The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-19 00:00:00

be Court.

BALXORAU MAT 16
Her Majesty walked out yesterday morning, and
drove in the afternoon.
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MAY 17.

The Queen and Princess llama, attended by the Duchess
of Athole, drove on the Batater-reed yesterday afternoon.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturda at the
official residence of the First Lord of the
in Downing-street. The ministers present were
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, Sir George Grey, Berl Russell, Sir
G. C. Lewis, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right
Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward
Cardwell, and the Right Hon. 0. P. Villiers.

A deputation from the tandem of the poor of Hackney,
consisting of Mr. Caswell, Mr. F. Clerks, and Mr.
Shorter, bad an interview with the Right Hoe. C. P.
Villiers on Saturday, at the office of the Poor-law Board,
Whitehall.

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Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Coked'''.
offioe to the governors of the North American provisoes,
Bermuda, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
I Wanda.

It is gratifying to learn that her Majesty
aeons to be enjoying and benefiting by her sojourn at '
her favourite Highland home. Though more retired than
was wont to be the case in former times, the Queen takes
daily out-door exercise, and has visited most of the resi-
dents upon the estate of Balmoral, and also a few of
those upon the estate of Abergeldie. The Prinossees,
with their attendants, are oat driving or riding very fre-
quently. Dr. M`Lood, of Glasgow, has been staying at
Balmoral Castle by special invitation. He conducted ser-
vice there on Sabbath morning, and at Crathie Church in
the forenoon ; preaching also Lagain in the evening The
Duke of Argyll remains in attendance on her Majesty, and
Prince Leopold is expected to arrive at Balmoral on Satur-
day (to-day) per Scottish North-Eastern and Deeside
Bafiways.—Aberflan Prat.
Visoonntesa Palmerston had an assembly on Sa-
turday evening, at Cambridge House. Previously to the
aniembly, Viscount and Viscouukass Palmerston entertained
at dinner the Maxchicsoees of Ely, the Earl of Clarendon, the
Earl Cowper, the Earl and Counter of Shaftesbury and
Lady Victoria Ashley, Lord Dunkellin, Count Strsaiscid,
the Bight Hon. Sir Charism Wood, M.P., and Lady Mary
Wood and KGs Wood, the Bight Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P.,
Hon. Henry Cowper, Hon. Harris Temple, Mr. Arthur
, ' Bassin, Mr. Stanley, he.
I Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
) bridge, the (hand Duchess of Meeklenburgh-Strelits, and
the Prinoses Mary purpose to return to the royal duchess's
• 'widows, in the Ambiuwadors' Court, Bt. James's Palace,
tomorrow, from Cambridge Cottage, Kew, for the season.

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Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
&Asensio had a large party on Saturday evening, at Orleans
Hones, Twickenham. Among the illustrious circle were
their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelits,
the Duke de Nemours, and the Prince de Joinville and
daughter. A. select airole assembled on the 000ssion, in-
cluding his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the
Countess d'Apponyi, the Earl and Counter of Tankervilln,
Sir Charles Russell, Viscount Chelsea, leo.
The Duke of Newcastle loft Carlton-house-ter-

race on Friday evening for Climber Park, Notts, for the
assembling, for eight days' duty, of the Sherwood Rapiers,
of which carps his gross is colonel
The Marchioness of Salisbury has issued cards
for assemblies on the god and sth of June, at the family
residence in Arhugtoo-street.
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The Marquis de Chateaurenard has taken a resi-
dence in Rutland gate for the esuon.
Viscount and Viscountess.Boyne have arrived in
Beigravenquare on their way to the Continent.
The Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait entertained
a select party at dinner on Saturday evening at their rot
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deIICO iaSt.Jamaes-squars.
We are requested to state that Lady Carolii
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Heffinces first dance will take place on Tuesday, Kay 20.

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Mr. Milnes Gaakell, M.P., has been prevented
from attending his parliamentary duties since Easter by a
severe attack of bronchitis.
Lady Emily Peel, who has been detained in
Paris from an attack of scarlatina, is fast recovering her
health. In all probability her ladyship will reach home at
the close of the present week.
Lord and Lady ?bury entertained a select party
at dinner on Saturday evening, at their house, in Park.
"tweet, Grosvenor-mews.
Sir Henry Holland is, we are happy to hear,
regaining his health, after a very severe Massa
The interesting ceremony of presenting prises to
the mote proficient students in attendance upon the evening
clames connected with King's College took place on Friday
in the College Hall, in the presence of a large °zooms' of
vbitors interested in the education of the young men, who
are engaged in the public offices and principal Crity firm.
The Lord Bishop of Winchester presided. These were
also on the dais Mr. Bovill, M.P., Bev. Dr. Jell, Rev. Mr.
Plumplre, Mr. Henry Morley, Mr. Leone Levi, Mr. Henry
Home, Profaners LaMar, Ilarrisits,
Panscs Animus' IN CORNWALL. —His Royal
Highness Prime Arthur, accompanied by Colonel Zphia-
stone and the Rev. Yr. landed at Penzance from'
her Majesty's steamer Vivid on Friday morning last, having
' arrived the previous evening from Plymouth, on a visit to
the Land's Red, the eelsbrated Botallack and Levant
mines, and other points of interest in the far met. 0111
route be paid a flying visit to the Qessn's Hotel, lately
erected on the &planed' at Penianos. Having lunched at
. Botallack, he returned on board the Vivid in the softie&
.1 intending to visit the Mamma of the Geological Society of
Cornwall, the tin smelting establishment of Messrs R. B.
, 1 Michell and Co., and the Serpentine Stone Company's
and the Nuance Museum on the neat day. Maw=
' highness appeared in excellent /pinta and to folly enjoy tba
luvaly weasry of Mannt's Bay.