The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-29 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—Wo have received ,
Town papers to the 23rd of April. If the pr,,s ca
taken as an exponent of public opinion, Sir Hurt, Smith
continues to give universal satisfaction, fur all the jour
of every shade of opinion, conspire to chant hi. 1,11110, It
appears that the governor's proclamation, announcing thf
system on which he intended to govern the colony, had beta
misapprehended by some of the Dutch oocupans of the oat.
lyiog settle:flues. As soon as Sir Harry learned this,
gen were despatched to those seal. menu to give the Mail*
.inta every explanation and aasurance that minht he rtigd.
cite. A meuure of Sir Harry's—the encouragement of Kaib
youth to spend some years in the colony as apprentlem—M,
tended to serve the double purpose of augmenting Uh,
labouring population and accelerating the civilisation
Kaffraria, had given rise to some discussion. Oo the whole,
however, the MeallYTe appears to have been frvourahly re.
ceived. Those who at first demurred to it hive latterly
modified their opposition into representations that iu adsr
time will render an improved law of vagrancy expedient

'Ube frourt.

THE QUEEN'S CONCERT.

The Queen gave a concert yesterday evening, d
Buckingham-palace. The company amounted to .ibout fa*
hundred, and comprised the members of the royal family;
the foreign ministers and their ladies, and a large party*
the nobility and gentry. The Queen Dowager arrival*
half-past nine o'clock, accompanied by the Duchees Bern-
hard of Saxe Weimar, Prince Edward and the Trinomials
Anne and Am4lie of Size Weimar, the Vice-Chamberlaik
Colonel the Hon. N. Hood. Groom-in-Waiting; Colonel
Wylite, groom-in-waiting to Prince Albert; and Colonels
Buckley and Bonsai., equerries-in-waiting to the Queen
and I'rince Albert, were la waiting to receive the Queea
Dowager, and Prince Alpert received her filsjesty in the
sculpture gallery, and conducted her to the royal close;
where the Queen received her illustrious visitors.

The suite of state saloons were all opened for the reception,
and were brilliantly illuminated; the recesses were all taste-
fully tilled with groups ef rare and beautiful exotics and
plants in flower. Tim general company arrived between
half-past nine and ten o'clock, and were ushered up the greed
staircase to the picture gallery.
Shortly before ten o'cloca the Queen and Prince Albert
were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain into the Greed
Saloon, which was fitted up as a music room. Her Majesty
and his Royal Highnes+ were accompanied by the Qom
Dowager, the Duchess of Kent, the Dake and Duchess el
Cambridge, the Count of Syracuse, the Duchess Bernhard of
Sue Weimer, the Princesses Anne and Amelie of Sue
Weimar, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. The illus-
trious circle were followed by the general company, and the
concert then commenced.
The fallowing is the programme of the concert:

Quartette, "Noble Ch;itelaini.," I.6atettori
Mario, Ganiont, Tunburini, e Lablache,
Aria
Ory)
"In questa tombs oscura," Mdlle
Alban
...

Duo, "Per cairngorm," Signori Lablecbc e
Tamborirn (La Prove)
MOclitation Palique, " Aiwa tempura
putierni-," Signor Gordo& (L. Lac) Niedermerr.
Coro di tiondolicri, Mad. ‘'iardat, Signori
Mario, Gardoni, Tainburin4 e LabLiclic
..
..

(La Heine de Chypre
Mn, '• Ah rammeato," Madame Gnei
(Eleanore) Merced ante.
Emelt, il oar " Mad
Viardot, e Mdlle. Alban, Birinyi Mario,
Oardoni, e Lableche (I 1 Serragho)
- - - Mozatt.

Trio, "Le facdo 1111 inehlno," Madras Grid
c Viardot, e Mdlle. Albers', Madam(*) Se-
Aria,lLe Poite citantait," Sig. Mario (Lc imams.
Porte mourent)
Duo, " Senna tanti eompllmenti," Mdlle.
Al-
bum e 51g. Lablaehe (II Borgomestro)
Mason's, Madame Viardot, arranged by Aladime Viardot.
Duo, " In cooforto," Madame Grief e
Alboni (Vestale)
Finale, Tu ml dicd," Meedms.Grira e

Mercallnte.

Viaidot, Mdlle. Al Signora Marko, Tam-
e Lab'ache (Matrimonio Begreto) Cimarosa.
M. Costa preelded ut the pianoforte.

