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Tor King came from Windsor on Wednesday, and held his Levee at St James's Palace. The company was rather more numerous .than usual. Among the distinguished persons present, were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Dukes of Somerset, Sutherland, Grafton, and St. Alban's, the Marquis of Northampton, Lords Lovat, Byron, Ashur- eon, Segrave, Poltimore, the Bishops of Hereford, Ely, and Ro- chester, Sir James Graham, Mr. George Dawson, Sir Francis Good- ricke, Sir Charles Grey, Mr. Babbage, Mr. C. P. Cooper, and Mr. Horace Twiss. The King gave :audience to several Cabinet Minis- ters, and returned to Windsor in the evening. The Drawhig-room in honour of the Queen's birth .day was held on Thursday ; but her Majesty leas too unwell to attend it, and the 'Prin- cess Am:lista received the company on the put of the Queen. The report that h. er Majesty had broken a blood-vessel issontradicted ; and it is now said that she is only labouring under a violent bilious attack. The company at the Drawing.rootn was numerous and brilliant; but, although the Dutchess of Kent and Princess Victoria appeared in dresses of Spitalfields manufacture, and it was the express desire of the Queen that the company should wear clothes of British make, a glance at the long description of the ladies' dresses in the Morning Post proves, that generally foreign silks and satins were the order of the day. Now and then we catch the words " British manufacture," but much oftener "Brussels lace, Chantilly blonde, and gros de Naples."
Gland dinners were aiven in the evening, by Lord Melbourne and most of the Ministers. There was a splendid entertaintnent at the Carlton Club, graced by the presence of the Hanoverian Crown Prince and the Duke of Wellington. Most of the ('limb-houses, and many of the shops in the City and at the West end of the town, were gorgeously illuminatial
The King came to town again from Windsor on Thursday morning; but we cannot find that his Majesty (lid any thing besides giving audi- ence to Lord Palmerston, Lord Glenelg, and a kw other courtiers.
Yaateiday, the King, with the Princess Augusta, the Dutchess of filuila• to, and the Dukl's of Cumberland and t 7imihridge, went to the new National Gallery to see the pictures about to be exhibited. In the afternoon, his Majesty iii spec Led the improvements in the Royal Chapel in the Palace; and in the evening, returned to Windsor.
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