31 MAY 1856, Page 4

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THE QUEEN returned to London from Osborne on Monday. Before she left Gosport, her Majesty inspected the Fourth and Thirteenth Light Dragoons, on their return from the Crimea ; and after her return to Buck- ingham Palace, accompanied by Prince Albert and the Prussian Prince, -she went to the Olympic Theatre.

The remainder of the week was full of incidents. On Tuesday, the Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace to receive Count Appony, the new Austrian Minister. In the evening of the same day, her Majesty, accompanied by the Prussian Prince and the Regent of Baden, attended a ball given by the Ottoman Ambassador, at his house in Bryanstone square: she went in state, escorted by a troop of Horse Guards, and a -guard of honour was stationed in front of the Embassy. The Queen arrived shortly after ton: and the Diplomatic Body, who mustered in great force, having been presented to her Majesty, she opened the ball with M. Musurus, Prince Albert dancing with Madame Musurus. Prince Frederick of Prussia danced with the Countess de Persigny, and the Regent of Baden with the Princess Mary of Cambridge. After this, her Majesty waltzed with the Regent of Baden. The Queen took supper with the Ambassador, and retired at half-past twelve.

On Thursday, her Majesty held a drawingroom at St. James's Palace. It was her birthday celebration, and the attendance was great. In the evening her Majesty witnessed the display of -fireworks in the Green Park, from a pavilion erected at the North side of Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert, Prince Frederick of Prussia, and the Regent of Baden, went to Epsom REICB8, and witnessed the race for the Derby stakes.

The Queen gave a concert last night to a circle of distinguished per-