The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-19 00:00:00

COI Court.

The Qasen held a court yesterday afternoon at
Bee Unbent Palace.
Count do Perefirty, heibearador from the Emperor of the
Veatch, bad en audience o the QUM, sad delivered him
aradaatale.

Hts'foeetlenr7 was Introduced by t►e Earl of Moines-
bury, the Quenee principal eacretery of State for Portico
and conducted by liajacOeteral the Hon. Ela
Edward Coat, 1C.C.11., her Majesty's Master of the Car-
mode&

Her 'Natty Was attended by Lord Crofton, Lord Is
Waltham sod the Hoe. Mortimer eachrille West, Ciro/main
Waft.

Ihe Zluesa and Prime Comport rode oa bombe& In the
&seeded by the lion. Rise ere Mealey, Lord
Charles atkegVitmoy, ead Vert-Colonel Passerby.
Priam end Princess Omega of Saxony and the Doke of
Oporto arrived at Becklagham Palace at twenty-2,6minutes
before 6 o'clock yesterday afterroom, cn a visit to the Quest.
The Prince and Primate and the royal Duke wore reosived
on leading at Swathamptcs by Colonel Prude Hugh
Seymour. Equerry to the Poets.
Their Royal Hlghaessis travelled to London by a
train on the South-Western Railway, and upon awl at
the privet* etation. Vauxhall, were met by the Prince
sort, attended by LieutaaansOolanel Formby. The royal
party enured several M the Queen's merkges, which were at
the Mstra, and, smarted by • deteelmsat et Life Ciaside,
proceeded to Booklagbara Painestionwyhme the Qum, ammo-
Isabel by to Prisms's Altos, and Lodes, Prince
Arthur, sad Prime Leopold, Martial the Lease, Great
Olken, aed Osatlems of her Court, mosimd the Priem
sad Priamse, and the Duke of Oporto.
Coast Vitrokunt, Saxon Mishear at the Beitklt Covet,
attended Prince sad Princes. George of Saxony from Lisbon.
The Chevalier d'Oliveirs, Conmalice to the Portuguese
Legation, remind the royal party rpm their Wadi at
Southern mad attended their Royal to
B alma.
The wits of the Prince end Prints. (harm of Saxony
ecisisted of La Cowers. de Holsomiceff, OM& Maness ;
Mae. de UM', Dame d'Honnear; M. de Issamtlts,
Chembellas • .ad M. de Heildorf, AltistSsCasep.
The Duda of Opark• was attended by Leak-OrelVieseepe de Cermasha, Captain esegksad IL &Papaya.
The Darkest of Heat visited the
Tiber, George of
Sway am after hot arrival at Buckingham Palace.
The Questa had • estam party lot seenlag. com-
pany ladaded the Priam AYsea; the Duke of Oporto, the
Prises sad Primers Orem it ilantsysad this Deb of
=or.D.Daelesseed Xsaterster, Ctesse de Roistadord,
de UM; the Duke of Beaufort, the Serpa
Wakes, the Msequie at Raster the Marquis of Abemorn,
Eel Delsweer, Neel of Der iii Earl of Mehasebury,
ChavenerrOnvelra Slim, M. de tiennetilii, M. de Relliorf,
C olossi Y. H. t.-Oessral Vioompte de Cam
Wrpuha,ft( to Ma Doke Cam Cqrala M. Sampsyo, and the Rummy-in-
Wabridge.
The lteed of the Royal Mare Guards attended during
dinner, mad played the Ulm/impose :
Ypareeata~..... ....... ............. Derfoldt.
Aube,
" MOM
OW% " amileer

N,. Thome Bdrliag Wad iskarview with die
BM of Dosougholor• yarlaminy at Kr albe of tin Board at
Trade.

Dispatches were sent tree the ColetteLAM reterday to
the Governor' alas Australian colonica, the lianrities, and
MW alta, and the Lard High C et the lonian
and&

HBR .11.111821"8 BIRTHDAY.

