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THE quiet of the Court has been broken by a foreign invasion ; and the week has been spent in entertainments, pageants, and pastimes, of the most animated kind.

First in order of time was the arrival of the King of Saxony ; who came to town by the South-western Railway, on Saturday afternoon. His Majesty was attended by Baron Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister, M. de Minckwitz, Master of the Wardrobe, Count Albert Vitzthum, Chamberlain, Major Reichardt, Aide-de-Camp, and Dr. Carus, First Physician. At the Railway Station, the King was met by Prince Albert, attended by Sir Edward Bowater: thence the party proceeded to the Palace, in three royal carriages. The Queen received her illustrious visiter in the Grand Hall.

On Sunday, the King visited the Queen Dowager, the Dutchess of Gloucester, and the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge ; and received a visit from the Duke of Cambridge.

Oa Monday, his Majesty drove to Caen Wood, where he partook of a dejeuner ; and afterwards he visited the Zoological Gardena. He was attended by his suite, the Earl of Morton, and Lord Charles The Emperor of Russia was the next visitor; though he did not go direct to the Palace. His Majesty left Rotterdam at two o'clock on Fri- day, in the Cyclops Dutch Government steamer ; which was also at- tended by the King of Holland's steamers Illerassie and Cerberus. The squadron arrived off Woolwich at ten minutes to ten o'clock on Satur- day evening. Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, and the Chevalier

Benkhausen, had slept in Woolwich Dockyard on Friday night ; and those gentlemen, with Sir Francis Collier, Lord Bloomfield, and the

other authorities of the station, were in attendance to receive the Em- peror. As the steamer drew nigh, he was discerned standing on the deck—a stalwart man, more than six feet high ; with regular features, a keen eye, and bushy mustachios. His commanding figure was enveloped in an ample cloth clo3k, trimmed with fur ; and on his head he wore a sort of turban. He was attended by Count Orloff, General d'Adlerberg, Prince Wassiltschik off, and Prince Radzivill. Having landed, the travellers proceeded at once to the Russian Em- bassy; where they took up their abode. The Autocrat cordially greeted the Baroness Brunow, and is recorded to have shaken hands with the lady. At midnight he retired to rest.

On Sunday, breakfast over, Prince Albert arrived, at half-past nine o'clock. The Emperor went to meet the Prince, which he did half-way down the stairs ; and he embraced him "fervently " ; the Prince re-

turning the salute " with great apparent feeling." Prince Albert re- mained with the Emperor for half an hour, and is understood to have

been the bearer of an invitation. That morning, the Emperor attended divine service at the Russian chapel in Welbeek Street. Subsequently arrived at the Embassy, by the Queen's command, the Earl of Hard- wicke, Lieutenant-Colonel Berkeley Drummond, and Lieutenant-

Colonel Wylde, to wait on the Emperor during his stay ; and Captain Hay, with a small body of Police, to guard the Imperial person. At

half-past one o'clock, Prince Albert returned with a couple of carriages, anti took the Emperor and the principal persons of his suite to Bucking- ham Palace. The Queen received his Majesty in the Grand Hall. A.

splendid dejenner was served for the three Monarchs The Emperor then set out with Prince Albert and visited the Queen Dowager, the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge, the Dutchess of Gloucester, the Princess Sophia, and the Duke of Wellington. "The Emperor," quoth the Court chro- nicler, " appeared delighted to meet the gallant Duke ; and after shaking hands very cordially with him, entered into conversation for some mi- nutes, complimenting his Grace on the splendour of his mansion

and its appurtenances" ! Prince Albert left his illustrious companion at the Russian Embassy, and returned to the Palace. About half. past four,

being much fatigued, his Majesty fell into a sound nap. While he

slept, the Duke of Cambridge and the King of Saxony both called to pay a visit ; but they would not disturb his repose, and departed without seeing him. At a quarter to eight o'clock, his Majesty and suite went in three of the Queen's carriages to the Palace ; where her Majesty gave a grand banquet to the Royal visiters and a select party, including the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, and the Great Officers of State. The Emperor returned at night to the Embassy.

On Monday morning, his Majesty visited Sir Robert Peel ; and went to see Messrs. Mortimer and Hunt's stock of jewellery, making pur-

chases to the extent of 5,000/. In the afternoon, his Majesty, with the Russian Minister and suite, left town by the Great Western Railway, for Windsor.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the King of Saxony, left Buckingham Palace at a quarter to three o'clock on Monday, in a carriage and four. Part of the two suites followed in three other car- riages and four ; and an escort of Lancers guarded the cortege. The party proceeded to Paddington ; thence by the Great Western Railway to Slough ; and so, in carriages and four, under an escort of Life Guards, to Windsor Castle ; which was reached at five minutes to four. Soon after his arrival, Prince Albert returned to Slough, to meet the Em- peror of Russia and conduct him to the Castle. The Royal children had arrived in the morning, with the Dowager Lady Lyttleton.

