The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-15 00:00:00

COr Court.

The Queen will hold a Privy Council this day
(Tuesday) at Buckicgham Palace. Summonses were is-
sued yesterday to the Ministers and Officers of State from
the l'rivy Council office.
The Duke and Duchene de Moutpensier, and the
Duchess d'Orleans visited her Majesty yesterday at Buck-
ingham Palace.
The Princesses Helena and Louisa and Prince Arthur
to k a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday morn-
ing. The elder of the royal family took their usual exer-
cise in the gardens of the palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert attended by the Countess
of Desert, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, Lord Crofton, Lord George
Lennox, Colonel Wylde, Major-General Buckley, and Colo-
nel Bouverie honoured the Princess's Theatre with their
presence last evening.

The Ducheu of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Kent
yesterday.
The Duchess d'Orluns, accompanied by the Comte de
Paris and the Duke de Chartres, paid visits yesterday after-
noon to the Duchess of Kent, at Clarence House, St
James's, and to the Duchess' of Gloucester, at Gloucester
House.

---The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard,
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir G. Couper, honoured
the performance of French Plays with her presence yester•
day evening.
A deputation, consisting of Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P.,
Mr. Bnght, M.P., and Mr. G. B. Corr, had an interview
with Sir John l'akington yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Duke of Leeds had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Walpole at the Home-office yesterday.
Mr. Philip Miles, M.P., Mr. Macgregor, and Mr. Nagh-
ten, had an interview with the Hight Hon. J. W. Henley,
yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
Mr. Paul Parnell had en interview with Sir John Pa-
Manton, yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Knight had an interview with the Earl of Derby,
yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial•offite to
the Governorof the Cape of Good Hope ; despatches were
received from the Governor of South Australia, the Gover-
nor of Gibraltar, and the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day in the Council Chamber. The lords present were,
Lord Cranworth, Lord Justice Knight Bruce, the Judge of
the High Court of Admiralty, Sir Edward Hymn, and Sir J.
Patteson. An appeal was heard from the Isle of 3lsn,
" (thane a. Quane.'

Mr. John George Philhmore, Q.C., has been elected
by the Council of Legal Education, representing all the
Inns of Court, to the chair of Constitutional Law and Legal
History founded by the four Inns of Court.
William Henry Willes, Esq., has been appointed
by the Inns of Court lecturer on the branches of the com-
mon law which aro not included in constitutional law, the
law of real property and conveyancing, devises and requests.

WE are informed that the mode adopted by the
present government fur making places, or rather vacancies
for their friends, in various public offices, hes been this:
They have raised the superannuation allowance—giving
the whole income, after a certain number of years, where
before only three-fourths was given—with a view of at once
inducing all who am claim superaanuation to retire. This
proceeding may perhaps be legal, but it is obviously
done to create vacancies for party purposes—thu public
Paying the piper.

The proceedings in Parliament commenced at 12
o'clock yesterday, and the House of Commons did
not close its diecussione till 3 o'clock this morning.
Hence the great space occupied by our Parliamentary

WIIEAT will in a few days be in ear in this neigh-
bourhood. In Morayshire thi. weather has been of a fa-
vourable character. In Lochaber, on Thursday, a thuntler-
storm was experienced. It lasted only for a short time,
and when the clouds cleared away lien Nevis was found to
be covered nearly to its bast with fresh snow. Where it
lay thin the warm sun soon melted it away, but in the cor-
ries and crevices it lay to a considerable depth.—lnverness
Courier.

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