The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1869.

trig court.

The Queen and the Prince Consort rode on horse-
back yesterday morning, attended by the Hon. Mary Buheel,
Lord Colville, and Captain the Hon. D. de Roe,
The Prince Consort, &computed by the Prim:area Like
and Helena, and the Prieto of Leiningen, went to the Han-
del Festival, at the Crystal Palace, Sydenhans. The royal
suite consisted of Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Lucy
Kerr, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord Gawp Lennon,
Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Major-Om:tend Wylde, and
Captain tho Hon. D. de Rot.
The Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg arrived at Baa-
l-41mm Palace, from the Continent, yesterday afternoon, on
a visit to the Queen. The Prince of Hohenlotte
Schilltag-
furst accompanied her Serene Highness to Buckingham
Palace, and aft :math proceeded to the Brunswick Hotel,
Jermyn.etreet.

The Countess ds Neuilly visited the King of the Belgians
yesterday at Buekingham Palace.
The Queen. accompanied by the Prineees I Helena, the
Princeas of llobenlohe Lengenburg, and the Prince of
Leinlagea, took a drive in an open carnage and four in the
afternoon. Lord Colville and Captain the Hon. D. de Roe
attended on horseback.

The Queen had a dinner party last evening. The com-
pany included the King of the Belgian', the Princess Aline,
the Count of Flanders, the Prince of Lettingen, the
Princess of Hohenlohe Langembury, Prince Hottentots°
Schtllingfurst, the Duchies of Sutherland, Prince Ester-
hazy, the Earl and Comte./ Granville, the Duke of New-
caatle and Laly Susan Pelham Clinton, the Belgian Mi-
nister, the Marptia of Ailmbery, Viscount Sydney, Colonel
Count de 31,erkerke, Major Burnell, and Dr. Keep).
The band of the Col lette.= Guards played during dinner:
Overture. " V Mersa nee Were
rake. " Queen of the
seiretior. " Les liereaser . Illereebeer.
Glee. —his Ile& 011ie eeik •Par H. 11. Blabor.
Sodom - ewer ........ ........
Her Majesty's private bated afterwards performed In the
drawing-room the Arthriefilir ealestion
chanme.-ommw

Captique, • Le Domino Nett"
13oug sod chem." Boma the lutel Ilmbril"
Mardi, “ Le. Dr. Joungts"

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
sury in Downing-street. It was attended by
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, Sir G. C. Lewis, Lord John Russell, the
Duke of Newcastle, the Right Hon. Sidney Her-
bert, Sir C. Wood, the Right lion. W. E. Gladstone,
the Duke of Somerset, Sir George Grey, the Earl of
Elgin, and the Right Hon. E. Cardwell.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day la the Conned Chamber. Fnment—Lord Klagadown,
E Ryan, Sir C. Cromwell, and Sir L. Pad. The appeals
the EurJpeaa" sad " the Robinson," from the Adoptslty
Court, ware Mord. An appeal, " the Swallow and Cargo,"
trout the Admiralty Cosa, watcorammiced.
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De splitobso won mat from the Coloaral-office yesterday to
film Governors of Coaoda sad Newfoundland.

(MOM LAST MOM'S OAZKTTL)
WAR OFFICE.JUNE 23.—The Queen has been
ger:lonely pleased to give orders £r the appointment of
&sr-Admiral George Rodney Mundy, and Captain Edmund
Gardiner Fishbourne, R.N., to be ordinary members of the
militsey division of the third clue, or campanione, of the
moot bosoorable order of the Bath; and of David Janos
Simpson, Esq , one of the postmasters-in-chief of the Royal
Navy; William (Avid Jessie, Req., paymaster in the Royal
Navy ; and John Eyde, Esq., late asaistant•atuveyor of the
Navy, to be ordinary members of the civil division of the
third clam, or companions, of the said most honourable
order.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 22.—The Queen has
bees pleased to appoint the Dachas of Sutherland to be
Mistress of the Robe., is the roan of the Dachau of Man-
chester, resigned.
Sr. Lamels PALACE, JUNE 23.—The Queen has
bee. pleased to appoint John Robert Viscount Sydney, to be
Lord Chttubertaut of her Majesty's Hutuebold, en the room
of George John, Earl Ds la Warr, resigned.

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BT. Jahlin'a PALACE, Jules 23.—The Queen has
bees phased to appoint the Bight Hoe. Volintine Augustus
Browne, commonly called Viscount Castleroese, to he Vim.
Chamterlain of her Majesty's Household, in the room of the
HGtht Hoe. Orlando George Marks Bridgemsn, commonly
called Viscount Newport, resigned.

Sr. JAMES'S PALACE, JENE 23.—The Queen has
been pi...id to appoint, to be Lords in Waiiing in Ordinary
to her Majesty : Lune*, Earl of Caithness, in the ram of
James Walter, Earl of Vernlum, realised; George, Vi,cottnt
Torrington, in the room of G.orge Augustus Frederick
Chyle., Earl of Sheffield, resigned; Thomas, Lord Camoye,
la the mom of William Henry, Viscount Strethallim, re-
✓ignel George, Lord Rivers, in the room of Henry Francis,
Lord Polwarth, resigned; George, Lord de Tablry, in the
fl,lll of Lagar& Lord Crofters, resigned ;Richard, Lord
Crensorne, is the MOM of William Baterosn, Lord Bateman,
resigned; Frederic Henry Paul. Lord Methuen, in the room
of Richard Henry tinrey, Lord &glee, resigned.

