The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

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The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Bouterie and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe, visited the
Duchess of Gloucester, on Saturday afternoon, at Glouces-
ter-house.
Prince Albert, attended by Captain the lion. Dudley de
Ros, went to Chiswick Gardena ou Saturday morning.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred,
the Princesses Alice, Helens, and Louisa, and Prince
Arthur, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, Miss ma.
yard, and Mr. Gibbs, visited the Duchess of Kent. on
Saturday afternoon, at her residence, Clarence•house, St.
James's. The Tyrolese ministrels had the hocour 0 at-
tending at Clarence-house, and sang several of their
favourite national melodies for the gratification of the
royal circle.
Her Majesty had a dinner party on Saturday evening
at Buckingham .Palace. The company included the
Duchess of Kent, the Princess Adelaide of liohentohe, the
Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Hamilton, his Excel-
lency the Sardiaian Minister, his Excellency the Nether-
lands Minister, the Marquis Massimo d'Axaglio, the Mar-
chioaess of Ormonde, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de
Speth, the Earl of Ellenborough, Lord James Murray, the
Right lion. Henry Goulhurn, the Right lion. Seiner and
Mr.. Walpole, Colonel the Hon. Co-ales and Mrs. Grey,
Mr. Frederick Peel, and Lieut.-Col. F. Seymour.
The Band of the G renadier Guards was in attendance dar-
ing dinner, and performed the following compositions:
Overture, "Pest " Lachner.
Lied, .0 War ich doch des mantles Licht"
Potpourri Concertante „, Barnum.
Bolero
Polka, P:aultler " many.
Waltz, "Die Heiteren"
Her Majesty's private hand afterwards attended is the
Palace, and played the following pieces:
Overture, "Lucretia"
detection, Krona act, "Zsubedlota" )407-I,t.
Cavatio.i, Frelachuta"
Yesterday morning her Majesty and Prince Albert, with
the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, the Duchess of Kent, the ladies and gentlemen in
waiting, and the domestic hous,liuld, attended divine sec.
vice in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. nub:ie.
and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester
on Saturday at Gloucester House.

A deputation of the Board of the Atlantic and Pacific
Junction Company, had an interview with the Minister of
the United States, et hio official residence in Portland•plus,
on Saturday.

A deputation on the subject of the water supply hid set
interview with the Right Hun. E. Cardwell on Saturday, it
the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Sir Rebta
Price, Bart., M.P., Colonel Bagnold, Mr. G. H. &rill, mt..
Thomas Dakin, Mr. S. C. flomerolium, engineer to the
London (Watford) Spring Water Company, and Mr. W. T.
Robinson, solicitor to the company.
Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday at his official re-
sidence in Downing-street.
A deputation from the British and Foreign Anti-Shivery
Society had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle it
the Colonial-office on Saturday. The deputation consisted
of Messrs. G. W. Alexander, R. Allop, Thos. Blow, Jos.
Cooper, Robert Forster' S. Herman Fisher, the Rev. J.
Kennedy, Messrs. Jos. Sturge, Samuel Sturge, and L. A.
Chameroeneow.

A deputation on the subject of East Indian affairs had
an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen, accompanied by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Saturday at his official
residence in Downing street. The deputation included Mr.
liibbert, Kr. Denison, Mr. Macgregor, and Mr. Cave.
Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial.
office from the Governor of New Zealand. Despatches were
seat to the Governor of Gibraltar on Saturday.

A cabinet council was held at the Foreign-office,
Downing-street, oa SaturcLty afternoon. The min.
isters present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord
Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, N iscouat
Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of
Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir
James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The
council sat three hours and a half.

GOVERNMENT INTENTIONS ABOUT INDIA.-Sir
Charles Wood was the Jonah of the last Whig
Cabinet, and seems likely to be an unequally unfor-
tunate attache of the Coalition. It is confidently
said he " has made up his mind" about India. In-
stead of the Charter being renewed for a short pe-
riod by a Continuance Act, Sir Charles Wood, as
President of the Board of Control, feels quite compe-
tent to " settle" all Ilindostan at once. It would be
wise for his colleagues to reason with him on this
point, and to urge the wisdom and policy of per-
mitting the justice of the matter in debate to bare
some weight with him. It is rumoured that a dis-
cussion arose on this subject in the Committee on
Friday last, and it seems more than likely that,
should the Government be guided by Sir Charles
Wood's crotchets in this matter, they may have to be
prepared for a close division in the House. The
members of the Commons Committee belong to more
than one section of politicians, and the public want
justice done.

APPOiNTMENTS.—ProIessor James Nicol is sp.
pointed to the Chair of Civil and Natural History in the
Marisa/11 College of Aberdeen. Mr. Hindmarsh, of the
Pentonville Prison, is transferred to be Steward of the
Government Prison at Dartmoor.

DEPARTURE OF DR. LATARD FOR THE EAST.-
Dr. Layard has just issued an address to his constituents,
the electors of Aylesbury, announcing his immediate cle•
parterre for Constantinople, with her Majesty's ambassador,
Lord Stratford do Redcliffe. This is not the first time that
Dr. La and has been associated with Lord Stratford (le
Redcliß'e in eastern diplomatic service. He was attache to
the embassy at Constantinople when he resolved to attempt
the recovery of Assyrian remains, and accomplished the
task which has made his name celebrated, under the
auspices of Sir Stratford Canning.

