The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-07 00:00:00

Cbc Court.

The Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied
by the Princess Alice, and attended by the Hon. Beatrice
Bpi, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel Biddulph, sad Lieut.
Colonel Poosouby, rode on horseback on Saturday morning.
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Prince Leopold and the Princesses Helens sad Lows
took a carriage drive.
The Queen and Prince Consort and the Princess Alice
visited the Botanical Gardens in the Regent's-park in the
afternoon. In attendance were the Hon. Emily CNithcart,
Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Charles Fitzoy, and Lient.•
Colonel Ponsonby. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prin.
case Alice, afterwards took a carriage drive. The Prince
Consort rode on horseback.

Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the
Princess Alice, honoured the Royal Iteli►n Open, Covent-
garden, Iritb their presence in the evening. Theroyalsuite
consisted of the Visoonnteir Jocelyn, the Hon. Emily
Cathcart, Lord Methuen, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and
Liw-
tenant-Colonel Ponsonby.

Mr. Vernon Heath, photographer, of Piccadilly, had the
honour on Wednesday last to explaia to Prince Alfred, at
Buckingham Palace, the principle of an improved stereo-
scopic aunera, designed chiefly for preserved sensitive
plates.
Yesterday the Queen and Prince Consort, the PTIDCOSP
Alice, Prince Arthur, the Princesses Helena and Louisa,
and Prince Leopold, the ladies and gentlemen of the
court and the domestic household attended Divine service
in the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace. The Bishop of
Loudon preached the sermon.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at
the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, in Do sheet. The Ministers pre-
sent were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan-
cellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir
George C. Lewis, Lord John Russell, the Duke
of Newcastle, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert,
Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the Doke of Somerset, the Right Hon.
T. Milner Gibson, Sir George Grey, the Right
Hon. C. P. Villiers, and the Right Hou. Edward
Cardwell.

A deputation on the subject of the Bleach Works Bill
had an interview with Mr. Clive, in the sbeence of Sir
George ('. Lewis, on Saturday, at the Home-office.
Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
race from the Governors of Mauritius and the Australian
colonies.

He:.patchee were sent to the flovernmi of the Cape, St.
Helena, Natal, and the North American provinces.

The Queen has been pleased, ou the recommenda-
tion of the lord-lieutenant of the county of Middlesex, to
appoint Mr. Edward Huggins, of Brent-lodge, Finchley, •
deputy-lieutenant of the metropolitan county. Mr. Huggins
has also been appointed to the deputy-lieutenancy of the
Tower Hamlets.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur. accompanied
by his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, visited Mr. Maysll's
photographic exhibition in Regent•atreet on Saturday.
Their royal highnesses afterwards sat to Mr. Mayall for
photographs,

- The Earl of Statufonl and Warrington in suffer-
ing from a serious attack of bronchitis, at his residence in
Hill-street, Berkeley-square.

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Viscountess Palmerston had au assembly on
Bstunlay evening ►t Cambridge House. Previously to the
assembly, the bolds viscountess entertained at dimmer—
The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, Count Alden,
the Earl of Liatowel, Frances Countess WaMerano and
Mr. Harcourt, LP., Lord Otho Fitsgendd, Lord and Lady
Harriet Ashley, Lady William Russell, Lady Victoria
Ashley, Hon. Henry Cowper awl lady Florence Cowper,
Hon. Frederick Hyng, and Mr. Chichester Fortescue, M.P.

The marriage was celebrated on Thursday Lat.,
• Mortlake Roman catholic church, of the Right Han.
J. D. Fitzgerald. judge of her Majesty's Court of Q 1111.11.11
Bench in Ireland, and late AttorneyOemeral, to Mims Jane
Southwell, the sister of Viscount BouthwelL The
service was performed by Bishop Grunt. Among the
general company were the Earl of Carlisle, Right Hon.
Edward Ind Mrs. Oirdesil, Min Washington /libber' add
the Misses Hibbert, Sir J. Bernard Burke, Mr. L Waldron,
ke. The newlyinarried pair afterwards left town
in • oatringa.•ad.foor for Tenbridirs.wells, ew resat to Paris.
Lord Malmembury has taken the Deer Forest of
Oisstasuser.