The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-07 00:00:00

tbt Court.

We hare authority to state that to prevent any
Wary to trade, her Nlatesty has been pleased to command
that court ca.,unting shell not be worn at the Drawins-room
as 611tUroley neat, tb. lloh JOS..
The (ie,oo bad it court and priry•council yesterday after.
aeon at barkiaghaur Pu ma.._ _

Tilefdieritie7f London and Middlesex, Meese,. Halo and
Onier, accompanied by the City Itemembranoer, had an
mesa of the Queen to receive her command, relative to
the
L eotka.
esseption of en add/vas from the corpora, of the City
of

Har Majesty was pleased to appoint Saturday neat at St.
Jsmem's Palace, after dm drawing room, for toe reception of
{laa/bess.

Altram-;-Council the flumes 'Teeth on opening the Scietot
of Podlament this day was approved of.
Tbs gown and the Primo Conicrt, accompanied 14 the
PrisawaLlier, rode on hormback ie the morning, attended
by Me Hoe. Emily Cathcart, and the Equerries in Waiting.
Tbri Prince Consort was present at a meeting of a com-
mittee tithe thivercors of Wellington College, held at *NV..
yesterday taunting, at the new rd4;tl of Waste
releaser.

TOinti were also pteseet the Right Hon. Sir James Den-
ham, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, Sir Howard Douglas,
the Rev. J. R. G!ei Colonel the Hon. W. P. Talbot, Hono-
rary Secretary and Mr. Chasm, ai
The meeting Ln.ike m two o'clock. Prince Consort
was attended by Carers the Hon. D. de Roe.
The queen, ac,.Noinpanied by the Prince's Alice, visited
'he Ouches' of Kent yesterday afternoon et Clarence House,
St. James's. Her Mejeety, attended by the Hon. Emily
Cathcart and Lord Colville, took a carriage &ice.
The Priam Consort rode on horseback, attended by his
Equerry in Wafting.
Her Majesty's dinner party in the evening included the
Femoral the Earl and Countess of Elgin, the Countess
of Mount-Edarcumbe, Viscount and Lady Katharine Veils-
tort, Lord George Lumen, Colonel and Lady Catherine
Vernon llartourt, and Major Elphinatene, R.E.

The Earl of Derby have a fall drew dinner at his residence
lard evening to the following peers .—The Dukes of Rich-
mond, Beaufort. Rutland, and Manchester; the Lord Chen-
cello, the Maripinwe of eel .bury, Bath, Exeter. A 11.., and
Dowirehire ; the Early of Caeca:von, Eglinton, Hardwick.,
Coedit/an, Delaware, Lonsilale, Poles, Dinesborongh Mal-
meat ury, evlyn, Btradbroke, Docionghmore, and Amherst;
Vt. r.,unra Hill, Gough, Herding', Combertnere, end Lilford ;
Lords De It'., /*ember'', Berner., Clinton, Redaedale,
Forester, Col:tinter, and Charlton. The Duke of Montrose
was prevented by diem from being present.
Tbe Chancellor of the Eicheqmer gave a full dress rail's.
tary Dinner, last evening, at his Ovate resilience, Gros-
vesor-gate.
The Earl Granville, u leader of the opposition
par y in the House of Lade, had a parliamentary dinner
loot evenings* hie mansion in Breton-street, Berkeley-ovate.

The Adelina of the Corporation to her Majesty in
favour of neutrality in reference to the Italian question, will
be presented on Saturday neat, at three o'clock.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
entertained a select circle at her residence In the Ambas-
sadors' Court, St. James's Palace, last evening. The com-
pany included Ma Excellency Barun Bentinck, the bake and
Duchess of Bur-clinch, the Duchess of Inverness, the Earl
of et. Germane, Lord and Lady Napier, Lord FraderiA
Panlet, DJWINrOf Lady Napier, Gencral Sir William and
Lady 001:1202, Nejor•Osneral the Hon. W. Ashburnhain,
Captain &via Lumley, &c.

The Earl and COUntess Spencer and the Countess
(Dowager) aad Lady Sarah Spencer have arrived at Spencer
House, St. Jamas, from Altborp Hell, Northatoptosehire,
for the leita:O.