Supper was served in the Green Brewing room.
The following had the honour of receiving invitations:
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar; the Austrian Ambassador
and Countess Dietrichstein ; the Belgian bit,uner and

Madame Van de Weyer; the Bavarian Minister and Bares=
de Cetto ; the Portuguese Minister and Viscountess de
Moncorvo ; the Russian Minister and Baroness Brunnow;
Mdlle. Olga de Lechuer ; Gen. Prince Castelcicala, the
Neapolitan Minister ; Count de Kielmansegge, the Manors.
rian Minister ; Baron de Hugel, the Wurtemberg Minister;
the Prussian )4inicter and Madame Bunsea ; Mdlle. Han-
sen; the Prince Lowenstein; the Brazilian Minister, and
Madame Marques Lisboa; the Danish Minister and Countess
de Reventlow ; Countess Hilda de Reventlow ; the Turkish
Minister and Princess Callimaki ; the American Minister
and Mrs. Bancroft; the Netherlands Minister and Mdlle.
Schiminelpenninek ; Senor Mora, the Mexican Minister;
the Swedish Minister and Baroness de Itchausen ; Count
Adrien de Revel, the Sardinian Minister; the Saxon
Minister and Baroness de Brost ; Prince Lubomeraki ; Mr.
Syndicus Banks ; the Archbishop of Canterbury ; the Lord
Chancellor; the Archbishop of York; the Archbishop of
Armagh ; the Archbishop of Dublin ; the Bishop of London;
the Speaker of the House of Commons; and the following :

—Somerset, Norfolk, Bueelench, Sutherland,. Montrose,
Richmond, Bedford, Beaufort, Lcinster, Wellington, Northurnbers
land, Devonshire, Grafton, Portland, Ila Milton, Buckingham, Clem-
land, ArgylL
Demossao—lnvernem, Somerset, Buccleuch, Buckingham, Aaron-
ton, Grafton, Norfolk, Sutherland, Northumberland, Dowager
Northumberland, Leinster, Richmond, Bedford, Dowager Bedford.
Beaufort, Cleveland, Montrose, Argyll
111.411:1,62,—Westmioater, Northampton, Ormowle, Titahlield,
Breadalbsne, Abercora, Granby, Londondarry .tilchliury, Camden,
Exeter, KWare Worcester. Angler,, Waterford, Douglas, Clarirt-
earde,Cholmonieley, Lansdowne, Douro.
M santiosrsms.—Breadalbane, Abercorn, Kidare, Lansdowne,
Ormende, Douglas, Weetmrnater, Waterford, Douro, Exeter, Aka-
bury, Cholmondeley, Camden, Clnricarde, Woremus, Luna mderry.
I:l.ll.l,.—Romebery. S:MICTS. St. Germans, Auckland, Fortmcue,
Strafford, Ripon, Whaftesburn Shrewsbury, ts uldwach, Listowel,
Dem" Morley, Cbarlemont, Winehiltes, Zetlautl, Minto, Shelburne,
March, Lonsdale, Liverpool, Kinnonll, Falmouth, Fitewalion,
Compton, Rsdalington, Cowper, Talbot, Cawdor, Delaware,
Devon, Ellenborougb, Ellmmere, Granville, Beverley, Bruce, Aber-
deen, Chichester, Denbigh, Howe, Arundel and Surrey, Speacer,
Morton, Grey, Warwick, Beo'borougb, Bodes; Gaiushorough, De
Grey, Jersey, Hardwick, Mansfield.
COUNTC.l4.—Spencer, Klnnoull, Dunmore, Delaware, De Grey,
Fortran:Le, Ellesmere, Lincoln, Rowebery, Dow. Pembroke, it ,den,
Haddineton, Shrewsbury, St. Germans, Morley, Murton, Mar*
Dow. Paisley Cowper, Rowe, Arundel and Surrey, Granville Caw-
' dor, Chichwiter, Bruce, Jersey, Warwick, Grey, Shelburne, Minto,
Charlemont, Mansfield, Hardwicke, Dow. Verulam, Desact, Somers,
' Liatosrel. Gainsboreugh, Zetland, Sandwich, Ripon.
Clifden, Ardnry, Morpeth, Mahon, Melbourne,
!Podium tkestleresgh, Palmerston, Barrington, Emlyn, Folk mtone,
Canning, Jocelyn.
Viscduseriano.—llardinge, Selina Milton, Villiers, Sydney, Pal-
merston, Jocelyn, Castlereagh, Barrington, Emlyn, Mahon, tanning,
Folkeetone.

