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Twig Queen and Prince Albert, with the suite, arrived at Windsor Castle, from Scotland, on Saturday. On landing at Woolwich, at half-past ten o'clock, the Royal party entered several carriages that i were n readiness, and proceeded by Greenwich, Deptford, Peckham, Vauxhall, and Hyde Park, to the terminus of the Great Western Rail- way at Paddington. Here a special train, attended by the principal officers of the Company, had been in readiness since seven o'clock on the previous evening : in five minutes the train was in motion, and in thirty more it had reached Slough ; where horses and carriages bad been waiting since eleven o'clock on Friday night. The bells of Eton and Windsor were rung as the Queen passed through ; and at half-past twelve the Royal standard waving from the Castle announced the presence of the Sovereign.
After a luncheon, Prince Albert drove the Queen out toward Vir- ginia Water, in an open phaeton and pair. The Dutchess of Kent joined the dinner circle in the evening. The travellers_retired to rest at an early hour.
Travelling has been followed by repose and regular life: the usual daily walks and drives have been resumed.
The Queen Dowager arrived at Windsor Castle, from Bushy Park, on Thursday, on a visit to the Queen.
Other visiters have also arrived at the Castle ; the Archduke Ferdi- nand of Austria, with his suite, Prince Esterhazy, the Prince and Princess of Lichtenstein, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Liverpool, and the Earl of Aberdeen.
Yesterday evening, the Queen gave a grand banquet, at which covers were laid for forty-three. During the banquet music WRS performed. Besides the Datchess of Kent and the guests staying at the Castle, the Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg Strelitz was present.
The Duke of Cambridge has left Woburn Abbey, where he has been visiting the Duke and Dutchess of Bedford, to partake the hospitality of Lord Ravensworth, at Ravensworth Castle, in Durham.
Prince George of Cambridge and the Hereditary Prince of Mecklen- burg Strelitz arrived in town, from Dusseldorf, by way of Antwerp, on Sunday, and proceeded to Prince George's residence in St. James's Palace. Prince George repaired to Kew on the same evening, and the Hereditary Prince followed next day.
It is said that the Queen and Prince Albert, with the infants, will go to Brighton at the end of October, to remain at the Pavilion for a month or six weeks.
According to a pendant to the Court Circular, in the daily papers, dated Windsor, September 21st, the Court fancy of the day is all Scotch- " Her Majesty, when in Scotland, was graciously pleased to express an i anxious desire to promote, by every means n her power, the tartan manufac- tories of the North. Her Majesty, (in order effectually to carry out her bene- ficent designs, and to prove the Roy al determination to patronize this highly- important branch of manufacture, so extensively embarked in in Clackman- nanshire, Perthshire, and Stirlinghire) has never appeared, either in public or private, since the return of the Court to the Castle, [two whole days together without some portion of her attire being compose of the tartan manufacture of Scotland. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, ever since the return of their illustrious parents to Windsor, have also invariably worn, in their drives and walks, sashes and ribands of either the Victoria or Albert plaid. The Lady and Maids of Honour in waiting upon the Queen have also followed the excellent example so tastefully and admirably set them by their Royal mistress. Plaid stocks and neckerchiefs are likewise general among the gentlemen connected with the Royal Household. The conduct pursued by her Majesty in thus causing a stimulus to be given to an extensive branch of our Northern manufactures cannot fail to be highly appre- ciated by the Scottish subjects of the Sovereign." [ Some outfitter's puff?]
Four beautiful Spanish stallions arrived at Windsor on Wednesday, presents from Isabella the Second of Spain to Victoria of England. They have large heads and necks, flowing manes more than fourteen inches long, and very large and long tails. The Queen kept two, a cream-coloured one and a skewbald one ; and gave two to the Prince, a bay and a brown.
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