Tax Duke of Cambridge, Count de Mensdorff-Pouilly, and Count Al-
phonse de Mensdorff-Pouilly, were visitors at Osborne before the return of her Majesty to town. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Princess Helena, and the two Counts de Mensdorff-Potully, returned to London onWednesday, and ho- noured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence on the same evening.
Queen Victoria went in state to the House of Peers on Thursday, and closed the session of Parliament. The procession left Buckingham Pa- lace about twenty-five minutes past two. First went five carriages drawn by bay horses, containing gentlemen officers of the Household; then a carriage drawn by black horses, containing a Lady in Waiting, and other officers ; then the Queen's carriage, drawn by the Royal cream- coloured horses, in new harness and rich caparisons lastly, a detachment of Life Guards as an escort. With her Majesty ride Prince Albert, the Dutchees of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes, and the Duke of Norfolk, Master of the Horse. The popular demonstrations of pleasure at the sight of the Queen are so much matter of course, that on this occasion the reporters abridge the abundance of their descriptive details on the point. The Parliament having been prorogued, her Majesty returned to Buck- ingham Palace soon after three o'clock.
In the evening, the Queen and Prince Albert went to the Royal Italian Operahouse where the Prophite was performed. The Duteless of Kent reached Edinburgh, on her way to Abergeldie, near Balmoral, on Friday night. On Saturday, she accepted the escort of the Lord Provost and Sheriff Gordon through the apartments in Holy- rood House, now "fitted up in a style of great magnificence" for the reception of the Queen. The Dutchess left Edinburgh on Monday morn- ing, for Blair Castle ; where she was to stay on a visit to the DI uke of Atholl for a few days, before proceeding to Abergeklie.
The Counts Mensdorff-Pouilly took leave of the Queen yesterday morning, and immediately set out for the Continent The Queen and Prince Albert, with their daughter the Princess He- lena, returned to Osborne yesterday.
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