The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-02 00:00:00

Int Court.

The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at
;lute o'cloci: yesterday afternoon at Buckiognam Palace.
At the Court the Prince di Carini had an audience of her
klaisety. and presented • letter from the Duke of Parma,
le/minting his functions as his Royal Highness's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at this Court.
Senor (stuns bad an audience of the Queen, and pre-
mated a letter to her Majesty from the Duke of Parma
accrediting him as his Royal Highness's Esvoy
Ea-
trsordinsry "ad Minister Plenipotentiary at this Court.
Their Exeelleneies wen respectively introduced by the
Earl of Clarendon, LG.' the Quern's Principal Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel
Cornwall, her Majesty's Assistant Master of the Ceremo-
nies.

The Queen gave audience to the Esri of Aberdeen.
Earl Granville, Lord President, had an audience of her
Mr'
he Privy Council was attended by Prince Allan% Earl
Granville (Lord President), Lord Cranworth (Lord Chan-
cellor). the Duke of Argyll (Lord Privy Seal), the Earl of
Aberdeen (First Lmd of the Treasury), the Earl of Clarets(
dm (Secretary of State for Foreign Again), the Duke of
Newcastle (Secretary of State for the Colonies), Sir Junta
Graham (First Lord of the Admiralty), the Duke of Nor-
folk (Lord Steward), the Marquis of Breadaltane (Lord
Chamberlain), and the !Nike ad Welliogtoa (Muter of the
Hone). Mr. C. Or•wille was the Clerk of the Council in
waiting.
Her Majesty was attended by the Marquis of Anglesey,
Gold Stick in Waiting; the Eul of Mulvave, Treasurer of
the Household ; Lord Waserpark, Lord in Waiting ; and
Lent-Colonel the lion. Robert Boyle, Groom in Waiting.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morning,
attended by Capt. the Hon. Dudley de Bee.
The Duchess of °Mune visited her Majesty yesterday
afternoon.
'ILI Queen and Prince Albert took • drive in an open
Isolate and four yesterday afternoon. Major General
Buckley and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe were is
attendance on horseback.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yesterday
tuning included the Duchess of Kest, the l'rincen Ade-
laide of Ilohenloliw, the Earl of Clarendon, Lod) Anna
Hari& Dawson. Baronets de Speth, and Sir George Coupe?.
The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance in the
Palace during dinner, and performed the following selec-
tee.

Overture. lirkerriumbe Jebel' - Liolpaintaor.
G to. kruheor Vaoduadi"
Greed '• LAW
Loeb, di Doolaelti.
Tot Hoircul dobotkeeko
It•iu ea"
C. 4 one the Claws.

1111jor•General Buckley has relieved Colonel Bonnet, in
lie datiow as Equerry in Waiting to the Queen.
Ins Ilan. Matilda Paget and the lion. Mary Seymour
have sakceeded the lion. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon.
Beatrice Byng as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to her
Mgesty
lite Duchess or Host, accompanied by the Princess Ade-
laide of finhontlotte, and attended by Lady Anna Maria
Drams, stated the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at
(P•oreePter Homo' Piccadilly.
The Duchess o 1 Orleans visited the Duchess of Kent yes-
terday at Clarence Howe, St. Jae
(illOll LAST NIGHT'S OAIIITTI)
WHITEIML, %mu 31.—The Queen has been
gleamed 11 letters patent ander the Great Seal of the Cuited
baring date the 29'h day of March in,tant, to
and uo and declare that the borough of Manchester, in the
mate of Lancaster, shall he a City, and shall be called and
011'4 " Thu City of Manchester, to the county of Lan.
I ltmr N-,,,flea, MARCH 31.—Members returned to
urvr in the present parliament.—Borough of BridiTnorth
Joie l•riPthenl. of Be...eivv, in the county of Srlop, Erg.,
Ir. • •r,• ra rSr It it—rt trt., etrne electi,sr.
IN't• utclartti said. APRIL I.—Borough of Blackburn:
iloatput Jneeph Pendell. of Feniscnwles, in the eoun'y of
take r, EN., in the rolm of William Eccles, Eui ,whose
e4c40% a, been dvelsred void.