THE KING AND QUEEN. —We hear less of the Royal movements
now that their Majesties have left town, and that their movements are no longer distinguished by that novelty which gave even to the least of them so strong an interest a fortnight ago. The King inspected the Fifth Dragoon Guards, Prince Leopold's Regiment, on Saturday. The rain fell in torrents during the whole of the inspection. On Monday, the King, without any military escort, left Windsor at half-past ten, for Brighton ; where he arrived about five in the afternoon. The whole of the town was drawn out to welcome his approach. Not fewer, it is cal- culated, than twenty thousand people, lined the road, on foot and in car- ' riages ; and the procession which ushered his Majesty into the town ex- tended in length not less than a mile ! The King was apparently much pleased by the attention of the townspeople. He dined and slept in the Pavilion ; of which he expressed his high approbation. He has given orders for throwing down the screens that hide the grounds from public view, and for replacing them with a rail : the solid gate is also to be changed for a railed gate, that the people may see the beauties which their Sovereign admires. This is what might have been expected from a King whose uniform desire is to give pleasure as well as get it. His Majesty left Brighton on Tuesday at twelve o'clock. He is, say the Brightonians, shortly to return thither, and to remain for a consider- able time. On Wednesday, the King came to town, where he remained a few hours. We believe it was for the purpose merely of giving au- diences to some Foreign Ministers. Among others, he received Count Molske, the Danish Minister; who in the name of his master invested the King with the order of the Elephant. On,Thursday, his Majesty inspected Ascot Heath course, in company with Sir Herbert Taylor. It is understood that he will be present at the next meeting. We have little to say about the Queen—she is content with being a crown to her husband, without courting or shunning the applause which is poured out upon her. We observe that she takes frequent exercise on horseback, the most exhilarat- ing and the healthiest of all. We hope her health will receive from it the benefit it is calculated to bestow ; and that before another year we may have an additional reason to the many which we now have, for wishing long life to Queen Adelaide. This day is the anniversary of the King's birth. The preparations at the club-rooms, and at the establishments of the various Royal tradesmen, for celebrating it, are of a very splendid description. We believe that at no period since the illumination of 1780 has one been made with better will. The church bells this morning an- nounced the advent of the auspicious day, and while we write the boom of the cannon is repeating it.
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