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THE King returned to Windsor on Saturday evening, after receiving the formal resignation of the late Ministers, and delivering the seals of office to several of their successors. His Majesty remained at Windsor till Thursday ; when he again came to St. James's Palace, and held a. Court.
Lord Lyndhurst had an audience, and resigned the Great Seal. Three Commissions, appointing Sir Charles Pepys, Sir Lancelot Shadwell, and Mr. Justice Bosanquet, Commissioners of the Great Seal, were then formally signed by the King, and sealed in his presence. A Privy Council was held; at which his Majesty delivered the purse containing the Great Seal to Sir Charles Pepys, and then all the three Commissioners were sworn in.
The Privy Seal was delivered by his Majesty to Lord Duncannon, and the seals of the Dutchy of Lancaster to Lord Holland. The Earl of Mulgrave was declared Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. The Marquis Wellesley kissed hands as Lord Chamberlain ; the Duke of Argyle as Lord Steward ; the Earl of Albemarle as Master of the Horse ; the Earl of Errol as Master of the Buck Hounds; and the Earl of Gosford as Captain of the Yeomen Guard. The King gave audiences to Lord Melbourne, Lord Palmerston, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Earl of Denbigh. The Duke of Cumberland visited his Majesty at the Palace. The Queen will hold a Drawing-room at St. James's Palace on Thursday next. The Dirtchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria returned to Ken- sington Palace on Tuesday, from Buxted Park.
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