The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-18 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

The Queen held a Court at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at Buckinrham Palace.
His Excellency the Count Walcwslth the French Alt-
bassador, had an audience of her Maj.,..v on lac return
from a temporary leave of absence. Ili.Eare lenty was
introduced by Lord John Rumen. the Quern's hinel•fal
I Secretary of State .1. Foreign Affsirs 1.n4 rondueed by
Major-General the Hon. Sir ElwarS Cost, K.C.H., her
M..lestr'salsster of the Cerenasnies.
Lord Cowley, Ambassador Extraordinary to the I.?tn-
peror of tie French, i.ad uu au.nence .11 C.. Qt., to, to Like
leave on his return to Paris. His Lrdship was int rodo :vd
he Torn John Russell, Secretary of S:ate tcr Yndgn
Affsin.

liciliajcsty gave audience to Lord John u:
. .

The I:l7:llen.wis attended by Lord Riverr;llrciTn•Wzit-
ing, and by S.r Edward llowat• r, Groom-ln- W4l: tug.
Prince Albert, attended by Colonel the Don. Ch.,l:es
' Grey, visited the Es%iihition of Modern Artists, at tile
British Institution, yesterday mnrnii.g, and paid a vi,: to
thp Duke of Cambridge, at his midi:nee, in S:. Juirks's
Palace. _ _

Her Majesty' attended by the Marehion( sc n( Ely, act
Lieutenani•Culonel the Hon. A. 1i,,r.! ,n, rl,ited the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday ark:ll,qm .3 Gloucester
House.

The royal dinner party at Buckingham P..!ace last eren-
ing included Senor laturiz, the E irl of Aberdeen, Lady
Aifr. d Paget, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Lyttelton,
L)rd Cowley, and Capt;:ia Shepherd.

A deputation on the subject of the imp daty had en in-
ttre;rw with the Earl of Aberder u ye.derilay, at his offi,ial
residence in Dawning-strcet. The deputation consisted of
Sir E. Filmer, Mr. W. W. Smith, Mr. 1.11.-edes, Sir E.
Hering, Mr. Booker, Wm. C. B. Hanbury, Mr. Walla,
Mr. Twiutierr,v, Mr. Fevers, Mr. Smith. R.:v. 8. Ma-
rion, Mr. Morland, Mr. Pattern, Mr. Elety, Mr. Chance
Hearne, Mr. Edward Hearne, Mr. W. 04:ding, Mr.
carter, Mr. Jo:it, Whitehead, and Sir Hubert Price.
The Chancellor of the B:rho:pct. was present at thin in-
terview.

A deputation from the Sunderland Shipowners Society,
to present a memorial on the shipping intere:t Lad an in-
terview with the Right Ilea. E. Cardwell and Lord s•a•doy
of Alderl.•y, yesterday at the Board of Trade. The .a•i.u-
tation consisted of Mr. Hudson, M.P., Mr. W. D. St yatour,
M.P., and Messrs. Blair, Ord, and It. Brown.
The Bef.tian Minister had nn interview with the Lal of
Aherdeeu yesterday, at his official residence, is D.muing-
street.

A deputation of Lancashire justices, on tho subject of the
County Rates and Expentlitur.t Bill, had an interview
wi.h Viscount Palmerston, on Wednesday, at the Home
Office. The deputation consisted of Mr. Ashton, Mr. Ash-
worth, Mr. J. Peel, Mr. Bourne, and the Bey. J. Shepherd
Higley.
DIU Earl of Aberdeen gave a dinner to the Cabinet
Ministers on Wednesday, 3t his reside in Argyll-street.
Lord Juhn Russell had a dinner par.), o•i It,dnestlay
evening, at his r..sidence in Cheshani.;.lace. The company
included Mr. Jahn Walter, Mr. A. Russell, Mr. Crawturd,
Sir James Hogg, Mr. Blacken, Mr. Rinnuird, M.. It tikes
Currie, Mr. Gregson, Mr. Crowder, Lord Norreys, Mr. it.
Berkeley, and Mr.lionekton Milnrs.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Foster, M.P., Mr.
Mitchell, DI P., and Mr. Lindsay, had au interview with
the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley
yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
The Marquis of Clanricarde had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
resi-
denee in aiwuing•street. The Biihop of Cape Town had
also an interview with the right hon. gentleman.
Mr. Tureen and Mr. Macaulay had an interview with
the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his Oh ial residecce in
Downieg-street.
Sir Unities Napier, R.N., had an interview with Lord
Stanley of Alderley yesterday, at the Board of Trade.