4 AUGUST 1838, Page 7

CU Court.

THE Queen held a Court and Privy Council on Monday, at Bucking- ham Palace. Some Orders in Council on Colonial matters were dis- cussed and approved of. Sir George Villiers was presented to the Queen, on his return from Spain. Her Majesty gave private audiences to Lord Melbourne, Sir John Hobhouse, and Lord Hill. The Queen, with the Dutchess of Kent and a large party, rode on horseback on Tuesday for two hours and a half. In the evening, her Majesty went to the Italian Opera. The dinner company at the Palace this week has included Lord Melbourne, the Earl of Sorry, the Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, Lord Morpeth, Lady Funny Cowper, Mr. Rich, and Lord Byron. The Dutchess of Gloucester is unwell, but not seriously.