THE SPEAKER'S FIRST LEVEE was held on Satur-
day, and was attended by the following noblemen and
gentlemen: The Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor. Vice-
Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, Sir Augustus Clifford
(Black Rod), the Right Hon. Lord Dynevor, Mr. John
'Wood (Inland Revenue), the Right Hon. Lord Mefferd,
Mr. B. Hawes (Deputy-Secretary at War). Also the fol.
lowing members of the House of Commons : Sir Thomas
Ackland, Mr. Edward Ball, Mr. John Ball, the Right Hon.
George Bankes, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Barrow, Mr.
Bass, Mr. Beamont, the Right Hon. William Beresford,
Colonel Biddalph, Colonel Blair, Mr. Blackett, Mr. Bon-
ham Carter, Sir R. Oore Booth, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Bro.
therton, Mr. William Brown, Mr. V. Brown, the Right
Hon. Lord E. Bruce, Sir R. B. Buckley , Sir John Y. Bol-
ler, Lord Borleigh, Mr. Butler, Sir A. T. Campbell, the
Right Hon. E. Cardwell, the Hon. C. C. Cavendish, Mr.
Chaplin, Mr. J. Child, the Right Hon. R. Christopher,
Colonel Clifford, Lord Robert Clinton, T. C. Cobbold. the
Attorney-General, Mr. Cogan, Sir Charles Coote, Mr.
Craufurd, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. R. Currie, Mr. Deedes, Sir B.
Hering, Mr. G. Dodd, Mr. Drummond, Mr. G. Dud's,
Mr. F. Dundas, the Hon. J. Elliot, Viscount Elmlef,
Viscount Eualyn, Mr. Evelyn, Mr. Ferrer, Sir Robed
Ferguson, Sir B. Filmer, Mr. Fitzgerald (Horsham),
Mr. C. Forster, the Right Hon. C. Forester, Colonel Free-
stun, Mr. French, Mr. Freshfleld, Mr. Frewen, the
Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, the Right Hon. W. Gladstone,
Viscount Goderich, Mr. Goold, Mr. Grace, the Right
Hon. Sir James Graham, Colonel F. Greville, the Right
' Hon. Sir George Grey, Mr. Grogan, Lord Guernsey. Mr.
Hale, Sir B. Hall, Colonel Hall, Lord Claude Hamilton,
Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. Haus Hamilton, Hon. C. Her
dirge, Mr. Alexander Hastie, Mr. Archibald Hastie, Mr.
G. EL Heneage (Devises), Mr. 0. F. Heneage (Lincoln).
the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, Mr. Hildyard, Sir Jams
Hogg, Mr. Hostel!, Mr. Hutchins, Mr. Hutt, Mr. H.
Ingham, Sir Robert Inglis, Sir William Jolliffe, Mr. David
Jones, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, the Right Hon. A. F. K Mudd,
Mr. Knatchbull, the Hon. Stuart Knox, Lord A. Lennox,
Viset. Lewisham, Mr. Elliott Lockhart, Mr. Wm. Lockhart,
Mr. Lowe, Captain Lowther, Mr. J. M'Gregor, Mr. Mar-
shall, Mr. Martin, Mr. Massey, Mr. Muterman, Right
Hon. Colonel Maule, Sir James Matheson, Right lion. Sir
W. Moleiworth, Viscount Monck, Sir G. Montgomery.
Morris, Mr. Mailings, Right Hon. Lord Naas, Right Hon.
J. Napier, Mr. John Neild, Mr. Joseph Neild, Viscount
Newport, Colonel North, Mr. P. O'Brien, Mr. Oliveira,
Mr. Osborne, Lord Ossulston, Lord George Paget, Richt
Hon. Viscount Palmerston, Sir G. B. Peels% Mr. Ilia'
lipps, Mr. Phinn, Mr. Pigott, Mr. Portal, Lord Witham
Powlett, Sir R. Price, Mr. Prime, Mr. Repton, Mr. 050111%
Ricardo, Mr. Rich, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Holt, Captain
Rushout, Mr. Sawle, Mr. F. Scully, Mr. Ker Seymer,
Lord Seymour, Mr. Hanby Seymour. Mr. Serjeant Sher,
Sir John Shelley, Mr. Sheridan, Right Hon. Vernon
Smith, Mr. Masters Smith, Colonel Strythe, Mr. &therm,
Mr. Spooner, Mr. Stanhope, Mr. Stapleton, Mr. Stirling,
Right Hon. Edward Strutt, Lord Dudley Stuart, Sir
Thesiger, Mr. Thomely, Mr. Townley, Mr. Tudway, Right
Hon. Henry Tufnell, Mr. Turner, Sir William Verner, Mr.
Vernon, Colonel Howard Vyse, Mr. Spencer Waddington,
Sir John Walsh, Lord Charles Wellesley, Mr. Whitbread,
Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Wigram, Mr. James
Wilson, General Wyndham, Right lion. Sir John Vault.
Mr. Halsey, Lord Alfred Hervey, Mr. Headlam, Csp!sn,
Jones, Earl Mulgrave,. Viscount Newark, Charles William
Packe, Mr. M'Gregor, Mr. G. Start, and Mr. WickharL
The right hon. gentleman will hold his second and lad levee
on Saturday next.
TIM SPEAKER'S third parliamentary dinner was
held on Saturday last, when the rollowinc: gretlemen at:
tended:—Right Hon. Lord &ymour, Right lion. "tong
Edward Froward, Lord George Hoe. John Elliot,
Right lion. T. Milner Gibson, Hon. Arthur C. Kinnard,
lion. Colonel Motile, Sir John Shelley, Sir George Pechell,
Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Brotherton. Mr. Henry Sey
moor, Mr. Thornclv, Mr. Serjeant Shse, Mr. M•iiregsri
Mr. I'igott, Mr. Rakes Currie, Mr. 'Masses, Mr. Bonham-
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