The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-11 00:00:00

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ofirLhoer,q_neea wc is t:,, e, sae. Saturday, to the house
`t to clo,e the session of Parliament with a
speech from the throne.
eal ' state procession was formed at a quarter past one
eck, in the following order, at Buckingham Palace:—
et:,k. carriage drawn by six bays, conveying Lieutenant-
titil'e°._ne„.l Sir T. Noel Harris, and Captain the Hon. Mor-
r 6ackville West, Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting,
4, Captain Kincaid, Exon of the Yeomen Guard.
1104 carriage drawn by a set of bays, conveying Colonel
4lea_verie, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Captain. the Hon.
/,1, -sander Neleon Hood, Groom in Waiting ; Captain
wancis Ifugh Seymour, Groom of the Robes ; Colonel
1441sda Equerry in 'Waiting to Prince Albert and
fats NVortley and Gordon, Pages of Honour in
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Rigcarriage drawn by six bays, conveying Colonel the
thg A
e set George L. Dawson Darner, Comptroller of
thiaaousehold ; Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Mar-
ae), Equerry in Waiting, and the Captain of the Guard.
caretsetaae
a 6 drawn by a set of bays, conveying Viscount
I.o,.l‘fuen• Lord in Waiting., Lord George Lennox,
parr in Waiting to Prince Albert, and the Earl of Be-
Al, Captain of the Yeomen Guard.
CO3,,e,arriage drawn six black horses, conveying the
tip-,-;:ess of Charlemont, Lady in Waiting, the Earl of
Gro`cP°ol, Lord Steward, the Marquis of Exeter, K.G.,
of re-rn of the Stole to Prince Albert, and the Marquis
17nclonderry G C B Gold Stick in Waiting.
, ea, n • • ••
the a,„`°4loen and Prince Albert were conducted from
ltta-‘5 Rooms to their carriage by the Lord Chamber-
hots Snd the Vice• Chamberlain, her Majesty's train
Pring borne by the Pages of Ilonour in Waiting. The
asre'lwas habited in a Field Marshal's uniform and
Glacien the collars of the Order of the Garter and the
e"'ere Fleece. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness
lisrs'anded into the state coach by the pastor of the
kart ‘• apposite to her Majesty and her Royal C. on•
le,kesat the Dachess of Buecleuch, Mistress of the
and the Earl of Jersey, G.C.H., Master of the
The
81141 State coach was preceded by the Queen's Mar-
Part, of the Queen's footmen, in State liveries, and a
paari•ref the Yeomen Guard. The Queen's Guard (corn-
l•tgi-tb of the Grenadier Guards), and the band of the
teipment• who were on duty on the Palace lawn, re
Ths' thec, Sovereign with the usual honours.
Past ee State proc2s,ion left the Palac at twenty minutes
Th"lie o'clock, escorted by a party of Life Guards.
S'sareeerown was conveyed to the House of Lords by
ITI," 'amain Martins, Gentleman Usher.
topp4 katleen and Prince Albert and the royal suite re-
t° Buckingham Palace at a quarter before three
laicre• the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberd-
atraneeetving her Majesty and the Prince at the grand
The
ktaiee Yeomen of the Guard lined the grand hall and
tioll'iltse• commanded by Sir George Philip Lee, the
efface lie-reilvlt• and Mr. Ellerthorp, the Adjutant.
Majesty and Prince Albert lett Buckingham
4se, a chariot and four, at twenty minutes. past
'role-,!l°ek on Saturday afternoon, for Woalvvich,. to
to 4" for the Continent. The Countess of Gains-
, reticre
Ist ea and the Viscountess Canning, Ladies, in Wait-
; viscount Hawarden, and Mr. George Edward
'rieAn-
w, ore in anoth, r carriage and four ; and Lord
ktla Wellesley and Colonel Wylde followed in
god s
carriage and four.
theirr Majesty and her Royal Consort were conducted to
the ,earriage by the Vice-Chamberlain, the Keeper of
4to'rivY Purse the Master of the Household? Lord
Frarge Len llon Captain Hood, and Captain
akis e Lennox, .
kyr,'
aeymour.
,e,tlchment of the 4th Light Dragoons escorted the
lase' party from the Palace to Woolwich.
k•lieelnet Hawarden, Lord in Waiting, and Lord
took je3 Wellesley (Clerk Marshal) Equerry in Waiting,.
tetaa'eave of the Queen and Prince at Woolwich, and
Tilld to town.
l'ititaeale Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge
.and
gibe; George paid visits to her Majesty and Prince
14- 04 Friday at Buckingham Palace.
tilph Prince Pierre d'Oldenbourg visited his Royal
triCariae,ss the Duke of Cambridge yesterday at Cam-
ataara' laouse, and also called at Gloucester House, the
411eic'e" of her Royal Highness the Duchess of
It th:,,st". The Duke of Cambridge visited the Prince
klarendon
al)ila,salt °eel Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended
NtitcAservice yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel,
„1111,i'lidley-street.
,Tt 6,1 Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester,
'4O V° of Cambridge, and Prince George, honoured
lii°,ossetun with a visit on Friday evening.
the aa,oe'al Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured
lei",,nzin Opera with his presence on Saturday
.evening.
1%6' 'lumen and Mr. Cunningham, a deputation from
tia r
eqa company; Mr. Charles Simonds, deputed by
''ecutive Government of New Brunswick to make
„
4•"tions upon the subjc.ct of extending further rights
kotaaing to the Americans; and Mr. George R. Young,
teei" of the Assembly of Nova Scotia, had an in-
'fit°,'-* With Lord Stanley on Saturday at the Colonial-
aij Committee on Education of the Lords of her
ee-"Y's most Honourable Privy Council had a meeting
laia.tturday afternoon at the Council-office. There
b4,11-jrnesent the Lord President, Sir Robert Peel, the
`kokaa- Buccleuch, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham,
a"uersaacellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Granville
4.4 et.
ialla,lsrael Joseph, late from New Zealand, had an
