The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-06 00:00:00

The Queen gave the following most gracious answer

. I thank you for your loyal and dutiful address, and I re•
calve with heartfelt satisfaction the renewed assurance of
your sympathy in all that conduces to my domestic haw
nem"

The Lord Mayor, Mr. Edward Wilson, the mover of the
address, and Mr. Thomas Jeff. ies Bolt, the seconder, had
the honour to kiss hands, and the deputation retired.

The Archbishop of York had an audience, and preseated
to the Queen an addreu from certain members of the con•
vocation of York.

The Right Rev. Dr. Jackson had an audience of her Ms-
je,ty in the royal clot', t, and did homage on being ap-
pointed Bishop of Lincoln. Vi•court Palmerston, principal
Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Rev.
Lord Wriothesley Russell, deputy clerk of the closet in
waiting, assisted at the ceremony.
The Lieutenant of her Majesty's Royal Body Guard of
the Hon. Corps of Geutlemcn-at-Arms had an audience of
the Queen, and kissed hands on appointment to the Lieu-
tenancy, and received from her Majesty his silver stick of
office. The Lieutenant was presented to the Queen by
Lord Foley, the Captain V the corps. •
Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd bad an audience of the Queen, is
the Royal Closet, on being appointed Clerk of the Cheque
of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, and received
from her Majrity his silver stick of office. Mr. Lloyd was
presented by Lord Foley.
The court was attended by the Duchess of Sutherland,
Mistress of the Robes; the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady is
Waiting; the Duke of Norfolk, K. 0., Lord Steward; the
Marquis of Breadalbene, K.T., Lord Chamberlain ; Lord
Foley, Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemenst-Attar;
Viscount Sydney, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard; the
Marquis of Anglesey, K. 0., Gold Stick in Waiting; the
Earl of hiulgrave. Treasurer of the Household; Lord
Ernest Bruce, Vice Chamberlain; Lord Drumlanrit.
Comptroller of the Household; Earl Somers. Lard in
Waiting; Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to
Prince Albert; Lieut.-General Sir Edward Bowater,
Groom in Waiting; Lieut.-Colonel Francis Seymour,
Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Lient.-Celonel Top-
ham, the Lieutenant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-
Arms; Colonel Bowline, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Lord
Charles Fitzroy, Equerry inWaiting ; Capt. the Hon. Dadley
De Ros, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert; Major Bar-
mar, Standard Bearer of the Hon. Corp! of Gentlemen st
Arms ; Colonel Fludyer (Grenadier Guards), Field Officer
in Brigade Waiting; Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd, Clerk of the
Cheque and Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at
Arms; Captain Sir John Kincaid, Eson in Waiting of the
Yeomen of the Guard • Mr. H. Greville and Mr. C.
Heneage, Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting • and ?dews.
George Gordon Macpherson and Charles Edmund Phipps,
Pages of Honour in Waiting.
The Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms were on duty,
under the command of the Lieutenant. The sub-officer.,

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Navin and Major Cook, were also 01

duty.
The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the Palace,
under the command of the Ezon in Waiting.
A Guard of Honour from the 3rd b.ttalton of Grenadier
Guards was on duty in front of the Palace, with the bad
of the regiment.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback on Saturday morn-
ing, attended by Captain Hon. Dudley De Ros. In the
evening his Royal Highness, attended by Colonel the Hon.
C. 13. Phipps, Colonel the Hon. C Grey, Lord Ocoee
Lennox, and Lieutenant-Colonel F. Seymour, and Captain
the Hon. Dudley De Roe, went to the Trinity-house on
Tower-hill, and dined with the Elder Brethren of the Tri-
nity-house, of which corporation his Royal Highnes is
Muter.

The Queen, attended by Vliconntess Jocelyn, the Ron.
Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Flora Macdonal+',Earl Somali
and Lord Charles Fitzroy, honoured the Royal Italian
Opera with her presence on Saturday evening.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and the Duchess
of Kent, attended Divine Service yesterday morning, in the
Private Chapel of Buekinghana•palace. The Ron. and Rev.
Gerald Wellesley officiated.
The ladies and gentlemen in waiting and the domestic
household also attended the Service.

The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Prince*
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, and attended by Lady Anna Mane
Dawson, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Lord James Iduro,
honoured the Royal Italian Opera with her presence on
Saturday evening.
The Duchess of Gloucester and the Duchess of Orleans
visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at her residence.
Clarence-house, St. James's.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Cambridge
yesterday, at her residence, in St. James's Palace.

A deputation, beaded by the Right Non. T. B. Macaulsf,
the Lord Advocate, mid Sir Wm. Gibson Craig, bad au in-
terview with the Earl of Aberdeen on Saturday at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Lieut.-Colonel Sleigh had an interview with the Duke of
Newcastle at the Colonial-office on Saturday.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office on Satur-
day from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, sad 'Malts.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday &Remo°,
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The ministers
present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John
Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the
Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, tho
Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newzastle, thr
,Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Su'
Charles Wood, the Hight Hon. Sidney Herbert,
and Sir William Molesworth, Viscount Palmerston