The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-14 00:00:00

ne Court.

The Queen and Prince Albert drove to Stdenham
on Saturday afternoon, attended by Colonel Bouverie and
Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ras, and inspected the works
in progressat the New Crystal Palace.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty on Saturday at
Buckingham Palace.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback en Saturday morn-
ing_attended by the Hon. Captain de Roe.
The Queen had • dinner party on Saturday evening at
Buckingham Palace. The company included the Duchess
of Kent, the Princess Adelaide of Hohealohe, the Lord
Chancellor and Lady Crunworth, the Count and Countess
Colloredo, Lady Faany Howard, the Baroness de Speth,
Lord James Murray. Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley,
Lord and Lady De Itoe, Lord and Lady Colborne, Sir
I Jame+ and Lady Graham, Sir John and Lady Pakington,
and Lieut.-Colonel F. Seymour.
The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance in
the palace during dinner, and pertormed the following se-
lection :
Ova.. tuna, "Der Vartipyr,"
Selectidn, "The ikeeper Awakened," Maefarren
March, emptied toe the Feneral of the tithe
of Wellington
With' Song and Chorus (Mountain Sylph?
Quadrille on air. from " nett., 11 Grande"
Her Majesty's private hand afterwards uttended in the
palace, and played the following pieces :
Overture...Nemo."
Selection, "L'Ettfant Prodigue,"
March....
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Prince's Alice, the
Duchess of Kent, end the Princess Alelside of Ilohenlolic,
the ladies and geuttmen in waiting, and the domestic
household, attended divino service yesterday morning in
the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The ion. and
Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated.

A deputation of gentlemen from London, Hull, Man-
cheeter, rte„ on the subject of reform in the Customs, Lad
an interview wit,, the Chancellor of the Exchequer on
Saturday. The deputation was headed by the following
members of parliament :—M . Wm. Brown, M.P., J.
A. Smith, M.P., Gao. Hadfield, M.P., F. Scully, M.P., B.
Oliveira, M.P., Capt. Scobell, 2d.1'., Vincent Scully, M.P.,
J. Green, M.P.. J. Brothr 'ton, M.P., A. Peliar, M.P., Sir
It. Ferguson, M.P., P. Kirk, M.P., J. Cheetham' M.P., T.
Barnes, M.P., Sir Geo. Goodman, M.P., W. Williams,
31. P., Dr. Michell, M.P., W. H. Barron, H.P., W. P.
Price, M.P., J. Crook, C. A. Moody, M.l'., George
Sanders, M.P., Montagu Chambers, M.P., Sir Jas. Duke,
M.P., Jno. Mastertnee, 31. P., Charles Howley, M.P.,
H. W. Wickham, Chas. Turner, M.P., E. J.
Hutchins, M.P., S. Gregson, M.P., H. Gore Langton,
M.P., T. Alcock, M.P., Sir Herbert Maddock, M.P., 3.
Hume, 31. P., P. Orenfell, M.P., Ileadlam, M.P., 11.
Berkeley, M.P., Acton, M.P., J. L. Ricardo, 11 P., Sir
W. Verner, M.P., Archibald linstie, M.P., Bowyer,
M.P., John Macgregor, M.P., Alexander Hastie M.P.,
Swift, M.P., `V. Marshall, M.P., llev woo:I, M.P.,
A. Wise, M.P., Humphrey Brown. M.P., Diver, M.P.,
T. A. Mitchell, M.P., Grace, M.P., Lawrence Heyworth,
M.P., Geo. Duncan, M.P., Rich, M.P., Pilkington,
M.P., and F. Crossley, M.P. ; Mr. Grantley Berkeley and
Mr. Torrens M'Cu'lagh. The deputation consist. d of the
the Mayor of Hull (with a deputation); Mr. J. C. Baxley,
Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester (with
a deputation) ; Messrs. John Dillon, J. P. GWfiOtt, J. In-
gram Travers, Robert Crawford, Matthew Clark, James
Cook, W. J. Mall, F. I'egler, J. D. Bowles, James Hutch-
inson, W. Pye, T. Tooke, F. Pattison, W. Hawes, W. L.
004, P. Dickson,
_F. W. H. MurillieriCharles Marryatt, B
J. E. Saunders, ramlcy Moore (Of Liverpool). C. W.
Gregory, A. Travers, A. Crowe, 11. L. Morgue, ~.nd Geo.
A deputation on the subject of the Merchant Seaman's
Fund, consisting of Mr. George Lindsay, Mr. Barclay, Mr.
George Faith, Mr. William Faith, Mr. C. M. Lugluue,
Mr. Lawlord (solicitor), and Mt. Watson (secretary), had
an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord
Stanley of Aldcrley, on Saturday, at the Board of Trade.
Mr. Wodehouse, M.P., had an interview with the Duke
of Newcastle on Saturday, at the Board of Trade.
A deputation on the subject of the advertisement duty
had an interview on Saturday with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, at his official reeidence in Downing-street. The
deputation consisted of the Lord Mayor, Mr. William
Ewart, M.P.' Mr. Murdo Young, Mr. k. Smith, Mr. Julio
Francis, Mr. Robert Braley, Mr. Daniel Pratt, 121 r. Thorn-
ton Hunt, and Mr. R. W. Cooke.
The Committee of the Queen's Most Honourable Privy
Council for the affairs of Jersey and Guernsey sat on Satur-
day at the Council-office. The lords preseat were—Earl
Granville (Lord President), Viscount Palmerston, the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the
Admiralty Csurt, and Sir J. Patteson. Tha case of the
petition of the states of Jersey against the Orders in Coun-
cil of the 11th of February, &c., Ha, was resumed and ad-

