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TIIE QUEEN has had a good spell of business this week. On Wednesday morning, she arrived at Buckingham Palace from Windsor Castle ; and held a Court and Privy Council in the afternoon. At the Court, M. Musurus, the Turkish Ambassador, delivered his new credentials ; Mr. Alfred Rticker, Minister of the Manse Towns, had his first audience ; and Sir Henry Bulwcr had an audience on his return from Tuscany. The Queen conferred the honour of Knighthood upon Mr. Baron George Bram-

e, well, Mr. William C. Roe, Chief Justice of Ceylon ; Mr. Matthew Sausse, Puisne Judge at Bombay ; Mr. William E. Logan, Director of the Geological Survey in Canada ; Mr. Benson Maxwell, Recorder of Prince of Wales's Island ; Mr. Richard M`Caushuid, Recorder of Singapore. Her Majesty delivered to Lord Gough his gold stick of office as Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards. At the Privy Council, the Speech for the opening of Parliament was sanctioned by the Queen ; and her Majesty pricked the list of Sheriffs for England and Wales. The Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Lord Pal- merston, Lord Panmure, and Mr. Baines, had audience of her Majesty. The Queen opened Parliament in state on Thursday. The cortege, consisting of the state coach and six carriages, and an escort of Horse Guards, left Buckingham Palace at a quarter to two, and returned thither at three o'clock. At twenty minutes past four, the Queen and Court returned to Windsor Castle ; and arrived there about a quarter past five. "Still Water Runs Deep" and a A Game of Romps" were the the- atrical entertainments at Windsor Castle on Monday.

The list of the Queen's guests includes the Earl and Countess Stan- hope, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley, Mr. and Mrs. William Cowper, Mr. Macaulay, Mr. Pemberton Leigh, Admiral Richard Dunda.s, Sir Richard Airey, Major-General Dupuis, Captain Koppel, R.N., and Colonel Simmons, her Majesty's Commis- sioner at the Head-quarters of the Turkish Army.