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WHITEHALL, JUNE 24.—The Queen bag been
placed to direct Ware patent to he pure! under the great
meal, conetitutine and appointing the Right Ilcrouratle
Homy John. Viscount Palmerston, K.G. ; the Right
lienouratde William Heart °bailees ; Edward Bursae.
Knatchball Huger's., Esq.; Sir William Dunbar, Bart. •
end Jobs Bagwell, Esq. ;to be commissioners for exectehti
the tame of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain,
mad Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. The Queen bestir:l
been pleased to direct letters patent to be peened under the
Ugreat seal, panties to the Right Hocoerable William Ewart
etnee the offices of Chancellor and Under-Trettiurer of
her Ifsjeety's Exchequer. The Quiet has ale been pleased
dtreot Mums wart seder the great seal, appointing
Game %Ulm° Frederick, Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of
the Horse to her Majesty. The Queen has also been pleased
to direct Inter, patent to be paned under the greet seal,
granting the office and place of Advocate•Gentral,
or Earl Marshal, of her Majesty's Forces, to
the Right Honourable Thomas Bunnon Headiest.
The Qseen has been pleased to direct lettere patent to be
weed under the great meal, appointing the Right Honourable
Thomas Milner Gibson to be Poor Law Commissioner for
Reels/ad. The Qeeen has aim been pleated to appoint the
Right lionourthis Robert Lowe to be Vim-President of the
Committee of Council on Education. The Qum' has also
bean pleased to grant the cffice of her Mejsety's Advocate for
Scotland to James Moamieff, Esq., Dian of the Faculty of
Advscates,

BUCEINGLIAN PALACE, JUNE 22.—Her Mainly
having been gracionely pleased to deliver the custody of the
seals of the duchy and county palatine of Lencaster to the
Right lion. Sir George Grey, Bart, G.C.8., the oath of
Chow:4kt of the Duchy of Lanosater was this day, by her
Majesty' commaad, adrotnietered to Mtn sooorthog:y.

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MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, RICE 18.—
Tbr Queen has barn pleased to appoint the Right lice.
Joha Georg, Brebeara, Earl of Beserugh, to be Mew d
her M.is. y s Bookhossade, is the room of the Right Son.
John William, Earl of &made ich, restrict.
Downiso-srazer, Jrne.—The Queen has been
plowed to appoint Hoary Allen Johnson, Esq., to be a
member of the Legi.leive Camel of Prince Edward Island;
Willten Town's Mercer, Esq., to bt a member of the Exe-
cutive Council of Hoeg Kong,* Juba Lembrick
E.q., to be Sopereteudent of Pollee for the hived of Seat
Christopher; sod the Rev. J. H. Pemberton to be • member
of the Comic lot the Island of Nevis.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 23.—The Queen has been
pissed to ai prove of Mr. Henry Hamer Oitleca es Cored
et St. Helena for hie Wilily the King of Denmark. The
gagen hoe elw been phased to sppr.ve of Mr. A. Harks as
Vice-Consul et Bathurst for his bltiesty the Vag of Um
Belgians.

The Countess Chreptowitch, wife of the late Rus-
sian Miaiger at this court, bu hit tura ce tar rttora to
Paris.

The Marquis end Marchioneu of Clanricarde en-
tertained a select circle at dinner on Thrreday evening at
their roan ion on Carlton Ilmee-terrace.

The Countess Craven and the Ladies Craven have
returned to town from Cs-Ivobury Pork, Harm.

The Countess Dowager Cowper gave a soirle dare-
sent,. oa Thuraday at the reaultive at the Earl de Grey, is
et. James's-Name, which was most fashiatably attended.
\lewdness Palmerston will "receive" this even-
ing at Cambridge Howe.

Frances Countem Wald?grave gale a errand con-
cert Last evening at her mansion in Caelton-iirdene. Her
Royal Highness the Dachass &Anomie bottomed her lady-
ship with her tracers. The programme included a seise-
'action Gorr several favourite operas, and the artistes who
sang were blades,'" Penes and Didiia, and Signori Ger-
dont, Graziaol, end Belletti. Signor Mehra ;resided at the
planofinte. The party broke up shortly after one o'clock.
We have to announce the demise of Baron Knese-
beck for massy years the comptroller of the household of the
his Duke of Cambridge, and latterly of her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Cambridge. Ile died yesterday morning
after a few days il I eels. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess
of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Moak's-
burg Strelitz., and the Ps harems Mary, left St. James's Palace,
shortly after the melancholy erect, fur Cambridge Cottle,
Kew. In conergnance of the demise of the mach respected
Baron, their Royal Highnesses hive &diced all leviistims
until alter the fusers!.