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Tin Queen has continued at Osborne ; driving out, and walking in the grounds.
The chief political event in the Court record is that her Majesty, on Tuesday, gave audience to Mr. Ingersoll and Mr. Buchanan; the for- mer presenting his letters of recall, and the latter presenting his cre- dentials as Minister from the United States.
The social event is the annual fete in celebration of Prince Albert's birthday, kept on Saturday last. The labourers and workmen employed at Osborne, the seamen of the Royal yachts, the noncommissioned officers and men of the detachment of the Twenty-third Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the Trinity House men, and the Coast Guard at East Cowes, amounting to 500 men, were entertained at dinner. The Queen, Prince Albert, the Royal children, Lord Aberdeen, and Count Alexander Mensdorff, wit- neesed the procession to dinner from the lawn at Osborne, and subse- quently passed between the tables. After dinner there were dancing and rustic games in presence of the Queen.
The more public recognitions of the birthday, as gun-firing and
illu-
minations, took place yesterday in the Metropolis and other localities.
On Thursday, the 4ueen and Prince Albert inspected the newly-in- -vented sewing-machine, and a coat sewed by it, at the establishment of Messrs. Nicoll, Regent Street.
Lord Aberdeen, Sir James and Lady Graham and their two daughters, the Earl of Clarendon, Captain Crispin RN., Sir Charles Lyell, and Vis- count Hardinge, have been visitors of her Majesty during the week.
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