uffitttevr on Friday w.e h Lord Stanley at the Colonial-
kat:bake of Wellington, and Sir Frederick Trench),
hoya",ed the early service yesterday in the Chapel
aktC," St. James's. The Rev. J. C. Baden officiated
'reached the sermon. Lords Talbot, Hawarden,
14 til4t truce, and W. Paget, attended the daily service
eaaell4Pel Ro -al • prayers were read by the Rev. J.
'ao ni-Qn• the les)son's by the Rev. Horsley Dakins, and
anthem
service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The
theati was en hed by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The
'este; was preached
your hands" (Greene). Mr.
4" Presided at ctheporgan.
41t1C.A.TION OF THE QUEEN
r„11. AT WOOLWICH.
ratla event, anticipated for many weeks, and for which
,ittY arfr,eParations have been made, took place on Satur-
Oris;',4loon The weather had been threatening
earlier. part of the day, and the wind was
0:i'„ what nautical men term a strong " sou'-wester."
nal showers of rain tended to make the aspect
T,rodialas, cheering and many of the veterans of the flood
,• -"'d that her Majesty would never put to sea in
i'klf,h-aetkkher • but " time told a different tale." At
°llsnipst °Le o'clock an express arrived at the Governor's
'aeee';°ra the Admiralty, conveying the welcome intelli-
k,4tlC:32iv Francis Collier that the Queen would leave
-"Wiereme Palace at four o'clock precisely, and arrive
%I.Tiwich soon after five o'clock.
iet• ia`'rancis Collier immediately sent off a dispatch to
"idatafatlant-General Lord Bloomfield, the Colonel-Com-
,7ek ;tit' and issued instructions to the officers in the
goi• ase;lrd to prepare for her Majesty's arrival, which,. it
Tropic)" he stated, was one hour in anticipation of the time
c,4kt itta'l3' appointed.
,1"` tie;',aree o'clock Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, captain
,4,kele" v ietoria and Albert steam yacht, arrived at the
a`4% Ifaatd• and immediately proceeded in his " gig" to
"gape-Yal steam yacht, which lay 200 yards from the
6,41 bentbent
4°
the same time a van arrived from Buckingham
gee containing her Majesty's plate, which was at
aTh -I,l4eYed on board.
Oasea'",art of Liverpool, the Steward of her Majesty's
4(1:a-c4d• arrived at half-past three o'clock, and pro-
At direct to the royal yacht.
qUarter past four o'clock a battery of Artillery
4`k,oia• -,,'nko the dockyard, and took up their position on
'ket;al,ef the watergate, and immediately in the rear of
ttarti,'ding sheds. second battery was located in the
adjoining the Royal Arsenal.
; Yalelwing the Royal Artillery, a company of the
ta4arines, headed by their splendid band, marched
"e dockyard. hettterlant-General Lord Bloomfield commanded :
o'4rs:trtnri,egst the officers commanding, were Colonel
Censer a4ejorsGeneral Sir Hugh de Ross, Lieutenants
asTa:v.aut trades and Colonel Powell.
'eer -elarinee'were farmed into lines on both sides of
11113e",,,a" Passage, and constituted the guard of honour.
I..`kea-''ockyard had now assumed a brilliant appear •
e-tISo hundreds of elegantly dressed ladies were
either side of the pathway along which their
Avsel4n was tow walk, and the superb uniforms of the
teposiaod military officers gave the assemblage a very.
!rdereang effect. Owing to some stringent but w.ell-
late, "tkregulations of the captain-superintendent
of the
telvea'aue dockyard was kept from being inconvenntly
eat -a"' ,as none but the immediate friends of the rest-
-4
navy
and military officers, with a select number of
Isteeraey from town, were permitted to be present.
arrival of importance was that of the Earl
ellten,Ston, the first Lord of the Admiralty, and Sir
7,taeage.
11,511'e '''rettri of Haddington was received by Sir Francis
ii,4lplper,',,,taP,tain-Superintendent of the yard. His Lord-
'rasa ""eued to inspect the royal yacht, denen re-
te shore, to await the arrival of the Que
belawarr, the Lord Chamberlain, and Earl
FovVIl• ei' tth...e Master of the Horse, soon afterwards ar-
toved of the royal carriages, and_ were quickly
the Earl of Aberdeen, the Secretary for Fo-
he Afi
e,7311 paalld of the Royal Artillery and also that of the
• ""-arinee entertained the company with several
°3'Ellar
an whilst awaiting the arrival of the
Thprty.
/Pqr rhallziety to see her Majesty was as great as ever
itltt.,cltie;isetan_be,,r to have witnesssed,. and the police had the
itrpiut the
at the same time delicate duty to perform in
tattlidera e royal approach to the river clear of fair
_;11 but Mr. Malalieu, the very active and
otaperintendent of the R division, succeeded ill
At e'logating all and disobliging none.
elttee 014.1v° minutes past five-o'clock the sud.den.appear-
Cqv 411 outrider in royal livery galloping into the
gthltwgave notice of the near approach of royalty,
Toes 0 minutes afterwards the great gates
the ett evia were
ase° "i e °Pen, and the royal cortege, consisting of
aledit?cages and four, with outriders, and accorn-
4hro ••Y a detachment of the 4th Light Dragoons,
tu.
liOterl WaGrd of command was given, the soldiers prhee-
ea4etieekireaes, the two bands commenced playing t
kteaced -anthem, and three tremendous cheers an-
"a of .4) the Queen her presence in the midst of thou-
the"
h her sub°Ya.l carriage drove up at the commencement_ of_
le .Q covered jeets.
tieee wan and from the first carriage descended
Ileaty, ;and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her
f
dinata-Nn alighting, was received by the Earl o
-1141,--s-11'the Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Delawarr, Earl
'atlarat ri• Gage, Sir Francis Collier, and Lieut.-
If 4rd R
- -loomfield.
"(41, 'lest/
and e are happy to say, looked extremely
'eta, -tpeared to be in most excellent spirits. The
lue Passed towards the stairs, constantly re-

