The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-03 00:00:00

gbe Court.

THE ROYAL DRAWING ROOM.
The Queen held a Drawing Room yesterday after-
sere in Bt. Jesus', Palau.
It wee the mooed this season, and wu numerously
attended. _ _ _

The finches, of Cambridge and the Princess Mary were
present at the Drawiog Room, and were received by the
Vies.Chamberlals.
Prince Victor of Rohnlots Langenburg also attended
the Drawing Room.
Hajor-General the Hon. Charles Grey had an audience of
the Queen before the reception of the Diplomatic Corps, Inc
delivered to her Majesty the insignia of the Grand Cross of
the Order of the Beth worn by the late Viscount Ponsonby
The Queen and Prince Albert entered the Throes
room L accompanied by the Duchess of Cambridge anti
the Princess Mary, and Priam Victor of Honer lobe,'
and attended by the Duchess of Sutherland,
of the Robes, the Countess of Des.rt, in waiting,
the Ducting of Wellington, the Marchioness of Ely,
and the Viscountess Cseciog, ladies of the bwi•chasa•
bees; the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, In waiting, the Hon.
Beatrice Byes, in waiting; the Hon. Matilda Paget, Hon.
Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Hoo. Mary
Seymour, and the Hon. Mary Bulteel, maids of honour;
Lady Charlotte Copley and the Hon. Mrs. G. B. Aroma,
worm, of the bedchamber in waiting; and the groat officers
of the court.

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The Quaaa wore a train of white and gold moire silk,
trimmed with white satin ribsnd, gold blonde, sad bows or
red velvet. The petticoat was white satin trimmed with
gold blonde and bows of red velvet. Her Majesty wore on
ha head an opal and diamond diadem and feathers.
The Duchess of Cambridge wore a train of grey satin
trimmed with Honiton lace, the corsage ornamented with
diamonds and pearls. The petticoat was covered with
&swum of Honiton lace. Her Royal Highness's had-dress
was composed of a tiara of pearls and diamonds, feather.,
and Houston lass lappets.
The Princess Mary of Cambridge won a train of rich blue
glace silk, festooned with blue tulle, satin ribsnd, and
hassles of pink nets. The comp was orsaminted with
diamonds and turquoise. The petucoat was blue tulle over
rich glace silk, and was festooned to match the train with
bianciass of pink rows. The necklace was pearls and
diamonds. list Royal Highness's head-dress was formed
of a tiara of lONS and stare in diamonds, ►ace lappets, and
white feathers. _ . _ . . .

The Foreign Ministers were Int introduced, when the
following presentations to the Queen took place in the
dipionette dine :
By the Belgian Minister—M. le Comte van der Straten-
Poothes, Anion Envoy e Extreordinaire and Manure
Plecipotentien an terms de S.M. le lin des Belges.
By the Austrian Minister—M. le Comte Antoine de
Chotek. Chambellan dew Mejesti 1. et R.A.
Tbe diplomatic circle was attended by the French Ambas-
sador and the Countess Welewsks ; M. Charles Beudin end
M. Jules de Sum, &entrain ; Viscount d'Aijuson, At-
taché to the Embassy, and Rear-Admiral Viscount de Chs-
benne; the Bavarian Minister, the Hanoverian Minister
sad entwine Helens Kielinansegp ; the 84rdinian Minis-
ter, Count Corti, Secretary of the Legetion and the Mar-
quis Calsbrini ; the Greek Minister, and 11. Combine
Trieoupi, Secretary to the Greek Legation ; the Turkish
Minister and Madame Musurus ; Prince A. Vogcrides,.
Councillor, and Enid Bey, First Secretary of Legation ;
the Portuguese Minitterk the Chevalier i isto de Soren',
Seeretsry of Legstiont. end M. Menaces, the Studien Mi-
nister ; the Chevalier I.:meek° Lean, Attaché, sad Chevalier
SPAndreds, Attaché to the Legation; the Sicilian Minister
NW the Pinions de-Cesini; le Coniesondeor de Martino,
enneillee of Legation, and Madame de Martino; the Aus-
trian Minister and Countess Collared° • Count Ponces;
the Whim Minister and W Jose M. Gonzales de la Vega,
First Monetary of Legation; the United States Minister
and Min Lane; the Hon. John Appleton, Secretary, and
Colonel Lawrence, Attaché, to the Legation ; the Prussian
Minister and Countess Bernstorff; the Swedish and Nor-
wegian Minister and Baroness de Moehschdd ; the Saxon
Minister Resident; Senor Francisco de Rivera, Peruvian
Minister Resident; the Breslin Coarse d'Affaires and Ma-
dame de Conga ; Chevalier de Senn, Secretary, M. E.
Dias del Moral, le Vioomte de Miravallee, and M. Ricardo
Bales, Attachés to the Mission ;le Duod'Osuna y asl In-
tasted° ; the Countess of Clarendon; and Major General
the Hon. Sir Edward Cast, E.C.H., her Majesty's Mester
of the Ceremonies. - - -