Ilia Excellency Lord Howard do Walden, British
Ambassador at the Court of Brussel', arrived at Claridge's
Hotel oa Saturday hut, from Brussels.

The MarehiOness of Salisbury had an assembly
last night at the family residence of the Lard President of
the Connell, ba Arlington-ant; which wesbothatusisrously
and faatdonably attended.

Mrs. Petro gave a concert haat evening at her
residence in Bcrkekysgeare. ma programme embraced
selections from some of the newest and most admired cent-
posiiiona, which were rendered very succenfully by the fol-
lowing &Moto :—Medame Penco, Madame Netlike-Di:Lie,
Signor Oresiesti, Signor Mari-Baraldi, Matllle. Calderon,
Signor Mongini, end Signor Bellettl. M. Benedict presided
at the pianoforte,
_ _

Mrs. Francis Sutton's ball last night, at her
Ransienos la Bruton•stnet, was very fully sad fashionably
attsnded.

The Cowan. of Stradbroke gave birth yesterday
W a ,laughtt r,at 33, Bolgrave-square.

His Excellency the Earl of Eglinton arrived in
Loadon yesterday from Dublin Castle, eapievoly to dim et
the Earl of D.oby's parliamentary diluter. The Debi.' earl
oulymnialas a for days in toe'.
_ _

iho Earl of Egliuton ham arriTed at Grillon'n, Cla-
rendon Hotel, from Dahlia.

The late William Fagan, Esq., M.P. for Cork, has
left an estate of 2,0001., a you, and 51,000 L, to hls second
soo. Ills tad,: son is attached to a convent on the Conti-
nent. He did not loose any bequests to the clergy of Cork,
as enacted.

In all probability," says the Meriting Past," wie
gull all me Lord Panl:olrokm *grin oiaapying the otflos of
premier, Lord John Hawaii applying Ms greet stat,rinan-
like mind to the reorgeniastkin of our Indian empire, and
Lnrd Clarendon ones MOM lIIKInd VI file direction of
foreign asirs. Lori Elgin, of whom eminent services and
distinguished cepseity the public have recently raeival
mo many 'roof., will no doubt hold important caw; and
we shall be glad if toe wonderful eloquence sod refined
Intellect of Mr. Gladaone may at the present conjuncture
of akin; be placed in a position for which they are en un-
doubtedly hoed is the service of the country. Mr. Sidney
Harbert, L Granville, Mr. Cariwell, Mr. hlilner °shoos,
aced rainy other UM., well known to otticidl life, ars men-
(hind aa mambas of the sew administraton ; but of now
these ere only spoculi•jois which the carotin of yesterday
amply justifier, but whi.<b most be dependent open future
srnutgewents."

The friends sod supporters of Mr. Frederick
Melton, one of thn cmilidwee originally brought forward at
the labs election for the borough of Lambmh, entertained him
at dinner last evening at the Bridge-house Hotel. Mr.
Robert Taylor, ch..r lwarden of Lanito'h, was the
chairmen; Mr. Winterbethsm °mailed the vice•chalr; end
amongst the c map any •..ra Mr. Bristow of Oreenwieli, the
newly elected M.l'. f w liklilerniii.ster; Mr. Charles Demme,
the City Solicitor; Mr. Thwaitee, official chairman of the
Nliitreptlitati board a Works; Mr. Brady, and other get-
of influence in the boroughs of Lunkth and South-
wark, ills company numbering altogether about 180 persona,
The annual meeting of the friends and supporters
of the Simegars' Home PO Asiatic., was held yesterday at
the lime, loruchouse, utter the "residency of Lord limy
Choi!. indeley. There were alai present her Royel Highness
the Drincem .f Coo'', Sir Julia Login and lady, Admiral
H
Trotter. Ceptain the oe. F. Maude, ILN,, General Clerk.,
Gemmel Alexender, Jebb, Sir T. F. Binds,
tai Imtwkk, Henry Greer, Req , W. Hubbard, Esq., the
Roc B. Venn. the Rev. Dr. Hods, the Rev. O.
the Rev. W. linlght.B..

CRTRTA PALACE.— ONE SHILLING Dry.-.
MoNDAT, JUNI. G.—A &Wiliam as paymost„ 2,922;
ditto, by atom t:rttota, 456. Total limiters, 3,379.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

TIIE QUEEN'S SPEECH.