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• THE QUEM: appears; to have remained within-doors every day throughout the week, engaged apparently in ageieting at the formation' of her Go- • vernment. lord Palmerston -had -audience on Saturday, and tendered hie resignation. It was accepted; and the sabre evening the Earl Of 'Derby had an audience, When, it is understood, he undertook to form ai llpinatry.' $uuday was spent in the usual quiet manner at Buckinghain . Palace. On Monday, and on every :succeeding day Of the week up to hurs4ay, Lord. Derby had audience of the Queen. . .
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The Queen held, a Court and, Privy Council yesterday: At the Court, . Lord Cram:Or& delivered up the great seal, the late Secretaries of State gave up their seals, and • other members of the late Government and officers of the Household, surrendered their seals, wands, and keys. -Lord Palinerston had audience. upon his retirement, having no mark of - •011ice to.gisre up. Then the Earl of Derby,. the •Marquis of Exeter, Earl Delawav„. the Duke of Beaufort, Earl of Sandwich,' Lord Telbot, Lord (laude' Hamilton, Lord Newport, and Mr. 'Cecil Forrester,: kissed hands Upon their appointments to various offices.'
At the Privy Council, Sir Frederick Thesiger w as sworn in a Privy Councillor; and afterwards sworn into office as Lord Chancellor, and re- ceived the great seal from the Queen. tord Stanley, Lord Talbot, the
• Duke of lkeauftwt, Genetal Peel,' Mr: Adderley, and Mi. Sotheren.Est- . eourt, were sworn in as Privy Councillors. bir. Disraeli,' Lord Hard- - siieke, and the new Secretaries of State, received their seals.. Lord Eg- Iintori was declared Lord:Lientenant of -Ireland: Sir John. •Pakington; -Lord Ellhilboroug,h; Lord Celeliester, Mr. • Adderley, Mr. Esteourt, Mid' `•ioil .fohti, Manners; Iiimedliiands on their appointments to office: .
• The Prince Consort rode out every day ; but her Majesty did not stir forth until Thursday evening, when she went to the Haymarket.Theatre, accompanied-by thePrinm'Consort, the Prince of Wales,' and: the • Princess Alice.. •'•
There have' been two dinner-parties at Buckingham- Palace a on:Satur- day, when the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Sir Charles and Lady • Mary-Wood,' Mr.-Mid-Mrs. Dallas, the . Diike, and Dushees. of, Man- - theater, :and' the :Dicke of 'Wellington; were present; and on Thursday, when the .guests' were -the Duehess, Of Sutherland, the 'Marquis and Marchionese of Bieadalbane, and Earl St. Germans:
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