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Tim Queen held her first levee in the present season, at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday. In attendance on her Majesty at the entrée were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, Sir George Grey, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Broughton, the Earl of Carlisle, Mr. Labouchere, the Mar- quis of Clanricarde, and Mr. Fox Maule.
Sir Henry Gordon had an audience, and presented the badge and riband of a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, worn by his father, the late General Sir Willoughby Gordon.
The heads and distinguished members of all the political parties made a point of showing their loyalty by attendance at the levee ; and the presentations were numerous. They included Lord Cranworth, on his elevation to the peerage ; Sir Thomas Reclington, on appointment as K.C.B., and to receive the honour of knighthood ; Viscount Torrington, on his return from Ceylon ; Mr. Joseph Howe, of Nova Scotia ; and Dr. Bloomfield, to present to her Majesty the Third and concluding Volume of his Greek Testament with English Notes.
The American Minister and Mrs. Lawrence, the Duke of 'Wellington, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, Earl and Lady Charlotte Wentworth Fitzwilliam, and Viscount and Vis- countess Enfield, had the honour to dine with the Queen on Saturday.
• The Marquis of Westminster had a similar honour on Wednesday even- ing.
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