The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-12 00:00:00

CU Court.

Her Majesty held au investiture of the Moe)
Honourable Order of the Bath, yesterday afternoon, at
Buckingham Palace.
The following Knights Grand Cross of the Order wore
severally introduced into the presence of the Sovereign
between Sir John Pakington and Sir William Gomm, two
junior IKoights Grand Cross present, when the Queen,
sedated by the Prince Consort, Great Master of the order,
Invested them with the Wend, Badge, and Star of the
military division of the first class of the order, vie. :—Ad.
mire! of the Fleet Sir John West, Admiral Sir William Hall
Gage, General Sir George Sewell, General Lord Downes,
Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Admiral Sir George
Francis Seymour, General Sir Frederick Stevie, General S;r
James Ferguson, Lieutenant-Genera Sir John 8011.
Sir Janus Ferguson also received from the Queen the
honours of Knighthood with the Sword of State.
The following Knights Commanders were then severally
introduced, received the honour of Knighthood, and were
invested by her Majesty with the Insignia of the rerpective
Division's in the Second-Claes of the Order, to which they
bad been appointed. Military :—Colonel Alfred Hastiugs
Hanford, late Rifie Brigade • Lieuteuant-General Philip
Bainbridge, Lieutenant-General Thonu Erskiue Napier,
Lieutenant-General the Hon. Charles Gore, Lieutenant.
General Samuel Borden Ellis, Vice-Admiral Provo William
P.m, Wallis, Lieutenent-General George Judd Harding.
Civil —Mr. Rowland Hill, Mr. Frederic James Halliday,
Sir Robert North Collie Hamilton, Bart., Colonel Peter
Melvin Melvin, Lieutenant-t'olonel Herbert Benjamin Ed-
wards', Mr. Charles Lennox Wyke.
After which the undermentioned Compniaas of the
cedar were severally introduced end received from the sore-
• their respective decorations in the military and civil
divisions of the third doe, of the order, via. :—Military—
Lieutenaat-Coloriel John Archibald Ballard, Benda)
seers • Lieutenant-Colooel Arthur Scustimare, 14th
'Light
Dragons ; Colenel ;eorger La Grand Jacob, sth Born lay
Light Infantry ; Colonel Maurice Griffin Dennis, lifith Rifles;
Lieutenant-Colouel Will am Payn,R 53rd Regiment ; Lieu
teaut-Colonel Edward Hecker, oyal Manses. Civil—
Mr. James Ranahl Martin, Examining Physician to the
Secretary of State for India in Council; Mr. Thomas
&raki,). May, Clerk Assistant of the House of e'onintons ;
Colossal Stephen John Hill, Governor of Sierra Leone ; Mr.
Darold Friell Mgeoll, Bengal Civil Service Financial
Conned...loner, Punjaub ; Mr. Edward Thornton,
Bengal Civil Service Commissioner of the Jhelum
Division, Punjsub ; Mr. Henry Cane Tucker, Ben-
gel Civil Service Commissioner, Berens; Mr. Robert
Alexerider, Bengal Civil Service Comrunasouer, Rabileund ;
Mr. Robert Heury Dunlop, Bengal Civil Service Magistrate
of Meerut; Mr. William Aehburuer Forbes, Bengal Civil
Serviee, Deputy Commissioner, Oude ; Mr. George Henry
Mildmay Ricketta, Bengal Civil Service, Deputy Commis-
siouer, Loodianab ; Mr. Herwidd Craufurd Wske, Bengal
Civil Kerrie., Magistrate of Shabalsiel ; Colonel George
St. Patrick Lawrence, Bengal Cavalry Agent to her Majesty'',
Viceroy Niel Governr.General of India in Rajpootana.
Liaut.-I'olonel Frederick Carleton klanden, late Bengal
Army Deputy t'ommussiorier, Ferteepore ; Major John Reid
Becher, Demos' Engineers, Deputy Commie...icier, Hamra;
Major Helen' Charles Laurence, Bengal Infantry, COM-
mandit,g the Lahore Police and Cashniere Condiment.
The Queen and Prince Consort, iicrompianed by the
Prinvese Alice sod the Count of Plunders, rode on horse-
back yesterday morning, attended by the Hon. Mary
Belted, Major-General Seymour, the Hon. M. Seckville
West, end Lieut. -Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe.

Ti:, Prince and Princess Frederick of the Netherland',
aersimpaniod by the Princess Marie, visited the queen yes-
terday at Buckingham Prince. Their royul highnesses were
received at the grand entrance by the Prince Consort, and
were conducted to the Bow-ropm, where her Majesty, ac-
companied by the Prim...is Alice, re,viveil her illustrious
visitors. The ladies and gentlemen in waiting were in at-
tendance.

Prince Leopold took a carriage drive.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princesses Alice and
Louise, and Mended by the Hon. Lucy Kerr, took a drive
in a carriage and four in the afternoon, Major•deneral Key-
mour and Lord Charles Fitzroy attended on horseback.
The Prince Consort rode on horseback in the afternoon,
attended by Lieutenaut•Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe.
Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening. The
company included the King ,of the Belgians, the Princess
Alice, the Count of Flanders, Prince Frederick of the
Netherlands and the Princess Marie, Prince Julius and
Prince John of Holstein Glucksharg.
A deputation on the subject of Religious Instruction in
Prisons had an interview with Sir G. C. Lewis yesterday at
the Homemdlice.

A deputation oo the subject of the Indostrial Schools Act
had also an interview with Sir. G. C. Lewis yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Cokatial
Pike (met the Governors of the North Americium provinces,
the Governors of the settlements oo the Weet Comet of
Africa, the Lord High Conimissioaer of the Theis Islaads,
and the Oovernora of BMWs sad Vamooses's

Despatches ware mut host the Colonial-office yesterday