The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-15 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

The Right Hon. George Bankes, Judge-Advocate-
General, had an audience of the Queen yesterday, at
Buckingham Palace, and submitted to her Majesty the pro-
ceedings of some courts martial.
Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting
of the Commission fur Promoting and Encouraging the
Fine Arts in the rebuilding of the l'alace of Westminster.
Ilia Royal Highness arrived at three o'clock at the Palace
of Westminster, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel lion. A.
Gordon. The commissioners present e the Duke of
were

Newcastle, the Marquis of Lel;ndowne, the Earl of Aber-
deen, Lord Colborne, the Right Hon. the Speaker, Lord
Mabon, Sir Robert 11. Inglis, Bart., and Mr. Hallam. Sir
Charles L. Eastlake, the secretary, attended. The meeting
broke up at five o'clock.
The Royal Family took their usual exercise yesterday in
the gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, attended
by Lieut. Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon.
Tho Queen and Prince Albert. attended by the
Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord Pol.
worth, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Colonel the lion.
A. Gordon, honoured the performance of the French Plays
last evening with their presence.
The cloth of gold which formed the Queen's train at the
birthday drawing room, was from one of the fabrics distin-
guished by its beauty and excellence at the Great Exhibi-
tion of 1851.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham-palace, on Thurs-
day evening, included the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of
Gordon, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness do Speth, the Earl
of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Hon. Mrs.
0. B. Anson General lion. A. Upton, Major-General Si,
George Bowies, and Rear-Admiral Me ell.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited
the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence-huuse, St.
James's.

The Ducheis of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard,
honoured the performance of the French Plays with her
presence lute -

evening.

A deputation on the subject of the stagnant and danger-
out condition of the Serpentine, in Hyde-park, had an
interview with Lord John Manners yesterday, at the Office
of Public Works and Buildings, in Whitehall-place. The
deputation consisted of Dr. W. V. Pettigrew, Mr. John
Laval' (honorary secretary of the committee for the im-
provement of the Serpentine), Dr. Woolley, Mr. Frank
Baker (honorary secretary of the Serpentine Bathing Club),
and Dr. J. A. Wilson._

A deputation from the Local Board of Health of Swansea
had an interview yesterday with the General Board of
Health, at their offices, Whitehall, in relation to the Swan-
sea Local Board of Health Bill, now before parliament.
The deputation consisted of Mr. T. Edward Thomas
(mayor), Mr. C. L. Dillwyn and Mr. E. W. Richards (from
the local board), and of Mr. W. H. Smith (on behalf of the
Waterworks Company), of Mr. E. Strich (clerk to the
local board), and of Mr. Michael Scott, their engineer.'
Colonel Sibthorp had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Walpole yesterday at the Home.office.—Mr.Nowdegate had
also an interview with the Right lion. Secretary.
A deputation from the General Shipowners Society had
an interview with the Right lion. J. W. Henley and Lord
Colchester, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The deputa-
tion consisted of Mr. Tindall (chairman), Mr. Dunbar
(deputy chairman), Mr. Ridley, Mr. Phillipps, Mr. Drew,
Mr. Marshall, and Mr. W. Bonn (secretary).
Mr. T. H. Brookelley had an interview with Sir John
Pakington, yesterday, at the Colonial.office. Mr. W.
Cayley had also an interview with the Right lion.
Baronet.
_ _ .

A deputation on the subject of Extra.mural Parochial
Burial Grounds had an interview with Lord John Manners,
Whitehall-place.
at the Office of Public Works and Buildings,
Whitehall-place. The deputation consisted of the Rev. J.
T. Toogood, the Rev. J. W. Worthington, D.D., the Rev.
Oeo. Mansfield, the Rev. Jas. Jackson, the Rev. Chas.
Marshall, Mr. F. Talbot (churchwarden, Trinity District,
St. Andrew, Holborn), and Mr. C. F. Cheffins (church-
warden, St. Andrew, Holborn).
Despatches were sent, yesterday, to the Governor of the
Cape of Good Hope, from the Colonial-office. Despatches
were received, yesterday, from the Governor of Gibraltar.

The report and evidence of the Oxford University
Commission (extending, with the Appendix, to 387 pages),
hes been presented, by her Majesty's command, to the
House of Commons.

Tho Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress entertained,
at the Mansion-Hotter, last evening, at dinner, the members
of the Common Council 'of several of the wards, their
ladies, the sheriffs and their ladies, as well as a number of
private friends. Coven were laid in the Egytian-hall
for 230.

(Prom last Night's Gosefte.)

OPFICE, MAT 12.—Notiee
will lw." -

is hereby given, that her Majesty w... hold a Drawing-
room at St. James's Palate, on Thursday, the 3rd of June
neat, at two o'clock.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
OF TILT COUNTY or XIIKT.--Oswald Augustus Smith,
(lent., to be Cornet, In the West Kent Regiment of Yeo-
manry Cavalry.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY TIM LORD LIEUTENANT

or Waawiciuman.—Heart' Charles Palmer, Gent., and
William Stratford Deed&le, jan., Gent., to be Cornets in
the Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry.

