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THE event of the week at Court is of a more joyful character than the last recorded : the Queen has given birth to another Princess. The occurrence had been delayed beyond the expected time, and Mrs. Lilly, the monthly nurse, bad been in attendance on her Majesty since the 1st April. Dr. Locock, however, who had slept in the Palace for several nights before the birth of the Prince of Wales, did not do so on the present occasion. At half-past one o'clock on Tuesday morning, mes- sengers were sent for Dr. Locock, Dr. Ferguson, and Sir James Clark ; and on their arrival, for the Dutchess of Kent, and for Sir Robert Peel, and other great Officers of State. The child was born at five minutes past four o'clock Prince Albert being present. But, with the exception of the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward of the Household, all the official personages were too late. When they did come, they awaited the issue of the first bulletin, and then took their departure. The Queen and infant were extremely well, and have continued to be so.
The news was speedily communicated by the Secretary of State to the Lord Mayor, and to the officer in command at the Tower ; a salute of forty-one guns was fired at nine o'clock ; and the ringing of bells and hoisting of flags soon spread from church to church throughout the land. A Privy Council was held at Whitehall on Tuesday afternoon. The Privy Councillors present were, Prince Albert, the Archbishop of Can- terbury, the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buc- clench, Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Henry Hardinge, Sir Edward Knatch- bull, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole. A form of prayer-and thanksgiving for the safe delivery of the Queen was ordered in churches and chapels throughout England and Wales on Sunday next the 30th instant. The calls at the Palace, of royal, noble, diplomatic, and other dis- fmguisbed persons, have been very numerous ; the names occupying a considerable space in the papers daily.
The Queen's daily walks in the Palace-garden with Prince Albert were continued to the last: her Majesty was walking on Monday morning.
Her Majesty was visited by the Queen Dowager on Saturday.
Prince Albert was visited on Saturday by the Duke of Cambridge, and on Monday by Prince George. Many visits have passed between the Dutchess of Kent, the Queen Dowager, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Dutchess of Gloucester.
The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz arrived in town, from the Continent, on Monday morning, and immediately pro- ceeded to the residence of the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge, at Kew.
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