The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-07 00:00:00

gbe COUri.

The Queen held a Privy Council at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. It was attended'
by Prince Albert, Earl Granville, Lord President ; the
Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal; Viscount Palmerston,
First Lord of the Treasury ; Sir George Grey, Secretary of
State for the Home Department; the Earl of Clarendon,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ,• Lord Penman,
Secretary of State for War ; Sir Charles Wood, First Lord
of the Admiralty ; the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Pre-
sident of the Board of Control ; the Earl of Harrowby,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Viscount Canning,
Poetrouter•General ; '
Earl Spencer, Lord Steward ; the
Marquis of Breadalbene Lord Chamberlain.; the Duke of
Wellington, Master of the Hone; and the Marquis of
Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to the Prince.
_ .

Mr. C. Onville moths Clerk of the Council in Waiting.
The Earl of Clarendon, Lord Panmure, Viscount Pal-
menton and Earl Granville had audiences of the Queen.
Her Majesty Was attended by the Earl of Mulgrave,
Treasurer of the Household; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-
Chamberlain ,• Viscount Drumlanrig, Comptroller of the
Household; Lord De Tablay, Lord in Waiting; and Sir
Frederic Stovin, Groom in Welting.
Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Alfred, rode on
horseback in the forenoon, attended by Captain the Hon.
D. de Roe. _ _ _ . . - .

Prince Arthur, and the Princesses Helena and Louisa,
visited the Crystal Palace at Sydenham.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess of Hobenlohe
Langenburg, and the Princess Adelaide of Hobenlohe,
took a drive in an open landau and four in the afternoon,
Lord Alfred Paget, and Major-General the Hon. C. Grey
attended on horseback. His Royal Highness the Prince
rode on horseback, attended by his Equerry in Waiting.
Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening. The
company included the Duchess of Kent, the Hereditary
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg.Strehts and the Duke of
Cambridge, the Princess of Holienlobe Langenburg and
she Princess Adelaide of Hobenlohe, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Abercorn, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Headfort, the Earl of Howtb, the Earl and Countess of
Durham, Lord John Russell, Lady Anna Maria Dawson,
Baroness Engel, Lord Patmure, Baroness de Speth,
Colonel Berkeley (Scots Fusilier Guards), Baron Liihe, and
Colonel Tyrwhit.
The band of the Grenadier Guards attended and played
in the Palace during dinner.

The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Cambridge
yesterday, at her residence in Bt. James's Palace.
The Duchess et Gloucester took a carriage airing yester-
day, and paid visits to the members of the Royal family, at
their respective residences.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—.Their Royal Highnesses Prince
Arthur, Princess Helena, and Princess Louisa, accompanied
by Miss Hillier and Madame Rowland, paid a visit to the
Crystal Palace yesterday morning. . _

The Prussian Maniteur of the 2nd states that the
King had a return of fever on the previous day, but that his
Majesty had passed a good night, and was much better in
the morning.

The following " annuities" are at present charged
on the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, viz. :
That of the Duchess of Gloucester, 16,0001. ; the King of
the Belgians, 60,0001.; the Duchess of Kent, 30,0001.;
Prince Albert, 30,0001. ; the Duke of Cambridge, 12,0001. ;
Mamas Mary of Cambridge, 3,0001. ; the Dowager Duchess
of Cambridge, 6,0001. ; and the Princess, Augusta of Cam-
bridge, Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelits, 3,0001.

The Earl and Countess of Derby gave a grand din-
Mr last evening, at their mansion in St. Jantee's-square, to
their Royal Righneuee the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary. Alter the banquet the Countess gave •
grand ball. - _ -

Sir Charles Wood gave a -Cabinet dinner last even-
ing, at his official residence at the Admiralty. Lord John
Russell and Lord Panmure were enable to attend.

The nuptials of Sir Erskine Perry, M.P., with Mies
Elisabeth Johnstone, eldest daughter of Sir John V. B.
Johnstone, Bart., M.P., and Lady Johnston., were solem-
nised yesterday, at St. George's Church, Hanover-square.

Prince Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte and family have
arrived at Marseilles from Rome.

We (Bath Chronicle) are informed, on good autho-
rity, that the Government were desirous of seeing Mr.
Berjeant Hingham, of the Western Circuit, elected for Bath,
is the room of Mr. Phinn.

William Pinney, Esq., M.P., is recovering from
• savers attack of Ohms.

