19 MAY 1849, Page 7

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TELE Duke and Dutchess Augustus of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, with their three children, became the Queen's guests at Buckingham Palace on Sa- turday afternoon, and remain her visiters. On Sunday, and yesterday, the Luke and Dutchess visited the Dutchess of Kent, at Clarence House. On Monday, the Queen and Prince Albert took theta to Windsor Castle; returning on the same evening.

The Queen gave a state ball on Wednesday; to which the Royal Family and some 1,900 guests were invited. Her Majesty opened the dancing with Prince Leopold Count of Syracuse, in a quadrille. Some of the Scottish nobles wore the Highland dress, and performed reels to Mackay's piping.

The Queen and Prince Albert went to the Italian Opera at Covent Gar- den Theatre on Saturday, to the German Opera at Drury Lane Theatre on Mouday, to Her Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday, and to the French play yesterday.

Prince Albert presided at a meeting of the Servants' Provident and Be- nevolent Society, on Wednesday, in the Hanover Square Rooms; and de- livered an interesting speech in support of the institution. Yesterday, he was present at the examination of Gentlemen Cadets in the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.

The Dutchess of Kent visited Queen Victoria on Wednesday, and the Queen Dowager on Monday and Wednesday.

The Duke of Cambridge visited the British Museum on Saturday. Prince George visited her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace.