The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

THE QUEENS COURT.

Tke Queen held a fifth court at Buckingham
Pekoe yesterday afternoon. Her ifejenty, accompanied by
their Revd Highnesses Primers Helena and Princess
Louise, left Windsor Castle at 10 minutes before 12, and
arrived at Buckingham Palace shortly before 1 o'clock.
Hie Royal Highness the Pries, of Wales, attended by
Karl Spesesr, Lieutenant•Gametal Snap, Major Teesdale.
sad the Hon. R. Meade, and moorted by a &Mohr:rent of
the Royal Hone Guards, arrived at the garden entrance of
the Palace, from liarlborough.borree, at a few minutes
before 3 o'clock.
Hee Royal Highness Prisms Mary of Cambridge arrived,
Minded by Indy Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home
Persia.
Her Majesty's body guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentle.
ms-at• Arms was on duty at the most, under the oosunand
of Lieutenaat•Cok+wl Sir William Topharn, the Undersea*.
The Milani*, dams were also mama with the wpm
Major Harmer, the standard bearer ; Lieutenant-Colonel
W. WOell, clerk of the cheque sad adjutant ; and Captors
N. G. Philipp. the sub-officer. The Royal Body Guard of
►he Yeomen of the Guard was on duty under the oommand
of Captain Parker Bickford, the Ems In waiting ; Lieut..
Colonel Cooke. the Ensign, wan also present with the *one.
A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards was mounted
in the court of the Palace.
The QUOINn, socompartied by their Royal Rightism's the
Priam el Welds. Princess Helena, Primus Louie% and
Princes Mary of Cambridge, entered the Throne-room at
three o'clock,
In attondaecre upon her Majesty were the Ditcher of
Welliagtoo, Mistreat of the Robes ; and the usual officers of
the household.
The Queen wore a black silk dress, with train trimmed
with asps and jet ; a Mary Queen of Scots cap, with keg
veil, the cap ornamented with large pearls. Her Majesty
wore four rows of large pearls toned the neck, sad pearl
brooches ; the Riband ad the Star of the Order of the
Garter, the Victoria and Albert Order, and the Order of
Louise of Prussia. _ _

A amber of distaagaithed persons had the honour of re-
oeiviag insitatiom to attend the murk
Previous to the reosptkei the Right Hoe. Edward Card-
well (Bimetal? of Bata for the Colonies) pressated the Hoe.
J. A. Macdonald, the Has. G. R. Cartier, the Hoe. Gan* I
Brows. sad the Han. Alexander Gat, who bad the bosons
of Wades her Majesty's hand.
Their Royal Highborn's*, Duchess of Cambridge and
Prisms Mary Tilted t►e Queen slier the reoeptios.
His Berens Highaess Primes Leiningea also slated her
Majesty.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge sad the Primal Nary have arrived at their mildew*
is the Asibeamders' Court, St. James's Palms, from Cam•
bridge Cottage, Kew.

The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Louisa
Percy intend to lathe Tommy the week after Next for Los-
dos. The sable duke is I. ermelleat health. ooasideriag hie
greet ap. Os lila ratans to Lourdes ke will join the Earl
and Omuta@ Percy et Northumberland Hama
_

The Duchess (nonage() of Sutherland returned
to bar ,ilk at Mori* s fee days age. Yesterday eves*
the duchess estertahsed a 'sleet ante at dinner.

The Doke and Duchess of Roxburghe, the Mar-
quis of Bowman, sad Miss Dallas bays arrived at the
Clarinda° Hotel from Floors Cott°

The Earl de Grey, u Secretary of State for the
War Department, will entertain his Royal Highness the
Doke of Omnbridgo and a distinguished company beloasiog-
I log to that department at disown. on Wednesday, the 24th
celebration of her Majesty's birthday.
The Countess de Montijo (Mother of the Em-
press of the French), who is now at Paris, will probably
visit London In a few days, co her way to Scotland.
Mrs. W. B. Gladstone will give a ball on the let
Jane for the Intredeation to sooloty of bar second daughter,
Kim Mary Gladstone.

The death is announced of Sir Thomas Staples,
tether of the Irish Her, and who had nearly completed his
90th year. He wee the lad member of the high Hones of
Coaneoer, ha which aessaably be oat for the borough of
Oolaraiee, and subsegeestiy for Kaocktopber, meaty
Kilkenny. He voted Egan's! the Union. His nephew.
1 Nathaniel Alezwedrw 91apiee, who was born in 1817, me-
i aside to the baronetcy.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin laid the foundation
of a Workmen's Hall in Lower Kovio•street, on Saturday,
Is the presence of a large easeentdage. The meeting was
addressed by the Lord Mayor, Mr. Fry, Dr. Msypother,
Pretence Houston, Sir William Wilde, Sir Robert Kane,
end the Rey. Mr. Mennen. The building, which is to be
erected by Mr. Jones, architect of the Exhibition Palace,
will cost 1,0001., end the institution is expected to be self.
*importing. It Is to afford refreshments of wholesome
quality at a cheap rate, and to have reading-rooms, lava-
tories, km

Madame Drouyn de Lbuys gave a ball on Friday
miming, to which Prisons Yank Princess Ansa Murat,
and all the soiabilitles of the Parisian world were invited.
Most of the costumes worn by the beauties of the eveuieg
were decorated by the foliage of math) pleats. The effect
of the variegated leaves as white dresses was very pleasing.
and in most instances each &anon and wreath were wens
by DO niece =worthy of an artimes brush. The fashion
of the evening was evideatly eassuited by the splendid
speohaese of ideate remarkable for the beauty of their
foliage, to be we is all the public squirm sod sardine at
Pala, plant' biotin coloured haw being the rege at
preent.

- THE RZALTH or rug Kira or ram Buoiere.
The hiellpoulance Edge of thwelay emseist says :—" We
ague reesive fawn Lava the matisteetery sews we have
repwried tee the last fsw days. The tamale is She same ;
his MOW, L still setthig better. Le caseequeate et this
happy asaelicealiso. which oceihrese, sad which we ea-
smog with the rested 'Midwife!), we shall refrain hew
viblisbiee our deg, bettelia. We gall only reeveteseee

if, whit* we lops it aisitely probable: his Maleitea
date timid so is be nodiasd as le lows lirt ebeasols it
wow pcosomts."