The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-01 00:00:00

VW Court.

The Queen went in state yesterday to the House of
Peen to open Parliament by a speech from the throne.
The royal procession left Buckingham Palace in the fol-
lowing order:
The first carriage, drama by six bye, and conveying Mr.
Norman Macdonald, the boa. Frederick Byng, Dud Mr.
Rancedre, Gentlemen Ushers M Waiting, and Bit John
Kincaid, Emits of the Yeomen of the Guard.

The second carriage, drawn by six bays, and conveying
General Bir Edward Bowater, Groom in Waiting to the
Cassea; Colonel Fraacia Seymour, Groom in Waiting to the
Priasa ; and Hem.. Cameron sad Farquharson, Paps of
Rosen in Waiting.
The third carriage, drawn by six bays, and ammo/Jag
Lord Charles Foamy, 'innerly in Wilda' to the Queen;
Captain Da Plat, Eqaerry in Waiting to the Prince; Via.
count Drumianrig, Comptroller of the lionarhold ; and
Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, Groom of the Robes.

The fourth carriage, drawn by sin bays, and conveying
Colonel the Right Honourable Cecil Forester, Silver Stick
Waiting;in Colonel Monerieff, Field Offfeer In Waiting;
and the Bari of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the Household.
The Iftb carriage, drawn by sin bays, and conveyiog
VISCOUIIt Sydney, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard ;
Lord Dufferin, Lord in Waiting to the Queen; Viscount
Torrington, Lord in Waiting to the Prince; and the
Marquis of Aberoorn, Groom of the Stole to his Royal
Highness.

The sixth carriage, drawn by its black borate, and con-
veying the Ditches§ of Wallington, Lady in Waiting ; Earl
Spencer, Lord Steward ; and Viscount Gough, Gold Stick
in Waiting.

The Queen's Manhalmen ; t►e Qoesn's Footmen ; a
party of the Yeomen of the Guard.
The state coach, drawn by eight tram-coloured bones,
and conveying her Majesty the Queen ; his Royal Higbnew
the Priem; the Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the
Robes ;and the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse.

The Queen and the Prince were conducted by Lord
Kraut Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain, to the Mate coach, which
her Majesty entered at a gamier before two o'clock. A
gamed of honour, composed of Coldstream Guards, was on
duty in front of the Palace with the band of the regiment,
and received the Queen with the usual military hcnoars. A
numerous detect meet of Life Guards formed the escort of
the royal cortege from the Palace to the House of Lqrds.

Hoc Maj.ety sod Prince Albert retuned to Buckingham-
Palace at two minutes before throe o'clock, sod were
receive] by the Vice.Chataberlais.

Her liejesty's Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-tt-
Arms was on duty at the Route of Lards under the com-
mand of the lieutenant, Llentenant-Colonel Topham.
Prince Albert presided yesterday et a meeting of the
Council of the Doehy of Cnnwall. There were also pre-
sent the Right Hoe. Thomas Pemberton Leigh (the Chan-
cellor), Viscount fdonck, M.P. (Keeper of the Privy Boil).
Mr. W. J. Alezender (Attorney-General), Colonel Phipps
(Treasurer), the Duke of Newcastle, and the Eo:retary, Mr.
J. R. Gardiner.

Sir William Berkeley Call, But., having been appointed
Sheriff of Cornwall, attended and took the oaths of Once.

The Queen sad Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace for
Windsor Cud. at B) minutes put 4 o'clock yesterday after-
noon, attended by the Duchess of Wellington, Lord Do'-
feria, Colonel the Hos. C. B. Phipps, Sir Edward Bo-
water, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel F. H. B.yniour, and
the Master of she Household. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness were conducted to their carriage by Lord Ernest
Brum, Vice-Charnherlain, sad Colonel Francis Seymour,
Groom of the Bedchamber to the Prises.

A party of L.ght Dragoon. escorted the Qaeen from
Rockingham Palace to the Paddington Terminus of the
Gnat Western Railway.

WINDSOR, Imi 31.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Lady in
Waiting and the gentlemen of the suite, arrived at the
Castle &ban% a qu►rter put five o'clock this afternoon,
basics travelled from Loaders by a special train oa the
Great Western Railway.
The Duchess of Wellsogton has succeeded Lady Churchill
u the Lady in Waiting, and Lord Dufferin has relieved
Lord Byron as Lord in Waiting to her Majesty.

