The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-23 00:00:00

rbe Court.

The Queen held an Investiture of the Host Ho-
nourable Order of the Bath, at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty the Queen, Sovereign of the Order, and
Field Marshal Prince Albert, Great Muter of the Order,
were conducted to the Throne-room by the Lord Chambsn-
• lain and the Lord Steward.
The Knights Grand Crass, habited 111 the long mantles
of Wes Order (of crimson satin lined with white), and wear-
ing their collars, were called over by Bath King-of-Arms,
when there appeared—
Field Martini the Duke of Wellington, Lord Visoosint
Strangford, General Lord Viscount Corhertnere, Field
Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Ileytabury, Ge-
neral Earl of Stratford, the Earl of Clarendon Lieut
naval Lord Seaton, Lieut...Geaeral Sir Willoughby Cotton,
General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., Lieut.-General Sir
George Pollock, Lieut.-Genesl Sir Charles James Napier,
the Earl of Ellenborough, the Marquis of Normanby,
Lient..Gencral Lord Fiteroy James Henry Somerset, and
LieuL•General Sir James Lillyssan Cald sell.
The officers of the order present were : the Genealogist ;
Walter Aston Blount, Esq., Bath King of Arms; Algernon
Oreville, Esq., Regiurar and Secretary ; Commodore Mi-
chael Seymour, It N. • and Gentleman Usher Albert Wil-
liam Woods, Esq. ([anteater Herald).
The Queen and his Royal Highness the Great Masts:
both wore the mantle and collerof the Beth. Her Mojeety
being seated In a chair of state, Prince Albert }wing by her
vide, the Knights Grand Crum, with the officer 4 of the
order, were ushered to the presence of the Sovereign, is
the Throne Room. _

Lord Broughton was introduced and conducted between
Lord Fitzroy Somerset and Sir James Caldwell, the two
junior Knights Grand Cross present, preceded by Bath
King of Arno and the Gentleman Usher of the Order, the
former carrying the Insignia of the Bath on a crimson
velvet cushion. Lord Broughton knelt before the Queen,
and her Majesty, with the sword of state, wan graciously
pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon his lord-
, ship, who had the honour to kiss her Majesty's hand. The
Quern then, with the assistance of the Great Muter, in-
vested Lord Broughton with the Mend and badge of a
Knight Grand Cross (civil division) of the Bath, and
having delivered to hint the star, his lordship again kissed
hie Sovareign'• hand and retired.
The following Knights Grand Cross were severally intro-
duced with the like ceremonies, and were respectively in-
vested by her Majesty, assi•ted by His Koval Highness the
Great Muter, with the insignia of a Knight Grand Cross
(military division) of the Order of the Bath, vie.; General
Sir Peregrine Maitland, Admiral the lion. Sir Thomu
Bladen Capel, Lieut.-General Sir Meson ler Woodford,
Lieut.-Gencral Sir Henry Frederick Bouverie, Lieut•Gate-
ral Sir John Fox Burgoyne. These officers were not
knighted, that honour having been already conferred upoa
them.

