The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-09 00:00:00

gbe Court.

Iler Majesty went in state yesterday to close the
present sev,inn of parliament. The Queen left Bucking-
ham Palace at a quarter to two o'clock. The royal proces-
sion was formed an the following order
The first carriage, drawn by six horses, conveying three
Gentlemen Ushers, Sir Noel Harris, Mr. Montgomery, and
Mr. H. Greville, and the Eton of the Yeomen Guard, Capt.
Phibbs. _ . .

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The second carriage, drawn by six horses, conveying the
Groom in Waiting, Lieut.-Col. the lion. It. Boyle ; the
Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert, Colonel Wylde, and
two Pages of Honour.
The third carriage, drawn by sit horses, conveying the
Equerry in Waiting, Colonel Buckley ; the Equerry in
tt ailing to Prince Albert. Lieut.-Colonel the lion. A. Gor-
don, and the Groom of the Robes, Lieut.-Colonel F. 11.
Seymour.
The foorth carriage drawn by six horses, conveying the
Silver Stick in Waiting, Colonel hull; the Field Officer in
Waiting, Colonel Hay (Coldstream Guards) ; and the
Comptroller of the Household, the Earl of Mulgrave.
The fifth carriage drawn by six horses, conveying the
Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Marquis of Donegal ;
the Lord in Waiting, Lord Camp; the Lord in Waiting
to Prince Albert, Lord George Lennox ; and the Treasurer
of the Household, Lord Marcus Hill.
The sixth carriage drawn by sin horses, conveying the
Lady in Waiting, the Countess of Desert ; the Lord
Steward, the Marquis of Westminster ; the Gold Stick in
Waitiug, the Marquis of Anglesey ; and the Groom of the
Stole to Prince Albert, the Marquis of Aberecrn.
The Queen's Mandialmen two and two; the Queen's Foot-
men in state liveries two and two; a party of the Yeomen of
the Guard.
The state coach drawn by eight cream coloured horses,
conveying her Majesty, the Prince Albert, the Duchess of
Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes, and the Duke of Nor-
folk, Master of the Horse.
A guard of honour of the Scotch Fusileer Guards was
drawn up in the Court-yard of the Palace, and received the
Queen with military bonoun on her Majesty entering her
carriage.
A detachment of Life Guards formed the escort to the
House of Lords.

Iler Majesty, the Prince and suite, returned to Bucking-
ham Palace at 3 o'clock. . .

The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Princess Helena,
attended by the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of
Desalt, Colonel Buckley, and Lieut.-Colonel the Uon. A.
Gordon, visited the Exhibition of the Works of Industry
of all Natims early yesterday morning.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty yesterday
at Buckingham Palace.
Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the lion. A.
Gordon, rode out on horseback yesterday atternsan.
The Queen and l'rince Albert, attended by the Countess
of Desart, the lion. Caroline Cavendish, Lord Cantor,
Colonel Buckley, and Licit: Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon,
honoured the performance of the French plays with their
presence last evening.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday
morning for Mickleton Hall, near Doncaster.
The Oxford University Commission had a meeting
yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury• in Downing street. l'resent : The Bishop of
Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke,
' the Rev. 11. G. Liddell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., the Rev.
Professor Powell, and the Rev. A. I'. Stanley (secretary.)
Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial-
Office to the Governors of the North American Colonies.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon
at the Foreign-Othee, Downing-street. The ministers
present were, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor, Viscount Palmer-
ston, Earl Grey, Lord Broughton, the Right Hon.
Henry Labouchere, and the Earl of Carlisle. The'
Council sat two hours.

(From last night's Gaztttc)
BTCKINGTIAM-PALACE, AtO. 7. This day the
Right Hon. George Augustus Constantine Henry Phipps
(commonly called the F.arl of Mulgravc), and the Right
Hon. Laurence Sulivan, were by her Majesty's command
sworn of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and
took their respective places at the board accordingly.
ST. JAMS,',,-PALACE, AtAi. s.—The Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint
Richard Gater Roach, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honour-
able Corp, of Oentlemea at Anna, rice Dc Blaquiere, re-
tired.

TIIE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—The Queen
and court will, it is understood, proceed to Balmoral by the
Great Northern Railway as far as York.
PRINCE ALBERT has intimated his intention of
bestowing two annual bounties, of five pounds each, in aid
of the Philanthropic Society's efforts for the reformation of
juvenile offqpders by religious and industrial training. The
bounties aft to be given as encouragements to the two
juvenile emigrants of each year from the society's farm
school, at Red Hill, who prove themselves in the course of
twelvemonths' service the best and most trustworthy in the
situations they are placed in in the different colonies.

CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE AGENCE.—A meeting in
connexion with the central co-operative agency took place
last night at Blagrove's Concert-rooms, Mortimer-street.
Mr. E. Van►ittart Neale occupied the chair, and in the
course of a few observations stated the object of the agency
to be the promotion of " Christian socialism." He intro-
duced to the meeting Mr. T. Ramsay, who delivered a
lecture explanatory of the principle by which the agency
was guided—the principle cf mutual co-operation for the
mutual gad. The lecturer commenced by explaining the
meaning of the term socialism, which he defined as the
embodiment of a great principle involving the public in-
terest. lie then glanced at the manifold evils which the
present state of wwietr presented, and drew therefrom an
argument for the establishment of the co-operative system.
Although he did not maintain that the social principle was
a panacea for all the ills to which flesh is heir, yet he held
that by it the condition of mankind might be made something
like what it was intended to be—the love of one's neighbour
overruling the corrupt principle of selfishness. The ope-
ration of the selfish principle he traced through all the
ramifications of church and state, and then went on to re-
mark at some length on the character of the early church,
which was popular because it was social." He concluded
by urging on the acceptance of his hearers the Bible prin-
ciple of truth—that principle on which Christian socialism
was based—as the only principle whereon society coul.l
have a sure and lasting foundation. Mr. Lloyd Jones then
gave a few details connected with the socialist movement
throughout the country. He stated that the working men
were joining together, and opening stores to supply them-
selves with food and clothing, in order to protect themselves
from the numerous frauds of dealers. This, however, was
but one step towards the full adoption of the co-operative
system, but it was a step which was being taken with emi-
nent success by the industrious working classes in almost
every district of the kingdom. The chairman having made
a few observations, the proceedings of the evening were
wound up by a plentiful service of tea, coffee, and other
refreshments.

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RETIREMENT Of A POLICE MAGISTRATE.—Yen-
terday, in conformity with a previous announcement, John
Palfrey Burrell, Esq., the colleague of Dr. Broderip in the
magisterial presidency of the Westminster Police Court,
retued from official duty. During the seventeen years that
Mr. Burrell has held this Mace, his career bailees uni-
formly marked by assiduity, judgment, and independence,
combined with • humane regard for want and distress under
the isaamerable foams water which they some before