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Tyre Queen has spent the week in her usual drives and excursions about Balmoral. On Sunday last her Majesty and Prince Albert dined at Aber- geldie with the Duchess of Kent. Lord Palmerston is the Minister at present in attendance. Count Alexander Mensdorff, the Marquis of Aber- corn, and Sir Edwin Landseer, have been the only guests of any note. On Friday the 16th, the Queen witnessed the Highland games at Brae- mar.
A local paper tells a pleasant story. A cottage near the Royal resi- dence took fire on Friday evening : there was some alarm, but means to quench the fire were quickly organized.
"We are assured by a spectator," says the Aberdeen Herald, "that when a line of men was formed to convey water to the burning pile from the river, Prince Albert at once took a position, and continued working steadily throughout shoulder to shoulder with a sturdy Ilighlandman. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred were also actively engaged; while her Majesty stood by the whole time, and gave such directions as she thought would tend to assuage the fire ; seemingly deeply interested by the efforts of the men to save their clothes-chests, in which many of them had considerable sums of money."
No damage was done to the new buildings.
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