The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-08 00:00:00

COURT CJ

The Qaven and Prince Albert left Osborne House on
horseback shortly befite five o'clock on Wednesday af-
ternoon, attended ty C ilonel Wylde, returning through
Barton at half-past seven o'clock.
The juvenile royal family were taken a drive on Wed-
nesday afternoon.
The royal dinner party at Osborne House on Wed-
nesday included the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Earl and
Countess of Wilton, and the Rev. Mr. liouverie, rector
of Whippingham.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their accustomed
early walk yesterday, in the pleasure-grounds of Os-
borne House.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of. Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were
taken in a pony carriage to the sea-beach yesterday.
forenoon, returning at eleven o'clock to Osborne House.
Her Majesty and. Prince Albert, attended by the
royal suite, will, it is expected, leave Osborne House
this morning for town, when the Queen will hold a
Privy COuncil.

His Majesty the King of the Netherlands left Mivart's
Hotel, in one of the Queen's carriages at half-past
twelve o'clock yesterday, attended by Viscount Ha.
warden, Lord in Waiting, and honoured the Princess
Lieven with a visit at the Clarendon Hotel. His Ma-
jesty, attended by the Hon. Captain lied, Groom in
Waiting, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, at Cambridge House.
The King also honoured with visits, in the course of
the afternoon, Sir Robert Peel, at his residence in White •
hall-gardens ; the Duke of Wellington, at Apsley
House ;, Viscount, Palmerston, at his residence on Carl-
ton House-terrace ; • and Lord and Lady Willoughby de
Eresby, at their residence in Piccadilly.
His Majesty, attended by the Gentlemen of his suite,
honoured the Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister,
with his company at dinner, at his Excellency's residence
in Dover-street: His Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, also
honoured the Russian Minister with his company at
dinner.

A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Foreign-office. Sir Robert Peel, the
Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharn-
cliffe, the Earl of Aberdsen, Lord Stanley, Sir James
Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of
Haddington, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset.
the Earl of Linc. In, and Mr. Sidney Herbert attended.
The Council sat an hour.

A deputation from the Church Missionary Society, in-
cluding the Earl of Chichester, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr.
F. Coates, had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday
at the Colonial Office.

The Commandeur Marquis Lisboa, Brazilian Minister,
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office.
The Master-General of the Ordnance, Sir Thomas
Hastings, and the Right Honourable II Lowry Corry,
had interviews with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. •
The Rev. Lord Charles Hervey, and Mr. George
Carrington had interviews yesterday with Lord Stanley
at the Colonial Office.

Mr. Spottiswoode had an interview with Sir George
Clerk yesterday at the Office of the Board of Trade.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial Office for the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope. Dispatches w.re received yesterday at the
Colonial-office from the Lord High Commi,sioner of
the lonian Islands, and from the Governor of Ms.ta.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE

CONTINENT.

It is now decided, as we stated many days since it was likely
to be, that her Majesty will remain at the Isle of Wight until
the day previous to the prorogation of Parliament; and that
after the duty of dismissing the Parliament in person, her Ma-
esty will embark on board the Royal yacht the Victoria and
Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarenee, G.C.8., at
Woolwich, the same day, for Antwerp.
Her Majesty will leave the Isle of Wight this day, in that
Fairy, Royal yacht tender, Commander Crispin, and will come
tctown via Gosport, by the South-Western Railway.
Her Majesty will prorogue 'Parliament at the usual hour,
two o'clock in the afternoon, and will afterwards proceed 'to
Woolwich, and embark on board the Royal yacht between five
and six o'clock in the evening.
Her Majesty will be accompanied by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, and attended by the Earl of Aberdeen, Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Earl of Liverpool, Lord
Steward of the Household ; Lady Canning and Lady Gains-
borough, Ladies in Waiting ; and Sir James Clarke, her Ma
jesty's Physician in Ordinary, on board the royal yacht.
Mr. George E. Anson, Treasurer and Private Secretary to
Prince Albert, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry to his Royal High-
ness, will embark at the same time on board the Black Eagle,
Admiralty steam lacht, for conveyance to Antwerp.
The Earl of Haddington; and other members of the Board
iAdmiralty, will attend her Majesty on her embarkation at
Woolwich, and also the officers of the Queen's Household, the
naval, military, and civil authorities of the port and garrison of
Woolwich.

Captain Bullocks one of the most experienced of the Admi-
ralty surveying officers, and in,imately acquainted with the
navigation to Antwerp; will accompany her Majesty on the
pas'age in his surveying steam-vessel the Porcupine.
The royal squadron will thus to composed of the following
steam-vessels :—The Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Captain
Lord A. Fitzelarence ; the Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-
yacht, Master Commander B. Cook ; and the Porcupines steam-
vessel, Captain Frederick Bullock.
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As soon as the Royal party has embarked, the squadron will
proceed to the month of the Thames, where the Royal yacht
will anchor until dayrght on Sunday morning, and then the
vessels will proceed to Antwerp, the Black Eagle leading up
the Scheldt.

The Fairy Royal yacht tender, on landing her Majesty at
the Clarence-yard, Gosport, this day, will, after having some
works performed on her at Portsmouth, replenish her fuel, and
Acting Master D. W. Roberts, commanding, will proceed on
Saturday direct to the Rhine, there to wait her Majesty's plea-
sure. Captain Crispin will rejoin the Victoria and Albert at
Woolwich this evening. .
The Lightning steam-tender, Master Commanding W.
Pettey ; and the Monkey steam-tug, Second Master Command-
ing W. Bryant, will ship the Royal carriages and luggage at
Woolwich, this day ; and, with some of . the Royal attend-
ants, will proceed in tne afternoon to Antwerp.
Her Majesty's royal steam yacht ( Victoria and Albert),
Captain Lord Adolphus Fazclarenee, G.C.R., left Portsmouth
at seven o'clock on Tuesday evening. and arrived at her moor-
ings
opposite the Dockyard, Woolwich, at one o'clock,
yesterday (Wednesday). Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence
came round in her, and landed immediately after at the Dock-
yard. Preparations have commenced for the embarkation of
her Majesty, by putting on board several articles fur the use of
the Queen and Prince Albert, several 'persons from Bucking.
ham Palace having been in waiting at the Dockyard to go on
board on the arrival of the Royal yacht to assist in making her
ready for her .Majesty's reception.