Major-General John Owen war introduced by Bath King
of Arms and Mr. Albert Woods, the Gentleman Usher of
the Order, and kneeling before the Queen, had the honour
of knighthood conferred upon hint, and was afterwards in-
vested by her Majesty with the insignia of a Knight Com-
mander (military division).
Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Downman was introduced
with the like ceremony, and was invested by the Queen as
a Knight Commander (military division.)
Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland was intro-
duced, and was invested by her Majesty with the insignia
of a Knight Commander (military division.)
Lieut.-General Sir Arehibel4 Maclaine was invested
le, the Sovereign as a Knight Commander (military
division.)
Lieut.-General George Charles D'Agnilar was intro-
: duced, and received the honour of knighthood from the
Queen, and was afterwards invested as a Knight Com-
mander (military division.)
Lieut.-General Henry Goldfiuch had the honour of
knighthood conferred upon him, and was invested by her
Majesty with the insignia of a Knight Commander (mili-
tary division.)
Lieut.-General John Bell was introduced, and received
from the Queen the honour of knighthood, and was invested
as a Knight Commander (military division.)
Lieut.-General George Brown bed the honour of knight-
hood conferred upon him by the Queen, and was invested
with the insignia of a Knight Commander (military
division.)
Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby was introduced, and re-
ceived from the Sovereign the honour of knighthood, and
was invested by her Majesty with the insignia of a Knight
Commander (military division.)
Rear-Admiral William Fairbrother Carroll was intro-
duced, and had the honour of knighthood conferred upon
him by the Queen, and wee invested by her Majesty with
the insignia of a Knight Commander ilitary division.)
The new Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commanders
having been invested with the insignia or their respective
dignities in the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, the
Knights Grand Cross were, by her Majesty's commend,
again called over by Bath King :of Arms, and with the
omeers of the order retired from the presence of the Sove-
reign with the usual reverences.
Admiral Sir Charles Ekins and Viee Admiral Sir Charles
Sullen were summoned to attend the investiture as Knights
Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, but were unable to
Deponent.
Her Mo*ty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
lined the Throne Room during the ceremony of the inves-
titure.
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The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the Palace.
under the command of Captain Rickford, the Eaon in
Waiting.
The Court was attended by the Mistress of the Robes,
the Countess of Desert, Lady in Waiting ; the Lord
Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Muter of the Hone,
the Captain of the lion. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms,
the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Trea-
surer of the Household, the Vies Chamberlain, the
Comptroller of the Household; Earl Talbot, Lord in
Waiting; Viscount Combennere, Gold Stick in Waiting;
Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert;
Sir James Tyler, Lieutenant of the Hon. Corps of Gentle-
men•at•Arnss ; Sir George Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen
of the Guard ; Captain the Hon. J. Denman, R.N., Groom
in Waiting; Colonel Wylde, Groom in Waiting to Prince
Albert; Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher (attending
with the Sword of State) ; Lord Colville (Clerk Marshal),
Equerry in Waiting; Colonel F. H. Seymour, Groom of
the Itobn • Captain Coding, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps
of Geatles.mn-abAraa ; sod Mr. George Cameron, and
Mr. Homy Furthest*, Pays of Ream in Waiting.
Mate Albert rods eat sa binge& yesterday morning,
attsadi* by Wens' P. R. Reprerry I. Waiting.
lisparser,_ The Priam of Wales, the Primer Royal, sad the yowler
members of the Royal family, took their usual exercise
faraday in the gardens of Buckingham Palme.
The Qasan had a dinner party lest evening at Bucking-
hem Pekoe. The company included the Duchess of Athol,
the Marquis of Salisbury, Earl Delaware, the Earl and
Countess of Wilton, Earl 'tempi, Lord Elphinstone, Lord
and Lady Crcmorse, sad Coissel Wylde.
The bend of the Celdetresat Guards attended in the
Palma daring dinner, sad performed the following selec-
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Ha and Prisms Albert, accompanied by Prince
Leopoldo Saxe Coburg, and attended by the Countess of
Nowt, Earl Talbot. Lord Colville, and Colonel F. H. Sey-
mour, honoured the pnbrmanoe of French plays with their
presence on Wednesday evening.
The Duke of Cambridge visited Prince Leopold of Saxe
Coburg on Wednesday at Buckingham Palace.
Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg went to Claremont yes-
terday morning, and visited the Countess de Nenilly and
the French Royal Family. His Serene Highness took leave
of her lisjesty_and Prince Albert last evening, and quitted
Buckingham Palace at a quarter before 8 o clock for the
terminus of the South Eastern Railway, travelling to Dover
en route to Ostend and Brussels.

The Finance Committesef the Royal Commission for the
Exhibition of 1851, had a meeting yesterday at the Palace
of Westminster. There were present Earl Granville, the
Right Hon. Henry Labouehere, Sir Alexander Spearman,
Sir William Cubitt, Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. T. F. Gibson,
and Mr. Bowing (secretary). Mr. mike, Mr. Cole, and
Mr. Carpenter, attended.
A deputation from the Light Dues Association of London,
consisting of Mr. Anderson, M.P., Mr. Duncan, M.P., Mr.
Phillipps, Mr. Ogilby, Mr. Bolger, and Mr. Morgan (secre-
tary), had an interview yesterday with the Right Han. J.
W. Henley and Lord Colchester, at the Board of Trade.
Lord Gray, of Gray, bad an interview with Mr. Secretary
Walpole, lyesterday, at the Home-office. The Earl of
Chichester had, also, an interview with the right hon.
gentleman.
Mr. Macqueen and a deputation bad an interview yester-
day with the Right Hon. J.W. Henley and Lord Colchester
at the Board of Trade.
Mr. W. Parish Robertson, Consul-General of the Ecua-
dor had an interview with the Earl of Malmesbury, yester-
at the Foreign-office. he Oxford University Commission had a meeting yester-
day, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, in Downing-street. Present, the Bishop of Norwich,
the Dean of Carlisle, the Muter of Pembroke, the Rev. H.
0. LiAdell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., Professor Powell, the
Bey. 0. H. ti. Johnson and the Dieu. A. P. Stanley (were-
tulle. Cambridge University Commission had a meeting on
Wednesday, at the official residence of the First Lord of
the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present, the Dean at
Ely, Sir John Herschel, Professor Sedgwick, and the Rev.
W. H. Bateson (seeruttry).
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office, poster.:
day,
day, from the Governor of St. Helena. Despatches we
received on Wednesday from the Governor of the Gold
Coast.

DEMONSTRATION AT NORWICH IN FAVOUR OF
Fate Tasua.—On Wednesday evening a numerously
attended and enthusiastic meeting of the working classes
of Norwich was held in the City Hall, when several ad-
dresses were delivered, and the following resolution, in
support of free trade and reform, was unanimously adopted:
That this great gathering of the working men of Nor-
wich testifies that plenty and cheapness of food are the
greatest of temporal blessings, and that the long and ar-
duous struggle necessary to effect the repeal of the ini-
quitous corn laws, and the renewed grows now necessary
to defend that measure of sienple justice, proves conclu-
sively that the only security for freedom already woo, and
for further progress in the path of reform, will be found
in a determined effort to obtain a full, fair, and free repre-
sentation of all the people in parliament, by which means
alone the Nouse of Commons will become in reality what it
now pretends to bc-•-the hove of the people."