The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

Cbe Court.

By command of the Queen a levee was held
yesterday afternoon in Si. 'James's Palace by the Prince of
Wales, on behalf of her Majesty.

The presentations exceeded 600, and the attendances were
also very numerous. The presentations to his royal high-
ness are by the Queen's pleasure considered as equivalent to
presentations to her Majesty.
The new corridor recently erected was used for the first
time.

The Royal Body Guard of her Majeety's Honourable
Comic., Gentlemen-at-Arens wee on duty in the 'tete saloons
under the command of the lieutenant. Captain Philips, the
sub-officer, was on duty with the corps.
The Prince of Wales, escorted by a detachment of Life
Guards, arrived, from Marlborough-house, about 2 o'clock
at St. James's Palace, and was received by the great
officers of state of the Queen's household.
Prince A tired was attended by Major Cowell.
The Prince of Orange arrived attended by his gentlemen
in waiting.
The Duke of Cambridge was attended by the Hon. James
Macdonald.
Prince Frederick of Holstein was also present at theleves.
The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty, commanded by
Captaie Parker Rickford, the Ilion in Waiting.
The Prince of Wales entered the Throe. Room accom-
panied by Prince Alfred, the Prince of Orange, the Duke of
Cambridge, and the Prince of Holstein. In attendance
were the various officers of the household.
The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers were introduced,
when the following presentations to the Prince of Wales for
the Queen took place in the diplomatic circle :
By the Austrian Ambassador, Baron de Leykam, ministe
resident in the Austrian diplomatic service.
By the Russian Ambassador, M. L'Amiral Boutakoff, de
la Marine Imperials.
By the Halite Envoy, Le Marquis Belbi, Attache de la
Legation Loadrea.
By the Peruvian Envoy, Y. Gensales de Penilloo.
By the Spanish Envoy, Don Jose de Argais, Atteché to
her Catholic Majesty's Legation at this Court.
The diplomatic circle was fully attended.
The general circle, which was well attended, included the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, and
most of her Majesty's ministers.
The hat of presentations has aot as yet been furnished.

OSBORNE, MAT 13.
The Queen end Prince's Louis of Heels welkcd in the
grounds.

- Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, left Osborne
for Lmadre this morning.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the
Counts= of Macclesfield, Lord A. Hervey, and Major
Teesdale, visited the Royal Botanic Gardens yesterday
morning.

Price; Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, visited the
Prises and Princess of Wales yesterday, and partook of •
&fusser at Marlborough Roues.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Major
Teesdale, rode on bombs& in the afternoon.

The Princess of Wales, attended by the Counts= of Mac-
clesfield, took a drive is an open carriage.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon,
at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, in Downing-street. The Council was
attended by Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan-
cellor, Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl Rus-
sell, the Duke of Newcastle, Earl de Grey, Sir
Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner
Gibson, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers., and the
Right Hon. Edward Cardwell.

A deputation on the subject of the Inmates' navigation
had ea interview with the Right H. T. Milner Gibsoo,
yesterday, at the Aloe of the Board of Trade. The depu-
tatioo consisted of the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Frederick
Caveodish, Mr. iterenies, and Mr. N'Lears.