The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-14 00:00:00

Ine Court.

The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday.
I'rince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, attended
by Lieut.•Coluncl F. It. Seymour.
The Belgian Minister and Madame \'ande Weyer, the
flanoeerian Minister, the Russian Minister anti Bareness
Drunnow, the Austrian Minister and Countess Colloredo,
the Bavarian Minister and Baroueu de Cetus, t►e Danish
Minister and Madame de Bille, the Countess de Lavradio,
Prince and Princes. di Carini, the Turkish Minister and
Madame blusurus, the Brazilian Minister and Madame
Macedo, th? Peruvian Minister, and other members of the
diplomatic corps called yesterday at Buckingham Palace to
read the bulletin of her Majesty's health.
The Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Cambridge, the
Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, honoured
the performance of the French Plays with their presence
last evening. The Duchess of Kent was accompanied by
the Princess Adelaide of llobenlehe, and was attended by
Ltely Anna Maria Dawson and Sir (Jeorge Cuuper.

A deputation on the subject of the Advocates' Library
had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen ytetertlay at
Lis official residence in Diwnisg,street. The deputation
conaiated of the Lord Advocate, the Dean ut Faculty, the
Solicitor•Gencral of Scotland, the Right Hon. T. B.
Macaulay, M.P., Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, M.P., Mr. Coatno
Tones, Mr. Adam Urquhart, Mr. A. S. Swinton, and Mr.
Balked.

Lieut.-Col. Eyre had an interview with the Duke of
Newcastle yesterday. Mr. Chapman had also au interview
with his Grace at the Colon:al- oilier.
A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Exhibitioner
Mil was held yesterday at the Privy Council Office,White-
hall ; present, Earl Granville (chairman), Sir A. Spearman,
Bart., Sir W. Cuhitt, Mr. F. Baring, M.P., Mr. Coulson,
Q.C., Mr. T. F. Gibson, and Mr. Edgar A. Buwriug (Secre-
tary). Captain Owen, was also present.
the Judicial Committee of the Queen's Most non. Privy
Council sat yesterday at the Colouial-cflice. The Lord.
resent were: Lord Justice Turner, Lord Justice Knight
Bruce, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, Sir Edward
Ryan, and Sir J. Patteson. The petition, " Bodmer's
Patent Extension " (part heard), was concluded, an t
judgment given. An appeal from Barbados, " Turner v.
Cox," was part heard ; the Lords present being Lords Jus-
tices Turner and Knight Bruce, Sir E. liyan, and Sir J.
Patteson.

LF.TTEES FOR TILE ARCTIC SlllPS.—Letters for
officers, seamen, and marines, serving in the Arctic
ships, will be in time for H.M.S. Phtenix if sent to
the Admiralty before the 29th of April.

The Dishop-elect of Lincoln, Dr. Jackson, is to be
consecrated at Lambeth on the 3th of May.

THE QUEEN has presented to ins ltoyal Highness
the Duke of Brabant, by the hand. of an officer of her
Itl.jesty's household, a magnificent silver dressing-case on
Use occasion of his coming of age.

ST. MARK'S HOSPITAL.
Yesterday the annual general meeting of the go-
vernors of this institution for the cure of fistula, dm., was
held at the London Tavern, Lieut.- General Sir J. L. Lean-
ix6vux, 0.C.D., is the chair.
In the report of the committee allusion waY made to the
commencement of the new buildiug, and it was !dated that
in November next, the period named in the contract for its
erection would have expired, and it was anticipated that
the opening would take place in the following March. Of
the 7,7771. for which the building was to be completed,
' 6,0701. had already been subscribed. During the last tear
there was collected for the building fund 910/. 19s.
In addition to the balance of 1,701/. of the
contract price fur builcine, the cost of furnishing and ren-
dering the hospital fit for the reception of patients, with
other incidental expenses, would not he less than 2,5001.,
for which the committee were dependent on the general- y
of the public. The sum contributed for general purposes
during the past year was 6331. 12s. 61, including a gracious
donation of 23!. from his Royal Highness Prince Allier,. It
was added, that in consequ -ace of the great prevalence of
the clues of diseases for the core or mitigation of which the
hospital was founded, a medical school W. 19 being estab-
lished, where these miserable afflictions might be success-
fully studied.
The treasurer's balance sheet showed that the receipts on
the general account of toe year amounted to 3,15G1, the c a-
penditure to 2,7381., the balance in hand being 3471. lls. 4d.
The receipts on the building account amounted to
2,3631. 195., the expeadituro, including 1,5001. paid to the
builder, was 1,9901. 4s. Sd., leaving a balance of
373'. 14s. 4d. . . . . . .

From the surgical report it appeared that the total num-
ber of patients admitted during the year wu 627; of whom
there were discharged cured, 316; ditto materially relieved,
109 ; ditto considered as incurable, 8 ; ditto for irregularity
of attendance, 8 ; leaving on the books, 627. The number
of patients received sineo the found abut of the Infirmary to
December 31, wu 7,695. This report was signed J. Bump-
fyde Dania, h 1.1) , and Frederick Salmon, Surgeon.
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Brook,
the report and the statement of accounts were adopted una-
uimously. The retiring members of the committee were
re-elected, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.