Zbe °UM TEE Queen of the Belgians left Claremont for
the Continent on Saturday; and made the voyage from Dover to Ostend in safety, though not without some discomfort and delay, from a rough passage. Her Majesty arrived at Brussels at one o'clock on Sunday morning, and proceeded immediately to the Palace of the Laecken.
The Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge left Windsor Castle on Saturday Morning.
Queen Adelaide arrived on a visit to the Queen on Wednesday, and re- mained till yesterday. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, and the Reverend Dr. Phil- pott, are visiters of the Queen.
Thursday was the Prince of Wales's birthday, and it was marked by suitable observances. Military bands performed under his window, and the troops were reviewed in the Park. The Dutchess of Kent came over from Frogmore unusually early, and joined the Royal party in a walk to see the review. In the evening, the domestics of the Castle had a grand feast, and "a dance in the hall," to which a vast number of friends were invited. For the first time the Royal theatres, and the tradesmen having Royal patron- age, in London and Windsor, illuminated their houses in the Prince's honour.
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