The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

AEW COUNCIL OF INDIA.

Yesterday a Court of directors was keld at the
East India House, for the election of seven membens
of the Council of India, when the following gentle-
men were elected, viz.:—
Mr. Charles Mills.

Mr. John Shepherd. -
Sir James Weir Ilor, Dart.
Mr. Elliot Marroghten.
Mr. P.ozzs Donnelly Mansdes.
Mr. 'William Joseph Ea-t;vick.
Mr. I fens 'I h

RETURN of the COURT to BUCKINGHAM.

PALACE_.

Her AN: vy the Q:recu and his Royal Highness the
Prince C07.,,0t t arrived at Buckingham Palace at tix
minutes to six o'clock 3 ester (l afternoon, front o,barne.
Ilis Serene lliglrress the Prince of Ltiningen mom,
panied the Queen and Prince, and in attendance were the
Countess of Desart, the Ilon. Mary Bull-eel, Col. the lion.
Sir Charles Phipps, Col. the Hon. A. N. flood, and Capt.
Du Plat.
The Queen and Prince left Osborne at two o'clock,
crossed to Gosport in the royal yacht Fairy, and travelled
by a special train on the South-Western Railway to the
Private station at Vauxhall, where the royal party entered
three of her Majesty's carriages, and, escorted by a detach.:
went of Life Guards, proceeded to Buckir gharn Paltice
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness wet e received, on
alighting from their carriage, by the Duke of Beaufort,
the Marquis of Exeter, K.G., the Earl of Slit ffield, Col. the
lion. A. Liddell, Major. Gen. Wilde, and Col, F. Seymour,
C.B.

The Marquis of Exeter, K.G., had an audience of the
Queen, and presented to ter Majesty the repurt of the
House of Lords, that Cecilia Princes Giustiani, Marchlo-
ness Dowager Brandini, had established her claim to be
Countess cf Newburgh, Viscountess Kiunaird, and Bareness
Livirgstone of Paeraig:.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by
Viscount Valletorr, -11 r. Gibbs, and the Rev. Mr. Tarver,
arrived at Buckingham Palace, and returned la the evening
to White Lodge, Richmond-park.
The Eat! of Derby had an audience of the Queen.
OSBORE, AUG. 9.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince C onsort,
their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, and
Princess Helena attended Divine service at Osborne yester-
day morning.
The Rev. G. Prothero officiated.

fIER MAJESTY'S EMBARKATION FOR

PRUSSIA.

GRAVESEND, MONDAY EVENING.
During the day the municipal authorities and inhabitants
of Gravesend have been busily engaged in comp!eting
arrangements for the reception of her Majesty, the Prince
Consort, and suite ; and this evening the streets
present an animated appearance from the numer-
ous flag,, banners, anti other decorations along the
line of route from the railway to the Terrace-pier. The
royal yacht, Captain the Hon. J. Denman, accompanied
by numerous tenders, including the steam-vessels Osborne,
Vivid, Banshee, &c. are now lying off the pier, and every
arrangement for the embarkation from the pier to the royal
yacht is completed. After numerous meetings of the cor-
poration it has been resolved to present an address
to her Majesty, who has graciously consented to
accept this mark of loyalty on arriving at the pier. Her
Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort will
arrive at Gravesend by the North Kent Railway to-morrow
at nine a.m., and immediately proceed to the pier, where
accommodation has been provided for the corporation and
influential residents and visitors, the total number of tickets
issued being 1,210. The platform on the down line at the
railway station has been covered with crimson cloth, and
the line of route will be as follows :—Somerset-street, New-
road, Kine-street, and Harmer-street.
The following official programme of regulations to be ob-
served was this day issued by the mayor:—
" The streets through which her Majesty will pass will be
closed to vehicles at 7, a.m., with the exception of those
carriages containing persons holding tickets, or proceeding
to houses in the line of route, which will be admitted until 9,
a.m., w lien the barriers will be closed. Carriages will vet down
and take up at the pier, with the horses heads to the east-
ward. The only exit for carriages setting down at the pier
will be at the barrier eastward of the Terrace Pier gates.
All the barriers will be kept closed until the royal carriages
have returned to the railway statios. Carriages waiting to
take up after the procession will be required to range up
the Grove.
"The mayor relies upon the good spirit of the inhabitants
in the line of route, and the good feeling and temper of the
public at large, to give their countenance and assistance to
the autheritiesin maintaining and preserving order through-
out the day, which he hopes will be observed as a general
holiday."
The line of route will be kept by a body of the Borough
and Metropolitan Police, and a guard of honJur will, It
is stated. be lot warded from the Royal Marines. The most
noticeable decorations at present are at the Post-office, op-
posite Harmer-street, where a handsome national standard is
aflixed—in.the New-road, which is completely covered over
with banners, &e., affixed from the houses each side of
the road—at the Town Pier, which presents a gay appear-
ance—and at the end of Harmer-street, where a hand-
some archway has been constructed. Wollteren will
be employed during the night in completing the decora-
tions at the Terrace Pier, which, will present the same
handsome appearance as et the recent embarkation of her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia. Seats
to view the royal progress are announced at prices
ranging from 2s. 6d. to 10s., and with respect to this matter
the following timely notice was this day issued by the
mayor :

