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ON Saturday, the Queen of Portugal and the Dutchess of Braganza, with their suite, departed from Windsor. They received numerous
valuable presents from both their Majesties, who expressed their wishes for the future happiness of their visitors in very warm and affectionate terms.
At the parting dinner given the evening before to the Royal guests, in St. George's Hall, the King was observed to be in remarkably good spirits; during dinner, he filled a glass of noyeau, and presenting it to the Dutchess of Braganza, expressed the great pleasure he felt in offer- ing her some liqueur "produced on an estate in Martinique, which had belonged to her grandmother Josephine." The ladies having retired, the King entered into familiar conversation with the Marquis of Fun- chal, and inquired how long they had been acquainted? The Marquis, with true courtier-like tact, not wishing to intimate how rapidly time
had been stealing upon both of them, replied, " About thirty years." " No, no," said the King; " It is forty-two years at least." The Mar-
quis then related an extremely interesting anecdote in reference to George the Third ; who, upon the French invasion of Portugal, had said to the Marquis, " Whatever may befall Portugal, you and I, at all events shall always be good and faithful Portuguese."
The Young Queen and the Dutchess reached Portsmouth on Satur- day evening, having stopped on the road at Laleharn, where the Dutchess formerly resided for a time : she went into the garden and cut a branch from a tree which she had planted in memorial of that period. The Royal party were received at Portsmouth with due honours. On
Monday morning they received the address of the Portuguese residents in London, and honoured the Envoy from the Swedish Court with an introductory audience. The Dutchess of Kent and the Princess Vic- toria visited them in the morning, and remained for more than an hour. In the afternoon, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, they sailed in the Soho steam-packet, for Lisbon. A royal salute was fired on the approach of the vessel to Cowes Roads. She anchored off Norris Castle, where the Princess Victoria with her mother is at pre- sent residing ; but the wind and rain prevented any communication be-. tween them.
The King reviewed the First Battalion of Grenadier Guards, in the Home Park at Windsor, on Monday ; and in the evening gave a grand entertainment in St. George's Hall. Amongst the company, were the Princess Augusta, the Duke of Cumberland, Prince George of Cumberland, the Duke and Dutchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Argyll, and Baron Bulow. His Majesty gave as a first toast, " The King of Prussia." The Duke of Argyll, as Steward of the Household, gave " Their Majesties." Then fol-
lowed, the Dukes of Cumberland, Gloucester, and Wellington ; who, as the Court journalist has it, all returned thanks "in very elegant and appropriate language." Prince George also returned thanks for his father, "in a very able manner." On Wednesday, the King held a Council at St. James's Palace ; at which Prince Talleyrand took leave, on his departure for Paris. The
Marquis of Wellesley also took leave, on his departure for Ireland. His Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Albemarle, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, and Viscount Melbourne, and returned. to Windsor in the evening. The Duke of Cumberland has unexpectedly given orders to break up his establishment in this country; intending, it is said, to take up his residence at Berlin. What his Royal Highness's motives are for this step, is not publicly known. One account says that preferring the political atmosphere of the Continent, and being disgusted with England, he has determined to reside in his native country as little as possible. Another report is, that he wishes to put his son Prince George (now almost blind) under the care of a Prussian Baron, who is
a famous oculist. The Dutchess and the principal officers of hishouse. hold accompany him. The King and Queen dined on Thursday with the Duke and Dutchess of Cumberland at Kew, and took leave of them. There was a party of thirty.
The Earl of Durham gave a grand fete at Cowes on Fliday week ; which was honoured by the company of the Dutchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, Sir John and Lady Conroy, the Earl aid Countess of Belfast, the Earl and Countess of Dundonald, Lord Yarborough, Lord Colville, and the Earl and Countess of Errol. Twenty yachts assembled on the occasion, and performed several manceuvres. 'There was a ball in the evening, at Egypt House ; at which the Princess danced with Lady Louisa Lanibton. The company consisted of about one hundred and fifty persons.
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