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Time Queen held a Court, at Buckingham Palace, on Thursday. The Count de St. Aulaire had an audience of her Majesty, on his return to his embassy at the British Court. There was a dinner-party, and afterwards an evening-party to greet the newly-arrived King and Queen of the Bel- gians.
The Queen, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, went to Claremont on Saturday; Prince Albert followed in the evening, with the Hereditary Grand Duke and Dutchess of Saxe Weimar. The whole party returned to town on Monday; the Grand Duke and Dutchess proceeding to Marlborough House.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert paid a visit on Thursday to the Qeeen Dowager.
On Tuesday the Royal pair went to Her Majesty's Theatre.
Yesterday afternoon, the Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the King and Queen of the Belgians, and a numerous suite, had a private view of the oil-paintings about to be exhibited in Westminster Hall.
Her Majesty gave audience to Lord John Russell yesterday.
Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace on Saturday morning, for Os- borne House. At the terminus of the South-western Railway, the Prince was joined by the Hereditary Grand Duke and Dutchess of Saxe Weimar; and they accompanied him to the Isle of Wight. After steaming along the coast in the little yacht Fairy, and inspecting the works in progress at Os- borne, the Prince and his companions returned to the main land; and so to Claremont.
On Tuesday morning, Prince Albert transacted business at the Dutchy of Cornwall Office, Somerset House; and in the afternoon presided at a meeting of the Fine Arts Commission.
The King and Queen of the Belgians and suite landed at Woolwich on Wednesday evening, from the Garland steamer; and proceeded at once, in three of the Queen's carriages, to Buckingham Palace, on a visit. On Thursday, their Majesties paid visits to the Queen Dowager, the Dutchess of Gloucester, and the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge: the visits were returned on the same day.
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