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

Etc Court.

The Duke of Oporto took leave of the Queen
yesterday afternoon, sod proceeded to Greenhithe. His
Royal Highness was attended by Lieutenant-General Vicomte
de Campaign's, Csigain Sergio , and M. flampayo. Count
Lavradio, the Portuguese Minister attended the Doke from
the patios, is one of the Queens riatiegoo, to the Blookwall
Hallway station.
The Prince Consort, attended by Colonel the Hon. A.
Hardinge, went to the Trinity House, Tower-hill, yesterday
morning, and was sworn in on his re-election as master of
the corporation.
The Prinnese of Hohenlohe Langenburg arrived at Buck-
ingham Palace yesterday morning from Frogmen', and vi-
sited the Queen. Her Serene Highness returned to the re-
sidence of the Ducheas of Kent, at Frogmen, in the
afternoon..

TiePrines of Wales, accompanied by the Count of
Flanders, end attended by Colonel the Hem. R. Bruce and
Captain Koppel, went yesterday afternoon to the Egyptian
Hall, and honoured with hie presence Mr. Albert Smith's
entertainment—China.
_ . _ .

Pnnee Leopold and the Princess Louisa took a car-
riage drive.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princesses Alice and
Helm..., and attend. d by the lion. Lucy Kerr, took a drive
In ■n open erniage and four in the afternoon. Colonels F.
H. Seymour and Ponionby attended on horseback.
The Prince Consort rode on horseback in the afternoon..

Her fiaTeely—and the 173rinoeoollort,a000nimaiii ed by the
King of the Belgians and the Pelmets Alice, honoured the
Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, with their presence
last evening, The royal matte consisted of the Coontese of
Celedon, Ron. Mary Bulteel, Lord Camoys, Colonel Count
do Moerkerke, Colonel F. 11. Bo mour, Colonel the Hon. A.
Hardinge, and Dr. KoepL
The Prince of Wales and the Count of Flanders, attended
by Colonel the Hon. R. Bruce, Captain Keppel, and Major
Burnell, honourel the performance at the Haymarket
Theatre kat ousisg with their presence.

A depntalksa opposed to the opening of the South Ken-
singt Maieum on the Lord's day had an interview with
Earl Granville yesterday at the Privy Council office.
A deputation from the Manchester and Salford Licensed
Victuallers' Association bad an interview yesterday at the
War OffiON • ith the Earl of Ripon, on the subject of the cen-
tralisation of the billeting system in Manchester.
Chief Justice Bell had on Interview yesterday with the
Dote of Newcastle at the Cdonial-office.

A depration from the metropolitan perishes of gee ar-
rangements had an intetview with Sir G. C. Lewis yesterday
at the Hointe•office.

The laki:lCimamittee of the Privy Cotuseil sat yester-
day. An appeal from Clods, "Mott c. Moreau" (part
beard), woe returned.
Deepatcbes were received at the Colonial-Mee yesterday
fruit the governors of Labuan and Hong Kong. Despatches
were sent to the Itl)Veletent of Canada, the Cape of Good
Hp, Natal, and St. Helena.

(PAWS LAST NIGHT'S OAIZTTI.)

WHITEHALL, JULY I.—The Queen has been
Omani to appoint Francis Wakefield Skey, Req., to be
Surreon in the Artillery Company of Landon, for the term
of flee years from the date hereof.
WHITEHALL, JULY 2.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Robert Lowe to be the
Fourth Charity Comaliftioner for Rogbutd end
in the room of the Right lion. Charles Bowyer Adderley,
resltted. _ .

11,111TE11.1LL, JULY 4.—The Queen has been
pleased to present the Reverend Peter Cameron to the
church and pariah of 01m:dela, le the Presbytery of Itleigle.
and county: of Forfar, vacant by the death of the Bertrend
George Gibb, late minister thereof.

COUIT AZIANGIMENTIL

We(Post)believe we are correct in stating that her
Msje►ty has no intention of foregoing her usual visit to the
Iligtdands this summer, aa stated by our Windsor corre-
spondent In yeattrlay's Imyreotiou.
The present arrangements of the mart are as folio..
On Thursday the King of the Belgians and the Count de
Fiendre will leave Buckingham Palace on their return to
Brussels.

On Friday the Ocean and the Prince Consort, Cub the
Price/tie Alice, will leave town for the Royal Pavilion at
Al lerahott, where her Majesty will remain until Monday.
Oo Sunday the Queen wit attend Divine service in the
North Camp Church.
The younger branch•' of the royal family will proceed
on Thursday 'direct from London to °barn., where her
Majesty will attics on Monday.
On Wedneaday neat the Prince of Wales will leave
London for Holyrood, where his royal Memoa will
wijiturn until the arrival of his illustrious parents in Scot-
land, when the prince will accompany the Queen to Bal-
moral.

It is not expected that her Mojetty will remain in the
Highlands this season more than three weeks.
A royal visit t 3 Dublin end the lakse of Killarney is eon-

sempatod, but the state sf 'Mara on the Continent will
decide whether or not her Majesty can aodonsplish this trip
during the present resnon.

MR. ALBERT SMITRI'S CIIINA. —Their Royal
Rlghtessi a the Prince of Wales and the Conti of Flanders,
with suite, honoured Mr. Albert Smith's "China" with their
presence yesterday altertoon. The crowes need by TA for
Ns torture of the rebels to Canton were shown by Mr.
Albert Smith to his royal visit, re, and excited mue`t Interest.

We (Glasgow Mail) understand that on Saturday
a royal message was received at Holyrood, to the effact that
spartmants Ph told immediately be prepared for the reception
of the Prince of Wales; sad since than Mr. Gough, the
keeper of the palace., has proceeded to Loudon for the purpose
of receiving ivatroctioes on matters of detail connected with
his rays' highnees's intended w.journ at the ancient palace.

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His Excellency the Prussian Minister returned to
Prussia Howe on !geodesy from Hestia. The Countess
Beenstoiff IM now sojourning at Homburg, where she cow
temitstss making a stay of several weeks.
The Countess Spencer has issued cuds for an as-
sembly ost Monday next.

The Earl llovre has left town for Gopsall Hall.

Lord Pelham has returned to Farranee's Hotel,
Belgravia, from Cobham Ball, war Gravesend, the seat of
the Bail of Darnley,

Lady lE.:ileitis morning party, at Craven Cottage,
died tor to•teorrow, to their Royal Highnesees the Goatees
ot Carabrktne and the Prieots" Mary and toe Beleditary
Grand Gather,' of Methlesburgh-Stnlitz, to unavoideliy
poitponed in coseequeace of the nue:peeled death of a 'eta-

Lady Wortley'. ball at the Hanover-equate
Rooms took place last evening, and was cameraman and
taibiosably attended.
. .

Lady itraeey and !Co Steamy hate left Dover-
street fee the Bedford Hotel. B,ighton.

A grand national tete, under the immediate
palliasse of hor Mairs'y the Qwen, will be even at the
Crystal Palace, is aid of the Rind' of the Welsh Charity
School, on Monday, the 25th that.

The Cumberland Pacquet says that large numbers
of touti.t. are daily arriving in Keswick and the neighbour-
hood. Two public conveyance" aro daily running through
tha moot picturerone part of the district—namely, through
Borrowdak to Bottoms!" and the vmkt of Newland&

THE WAR IN ITALY.