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turned ,ilk, groaing with smilea and 110%1. Prince. Al-
bert war. also exceedingly well received.
Te Queen was attired in a dress of purple shot silk,
a black satin mantle, and straw cottage bonnet, trimmed
with striped blue ribbon.
At the moment the Queen arrived at the head of the
granite stairs descending to the river, the sight that met
her eyes must have been at once pleasing and gratifying.
The Albert and Victoria yacht, the Porcupine survey-
ing steam-vessel, and the Black Eagle steamship, had
all their yards manned ; hundreds of small boats dotted
the water, and farther off from the shore, in the rear of
the Government vessels, were several large steamers,
crammed with passengers.
The Queen was conducted' to her barge by the Earl of
Haddington, Lord Aberdeen, the Lord Chamberlain,
and Lord Steward ; an:l Sir Francis Collier had the
honour of steering her Majesty.

The royal barge was occupied by the Queen, Prince
Albert, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lady Canning, and the
Countess of Gainsborough, Ladies in Waiting.
The royal salute was fired as her Majesty proceeded to
the Victoria and Albert yacht. On reaching this vessel
three cheers were given by the crews of this and other
steam ships, and Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence
hastened to assist the ascent of her Majesty upon deck.
The royal standard floated in the breeze momentarily
with the Queen's arrival on the deck of the royal yacht.

