SCOTLAND.
The journey of the Queen to her Highland retreat was completed on Saturday according to the programme. She arrived at Banchory early in the afternoon; there leaving the railway she took post- horses and proceeded to Balmoral,—calling on the Duchess of Kent at Abergeldie Castle by the way. At a quarter before seven, the Queen alighted at the entrance of Balmoral Castle. On Sunday, the Queen, Prince Albert, and their sons and daughters, walked abroad in the envi- rons of the Castle. On Monday, after walking- with the Queen, Prince Albert went to his deer-stalking ; while her Majesty drove to the falls of the Garr Valt. On Tuesday, the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Prin- cess Royal, walked out in the woods; Prince Alfred went fishing, and the younger children walked and rode.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Amalie of Hohenlohe Sehilling- furst dined with the Queen.
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