The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-10 00:00:00

2,700 persons would of course be Out of the gneetiay bat
the namesof some of the most distinguished and an
•f the remainder Will enable the reader to form &M 7
fair idea of its efsameter and importance. The OSUMI
Council were repaismaid by about 1,000 visitors, and seta
headesin et fleher were also given to their parliamentary
trim& a geed majority of distinguished foreigners is
tiara were ream. and the names of the members of the
may lmaacertainad by a reference to the Court
Wen another part of the paper.
Her Majesty was received at the entrance of the Guildhall
by the Lord Mayor and six of the senior aldermen, the chair-
man of the entertainment committee, and six commons
councilmen, members of the committee. A procession was
then formed, and her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the royal
suite were conducted, amid the cheers of the company,
across the hall and through the various rooms, which had
been decorated for the occasion. Thence returning to the
ball, her Majesty passed through a brilliant avenue of her
subjects, and taking her scat upon tho throne, the
ceremony of reception commenced. This was not
done in the usual manner by formal announcement
of the name of each person, but the company formed in
lona files, and, passing the foot of the throne, made their
obeisances as they passed, and were honoured by a gracious
recognition from her Msty. After about an hour passed
in these formalities her Majesty expressed • wish to see a
dance, and a quadrille was formed, in which the members
of the court present and the civic notabilities were the
performers. At its conclusion the work of reception
was resumed, and was alternated with dancing until
the hour appointed for the royal supper Stud arrived. At
12 o'clock her Majesty left the throne, and, preceded by •
second procession, descended to the crypt, where supper
was laid out for the royal party. The company at her Ma.
lesty's table consisted of the Queen, Prince Albert, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of
Kent, Princess Mary of Caulbridge Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar, Prince Wasa, and the lady Mayoress. The
Lord Mayor was in attendmico upon the Queen, as were the
Marquis of Westminster and the other officers of the royal
household. At a side table the whole of the corps diploma-
tique were entertained., but none of the other visitors sat ,
down to supper until her Majesty had risen to depart. The
appearance of the, crypt when her Majesty sat down
to supper was exceedingly picturesque, and pre-
sented a consAerable difference from the generality of
banquet haPes in which royalty is entertained. fhe
low grobw.d. arches, and the immovable men-at-
arms, gave. quite a feudal character to the chamber,
which strongly contrasted with the modern military and
court vatainev of the viaitnrs; end the round table at which
her Majesty presided, laden as it was with the most massive
gull and silver plate, resembled rather some feast of the
'Peacock, or other chivalric festival of former times, at
which royalty was wont to do honour to knighthood, than
an entertainment of the nineteenth century, at which
peaceful corponitors munificently entertained their sovereign
Her Majesty appeared to be in the best health and
spirits, cordially enjoying the supper, and chatting with
much grace and animation to the istinguished circle
around her. The Lady Mayoress received repeated marks
of the royal condescension, and her Majesty on rising to
depart made some communication to the Lord Mayor, but
it did not transpire whether any specific mark of royal
Savour formed the subject of conversation. On passing the
Marquis and Marchioness of Norwanby, who stood at one
side of the crypt, her Majesty atolgped for some minutes, and
gave those distinguished individuals a most gracious
and hearty greeting. Bowing most graciously to the
remainder of the company her Majesty re-ascended to the
hall and drove rapidly away, amid the cheers of one of the
greatest crowds that has been seen in the streets of London
since the coronation. After the departure of her Majesty
dancing was re-commenced with vi4our in the Guildhall
and all the other rooms appropriated to the purpose, and
the inspiritiur strains of Adams's band were heard till a
late hour iu the morning. The office of announcing the
visitors as they arrived was performed by Mr. Harker.