The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-07 00:00:00

COURT CIktCULAR•

Hie Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col
Wylde, Equerry in Waiting, returntd to Osborne House
on Tuesday afternoon, after accompanying his Majesty
the King of the Netherlands on his return to town.
The Queen afterwards rode out on horseback, accom-
panied by Prince Albert, and attended by the Equerry
in Waiting.
Yesterday morning their Royal Highnesses the Prince
of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the
Princess Alice, rode oat on ponies, and were taken
walking exercise.
Her Majsty and her Royal Consort walked yesterday
forenoon in the pleasure-grounds.
The Duchess of Buccleuch and Lady Adelaide Paget
were expt cted to have the honour of joining the royal
circle at Osborne House at dinner yesterday evening.
His Majesty the King of the Netherlands went un-
attended yesterday morning to honour Lord Fitzroy
Somerset, Military Secretary to the Commander-in-
Chief, with a visit, at his residence in Great Stanhope-
street. His Majesty breakfasted with his Lordship.
At one o'clock the King left Mivart's Hotel, attended
by Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting, and his Excel-
lency M. Boud, in one of the Queen's carriages for the
new Houses of Parliament. The Hon. Captain Hood,
Groom in Waiting, and Count Bylandt followed in
another Royal carriage. On arriving at the new Palace
of Westminster, his Majesty was received by Mr. East-
lake, the secretary to the Fine Arts Commission.
Mr. Barry, the architect, was out of town, but some
gentlemen connected with his office, and with the execu-
tion of the works, were in attendance with the plans of
the new palace, and submitted them to the King.
His Majesty, attended by Mr. Eastlake, examined
minutely the whole of the offices and buildings con-
nected with the new Houses of Parliament, and ascended
to the roof. His Majesty occupied two hours in inspect-
ing the details of the different works.
From the new Houses of Parliament the King went
to Westminster Hall and inspected the Cartoons. On
leaving. the Hall his Majesty, attended by his suite, pro-
ceeded to the National Gallery, where Mr. Eastlake, the
keeper, and Major Thwaites, the deputy keeper, received
the King, and conducted the august visitors through the
gal!ery.
His Majesty and suite took their departure soon after
four o'clock.
Th4r King, attended by Viscount Hawarden, M.
Bond, Count Bylandt, and the Hon. Captain Hood,
honoured the Marquis of Westminster with a visit yes-
terday.
Majesty, attended by his suite, honoured the Earl
and Countess of Jersey with his cempany at dinner yes-
terday, at their residence in Berkeley-square.
Their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe
Weimar, Prince Edward, and the Princesses Anna and
Amelie of Saxe Weimar, attended by Lady and the
Hen. Miss Gore, the Earl of Denbigh, and Mt. James
Hudson, visited the Colosseum in the Regent's Park
yesterday morning.
11,r Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by
their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe
Weimar, and the Princesses Anna and Amelie of Saxe
eimar, left Marloorough House in a carriage and fonr
at one o'clock yesterday, for Bushy House, Bushy Park.
Lady and the Hon. Mi.s Gure followed in another
carriage and four.
Mr. Fortique, the Venezuelan Minister, left town yes-
terday morning for Sweden. His Excellency will be
absent for about two months.
Mr. Colquhoun had an interview with the Earl of
Aberdeen, at the Foreign office, on Tuesday.
Mr. Hume, M.P., and Mr. Duncan, M.P., had an
interview with the Right lion. Sir R- lbert Peel yesterday.
Mr. C. K. Murray had an ihterview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his offieial rest-
&nee, in Downing street.
Sir Robert Peel and most of the Cabinet Ministers
went yesterday afiernoon to the Ministerial White Bait
Dinner, at Greenwich.
Sir J. Preston, Bart., Mr. E. T. and the Misses Preston
arrived at Farrance's Hotel, from their seat in Norfolk.

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-
jesty will embark on board the Royal yacht the Victoria and
Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.8., at
Woolwich, the same day, for Antwerp.
Her Majesty will leave the Isle of Wight to-morrow, in the
Fairy, Royal yacht tender, Commander Crispin, and will come
to town 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 gir 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 Antwei p.
The Earl of Haddingtoe, and other members of the Board
tAdmiralty, 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 'Bullock, one of the most experienced of the Admi-
ralty surveyingr, officers, and inimately acquainted with the
navigation to Antwerp, will accompany her .Majesty on the
passage in his surveying steam-vessel the Porcupine.
The riyal squadri;:i will thus Ue composed of the following ,
steam-veSsels :--The Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Captain
Lora A. Fitzelarence ; the Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-
yacht, Master Commander B. Cook , and the Porcupine, steam-
ves*;:sil, Captain Frederick Bullock.
V the Royal !pi ty hi- embarked, the squadron will
( the 11. of the Thames, here tie Royal yacht
pr, 'to h
will anct .: nriil davl,ghi on Sunday mottling, and then the
vessels wilt proceed to Antwerp, the Black Eagle leading up
the. Scheldt.
The. Fairy Royal yacht tender, on landing her Maj sty at
the Clarence-yard, Gosport, en Friday, will, after having some
w.w•lts perform• d on her at Portsmouth, repleni,h 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
Woolwicti en Friday evening.
The Lightning steam-tender, Master Commanding W.
fatid the Monkey steam-tug, Second Mast. r Command-
! g W. Bryant, will ship the Royal carriages and luggage at
,A.o,..l•Aich, cc-morrow ; ant', with some of the Royal attend-
...tits, will proceed in the afternoon to Antwerp.
Her Majesty's royal steam yacht ( Victoria and Albert),
Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzelarenee, G. C. 8., left Portsmouth
at seven o'clock on Tuesday evening, and arrived at her moor-
ings opposite the aickyarci, Woolwich, at one o'clock,
yesterday (Wednesday). Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence
came round in her, and landed immediately after at the Dock-
prepattationshave commenced for the embarkation of

ber 'Majesty, by putting on board several articles for the use of
the,. Qticen•and Prince Alb.rt, seseral persons from Bucking-
ham Palace having been in waiting at the Dockyard to go on
board on the arrival of
'e Royal yacht to asist in making her
ready'ready'for her ;Nlajestys reception.

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