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THE cares of Parliament and its prorogation have drawn the Queen from Windsor. Her Majesty, with Prince Albert and the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, arrived at Paddington,. by the Great Western Railway, at half-past one o'clock on Thursday ; and proceeded in an open carriage and four, escorted by Hussars, and_ followed by the suite in two other carriages and four, to Buckingham. Palace. The Queen, it is said, did not appear in such good spirits as usual.
Soon afterwards, her Majesty held a Privy Council, at which the Royal Speech was arranged and agreed upon. Sir John Walsh took - the oaths on being appointed Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Radnor.
The Queen went in state to prorogue Parliament, yesterday ; the procession leaving Buckingham Palace about a quarter before two o'clock. Six carriages, each drawn by six horses, conveyed officers of' the Household and the suite : the seventh was the state-carriage, drawn by eight cream-coloured horses, bearing the Queen and Prince Albert ; the Mistress of the Robes and Master of the Horse sitting on the front seat. The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards composed the escort. The Queen wore a state-robe and a tiara of diamonds; Prince Albert a Field-Marshal's uniform. The procession returned to Buckingham. Palace at a quarter past three. The Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha arrived at Buckingham Palace late on Thursday night, from the Continent. His Serene Highness accom- panied the Queen and Prince Albert on their return to Windsor, yester- day, by the same way that they came ; the Prince and Princess and the suite following. The Queen and Prince Albert, and their Royal relatives, drove from Windsor on Tuesday, in a carriage and four, to visit the Duke and Dutehess of Cambridge, at Kew. A dejeuner, and a ride round. the grounds in pony-phaetons and on horseback, entertained the party ; who returned to Windsor to dinner.
The Queen Dowager left town, with her suite, on Saturday, for Gop- salt Hall, the seat of Earl Howe, in Leicestershire ; travelling by rail- way. On Monday, her Majesty proceeded to visit the Marquis and. Marchioness of Exeter, at Burghley. The Queen declined to receive an address which the good folks of Stamford had prepared to greet her withal as she passed ; but they assembled and escorted her with flags and evergreens through the town. At Burghley, on Tuesday, her Majesty stood sponsor, with Earl Howe and the Earl of Beverley, for the Marquis of Exeter's son, baptized by the Bishop of Peterborough by the name of" Adelbert Percy Cecil " ; to whom the Queen gave a splendid gold salver.
Queen Adelaide completes her fiftieth year today. Her Majesty has given 40/. to the National and Infant Schools of Stamford.
The Duke of Cambridge went to the Italian Opera on Tuesday.
The Standard of last night makes an announcement for the North- Britons— We understand that the Queen and Prince Albert propose to pay a visit to Scotland at the commencement of the month of September. Her Majesty and the Prince will, we believe, go to Scotland and return by sea. Iler Ma- jesty will probably make an excursion to the Highlands during her stay in Scotland ; paying visits to the Earl of Nionoul, Lord Mansfield, Lord Breadal- bane, and Lord Willoughby D'Eresby. It is said that her Majesty will reside. while in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, at the Palace of Dalkeith.
" The Royal George yacht, at Portsmouth, is fitting out with the utmost expedition, doubtless for the purpose of conveying her Majesty to Scotland."
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