The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen went in state yesterday to the House of Lords,
to open the sessions of Parliament with a Speech from the
Throne.

The royal procession was formed at Buckingham Palace
in the following order :
A carriage drawn by six bays, conveying Sir Noel Harris,
Mr. Des Voeux, and another Gentleman Usher, the Exon
in Waiting, and Mr. Wilson, Page of Honour.
A carriage drawn by six bays, conveying Captain F. Hugh
Seymour, Groom of the Robes; Colonel Reid, Silver Stick;
Captain the lion. Arthur Duncombe, R.N., Groom in Wait-
ing; Sir George Anson, G.C.8., Groom in Waiting to the
Prince; and Mr. Wortleyt Page of Honour.
A carriage drawn by a set of bays, conveying the Comp-
troller of the Household, the Clerk Marshal, Colonel Buckley,
Equerry in Waiting, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Wait-
ing to the Prince.
A carriage drawn by six bays, conveying the Captain of
the yeomen, the Marquis of Orrnonde, Lord in Waiting, the
Treasurer of the Household, and Lord George Lennox, Lord
is Waiting to the Prince.
A carriage drawn by six black horses, conveying the
Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting, the Lord Steward,
the Marquis of Londonderry, G.C.8., Gold Stick, and the
Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert descended the grand stair-
case at twenty minutes before two o'clock, the Queen wear-
ing her splendid diamond circlet, and her state robe being
borne by the Pages of Honour in Waiting ; the Prince, habited
in a Field Marshal's uniform, and wearing the collars of the
Most Noble Order of the Garter and of the Golden Fleece.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were conducted to the
state coach by the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Cham-
berlain. Opposite to the Queen and the Prince were seated
the Countess of Gainsborough, Lady in Waiting, and the
Master of the Horse.

The guard of honour, composed of the Grenadier Guards,
commanded by Colonel Wood, and the band of the regiment,
were on duty on the Palace lawn, and received her Majesty
and her Illustrious Consort with the usual military honours.
The state coach, drawn by eight cream-coloured horses,
was preceded by the Queen's ➢larshalmen, the Queen's
Footmen in state liveries, and a party of the Yeomen Guard.

A detachment of the Life Guards formed the escort of the
royal procession from the Palace to the House of Peers.
The crown was conveyed to the House of Lords by Sir
William Martin, Gentleman Usher.
The state procession returned in the same order to the
Palace at five minutes past three o'clock, the Lord Cham-
berlain and the Vice-Chamberlain receiving her Majesty and
the Prince at the grand entrance.
A party of the Yeomen of the Guard, in their Coronation
costume, was on duty in the Grand Hall. Sir George
Philip Lee, the Lieutenant, and Mr. Ellerthorp, the Clerk of
the Cheque, were in attendance.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
vesterday, attended by Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting.
The Prince visited their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, at Cambridge House.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was taken an air-
ing yesterday in the royal gardens at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon.
Miss Murray, the Marquis of Ormonde, Colonel Buckley, and
Colonel Wylde, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their
presence yesterday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the
Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz yesterday.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet-
ing yesterday afternoon at the office in Whitehall-place.
There were present the Bishop of Carlisle, the Bishop of
Hereford, the Bishop of LlandalY, the Bishop of Salisbury, the
Earl of Chichester, the Earl of Harrowby, and the Right
Hon. H. Hobhouse. . _ _

Earl Bathurst and Sir John Beckett had interviews with
the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board
of Trade. _ _

Dispatches from the Governor of South Australia were re•
ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office.

Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert, at-
tended by the Hon. Miss Murray, Colonel Buckley, and
Colonel Wyld, honoured the Haymarket Theatre last
evening, to witness the sixty-fifth performance of the
new comedy of Old Heads and Young Hearts, the ex-
travaganza of Gracios4 and Percinet, and the Diorama.
The Directors of the Brighton Railway have,
through the usual channel, received the royal commands
to have the State carriage in readiness for her Majesty's
reception at the New Cross station, on Friday next, at
half-past two, P.m., when her Majesty will proceed to
Brighton by a special train. We understand that the Di-
rectors are actively engaged in making suitable prepara-
tions, and are anxious to do all possible honotir to the
occasion, as it will be the first time that her Majesty
will have travelled on the line.
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