On Saturday the Royal Gloucestershire Regiment
of Busman will arrive at Cheltenham, under the command of
of the Duke of Beaufort, for eight days' permanent duty.
On the following Friday it is expected that Lord Cardigan
will attend a review as inspecting officer. _

Madame Alboni, who was expected to take part
in the Donau at the Crystal Pala on Moody, sung at
Bath on the previous Saturday. An apology, however, wu

made for her on the latter oce,asion, sad her indispotition
was apparent to the audience. It seams that after the 20th
Madame !about is to appear at Paris In the Prophete.

- - The oominission appointed for collecting and pub-
lishing documents and correspondence connected with the
life of Napoleon 1., has published a numerous list of the
names of persons who have kindly responded to the appeal
of the eorandwdon.

Daring the .anion jut closed, the Belgian Cham-
ber of liepromontativos held 106 sittiap. Oa Mar madam
only was Mere a " omuit out."

amoral Oreindl, Minister of War in Belgium, has
left Brussels for Germany. He intends to visit some for-
tresses, and to return home through Franes_

The Faculty of ficienoes of the University of
Smash has untamed the decree of Doctor in Natural
Sciences upon Mr. T. L Phipson, of Birmingham.
'The journals of Holland contain full accounts of
the brilliant reception given by the inhabitants of Rotter-
dam to the musical society of St. Cecile, of Malin's. The
city wu decorated with flags, and the disembarkation took
place amidst the roar of artillery. The society will visit the
Hague and Dordrecht, having in view the noble object of
raising funds, by means of counts, for the sufferers by the
late Inundations.
The Rev. H. G. Liddell, head master of Westminster
School, has been appointed by Loyd Palmerston Dean of
Christchurch, Oaford, to swami= to the late Dr. Gaisford.
One of the aidee-de-oamp of General Pelissier is
Prince Polignae, son of the Minister of Charles Z.

A letter from St. Petersburg states that Primo
lisatehikelf, after a short stay is the Realise capital, had
set off for Vistaed.

Els.s.ve Inn, Jura B.—At a Pension of the Hon.
Bono ti of Gray's lan, holden this day, Edward Goads.
liNlroyd, Esq•, 114., was Galled tz the dame of Barrlug,
atr Law.

ADMINISTRATIVE REFOR
—.—
Last night & public meeting was held at a
sil.
Tavern, Fulham-road, for the purpose of aiding 1:
, flre,,t to the views enunciated by the Adrenaline" odtb'
Association recently embodied in the City, and ttio
consideration the present condition of the country_fin
LLOYD, a magistrate, was called to the chair.
The Ceramic:ex stated the object of the tom...
places in the public service, the disesters te ett;',,h"`,"
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po,
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tite libooeuen:nftoecylPel:soswtofttetdractith:boao:ifte.:l:iirde.teu;l
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reform in our administrative system. He thief/
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from Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P., Lord Robert
M.P., expressing their regret at not being able to attee-d—,
letters from the two former gentlemen.
Dr. Tanxers moved a resolution pledging the
support the resolutions corned at the meeting of
bankers, ate., in the City ; and declaring it the imp
duty of every one to call aloud for a change in the-14
which had led to such disastrous results He held tbii;
greatest benefit would result from public meetings
of
kind being he:d throughout the c 'wary, wag that the in the House of Commons who took a leading pu 41
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Administrative Reform movement would be point ,
lets they were supported by the people out of doors. $(1,
hear.) However deplorable bad been the cots/cue,.
the present war, in the lamentable sacrifice of beiese7,
and in the enormous espenditure of public amen'
trusted we should get •• great deal of good out of it is
way of the reform of public abuser, wholly irreipiet,,
its ultimate effect upon the European confederates,
was no advocate for crushing the aristocracy, becee,
were aristocracy—(hear, bear) ;—but that claw of nee
annuity would slimy, be placed in the van by the tits
and fortuitous advantages of their worldly poeitiee,
it behoved the country from time to time to nee
men of equal, if not greater ability, were sot °Mlle*
in the race, by the circumstance' attaching to a het
Racial rank. If the present system was continue, t
might always lay their account that great dinette'',
happen who great national emergencies 'rough
The resolution was seconded by Mr. Hogg.
2dr.l.JUeo, a chartist, contended that the only sale,
which to act, both in the army and in the civil std kr
tive service of the country, was that laid down by
the First, " That every private soldier should awe
marshal's baton in his koapesek." He eomplaired tee
resolution moved by Dr.Trnman did not strike either,
the evil, in that it did not recognise the right of slid
of the people, and especially of working men, to b,
represented lathe House of Commons; and be reeek,i
amendment, that there could be no permanent or retitle
administrative reform until the principles lain dot
"the People's Charter" became the law of the
(Cheers.)
The amendment was seconded by Mr. Finis, who
in his adherence to all the points of the charter.
Mr. MURRAY supported the original reialution, tote
ing that the charter was always brought forward sap
rated corm to create disunion whenever any retinal
tical movement wan propounded, and that it wont*
that night only as a diversion, and for the pergt
obstructing the movement for administrative reform.
The original resolution was carried by a large may
Mr. DIGBY Savuoua, the Recorder of Neithuga,
Tyne, neat moved a resolution to the effect that thee;
tire was merely the delegated instrument of the pn
will to originate and carry out such meatuses as multi
advantageous to the country, and that the thee:Wilu
Lion from the aristocracy, including both whigs nit
tended to deprive the nation of the assistance of
the management of its affein. He deprecated the hw
which had raised a discussion on the points of the the
a meeting convened for an entirely different eurpoeki
the promotion of a welldefined object. After teen
the success which resulted from the long agitation,
parliamentary reform and then for free trade, be prat
to augur se complete a triumph for the movement;
progress for administrative reform, uniting as it did
ranks of those who lent support to it, men of all clui
holding every variety of political opinion. Adverts/
misfortunes which had befallen our breve stay,
Crimea through blundering inc,mpeteace, as pro*
the Sebastopol committee, he contended that those
tunes were sufficient to rouse a spirit of inch;
throughout the country, and fire the people withal
of purpose which would carry the voice of
remonstrances with irresistible force to the
and understandings of their ruler,. (Cheer
denounced the language held by Mr. Sidney Rob
James Graham, and others in the Bann of Co
which had sought to lay at the doors of the Aline
whollygo rn mattributable
ent.
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anything like a reel or oatisfactcry change in that
oup frteseLlsionrwgd hhicish cAberdeen'sownevr:c
on that the country would rani
stration of the pu departments until they hid!
measure of parliamentary reform, and until the peal
to the House of Commons at the next and labium
lions men pledged to labour and to take an win ti
work of administrative reform. (Cheers.)
The resolution was seconded by Mr. A. B. Er
and carried.
conclude until a late hour.
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SOCIETY OF ARTS.-EXEIIBITION Of
TURES, ETC., BY ✓. J. CHALON AM
CIIALON.

