The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1855.

Abe Court.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured with a
visit on Saturday morning the Society of Painters in Wales
Colours, at their Gallery, in Pall-mall Rut. The Prisms
Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Primates Helens mew
pealed her Majesty; and the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, the
Kee. Beatrice Byng, Major-General Buckley, and Carlin
Da Plat, were in attendance on the Queen and the Priam:
Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Priam
Alfred, afterwards rods on horseback, attended by
equerry-in-waiting.
Prises Arthur and the Princess Louisa took a drive fa •
earflap and four.
The Ditcher of Heat visited the PrillollBlof HohealeiM.,
Leagenburg, at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg visited the
Dalian of Gloucester, in the afternoon, at Glossaries-
The Clasen and Prince Albert, acsonipanied by Mies
Alfred, the Princess cf Illohealohe-Langenburg, the Prisons
Adelaide and Prises Victor of Hohealohe, honoured the
Sepal Italian Opera with their presence in the evening.
the royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desert, the Hon
Ileum Stanley, Lord Danis, Major General Buckley,
sad Captain Da Plat.
Yesterday the Clasen and Prince Albert, with the Prince
hf Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princes.
'Alice, the Duchess of Heat, the Princess of Hohemlohe
Lsngenburg, the Princesses Adelaide and Peodore, and
Prince Victor of Hohealohe, attended divine service in the
Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and
Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated. The ladies and
gentlemen of the court and the domed* household also
attended the service.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday, at Glouenterhorme.

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office,
Downing-street, on Saturday. The Ministers pre-
sent were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke
of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon,
Lord John Russell, Lord Panmnre, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon.
Vernon Smith, Sir William IMolesworth, Vis-
count Canning, and the Earl of Harrowby. The
Council sat three hours.

Meetings of the cathedral commando& were held at No. 1,
New•street, Spring-gardens, on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday. The commissioners present were the Archbistop
of Canterbury, the Marquis of Blandford, M.P., the Bishop
of Orford, the Hon. and Roy. H. M. Yillien, Sir Jobs
Dodson, Sir John Pennon, Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, Be,.
Canes Selwyn, and Mr. Henry Kingscote (secretary).
A deputation from St. Andrew Holborn and St. George
the Martyr had an intenity on Saturday with the Pre&
dent of the General Board of Health, at his alloy, White-
hall, with respect to the Metropolis Local Management
Bill. The deputation consisted of Messrs. John Orde Hall,
George Taylor, and Hurlstoae, attended by Mr. S. W.
Hopwood (clerk).
A deputation from Ely-place also bad an interview with
the President in relation to t►e came bill. The deputation
comprised Messrs. Boys, James, and Adamson.
A deputation from the vestry and paving board of St.
James Westminster aloe had an interview with the Presi-
dent of the General Board of Health with respect to the
Metropolis Local Management Bill. The deputation con-
sisted of Means: Harrison, Duff, Bidgood, Smith, Bice,
Crane, and Watkins, attended by Mr. Bossard, vestry
, clerk, and Mr. York, caerk to the commissioners for paving.
Despatches were received at the Colonial•office on Satnr-
, day from the Governors of the Gambia, Sierra Leone, and
the Gold Coast.

SOCIETY Or PAINTERS IN WATZB-COLOURS, PALL-
-IALL BAlL—Her Majesty the Gams, and kin Royal
Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princes
Royal, the Praises, A 11.., and the Princess Louisa,
honoured the above society with a visit on Saturday. The
Royal suite consisted of the Boa. Eleanor Stanley, the Hon.
Beatrice Byag Major-General Buckley, and Captain Du
Plat. Her Majesty was graciously pleased to ezprees her
admiration of the high character of the works eshibited.
The raemben of the Council, Mash. F. Taylor, J. F.
Lewis, H. Gastineau, W. C. Smith, and Mr. Carl Haag,
had the honour of receiving the royal family at the Gallery.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the QOM%
and hie Royal Highness Priam Albert, bosomed the per-
fonamose at the Royal Italian Opera with their
on Saturday evening. Her Majesty aad his Royal Jig=
were accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred,
and their Serene Highness.. the Princess of Hohenlohe, the
Priacess Adelaide of Hobaniohe, sad Prince ViCtGl of
Hehenlohe. The ral suite consisted of the Countess of
Doan, the Hon. Miss Stanley, Lord Danis, Gemmel
Buckley, sad Captain Du Plat.

