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THE QUEEN held a Court at Buckingham Palace on Monday, to receive addresses from both Houses of Parliament in answer to her Majesty's message of war with Russia. Seated on the throne, with Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales on either side, and the Ministers and Great Officers of State occupying their usual places, the Queen first received the House of Peers, headed by the Lord Chancellor. Among the Peers Present were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Lucan, the Earl of Eglinton, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Bishops of London, Oxford, and Llandaffi Lord Monteagle, Lord Redesdale, Lord Beaumont, and Lord Ashburton. The address was read by the Lord Chancellor ; who, kneel- ing, received a gracious answer from the Queen.
Shortly after three o'clock, the Peers having retired, the Speaker, ac-
companied by about three hundred Members of the House of Commons, entered, and read the address from the Commons, and in like manner re- ceived an answer from her Majesty. Among the Commons were Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Hume, Mr. Brotherton, Sir John Pakington, Mr. W. Williams, Mr. Goulburn, Colonel Sibthorp, Lord Riche, Mr. Hudson, Mr. F. Peel, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Walter, Mr. Drummond, Mr. George Bankes, Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Wilson Patten, and Sir John Shelley. The Commons having retired, her Majesty gave audience to Lord Aberdeen, Lord Clarendon, Lord John Russell, Sir James Graham, and the Duke of Newcastle.
A Court and Privy Council were held at Buckingham Palace yesterday. At the Court, the Marquis of Londonderry delivered to the Queen the ensigns of the Order of the Garter worn by his father, the late Marquis of Londonderry. At the Privy Council, an order was issued regulating the licence, in point of time, to be allowed to Russian merchant-vessels in India and the Colonies.
The Queen and Royal Family have taken their usual drives this week ; the weather being remarkably clear and fine. Her Majesty visited the of Gloucester on Wednesday. Prince Albert called on the Duchess on Tuesday, and also on the Infanta Dona Anna of Portugal. On Wednesday, Prince Albert, accompanied by Lord Derby, inspected the proposed site for the Wellington College at Farnborough. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred visited the Tower on Satur- day; and the Princesses Helena and Louisa have twice visited the Zo- ological Gardens in Regent's Park. Several works of art have been submitted to the Queen and Prince Albert : photographic miniatures of the Guards and Staff accompanying the troops to Turkey, by Messrs. Dickenson ; a portrait of Admiral Na- pier, by Mr. Joy ; a bust of the Duke of Cambridge, by Mr. J. G. Jones ; and a picture of the Council of the Great Exhibition, by Mr. Phillips. Among the guests at the Palace, have been Dona Anna of Portugal, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of Cambridge, Earl and Countess Grey, Count and Countess Walewski, Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir James and Lady Graham, Lord and Lady Mahon, and Lady and Miss Peel.
Orders have been issued for the Court to go into mourning from the 9th to the 16th instant, for the late Duke of Parma.
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