This day being appointed for the oelebration of her
Mejesty's birthday has been observed as a reseal holiday
at the public came end courts of law. Early in the morn-
Mg the royal etendard was hoisted et the Twee. the India
Roue, the Pat-cane,, Somerset Howe, sad the Admiralty,
and also at the royal parish churches of 114 Mary Abbots,
Ilsosiagtoe, Bt. Martia's.in-the-Selds, and llt. Jelm's sad
St. Margaret* Westminster. The bell ringers of awl,
all.tha metropolitan and suburban churches did hemp
to the day, and salutes were fired from the Til-
bury, Woolwich, the Tower, and Park gums. The
shipping in the river and decks wee dread at in the flags
of all nations. The maul inspretion of the Guards by his
Royal Highness the hies Consort and the Duke of Cam-
bridge, Cceernsalsein.Chisf, took 1,1 ice at half-past nine
o'clock it the pestle ground of St. Jecterte-park.
Priem George of Saxony and the Duke of opart.,
lines pretest et the ceremony. The royal party
were Wearied by the Merl of Cardigan, Lord Etokeby, Colonel
P. H. Seymour, Lisidement-Coloatel Pormosby, Lord itegl.in,

end a asatereas Miff of general officers. The four state
beads played 1e Gad Save the Queen," sad the
troops pretended ems on the arrival of the Wachter
peracenges. At the Mom of the inspection the royal party,
who were each cheend, returned to Bockiaghem Taw"
end the regiesets M their respective barracks, heeded by
their bends mid edema. The Joined], member, of the royal
whammed the some from one of the windows of the
Mine Ors& Tie morning being Sae, the perk
wee crowded. The Greenwich sad Chelsea Pensioners were
inspected by the Governors sad Lieuteestot-Governors of the
two hospital, ; sad the Royal City Artillery, of which the
Prince Consent le the Colonel, ennobled is force in their
panels read la Bnahill.row, St. Luke's.
In en arening the thastrie, dub-bonne, and establish.
mate of the royal tradespeople will be illaminated, and the
ladies', sad Great Maws of Bute give greed banquela In
beamed of the eteemion, while the more affluent of her Ma-
jesty's hokum= dine together at the Ship, at Greenwich.

THI DItAWING-ROOll (MIS DAT).—lier Majesty
held the Wed asd most brilliant Drawng-room of the
seam this shows= at St. Jantee's Pelee,. It waa
Minded by the Prince Compost, the Princess Allay,
the Prism and Prtacess of Sammy, the Duke of
Oporto, and nearly the whole of the corps diplometlque.
The heights of the several orders appeared In their cullers,
end the Lord Chancellor and fudges in their robes.
There were no present Woos, as the Drawing-room was held
specially to celebeate her Majesty's birthday.

To an 'dame mooted to him on the tOth, by
tie Chamber elComassers, at Gibraltar, his Royal High-
nem the Prince of Woks returned the followine reply :
Oentleansn,—l very sincerely thank you for this o,wdlal
adroit of macaw. The interest and gratitleation that I
have derived from my 'obit to Gibraltar, so justly oelehreted
fee its military strength sod ikturesque beauty, hare been
greatly inhariced by the hearty reception I have mat with
from all dimes of its intabliants, of which I shall always
retain a most *ming remembrance. I shall take the
eeriest opportunity of conveying to the Queen, my mother,
the gratifying asmarances which you give of your wall-
keown loyalty cud patriotism, and of your devoted attach-
' ass{ te her Majesty sod the Prince Consort, and to all the
minim ef the royal family."
The Duke and Dachau of Sutherland and Lord
Ronald Linvisora Gower have returned to Staited House,
from CihUes Roll, near Maid/mkt ad.

Tke Duke of 66eacoland and Lady Augusta Poulett
In daily expected home tram Path.

The Counter de Pereigny, who arrived in London
two days sio with his excellersey the must, hes Marled to
Pads fore few dap.

The Counter; of Derby will give a ball on the Std
of Jane, at tta official residence of the Premier let Downing-
street.

The Earl and Counters of Shrewsbury and Talbot
are expected is town In a few dam fee tint coon. The
table earl has takes a residence in Chliaarplace.

