The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-07 00:00:00

gbe Court.

The Queen held a drawing room (the second this
sea on) yuaerday ur;ernnon nt Jl/131Cen Palace. Her
Majesty and the Prince Alb:rt arrived at two o'eloik Irons
Buckingham l'alaee attended by the royal ~uite, and es-
corted by Life Guards.

The hiller and l'rinees4 of Pru,e,i4 and Prince Frederick
William of Pruftia were pn.4..ent, attonded by the C•aunteva
A. do Ilarke, the Counters Louifte °riftlla, Count Platter,
Major Von H.tven, Count Golnt, Colonel Nischer, and Lieut.
von Heinz.

Prince Henry of the Netherlands was present at the
drawing-mom, attended by the Chevalier van Rappard,
Aide-dc-Camp, and Chevalier de Caumbroot. Dewier
d'Ordminance of the Kiug of the Netherlands, and .Vltiegli
to his royal highnes..
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar also attended the ne-
ception.
lier alajesty's honourable corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms,
with their sub-oftkers, Major Cooke and 111.ijor Neville,
were on duty in the State saloon.. Lord }coley, Captain
of the Corps ; Mr. Jame. Tyler, I.Wienant ; Maor Bar.
mar, Standard-bearer; and Capt. Carling. Adjutant of
the Corps, were present at the drnwing-rowo.
Her Majesty's Body.:runril, under the command of Sir
Seymour Sadler, the Eon in Waiting, wall on duty in the
Palace as usual. The Marquis of Dotwirld, Captain ; Lt..
Col. Fitzmaurice, Adjutint ; Captain Bellairs and Captain
Phibbs. Eton. of the Corp., attend,d.
Tlw Queen and Prince Albert w..re attended by the Mis-
tres. of the Robes, the Cneutess of fluansburough (in wait-
ing) ; the Duchess of Norfolk, the Niarchionesa of Douro,
the Countess of Charleninnt, the Viscouutess Canoiag, and
the Viscountess Jocelyn, Ladies of the Beilehainher ; the
lion. Eleanor Stanley (in waiting), the lion. Beatrice
Mng (in waiting). the How Amelia Munay, the lion.
tilda l'aget, the lion. Luce Kerr, the Hon. Flora Mae.
donald, and the lion. Mary Seymour, Maids of Honour;
the lion. Mrs. Trevor and the Visei.untess Forbes. Women
of the Bedchamber; the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamber.
lain, the Master of thu Horse, the Groom sf the Stole to
his Royal Higbee., the Treasurer of the Household, the
Vice Coamberlaiu, Lord Writes-mirk, Lard in Waiting
lord George Lennox, Lord in Wa:ting to his iloyal Muh-
-1 nes, ; Lieutenant-Colo:1A lion. C. B. Phipps, Keeper of
her Majesty's Privy Puree ; Camel Berkeley Drunituousl,
Groom in Waiting: Cuisine! tile. How Charles Grey, Equerry
in Waiting; Lieutenant-Camel Francis Hugo Seymour,
Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness ; and the Vanes
of Homier in Waiting.
The Queen wore a trniu of buff watered silk, having
flowers of white and yellow hrweiled ou it. The train
was trimmed with tulle, yellow rilefan, awl bunches of
lilac: ornamented with diamonds. Thu petticoat was of
white satin, with an upper skirt of blonde, trimmest with
bunches of lilac and tulle, and ore:onto:tett with diamonds
to correspond with the train. The head-dress was formed
of diamonds and feathers and a wreath of Blum

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The Pr'neess of Prussia wore 4 traitor blue silk brocaded
with silver, and trimmed with bouquets of flowers, with
diamond ornaments, the stomacher was also decor:list with
brilliants. The petticoat Was of white watered silk, trimmed
with flowers to correspond with th • train. The head-dress
was composed of diamond,. and feathcm, with flowers.
The Diplomatic circle war introduced, w ken the follow-
ing presentations to her Majesty the Queen, and Ili* Royal
Highness the Prince Albert took place.
By Baroness do lirunnow, Madame Gabriel Kamensky
Borowlinc.

By !qrs. Abbott Lawrence, Mrs. linddodt, w;ln of th.
United States Uhartn. d'Afrair,.. to Portunu:, M. KimlrtY
By the Bavarian Minister, Baron tie liunultb.tein,
tenant-Colonel in the Bata, inn ~,r‘iee,

By the ltu,dan ininter, Print.: Victor Bariatiasky,
(Meier de la Nlarine Itnixa
By the Sicilian Atinider, Print* PignatAli, Gentilhoutate
de la Chatabre de S. Al. S.

