The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1847.

Commercial Advertiser advocated the adoption of the Beat&
banking system with cash credits, as the best way of meeting
the emergency.
The Port Zlisabefh lisrakl reports that all the emigrants
who arrived by the Gilbert Henderson hove "met with im-
mediate employment at highly remunerating wag si." A
man and his wife had refused 70!. per ann., with a cottage.
NEW ZEALAND.—The Driver, steamer, brings
intelligence from Auckland to the 28th of February. The
colony was steadily, if not rapidly, progressing. Tito native'
in the Auckland district were indu triously opening roads,
squaring stones for buildings, and clearing land for wheat.

Zbe Wow!.
The Queen gave a state ball last evening at Buck-
ingham Palace, which was very neencrously and brilliantly
attended, the company including the royal family, the mtm-
bers of the diplomatic corps, the foreigurs of distinction at
present in Lowe, the ministers and officers of state, the ladies
and gentlemen of the royal household, and the principal
nobility and gentry. The suite of state saloons and the Picture
Gallery were all opened fez the reception, and were most
brilliantly illuminated with magnificent lustres of cut glus
filled with nax lights, and else with chandeliers and cande-
labra ; the two ball-rooms exceeding the other apartments
in splendour and brilliancy, each of these rooms containing
numerous gold brancht A, with wax-lights round the sides, in
addition to several large cut-glass lustres. Choice exotics
and plants, of the greatest beauty and rarity, were arranged
in the recesses of the different saloons. The grand stair-
case was lighted up, and the Library, Sculpture Gallery, and
Grand Hall were prepared for the accommedatioa of the
company.
Soon after nine o'clock the guests began to arrive at the
palace. The Royal Family alighted at the private entrance
in the garden' and were conducted to the yellow drawing-
room, where her Majesty and Prince Albert received their
illustrious visitors. The Foreign Minigers,C ibinet Ministers,
Ladies and Officers of the Household, and Privy Councillors
alighted at a temporary entrance in the garden, extending
across the terrace of the palace and leading into the library.
The general company *lighted at the equerries' entrance in
Pimlico, where an enclosed platform had been er, eted in
front of the lonic portico, sufficiently capacious to admit of
three carriages setting down at the same time. Ail the
visitors, with the exception of the Royal Family, were con-
ducted up the grand staircase into the green drawing-room
and the picture-galery.
The Queen wort a very magnificent dress of blue gauke
over blue silk and tulle, and was trimmed with roses pun-
chers; white and pink diamonds were inserted in the rues,
and tho there was also ornamented with brilliants. Hrt
Majesty's headdress was formed of • wreath of roses, similar
to those on the dress, and also ornamented with diamonds.
The gentlemen appeared in uniform or court dress. The
diplomatique corpa wore their respective national costumes, 1
the members of the administration, and the officers of the
royal household, their gala costumes, ear red with valuable
gold embroidery, the officers of the army and navy, the
lord-licutenanta of counties, the deputy-lieutenants and the
officers of yeomanry, their different uniforms. In all caws
the members of the several orders of knighthood were their
respective insignia, and several of the principal knights dis-
played their ensigns set in brilliants.
11.1t.11. Prince Albert wore a field-marshal's uniform,
with the ensires of the most noble Orders of the Garter and
the Golden Fleece. H.R.H. also wore the stars of the
Order of St. Patrick, the Thistle, and the Bath.
H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, and the Duke of Wel-
lington, appeared in field-marshal's uniform, the latter
wearing the riband, star, and jewel of the Garter, the
riband and badge of the Golden Fleece, and the Waterloo
medal. . _ . .