This exhibition was opened yesterday to
view. Of the merits of individual paintings as
hereafter. The most vivid impression left spins
by the very cursory glance we were able to take in
tendon, was its interest in a historical point driest
chapter in the history of English painting since
careers of the two Chalons —accomplished artiste, tt
of the highest grade of talent—eztend from shoot
mencement of the present century to the present de
have rather been carried along by the general pi
their art than advanced by the self-development
own abilities. At every stage of their proem
trace in them a reflex of the most distinguished

contemporaries. They belong to that class of on
which has ht en fostered by the patronage ben
illustrated works. The elder has much that is
Btotkard • the younger has been influenced by C
and Westing. Yet in more then one of their
are reminded that they were contemporaries of
Turner. The elder was formed before, the you
the era of the Elgin marbles. In the elder there
more of verve, though allied with hardners in
and imperfect knowledge of the human figure; tb
has caught the softened tints of our water celo
and is more muter of the beauties of form. The "e
provisations made at the meetings of the Sketchici
in the lobby, are full of interest, as they remind'
logs spent artists in instructive artistic *ova
pictures of Barry add not a little to the historic
of the exhibition.

CHALON EXHIBITION.—There was a
attendance of fashionable. at the private view of
of the late J. J Chalon, Esq., R.A , and A.
Esq., R A., which took place yesterday (Weds
the house of the Society of Arts, in the Adelphi.
pany numbered about 600, and included, mem
the Duchess of Sutherland, the Bishop of Wisc
party, Mr. and the Lady Dorothy 1,, rein, obi
Conatessof Lanesberough, Lady Pearson, Lady
sad party, Lady J. H. Brydges, General Sr C.'
1C.C.8., and party, the Hon. Gerald Powell
Thwaites, the President of the Royal Academy
Eastlake, Colonel Sykes, F.R.S., Sir Edwu
R.A , Sir W. C. Bess, R.A., Sir W. and Led
Colonel Le Conteur, and almost all the membe
elates of the Royal Academy. The exbibitioc
contributions from the galleries of her Most Grao
the Queen, the Marquis of Westminster, Let
Sir Roderick Murchison, Mrs. Morrison, Mimi
Stanfield, Esq , R.A., and others.
TRADE MlloftDM.—A meeting of gender
cited M the application of science to arts end
tone, took place at the Society of Arts, on Tend
the 6th inst., for the purpose of ezaminine
department of the Trade Museum, recently fon
the joint authority of her Majesty's Commirsim
Exhibition of 1851 and the Society of Arts. d
company were :—Mean. B. C. Brodie, FAL& ;
C. Enderby, F.R.S. ; R. T. Fauntleroy ; Sir Jg
M D. F.R.S.; F. Fuller, J. P.Ousiot,
F R.S.; G. Godwin, F R.B, ; N. Gould, P. Oral
Grant, F.R.S. ; J. Spark.. Hall, G. Hooper,
bert, Captain Ibbetion, F.R.S. ; Sir Robert
A. Lapwertb, J. It. Lavanchy, Matthew Men
Meehi, Prof. W. H. Miller, F.A.S.; Prot
F. 8.8. ; Colonel Portlock, R.E., F.R.S. ; C.
Ronnie, F.R.S. ; W.W. Saunders, Fit S. ; P. L.
A. SwF*, F.R.S. ; Colonel Sykes, F.R.S.;
J. 0. Westwood, J. Wbatman, M.P. ; Prof. 1
F.R.S.; Alderman B. Wilson (Bromley), T.'
J. Yates, F.A.S., ko.
MB. MONTI'S LECTURES ON SCULPTIffiI
tenet of these lectures increases with their e
lecturer bas now very effectually introduced has
the art of sculpture, se it was practised by tle
Assyrians, Indians, and Pelautans, tourist!.
Pelasgians in Italy, ..boat 600 before Chit
art was being greatly developed. Ali this, of
prier to the invention of printing, when nation
