The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-22 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

It is understood that the Levee to be held on
Wednesday, the 27th inst., will be the last this season.
Her Majesty will hold several Drawing-rooms during the
month of June.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday after-
noon at Buckingham Palace.
Prince Albert, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel F. H.
Seymour, ♦isited the National Gallery yesterday morning.
In the afternoon his royal highness, attended by Lieutenant.
Colonel F. IL. Seymour, went to the Zoological Society in
Hanover-square.

Sir Henry Holland was presented at the Levee on Wed-
nesday, by the Earl of Aberdeen, upon being created •
baronet. . _ . .

The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Ade-
laide of Hohenlohe, and attended by Lady Anna Maria
Dawson and Sir George Caliper, dined with the Duke and
Duchess D'Aumsle at Orleans House, Twickenham, on
Wednesday seeming.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Ade-
laide of Hohenlohe, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with
her presence last evening. Her royal highness was attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper.
A deputation front Salisbury and Warminster, on the
subject of the completion of the Wilts and Somerset Rail-
way, as regards the line between Salisbury and Warminster.
had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, on
Wednesday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation con-
sisted of the Right Hon. S. Herbert, Mr. Sotberon, M.P..
Mr. Wyndham, M.P., Mr. C. B. Wall, M.P., Mr. C. IL B.
A'Ceurt, M.P., Mr. D. Seymour, M.P., the Mayor of Salts
bury, the Rev. A. Fans (vicar of Warminster), the Rev.
Bladney, Major-General Buckley, Mr. J. Ravenhill
(Warminster), Mr. R. Hetley (Salisbury), Mr. .1. H.
Jacob, Mr. U. V. Squares, Mr. J. Pothecary, and Mr. G.
Smith.
A deputation from the Rotherhithe Commissioners of
Pavement, consisting of the Rev. Edward Blick, Mr. Hack-
wood, Mr. Ravenhill, and Mr. IL S. Hawks (clerk), had sax
interview with Sir Wm. Molesworth yesterday at the Office
of Works and Public Buildings, in Whitehall-place.
The Residents of Belfast and Galway Queen's Collages
had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Aberdeen, at
his official residence, in Downing-street.
A deputation of the Wateriness acting as Pilots en the
Thames had an interview with the Right Hon. R. Card-
well on Wednesday, at the Board of Trade. The deplete-
tion was introduced by Mr. Rolt and Mr. Chambers, and
L consisted of Mr. Shoebralge (chairman), Mr. Ilusoa,Mesars.
Watkins, Todhunter, Hone, Blain, Langman, Parkinson.
L Wood, Randall, Forest, Hinton, Carter, Andrews, and
Rodway.
1 Despatches were received at the Colonial•office yesterday
from the Governor of Ceylon, the Governor of Hong Kong,
the Lord ;High Commistioner of the lonian Islands, sad
the Governor of Malta.

HIS ROYAL HIGIIVEB9 PRINCE ALBERT (says
the Journal des Ditscds) will shortly visit his xattive lowa of
Gotha, to take a personal part in the deliberat.;.ons concern-
ing the domains of the state. In 1848 all the domainisl
estates of Thuringen and Gotha Were incorporated with the
state property. Prince Albert -protested against this mea-
sure. as did several other eiplutes. As the reigatng Duke
of Coburg has no children, r.nd his eventgal successor is
the second son of Princ a Albert eninthe queen of
togland, His Royal 1141.1111CU1 Prince Albert is directly
interested in this quntio• 4.

BANQUET TO. ItIAN. ETOWI TR F;ANEUROIL—on
Wednesday event° A a grand entertainment wos held in
.honour of . the r,itted authoress of .1 Uncle Tom's Cabin'
in the Moele-h" j, Edinburgh, itt presence of a crowded ma
brilliant tv,e' Ablage, presided over by the Lord Provost of
the eiti'• 'Ars Stowe, on %eking her seat at the right band
of 'die t"ordship, was enthusi•astieally sheered, and every
T'..entio4 el her name and work throughout the evening was
tetswied with great applause. In the course of the evettir.;
\
titele,._we,!""iusted to the care of Mrs. Stowe, to use for
the .estr:it of the slave and the promotion of the abolition
alum', the sum of 1,000 sovereigns, being the result of the
11•Aonal ".Uncle Tom Penny Offering," originated several
months age in Edinburgh, and being made up of pence and
small contributions. The gold coin was
.presented on a
silver salver, the f(ift of a few ladies of Edinburgh to hlte.
Stowe. Professor Stowe replied briefly on behalf of his
wife, and, in the course of the evening, the Rev. C. Beecher
addressed the meeting. Mrs. Stowe is to attend meetings
in Edinburgh on Saturday and Tuesday nest, visiting Dun-
dee in the iutersal.