The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-02 00:00:00

Vile Court.

The Queen had a dinner party last evening at Buck-
ingham Palace. The company included the Duchess of Kent,
the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Baron and
Baroness de Ciotti', the Prince and Princess di Carini, Lady
Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Countess
Granville, Lord Seymour, Lord James Murray, ,the Earl of
Deeart, locly Willoughby d'Eresby, Sir Robert H. laglia,
and Sir Charles Lyell.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards
attended in the
Palace during dinner, and played the following pieces:
Overture... Part du Diable" Attlee.
Aria, "Cup's Animals" (Stahat Mater) ......
Mazurka, " Memo rl Grande" Jalapa.
Selection, "Sur le Chalet"
trust:llle, "The Emperor Puentala" A. de Cant Bright.
Polka, " Valerie" (Brat time)
The Marquis of Ormonde and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore have
relieved Lord Rivers and Sir Edward Bowater in their
duties as Lord and Groom in Waiting en the Queen.
Colonel Bouverie has relieved Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk
Marshal) in his duty as Equerry la Waiting to the Queen;
and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe has relieved Lieut.-
Colonel the lion. A Gordon in his duty as Equerry in
Waiting to Prince Albert.
The Bud of the Grenadier Guards attended during din-
ner in Buckingham Palace on Monday evening, and per-
formed the following compositions:
°menu', r.l.ea deuz Areitylea"
Hymn, " Mt der 'rag den der kerr math-
that"
Monza, " Dia Getirge4egd" Serum%
Waltz, "Beele=" Litntaky.
Nei. P
°slop, • Lie Grass an Prag " limehte.
Her Majesty's Private Bend afterwards attended on
Monday evening, and played the following selection:
Sin'onla No. 7
Se.retion. "Bertha von Bretagne"
Coro, "ll Croetato"
The Duchess Augustus of Sane Cobourg visited the Ducker
of Kent yesterday, at Clarence-house, St. James's.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. it. DaM-on, M.P., Mr.
Cairns, M.P., Sir William Verner, Bart., M.P., Mr. Gro-
gan, M.P., Mr. Vanes, M.P., Mr. French, 111,P., Mr.
Goold, M.P., Mr. Kirk, M.P., Mr. Butt, M.P., Mr. Wil-
cox, M.P., Mr. Ewart, Sir J. Kingston James, Bart., end
Mr. Watson, had an interview with the Right Hon. E.
Cardwell yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
The Rev. John Jackson had an interview with the Earl
of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

A deputation from Wakefield had an iaterview yesterday
with the General Board of Health, at their offices, Waite.
hall, with respect to the application of the Public Health
Act to that borough. The deputation consisted of Mr.
Micklethwaite and Mr. Lamb. They were introduced by
Mr. S. G. Smythe, DIX.
A deputation from Salsbury also had an interview with
the General Board of Health yesterday, the deputation
consisting of Mr. Lambert (Town-councillor) and the Town
Clerk of Salisbury.
Mr. Muter, of Bt. Lucia, had an interview with the Duke
of Newcastle yesterday, at the Calonialmffice.
Viscount Canning (Postmaster-General) had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Eachequer yesterday. Mr.
John Wood (Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue)
had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman, at
his official residence in Downing-street.
A deputation from Portsmouth bad an interview with
the General Board of Health yesterday, at their office,
Whitehall The deputation consisted of Dr. Engledue,
Mr. Dandle, and Mr. G. Sheppard.
Despatches were sent from the Coloniaboffice yesterday
to the Governors of the West India Islands.

THE NEW BISHOP.—It was stated by Lord
&sham, at the annivenary of the Ancient Britons Saciety,
yesterday, that the Rey. John Jackson, Incumbent of St.
James's, has positively been appointed to the vacant see of
Lincoln.

(THOM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTIL)
CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 28.—Members returned to
serve in this parliament :—County of Forfar : The Honour-
able Lauderdale Houle presently residing at Breekhs
Castle, Surveyor-General of the Ordnance.—March 1.
County of Worcester, Western Division : Henry Lyon,
Esq., commonly called Viscount Elnsley, in the room of the
Hon. Henry Beauchamp Ligon, now Earl Beauchamp,
called to the House of Peers.

