The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-11 00:00:00

ED( Qrourt.

The Queen held a Privy Council and Court on

Saturday afternoon at Buckingham Pala. The Council
was attended by the Prince Consort ; Earl Granville, Lord
President; the Lord Chancellor; Viscount Palmerston,
First Lord of the Treasury ; Sir George C. Lewis, Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department ; Lord John Rus-
sell, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; the Duke of
Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colonies ; the Right
Hon. Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War; Sir
George Grey, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; the
Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Chief Secretary for Ireland
the Earl of St. Germans, Lord Steward ; Viscount Syd-
ney, Lord Chamberlain ; and Earl Spencer, Groom of the
Stole to the Prince Consort.

The Right Ref. Dr. Langley, Lord Bishop of Durham,
Archbishop MI York designate, by command of the Queen,
was sworn of her Majesty's Privy Council.
Arthur Helps, Frq., was sworn In the Clerk of the Privy
Council; the Hon. William Bathurst (late Clerk of the
Privy Council) retired from the Council.
Edmund Stephens Harrison, &q., was sworn in Deputy
Clerk of the Privy Council.
At the Court the Right Rev. Dr. Wignm had an an.
dience of the Queen in the Royal Closet, and did homer*,
on being appointed Bishop of Rochester. Sr G. C. Lewis,
Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Rev.
Lord Wriothesley Russell, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in
Waiting, attended the ceremony.
The Ushop of Antigua had an audience of the Queen,
and was presented by the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of
State for the Colonies.

General Dupuy, Minister from the Republic of Hayti,
had his B:st audience of the Queen, to which be was intro.
duped by Lord John Russell, the Queen's Principal Seers.
hary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Ifr. Wyke, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to
Mexico, had an audience of her Majesty, on his return from
a special mission to the States of Central America. Mr.
Wyke was presented by Lord John Russell.
E.arl Granville, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston,
and Sir G. C. Lewis, had audiences of the Queen.
The Queen was attended by Field-Marshal Viscount
Combermere, Gold Stick in Waiting ; Viscount Bury,
Treasurer of the Household ; Viscount Csstlerosse, Vice-
Chembniain ; Lord Camels, Lord in Waiting ; and the
Has. Mortimer &Arias West, ( room in Waiting.
The Duke and Duchess d'Aumide visited the King of
the Belgians on Saturday, at Buckingham Palace.
The Prince Consort and the Count of Flanders, attended
by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe. Colonel Count
de Moerkerke, and Major Burnell, visited the South Ken.
sington Museum in the afternoon.
The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the King
of the Belgians, the Princess Alice, and the Count of
Flanders, honoured the performance at the Royal Italian
Opera with their presence, on Saturday evening. In attend-
ant." were the Countess of Dwarf, the Hoo. Lucy Kerr, the
Hon. Mary Bulteel, Lord Camas, Major-General Seymour,
Lieutenant. Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe, Colonel Count de
Moerkerke, and Major Burnell.
The Hinges Louis and Henn, of Hesse bad luncheon with
her Majesty on Satirala , and took leave previous to their
departure. Their ducal highnessea also paid a visit
to the King of the leans.
Yesterday her Majesty and the Prince Consort, the King
of the Belgians, the Princess Alice, Prince Arthur, the
Princesses Helena and Louise, the ladies and gentlemen of
the court, and the domestic household, attended divine ser-
vice in the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace. The Rev.
H. M. Birch preached the sermon.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in
Downing-street. The Ministers present were Via-
count Palmerston the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran-
ville, Sir G. C. Levria, Lord John Rummell, the
Duke of Newcastle, the Right Hon. Sidney Her-
bert, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon.
T. Milner Gibson, Sir George Grey the Right
Hon. 0. P. Villiers, and the Right Hon. Edward
CardwelL

Prince Alfred has been well received at Madeira,
sad played at cricket with the club there. EMS. Eurys.
les, with his royal highness on board, was at Teneriffe on
the 7'th ult., mad sailed on the :kith for Bahia. The print ro
ascended the Peak, notwithstanding the snow.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Frederick and the Princess Marie of the Netherlands, at-
tended by a numerous suite, have arrived at Claritige's
Hotel from Torquay.
His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of the
Netherlands attended divine service yeetenley et the Dutch
church in Austin/rims. The Rev. Dr. Gable officiated.

Their Serene Highnesses the Prince Louis and
the Prince Henry of Hems have returned to Maurigy's
Hotel from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.

The Countess Cowper entertained at dinner on

Seturday lad Lord Gui&ed. Yr. Mimes, Mr. A. Russell,
Hon. Algernon Egerton, Mr. and Mrs. Motley awl Mire
Motley, Mr. Swinton, Mr. end Lady Selina Vernon, Mr.
Henry °mine, Hoe. Henry Cowper, &c.

VieBounteas Palmerston 's dance, intended for
Wednesday, the 20th inst., is postponed to the followieg
day.

Colonel and Mrs. White (of Woodland') outer-
tained on Saturday et dinner, in Belgrave-square, the Earl
sad Countess of Eglinton, the Countess of Olempll and
Lady Matilda Butler, the Duke of Rutland, Sir Charles
and Lady Mary Wood, lady Frames Gordon, Mr. sad Mn.
Petrel, Ron. F. Sys& and Mr. Augustus Lumley ; and on
the 30th ult., the Marchioness of Waterford. the Marquis
and /darchionem al Drogheda, Viscount sad Viscountess
%gears, Mr. and Mn. Cavendish Bentiaak, Load Otho
Fitgstald,• and Wm Ale:woke likumnsma4