30 MARCH 1850, Page 4

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THE Queen and Prince Albert left town for Windsor on Monday, and have maintained a comparative privacy during Passion week; the Dutchess of Kent being the only guest at the evening circle. Her Majesty has taken daily exercise, on foot or in the open carriage. The Royal charities customary at Easter were distributed at the Buck- ingham Palace gate on Monday and Tuesday, and at Whitehall Chapel on Maundy Thursday; upwards of a thousand persons receiving gifts vary.. ing from a crown to thirteen shillings each.

The Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge returned to Kew, on Saturday, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Wilton, at Melton Mowbray.