By the Prunian Minister. M. de Viebahn, Privy Coun-
cillor in the department of Finaneta ; M. Stein, Councillor
of Itegeney for the department of Architecture; Mr. George
Buluen oak to Chevalier Bunsen.
By the United States Hon. Charles B. H.ol-
dock, Chargd d'Affaires of the Init^d States for Portlnd;
Captain Joshua It. Sands, United States frigate St. Law.
rence; Lieut. L. B. Avery, l'iiited States Irwin St. Law-
rence; Lieut. John K. Ihier, United States frigate St.
Lawrence ; Lieut. George 11. Preble, United Stitt v irigato
St. Lawrence.

By the Spanish Minister, Bon Ramon de la Sava,
Honorary Attaela; to her Catholic Majesty's Legation at
and Spanish Commistioner to thu ludwdrial Exhi-
bition.

By the Sardinian Minister, Le Chevalier Leneim' t•pccial
Commieshater from the King of Sardinia to the Eshibitiun
of 1841.

Ify the Turkish Minister, Ic Lir.utenant-General Djmust-
leddin l'aelia, Membre du t'onseit d'Amirautd Uttinuanu;
L'Amiral Moustapha l'aeha ; iht.6ll Effendi, Mufti au
Ministi:re du Commerce ; Ic l'riuce A. Vogorides, Cons, IL-
ler d'Ambassade de Turquie ; Zia Bey, Sueretaire du la
Legation de Turquie.
By Baron Koller, Austrian Chargt d'Affaires, the Count
Harrach.

By M. Marescalchi, M. llacazas, Altrufeis Stem:airy dr
L'Ambaxsade a Londres.

The dipomatic circle was attended by the Belgian Mini-
ster and Madame Von de Weyer. M. Octave DeEpics-re,
Secretary of Legation and Cousul-General, and X. llartho-
leyns de Fossclaert, Attache : Baron de Cetto, Bavarian
Minister, and Burauess to Cetto; the Russian Minister and
Baroness du Brunuow, M. Alexandre do Berg, First
Secretary of Legation, M. Gabriel Kamensly, Conseiller do
Ministcre des Finances do Russic, and Count Michel Witt-
horski ; General Prince Castelcicala, Neapolitan Minister,
and H. Cl/unfurl, Secretary of Legation ; the 1.111.1i411
Minister and Madame Bunsen, Mdlic. Theodora Bunsen,
Mr. and Madame Ernest Buns. n, Count Perp ,ocher, Coun-
cillor of Legation, Baron do Langen, Attache, and M. do
lletlunann Ilollwcg, Attache,; Count de Iteveutluw, banish
Minister, and Count Iteventlow Criminil, Secretary of 1.•••
within ; the Netherlands Minister awl Millie. Schimmel-
penuinck, Millie. T. Schiminelpenniock, Baron Stiateutia,
Conseiller de Legation, and Gen. Baron Naleuy.s san bargst
Baron de Itehausen, Swedish and Norwegian Minister,
and Baron de Geer, Secretory of Legation; the United
States Minister and Mr*. Abbott Lawrence; Mr. Bancroft
Davis, Secretary of Legation ; Colonel T. 13. Lawrence,Attache, and Colonel Van Alen; Senor 'stuns, Spanish
Minister ; Mr. J. T. Comyu, First Secretary of Legation ;
and Mr. J. L. de.. Crbixtonlo, Attache; lo 31arquis
d'Azeglio, Sardinian Minister; and to Marquis Oldoini,
Secretary of Legation ; the Greek Minister and Madame
Triton?'; M. Musurus, Turkish Minister; and D.laver
Effendi, Attache to the Legation; le Benin do Koller,
Austrian Charge d'Affaires; M. Maresealchi, French
Charge /Offaires, and Mr. Lampayo, Atomise tu the Em-
bassy; nt. Francisco do Itirmo, Peruvian Charge;
d'Affaires,. M. Emilio do Altlmus, AttaelW to the Mission;
and M. labricio Caceres, Attache; to Comte
M. W. news, Lieutenant dos Carmen,: Viscount Palmer.-
ton, G.C.B. thu Queen's Principal Secretary of Site for
Foreign Affair, the Viscountess Palmerston, and Colonel
the lion. Sir Edward Cunt, K.C.11., her Majesty's Master
of the Ceremonies.
Alter the reception of the foreign circle the general circle
was introduced.

11cr Royal Ilighneve the Duchess of Kent, &Rondo.' by
the Rumness do tipeth, went to F'cogmore yostenloy morn-
ing. 11cr Royal Highness returned to Clarence-house in
the afternoon.

His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia,
attended by Colonel Fisher and Lieutenant on
?jailed and inspected the British Museum yestenLiy
morning.
Her lie nl Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Monday, at
Gloucester House.

The Earl of Lovelace and Colonel Broan had an inter-
'Flew with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-tdfiee. Dr.
Ryerson had also au interview with the noble Earl.
Mr. Arthur Sleigh, Deputy-Chairman of the Canada,
New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia I:MN:4- Company, ae-
aompanied by BILL Androar Clarke and Mr. Jaailli David-