WAR-OFFICE, Manor I.
20th Regiment of Foot—Mtyor•Oeneral Sir William Chal-
mers, C. 8., to be colonel, vied Lieutenant-General Sir
Andrew Pilkington, K C. 8., deceased.
50th Regiment of Foot.—Major-Oeneral the Right Hon. Sir
George Arthur, Bart., to be colonel, vice Major-General
James Allan, C. 8., deceased.
ADMIRALTY, Frs. 28.
In consideration of the successful operations against Ran-
goon and Pegu, and in the Irrawaddy River, the following
naval promotions have taken place, dated the 25th instant
—To be Captain : Commander Charles Frederick Alexander
Sbadwell.=To be Commanden : Lieutenant John William

Bonille, Lieutenant Henry Shank Hillyar, Lieutenant
Rowley Lambert, Lieutenant George William Rice.—To be
Lieutenants: Mr. Hugh Alan Hind, mate, Mr. Charles
Ashwell Boteler Pocock, mate.—To be Muter: Mr.
chard Sturgem, second muter.—To be Surgeons: Mr.
Thomas Seccombe, assistant-surgeon, Mr. Henry Slade,
assistant-surgeon.—To be Boatswain of the Second Class :
Mr. John Campbell, boatswain of the third class.—The
Board have further directed the promotions of the under-
mentioned officen, contingent en their passing the required
examinations: Mr. Robert Cronyn Copland, mate, to be
lieutenant; Mr. John Felix Johnson, assistant-surgeon, to
be surgeon; John Minton, boatswain's mate, to be boat-
swain.

NEW DEPUT.Y.LIEUTENANTS.

The Right Honourable Charles William, Earl Fitswil-
liam, K.G.
Tomsk Ilainsrs.
Robert Hanbury, jun., Esq., and Hugh Parnell, Esq.

SPORTING.
LATEST BETTING AT HAD
To LIDA Y.

The Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool, fixed
for to-morrow—has received the greatest share of attention
to-day, but much doubt exists about its coming off on
account of the weather; should there be no frost to night,
however, there is some chance that it will, not otherwise.
For the Spring Cup Weathergage has been in immense
force. There has been no material change in the betting
on the other spring events. Closing prices:

LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
6 to 1 agst Oscar (t)
7 to 1 Mias Mowbray
7 to 1 Bourton (t)
10 to 1 Due an Durres (t)
11 to 1 Victims (t)
13 to 1 Sir Peter Laurie (t)
20 to 1 Peter Simple (t)
20 to 1 Abd-el-Kader (t)
25 to 1 Card; (t)
25 to 1 Vainhope (t)
• 33 to 1 Knight of Gwynn. (t)
10 to 1 Carrig and Abd-el-Kader (t)
LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
6 to 2 apt Weathorgage (t)
6 to 1 Doubt (t)
6to 1 Bellewstown (t)
10 to 1 Cheroot (t)
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
5 to 1 apt Contentment (t)
200 to 9 Peggy (t)
15 to 1 apt Lumped°
NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP.
100 to 7 agst Lindrick (t
100 to 6 Molasses (t
109 to 6 Muscovite t)
16 to 1 Tobolski (t to 251.)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 apt Lady Evelyn (t)
1000 to 60 Trine (t)
22 to 1 Contentment (t)
30 to 1 Black Doctor (t)
40 to 1 Indian Warrior (t)
60 to 1 Richard Primmer (t)
1000 to 16 Pelion (t)
2000 to 30 13ardolph (t)
DERBY.
9 to 1 apt West Australian
14 to 1 Clues (t)
15 to 1 Honeywood (t)
25 to 1 Ninoyhammer
600 to 16 Contentment (t)
Not a bet laid on either Two Thousand Guineas or New-
market Handicap.

SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN THE STREET.—Yesterday
morning, between one and two o'clock, the dead body of a
I gentleman was found lying on the pavement in the Water-
loo-road. The deceased, a fine looking man, about 60 years
of age, was seen by the police on duty to enter a coffee-shop
in the Waterloo-road, with two wen-known girls of the
town, appearing perfectly sober. They saw no more of him
until two o'clock, when one of the policemen found his body
near the end of Tower-street. A stretcher being obtained
the body was eonveyedto the Tower-street police station. A
messenger was immediately despatched to the divisional
surgeon, and his assistant immediately attended, who, upon
examining the gentleman, pronounced him to be quite dead.
Upon marching him they found in his pockets a bunch of
keys apes the ring of which the following was engraved
—" T. P., 10, Trinity-square, Borough. Reward, 10s."
This inscription was the mean' of enabling the police to
trace the friends of the deceased gentleman, and from them
it was learned that he had left home with a sum of money,
a gold watch, and other articles of value in his possession.
His watch-guard remained, but the gold watch bad disap-
peared, and the swivel by which it bad been attached ap-
peared to have been cut or broken. No money whatever
was found upon him, but he still had a gold pencil-ease and
an eye-glace, and a diamond ring and a plain gold ring re •
mained upon his &gen. He was removed to the St.
George's Workhouse, in Mint-street, Borough, and =bee-
quently information was given to Mr. Payne, the coroner.
who ordered Mr. Odling, of Guy's Hospital, to make spool
?porton examination and analysis of the contents of the
stomach.