Cbr Court.
THE Queen is enjoying the fine weather at Brighton, in daily rides on horseback or in an open carriage. Her Majesty's companions are gene. rally the Dutchess of Kent, Baroness Letzen, Miss Dillon, Marquis of Conyngham, Sir George Quentin, and the Marquis of Headfort. The Queen's usual tiding.dress is a green habit, with a black beaver bat without veil or trimming of any kind. She looks remarkably well ; and whenever she appears is greeted with the enthusiastic cheers of crowds of plebeians, who waylay her Majesty, and thrust themselves forward to gratify their vulgar curiosity in a manner which is quite shocking to the feelings of the highbred gentleman who reports Brigh. ton news for the Morning Chronicle.
Everybody," says the Chronicle's correspondent, " appears to be delighted with the conduct of the Queen ; but we do hope, as we before hinted, that when her :Majesty makes her public appearance she will be allowed to remkin a little more incognita. It almost operates as a bar to her enjoyments by the sea-side, necessarily very much out of doors, that she is everywhere pursued by such a crowd. As long as they keep within a certain distwice of the royal carriages, the occupants of vehicles of all descriptions think themselves war- ranted in following the Queen everywhere, although they decorously draw up at the side of the road while she passes on her return. Nothing can be in worse taste than this sort of royal persecution, and, indeed, nothing so ill.bred and ru/par; for such anxiety to see the Queen on every occasir u when she see- Cures 'lit shuns that the Cillriptis and obtru-ive parties have no other and befter opportunity. Those who enjoy other opportunities would rather go the other way."
Now this is being too severe on the canaille. It should be remem. bered that few persons enjoy the " other opportunities," which no doubt the writer of the above reproof possesses, of familiar intercourse with their Sovereign. He should make allowances for curiosity of those who are not, like himself, the guests and companions of royi.lty. Lord Melbourne, whose absence was predicted would be of short duration, went to Brighton on Monday. He left the Palace on Thursday, to visit Lord Lansdowne at I3owood ; but Lord Glenelg took his place on the same day at the Royal table—a sorry exchange, we fear, Charles Grant for William Lamb!
The Queen's dinner.parties consist generally of the members of the Household who accompany her in the morning rides; the Dutchess of Kent and Baroness Letzen being always present. lime Dutchess of Kent has a visiting-book, wherein callers at the Palace may enter their names; but the Queen dispenses with that ceremony.
On Thursday, her :Majesty sat to Signor Pistrucci, medallist of the lint, for the Coronation medal.
It is feared in Brighton that the Queen will not return to that place after the opening of Parliament.
Extensive alterations are now making in the Pimlico Palace, by order of the Queen.
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