AT a Court held at Buckingham Palace on Monday, the
Duchess of Leuchtenberg had an audience of the Queen. The following gentlemen had audience of her Majesty : Senor de Castello y Lanzas, Envoy Extraordinary from the Mexican Republic, to deliver his credentials ; the Honourable Henry Howard, on his departure for a diplomatic post at the Court of Brazil ; the Honourable Charles Murray, to kiss hands on his appointment as Minister to the Swiss Confederation ; Colonel Sheil, on his return from Persia ; Dr. John Forbes, and Dr. James Bardsley, of Manchester, upon whom the Queen conferred the honour of knighthood.
Her Majesty afterwards held a Privy Council. The Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Granville, Sir James Graham, and the Marquis of Breadalbane, had audience of her Majesty. The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal children, left Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, and reached Osborne just before six in the afternoon. On Thursday, the Queen, Prince Albert, and family, embarked on board the Victoria and Albert steam-yacht, attended by Sir James Graham ; and her Majesty reviewed the fleet at Spithead. The Royal party did not return to Osborne until eight in the evening. The Prince of Prussia, Prince George of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and the Grand Duchess Catherine, have visited her Majesty this week.
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