A numerous circle of visiters, some arriving some departing daily, collected at the Castle ; including Sir Robert and Lady Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Henry Hardinge, Sir Henry Wheatley, the Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister, M. Dedel, Netherlands Minister, the Duke and Dutchess of Devonshire, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Duke of Buccleuch, Viscount Combermere, Lord Saltoun, the Duke and Dutchess of Sutherland, and many others. On Monday and each of the subsequent evenings there was a grand banquet in the Waterloo Gallery, and a concert of music.

On Tuesday, the whole party at the Castle, except the Queen, went to Ascot Races. First, three phaetons, each drawn by four ponies, de- parted with various members of the suites. Then followed a proces- sion of seven open carriages and four ; conveying Prince Albert, the Emperor, the King, and other illustrious persons; several gentlemen being on horseback. The two Royal visiters were dressed in plain frock coats ; the Prince and most of the members of the Household in- the Windsor uniform; the postilions and outriders wore state liveries. They set out at noon, and returned at five o'clock. After their return, the Queen, Prince Albert, the Emperor, and the Ring, walked in the pleasure-grounds ; and later in the day, the King went to see a regatta at Eton.

On Wednesday, arrived the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge, and a ssumber of officers, to be present at a grand review in the Great Park. The Royal hostess and all her guests set out about eleven o'clock ; when a line of seven carriages passed out of George the Fourth's gate, and down the Long Walk. In the first were the Queen, the Dutchess of Cambridge, and the Dutcbess of Buccleuch ; in the next, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and their Preceptress. Prince Albert, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Saxony, and the Duke of Cambridge, rode on horseback, with the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Lon- donderry, and a numerous party of officers of high rank ; all in uniform. The Prince wore a Field-Marshal's uniform ; the Emperor, one of dark green faced with red ; the King, dark blue and gold ; all three wore the insignia of the Garter, the Prince wore the insignia of the Russian order of St. Andrew, the King those of the Golden Fleece. The party ar- rived on the ground about a quarter past eleven o'clock ; and the horses were at once removed from the Queen's carriage, to prevent any acci- dent by their being frightened. The review was the most imposing that has taken place in this country for many years ; and the varied at- tractions of Windsor having drawn a large influx of visiters, besides a great concourse from London for the day, the Park was peopled by a swarm of spectators. The troops reviewed consisted of the Forty-seventh Regiment, and the second battalions of the Grenadier, the Coldstream, and the Scots Fusileer Guards, two troops of the Royal Horse Guards, (Blue,) the First Regiment of Life Guards, the Seventeenth Lancers, the Royal Horse Artillery, and a battery of Field Artillery. The whole were commanded by Viscount Cornbermere. When the party from the Castle arrived, the Royal horsemen and the officers passed along the line of troops, inspecting them ; a band playing the Russian National Anthem. The Emperor rode well at the head of the group, keenly scrutinizing the condition and bearing of the men. He was observed to converse freely with those about him, and particularly with the English Premier ; whose plain clothes rendered him conspicuous among the glittering uniforms. The troops then performed divers evo- lutions ; marching round in slow time—then in quick time—in double quick time—the artillery dashing hither and thither, to the dismay of the spectators, who thought to be crushed at its headlong approach, and made off on one or two threatening advances—then there was firing in various ways ; all very precise and formidable. The Queen and the infants left the ground about half-past twelve o'clock ; the other Royal personages not till the close of the review, about half-past one. The Queen, the Emperor, and Sir Robert Peel, were much cheered as they departed.

In the evening, the party went in open carriages to see Virginia Water.

On Thursday, the Castle again poured forth its gay train to Ascot, much in the same order as on Tuesday ; the difference being that the Queen accompanied her consort and crowned guests.

Earlier in the day, the King of Saxony went to Clewer with Baron de Cetto ; and Prince Albert took his Majesty to show him the Farm.

All the visiters returned to town yesterday morning. At eleven o'clock, the Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Emperor of Russia and the King of Saxony, left the Castle,—the suite following in four carriages ; and travelling from Slough to Paddington by the Great Western Railway, arrived at Buckinghatn Palace about noon.

In the afternoon, the Emperor went out to pay a round of visits, beginning with Lady Londonderry ; and after calling at the Embassy, be returned to the Palace.

The King of Saxony also issued forth, to see Stafford House, the Parliament Palace, and other public buildings.

The Queen gave a state dinner and evening party to two hundred guests, including the Diplomatic Corps ; who were all introduced to their Russian and Saxon Majesties.

The Queen Dowager left town on Monday, for the Continent, accom- panied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Mar- quis and Marchioness of Ormonde, Lady Georgiana Curzon, Earl Howe, Sir Andrew Barnard, and Sir David Davies. Her Majesty tra- velled by the South-eastern Railway to Dover ; embarked in the Princess Alice steamer, and landed at Calais in the afternoon. The authorities of the town received the Royal traveller with the customary honours. Horses were put to the carriages, and Queen Adelaide set off at once from the quay for Germany.