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ROYAL movements have again been rife this week. The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. Her Majesty gave an audience in the royal closet to the Prince and Princess of Oldenburg, presented by Lord Aberdeen. Several persons had audiences, to deliver insignia of Knightly Orders to the Queen : Lord Dinorben, Colonel Ty nte, and Mr. Lawrence Walker, executors to the late Duke of Sussex, presented the mantle and insignia of the Garter, the insignia of the Thistle, the in- signia and statutes of the Bath, held by his Royal Highness as Acting Grand Master, and the key of the Round Tower ; Lord Colville deli- vered insignia of the Bath worn by the late General Sir Charles Col- ville; the Earl of Mornington, the insignia of the Garter worn by the late Marquis of Wellesley ; Lord Fitzroy Somerset, the Grand Cross of the Bath worn by the late General Lord Edward Somerset ; the Earl of Auckland, the ensigns of a Knight Grand Cross worn by the late Ge- neral Sir T. Hislop ; Sir G. Walker, the riband and badge of the Bath worn by the late General Sir G. T. Walker ; Captain R. B. Burnaby, the riband and badge of a Knight Grand Cross worn by Major-General Sir A. Dickson ; Mr. Barlow, the Grand Cross worn by the late Ad- miral Sir R. Barlow ; Mr. T. Williams, the riband and badge worn by the late Admiral Sir T. Williams ; Sir George Houston, the Grand Cross worn by the late General Sir William Houston ; Mr. Digby, the
''insignia worn by the late Admiral Sir Henry Digby. The Queen gave an audience to the Earl of Aberdeen.
Her Majesty gave an audience to Sir Robert Peel on Thursday. Prince Albert held a levee for the Queen on Wednesday. His Royal Highness and his suite arrived at St. James's Palace, in three carriages, escorted by a party of the Royal Horse Guards. The Crown Prince of Wurtemberg and Prince Peter of Oldenburg were present at the Levee. The attendance was rather numerous. The Right Ho- nourable Henry Ellis was presented, on his return from Brazil ; Lord Elphinstone, on his return from India; Major-General the Honourable P. Stuart, on his appointment to be Governor of Malta. After the levee, the Prince returned to Buckingham Palace. The Queen received a visit on Saturday from the Dutchess of Kent and the Princess Augusta. The Dutchess is, as usual, almost a daily visiter at the Palace.
Her Majesty rode out in an open barouche on Monday afternoon ; the Prince accompany ing her on horseback.
The Queen and Prince went to the Italian Opera on Saturday, ac- companied by Prince Reuss Lobenstein Ebersdorff. Most of the Royal Family were present, with Prince Frederick Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and the Crown Prince of Wurtemberg. The Queen and Prince, and the Dutchess of Kent, were present again on Tuesday.
Prince Albert presided at the annual meeting of the Society of Arts, on Monday ; and afterwards joined the Duke Wellington's guests at the Waterloo banquet. He visited King's College on Thursday when the museum of philosophical and astronomical instruments was opened ; the Crown Prince of Wurtemberg also being present.
The Prince gave an audience to the Spanish Minister on Monday.
Yesterday evening, the King and Queen of the Belgians, with their suite, arrived at Woolwich from Ostend ; were received by Lords-in- Waiting on the Queen and Prince Albert and the authorities of the station ; and proceeded to Buckingham Palace.
The King of Hanover received a visit on Saturday from Prince George of Cambridge ; and in the afternoon repaired to Kew, where he had a select dinner-party. On Sunday, he was accompanied to Kew Church by the Cambridge family, the Dutchess of Gloucester, and Prince Frederick ; the Royal guests leaving the Duke's residence for town shortly after their return from Divine service. The King re- turned to St. James's on Monday, and bad a select dinner party ; Lord and Lady Lyndhurst, Lord and Lady Londonderry, Sir Charles Wetherell, among the guests. On Monday, his Majesty dined with Lord and Lady Lyndhurst ; the Duke of Cambridge and his eldest daughter also being guests. On Tuesday, the Earl and Countess of Wilton entertained the Monarch. The King received a visit from Prince Frederick on Wednesday, and dined with the Marquis of Anglesey. On Thursday, the Royal visiters were the Duke of Cam- bridge, Prince George, and Prince Peter of Oldenburg ; and the King dined with the Duke and Dutchess of Buccleuch. Yesterday, with the Dutchess of Gloucester, be visited the Queen Dowager ; and his 11Ljesty dined with the Duke and Dutchess of Beaufort.
The Queen Dowager visited the Surrey Zoological Gardens on Saturday, attended by her suite, to see the giraffes and their Black keepers, the feeding of ale lions and tigers, and the new panorama of Elora.
The Dutchess of Kent drove over to Frogmore on Monday ; and went to the French Play in the evening.
Many visits have passed between the Dutchess of Kent, the Queen Dowager, the Dutchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Cambridge, Prin- cess Augusta, Prince Reuss Lobenstein, the Prince and Princess of Oldenburgb.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured Mrs. Manby with his company, on Friday evening. The Duke and Dutchess, Princess Augusta, and Prince Frederick, dined with the Earl and Countess of Wilton, on Monday.
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