n service at the Royal German
Chapel, St. James's; visited the Duchess of Gloucester, in Piccadilly,
and returned to Windsor.

After this rest on the 30th, he visited Newgate Prison, when he was
received by the Lady Mayoress, Mrs. Fry, the Quaker philanthropist, the
Sheriffs, etc., and thence proceeded to lunch with Mrs. Fry, at Upton,
near Barking; at six he went to Drury Lane Theatre, and saw _The Two
Gentlemen of Verona_; dined with the Duke of Sutherland at Stafford
House, and slept at Buckingham Palace.

Next day, 1 Feb., at 10 a.m., he visited the Royal Society, Society of
Antiquaries and the Geological Society. Thence he went to the British
Museum, taking Mr. Solly's collection of pictures _en route_; and after
spending three hours at the Museum, he lunched with the Duke of Sussex at
Kensington Palace. In the evening, he underwent a dinner and concert
given by the Duke of Wellington at Apsley House.

Early in the morning of the 2nd, he sat to Mr. Hayter for his portrait in
a picture of the Christening. At 8.30 he embarked at Hungerford Wharf,
on a steamer, bound for the Thames Tunnel; after visiting which, he went
to the Tower of London. At 12 he returned to Buckingham Palace, where he
received addresses from the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese of London;
the members of King's College, London; the Society for Promoting
Christianity among the Jews; the Prussian subjects resident in London;
and the German Lutheran clergy. He also received deputations from the
Bible Society, the Church Missionary Society, the Imperial Continental
Gas Company; and gave audience to the Prince of Capua, etc.; visited the
Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth; dined with the Duke of Cambridge;
saw the _Merry Wives of Windsor_ played at Covent Garden, and afterwards
attended an evening, party at Cambridge House.

On the 3rd he was present at the Queen's Opening of Parliament, then
received a deputation from the general body of Protestant Dissenters; and
visited the Queen Dowager, Earl of Jersey, the Dowager Duchess of
Richmond, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Wellington; winding up
with dining with the Queen.

On the 4th they let him go--he paid a visit to the Queen at 9.30, went to
Woolwich and saw a review of Royal Artillery, lunched there, visited
Plumstead Marshes and the Arsenal, took leave of Prince Albert, and
everyone else, and went off to Ostend.

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