The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

Sbe Court.

LORD CHAMBERLAIX'S OFFICE, MAY 30.—Notice
is hereby given that the state apartments at Windsor Castle
will be closed from Tuesday, the 7th of June next, until the
16th of June, both days inclusive.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prineess Royal, and attended by the Hon. Flora Mac-
donald, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Beat.-Colonel
Hon. A. Gordon, went yesterday morning to Gem house,
Kensington, and inspected the collection of cabinet fur-
niture.

Her Majesty, attended by the Viscountess Jae.lya and
Colonel the Hon. Charles Ore y, visited the Duchess of
Cambridge at her reed's= in St. James's Palace, and the
Duchess of Kent at Clarence-house, St. James's, yesterday.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the performance
of the French Plays with their present= het evening. Her
Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the Via- I
countess Jocelyn, Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Earl Somers,
Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, and Lieutensat-Colonel the
Hon. A. Gordon. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by
the Princess Adelaide of Huhenlohe, and attended by Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir GeorgeCouper, also honoured
the performance with her presence.
The Duchess of Kent, accompaafed by the Princess Ade-
laide of Hohenlobe, and attended by dir George Couper,
visited the Adult Orphan Institution, in the Regent's-park,
yesterday afternoon.

A deputation of the Burial Board of St. Pancras, eon-'
siding of the Rev. Thomas Dale, vicar (chairman), Mr.
Churehwerd_en Billet; Mr. Francis Healey, Mr. lames P.
Pierce, and Mr. Henry Stock (county magistrates), Messrs.
Brettingham, Durrsnt Cooper, F . Timption, and Mr.
G. W. F. Cook (vestry clerk), bad an interview with
Viscount Palmerton yesterday, at the Home-office.
The Rev. Dr. Cook, and Mr. Cochrane, had an interview
with the Bari of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official resi-
„dence in Downing-street.
p A deputation, consisting of Mr. Cockerell, Mr. Fresh-
field, and Mr. J. Gurney Hoare, had an interview with
Earl Granville, yesterday, at the Privy Council Mos.
The Archdeacon of Middlesex, the Rector 01 St. Mary-le-
Bone, the Rector of St. George'', the Rector of Paddington,
the Incumbent of St. Mark's, Kensington, the Vicar of St.
Bride's, and the Rector of St. Margaret's had an interview
with Viscount Palmerston, at the Home-office, yesterday.
Mr. Russ and Mr. Jackson, M.P., had an interview with
the Duke of Newcastle, yesterday, at the Colonial-effios.—
Colonel Godfrey bad also an interview with the noble Duke.
The Marquis of Winchester and Mr. Jacob Bell bad
interviews with Viscount Palmerston, yesterday, at the
Home-offiee.—Mr. Alderman Fasebrother had also an inter-
view with the noble Viscount.

Despatches were received at the Colonial-officelieirerday
from the Governors of Hong Kong, Austra Vas
Diemen's Land, New Zealand, and Malta.
Yesterday, as early as half-past nine, her Majesty
the Qeeen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal visited
the exhibition of cabinet-work and works of the students of
the schools of art, now opsn at Gore House, Kensington.
The royal party carefully inspected every room, bestowing
considerable time in examining the productions of the
special classes of the department of art and the life studies
of Mr. Maimed', and then proceeded round the gardens.

TILE VACANT ALDERMANIC GOWN.—The election
of Sir John Key to the chamberlain ship renders vacant the
ward of Bridge-without, to which the hon. baronet MAO.
eroded on the death of the late Sir Claudius Ifunter in
18.51. The alderman of this ward has no duties to perform,
and as it is generally looked upon as a place of retirement
for some aged incumbent, the senior alderman has always
the option of taking it U he should feel disposed to do so.