24 FEBRUARY 1849, Page 7

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Tut first levee of the season was held by the Queen on Thursday, at St. James's Palace. The Duke of Cambridge and the Prince of Orange at- tended the levee. Among the presentations was that of Earl Talbot, on succeeding to the title; Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, on his marriage; the Right Honourable Thomas Wyse, Mr. Matthew Talbot Baines, and Mr. George Anderson, on their appointment to Government offices; Sir Rode- rick L Murchison, on return from abroad; Captain M'Quhre, on return from foreign service. Her Majesty gave audiences to Sir John Hobhouse, Lord John Russell, and Viscount Palmerston; also to Earl Talbot, who delivered up the insignia of the Garter worn by his late father.

The Count Colloredo-Waldsee had an audience of the Queen yesterday, to present his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo- tentiary from the Emperor of Austria. Her Majesty also gave audience to the Duke of Wellington.

The Queen took the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice with her on Saturday to visit the Dutchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House: on Tuesday, her Majesty went with Prince Albert to Claremont, and visited the Count and Countess of Neuilly. On Monday. the Duke of Cambridge, and on Wednesday, the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Parma, paid visits at Buckingham Palace.

Admiral Cecille, the French Ambassador, and Mr. Thomas Wyse, have been guests at the Royal dinner-table.

Prince Albert attended a meeting of the Dutch), of Cornwall Commis- sioners on Saturday: on Monday, the Pribce visited and inspected Mr. Cubitt's factory at Thames-bank; and on Thursday he inspected Mr. F. A. Carrington's models of the face of a country, prepared on a new principle.