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AR.

The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Dont°
' Colonel Buckley, honoured the Duchess of
Sutherland with a visit at Stafford House, yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, and her Royal
highness the Duchess of Saxe Coburg, attended by
Madame la Baronne de Waugenheim, and the Hon.
C. B. Phipps, visited the British Museum, yesterday
afternoon.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg,
accompanied by Count Arthur Mensdorff, and at-
tended by Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, and Baron
Fritsch, left town yesterday morning for Windsor,
to join the hunt. The illustrious party returned to
Buckingham Palace in the afternoon.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps, went yesterday
morning to inspect the soup kitchen.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, took their accustomed airings yesterday. I
His Royal Highness Prince Albert inspected the
designs for the seven ages of Shakspere, by Mr.
Maclise, R.A. ; fresco paper-hangings, by Mr. it.
Redgrave, A.R.A. ; and other designs by Mr. Bell,
&c., prepared for Summerly's Art Manufactures, sub-
mitted by Mr. H. Cole.
A marble bust of his Royal Highness Prince
Alfred was submitted yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace, by Mrs. Thornycroft, to the Queen and
Prince Albert, who were graciously pleased to ex-
press their approbation.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured Messrs.
Hunt and Roskell yesterday, by inspecting the ser-
vice of plate just completed for presentation to the
Earl of Ellenborough by his Lordship's friends and
admirers in India. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness were graciously pleased to express their
high admiration.
The plate was also inspected by her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Saxe Coburg. The grand
centre represents Asia crowning Britannia, on a
pedestal of Indian architecture, with palm trees
at the angles. In the panels, the treaty of Nan-
kin—the arms of the Earl of Ellenborough—and
the inscription. On the base, a captive Affghan—a
captive Chinese—and a British sepoy, with the British
lion between. In the long panels, views of Calcutta,
Caubul, and Canton. The whole supported on recum-
bent elephants.
The Royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
'Palace included their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Coburg, Count Arthur Mensdorff,
Madame la Baronne de Waugenheim, the Countess
of Gainsborough, Viscount Palmerston, the Right
Hon. Sir Stratford Canning, the Right Hon. Sir John
Ilobhouse, and Baron Fritsch.
The Marchioness of Douro has succeeded the
Viscountess Jocelyn as the Lady in Waiting to her
Majesty.

fdr. Justice Patteson had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday. Mr. D. Pugh, M.P., had
also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet at the
Home. office.
Mr. George Lennie, Governer of the Falkland
Islands, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday
at fte Colonial .office.
The Royal Commission for inquiring into the Mer-
chant Seamens' Fund held a meeting yesterday at the
office of the Board of Trade. The Commissioners
present were the Earl of Ellenborough, Admiral Sir
Edward Codrington, Sir William Clay, M.P., Mr.
Lock, and Mr. Enderby.
The lion. Colonel Anson had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSAIOUTIT, TUESDAY.—Great improvements are
about to be made in the Royal Clarence Victualling
Establishment for the better reception of the Queen
on her Majesty's visits to this port cn route to the
Isle of Wight, and also for providing better siceom-
modation for carrying on the duties of that national
storehouse. A sum is already on the estimates to be
asked for for this purpose.
Dr. Sir John Richardson, of Haslar Hospital, is in
town, completing the preparations for his expedition
in search of Sir John Franklin.

The Amphion, 36, screw frigate, Captain W. J.
Williams, is expected here again in a few days, from
the Tagus.

The-Champion, 14, Commander Hayes, is most
ably manned, and might have been doubly so could
she have accommodated the applicants. She will not
be long in rigging, and when ready is expected to be
sent to the east coast of South America.
The Nautilus, 8, Lieutenant W. T. Ri.
mantling, sailed this afternoon to resume hel
off the Sussex coast for the protection of the
The Lively lighter sailed to-day with
the eastern ports.
Wind W.S.W., light breezes, and cloud'
ADatinaLt x, FEB. lA-APPOINTMENT*,
—David N. Welch to the Fairy.
Master's Assistants—W. 11. E. Willsoi
President ; John R. Richards, to the Expre:
Clerk—William L. Wright to the Power
The lute alarm with regard to the new
steamers in Portsmouth Dock•yard has in,
Government officers to recommend letting in
to a considerable extent iu a day or two, in order that
the support from within may be al quate to the " pres-
sure from without." We believe the suggestion will be
acted upon.
The Kite steam-vessel, with mails, &c., for Bermuda,
is weather. bound at Plymouth. She has dispatches for
the Queen Dowager, which she will land at Madeira.