The Esrl of Coventry has arrived in town from
Worcestershire. His lordship has taken • residence in Chs•-
ternekt•street, Ilsytair.

The Countessof Tankerville arrived in town yes-
terday, from vialtlng Viscount and VW-onstage Palmerston,
at Hamlet Hall, Harm.
Vi.ooant and Viscounteu Palmerston arrived at
Cambridp House, 'waylay, from Bracket Hall, Herts.
Viaesuntese Combermere has issued cards for an
ansaaably, eat the Will Mama; at her mansion la &Irmo-
agnamr.

Lad? Egerton had an assembly lastavening at her
sesirlon In St lesartie-squart

Lady Theresa Lewie will hats an afternoon party
sa Monday, the 30th hut., at Kent House, Keightebridge.
The Right Hon. W. B. and Mrs. Gladstone
arrived at the& rridenor on CarlaHowee-terraor, 'error.
day bow Asian Lord Lyttelton' at Hanley Hall.
Mr. C. (bovine is about to resign the oftios of
Clark I. the Privy Council, and Lord Robert Cecil, it
tattooed, will mewl W. la the labor CWI a vacancy
would occur in the 31arrptis of Haatee's pocket borough,
etanaford, and the opportunity, It to add, will be taken to
re-introduce Mr. Stout Wortley into pulienient.

We learn from a Ranter telegram that the tfoni-
tsur of tits doy coateass a &ores proroguing the e *lion of
the Cosies Logistitd to the 28tb inat.

. -
M. Verbatim, one of the representatives of Brus-
sels, sad • long-Wad sad mach respected rceaattr of the
Nbral peaty la the &Van chamber, Weeds t mituraw
from pollhcal life at the 6pp...tau-mg electior.a.

THE WAR.

The Paris Mositeur of to-day (we learn from Mr.
Reuter) publishes the following telegram :

ALEBBANDRIA, MAT 18.

" The organisation of the army is going an actively,
The repair of the damage dons by the enemy to the
bridges, roads, and railways is approaching crimple-
dos. The Austrians continue their exactions. The
population of Vercelli are filled with consterna-
tion, and quite oat of condition to satisfy
such demands. During the night of the
17th, a body of , Austrians, 100 strong, es-
caladed the bridge of Valence through a breach, and
made a fruitless attempt to take a position, guarded
by a small detachment of eight men. This morning
the enemy opened a somewhat vigorous cannonade,
which lasted from 3 till 6 o'clock, on the boats
moored on the right bank of the Po, near the rail-
way from Alessandria to Mortara. Our side made
no response to the cannonade, the result of which
proved to be insignificant."

VIENNA, MAT 19.

The official Wieser Zeituoig contains an imperial
decree increasing the direct and the indirect taxes
of the empire. The moaopoly of tobacco and the
customs duties are not included. The Wiener
Zoitung then goes on to explain that the extent
of inch financial measures is now completed.

TRIEBTE, WIDNINIDAY.

A merchant vessel from Bremen, laden with cargo,
has arrived off Venice, but was prevented by the
French squadron from entering the town, being now
in a state of blockade. The captain of the venal
was told that he might go to Trieste, or to one of
the poets in Istria, which are not blockaksd. The
sierehantman subsequently east anchor at Pirano.

Tt;RIN„ TOBIDAT.

The official bulletin of to-day is as follows:
" Yesterday the Emperor visited the King of 841,
dinia at Ooelmiamo. The Austrians occupy the
right bank of the Po as far as Castel Baa Giovanni,
12,000 strong. The fortifications of the bridge of 1
Stella, for the purpose of protecting the retreat of
the Austrians, still oontinue.

"An order of the Xing has been published,
mentioning the names of those who have signalind
themselves in the first military operations."

BERNE, WIDNIISDAY.

The inclination manifested by the Italian refugees
on the frontiers of Switzerland to stir up a revolu-
tion in Lombardy has been pat down by our troops,
who have also seized several chests of guns and
bomb; of gunpowder.

