The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-08 00:00:00

V* Court.

The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at
Bucking Aron Palace yesterday afternoon.
At half-past two o'clock a deputation from the
Corporation of the City of Dublin arrived at the
palace to present an address to her Majesty, and
were conducted to the Green Drawing Room by Sir
William Martins and Mr. Arthur Blackwood, the
Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting. The Queen was con-
ducted to the throne by the Lord Chamberlain, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert being by her Aide. The Duchess
of Norfolk and the Countess of Mount Edgeumbc, Ladies
in Waiting, the Great Officers of State, and a number of
Officers of the Royal Household, were in attendance. Her
Majesty was also attended by the following Ministers, viz.,
Lord John Russell, the !slarquis of Lansdowne, Sir deorge
Grey, Earl Grey, the Earl of Carlisle,. and the Marquis of
Clanricurde.

The deputation from Dublin consisted of the Lord Mayor
of Dublin, Alderman Andrews senior alderman of Dublin ;
Alderman Kinahtut, high sheriff of Dublin; Alderman
Iloyte Alderman Campbell, Alderman Gresluim, Alder-
num deorge Rae, J.l'., D.L. ; Alderman Hudson, Alder-
man Moyian • Town Councilor Leland Crosthwait, D.L. ;
Town-Councillor Joseph Casson, Town-Councillor Classon,
Town-Councillor William Harvey l'im, Town-Councillor
Joshua Watson, Mr. Thomas Vance, T.C. ; Town-Coun-
cillor Arthur Baker, Town-Councillor William Fry, Town-
Councillor John D'Arey, Town-Councillor Thomas Hutton,
J.P., D.L. •. Town-Councillor Francis Cixld, Town-Coun-
Iltichard Kelly; Town-Councillor John Jameson,
Town-Councillor John Chambers, Sir T. O'Brien Bart.,
M.P. ; Sir Lucius O'Brien, Mr. Reynolds, M.P. ; Mr.
Henry Grattan, Mr. Grogan, Mr. Snagg, and Mr. James
Lambert, town commissioner. The following officers

of the corporation of Dublin were in attendance
on the deputation, viz., Mr. Thomas Reynolds, Marshal
of Lublin; Mr. William Ford, Town Clerk; Mr.
Francis Dowling, Iligh Constable; Mr. Thomas Arkins,
Sword Bearer; and Mr. James Curran, Mace Bearer. Mr.
Frederick Sutton, Private Secretary to the Lord Mayor of
Dublin, was in attendance on his lordship.
lier Majesty's Honourable C. rps of Gentlemen at Arms
lined the Throne-room.
Iler Majesty being seated on the throne, the deputation
were admitted, and were received by the Lard Chamberlain,
1 who conducted them to the Queen. The Lord Mayor read
an address from the Corporation of the City of Dublin on
the subject of the abolition of the office of Viceroy of Ire-
land, to which her Majesty returned a most gracious answer.
The Lord Mayor had then the honour of being presented to
kiss hands. Sir Timothy O'Brien the mover of the address,
and Town Councillor Leland Crre;thwait, D.L., the seconder,
hail also the honour of being presented to the Queen to kiss
hands. The deputation then retired.
Alter the reception of the address her Majesty held a
Privy Council, which was attended by Prince Albert, the
Lord Presideut, the First Lord of the treasury, the Secre-
taries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Depart-
ments, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Post-

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muter-General, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamber-
lain, the blaster of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole
to the Prince. Mr. C. Greville was the clerk of the council
in waiting.
The Queen gave audiences to Sir George Grey, Lord John
Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and Earl Grey.
The Marquis and Marchine*. of Normanby, Viscount
Canning, Lord Broughton, Lord Marcus Hill, and Colonel
lion. Charles Grey had the honour of dining with her
Majesty last evening.
A deputation ofladies, condoling of the Misses Lawrence,
Marshall, Cubitt, Witten, Simpson and Fuller, had an
audience of the Queen on Thursdayl at Buckingham
Palace, to deliver an address on the occasion of presenting
a carpet, executed in needlework by one hundred and fitly
ladies of Great Britain, to her Majesty. The ladies were
accompanied by Mr. Francis Fuller. The address was
read by Miss Lawrence, and was most graciously received
by her Majesty.
liis Royal Highness Prince Albert visited the studio of,
Mr. Thornycrott on Thursday afternoon, to inspect the
equestrian statue of her Majesty the Queen.

A deputation of the Local Marine Board of London, con-
gating of Mr. Duncan Dunbar (chairman), Mr. Anthony'
Ridley (deputy chairman), and Capt. William Drew, had
an interview with the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere
yesterday at the Board of Trade.
Despatches were sent off yesterday front the Colonial-
office to the Governor of Malta, Ceylon, and Hong-Kong.
The Earl of Carlisle had a dinner party on Thursday, at
his residence in Grosvenor-p:aee. The company consented
of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Marquis of Lansdowne,
laird Wodehouse, Lady Dover and the lion. 3lisses Ellis,
the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, Sir Thomas lieditaltotts
and the Hon. C. and Lady Mary Howard.
The Dowager Duchies of Cleveland had a dinner party
on Wednesday at her residence in Seymour-place. The
company included the Earl and Countess of Camperdown
and Lady Elizabeth Duncan, the Earl of Mulgrave, Sir
Henry Lushington, Dr. Lushington, Mrs. Russell, Mr. E.
Phipps, Col. and Mrs. Des Vocux, Lady Grey, Mr. Henry
Milbank, and Mr. W. Lowther.

(From law Dishes Gareite.)
FOREIGN-GMCE, Main 6.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. John Louglanels Cowell as Con-
sul at Gibraltar for His Majesty the Emperor of Austria ;
also of Mr. N. Christian Mathiasen as Consul at Gibraltar
for His Majesty the King of Denmark; of Mr. William
Henry Tilstone as Consul in Canada for Her Majesty the
Queen of Portugal and the Algarv,s ; and of Mr. Joseph
Jesse as Consul at Montreal for His Majesty the King of
the Belgian..

CRowN-orrice, I.litett 7.—Member returned to
',erre in this present Parliament for the Borough of Har-
wich: Henry Thoby Prinsep, of Little Holland-hou.se,
licwington, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., in the room
of the Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hohhouse, Bart., who has
accepted the ottice of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern
Hundreds.