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THE QUEEN held a Court on Monday, at Buckingham Palace. Lord Howden, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain, had an audience of her Majesty on his return from Madrid. The Earl of Clarendon also had an audience. The Queen gave audience on Satur- day to the Duke of Newcastle; and on Wednesday to Mr. Charles Vil- liers, who submitted to her Majesty the proceedings of some courts- martial.
Among the amusements of Royalty have been a visit to the Opera on Tuesday and Thursday, and to the Opera Comique on Saturday ; on Monday afternoon the Queen and Prince Albert took the Royal children to a juvenile ball given by the Duchess of Gloucester. They called on the Countess de Nueilly, at Claremont, on Tuesday. Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace on Thursday, to witness the siege operations at Chat-ham: he returned the same evening. Some of the Royal children have been to the Crystal Palace, and the Educational Exhibition at St. Martin's Hall. Sir William Ross took the last sitting for a miniature of Prince Arthur on Wednesday.
Her Majesty's guests have included Count Colloredo, the Earl of Aber- deen, Earl Granville, the Duchess of Kent, the l)ucheas and Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lord and Lady John 13-nsae11, Lord Falkland, Lord Torrington, Lord and Lady Poinionby, and Lord Howden.
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