Among the earlier arrivals were the Belgian Minister and
Mad. Vas de Weyer, Mr. C. Dreamt, the Netherlands
Minister, Mr. Stratenus, the United States Minister,
and Mr. Broadhead, the Portuguese Minister and Baroness
do Moecorvo ; M. de Morass Sarmento, Chev. de Ribeiro,
and M. de Saveral, the Spanish Minister; M. and Mad. de
Tacon, and Cher. de Pedrorena; the Brazilian Minister sod
Mad. M. Lisboa; the Danish Minister and Countess H. de
Reventlow, and M. de Beilke, the Wurtemberg Minister; and
Baron and Baroness de Linden; the Prussian Minister. and
H. 8.11. Prince Lowenstein, the Sardinian Chargé d'Affaires
and Count d'Aiglie, the Swedish Chargé d'Affaires and
Baroness de Rehausen, the Bann a Ayrean Minister, the
Peruvian Minister and Madame Iturregui, the Russian
Minister and Baroness de Brunnow and altdemoiselle Olga
Jr Lechner, the Earl and Countess Delaware, Captain the
Hon. M. S. West, the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury,
Sir H. Smith, G.C.8., the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk,
the Earl and Counters of Morton, Lady E. Douglas, Vis-
count Mahon, Sir H. and Lady Wheatley, the Misses
Wheatley, Viscount and Viscountess Comlermere, Hon.
Miss S. Cotton, the Attorney-General and Lady end Miss
Jervis, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Sir J. and Lady Clark,
Earl of Arundel and Surrey, the Countess Spencer, Vis-
count &Aeon, Sir T. D. Acland, Lord Dalmeny, Mr.
Tufnell, M.P., Countessof Minto and the Ladies El:int, Sir
E. and Lady Disbrowe, the Misses Diabrowe, Mr. and Lady
B. Balfour, Viscount Emlyn, Sir G. and Lady Grey, Duke
and Duchess of Beaufort, Mr. C. Smith, Earl and Countess of
Itmehery, the Ladies l'rimrose, Earl of Radnor, the Ladies
Bouverie, Right Hon. J C. and Miss !ferries, Sir Do Lacy
and Lady Evans, Sir F. and Lady Pollock, Mints Pollock,
Earl and Countess of Haddingten, Earl Somers, Duke and
Duchess of Roxburgh, Earl and Counteas Howe, Viscount
Bereefori, Lord and Lady M. Hill, Lady C. L. Gower, Earl
and Countess of Jersey, Lady C. Villio re, Viscount Duncan,
Hon. Sir E. and Lady Cust, Sir E. and Lade B neater, Earl
and Countess of Kinnoull, Lady S. Hay, Earl of Cawdor,
Marquis of Flimsily, Earl and Countess Brownlow, Duke and
Duchene of Buccleuch, Sir G. Ansan, Lord end Lady Sondes,
Sir F. and Lody Thesiger, Mr. and Mrs. Herne, Earl of Li-
verpool, Lord and Lady Langdale, Sir J. and the Mien
igrain, the Lard Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, Earl De
Grey, Lard Heyteabury, Mr. H. Reeve, Right Hon. Fox
Maule, Lard and Lady George Lennox, Right lion. W.
E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Lord and Lady John Hay,
Colonel Cavendish, Honourable C. C. and Lady .
Cavendish, Mr. and Mrs. Brand, Earl of Warwick,
Marquis Headfort and the Ladies Taylour, Sir J. and Lady
Macdonald, Mr. N. Macdonald, Col. and Lady C. Buckley,
Lord Elphinstone. Col. and Mrs. Bouverie, Hon. Mr. and
Mier J. Talbot, Viscount Falkland, Earl of Lincoln, Sir L.
and Miss Shadwell, Lord F. Fitzelarenee, Marquis and
Marchioness of Exeter, Lady Martina, Re A. Barnard, Major
Hon. R. Boyle, Earl Pitsbardinge, Margins of Anglesea,
Lady A. Paget, Earl and the Ladies Fitnoilliam, Sir J. and
Miss Hobhouse, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Marquis and
Marchioness or Aileaburr, Sir A. and Lady Clifford, the
Misses Clifford, Lord Cantilupe, Lord and Lady Byron, Hon.
F. Byng, Ein of Aberdeen, Sir R. Gordon, Col. and Mrs.
Cornwall, Hon. Mr. and Miss Lyttelton, Right Hon. T. and
Mrs. M. Gibson. Sir J. and Lady Parke, lion. Miss Parke,
Hon. C. Hos ard, Earl and Countess of Fingall and the
Ladies Plunkett, Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, Earl
Dude, Lord and Lady G. Somerset, Right Hon. 11. (fouls
burn, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Sir J. Maelonoll,
Col. Sir W. Davison, Mr and Mrs. R. O. Gore, Capt. Hey-
nell, and the Earl of Sheffield.
At a quarter before 10 o'clock the Queen and l'rince
Albert, accompanied by their RR. Mi. the Ducl.es of
Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and l'rince
George, nod Ills Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen,
left the yellow drawing room and entered the grand saloon,
which was nearly filled with company. Peeing through the
grand saloon, the visitors dividing on either side, her Majesty
and her Royal Consort entered the hall room, the hand play-
ing the National Anthem. The Mistress of the Robes and
the Lady and Maids of Honour in Waiting tollowedtbe august
party, and, with the distinguished assemble, also entered the
ball room. The Lord Chamberlain, by her Majesty's com-
mand, formed a quadrille, and at five minutes before ten
o'clock the Queen opened the ball with H.R.H. Prince
George. H.R.H. Prince Albert and the Duchess of Suther-
land were the opposite couple. His Serene Highness Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar was also in the quadrille.
The company continued to arrive without intermission
until half-past ten o'clock, thronging the whole of the spa-
cious saloons. Upwards of one thousand visitors were pre-
sent, the invitations exceeding thirteen hundred. Atter
dancing had been continued for some time in the ball-room,
it was commenced in the throne-room, which was also pre-
pared for dancing. Refreshments were served to the com-
pany during the evening in the green drawing-room.
The supper was served soon after 12 o'clock, in the state
dining room. The range of tables displayed a gorgeous as-
semblage of gold plate, end in the center of the end of the
apartment was a buffet, al-o filled with articles of gold plate,
hut of a rarer snit choicer kind—more of the class that would
be properly denominated objects of taste and rirtai than ap-
plicable to the purposes of the banquet. Along the table B
were massive centre pieces, candelabra vases, wine coolers,
and epergnes, some of them from the designs of Eiseman,
displaying forms the most classical and beautiful, all of them
of great elegance and the most admirable workmanship. To
relieve, as it were, the mass of magnificence, at certain
distances along the tables were placed the most beautiful
flowering plantain gold Taws. The appearance of these bright
flowers among the mass of gold plate had a meet charming
effect. On the buffet surrounding the centre shield, were
ranged rues, cups, chalices, tankards, and salvers in profu-
sion, some of them glittering with precious stone.. others
enriched with exquisite earrings, all of them objects of great
interest independently of the costly materials of which they
were formed. Wax lights were skilfully interspersed on the
buffet, and contributed much is the brilliancy of the display.
Amidst this most superb collection, in which the genius of
the artist and the stmost skill of the workman were concen-
trated in a material the most beautifhl and valuable, were
Placed two simple water-lilies, in reduced copies of the
Warwick vase in gold, with an effect which it is very difficult,
if not impossible, to describe.

