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THE life of the Court has passed in profound repose this week, and there is not an adventure to record, except the personal distribution of alms.by the Queen, on New Year'sDay, to the poor of Windsor. The place was the new Riding-school ; in which tables were laid out, laden witB Christmas-cheer and blankets. Before ten o'clock, several of the Household assembled in the building. and the local authorities were present to aid in distributing the Royal bounty. The Queen and Prince Albert viewed the process from a room overlooking the Riding- school ; and while it went forward, they expressed a wish to taste the plum-pudding ; " which they pionounced to be excellent." The statistics of the alms are thus set forth- " 180 pairs of 10-quarter blankets, weighing upwards of 1,5001b. ; 77016. of plum-pudding, 1,8001b. of the best beef, 1,0001b. of bread, 186 cwt. of coals, 172 pecks of potatoes, 692 pints of the beat ale. 180 families received each a pair of excellently-serviceable blankets. The provisions were distributed amongst 186 families, including 591 children, being upon an average upwards of three children in each family. " On the Saturday preceding Christmas-day her Majesty graciously caused to be given to upwards of 100 families (more than 500 persons) a liberal supply of meat, bread, ale, pudding, and potatoes, for their Christmas dinners, and also to each family 2 cwt. of coals." pn Tuesday, the Queen and Prince Albert dined with the Drachms offient, at Frogmore. Priqce Albert went out shooting in the preserves on Saturday and Tuesday ; on Thursday at Swinley ; and yesterday he hunted with the harriers in the Park. Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar was one of his Royal Highness's companions on Tuesday.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Dutchess of Gloucester on Satur- day and Monday. He left town on Monday, to visit the Earl of Car- digan, at his seat, Dean Park, in Northamptonshire; and thence he has gone to Belvoir Castle, to share the Duke of Rutland's hospitality. The Datchess of Gloucester gave a select dinner-party on Tuesday.
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