The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-03 00:00:00

OE Court.

The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace. H.R.H. Prince Waldemar of Prussia,
accompanied by the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister,
had an audience of the Queen. 11.R.11. was introduced by
Viscount Palmerston, 0.C.8., her Majesty's principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel
the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, her Majesty's Master of the
Ceremonies. The Prince was attended by Baron de Lance,
his Prussian Majesty's Chamberlain, Count Oriole and Count
Groeben, officers of the Prussian Staff ; and also by his Serene
Highness Prince Lowenstein, Secretary of the Prussian
Legation. His Excellency the Count de St. Aulaire, Am-
bassador Extraordinary cad Plenipotentiary from his Ma-
jesty the King of the French, had an audience of the Queen
to present his letters of recall. His Excellency was intro-
duced by Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by the
Hon. Sir Edward Cult, her Majesty's Master of the Cere-
monies. :lir Edward Dishrewe, G.C.H., ber Majesty's En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Ma-
jesty the King of the Netherlands, was presented to the
Queen, at fas audience, by Viscount l'almerston, to take
leave on his return to his psat at the Hague. The Queen
gave audience to Viscount Palmerston.
H.M. the King of the Belgians left town soon after
12 o'clock yesterday, attended by Dr. Carswell, for
Claremont. . _ _

11.1t.H. Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon
at a committee meeting of the Commission for Promoting
and Encouraging the Fine Arm in the rebuilding the Palace
of Westminster. His Royal Highness, attended by Lieut.-
Col. Seymour, arrive) at the new Palace at a quarter before
3 o'clock. The Commissioners present were Viscount Mahon,
the Right lion. T. B. Macaulay, and Sir R. H. Inglis. The
secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance. The meeting
broke up at 6 o'clock-
The Queen had a Dinner party yesterday_ at Bock-
ivattern Palace. The company included her Majesty the
Queen of the Belgians, H.R.H. the Duchess of Cambridge,
H.R.H. Prince Waldemar of Prussia, their Excellencies the
Count and Countess de St. Aulaire, his Excellency H. Van
de Weyer, his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, H.S.H.
PrinciLowensttio, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the
Countess Vanderstraten, Lady Augusta Cadogan, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Abercom, the Earl and Countess of
Minto, Viscount Palmerston, Lord and Lady Robert
Grosvenor, Baron de Loner, Major de Moerkerke, Count
Oriole, and Count Groeben. The band of the Ist Life
Guards was in attendance.

Their RILIIH. the Hereditary Grand Doke and
Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar returned to Marlborough-
house, the residence of the Queen Dowager, on Thursday
evening, from a tour. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager,
aeoompanied by their royal highnesses, paid a visit to the
Duchies of Cambridge, at Cambridge-house.
11.R.11. Prince Waldemar of I'rnsaia and the
Prussian Minister paid visits, yesterday, to her Majesty the
Queen Dowager at Marlborough-house, the Duchess of
Gloucester at Gloucester-house, and the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge at Cambridge-how-e.
H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge dined with ii e
" Nulls Secundua" Club, yesterday evening, at the Cl area-
don Hotel.

H.R.H. Prince George visited the exhibition of
works a art in Westminster-hall.

The Earl of Clarendon (Lord-Lieutenant of Ire-
land) and the Countess of Clarendon left town at nine
o'clock yesterday morning for Dublin.
The British Museum Commission held a meeting
at Owydyr House yesterday. The commissioners present
were the Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Langdale, Load Wrottesley,
the Lord Advocate, Sir Philip Egerton, Sir Charles Lemon,
and Mr. It. M. Manes, M.P. The secretary, Mr. P. Col-
lier, was in attendance.
The Bishop of Antigua had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
A meeting of the new bishopricke commissioners
was held in Whitehall-place yesterday. There were resent
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord J. Russell, the bawls of
Chichester and Powia, the Bishops of London, Durham,
Winchester, and Lincoln.
Desimtehes were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the governors of Malta and Gibraltar.
H.R.H. Prince Waldemar of Prussia and suite ar-
rived at Blickwoll, on Thursday evening, by the General
Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-ship, Wilberforce,
which left Hamburg the previous mo.sning. His Royal
Highness was met on board at Gravesend by a gentleman
from the Prussian embassy, and at Blacitwall there were
three carriages that awaited his arrival, and his Royal High-
ness was immediately conveyed to Mivart's Hotel, where
apartments had been taken fur his au: miuodation while
staying in this country.
Thu Earl of \%'estmoreland, her 'Majeety's Pleni-
potentiary at the Court of Berlin, is shortly expected to
arrive in this country, on leave of absence from his post.

(From lut night's Goreat.)
BUCRINCEIAM PALACE,/ UNE 29.—Thin day had au-
dience of her Majesty, on their arrival in this country, their
Imperial Highnesses the Prince and Prinisess Peter of Ol-
denburg, to which they were introduced byViscount Palmer-
ston, and conducted by Col. the Han. Sir E. Cult.
FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY I.—The Queen has ap-
proved of Mr. N. Towner, as consu lat Barbsdeca for the
United States of America ; and of Mr. N. Solomon, as vice-
consul at St. Helena, for the Free Hanseatic cities of Ham-
burg and Lubeck.
WAR-OFFICE, lycv 2.

