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

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with the Princess Helena, attended by the Countess of
Desert, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lieutenant-Colonel
the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Lord Allred Paget, Lieutenant-
Colonel the Ilon. A. Gordon, and Major Biddulph, left
Osborne at twenty minute before ten o'clock yesterday
morning. The royal party embarked on board the Fairy
royal yacht, and crossed to Gosport, where a special
train was in waiting on the South-Western Railway to
convey her Majesty to town. On reaching the Nine
Elms station the Queen and Prince, with the Princess
Helena and suite, entered three royal carriages, and,
escorted by a detachment of the Bth Hussars, reached
Buckingham Palace at twenty ninnies past one o'clock.
tier Majesty and his. Royal Highness were received,
on alighting from tn6ir carriage, by the master of the
florae, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord Camoys, Lord
George Lennox, Lieutenant• Colonel the lion. IL. Boyle,
and Colonel Wyld. _ _

At three o'clock her Majesty held a Court and Privy
Council. The Council was attended by his Royal
Highness the Prince Albert, the Lord President, the
Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of
the Treasury, the lilt-it-Lieutenant of Leland, the Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State
for the Colonies, the Chanctlloi of the Exchequer, the
First Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the
Board of Control, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan-
caster„the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, and
the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert.

At the Council her Majesty's Speech on closing the
session of Parliament was arranged and agreed upon.
The Earl of Mulgrave was sworn in a member of her
Majesty's Privy Council.
Mr. Lawrence Sulivan was also sworn in a member of
her Majesty's Privy Council.
Mr. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in waiting.
Previous to the Council, her Majesty gave audiences
to Lord John Russell, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount
Palmerston, Sir Hamilton Seymour, Viscount Melville,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, and Earl Grey.
Captain John Hindmarsh, R.N., &H., Lieutenant-
Governor of Heligoland, had an audience of her Ma-
jesty, to which he was introduced by Earl Grey, her
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Colonial
Affiirs, when her Majesty was pleased to confer the
honour of knighthood upon Captain Hindmarsh.
After the Council, "the Earl of Mulgrave had an audi-
ence of the Queen, introduced by the Marquis of West-
minster, Lord Steward of her Majesty's household, when
his Lordship received from her Majesty his wand of office
as Comptroller of the Household.
The Queen afterwards held an Investiture of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath.
The Knights Grand Crosses having assembled in the
Garter room, where they were robed in the crimson satin
mantle of the Order by Messrs. Hunter and Ede, and
wearing their full insignia, were conducted to the Picture
Gallery.
Her Majesty and his Royal Hißhness Prince Albert
entered the Throne Room, attended by the Duchess of
Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes; the Countess of De-
sartjidrin- Waiting; the Marquis .of Westminster,
the Duke of Norfolk, the Marquis of Abercorn. the
Marquis of Anglesey, Gold Stick in Waiting; Lord
Foley, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-
at-Arms; the Marquis of Donegal, Captain of the Yeo-
men of the Guard; Lord Camoys, Lord in Waiting;
Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Al-
bert; Lord Marcus Hill, Treasurer of the Household;
the Earl of Mulgrave, Comptroller of the Household;
Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal; Lieutenant• Colonel
the Hon. R. Boyle, Groom in Waiting; Colonel Wylde,
Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert; Colonel Parker,
Ist Life Guards, Silver Stick in Waiting; Colonel
Bentinck, Field Officer in Waiting, and the Page of
Honour.

Her Majesty being seated on the chair of state, in
front of the throne, having on her right hand his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, Great Master of the Order,
the following Knights Grand Crosses of the Order
were ushered to the presence of the Sovereign, and
ranged themselves on either side of the chair of state,
viz:—
The Duke of Wellington, Viscount Strangford, the
Earl of Minto, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir George Pol-
lock, Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., Sir Hamilton Sey-
mour, Sir J. Law Lushington, and Lord Fitzroy So-
merset.
Sir William Burnett was then introduced to the pre-
sence of the Sovereign, between Bath King of Arms and
the Gentleman Usher of the Order, and was invested by
her Majesty with the ribbon, badge, and star of a Mili-
tary Knight Commander of the Bath.
George Nicholls, Esq., was introduced in like manner,
and after having received the honour of Knighthood,
was invested by her Majesty with the insignia of a Civil
Knight Commander of the Bath.
Major-General George Bowles was introduced in like
manner, and after having received the honour of Knight-
hood, was invested by her Majesty with the insignia of a
Military Knight Commander of the Bath.
The investiture having concluded the Knights Grand
Crosses withdrew, with reverences, from the presence of
the Sovereign.
The Officers of the Order present were Bath King of
Arms, Algernon Greville, Esq., and the Gentleman
Usher, Alb:rt William Woods, Esq, Lancaster Herald.
Sir James M'Gregor, Bart., was surnamed to attend
the investiture, to receive the insignia de Knight Com-
mander, but was unable to attend through indispositioe.
Her Majesty's Guard of Gentlemen-at-Arms, under
the command of Major Harmar, lined the Throne-room
during the ceremony.
The Yocmen of the Guard were on duly in the Grand
Hall and approaches to the 6tato Apartments, under the
command of Captain Puibbs, Exon of the Guard in
Waiting.
Thu Queen and Prince Albert, with the Princess
took an airing in an open carriage and four yes-
terday afternoon. L.eutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps and Lieutenant• Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon at-
tended on horseback.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert, attended by the Countess of Desert, the Hon.
Flora Macdonald, Lord Camoys, Lieutenant-Colonel the
Hon. R. Boyle, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A.
Gordon honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their
presence last evenibg..