H.R.H. Prince Albert preeidedyesterday afternoon
at a committee of the communion fur promoting and encou-
raging the fine arta in the rebuilding the Palace of West-
minster. H.R H. united at the new palace, attended by
Capt. the Hen. A. H. Gordou, shortly before three o'clock.
The commissioner, present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Vis-
count Mahon, Mr. Hallam, and Mr. Wyse ; the secretary,
Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance. The meeting broke up at
six o'clock, when Prince Albert took his departure.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen at Buck-
ingham Palace yestetday.
General Prince Casteleicala, the Neapolitan Mi-
nister, was prevented attending her Majesty's ball, in conse-
quence of the death of the Archduke Charles of Austria,
lather of the Queen of Naples.

Mr. T. Browne had an interview with Earl Orey,
yesterday, at the Colonial office. Mr. G. C. Levria had an
Interview with Sir G. Grey at the Homonflice, yesterday.
Mr. Watson had an interview, yesterday, with Lord Cla-
rendon, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office, from the Cape of Good Hope.

SUBURBAN POt3T FACILTTIG3.—It is in contempla-
tion to give, very shortly, to about 20 of the largest suburban
viragos, an additional daily despatch to London.

(From last night's Gazette )
Count' Mounsuic.—The Gazette of last niet con-
tains orders for the court's wsiug into mourning on Sunday
next, the 16th inst., for his late Imperial Ilighares the Arch.
Duke Charles of Austria, uncle of the Emperor, viz.:—The
ladies to wear black silk, (ringed or plain linen, white
gloves, necklaces and ea. rings, black or white shoes, fans and
tippets. The gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed,
fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckler. The court
to change the mourning on Sunday, the 23rd inst., viz.:-
1 The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbent,
fans and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or
white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The gentle-
men to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or white
and gold, or write and silver stuff waiateoata, full trimmed.
coloured swords and buckles. And, on Wednesday, the
2Gth inst., the court to go out of mourning.
BUCKINGIIAM I'ALACK, MAY 13.—This day, had
audience of her Majesty, the Count elo Jarnee, to deriver his
letter of credence from the Km,; of the French, as his e-
jesty's Minister Plenipotentiary in the absence of the
ambassador; to which his excellency was introduced by
Viscount Palmerston, (},C. 8., her Metesty's Principal Secre
tau of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Col. the
Hon. Sir E. Cust, her Majesty's Master of the
Ceremonies.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 11.—The Queen has ap-
proved of Mr. E. 11. L. Preston, as iee•Cousul at Great
Yarmouth fur the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin.

