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Thu grand review, which vas to have enlivened Royalty at Windsor this week, has been twice iostponed in conseqoence of the rainy wea- ther. The Queen, howeve:', Ims contrived to ride and walk out on most days. Her companions. are, generally, Princes Ernest and Albert of Saxe Coburg. Lent Melbourne. Baroness Lehzen, the Marquis of Normanby. Lord Palm'erston. and the ladies and gentlemen of the Household.
A Privy Council was held at the Castle on Monday ; when an order for the further prorogation of Parliament was issued. Lord Cottenham attended the meeting of the Council, and dioed with the Queen after- wards. Next morning, his Lordship. who has less time for playing the courtier than some of his colleages, returned to town. Mrs. Elizabeth Elridge, who lives near Rotherham, has forwarded to the Queen a couple of beautiful Guinea-pigs, a preasant to her magesty from a little boy, five years old." who 'shed a teer over is pigs," but could not "rest till he had sent the Queen the only treasure he possess."
A grand review, which was to have been held at Windsor on Wed- nesday, was postponed in consequence of the bad weather.
Queen Adelaide is now visiting Earl Howe. While at Lord Den- bigh's, she went to Rugby School ; where the boys received her with enthush:sm ; and her 1%1ajcsty repaid it in the most acceptable manner, by procuring for theta the promise of a week's additional holyday at Christmas,
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