mot only as a powerful aid and adjanot to, bat
substitute for, words. Full of meaning, and
' teristic of the manners, therefore, is the art s
suspecting which the lecturer haseloquently di
is a lecture on the progress of civilisaMen:
sculpture, that Mr. Monti is treating has sada
loamy brought us through the deem of ciedim
beaming of which upon the world will be din
helm f Wednesday next The we eel
waded diagrams with which the lecturer West
MON invests Meitner with great interUt• I
1620 f the Etiglish public are being '
.I;:oniiist now. If foreigners have s
Of teaching, Englishmen have a gressfsi.
Staar• .:s1 Waging, sad show themselves In
rr • b',pe many such learners will avail tbee
Opportunity afforded in Mr. Maui's four nes
obtaining not only enlarged notions of
mad impotent Ville. Of human *atom

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THE WAR.

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• DESPATCRIIS FROM ADMIRAL LYONS.
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Admiralty, Jane 6,1855.
A dispatch, of whisk the Mowing is a Dopy, be*
wen received from Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund
Lyons, Bart., 0.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of her
gajeety's ships and worsts in the Mediterranean
and Black Sea.
Royal Albert, Straits of Kertch,
May, 26, 1835.
gir,—l have great pleasure in requesting you to
inform the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
that the allied foross are masters of the Straits of
Hutch, and that they have in the Sea of Azoff a
powerful steam flotilla, of light draught of water,
**palate of cutting off the enemy's supplies, and
harassing him at all points ; and, moreover, that the
mans are at hand for sending in a vast number of
gun-boats of the lighter draught, if it should be
toned desirable to do so.
My letter of the 22nd instant, No. 396, will have
informed their lordships that an allied expedition,
consisting of 13,000 men of all arms, and five batte-
ries of artillery, were then on the point of leaving the
aochorage off Sebastopol for Kertch, and my message
by electric telegraph will have announced the corn.
plots suooess of that expedition; but it now remains
?or me to give an account of our proceedings for
their lordship" information.
The fleet, which consisted of her Majesty's ships
named in the margin,' and a French fleet of nearly
equal force, under the command of my very gallant
and energetic oolleag ue,Vice-Admiral Bruat, assembled
off the Straits of Kertch at early dawn on the birthday
of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, and both
armies and navies confidently anticipated a sue-
awful celebration of that auspicious day. The
fleets steamed rapidly up to Kamish to the south
of Ker:ch, where the army landed under cover of the
mans of the steam frigates, and immediately ascended
a,s heights without opposition, whilst the steamers
dfOt draught of water pushed on towards Kertoh
; and the enemy, appareatly taken by
m▪
rputsN at the rapidity of these movements, and at
**lmposing appearance of the expedition, blew up
We fortifications on both sides of the straits,mousting
a* ism than fifty guns (new and of heavy calibre),
vhish have fallen into our possession, and retired
attar baring destroyed three steamers and several
other heavily armed vessels, as well as large quanti-
ties of provisions, ammunition, and stores' thus
Waving us masters of the entrance into the Sea of
stuff, without our having sustained any lose what-

