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THE Queen has this week been leading a quiet life at Windsor ; taking daily walks on the Terrace or in the Little Park with Prince Albert ; and occasionally riding in a pony phaeton. The Royal pair inspected the progress made in the erection of the new riding-school on Wednesday.
Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of pheasant-shooting near Ascot Gate on Mond4; and on Thursday a run with his beagles. A deer was uncarted at Ascot yesterday, for the amusement of the Prince. The Dutchess of Kent has been as assiduous as her daughter in the exercise of walking.
Sir Robert Peel, the Lord Chancellor, and the Earl of Jersey, took their departure from the Castle on Saturday. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived on Thursday ; and on the same day arrived Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Minister, and Mr. Everett, the United States-Minister, on a visit to the Queen. They took their leave yesterday ; when the Danish and Spanish Ministers arrived to share the Royal hospitality.
The Queen Dowager is understood to be making slow but steady progress towards convalescence.
The Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta rode over from Kew on Tuesday, and visited the Dutchess of Glou- cester. On Wednesday, accompanied by Prince George, they left New for Buckhurst, on a visit to Earl and Countess Delawarr.
The Dublin Evening Mail gives this piece of boasted "exclusive in- formation "— "The Queen having expressed some natural uneasiness that her son, the Prince of Wales, should have, during her lifetime, precedence of his Royal father, it has been resolved that Prince Albert shall be immediately created Ring-Convert, by the style and rank of his Majesty King Albert. English history affords no precedent for such a step as this; but in other kingdoms in Europe the elevation, under similar circumstances, is not uncommon ; and at this moment, in Portugal, the brother of Prince Albert, who is married to the Queen, enjoys the title of King-Consort."
The baptism of the Prince of Wales is expected to take place at the end of next month ; and, according to the present arrangement, the place will be St. George's Chapel, Windsor. This solemn rite will be celebrated under circumstances of unusual interest, and what we cannot but consider as the most auspicious. The sponsors invited to answer at the font for the future Monarch of this great empire are, the King of Prussia, the Duke of Cambridge, Ferdinand Duke of Saxe Coburg, uncle to Prince Albert, the Princess Sophia, and the Dutchess of Saxe Coburg. It is understood to be the intention of the King of Prussia to visit this country, in order that he may in person assist at the baptism—Standard, Dec. 14.
The Court Circular says that the 26th is the day fixed for the bap- tism. Preparations for the ceremony and the attendant festivities have already commenced in the Castle,
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