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rented to the King by Sir Charles Wood, on the intro-
duction of Captain Dacres, and delivered an address.
His Majesty, having through his Minister made a gra-
cious reply, proceeded on board the gunnery-ship Ex-
cellent, commanded by Sir Thomas Maitland, and was
for some time engaged in witnessing the practice with
shot and shell, as well as broadside firing. Shortly after
4 o'clock the Royal party returned to Clarence Victual-
ling-yard, which they reached in perfect safety.

This visit to Portsmouth was so far not of a formal
character that the order in which the different objects
inspected were taken had not been pre-arranged, nor
does it even appear to have been known beforehand
what would be visited or left unseen. The result was
considerable perplexity to the authorities, especially those
of the military hospital, and of Haslar, who had made
every preparation for the reception of his Majesty, even
to having the streets lined with troops and guards of
honour turned out, so as not to be taken unawares.
The military bands, also stationed at different points,
were much puzzled by the liberties taken with what
they conceived ought to be the arrangements, and
more than once struck up the National Anthem to
Royal carriages with their blinds up. Similar mistakes
must surely have occurred in the saluting from the bat-
teries and ships in harbour, an amount of gunpowder
being fired off in that way quite enough to have satisfied
the Grand Sultan.

It is worthy of record that the Royal train on this oc-
casion was propelled by an engine which burns coal in-
stead of coke, consuming a less quantity of the former
than other locomotives require of the latter, and keeping
up an abundant supply of steam. The inventor is Mr,
Beattie, engineer of the South-Western Railway, and
appears to answer admirably.

(From the Court

Circular.)
WINDSOR, DEC. 3.

His Majesty the King of Sardinia, after attending
Divine service yesterday corning, paid visits to her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Glou-
cester-house, and her 11 )yal Highness the Duchess of
Cambridge, at Kew. The King afterwards visited the
Duchess d'Aumaie at Twickenham.

Hie Majesty, with the Marquis d'Azeglio and the gen-
tlemen of his suite, returned to the Castle at 25 minutes
past 6 p.m.
This morning the King, accompanied by Prince Albert
and the Duke of Cambridge, went to Portsmouth. His
7dajeety was attended by the Marquis d'Azeglio, his
Minister at this Court, Count Morozze de la Rocca,
Chevalier Luserna d'Angrogna, Chevalier Carderina,
Count Persan, Count de Robilant, Lord Byron, and
Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood. His Royal Highness
the Prince was attended by the Marquis of Abercorn,
Lord George Lennox, Major-General Wylde, and Capt.
the Hon. Dudley de Pecs.
The royal party went in five open carriages to the sta-
tion of the Great Western Railway, and travelled by a
special train to Portsmouth.
The King, the Prince, and the Dyke of Cambridge,
returned to the Castle at half-past six o'clock.
Lord Stanley of Alderloy, the Right Hon. R. Vernon
Smith, Lieutenant-General Sir James Simpson, General
Sir Hew Ross, Major-General Sir R. England, and Sir
Baldwin Walker, Surveyor of the Navy, Lad the honour
of dining with her Majesty yesterday.
The French Ambassador and the Countess de Per-
signy, the Duke of Argyll, the Countess of Clarendon,
the Countess Granville, the Earl of Hardwicke, the
Earl of Minto, Lord and Lady John Russell, Vis-
countess Palmerston, Viscount Hardinge, Lord Pan-
inure, Sir Charles Wood, Sir James Graham, Lieute-
nant• General Sir John Burgoyne, and Major-General
Sir Colin Campbell have left the Castle.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary arrived to-day at the Castle on a
visit to the Queen, attended by Lady Caroline Murray
and Major Purves.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Wei-
mer, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cranworth, the
Turkish Minister and Madame Musurus, the Earl and
Countess of Derby, the Earl of Malineebury, the Earl of
Cardigan, Lnrd Wodehouse, the Right Hon. the Speaker,
Sir George Grey, Sir George C. Lewis, the Right Hon.
W. E. Gladstone, the Right lion. Sidney llerbert, Ad-
miral the Right Hon. Sir M. Berkeley, Lieutenant-
General Sir Harry Smith, Lieutenant-General Sir De
Lacy Evans, Sir James Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. Clark
arrived this afternoon on a visit to her Majesty.
The Queen gave a dinner in the evening in St.
George's Hail. The illustrious party included his Ma-
jesty the King of Sardinia, her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal,
her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Serene
[highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Duchess
of Sutherland, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cran worth,
the Duke of Wellington, the Sardinian Minister, the
Turkish Minister and Madame Musurus, the Marquis of
Breadathane, Lady Fanny Howard, the Baroness de
Spaeth, Lady Caroline Murray, Lady Isabel Howard,
the Marquis of Abercorn, Earl Spencer, the Earl and
Countess of Derby, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of
Cardigan, the Earl of Malmesbury, Viscount Palmerston,
Lord Wodehouse, the Right Hon. the Speaker, Colonel
the Hen. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps and Miss Phipps, Lady
Aura Maria Cust, Sir George Grey, the Right Hon.
lienry and Lady Mary Labouchere, Sir George C. Lewis,
the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, the Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, Admiral the Right Hon. Sir M. Berkeley,
Sir James Clark, the Rey. W. Canning, Lieut.-General
Sir Harry Smith, Lieut.-General Sir De Lacy Evans,
\lr. and Mrs. Clark, Count de Cavour, Duke Pa4qua,
Chevalier Massimo d'Az ,glio, Major-General Count Mo-
reno de la Rocca, Major-General Chevalier Luserna
.i'Angrogna, Major General le Chevalier Carderina, Le
Chevalier Riheri, Colonel le Chevalier C.g,ala, Captain
Count de Persan, Captain Count de Barone, Captain
Count de Rebilant, Lord Byron, and Colonel the Hon.
A. N. Nood (in attendance on the King of Sardinia),
Major Purves, and Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald.
The hand of the 221 Regiment was in attendance in
the gallery of the hall, and played during the banquet.