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THE Queen and Prince Albert remain in quiet at Windsor Castle, after their tour of visits ; the Prince occasionally amusing himself with the gun or his harriers.
Her Majesty held a Court and Privy Council at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. At the Court, Dr. Lonsdale was presented by Sir James Graham, and did homage on his promotion to the See of Lichfield. M. Ribeiro, on a special mission from the Emperor of Brazil, and Mr. Bankhead, were presented by the Earl of Aberdeen. The Council was attended by Prince Albert, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, Lord Stanley, Sir Edward linatchball, and the Earl of Jersey. Mr. Richard Pakenbam was in- troduced by the Earl of Aberdeen, and took the oaths and his seat as a Privy Councillor. Sir Peregrine Maitland took the oaths and kissed hands on his appointment to be Governor of the Cape of Good Rope. Parliament was ordered to be prorogued from Tuesday the 17th instant, to Thursday the 1st February, then to meet for the despatch of business.
The Bishop of Lichfield, M. Ribeiro, Mr. Bankhead, and Mr. Paken- ham, stopped the night at the Castle. Other visiters have been, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Lincoln, Sir Robert Peel, Sir Henry Wheatley, Viscount Melbourne, and Lord and Lady Beauvale.
Prince Albert came to town on Saturday ; went to see the agricul- tural show at Baker Street Bazaar ; inspected the Chapel Royal and new summer-temple in the garden at Buckingham Palace ; and returned to Windsor to dine.
The Dutchess of Gloucester is still "going on well." Her Royal Highness was visited by the Duke of Cambridge on Sunday and Tuesday.
The Duke of Cambridge went to Drury Lane Theatre on Tuesday ; and to the Sacred Harmonic Society's performance of Handel's Messiah, at Exeter Hall, last night.
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