The Press.
London, England, 1854-02-18 00:00:00

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HER Manny returned to Buckingham Palace on
Monday for the season. The Royal Family travelled
from Windsor by special train on the South. Western
Railway to Vauxhall. The Queen gave a dinner
party on Tuesday, and on Thursday held a Court, at
which General d'Oxholm had his first audience, to
deliver his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and

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Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Denmark.
Sir John Bowring, Governor of Hong• Kong and Chief
Commissioner of British Trade in China, at the same
time, had an audience to take leave on his departure
to the East. He received the honour of knighthood
from the hand of her Majesty before quitting her

presence.
ON Thursday evening till Queen and Prince Con••
sort visited the Lyceum Theatre.
HER MAJESTY has subscribed 251. for the relief of
the sufferers by the loss of the TayLeur.
THE GREAT BRAZILIAN DIAMOND recently brought
to this country has been presented for royal inspec-
tion at Buckingham Palace. This gem is said to be
of the pure't water, and is expected, when cut, to
surpass even the renowned Koh i floor in size and
brilliance. It weighs in the rough state 25-4 carats.
THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER, who continues in
rather indifferent health at Gloucestet•house, was
visited on Tuesday afternoon by her Majesty, accom-
panied by the Princess Royal and the young Prin-

cesses.
THE MARQUIS OF ANOLESEY has so far recovered
as to be able to receive his family circle at dinner.
LORD PonTmAN, of Bryanstone-house, Blandford,
is selling to the labourers on his estate the four-
pound loaf at sixpence, as a mitigation of the present
pressure on the poor.
THE DUKE OF HAMILTON is about tO build a spa-
cious hotel in the opening of Glen Croy, one of the
most romantic spots in the Isle of Arran. The
duchess, likewise, will build and endow a school at
Brodick, which will be in connection with the chapel
of ease for the parish of Lamlash.—A paragraph
which went the round of the Scotch press, and was
copied into some of the London papers, relative to the
presentation of plate by the Duchess of Hamilton to
the chapel at Hamilton, and to its subsequent re-
sumption by the duke, is contradicted on authority.
TIIE GOVERNOR OF JAMAICA and Lady Barkly gave
their first state ball on the 20th ult., which passed off
with unusual brilliancy and Eclat. Among the dis-
tinguished guests present were his Highness the
Prince of Hohenlohe, nephew of her Majesty the
Queen ; Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour ; and a
large number of the members of the Board of Council
and. House of Assembly in the island.
THE COUNTESS OF ELLESMERE had a soiree at her
mansion in Belgrave-square on Wednesday evening
last. The noble earl and countess previously enter-
tained a select party at dinner. Invitations are out
for another soiree on Wednesday next.
THE SPEAKER gave his first parliamentary dinner
for the season on Saturday last, the guests being
almost solely members of the Government. On the
same day the Earl of Derby gave another political
banquet. Viscountess Palmerston also had a dinner,
the viscount dining with the Speaker. Dinners were
given besides by the Viscount Canning and Sir W.
Molesworth.
HAHEEB RISK ALLAH EFFENDI left London for
Paris on Saturday evening, en route for Vienna and
Constantinople, with despatches for his Government.
Loan DUDLEY STUART has returned from Constan-
tinople. His lordship on Saturday and Sunday had
interviews with the leading members of the Govern-
ment.
IT is stated that the Coventry Club will be closed
on the 25th of March next. Francatelli, the cele
United chef de cuisine, who was one of the great at-
tractions of the club, it is rumoured, has been secured
by Lord Ward.