The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-04 00:00:00

Mg Court.

Mer Majesty was pie lard to stand sponsor to the
infant eon of Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor yes-
terday morning, in the private chapel in Buckingham Pa-
lace. There were present the Duchess of Sutherland, the
Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Marchioness or Westmin-
ster, Esrl and Lady Co? Amara Ortwecnor, Lady Agnes
Grosvenor, and the ladiesand gentlemen in waiting on the
poem. The baptismal service was performed by the
Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell. Ifer Majesty named the in-
fant Victor Alexander. The other sponsors were the Duke
of Sutherland (represented by the Duke of Argyll) and the
Marquis of Westminster (represented by Earl Grusvener),
The Countess of Neuilly, accompanied by the Duchess
d'Orleans and the Prince de Juinville, visited her Majesty
yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
Prince Albert, attended by Captain the lion. Dudley de
Rot, visited the Photographic Institution in Bond-street
• yesterday.

A meeting of the committee for considaing the subj. ct
of the Wellington College Testimonial was held at Lack.
in3ham Palace yesterday at four o'clock, and wu. attended
by Prince Albert, the Duke nt Bucelcuch, the liail at
Aberdeen, Lord Juhu Russell, Vis.7.ount Hardingn, Lard
Raglan, and the Hon. W. P. Talbot. The Earl of Derby
was unavoidably prevented from being present by a severe
attack of the gout.
The Queen, attended by the Hon. Mary Seymour, took a
drive in an open landau and four yEstsrday afternoon.
Colonel Bouverie was in attend nice on horseback. _

tier Mojcsty held • court ricatsrilay afternoon at Buck-
ingham Palace to receive the Crown Prince and the Crown
Princess of Wurtemberg.
The Crown Prince and Princess arrived at the palace won
after siz o'clock, attondid by Baron Brunner, the Ituadsu
minister, the Cauetess Sturmfeder, dame d'hountur to her
imperial highness, Count 7,ppliee and Colonel de We-
lichingen and were received on alighting from their car-
riage by ihe ladies and gentlemen in waiting.
Ills ltsyal and ller Imperial Highness were introduced
to the presence of the Queen by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of &ate for Fursign
Aaiun.

The Queen was attended by the Countess of 03112S-
bosuugh, the lion. Matilda rapt, the lion. Mary Sey-
mour, Marquis of °monde, Lt.-Colonel the lion. N.
Ii ad, Lord Charles Ft troy, and Captain the lion. Dutiky
de Hos. _ _ _

Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon,
attend d by Captain the lion. Dudley tie Roe.
Her Majesty had • dinner party yesterday evening at
Buckingham Palace. The company included the Duchess
of Kent, Earl and Countess Granville, the Marchioneu of
Westminster Lady Augusta Bruce, the Baron:sad° Spcth,
the Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor. the lies. Lord
Wriuthcsley Rinse I, the Right lion. W. E. and Mrs.
Gladstone, and Sir George Cuuper.
The Countess of Gainshuruugh has relieved the Mar-
chioness of Ely in her duties as Lady is Waitiog ta the
queen, and the lion. Captain De Res has succeeded Lit ut.-
Colonel k'. 11. Seymour as Equerry in Waiting ta Prince
Albert.

The Duette., of Kent, attended by Lady Auguita Bruce,
the Hermits% Speth, and Stir George Cooper, ;Mind at her
residence, Clarence 'louse, St. James's, yesterday, Item
Frogmore.
Tay Duchess d'Orleans visited the Duchess of Kent yes-
terday, at Cie:eats HOlibt.

Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., had en interview with Viscount
PAnterston on Tuesday, et the Home•oltice.
Dcsp.aches were lest lrom the Colonial Office yrsterday
to the Governor of Maita and the LorMiligh Commissioner
of the lonian Islam's.

The Ministerial whitebait dinner—the invariable
()revenuer of the close of the parliamentary session—
is fixed for the 13th instant.