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THE Queen held a Privy Council, at Buckingham Palace, on Wednes- day; when a proclamation was ordered to be issued fixing the 28th of June as the day for her Majesty's coronation. On Thursday, the Queen held her first drawing-room this season, at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty, escorted by a party of Life Guards, arrived from the New Palace about two o'clock. Soon afterwards, the Dutchess of Kent and the Doke amid Dateless of Cambridge arrived in state. A deputation of the Governors of Christ's Hospital, according to custom, had an interview with the Queen, before the general coui- Foy were admitted ; and some of the boys presented charts and draw- ings for the Royal inspection.
There was the usual attendance of Foreign Ambassadors and Great Officers of State and the Household. The presentation of ladies was IMMenMIS. In the list of namea are those of Lady Lyndhurst, Mrs. Sykes, Lady Georgiana De Ros, Miss De Rothschild, Lady Monte- fore, Lady King, Mrs. Blackwood, Lady Seymour, Mrs. Kinloch, Mrs. Biddulph, Viscountess Glentwortb, Mrs. Robert Steuart, and Mrs, Thesiger. Among the noblemen and gentlemen present, were the Dukes of Somerset and Richmond, the Marquises of Lansdowne and Chandos, Earls of Tankerville, Grey, Fitzwilliam, Lords Strang. ford, Glentworth, Sandon, Teynham, Lyndhurst, and Quin, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Koch, and Mr. Piper.
In the evening, the Queen went to the Italian Opera. It is ex- pected that her Majesty will leave town on Wednesday next, for Wind- so: Castle.
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