13nstiUS.—Peterboroull, Bath and Wells, Oxford, Norwich, Salts-
boy
Leics.—C. Townahassl, Lyndhurst, C. Wellesley, Lytteßon, E.
Ernes, Heytesbury, &howl, Sandys, Stanley, Deere, Glenelg, R.
Orcerenor, Lilford, Colborne, C. Manners, limeys, Kenyon, Ileums;
J. Romell, E. !Toward, Portman, Dahneny, Beauvale, Blantyre, C.
Paget, Ashley, Campbell, W. de &cab'', G. Lennox.
Lantos.—A. Bruce, Couper, Gardiner, Ashley, C. V. Harcourt, C.
Townehend, Graham, Dow. Rivera, H. Clive tblborne, Jocelyn.
W. Russell, Lyttelton, Dow. Lyttelton, LilfOrd, Lyndhurst, E.
ray, &meanie, B. Balfour, Deere, Dalmeny, C. G. Lennox, M. Hope.
M. Howard, E. Bruce, L. Cotes, G. Bathurt, L. Percy,
GIL Bends*
• Rendlesham H. Beget, Denman, Peel, Blantyre, R. rosvenor, 0.
Millers, B. Someroet,; Portman, M. F. Howard, StarJ.y, S. de Rsth.
way, E. de Iltugh, A. Cadogan, C. Cocks, A. Powlett, tt. Russell, L.
Offendish, E. Vila C. Elliot, li. Cocks, Campbell and Stratheden.
C. W. eitzwiillam, W. de Eresby, Wheatley, Dowager Wharnclilb.
C. Larnellee, C. Wellesley, E. Seymour, Si. Wood, J. Russell, A. Paget,
C. N. Grenville, Cottenham, C. Buckley, Nouns, Grey, Dowager
Clinton, G. Lennox, A. Vane, C. Grosvenor.
Amor Hosotraudxs.—S. Lush/I:igloo, She C. Wood, W. S.
_ . _

Lamellas, H. Labouchere, Sir B. Adair, F. MMile, Sir J liempt, T.
B. Macaulay, 8. Herbert, T. I'. Leigh, W. E. Gladstone.
Horrocassurs—E. Hardinge, Mrs. 8. Herbert, 8. 'fbellosson, Mrs
Denison, Mrs. Phipps, Kim C. M. Barrington, Rev. C. L Courtenay,
G. Cavendish, Miss L. R. Colborne, R. Clive, `Aim Copley, Miss Camp
bell, KW Lottelton, Mies C. Pepys, Mrs. G. E. Amon, Mkses Eden (2).
Mrs. Musgrave, F. Macdonald, Min Eden, Mimi F. IL:herd, C. P,
Cavendish, Mrs. F. Mauls
Itesoss.—Stockmor, linseebeek.
Bakoems.—De Sixth.
sus.—J. Graham, C. Lemon, P.. IL Inglis, A. J. Barnard, J.G.
Viebbouee, G. Couper, R. Gardiner, G. Grey, 11. Seymour, E. Cod.
d=LI. Wheatley, IL Peel.
s.—Westminster, Windsor.
iireleirth. —Loryrd W. RusselL
Docks.--If.
Iltsmosoka.--G. E. Anson, A. Hope, S. Ragas, 11.11Alam, 1. Mt
Nallioss, Oates.
Ibionoom.--Storo Lorene*, Blomdeld, Davy's, Whoteley, Lobos-
AM% Gladstone, Stanley, Bouverie.
Nbassia—Blomlield, Couper, Clive, Gardiner, B. Gardiner, Graham.
21.1egasesr., C. P. Carew, Percy (2), Stanley, Begot, Uobbiouse, 00.
Moo= (2) Berealord.
011111./.14, —Bowles, Hon. H. C. Cavendish, Hon. A. Upton.
Comma u.—Hon. C. B. Phipps, Bouveric, Buckley, W 3 ido, lion. A.
Liddell, V. Harcourt, F. H. Seymour.
Cservnt.—F.. A. Somerset.
Prince Albert honoured by his presence on Satar-
day the promenade of the Zoologiail Society in the Regent's
Park.