The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-21 00:00:00

Me Court.

The Queen held a Court at three o'clock yesterday
easiness at Buckingham Palace.
The Right Hoe. Sir Hoary Bulwer, G.C.8., Her Ma-
*ty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the Court of Tuscany, had an audience of the Queen, to
take lame. Sir Henry was introduced by the Eari of
Balmisbori, Her Majesty's Principal Maretuy of State for
Foreign aise. Her Misty was attended by Earl Talbot,
Lord in Waiting, and Captain the Hon. J. Denman, R.N.,
Groom is Waiting.
Prism Albert, attended by Colonel F. H. Seymour, rode
oat on bereabadt yesterday morning.
The Gams, attended by the Countess of Desert, Lord
Colville, and Col. F. H. Smeenr visited the Duchess of
01000/lier yesterdalaafternasa at:Monet:nor House.
TM Prises of Walm, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred,
the Prinemma elem, and Louisa, and Prince Ar-
thur, took their usual exercise yesterday in the garden of
Buckingham Palace.
Primo Leopold of Saxe Coburg visited the Duchess of
Cambridge. yesterday morning, at her residence at Hew,
and also paid a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester, at Cilou-
caster House. _ _ . . .

The Queen and Priam Albert, accompanied by Prince
Leopold of Saxe Coburg, and attended by the Counteu of
Desart, the lion. Eleanor Stanley, Earl Talbot, Lord Col-
ville, and Colonel F. H. Seymour, honoured the Royal
Italian Opera House with their presence last evening.

The Ifurquis d'Areglio has returned to Berkelcy-square,
from Pans.
_ _ . _ .

The Peace Congreu Committee, Meagre. John Morland,
Joseph Cooper, Henry Sterry, Joseph Barrett, John
Scoble, and the Rev. Henry Richard, had an interview,
yesterday, with Mr. Secretary Walpole at the Home-office.
General Lygon had an interview yesterday with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in
Downie street, to present a memorial on the subject of the
duty on hops.
Mr. Goulburn had an interview with Mr. Secretary Wal-
pole yesterday, at thellome office. Mr. Aldermen Salomons
and the Rev. G. E. Biber, LL.D., had also interviews with
the right hum gentleman.
A deputation from the Submarine Telegraph Company,
consisting of Lord de Manley, Sir James Carmichael, Mr.
J. W. Brett, Mr. J. V. Campbell, the Hon. F. Ce.dogan,
and Mr. Lewis C. Hertalet, had an interview with the
Right Hon. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester yesterday,
at the Board of Trade.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. G. Reed, Mr. Gunter,
and Mr. Hobbs, had an interview on Monday with Lord
John Manners, at the Office of Works and Public Buildings
in Whitehall place. The deputation were introduced by
Mr. T. Taylor, Assistant-Secretary of the Board of Health,
in relation to tho Burnham provisional order included in
the schedule to a bill for confirming certain provisional
orders of the General Board of Health now pending before
the House of Commons.. . . . .

Mr. William Carpmeel had an interview with the Right
Hon. J. W. Henley yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
A deputation, consisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Alder-
man Lawrence, Mr. Anderton, the Cityßewembrancer, and
Mr. Smith, Clerk to the Commissioners of Lieutenancy,
had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday.
The Cambridge University Commission had a meeting
yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Trtsaury in Downing-street. Present: The Dean of Ely,
Sir John Herschel, Professor Sedgwick, and the Rey. W.
A. Bateson (Secretary).

(From last sight's Casette.)
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL T.—Notice
is given, that her Mat will hold a Levee at St. James's-
palace, on this day, the 21st April, at two o'clock.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 7.—Notice
ie given, that her Maty will hold Drawing-rooms, at St.
James'ispalaet, on the following days, at two o'clock :
—Thursday,29th April instant. Thureday, 13th May
next, to celebrate her Mejesty's birth-day.. N.B. The
Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their Collars
at the Drawing-room, on the 13th of May next.
DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 20.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint William Charles Gibson, Esq., to
be Auditor-General for the Island of Ceylon ; Charles Peter
Layard, Esq., to be Government Agent for the Western
Province of that Wand; and Edward Hume Smedley, Esq ,
to be District Judge of Galle, in that island.
ADMIRALTY, APRIL 19.—We, being two of the
Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Ad-
miral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
hereby order that on and after the lit January, 1863, all
naval clerks who shall have paned the requisite examina-
tion as to fitness for the rank of paymaster in the royal
navy, so as to be duly denominated • passed clerks," shall
be exempt from the provisions and regulations of the several
acts of parliament relating to petty officers and seamen in
her Majesty's service, so far as regards their wills, adminis-
trations, powers of attorney, and prize orders, and that any
deeds of assigninent which passed clerks may make after
that date will be subject to the rules applying to thew of
commissioned officers.—A. DUNCOMBI, A. MILNE.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTE-
NANT OP MIRIONZTHBIIIII2.—BIr Robert Williames
Vaughan, Bart. ; T. Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, Esq. •
WiWam Watkin Edward Wynne, Esq.; and Richard
Meredith Richards, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenants.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY TUE LORD LIEUTE-
NANT OP MID-LOTHlAN.—Lieutenant William Define to
he Captain ; Cornet John Mowbray to be Lieutenant in the
Royal Mid-Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry.
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OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Aran. 10.
Royal Reit. of Artillery.—Brea. Maher A. Tollob to be lient..ecA.,
vies Louie, retied on f..p.; lee. Capt. W. Swinton to tempt., eke
Talbott; First Lieut. T. W. Milward to be see. eapt., vios Swinton ;
Bee. Lieut. J. K Pickering to be NM Brut., via Milward ; Brea.
Major H. rook to be Ueut.teL, Mee Wood, retired on f..p.; Bee.
C.pt. S. D. Broughton to be apt., Moe Poole; Heat
Lieut. IL 1.. Mermaids to kw lee. apt., via Broughton;
Ike. Lieut. A. W. Johnson to be Brat Beat., menCbermaide; Brew.
Major H. G. Teesdale to be neut.-col., eke Listlini*, retired on
L-p.; See. Capt. A. H. Graham to be met., vise Tesedele ; First
Lieut. A. T. Blakely to be we. apt., vice Graham; Bee. Lieut. J.
A. Peke to be Int Beat, vies Blakely ; Brea. Mejor E. T. Lake to
be via Stow, retired on L-p.; See. Mpt. J. H. Adre to
apt., Mee Lake.

It is reported in the clubs that our enterprising
Chancellor of the Exchequer means to take off the income
tax ; but Pandora's box is not opened yet to afflict us with
the knowledge, of the projected substitute.—Globe.

A MEMORIAL FROM A NUMBER OP COUNTRY PUB-
mamma was forwarded on Saturday last by Mr. W. Wil-
liam, M.P. for Lambeth, to the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, stating that they had been illegally interfered with
by the Stamp-office, and praying for compensation.

MANSION HOUSE.—Yesterday the Lord Mayor and
the Lady Mayoras entertained at dinner the members of
the Court of Common Council and their ladies, of the wards
of Coleman-street, Aldengate,Aldgate, Baaishaw, Bishops-
gate, Bread-street, Bridge, Broad-street, Candlewick, Castle
Baynard, Cheap, Cordwainers, and Coruhill. There were
also present Mr. Alderman Cubitt, M.P., Mr. Sheriff Cot-
terellMrs. Cotterell, and Miss Cotterell, Mr. Sheriff Swift
and Mn.M Swift, and several private friends of the Lord
Mayor. Covers were laid in the Egyptian Hall for 250.