WAI4OI4IIOE, Mar 14.
Hovel Brat. of Hone 06.-Ikat. the Him 0 W. Ilunto to be
cam., by pur., vice Lord A. Imenearlo acts.; For. Lord
C. C. 0. Limo stabs tien., bp per, Mee
Tod Drop. Ods.-W. IltOsenneea lobe wee, Wrier.
4th Drag. Gds.-D. P. WM; le mfr., by par., its. Morgan,
promot.
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ha Drag. -E. Parrs, web, le be. tor., by per., Ka Camas, app.
to tha 3rd Drs[ Ode.
Ith LL Drap.-11. B. nam pat, to be ear, by poi.
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woeth, who Mr.; P. KUPPea, gent, to heeomet, by pur.
Scots Fanner Oda -W. Viscount KONLI3IOIUI to be ens. and lieut.,
by par., vim Stenassn, who rots.
lot 11.,._afj.-It. L. Wabtala, psi, to be ens., by pm., Mee
Mb.-7‘r2,7010,T. pat., to be ma., by par., vice Teny, prom. in
the led West India Bmit.
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to the DM T.
31st 1.-.1. C. fauna, pet to be ens., ;by par., vies Stewart,
prom.
34th F.-LleaL W. WPM to be apt., by par., ills Bellew, who
vela ; Bea. O.P. Bauman to be lieut., by par., Mee Warn.
33th 1.-Cept. 0.1. R. Burner, from the Nth 1,, to be apt.,
rise Ord, who each.
Seth F.-Capt. A. W. OP, tram the 13th P., to be apt., vies Berke-
ley. who nee.
30th T.-N. Mammoth, gent., to be en, by par, vine Mime. epp.
to tke beldt P.
48th 1.-A. 0. Wren, pat, to be ens., by par., mire Treed, prom.
33th B. W. Fano, ge to to ena . by par., vlee Mks, mom.;
Lieut.,. Week= to al adj., vice Freud, Who ranges the adjutancy
only.
nth F.--W. W. Lis, gent., to be an , by par, Mee biog, who ret.;
IL C. known, gent to be ens., by par., Moe Vineent,wbo rets.
67th 1.-A. 74.1Lsoann. pot. to be en, without par., rise Balks
ley, prom.; A. N. WHAM,. pt., to bs es., by par., Moelfervantes,
prom.
66th T.-Lieut. W. T. Ooanom to be con., by par, Moe Caulfield. who
reta.; eta 0.0. Nawrom to be Bait., without par, eke Gordon.
74th P.-Pna. P. B. Drammuar to be ben., without „ vice Carey,
Wed in eetisa; A. D. Bus, gent., to be en., wftWt per, vice
Diathermy.
77tb F.-Y. Aran, pat., to be en ,by par., vise Waimoraley, prose.
Slit P.-A. Hums; gent„ to be use . by per., viosCbielsemer, mem.;
C. J. Hansa, pat., to be eon. without pm., Mos Hark, des.
1611.-11. C. Stowe, gent, to be ens, without par., vice Jaome,
90th K-P. A. L. Panes, gent., to b, ens , without par., vita Den-
on. Prem.
93ts d F.-Staff-fterg. of the See. Claes J. H. HIM. M.D., to be surf,
Mee Sall,ll. whom*.
93th 1..-oamaano, gent to be ens., by par., Moe Polhill, prom.
Ist Wessestil WU Regt.-A. P. Haan, gent. to be coo., by per, Mee
prom.
3ed Went ylndia liest.-B. Mey pot to be ens., by par., nee
Leigb, prom.
Cam Moaned Itilstorm.-Linit. A. H. P. S. Moamar. to be told-.
by par., Mee Wood, wbo rota.
llontrat. arena.--Surf. W. Rau, M.D., from the 93rd 1., to be
•Wbeci. dubs ma alms, rim Brush, who each.
Dawn.-Liest. J. 0. 1 tenTrwT, of the Bombay Artillery, stelae
rlag4oo Fad IMPS Goomeny's depot, at Waite,. vim SheiMaint,
✓ to line the loud rank of lieutenant, while Po rinOired.
Mr. C. V. ram Irßowtly 64. at the North lark Militia sad was
. mart of peesiamere at Tort Garry, in the Umbras Itay territories,
to bare the eel mod lespnrary rank of east. In Western Australia,
while employed as eta cater ot penatown to that adoity.

VISIT OY PRINCE ALBERT TO THE HOUSE OT
Comatous.—Yeeterday, just u the stream of counsel,
parliamentary vents, and others was descending the
central staircase to 13t. Stephen's-hall, Priam Albert, un-
attended, arrived to view various partial's of the new
Houses of Lords and Commons, and the frescos, now on the
easel of Mr. Herbert, the artist to the house. His rayed
highness was recognised with general gratulation, and
drove off shortly before flee o'clock from the private depar-
ture porsh for Buckingham•palace.