The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-02 00:00:00

int Court.

Yesterday wu the birthday of Prince Arthur.
TLe Queen received vimite at Buckingham Niue during the
day from the Ducker of Kent, the Ludlow of Cambridge,
the Hereditary Grand Ductless of Mecklenburgh Streik., and
the Primer Mary of Cambridge.

Major-General Buckley and Lieut.-Colonel Poneenby
have relieved Lord Alfrid Paget and Captain Du Plat in
their duties as the Equerries in Waiting to the Queen and
the Prince.

The Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the
Hereditary Grand Durham of blorkienburgh Strohm, arrived
in town yeehnday from Kew, visited the Duchess of Kent
at Clarence limo., St. Jaraves, sad called at Gloucester
House.

A Cabinet Council wiu held yesterday at the offi-
cial residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in
Downing-street. The Ministers pr sent were
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of
liarrowby, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon,
Mr. Secretary Laboucltere, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Eight /lon. H.
Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderlcy, the Duke
of ArgyU, and the Hight lion. M. T. Bames.

A deputation of coalwhippers had en interview with Lord
Stanley of Alderley and the Right lion. Robert Lowe, yes-
terday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation coma/dad of
the lUsi. Canon Champneys, Mr. Thomas T. Flynn, the
Rev. Robert U. Atherton, and John Foley, John Cronin,
and Patrick Powell (cealwhippers).
The Royal Conn:m.4on for determining the site of the new
Nations' Gallery met on Thursday, at 17, Great Queen-
street, Westminster. Present, Lord Broughton (chairman),
the Dean of St. Paul's, Prokimor Faraday, Mr. Cookeryll,
and Mr. Richmond. _ . _

'kapott hele were cent from the Colonial•office, yesterday, to
the Governor of Canada and the Governors of the Watt India
anda.

COURT MOURNING.

(num LAST NIORT'S OSZI.TT6.)
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 1.
Orders for the Court's going into mourning on
Sunday next, the 3rd inst., for her late Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Gloucester, aunt to her Majesty,
viz. :

The ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain
linen, white gloves, necklaces, and car-rings, black
or white shoes, fans and tippets.
The gentlemen to wear black full-trimmed,
fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles.
The Court to change. the mourning on Sunday, the
17th inst., :
The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured
ribbons, fans and tippets, or plain white, or white
and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black
ribbons.

The gentlemen to wear black coats and black or
plain white, or white and gold, or White and silver
Muff waistcoats, full-trimmed, coloured swords and
buckles.

And on Sunday, the 24th inst., the Court to go
out of mourning.

COLLEGE OF ARMS, MAT 1.
THE EARL MARSHAL'S ORDER FOR A GENERAL
MOURNING FOR HER LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS THE
DUCHRAS OF GLOUCESTER.-111 pursuance of her
Majesty's commands, these are to give public notice,
that upon the melancholy occasion of the death of
her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
her Majesty's aunt, it is expected that all persons do
put themselves into decent mourning for ten days,
to commence from Thursday next, the 7th May.—
NORFOLK, Earl Marshal.