The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

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The Queen of Portugal took leave of the Queen
yesterday morning, and left Buckingham Palace for Ply-
mouth, ex route for Lisbon.
At 10 o'clock the following Ladles and Oentleasen of the
Household of the Qaeen and Prince assembled in the Grand
Hall, vit. The Mistress of the Robes, the Lady and the
Melds of lonoar, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain,
the Master of the Hoer. the Groomof the Stole to hie Royal
Highness., the Lords, Grooms, and Equerries to the Queen
and Paine*, and the Muter of the Household.

The Queen of Portugal took Love-in the Grand Hall of
the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Alice, and the younger
members of the Royal Family. Her Majesty wen handed
her carriage by the Duke of Beaufort, Mader of the Herr.
A guard of honour of the Soots Familiar Garda, with the
bend anti regiment, mounted la front of the royal entrance,
and paid the raid military honours to her Most Faithful
Mojesty,
The Queen and Prince Consort, and the Prince of Hohen-
zollern, acoolopenied the Queen of Portugal in her=
The Prince of Wales and Prince Leopold of Ho
followed in the next •
tags.
Four of the Queen' nrriigeefollowed, conveying Marshal
the Duke and Duchess of Terceira, Donna Maris de Souza
Continho, the Marmite of Ficalho, the Marquis of Souza
Holstein, M. Louis Kratz, Lady Macdonald, the Bari of
Sheffield, Major-General Wylde, the Counter of Demi,
Baron &nitric& Major von Alveneleben, Lieutenant Count
Finckenstein. Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey, and
Llrut.-Cole Ponsonby.
An escort of the Royal Hoes-Guards attended the royal
party to the terminus of the Great Wester* Railway at
Paddington. where the Queen and Prince Consort took leave
of the Queen of Portugal, the Princes of Hohenzollern, and
Prince L‘ Jpold of Hohenzollern.
A guard of honour of the Foot Guards was on duty at
the Railway Station.
The Queen of Portugal and her illustrious relatives, at-
tended by the ladies and gentlemen of their suite, and by
the Earl of Sheffield and Major General Wylde, lett by •
epee'sl train for Plymouth.
The Queen and Prince Consort, attended b 7 the Cotmter
of Desert, Lady Macdonald, and the Returnee in Waiting,
returned to Buckingham Palace.
lhe Duke and Ducker of Hamilton had an audience of
the Queen of Portugal in the forenoon.
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern visited the Tower of
London and Westminster Abbey on Monday.
The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Bucking-
ham Palace.

The Right Hon. Sir Henry Balwer, 0.C.8., had ran au-
dience of the QOM, and kissed hands, on being appointed
her Majesty's ambassador at Constantinople. Sir Henry was
presented bv the Earl of Malasesbury, Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Buchanan, her Majetry's Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen_
_of Spdn, was pre-
sented at an audience by the Earl of Mitasy, and look
leave of the Queen, as bie departwe for Madrid.
Her Majesty wee attended by Lord Bateman, Lord in
Waiting, and the Has. Mortimer Sackville West, Greag. is
Waiting.

The Right Hon. 7. R. Mowbray, Jodge Advocate Ossetia,
had an andienoe of the Queen, sad submitted to he Majesty
the_ mending* of some courts-enardal.
The Prins Consort rode on honebeck, attended by Lieut.-
Colonel Ponsosby.
Her Majesty, booompenied by Prince Arthur and Prise'
Leopold, took a drive in an open carriage and four in the
afternoon. The Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Lord Colville,
and Major. General the Hon. Charles prey, were in atten-
dance.

The Prince ol Wale returned to the White Lodge in
Richmond Park.

The Toees Zsd Prince Cowen hemmed the performance
at Her Ilejeety's Theatre with their presoak the evening.
The Hen. Mere Macdonald. Lord Betemwm, and Major-
Goma' the Heat. C. Grey, stainded.

(non LAST XlOlll.ll oastern.)
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAT 7.—The Queen wee
thin day_pleosed to confer the honour of knighthood upon
Henry Watson Parker, Esq., late first minister sad prin-
cipal mesetary for New South Widen
DOWNIN 0-STREET, MAT 11.—The Queen has been
to appoint Henry Byerley Thomson, t Esq., to be her iflaajelaty's Advocate for the island of Ceylon ; and John
Hamm, Esq , to be a member of the Legislative Council of
the province of Nova Scotia.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAT 10.—The Queen has been
lusciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Sir
Henry Lytton Rohrer, 0.C.8., to be her Majesty'. weber
sador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Sublime
Ottoman Porte; the Honourable Edward Morris Erskine,
now secretary to her M.jeety's Legation at Turin, to be
ternary to her blejogy'e Legation at Waahingtes ; end the
Hon. Uenel fleekvtile Wee., now Bret paM settee& to her
Hojeetfolo= at Berlin, to be eeecessry to her Majesty'.
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