiph were in at-
tendance. The Royal party reached Osborne at two
o'clock.

The Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell arrived, and Col.
Berkeley Drummond, who had been at Osborne as Groom
in Waitieg during the Queen's absence in London, re-
mains on a visit to her Majesty. They both had the
honour of receiving invitations to dinner.
The Oxford University Commission had a meeting on
Saturday, at the official residence of the First Lord of
Treasury, in Downing-street. Present—the Bishop of
Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke,
the Rev. H. G. Liddell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., and the
Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary).
Mr. Francis Russell and Mr. Joseph Robinson had an
interview with the Right Honourable Henry Labou-
chere, on Saturday, at the Board of Trade.
Sir Robert Stanford had an interview, on Saturday,
with Earl Grey, at the Colonial-office. Mr. William
Smith had also an interview with the Noble Earl.
Dispatches were received on Saturday. at the Colonial-
office, from the governors of thA West India Islands.

lier Royal Highness
THE DUCHESS or BENT.-.
the Duchess of Kent arrived at Hamilton Palace on Thurs-
day night, about twelve o'clock, per the express Caledonian
train from London. The train was very heavy, and did not
arrive at Motherwell, the station at Hamilton Palace, till
nearly three hours behind its time. Her Royal Highness
was received by the Marquis of Douglas, who accompanied
her to the palace in the Duke of Hamilton's carriage. IS
Addison, the superintendent of the Caledonian Railway, was
present with a small body of police to preserve order. The
Duchess will, we have been informed, proceed to the beauti-
ful marine residence of the Marquis of Douglas at Arran, on
Monday; and it is generally believed in the west of Scotland
that her Majesty, on her way to her Highland residence, will
land at Arran, and spend a short time in the compa•ny of her
royal mother.
THE OCTOBER DIVIDENDS.--OH Saturday notice
was issued at the Bank of England, that the books for the
transfer of the annuities on which the dividends are due,
October the 10th, will be closed. Bank Stock, Sept. 12,
re-open Oct. 17 ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., Sept. 12,
re-open Oct. 21; Reduced Three per Cents. Long Annuities,
and annuities for terms of years, shut Sept. 11, and opens
October 17. The dividends will be payable to the public
October 18.