The Lord. Steward, Sir James Clarke, her Majesty's
physician in ordinary, and others of the royal suite, were
taken to the Victoria and Albert yacht, in one of the Ad •
miralty barges.
Mr. G. E. Anson, treailirer and private secretary to
Prince Albert, and Colonel Wyide, Equerry to his Royal
Highness, with others of the Household, embarked on
board the Black Eagle.
The Royal yacht had now got her steam up, and was
preparing to cast taller moorings, when it was hinted to
the Noble Captain that a servant of PriNce Albert's
had not arrived, and hence a delay of ten minutes or a
quarter of an hour occurred. At last the individual
arrived by a Waterman steamer ; he jumped into one of
the Trinity barges and in very quick time was on board
the Royal yacht, when her moorings were cast oft, and
she proceeded down the river in a majestic style, followed
at the distance of a quarter of a mile astern by the Por-
cupine surveying steam-vessel, Captain Frederick Bul-
lock, and the Black Eagle steam-ship, Master Com-
mander B. Cook.

A royal salute was fired from the marshes as the royal
squadron passed the Arsenal.
It is expected that the royal squadron will anchor fur
the night at the Nore Light.

For the convenience Of her Majesty's table, an Alder-
ney cow is housed on board the yacht, adjoining the
starboard piddle-box forward.
Between the funnel and the mainmast, amidships, a
large Monzani's life boat is stowed fore and aft.

The services of Mr. Knight, the pilot, who has been
engaged on board the royal yacht heretofore, and in
whose skill and experience, in navigating all the large
ships that leave the river, the utmost confidence is ever
placed, are again called into requisition on this occasion.
THE ROYAL PROGRESS.—The following has been
pAlished as a correct programme of the royal move-
ments for the next few days:—
The royal yacht, after lying at the Nore for the night,
will proceed at an early hour this (Sunday) morning to
Antwerp.
Arriving at Antwerp, her Majesty and her Illustrious
Consort will proceed thence by railway to Bruhl, a
palace belonging to the King of Prussia, situate in the
Prussian Rhenish provinces near Cologne. Her Majesty
will remain the guest of the King of Prussia at Bruhl

two days.
Upon leaving Bruhl, her Majesty, accompanied by the
King and Queen of Prussia, will proceed by Bonn to
Stolzenfels, a small castle on the Rhine, near Coblentz,
also belonging to the King of Prussia.
Here the royal party will remain two days, proceed-
ing thence vitt Mayence, Frankfort, Wurtzburgh, Bam-
berz, on to Coburg and Gotha.—Observer.

COLONIAL ACCOUNTS.
The Select Committee appointed to examine into the
accounts of colonial receipt and expenditure laid on the
table of the House, and to report their opinion as to
the mode in which it may be desirable to frame the
same for the future, in order to introduce uniformity,
regularity, correctness, and completeness, and who were
empoa ered to report the minutes of evidence, have con-
sidered the matters referred to them, and have agreed
to the following resolutions, which they recommend
should be conveyed to the Crown colonies for prompt
adoption, in all cases in which they may not have been
already adopted and complied with under the instruc-
tions that have been issued far the guidance of colonial
accountants, and to the colonies having representative
assemblies, as suggestions for the general improvement
of the colonial accounts, and for carrying out the objects
recommended to the attention of your Select Committee
Resolved-1. That in the opinion of this Committee
it is desirable that a uniform plan of colonial estimates
be adopted.
" 2. That it is the opinion of this Committee that such
estimates be prepared (wherever it is possible):in time to
receive the sanction of the Treasury Board and Secre-
tary of State before the commencement of the service to
which the estimates apply.
" 3. That it is the opinion of the Committee that such
estimates be accompanied by a comparative statement of
the receipts and expenditure, made up to the close of the
year pr.-vious to that in which the estimates are prepared.
"4. That it is the opinion of this Committee that
such estimates as regards the colonial receipts, shall
represent the gross revenues under their several and
distinct heads.
" 5. That it is the opinion of this Committee that as
regards the colonial expenditure, the different charges,
including the charges of collecting the revenue, be classed
separately under their different heads, and that the same
order of arrangement be universally adopted.
" 6. That it is the opinion of this Committee that
the fixed charges for salaries and other personal ser-
vices be kept distinct from all other charges.
" 7. That it is the opinion of this Committee that in
case of extraordinary or unanticipated expenditure, a
supplementary estimate, in the same form as the yearly
estimate, be prepared in the colony, and forwarded
without delay to the Colonial-office.
" 8. That it is the opinion of this Committee that