THE SQUADRON IN TUE TAG US.—Mr. Cobden has
followed up his speech at Manchester by moving for a
return of the British naval forces in the Tagus and in
the waters of Portugal on the first day of each of the
twelve months ended December, 1847. The number of
vessels stationed in the localities in question amounted in
January, 1847, to six, in February to eight, in March
to six, in April to eight, in May to eleven, in June to
ten, in July to fifteen, in August to ten, in September
to sixteen, in October to thirteen, in November to ten,
and in December to ten. The ten vessels last returned
consisted of the St. Vincent, of 120 guns; the Cale-
donia, of 120 guns ; the Howe, of 120 guns; the Queen,
of 110 guns ; of two second rates, and four steamers.
The return bears the signature of the Clerk of the Ad-
miralty, Mr. Henry Francis Amedroz.
Son TIJ A MrTON, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.—The Pe-
ninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's
ship Montrose, Captain Bowen, arrived here this after-
noon with the usual mails from Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lis-
bon, Oporto, and Vigo, in charge of Lieutenant Wil-
kinson, R. N., Admiralty agent. Her dates are—
Gibraltar, February 5 ; Cadiz, G ; Lisbon, 9 ; Oporto,
10; Vigo, 12. The Montrose has eight first and three
second-class passengers, and the following on freight:
—262 boxes of oranges, 35 cases of eggs, 11 boxes
! specie, and sundry goods. Her Majesty's steamer Po-
! lyphemus was at Gibraltar. Her Majesty's ships at
Lisbon—St. Vincent, Howe, Queen, Canopus, Am-
phion. Terrible, and Scourge. The Montrose expe-
rienced heavy weather on the homeward voyage. By
this arrival letters to the 9th instant have been received
from our correspondent in the city of Lisbon. The
Cortes hail not voted the answer to the throne, the
Conde de Thema: having brought on the discussion of
the revolution and protocol. Considerable sickness
from taloa
• nza still prevailed on board the British ships
in the Tagus, but the smallpox was confined to the
flag-ship and in a milder form. Public tranquillity re-
mained undisturbed. Exchange was 53d. for 30 days'
paper, 531 d. 90 days. Bank notes, 40 to 41 per cent.
discount fur hard cash.

LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNTRY PARTY.—Lord
Granby has declined the honour of succeeding to the
post of leader of the Conservative party in the House of
Commons, become vacant by the retirement of Lord
George Be n tinck.
Ma. DANIEL O'CoNNELL.--The Limerick Exami-
ner, a repeal paper, says—" We aro glad to hear that
Mr. D. O'Connell, jun., is about to receive an appoint-
ment. The consulship of Boulogne is the one named to
us; the salary attached to which is said to be about 8001.
a year." A new writ for Waterford was moved for on
Monday night.
A. paragraph was published in several of the papers
yesterday, which would seem to intimate that political
considerations had some influence upon the intention of
the Austrian Ambassador to avail himself of a short
leave of absence in the ensuing spring. His Excellency
has not been absent from his post for the three years
during which he has been accredited to this country,
and we arc informed that ho will return immediately
upon the conclusion of some family affairs which require
his presence in the Austrian capital.— Times.
SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, FEB. 15.—The Feenshinip-
sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Cocnity
dy f aulraltar,
Dacha, Captain J. Olive,
, t andof as°henmoaa'nufactured
with
Naples, Civita Vecchia, Lesgahiloercfnl
pas-
sengers, a full general cargeoltoonßtrose
is
expected
to-
goods, but no specie.
the
the 18th, from the Italian
mails; and the Iberiatilontake
her departure on Th
urs.
night or to-morrow, withil Spanish and Portuguese
ports. The Jupiter_Tro
Vigo, p Libbon, Cadiz, and
Mail Steam Packet Company's
day,
Gibraltar.t}e 1
Vincent, will sail on Thursday
ship Severn, Captain
mails; her route is rid Ma-
deira the usual West I
with badoes conveying passengers, 8,:c., for
thAelltoyna
and Bar
Madeira, 6t, Domingo, Santa Martha, Cartagena,
Chagrea, and St. Juan de Nicaragua. The Ripon sails
on the ..00th for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria, taking
the India and China mails. The West India
steamer Tay is due on the 22d. Ships in dock—Oriental,
Achilles, Ripon, Erin, Jupiter, Severn, Trent, Teviot,
East
and Avon. Wind N.N.W., with rain.
THE TillrLE MURDER. AT BRUSSELS.—The trial
of the prisoners Itozseel and Vaudenplas, for this
murder, took place on the Bth inst. Both prisoners, who
confessed their crime, were fbund guilty and sentenced
to death.

UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS.-By a return yesterday
printed, it appears that o❑ the sth ult. the dividends due
at the Bank of England, and not demanded, amounted
to 996,9831. 10s. 7d., of which 852,2911. 15s. 9d. had
been advanced to the Government under three Acts of
Parliament.
LONGEVITY.— A respectable old woman, named
3,l‘lver, died, at her Tesidenee, in the vicinity of the
College, in Belfast, on Friday last, after completing her
eighty-seventh year. Sho had seen no fewer than 04
gelieratious of her ova farailyo—Forthern Whig.

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