2 SEPTEMBER 1854, Page 2

fht (fund Tim Queen and the Royal Family have this

week continued their plea- sant cruises in the Fairy, and drives on the island.

The Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Sidney Herbert, and Mr. Gladstone, have _paid brief visits to her Majesty. . Soliman Pasha arrived at Osborne, yesterday, on a visit to the Queen. Saturday being Prince Albert's birthday, Mr. Albert Smith gave a performance in the evening, consisting of selections from his " Ascent of Mont Blanc," before her Majesty and a distinguished circle—much to their delectation.