31 JULY 1841, Page 2

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FOR the first time since her accession to the throne, the Queen has passed several days away from her own roof; having paid visits to some of her distinguished subjects.

At twenty minutes past one on Monday, the Queen and Prince Albert, escorted by a party of the Eleventh Hussars, and followed by the suite, left Windsor Castle for Woburn Abbey, the seat of the Duke of Bedford. The suite is now limited to six persons— the Lord in Waiting, the Lady in Waiting, the Maid of Honour in Waiting, an Equerry, and Prince Albert's Treasurer and Equerry. The road was animated by crowds of the loyal and the curious. At Chesham and Amersham the Royal party was escorted through the towns by the assembled inhabitants ; and at Woburn the road was lined with hundreds of horse-riders and thousands of pedestrians. The Queen and Prince Albert arrived shortly before six ; several of the tenantry of the Duke of Bedford, on horseback, falling in with the Royal escort as it approached the mansion. The Queen and Prince were received by their host and hostess at the portico in the West front. Soon afterwards the Queen made her appearance in the balcony, and was loudly greeted by the multitude. The Duke of Wellington was re- cognized, and a shout of welcome rent the air. The calls for the Duke and Dutchess of Bedford were protracted until the Dutchess appeared. Lord Melbourne was then called for, and on making his bow was well received. Besides the guests already named, there were the Duke and Dutchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke and Dutchess of Somerset, the Duke and Dutchess of Leinster, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, and some other noblemen and lathes. At eight o'clock the party sat down to dinner in the grand dining-room ; a fine selection of music being played by a band under the manage- ment of Signor Puzzi.

In the evening there was a dinner to the Duke's tenantry, and after- wards a profuse display of fireworks ; and in the town of Woburn a public subscription and tea-party for the poor commemorated the Royal On Tuesday, the Queen accompanied by the Dutchess of Bedford, the Dutchess of Sutherland, and the Dowager Dutchess of Bedford, rode out in the Duke's private carriage ; Prince Albert, the Doke of Bedford, and his noble guests, following the carriage on horseback. The town of Woburn, which was all alive with expectation, was gratified with a sight of the party.

The Queen and Prince Albert took leave of their host and hostess on Thursday, and proceeded on another visit, to Earl Cowper, at Pans- hanger. The order was the same as on leaving Windsor. At St. Alban's, a triumphal arch was erected for the Queen to pass under, filled with galleries for the accommodation of lady spectators ; and the houses of the town were decorated throughout the chief thoroughfare with ornamental devices. At Hatfield there was another arch ; and a great concourse of Hertfordshire folk received the Royal party on passing through. On arriving at Panshanger, after partaking of a lunch, the Queen and Prince Albert walked for some time on the terrace, to the great delight of a multitude of people.

The Duke of Wellington left Woburn, on Thursday, for town. Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, and some of the other visiters, proceeded to Panshanger, where the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde and Viscount and Viscountess Duncannon joined the party. At an early hour yesterday morning, the Queen and the Prince, wholly unaccompanied, walked through Panshanger Park to the village of Hertingfordbury. Those who recognized the Royal pair had the tact not to violate the incognito which was implied in the absence of attendants.

At twelve o'clock, the Mayor of Hertford, accompanied by a few of the inhabitants, attended at Panshanger to present an address to the Queen. The Hertford people were inspired by ancient reminiscences-

" At such a moment, we are irresistibly reminded that this neighbourhood, though not altogether unnoticed by your Majesty's predecessors, is most inti- mately associated with recollections of that Monarch whose reign occupies one of the most brilliant pages of our annals, and whom we now see restored to our eyes, as regards your Majesty's sex, as well as in that loftiness of character, that public virtue, and peculiar fitness for the high situation you are ordained by Providence to fill, which so eminently adorn your Majesty's Royal person."

This Elizabethan compliment was graciously accepted in the fol- lowing terms-

" This vicinity naturally brings to mind the recollection of the renowned Queen to whose reign and character you allude; and I humbly hope that the comparison which you draw may be justified by the event."

At one o'clock, the Queen and Prince Albert went over to Brocket Hall, the seat of Viscount Melbourne, and partook of a luncheon ; returning in the afternoon to Panshanger. It is expected that the Queen and Prince Albert will leave Pans- hanger today for Windsor.

The Queen of the Belgians has remained at Windsor Castle with the young Duke of Brabant, who continues to grow stronger, taking daily rides.

Sunday was the birthday of the Datchess of Cambridge. The Duke of Sussex visited her Royal Highness during the day, and several mem- bers of the Diplomatic Corps and many of the nobility and gentry left their names. The Queen Dowager came to town from Bushy, on lioaday, and the Dutchess of Gloucester from Bagshot Park, to con- gratulate the Dutchess. The Queen returned to Bushy in the eve- ning ; and the Dutchess of Gloucester returned to Bagshot.

The Duke of Cambridge left Cambridge Howe on Wednesday, on a visit to Sir William Fremantle, at Englefield Green, Egham.

On Tuesday, the Dutchess of Cambridge and Prince George and the Princess Augusta visited the Royal Academy.

The Hampshire Telegraph mentions an interchange of loyal and royal courtesies. Mr. Lobb, the Mayor of Winchester, had a valuable picture of a child by Greuze, called the Sleeping Beauty. Mr. Haydon the painter was deputed by the Queen to ask Mr. Lobb's permission to make a copy of it : Mr. Lobb, however, requested her Majesty's ac- ceptance of the original. The Queen received the present, and shortly after sent Mr. Lobb a letter of thanks, with a splendid silver tureen and ladle, highly gilt, with the royal arms on one side and Mr. Lobb's on the other ; the cover surmounted by a crown. The tureen is valued at. 150 guineas.