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ON Sunday, the Queen attended divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, with the Dutchess of Kent and several ladies and gentlemen of the Household. In the evening, her Majesty had a dinner-party; including Lord Cottenham, Earl and Countess Grey, Lord Ossulston, and Lord Mahon. Lord Melbourne was not present, for he had company at home ; it being one of the bores of his office to feed the retainers occasionally. The Queen held a Levee at St. James's Palace on Wednesday. The Duke of Cambridge was present, with most of the Foreign Am- bassadors and great Officers of State and of the Household. Several addresses were presented to her Majesty ; one by Dr. Wardlavv, Dr. Heugh, Mr. King, and Mr. George Thompson, from the women of Scotland, in favour of the entire abolition of the system of Negro
apprenticeship. To this petition no fewer than 130,000 signatures were attached. Among the general company at the Levee, were the Archbishop of York, the Dukes of Wellington, Cleveland, Hamilton, Devonshire, and Richmond ; the Marquises of Lothian, Downshire, Bute, and Breadalbane ; Earls Grey, Durham, and Verulam ; Lords Vaux of Harrowden, Sandon, Kenyon, Stanley, Ossulston, and Der- ley ; the Bishops of Lichfield and Llandaff ; Sir James Graham, Sir Frederick Pollock ; Captain Basil Hall; Messrs. Kitiloch, Ribbage, Wakefield, and Trelawney. The Lord Chamberlain has issued a notice that Bo card for 0 re. sentation at the Drawing-room in April can be received after four o'clock on Monday the 2d of April.
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