At yesterday's ceremonial Her Majesty wore a
meguilleent wbite satin drew, brocaded with gold, and over
it We purple robe of State, with its train bona aloft by
peps ; bar head was surmounted by a magnificent tiara of
diamond..

The Visoountess Holmesdale gave birth to a son,
at ber rntd•nn in Grosvenor street, ea Wednesday lest.

An exhibition of Feoton's photographs of the
harems of and scums fa the Crimes, precisely eiteilar to that
which still proves so attractive is Pall-mall, will b. opened
is state by his Excellency the Laid Lientaaast this day
in Dublin.

The Court of Queen's Bench hes very properly
granted the application for a ce►tiorari made on behalf of
William Palmer. In face of the grounda dieelosed on the
afidaviu we hardly ere bow the application could with jus
tice bare bees :awed, it being abundantly clear that the
man amid have hod se reasonable chance of a fair or satie•
factory trial in the town of Stafford. The practical result of
the success of the application will be that the prisoner can.
net be tried daring the assists. The bills of indictment,
when found against him by the grand jury at Btafford, will
forthw.tb be removed, by the operation of the writ of cer-
tiorari, to the Court of Queen's Bench, and the trial will
take plea either there, or, u is perhaps more probable, in
the Central Criminal Court.

- -
The Rey. John Holley, RA., hes been instituted to
the mt, ry cf Barton Saint Andrew, in Norfolk, on the
presentation cf her Most Orations Ni.jtsty the Queen.
Mr. Palk, of Deptford, has been elected Officer of
Health, by the Greenwich District Board of Works, at a
oast., of Int per ensues. At the same time, Mr. J. Smith.
of Grespow.eb, .sa elected surveyor at the aim• salary.

Advices from the Havannsh of the 13th ult. state
that Rachel woo still there. Her sisters had gone to
Charleston, and a portion of her troupe sailed In the last
British steamer for Southampton.

CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT PETITION TO PAR-
AussT.—This petiti‘n has been Jigged by 10,363 out of
the 11,000 persons interested. • few days ago the whole
department of the Board cf Trade, from Mr. Booth and Sir
J. Emerson Teonent, the chief secretaries, down to the mm-
gangers, testified th earnestness la the common cause and
their approval of the prayer of the petition by attaching
their name,. Mr. Thome. Hay Ferrer, assistant secretary,
Rem Admiral Btethey, Csptsin Walker, end Captain
Galtoo, of the marine department of the Board of Trade,
are also among the retitionerr. Mr. Walter Larkier, , who I
has hitherto been associated with Mr. Bromley and his
"widows' insurance scheme," bee left both, and g,ven hi,
adhesion toe mode of settling this question in a way more
simple, polkas, and consonant with sound English muse and
feeling. We are glad also to understand that the Hon. Mr.
Spring Wee and Mr. Goulbuto (son of the late Sir Frllartir),
Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs, have also signed
the petition, and thus testify not only their personal ,ntereit
In this onecion, but their consideration of a grieeetee

which bas been the fluidal nave of mach discontent in
tbeir department as wall se in the others.

THEQUEEN'II SPEECIL—LIVMPOOL, TIIIIRSDAT.
—The Queen's swab was received hers shortly after tens
p.m., sad has give• almost universal eatisfsetion—eept-
eieliy the portion minounelog her Majesty's determinetion

set to Mae the naval and military preparations for the
esesieg eampaign until a satisfactory poses bar been con-
shaded. It was a matter of comment by several of the com-
mercial somennnity, that no mention wu made in the royal
speech of the 'slating relations with the United States.
The 100th auoirenery of the birthday of Mozart
wall celebrated at Frankfort In a manner worthy of filet
sealseet eompater. A vocal and histramental concert, to
Which all the philharmonic societies, both Catholic and Fri--
West, lest the aid of their Went% took piece is the church
of St. Paul. The Requiem " and the oratorio of " David
Repentant " were finely emoted. The first artistes of the
Opera joined in this national manifestation, sad est esti d

tb. solos of those two Ste sospositioes At tb. same boar
• similar bo•o•r was paid to the memory of tbo illostziou
maestro Is Ivory capitol in Clammy.

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