journed.
A deputation, headed by Col. Wood, on the subject of the
militia, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston on
Saturday.
A deputation, on the subject of the French tariff on linens
and linen yarns, had an interview with the Right lion. E.
Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Aldorlcy, on Saturday, at
the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Sir Geo.
Goodman, M.P. ; Mr. Geo. Duncan, M.P. ; Mr. P. Fairbain,
Mr. Wickham, M.P. ; Mr. Marshall, M.P.; Mr. Vincent
Scully, M.P.; Mr. Francis Scully, M.P.; Mr. William
Kirk, M.P. ; Mr. J. C. Barritt, Mr. Davison, M.P. ; Mr.
Cairns, M.P., and Mr. Crook, M.P.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial °Mac, on Satur-
day, from the Governor of Van Dieman'a Land.
A deputation, on the subject of the Vaccination Exten-
sion Bill, including Dr. Babington, Mr. Manson, and Mr.
Grainger, had an interview, on Saturday, with Viscount
Palmerston. . -

... ..
Mr. William Clifford, from the General Land Drainage
Company, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston, on
Saturday.

A cabinet council was held at the Foreign-office,
Downing-Rivet, oa Saturday afternoon. The min-
isters present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord
Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, the
Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, Lord
John Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir
James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The
council eat three hours and a half.

Bunch, Eeq.,

aow Unpaid Vice-Consul at New York, is appointed WM.
Britannic Majesty's Consul at Philadelphia, in the room of
W. Peter, Esq., deceased. Mr. Samuel Henry, of Lerwick,
is appointed Commissary Clerk of Zetland. The Rev. Mr.
Nicol has been appointed Assistant to the Rev. D. J.
Mitchell, Minister of Meigle, Perthshire.

ROYAL VISIT TO THE NEW CRYSTAL PALACE.
—The Queen paid a lengthened visit, on the afternoon
of Saturday, to the works at Sydenham. Her Majesty
wu accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, and at-
tended by Colonel Bouverie and Captain Dc Roc Her
Majesty appeared much gratified with all that had been
done, and hie Royal Highness expressed his intention of
shortly repeating his visit. Mr. Owen Jones conducted her
Majesty through the works.