APPoutirnirre.—Mr. John E. Boileau im appointed
Private Berbretary to Lord John Russell at the Colonial-
oMoe. air John Liddell, M.D., C. 8., F.R.8., is appointed
Direetor-Oeneral of the Medical Department of the Navy.
1—•

His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French
has oremated to the Junior Limited Service Club, through
his Egeelleney ConntWelewskl, a maguilleent group Melbas
sea souvenir of hi. Majesty having been as honorary mem-
bet of the dub during his residence in Ragland. The group
represents two Arabs with their horses elms to an obelisk
in t►e Desert ; one of the Arabs has dismounted, and is exa-
mining the tracks of a hostile tribe. The deep, as well es
the workmanship, is meet exquisite.

Oa Saturday a .deputation of. officers of the late
AUtaissy_isegres salmi& upcaaenoral Sir De Lacy
MI% ABM leSsflii asidasSes-eguare, for the purpose
ef pipssembi ibe seam ward with a settilatstry
eddies, ss lib mama Ina Vie East. The Wines SW
dried re=keataseal Ilk Denote Mikougall,
Catena Came, Ideseasuseal
g=lla &Wig; &Masi Bo^ Oebud Colossi
Leak rie Fressbm,lLP., CoMmel Weeklays,
Roe. B. Falk* OrtiMe, LliaL.Osiesel I. W. Shepherd,
LieOsiseel Rushy, LlSM.Velsall Kist Many,
But., O'Nescrlaw Wmabassma der Charles NightMgele,
Bart., Burgeon Joey,
T. Kiskeeeed, M.D.
Lord Ward milled from Marseilles on the morning
Meta let inst.for Constantinople, in hie steam yacht Loads..
Earl °nava, is slowly recovering from his late'
aceideat, though still unable le leave his house.
Mr. Marshall's statue of Campbell. the poet, was
.reefed on Tuesday, the lit last, in Poet's Corner, and may
sow be Mewed.
Dr. Barth, the explorer, was met by Dr. Vogel, on
the ha of December teat, at Saadi, about 110 geographical
miles north-meat from Koko. Dr. Barth afterwards vest to
Koko, intending to return to Europe by Marsook end
Tripeli.
Mme. Selvage, formerly a lady of honour of
Queen Nortesse, Selvage,
just died at 8e.., sad left all her
property to Napoleon 111. M. Casablanca, the brother of
the minister, and agent for the imperial estates in Italy, his
resolved orders to proceed t. Roan, sad take legal power
doe of the property.
The oldest Catholic prelate now living is Samuel,
Arehlishop et the United Armenian Church, at Lemberg,
is °allele: he is 101 years of age. He is still vigorous, mid
striedr Showmen the severest fasts.
A Rtvar, To LORD Dunnonaz.n.—A mechankiaa
named Patierer, a Swiss by birth, bat long resident in this'
city. (says the Saha Puihe of Lyons), hasjust left fer
Pans, in order to submit to the examination of Wm*
tent men. a warlike sasehine of his invention. It has esal
him many Oars' meditation and lebour, and will, he eggs
throw 700 projectiles a Waste, and destroy la a /al OM
Nine either a tows or a whole squadron. •
The County of Hants Freehold Land Society bays
deeleredseltboisas of 10 per sent. on all nnotted Maim,
them a to than shareholders who hays not °Maud
alletrasste lead a very high rate of profit on their la-
Thirste.
PleyeL the well known pianoforte mantas-
rarer, hue just expired at Pens.
Cann. L PAIACI.—FIVZ SHILLING DAY.--BATUNo
Day, MAT 6.--Admissisme OS persist, 299 ; ditto by 801-
Kin Oki% 916; 1,201.