The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-16 00:00:00

Vbf Court.

Immediately on her Majesty's return from supper
at the state ball in Buckingham Palace, on Monday even-
ing, the Highland reel was danced by a party of eight, four
ladies and four gentlemen of the Scottish nobility and
gentry present; and was succeeded by Ruidhle 1 hulk-
chain," played by her Majesty's piper, and danced by the
same party.
The Queen remained in the hall-room until two o'clock
cm., when her Majesty and Prince Albert left, and the
royal and distinguished circle quitted Buckingham Palace.
Ile Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon•
Lucy Kerr, Lord Charles Fitaroy, and Lieut.-Colonel
Francis Hugh Seymour,visited the Exhibition of the Works
of Industry of .11 Nations, yesterday morning. The Prin-
cess Royal and the Princess Mice, attended by Miss Hild-
yard, also visited the Exhibition, yesterday forenoon.
Her Majesty remained one hour at the Exhibition, and
then returned to Buckingham Palace with Prince Albert.
Prince Albert, attended by Lieut. Col. the Hon. C. B.
Phipps and Lieut. Col. F. IL Seymour, left Buckingham
Palace at • quarter-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon
fur the Bricklayers Arms station, and proceeded by railway
to the residence of Mr. Cubitt, near Boxhill. The Prince
afterwards visited the Philanthropic Institution at Redhill,
and returned to Buckingham Palace at a quarter-past
seven o'clock.

Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa
took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence List
evening. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess
Jocelyn, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut. Colonel F. 11.
Seymour.
The Viscountesa Jocelyn has relieved the Countess of
Oaiasborough in her duties as the Lady-in-Waiting to her
M'le alieistyDuchets of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester,
yesterday, at ()teamster House.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by Prince Edward of
Saxe Wtimar, and attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, the
Baroness de Speth, and Lord James Murray, honoured her
Majesty's Theatre with her presence last evening.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office
from the Governor of Gibraltar.

DEATH OF LIZUT.-COLONEL MULLEN, K. 11.—
Lieut.-Colonel Mulles, who formerly served in the Ist
Royal Regiment, from which he retired in 1843, died on
the 7th hut. lie bad served in the West Indies and the
Peninsula, and received the war medal with two clasps tor
Guadeloupe (the attack and capture in 1810), and for the
battle of Vittoria in 1813. In 1835 he was nominated a
knight of the Hanoverian order.
ARRIVAL OF TUE 88f11 ItEOIMENT.--On Monday
afternoon the service companies of the 88th, on board the
Resistance, arrived of Spithead from Nova Scotia, but im-
mediately proceeded round to Chatham, where the regi-
ment is to disembark to-day or to-morrow, and proceed
thence to Canterbury to join the depot companies. The
88th embarked at Cork in December, 1840, for Malta, Pm'
eeeded early in 1847 to the West Indies from the Medi-
terranean, and went on to Halifax, 11.5., in May, 18:70.