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BucarNonaw PALACE has lost its Royal guests ; but King Leopold, before his departure, paid another visit to Claremont. Accompanied by his Queen, and by his illustrious hostess and Prince Albert, the King drove over to his seat on Saturday : after partaking of a dejenner, his companions returned to dine in town, leaving him there ; and he rejoined the circle at Buckingham Palace on Monday. On that day, the King and Queen of the Belgians paid the Queen Dowager a fare- well visit ; and on Tuesday, they took leave of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Attended by their suite, by the Earl of Hardwicke and Lord George Lennox, and by M. Van de Weyer, their Majesties left the Palace for Woolwich ; and embarked, at ten o'clock in the morning, with the usual honours, in the Princess Alice war-steamer. [They landed at Ostend at half-past nine o'clock at night ; and set out at once, by the railroad, for Brussels.]
The Queen held a Court, on Monday, at Buckingham Palace ; and gave audiences to Lieutenant-General the Baron de Stjerncrona, on a special mission from the King of Sweden, who took leave, and to the Prince of Oettingen Wallerstein, who presented a letter from the King Of Bavaria.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert went to the Botanical Gardens in the Regent's Park on Tuesday ; yesterday, to a private view of the Exhibition of the Royal Academy.
The Queen Dowager has been ill. On Tuesday, her Majesty's medical attendants issued a bulletin, announcing that she had " an ex- tensive attack of erysipelas over the left arm, the consequence of an injury to the wrist." Her Majesty had suffered much pain during the two previous days ; but on Monday, she passed a good night ; on Tues- day, the inflammation had partially subsided ; and by Thursday, her Majesty was "advancing satisfactorily to recovery." There was, how- ever, still a little pain in the hand yesterday. The inquiries at Marl- borough House have been numerous and frequent ; and the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge have visited the invalid in person.
The Datchess of Gloucester has also been indisposed : on Wednes- day, it was announced that her Royal Highness was " suffering from pain in one of her arms, the consequence of a fall "; but yesterday, the patient was " going on very favourably." The Dutchess has received visits from the Duke and Datchess of Cambridge.
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