—The inwing-roora was attended by a large number of the
hales of the nubility.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert returned to Buckingham
Palace after the drawing room.
The Clem, with the Primes of Rohanlohe, the Prisons
Royal, Primer Altos, and Priam Arthur, drove oat in an
open carriage in tbs afternoon. The Prises rode on horse-
back. Msjor•Osnersl Beckley, Lord Alfred Pegs; and
Da Plat, were is Mongoose.
Cfrtilt evening, bar Molest, bed a dinner party. The
owing were included : the Dubose of Moat, the Pris-
on of Holtenlobe, the Archbishop of York sad the Ron.
Mrs. Mnssrars, ths Rawl sad Countess H3WO, the Berl and
Conntoss Bruce, Visoonat and Viscount's Pains/Mos,
Lily Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Spetb, thr George
sad Lady Grey, sad Sir George Dooms.
Tho bend of the let Late Guards played during dinner,
aalthe QsAa's private bead afterwards.
The Dumdum of Kent suited the Tristan of Robenlohe
Leageabiug yesterday it DaskiagharaPalsos.

A Cabinet Council was bald yesterday at the Pontiffs-
' case. It was aturaded by all the ministers with the excep-
tion of Earl Granville, sad sat two hours.

Tai Asateux PLumat—Th• Adipendience men-
tions& 711/110111 that at the moment of Pisnorrs arrest, a
bode atenayliee was standing a few yards off, with her
hand apes the handle of a canine, toady to open it oa
the instant, so that the assassin night, if be could have
escaped fir as instant, hate made off et full speed.

1110ENT ATTEMPT ON TEE LIVE OF THE
Marmon or Frusica.—Yesterday at • special meeting of
the Court of Aldermen, the following motion, proposed by
Aidamems Sidney, seconded by Aldermen Fariebrother,
mei Mmilinosely adopted:—" Toot this court learns , ith
pantie ad sorrow the resent attempt upon the life of Ma-
Liellths Third sad tenders to their Imperial Majesties
s:mperor and Empress of the French, and to the French
=at large, the warns ezpression of their sympathy,
Maly unite in gratitude to the all-wise Ruler, that
Me bas mercifully vouchsafed to frustrate the diabolical
dads% mad to peeing Frame sad EMOIM from the horror.
sitmeandly." After some &scandal& as to forms and pre-
nedemile. it wee determined that the resolution should be
painnenid la the French Asabeemedos by the Lord Mayor
sail the Ewer and seeoader, se a depatatioa Irma the
Nara othMeemmi._ _

At a meeting of the Town Conseil of Birmingham,
' yesterday, Mr. Alderman Lag mond OM the following ad-
ben should be Biped by Ms Mayoras belialfsif the Conseil,
sad Nat Ma mos alma M tmeardod to the English Ala-
bama's. at Paris, toe promatodso "To bb Imperial Ka-
ki/My P.,-'—lli., Emparss of she Funels.—Msy it pleas,
Diysmwlimpadol Ilajimay.—Wo the Mayor, Aldormon use
A. bonegls of Hindsight's, in Oa esos4y or
Wanda. ha emu" assombiod, bars baud with regret and
Wiped= Mee attempt which hu boos made um rat
iligesty's laraluable life ' • and while we Metes le eaves
our skiers and heartfelt sawratalatios alma war bug
!ram we humbly seameWie thatimmignogot
lemdi of Mot on- wigs Preelloaeo,=, Mee monies
trees your Malooty's pores Ili, Wes ef the emeeie, las
motioned to /MOS thebitoegtaflellolleedernelulahl.
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gementelism
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