Elir Court.
THE King and Queen have remained at Windsor Castle during the week. His Majesty has taken rides with Lady Jersey, or Miss D'Este, every day; but the Queen has had a cold, and has not ven- tured into the open air. There has been very little company at the Castle this Easter. Among the few callers, were Prince and Princess Polignac, Lord Wharneliffe, and Lady Gore. The Bishop of Wor- cester, who had been spending a few days at Windsor, took his depar- ture on Monday.
The King intends to invest Prince Esterhazy with the Order of the Bath on the lath instant, and afterwards to give a grand banquet to the principal Knights of the Order.
The Lord Chamberlain to the Queen has given notice that her Majesty will hold drawing-rooms on the following days— Thursday, April 13. Thursday, April 27, being for the celebration of her Majesty's birthday. Thursday, May 18. Monday, May 29, being for the celebration of his Majesty's birthday.
Thursday, June 15. Thursday, June 22.
It is the particular desire of the Queen, that all the ladies attending
the drawing. rooms should be dressed in articles of British manufacture.
The Dutchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria have resumed their walks in Hyde Park. An elderly gentleman, who lives in the vicinity of Kensington, having annoyed the Royal ladies with following them, repeatedly bowing and expressing ardent adoration of the Prin- cess, a policeman in plain clothes is now always in attendance, to pre- vent such impertinence. The old gentleman lives at a cottage which he calls "the Victoria."
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