The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-02 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

The King of the Belgians, accompanied by the
Count of Flandeni, took leave of the Queen on Saturday
morning on his return to Belgium.
The Queen held ► Privy Council and Court on Saturday
afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
At the court Sir John Crampton, her Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ►t St. Peters-
burg, was presented to the Queen at an audience by Vis-
count Palmerston, officiating for the Foreign Secretary of
State.

Sir Thomas Wyse, bar Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary
to the court of Greece, was
_presented to the Queen upon
his snivel in this country by Viscount Palmerston.
Sir Andrew Buchanan, K.C.8., her Majesty's Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the court of
Swn, was presented to her Majesty upon his arrival in
this country by Viscount Palmerston.
Sir William Gore Ouseley, H.C.8., her Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minnie' Planapotentiary to Central
America, was presented to the Qllll6ll at an audience by
Viscount Palmerston.

Earl Granville and Viscount Palmerston bad audience* of
her Majesty.
Ilse Prime Consort, the Priam of Wales, and the Doke
of Saxe Coboorg, rude on horsebsok, attended by Liante-
neat-Colonel the Hon. D. de Hos.

The Queen, scoompenied by the Princess Alive and Prism
Leopold, and attended by the Hon. Horatio Stopford, took
• drive in a carriage and four in the afternoon. Kajor.Gene-
ral the Hon. C. Grey attended on bomb**,
The Prince of Wales went to the Exhibition of the
Society of Painters in Water Colours in Pall.inall East.

Her. Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the
Primer Alice, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Saxe
Coboorg, honoured the performance of the Royal Italian
Opera, Cent-garden, with their presence in the evening.
In attendance were the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon.
Horatio Stopford, Lord De Tabley, Major-General the
Hon. C. Grey, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe, and
Lieut. -Colouel KeppeL
Yesterday the Queen and Prince Conant, the Princess
Alice, the Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold,
the Princesses Helena and Louise, the ladies and gentlemen
of the court, and the domestic household, attended Divine
Service in the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace. The
Archbishop of York preached the sermon.

Despatcher. from the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands were received on Saturday at the Colonial
*Sloe

CABIN"? COUNCIL. The ministers assembled
about 4 o'clock cm Saturday afternoon at Lord John
Buren private residence in Chesham-plaoe, Belgrave.
square, to bold a Cabinet Council, Lord John suffering
from the effects of a cold which presents him lesving the
house. The Dukes of Newcastle and Somerset, the Lord
Chancellor, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Lord
Granville, Sir G. Lewis, Sir G. Grey, Sir C. Wood, and Mr.
C. P. Villiers attended this meeting. The absentees were
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Cardwell, and the Duke of
Argyll.

A Quebec letter of the 15th ult. says :—" The
preparations for the reception of the Prince of Wales are
everywhere being vigorously and liberally carried forward
--tbs government are doing their part nobly. The old
°overarmed House at Toronto is being fitted up for his
royal highness and suite, and in this city the august visitor
will be lodged in the parliament buildings, which will
shortly be ready for his use. The government have granted
10,000 dots. in aid of the Provincial Exhibition (Upper
Canada) to be hold at Hamilton. The Crystal Palace at
that city, as well as that now building at Montreal, are
wall advanced, and will be completed and ready for the
reception of articles for exhibition about the middle of July.
The Prince de Joinville left this city yesterday for Mon-
treal. His royal highness appears to have been highly
delighted with the magnificent character of the scenery."
Lord John Russell was much better last evening,
and the noble lord, it is fully anticipated, will be able to
resume his place in the House of Commons early in the
present week.
The Duke and Duchess of Argyll returned to
their villa at Campdeo.bill on Saturday, from Cliefden, near
Maidenhead. We are glad to learn that both the duke and
duchess have recovered from their recent indisposition.
The Earl and Countess of Dunraven, Viscount
Adore, and Lady Augusta Wyndbiun Quin have left Ar-
now's Hotel for Dunraven Castle, Wales.

The next meeting of the Fox Club, the " annual
Ash dinner," will be held at the Trafalgar, at Greenwich, on
Saturday, the 7th inst.

It is reported that the Attorney and Solicitor-
General for Ireland and Mr. Serjeant lemon will
conduct the prosecution of the eleven Ritandmait lately
arrested in the town of Dundalk. The anises for the
comity of Louth commence on Wednesday next.

Captain Charles Duncan Cannon, Vice-Conant at
Pod, in the Black Pea, is appointed Consul for Abyssinia,
to reside at Kaasowah, in the room of the late )(r. W. C.
Piewden.

Mr. Charles Edward Coleridge, of the South
Wales Circuit, has been appointed Secretary to the Berwick.
upon-Tweed Bribery Commission.
Van or PRINCE ALFRED TO TM CAPR—
A manage was sent down to the houses on the 18th, an-
nouncing the expected arrival of Prince Alfred, who is to
accompany Sir George Grey on a tour through the colony.
The Assembly have passed a resolution authorising the go-o-
moor to upend any amount be may think pommy for
receiving the mace with due honour. His royal highnesswill
meet with an eatheakette reception, for her Majesty is
I almost worshipped by the loyal colonists at the Caps. Be
will have quite a new world imposed to him while travelling
I among our Mork simpliendoded formes. TM only few
le that in oar seal to oaks his day a pignut ass—and or
mewled as be will be by a masher of einem sad gentle.
mw—ha will have no opporteusity of swig w es we isro—
One Nast New.
lORTSAITS OF THE BELGIAN ROYAL FAMILY.
PreViogs to the departure on Saturday of the King of the I
Belgians for Ostend, his Majesty hoseuroi Mr. Mayall, the
artist, of Argyll phis, Regent-street, with a sitting M a
° for the Queen's collection. At the firstaittinE
Mr."Zsyie
ll wee fortunate in produdaga very happy and
life-like portrait, and was not less successful with his Royal
Highness the Count of Flanders, who also honoured him
with a sitting.