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THE prominent incident of the week is the holding of a levee by the Queen, at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived under escort from Buckingham Palace; and at two o'clock the presentations commenced. The Dutchess of Kent, the Duke of Cam- bridge, Prince George, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, were present. Among the presentations were—Earl Grey, by Sir George Grey; Lord Lyttelton, on being appointed Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, by the Duke of Buccleuch; Lord Arthur Lennox, Clerk of the Ordnance; Lord Mahon, Secretary of the India Board ; the Honourable George Syd- ney Smythe, M.P., Under Foreign Secretary; the Reverend Dr. Adler, Chief Rabbi of the United Congregations of the British Empire, by Sir Moses Montefiore; Mr. Edward Eyre, Resident Magistrate, Murray River, South Australia; Mr. Roderick J. Murchison, "to return thanks for her Majesty's permission to accept and wear the Imperial Russian Order of St. Stanislaus of the first class, and to present his work on Russia and the Ural Mountains "; Commander D. Robertson, on promotion and return from New Zealand. At the close of the ceremony, the Royal party re- turned to Buckingham Palace.
On Monday, the Queen and Prince Albert witnessed the French Plays; and Tuesday being the anniversary of the Royal marriage, a dinner and an evening party were given in celebration. The entertainments partook of a classic character. On a stage erected. at the South end of the picture- gallery, sat Mr. Charles Kemble, who read the Antigone of Sophocles, in its musical form. A chorus was ranged on each side of the reader, and on the floor was the instrumental orchestra.
The Queen gave an audience to Sir Robert Peel yesterday.
In the afternoon, her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by all the children, left Buckingham Palace for Claremont
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