The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-08 00:00:00

Irbt Court.

The Queen held a Court and Privy Council yes-
terday afternoon, at Buckingham Prime.
At the Court the Right Hon. Sir Henry Bulwer, G.C.8.,
had an audience on hie retain from the Principalities, and
was presented to her Majesty by the Earl of Malmesbury,
Secretary of State fur Foreign Aff.m..
The Hoe. Henry George Howard, her Matary's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at lorence, wart
presented to her Majesty, to take leave, by the Earl of
M almesbory.
The Marquis of Bath had an audience of the Queen.
Mr. Henry Wataon Parker, late Principal Secretary of
New South Wales, was presented to the Queen by Toed
Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and received
from her Majesty the honour of Knighthood.
The Privy Conseil wee attended by the Prince CCOSOTi•
the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Praident ; the Earl of
Hardwicte, Lord Privy Seal ; the Earl of Derby, First Lard
of the Treasury ; the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Chancellor of
the Exchequer ; the Right Hon. Spencer H. Walpole,
Secretary of State for the Horne Department ; the Earl of
Malineebary, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs • Lard
Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies; Sir Joan
Pakington, First Lord of the Admiralty; the Right Hon. J.
W. Henley, Provident of the Board of Trade ; Lord John
Manner, Aui Pint Comianioner of Public Works ; the Marquis
of Barter, Lord Stewart ; Earl de la Warr, Lord Chamber-
lain; the Duke of Beeufort, Matter of the Horse; and the
Marquis of Abe corn, Groom of the Stole to the Prince
Consort.

11ertisjsety having been pleased to appoint the most
noble Withal. Duke of Devonshire to be Lord Lieutenant of
the county of Derby, his grace was sworn into ofdoe before
the Queen in council.

A proccarnatic;;;aa issued for the election of a Scotch
peer, in the room of the late Earl of Motion, to take place
on the 9rd of June.

The Hon. William Bathurst was the clerk of the oounoll
is wsideg.
The Berl of Dalkeith wee swore into office before the
Lords of the Privy Council s' Lord Lieutenant of the county
of Diunhies

fee LW of Derby, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Karl
of Malmesbury, and Lord Stanley had audiences of her
Majesty.
The Queen was attended by the Treasurer of the Hones-
hold, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Comptroller of the House-
hold; Field Marshal Viscount Combermers, Gold Stick ha
Waiting; Lord Bateman, Lord in Wailing; and the Hca.
Mortimer Backville Wee', Groom in Waiting.
The Qum of Portugal and the Priam of Rohe /ellen%
walked with the Queen and Prince Consort, yesterday morn-
Wg, in the Gerdes of Buckingham Palace.
b. Donbass of Kent visited the Queen of Portal.
The QM= of Portugal, attended by the Duke and Duchess
of Tsresim, Lod_ y Macdonald, the Earl of Sheffield, and
Mojer-Gesseal Wylde visited the Duchess of Kent at Cie-
reses-lesess Ist the afternocm; sod also paid a visit to the
Duchess of Cambridge, at her residence in Bt. James's Palace.
The Countess de Lavradlo had an whams of the Queen
of Portugal.
The Palace of Hohensollern end Priam Leopold visited
the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Cambridge, at their
respettive residences.
The Queen and the Queen of Portugal, with the Prince
Consort and the Prince of HohemeoUern, took a drive in an
oes carriage and four to the afternoon. Major-General the
Hon. Charles Gray and Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby at-
tnded on horseback.

Her Majesty's dinner party Mended the Queen of Porta-
gel the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge and
Primer Mary, the Duke of Quail/Moe. Princess Anne of
Sam Weimar, Prince Edward of B.xe Weimar, the Prince
of Hobensollarn, Prince Leop.ld of Hohensolleen, the Duke
end Decker of Mauch-stet, Field Messina the Doke and
Duelers of Terceira, Lady Macdonald, Lady Fanny Howard,
Lady Oserldine Somerset, the Lady In Wafting to the Prin.
ore Aims of Saxe Widmer, Lady Caroline Barri the
Fess& Ambassador, the Lord Chancellor and Lady
ford, the Menne and blarehicmeas of Salisbury, the Adria
Deane of Beaufort, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis
mid Mercluotassa of Enter, the Marque and Mead,.".
at Absecon, the Marque of Bath, the Beldam lifklate
end Madan Van de Weyer the Portuguese litinister end
Comense Levradio, the ?rumba Minister and Cassilem
Borseessg the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Beel if
Abeam, the Earl end Countess De Ls Wen the NM end
' Cowen et Clarendon, the Lei and andel. 4i ROC
wick*, the Kiwi and Count= ad , lileteeimeess
Peinseshia, Lady John Ressell, Lord Merl Lent
Beerleme, Lord Begot, Colonel Rom. Mr Melee
Phipps, Captain Hon. J. Denman, Liewannt•Gemellitat
Homy Smith, Vice-Admiral Sir O..rge Bertorhis, iwr
George Coop Major vole Genesis Chesser
de Castro, M. er Louis Krats, Coked P. ileyemen CM., So
Marquis of Pioalline: Monde of Boast Hebelehi, lee
Earl of Sheffield, 111 Alenenal Wylde, Major yes Allan-
sleben, Baron Sr Lienienent Count Pluotteemeels,
the Equerry to the Doke of Casabridire and the Equerry to
the Dations of Cambridge.
Viscouut Palreentea &eft Lord Joint Rumen wens me.
avoidably promoted tuna Awn, ter Meilesty's es Amanda.

(Mow LAST NIVINT'S 0A1111771.)
FORZION-OITICII, MAT 6.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of M. Jaen Michel Auguste Ilaussemns
as Consul at the Cape of Good Hope for Ws Majesty the
Emperor of the French.
Dowisura-ernerr, MAT 6.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Alaaadar James Johnston, Beet, to be
one ciao Plaine Judges of the BuTnCoart of the Colony
of Nan Zealand ; William Blanc, ~ to be bee Majesty's
AtasessrOsossai for the Island of Mica; and Thomas
Jelasen, Seq., to be Beglstrar of Deeds fur her Majesty's
Bet!!rsents it the River Ciarabia.

WHITEHALL, MAT 7.—The Queen bas been
tslte direst loam patent to be pasted under the Great
or the lillobt Hoe. Alward C.ardwall,
Mhos ~ Deed's, Esq., Edward b Chris-
., Wdlieet Nethesda , , rirr; W lisq, Robort Marotta t,
Lg., 'tolled Unarms, sal Mks Tindeldieo., to be
her Majorty's eimlissis to faqir* into the oasts .1
presseetless owtorally end the bee the is payable te
&rho tithe peace taiderke to juncos. easennose to son-
stabile sod avenue ef weenste inowels.
WHITEHALL, MAT 7.—The Queen has best
phassd lo aaninal• sal appoint Corks Hems, isq., toe
of the Lards of newien, to be was of the Lords or Joisidarr
Ileothai, to the room of Robed Zwatiphis, Esq., de-
ters&

WETTIINALL, MAT 7.—Th• Qom has b..
g=ito great Um plow of cos of take Lords at Solon lo
of Robert wile, Esq.,
to Mama Peosekcrue
sql Advocate, in the mom
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