immediately after the local examination in each colony
of the annual account has been completed, a compara-
tive statement of the estimated and actual receipts and
disbursements of the year should be prepared by the
auditors or other officers by whom the accounts are
examined, showing under each head of revenue and
expenditure any difference that may have occurred
between the estimated and actual receipts and disburse-
ments of the year, and explaining the cause of any such
differences.
" 9. That it is the opinion of this Committee that as
all the evidence taken before the Committee proves the
superiority of the double-entry system of book-keeping,
its success wherever introduced into the public depart.
ments, and its general adaptation to the public service,
it is expedient that the said system be adopted for keep-

,g the accounts of colonial revenue and expenditure.
" 10. That it is the opinion of this Committee that a
cash-book, journal, and ledger be kept in all the
colonies, and that the ledger distinctly represent the
various heads of receipt and expenditure, as exhibited in
the estimates.
" 11. That it is the opinion of this Committee that
with a view to the prompt examination of the colonial
accounts, in all cases where a local auditor has not
been appointed, provision should be made for a
speedy and efficient local examination of the
accounts ; and the auditor or other officer to whom
such local examination is intrusted, should be em-
powered at any and all reasonable times to compare the
cash or other balances of the treasurer, or any other
officer intrusted with public money, with the balances
represented in the cash accounts of their respective de-
partments ; but such inspection and comparison are not
to supersede the periodical verification of public balances
by cemmittees or otherwise, which the governors of colo-
nies have heretofore been instructed to institute.
" 12. That it is the opinion of this Committee that the
accounts of the receipt and expenditure, when sent to
the Audit Board in London, be accompanied by the esti-
mates fur the year to which the accounts belong.
" 13. That it is the opinion of this Committee that the
colonial accountants be required to make up and for-
ward their accounts to the Audit Board in London,
within three months after the close of the financial year
to which the accounts refer, or specially to report the
causes of any greater delay.
" 14. That it is the opinion of this Committee that in
addition to the accounts sent home after audit in the co-
lonies, copies of the colonial cash-book and journals be
forwarded to the Audit Board.
" 15. That it is the opinion of this Committee that where
any inquiries or questions necessary for the elucidation
and prompt audit of the colonial accounts are suggested
by the Beard of Audit, the colonial accountant be re-
quired to reply to the same within one month after their
receipt, or to send a special report as to the causes of de-
lay, stating the period at which the explanations may be
expected.
" 16. That it is the opinion of this Committee that in
case such replies or explanations shall not be received
by the Audit Board within a reasonable time (to be
estimated according to the distance of the colonies and
the facilities of communication with the same), the
Audit Board shall call the attention of the Lords of the
Treasury to the neglect of the colonial accountant.
" 17. That it is the opinion of this Committee that a
quarterly report be made by the Audit Board to the
Lords of the Treasury on the state of the colonial ac-
counts, showing the arrears and the causes of the arrears,
and calling the attention of the Treasury Board to every
case of irregularity and delay.
" 18. That it is the opinion of this Committee that
abstracts of the accounts of the various colonies, after
being examined by the Audit Board, be annually pre-
sented' to Parliament ; and that they be accompanied
with copies of the estimates for the years to which they
refer.
" 19. That it is the opinion of this Committee that it
.is desirable that steps should be taken for ensuring the
more punctual transmission of the periodical returns of
revenue and expenditure, provided for in the 7th chapter
of the Rules and Regulations for the Colonial Service;'
and that it is also desirable that a systematic record
should be kept at the Audit-office, in a complete and
concentrated shape, of the results of all the colonial ac-
counts rendered to, and examined in, that department,
in such manner as at all times would afford the means,
so fur as regards the Crown colonies, of giving to Go-
vernment and Parliament specific information on all
points relating to the colonial receipt and expenditure ;
and likewise that the Board of Audit should, from time
to time, suggest the introduction of such improvements
in the existing modes cf keeping or rendering the colo-
nial accounts as would remove the present anomalies,
and secure a uniform, regular, and correct system of
colonial book-keeping ; and should also suggest the
needful instructions to the colonial officers for that pur-
purpose, and prepare such forms and models as may be
useful to give effect to these instructions.°
July 17.