OVIT.
As the disembarkation was unopposed, in con-
Requiem of the flee of the steam frigates having
arrested the advance of the enemy, there was no
field for the gallantry that animated every one in
the expedition ; but the duties they had to perform
were very arduous, and I should be doing injustice to
them and to my own teelings if I were not to say
that no Commander-in-Chief was ever more ably
misted than I am by the captains and those under
their command—one and all followed the admirable
example of the zealous and talented second in com-
mand, Rear-Admiral Stewart, and they could not
possibly do better. There was, however, an incident
during the day that called forth the admiration of
both fleets, and which deserves to be particularly
noticed. Lieutenant McKillop, whose gun-visasl,
the Snake, was not employed like the others in land-
ing troops, dashed past the forts after an enemy's
steamer, and although he soon found himself engaged
not only with her but also with two others who came
to her support, he persevered, and by the cleverness
and extreme rapidity of his manceuvrea, prevented
the escape of all three, and they were consequently
destroyed by the enemy, and the Snake had not a
man hurt, though shot passed through the vesseL
Yesterday Admiral Bruat and I accompanied
the combined steam flotilla named in the merffint
into the Sea of Azoff, and despatched them, under the
orders of Captain Lyons, of the Miranda, on the in.
twisting and important service they have before
them.
Had this expedition been deferred but a short
time longer there would have been many and great
difficulties to overcome, for the enemy was actively
employed in strengthening the sea defences, and in
replacing the sunken Teasels which had been carried
away by the current during the winter months.
Ot the 40 vessels sunk last year some still remain,
and a French steamer touched upon one of them
yesterday. It appears that the enemy did not suc-
ceed in destroying the coals, either at Kertoh or
Enikale, so that about 17,000 tons remain, which
will be available for our steamers.
It will be evident to their lordships that the
rapid operations which I have had the honour and
happiness to describe to them, could not have been
brought to so satisfactory a conclusion, if the most
perfect understanding, and the most hearty good will
towards each other, had not prevailed throughout the
allied fleets and armies.—l am, &c.
(Signed) EDMUND LYONS,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
The Secretary of the Admiralty, London.

Admiralty, June 6, 1865.
With reference to the above despatch, Lieutenant
Henry Frederick McKillop will be promoted to the
rank of Commander, so soon as he shall have com-
pleted the sea time required to qualify him for that
rank.

• Royal Albert, Hannibal, Algiers, Agemerouot, St.
Seas (Vlore, Princess Royal, Sides, Valorous, Loopard,
Tribuoe, Simmer, Furious, Terriblo, Miranda,
Sphinx, Spitfire, Oladiator, Vesuvius, Curlsw, Swallow,
Cuadoc, Stromboli, Ardent, Mangier, Wrangler, Viper,
isms, Recruit, Arrow, Bsorime, Soaks, Boogie.
tßiesada,Veswrius,Carlow, Swallow, Stromboli, Ardent,
Medina, Wrangler, Viper, Lyoz, Rireruit, Arrow, Snae,
Roes, and Si, Fresh Mom vessels.

gun-licisit to be supported. Ni veribilisiothe sonars I
steamer, which we knew had the Karts\ treasury
oa board, escaped, leaving in our basis two barges
filled with valuable effects, end with a portion of the
civil and military archives. But the confusion of
the Russians, surprised by land and sea,
became so great, that they soon desisted
from any further resistance, and did not even take
the trouble to Garry off the woviuded transported
thither from Sebastopol, and who were in the hospital
of the citadel. In the course of the day they had set
fire to some large magazines at Kerteh. Finally, be-
fore evacuating Yenikale they blew up a magazine
containing nearly 30,000 kilogrammes of gunpowder.
The shook was so great that several houses were
destroyed by it, and ships anchored ten miles off
sensibly felt it.
In fine, the enemy, up to the present moment, has
lost :
One hundred and sixty thousand sacks of oats ;
Three hundred and sixty thousand Wall of wheat ;
One hundred thousand sacks of flour.
A gun foundry has been burned. Three steamers,
one of which was a war steamer, have been sunk by
the Russians themselves. Thirty transports are de-
stroyed, and at least as many have been taken.
About one hundred thousand kilogrammes of powder
have been consumed by the different explosions. A
large store of shells and balls no longer exists.
I shall inform your Excellency later of the state is
which the guns are that have fallen into our hands.
The number of them is from sixty to eighty. They
are of beautiful workmanship and large calibre.
I am, &c.,
The Vice-Admiral commanding in chief the Medi-
terranean squadron, BRUAT.