The Post in a third edition publishes the follow-
ing telegram from its correspondent in Pans:—
"There is no news of importance from Italy. The
Austrian and Franco-Piedmontem armies are oppo-
site each other at many points—that is to say, they
are within annals-shot of each Mbar. and that by
the aid of a good telescope one can see from the
allied ramp to the Austrian. From one moment to
the other serious *vents are expeeted."
The Paris Pays says :—" All those who live in the
neighbourhood of mountaios know that the middle
and the end of May ia the epoch of heavy inunda-
tions. The sun melts the snow, and if rain super-
mom, floods are produced in a few hoots. The
delay which military operations are now snaring is
attributable to this cause. The theatre of war is
situated in a part of Europe where rivers having
their source in lofty mountains are very 11111611120011.
Tee lost time is, however, usefully employed in cow
pieties the arming andvietualling of our troops, and
when OM operations commence, the result will be
only the lame speedy."
It has been generally thought that no shots have
yet been exchanged between any Austrian and
French troops, and this opinion is confirmed by
the silence of the Mositeur. The Pays, however,
gives the following version of an affair of " first
blood:"—" We have heard from the mouth of a
general officer, arrived in Paris yesterday, and who
was almost an eye-witness of the event, a fact of
good augury which proves the great superiority of the
French rifle. Two battalions of foot Chasesurs, one
Austrian and the other French, came in sight of
each other from opposite banks of the Po, and
although at a great distance exchanged shots,
Great was the stupefaction of the enemy at perceiv-
ing that all its balls fell short, while ours struck
several of their men with dimetrous precision. The
Austrian battalion quickly dispersed, leaving twenty
of their body dead upon the field."
The manufactories of arms in Liege, in Belgium,

are at present, in consequence of the war, very
busily occupied. Amougst other extensive orders
received, the firm of Malherbe and Co. has obtained
one from the Saxon government for 20,000 rifles,
and letters state that the English government is
entering into contracts with different manufacturers
for the supply of 200,000 rifles, which will cost about
10,000,000 fr.

With regard to whether coal is to be considered
contraband of war the English government, it is
understood, desire to avoid pronouncing any opinion.
Vessels carrying such cargoes will do so at their
own risk, and if they are seized by a belligerent
power and brought before a proper court for adju-
dication, the decision then arrived at will help to
guide future views upon the question.
English shipowners have been warned (the Times
states) upon the authority of the highest legal ofiloers
of the crown that all charters of ships to the French
government as " transports" or " storeships" are in
contravention of the 39th of George lIL, cap. 69,
and if attempted to be carried out will involve con-
fiscation of the ship, and prosecution and imprisonment
for misdemeanour on information being given of the

existence of any such contract. This decision applies
equally to vessels chartered before or subsequently
to the issue of the recent proclamation. The
Mauritius steamer lately chartered, and now lying
at Southampton, will therefore be unable to clear.
The provisions of the contract in that instance in-
clude a penalty of 10,0001. for non-felillmeut ; bat
this, of coarse, cannot be enforced, since the contract
itself is pronounced illegal. There are several other
esess of charters fur similar purposes, which in like
mew will have to be abandoned.

The commandant of Aleseandria, Count Giannotti,
hie Limed a notification ordering all strangers who
have not a special permission, or do not belong to
the allied armies, to quit the town within 24 hour,.
The mercantile letters from Germany state that
business of all kinds continues in suspense, owing to
the general political excitement. To-day the Diet
at Frankfort are expected to decide upon the atti-
tude to be seenmed by the Confederation, and the
event is waited for with great anxiety, some persona
beteg disposed to expect that an army of obeerva-
don will be ordered to the Rhine.
A Munich letter states that, at the last perform-
ance of the Testament des Grosien ilvwfurstels,
every passage applicable to the present situation of
affairs, as showing a desire to aid Austria, was
loudly applauded by the audience, and even by the
King himself.
A letter in the Dikes, referring to the Zonaree,
says:—" One fact will give an ides of the incom-
parable African troops, with whom the Austrians