The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-11 00:00:00

ne Court.

The Queen gave a concert last t rening at Bucking-
ham Palace.
The Duchess of Kent arrived at tit-• Palt.ce at half-fret
nine o'clock, attended by Lady Panty Howard and Col.
Sir George Cowper.
The Duchess of Canetridge and the Princess Mary were
attended by Lad? Suffield and Major Baron Kneeebeck.
The Duke of Cambridge was attended by Lord William
Flatlet.
The Count d'Aquila arrived at the Police at twenty
minutes before ten o'clock, attended by the Chevsliez
Folgori.
The members of the Royal Family were received brthe
Maids of Honour and by the Grooms and Equerries in
Waiting, and were conducted to the Yellow Drawing-roams
where her Majesty received her illustrious guests.
The general company began to arrive soon after time
o'clock, and were whited up the Brand Staircase, and
through the Green Drawing Room, to the Picture Gallery.
Shortly before 10 o'clock her Majesty and Prince Albert
were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain from the Yellow
Drawing Room to the Saloon, which was fitted up for.the
concert with rows of seats of crimson and gold. Her Ma-
jesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by tho
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Pancras
Mary, the Count d'Aquila, and the Dake of Cambridge.
The assembled visitors followed the Royal Circle into the
Saloon. Iffier Majesty and her royal and distinguished
guests being seated, the concert commenced at five minutes
before 10 o'clock.
The following had the honour of re riving invitations :
The French Ambassador and the Countess Walewski, and
the first Secretary of the Embassy ; the Belgian Minister
and Madame Van de Weyer, the Bavarian Minister and
Baroness de Cetto, the Argentine Minister, the Russian
Minister and Baroness de Brunnow, the Hanoverian
Minister, the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, the
Swedish and Norwegian Minister, the United tates
Minister and Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, the Spanish Minister,
the Sardinian Minister, the Greek Minister and Madame
Trieouni, the Turkish-Minister and Madame Musurus, the
Netherlands Minister, the Portuguese Minister and
Counter de Lavradio, the Brazilian Minister and Madame
de Mired°, the Sicilian Minister and Princess di Carini,
the Danish Minister and Madame de Bille, the Persian
Chargé d'Affaire and the Secretary. and Interpreter, the
Austrian Chargé d'Affaires, the Mexican Charge d'Affaires
and Madame Facie, the Peruvian Charge d'Affaires,, La
Comte Bentivoglio d'Aregim, M. T. L. Vander Straern,
Chevalier Ritter de Wallamare, Mo. Am.
The following was the programme of the music sang at
the concert:
PAWN PUMA.
Quartetto, "11 e lands fd," Madame Castellan
0 Cruwill, Sigma. Gordan e Herr
Femme (Videlio)
Air, t' (Beaks orate sough use," Madame Orel-
lan (Malls)
Dun, IP di mimsosuer." Madame Oriel e durnar
Marto (Arsbi see Gollis)
Air, " nem
__w& Handel.
Duo, " Di simelaWerrs? Mdlle. Cturelb
Madams COMMIIM (LlllMmowl di Maggio` Mendel/mho.
Romano; " Mono tsar; Easseis Orki (rurlainu) Donmetti.
Qugn..lystibse M sot
e Mathias Omeash, Aped Oadoui e
LaMothe (Olomeeilldallariesia)
PUNS escoru.t.
Quartette, "Plaids s I nisi lileadmrs. Griste
casteuse, Woad Onedinietaniache (Idomenso) Mozart.
Air, "Gott soy mfr formes (Paulus) Mend. Imam
Duo. "Qui hi wk“ Signori loosest a Labloche
(Elias e Claudia) Mesesdante.
Rawson. " Amin a pid Van saline," Maine. (tra-
vail' (Milo)
Duo, "Cara Aline," Mamas Ordains c Har
ranee (Roberto
Air, "Du panne end sof siste,. Items Marie
(Idasanielio)
Colo e "Alder sit min," Tout (Eury
sails)
Mr. Costa presided at the pianoferte.
Refreshments were served to thi. company in the Green
Drawing Room during the evening, and after the concert a
supper was served in the State Dining Room.
The Queen held a Conn at three o'clock yesterday after-
noon, at Buckingham Palace.
The Count and Countess d'Aquila had an audience of her
Majesty to take leave. They were introduced by the Earl
of Malmeshury, the Queen'Kprincipal Secretory of State for
Foreign Affairs, and conducted by her Majesty's Master of
the Ceremonies. The Queen was attended by the Cosigns
of Chsrlemont, Lady in Waiting ; the lion. Matilda Paget,
Maid of Honour in Waiting; Lord Polwarth, Lord in
Waiting; and Sir Edward Bowater, Groom in Waiting.
The Couut and Countess were attended by the Princess de
Villa and the Chevalier Folgori.
The Earl of Idalmesbury had an audience of her Majesty.
The Prints of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the
younger members of the royal family took their usual exer-
cise yesterday, is the garden of Bushiagham Palace.

The Archbishop of York bad an interview with the Earl
of Derby yeaterday, at his official residence, in Dowsing-
street. Admiral Gordon and Mr. Bagge had also inter-
views with the noble Earl.
Viscount Barrington bad an interview with Mr. Secre-
tary Walpole, yesterday, at the Home-office.
Is deputation, headed by Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P., and
Mr. Heywood, MX., had au interview with the Right
lion. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester, on Saturday, at
the Board of Trade.
Mr. Chandler, from Canada, had an interview with Sir
John Pakington, yesterday, at the Colonial.office.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue bad an interview, yesterday, with the Earl of
Derby.
Mr. Joseph Heron (Town Clerk of Manchester) hail en
interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole, yesterday, at the
Hama-office. •
The American Minister had aa interview with Sir Joho
Pakington, at the Colonial-office, yesterday.
Dispatches were received at the Colomal-office, yester-
day, from the Governors of the North American Provinces.

METROPOLIS WATER COMMITTEE.—The measures
proposed by the New River Company and the East London
are now under the consideration of the committee.
EXTRAORDINARY FATALITY.—The clipper ship
Seraphim, Capt. Liething, which arrived in the port of Li-
verpool yesterday (Monday) morning, sailed from Paraiba
on the bth of April, the Bel which left that port some days
previously not having yet arrived. Out of thirty men and
one boy which Capt. Gethhig took out on his departure
from Liverpool, nearly one-third of the number, including
first and second mates and the carpenter, were carried off
by the fever, which was fatally prevalent at that place
during the month of March. At one period Capt. Gething
was the only person of the Seraphim's bands who was not
prostrated by sickness; several of the hands still'remain
at
I.'araiba to he forwarded by the first British ship after their
recovery-. The crew who brought home the Serophino
is
composed of men from many nations, yet the fast sailing
reputation of the clipper has been well sustained on the
occasion. The fever still remained very had among the
shipping when the Seraphim sailed.

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