" CAUTION.—The balconies of many of the houses in the
line of route having been ascertained to be insecure and
unequal to extraordinary weight and pressure, the inhabi-
tants are desired to take the requisite steps to emote the
safety cf themselves and the public, and they will be held
responsible for any cansequeLcas which may result from
neglect of this caution."
The royal carriages were forwarded to Gravesend by rail-
way this afternoon, in addition to luggage, dre., for the
royal yacht.
The day will be observed as a general holiday, and nu-
merous amusements have been provided, including re-
gattas for cations prizes. The first match will be a pair
oared race in six heats, and a four-oared race will a!Fo take
place.

A grand concert and ball, in honour of the event, will be
held at the Assembly ROOlll9, and the corporation have en-
gaged Mr. Darby to give a grand display of fire wnt ks iu the
evening, front a Lighter moored in the river. The railway
and steamboat companies have pro% ided the means of eat ly
transit to Gravesend, and the public will be admitted by
tickets to the Royal Terrace Gardens, where one of the best
views of the embatkation will be obtained.

DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN FROM LONDON.
This morning, at an early hour, her Majesty, Prince
Albeit, and suite, quitted Buckingham Palace for Gravesend
via the North Kent Railway.

On arriving at the station her Majesty and the Prince
were received by the railway officials, and duly conducted to
the state carriage provided fcr the occasion, which in a very
short time afterwards proceeded on its jeurney.
The Secretary cf State in attendance on the Queen was
the Earl of Malmesbury. The robe earl will accompuly
her Majesty to Berlin, and remain with the Royal suite until
the return to town, which it is expected will be about the mot
of the month.

GRAVESEND, TUESDAY.
The Royal travellers arrived at (it avesend a ftw thittutis
after the appointed hcur (9 o'clock), and were received Milt
every eemtnatration of respect. The Queen ai.d Prince,
having entered one of the royal carriages, ploceeded to this
terrace pier, where the royal yacht was in waiting to receita
them.

The route described in the above official programme was
strictly adhered to, acd on the Royal party reaching the
entrance of the pier at the end of Ilarmer-stieet the most
Enthusiastic reception was given to them.
Although the whole proceedings were ordered to be of 4
private character, the west extensive preparations had beast
made by the corporation of Gravesend to accommodate the
immense number of loyal and loving subjects anxious id
witness the departure of her Majesty on the occasion of bet
first visit to her eldest daughter.

Her Majesty having rt ad the address of congratulatima
from the Lord Mayor, proceeded on board the Royal yacht.
which, in a short time afterwards, steamed away ft►e
Antwerp.

The town, despite the unfavourable weather, is very f&!,
and the ball which is to take place this evening, at tiro
Assembly-rootus, is expected o be a very gay affair.

Previous to her Majesty's embarkation at Graiviesend
pier the royal yteht had been lying off the Clarendoa
Hottl :or two days, •during which time she was yisitA by II
a large numb2r of persons. This first...rate establishmett
the property of John Chaplin, EA., affitrded every attrac-
tion to the crowds of loyal visitors, and its beautiful grounds
were full of admiring spectators. ,

Her Majesty and his Royal Hig:hness the Prince
lerkshonittlyh
raalft_erraesitg tie!
anttBC% rieavmsend, for Ciertnan
Consort will airive at Buckingham Pukace at a quarter to
five this afternoon, from o,barne. The Queen and suite,
oac,cclooic•clki according to
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t:oir re%
ghenrmlte
Her Mrjesty, it is expected, will tali
o'clock at latest.
The Hereditary Grand Duke of f A
eeklenburg-
Strelitz and Prince Adolphus left to
Dover, en route for Germany. The wu last evening toe
compaided by their Royal G. *and *Duke was a(,-
Duchess and the Duke of Highnesses
lb a Hereditary Gral.d
at London bridge, The Grand Cambridge
t_ a the railway tot-
minusretuinEd to Cambridge
Cottage,
Cambridge and the Princess t) IAA the Duchess a
Duchess will remain Mary, wi Lb whom the Grand
the Grand Duke until the 21st WI mut, and then pia
at Streliiz. _
The
Prince
and princess II h .6
Ho hen irle-Schillingfur $
and suite h have arrived at Long's Hot ,J, iron Ostend.