WAMFFICP Mar 14.
Ind Drag. Ode.—Lieut. C. R. Walker, from 6th Drag. to be
lieut., Moe Carter, who each.
nth Dram Ods.—Liens V. Carter, Rom Ind Drag. Gds., to be
lie t., vice Walker, who each.
let I,.—Ens. R. G. Cotes to be stout., by pur., vice Gordan, who
rct ; C. 11. Fenwlek to be ens., by per.
ard F.—Capt. the S. Jerningbam, from h..p. Coat., ta
be taia., vice J. T. Liston, who emb. ; Lieut. C. W. Green to be
capt., by per., lice Jeruinuhani, who mt. ; Ens. R. O. A. Luard to
be lieu., by pur. ; J. Lewes to be rim., by pur. ; S. Romsdge to be
ens., without pur., viee byobo, prom. in Ceylon Reim
Rh F'.—Lieut. J. 11. etude, from 47th F., to be held., vice Moore,
who each.
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21. t F.—Lieut. A. .tudrews to be capt., without pur., vice King,
who mt co f..p. • Sec. Lieut. P. C. Deere to ix tint lieut.; J. T.
Dalyell to be we. lieut.
36th F.—.1..1. Peek tote our., without pur., vice Low, who ree.
40th F.—'lt, Ix Copts., by per.: Lieut. J. W. Thome., vice Smith,
, who ret.; Lieut. It. Corey. vino Seymour, who rot. To be Meuts.,
by pur. Ens. 11. T. F. White, viec Thal.; Ens. B. J. L. Gu e.
vice fitrey. To be E'L.S., by per.: It. P. llibbert, vice White; T. W.
Gardiner, vice Coore. To be Adjutant: Lieut. S. Snelling, vice
Thomas, prom.
414 F.—Ens. F. G. 11. G. Williams to be lieut., by pur., vier
Neville, who ret. ; C. V. Palguy t $ be ens., by pur.
WM, F.—Lieut. 11. Mono, from SW F., to be Haut., vim Chade,
who exch.

69th F.—Lieu'. W. IL H. Carmichael to be cart., by par., vice
Rhodes, who ret. ; Em. G. U. Alington to be lieut., by pm. ; C. 6.
Nicol to be ens., by pur.
10th F.—Capt. W. If Leroy, hoot Unat., to be ealW., Vice
J. FL Purses, who ; Lieut. I'. lentrick to be capt., by pur.,
vice 9l'lnroy, wits rel.; Ems. T. Harvey to be lieut., by pur.; E. U.
Padre to bents., by pur.
70th F.—Lieut. A. J. 0. Rutherford to be adjutant, vice Alm•,
prom.
74th F. - Lieut. F. W. L. Uancock to be emit., without par., vice
Campbell, who ret on f..p.
ltide Brig. -Lieut. the lion. It. Clarterb to been-it., by pur., vice
Reyrtud, who mt.; Sec. Lient W. e. Colville to be first lieut., by
pur. ; F. W Balfour to be MO. IiPLIL, by per.
2nd W. I. Itcgt.—.l. Itobertuon to be layman.
Sc,! W. I. Itegt.--1 ieut,-CoL A. Ma.&as, Imm h.-p. Coat., to be
lieut.-col., vice C. 11. Done, who each.
RI. Newfoundland Comp—Lieut. A. Menzies, from h.-p. Sc,! F., to
be lieut., vice hunt. prom.
Coo TACllllD.—Major A. Maclean, from 9rd W. I. Regt., to be lieut.
not.. without pur.
Baavgr.—Capt. the lion. C. W. S. Jerninglum, of 3rd P., to be major
In the tinny ; Capt. W. Alitiroy, of tigth Foot, to be major in thearroy.