The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-17 00:00:00

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Prince Albert presided yesterday morning at a
meeting of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of
1851. His Royal Highness arrived at the NON Palace of
Westminster at eleven o'clock, attended by the Hon. Capt.
De Roe. The other commissioners present were :—The
Earl of Derby, Earl Granville, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord
Overstone, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Right Hon.
Edward Cantwell, the Right Hon. Sir William Molesworth,
the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Sir Alexander Spearman. Bart.,
Sir James W. Hogg, M.P., Sir Charles Barry, Sir William
Cabitt, Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Richard Westmactott, Mr. C.
W. Dilke, Professor Forbes, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. J.
Gott, Mr. P. Posey, and Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P.
Mr. Edgar A. Bowring, Secretary to the Royal Commission,
attended. The meeting broke up at a quarter before two
o'clock.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Coun-
tess of Charlemout, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord Camoys,
Colonel Bouverie, and the Hon. Captain do lion, honoured
the performanm of the French Plays at the Bt. James's
Theatre with their presence last evening.
Her Majesty's private baud attended in the palace on
Tuesday evening and performed the following compo-
sitions :

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Selection, " cur/oath." Weber.
Choeur, " Gustave" Auber.
Pas Redoubts Labitsky.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Ade-
laide of Ilohenluhe, visited the Comtesm de Neuilly at
Claremont yesterday.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Ade
laide of flobenlohe. and attended by Lard James Murray
and Lady Fanny Howard, honoured the Princess's Theatre
with her presence last evening.
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A deputation, with a petition to the crown for inquiry
u to the unfinished and abandoned portions to Devises, in
the county of Wilts, of the Exeter Great Western Railway
(the Hungerford Extension), and of the Wilts, Somerset,
and Weymouth Railway, had an interview with the Earl
of Aberdeen yesterday at his official residence iu Downing-
street. The deputation consisted of Mr. Bond C
M.P., Mr. Watson Taylor, Mr. Paul Anstic, Mr. James
Waylen, Mr. Wm. Cunidigton, Mr. John James Fox, and
Mr. Philip Hayward.
A deputation of framework knitters front Leicester Lad
an interview wits the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday
at the Board of Trade in reference to the heavy amount of
deductions made from their wanes under various pretence'.
The deputation consisted of George Buckhy end Joseph
of Leicester, accompanied by T. Winters, of
London.

A deputation on the subject of the Melbourne Bank had
an interview with the Duke of Newcastle. at the Colonial-
°glee, yesterday. The deputation consisted of Mr. Hum-
phrey Brown, M.P., Mr. Oliveira, M.P., Mr. Macgregor,
M.P., M. D'Oiier (lowan, Mr. 0. Coale, Mr. Gardiner, Mr.
Angus, and Mr. Mayne A deputation of the Australian
Mining Company hail also an interview with hie grace at
the same time. The deputation consisted of Sir J. Shelley,
Mr. liumahrey Drown, M.P., Mr. James Baring, and Mr.
Edward ];,chile.

A deputation from the Royal Flax Improvement Society
of Ireland had an interview with the Karl of Aberdeen
yesterday, at his official roidence in Downing•street. Th,
deputation conskted of:the Earl of Erne, Sir J. M. Strange,
Dart., Mr. Vincent &Ily, M l'., Mr. F.:stan, M.P., Mr.
Cairns, M.P.. Mr. Murartney, M.P., Mr. Kirk, M.P., Mr.
Davison, M.P., Mr. F. W. M.P., Mr. F. Scully,
M.P., Mr. June. Sidluir, M.P., Dr. M`Kibhin, Mr. Pram-
dergant, Mr. J. Sharman Crawford, Mr. Roof S. Moore,
M.l'., Mr. Decimal!, Mr. Macadam, Mr. C:im:ibcll, and
Mr. (hut., M.P.

Cwt..= vet), R N., had an in'trvii.n yiverilay with
the Duke of Newewtle, at the Col nial office.
Delystches were sent yesterday from the Cr!onial-oMee
to the Governors of the WeA India Islantli..