10th Lt. -Ma or J.rom Lt,
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f
rags, to be cornet, wi t pur., vitt, MacMabon, prom.
11th t.l. Dragv.—Licut. C. Morant, from 11th Lt. Drags., to be
1., vice Bridgman, app. to Lt W. I. Reg.
.Ith Lt. Dmien.—Lieut. J. T. Ling, from let W. I. Beg., to be lieut.,
re MurenL
1301 Lt. Drap.—Ens. k Lieut. D. Dal-Ural, from IL-p. Colds. F.
Ai., to be cornet. vice Hartman, prom. ; W. Bennet, to be cornet,
by pur , WOE' Davidson, who mt.
11th Lt. 1/rap.--CMpt. A. C. Skynner, frown h.-p. 15th Lt. (Drags.,
to be rapt., vies Ilrev.-Mej. E. S. Dern, who each.; Lieut. It. A.
Yule to be cant., by pur., vice Skynner, wbo ret. ; Cornet T. It. C.
Dimsdele to be Lkut., by per.; F. W. Grant to be cornet by pur.
Coldet. Reg. F. Cda—Ens. & Lieut. & Ad). J. Halkett to have the
rank of lieut. et rapt. ; Ens. & LieuL Mr J. E. liarington, Bart., to be
!hut. it rapt., by pur., vice the Hon. C. Grimeton, who ret.; C.
tiering, to be ens. & Brut. by pur.
let F.—Ens. W. J. Gillum to be lieut., by pur., vice Reader, prom.
in 3rd W. I. Reg.; J. A. Chryntle to be am, by pur.
90th F.—B.. If. Vaughten, to be ens., by pun, vice Nuer, who ret.
Rifle Brig.—Cept. It. H. Pitchnrbert, to be majer, without pur.,
vice It. %Utopia, whored upon b.-p.; Lbpt. J. It. Vincent, from RP-
-Ith F., to be capt.; Lieut. William Harry Earl of Errol to be rapt,
by pm., vice Vincent, who red; Sea Lieu(, the Hon. W. D.
M. Beat to be grit lieut., by per.; 11. Tryon, to be ere. Bent., by par.
Ist W. 1. Reg.—LieuL G. J. C. Bridgeman, from 11th Lt. Drags., to
he lieut., vice Ling, app. to 11111 Lt. Drage.
3rd W. I. Reg.—Major T. Abbott, from h,p., amt., to be MO., 0.
Maclean. prom.; Capt. W. W. Powell, from &Rh V., to be capL.
vice V. Murray, who exch. ; Lieut. W. Reuter, from let P., to be
rapt., by pur., vice l'owell, who red.
traei.—Major R. Walpole, Rine Brig., to be deputy quartmaa-
gen. in lonian Islands, with rook of lieut.-col. in the army, vice Col.
F. 11. Dawkins, dec.
HOOPITAL STAFl,—lord Deputy lespector-General of Ilicepltale
Sir J. Pitcairn, M.D., to be deputy intipeeter-general of Melilla& ;
Deputy Inspector-General of llcepitals Sir J. Pit aim, M.D., to be
inspector.general of himpitals, with local rank.
irractive.—Brev.-Maj. T. Abbott, from Std. W. I. Reg., lobe mai.,
without par.
Bervrv—To be Majore in the Army.—Capt. J. R. Vincent, of Rffie
Brig.; Capt. A. C. Skynner, of 16th Lt. Drage.
Cadets, 14 E. I. Company'. Service, to Uwe local & temporary rank
of ensign, miring period of their being placed under command of
Lieut.-Col. sir F. Smith, R.E., at Cbathaat, for field instmciloo in at
of topping & mlning.—J. F. Tennant, W. Hendereon, J. 0. Medley,

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F. 8. Taylor, E. D'Aidsan, 8. J. llundrays, J. 8. TreTar, H. St. C.
Wilkins.

..ilralollANDVlC.—Lient. B. H. Edwarla, repaid. on May 7, 1847,
when app. adj. of a recruiting district, the difference he riiiened upon
etch. from 98th F. to h. p. unat., On July I, 1836.
COMM.AIIIAT. —1 he prom. of Dcp.-Amint. Com.. Gen T. Turner
to reek of ;1.14. cook-gen., on Dec. 20, 1846, has been

ADMIRALTY, Jr vs M.
The following proms. have this day taken place, erairequent on
death of Adm. lion. Sir R, Stoofoed, U.C.8., Vioe.Actm. of
United Kingdom : Admiral of the White Sir C. t)tf'e, Bart., to be 'dm.
of the red ; Adm. of Me Blue Sir E.llamilton, Bart., K.C.8.,t0 he adm.
of the while; Vice-Adm. of the lied it. Matson to be adm. of the blue;
Viec.Ailm. of the White Sir C. Munday, K.C.8., to vice-adm.
of the red ; Vice-Adm. of the Blue J. Allan (a) to be atm.:idea. of the
white; lhar.Adm. of the Red the Right 110 u. Lord W. FR...rob
K.C.8., lobe rioe-adm. of the blue ; hear.-Adm. of the White Mr T.
J. Cochrane, hot., C.D., to be rear-adm. of the red; Item-Adm. of the
Blue Sir E. T. Troubridge, Bart, C. 11., to he rear•sdm. of the white;
Capt. J. Coale, C. 8., to be rem.adin. of the blue.
Jr:go 29.--Corpa of Royal blArlnes.--Gent. Cadet R. 0. Ilallilay to
be lee.litint.