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Viscount Mellsnirne visited the Queen on Monday morning ; and in the evening, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Glenelg, Mr. Spring Rice, Mr. George Byug, and Viscount Melbourne's nephew and private secretary, had the honour of dining with her Majesty. Viscount Melbourne had an interview with the Queen on Tuesday. On the same day, her Ma- jesty went to the Haymarket Theatre ; attended by the Countess of Cbarlemont, Miss Spring Rice, Mrs. George Campbell, Miss Paget, Baroness Lehzen, Lord Lilford, Mr. George Byng, and Lord Alfred Paget. On Wednesday- morning, Viscount Melbourne was again at the Palace ; and Viscount Melbourne had his legs under her Ma- jesty's " mahogany" at dinner in the evening: the other guests were the Marquis of' Headfort, Sir John Hohhouse, Mr. Ralph and Lady Mary Abereromby. The Queen went to Drury Lane Theatre on Thursday, to see the Lions; Viscount Melbourne, in consideration of its being holyday time, when all the young people expect amusement, having granted his gracious permission at his usual morning call. The Queen, says the lierleiny Post, "seemed greatly to admire the beauti- ful tight-rope-daneing of the De Winthers." Her Majesty and all the Royal suite were attired in court mourning, for the death of the Dutchess of Nl'urtemberg. At the Haymarket there were loyal accla- mations, which the Queen graciously acknowledged by two curtsies ; but at Drury Lane she " strictly preserved the incognita." 1-istount Melbourne called at the Palace yesterday morning, to hear her Majesty's account of the performances of Thursday ; and it was agreed that the Queen should visit Covent Garden last mght. Accord- ingly we find that the Royal box at that Theatre was occupied by the Queen and a party from the Palace. Her Majesty arrived and de- parted without any "popular demonstration."
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