The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-08 00:00:00

CDt Court.

The Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied
by the Princess Alice, rods on horseback yesterday morning,
attended by the Hon. Horatia Stopford, Lord Alfred Paget,
Colonel Biddulph, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. 11.
de Hos.

The Queen received addresses on the Throne in the after.
noon, at Buckingham Palace.
The members of the House of Commons were conducted
to the Promenade Gallery, and after the reception of the
Lords' addrais were conducted by Sir William Martins and
the Hon. Spencer Ponsonby, Gentlemen Ushers, to the
Throne•room.

The peaker was supported by the mover and seconder
of the a irk ma, and was followed by the other member,.
The right hoe. gentleman read the addreas from the House
of Commons. Iler Majesty returned a most gracious answer,
■nd handed the some to the Speaker, who received it kneel.
ing. The members then retired from the presence of the
Sovereign.
The queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the
Primal. Alice, and attended by the Hon. Caroline Caven-
dish end Lord Alfred Paget, visited Marlborough-home yes-
terday afternoon.
Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the
Princess Alice, honoured the performance at the St.
James's Theatre last evening with their presence. In at-
tendance were the Viscouutess Jocelyn, Hon. Caroline Ca-
vendish, Lord Do Tablev, Lord Alfred Paget, and Liente-
naut-Colonel the Hon. Ir. de Ros.
Lady Napier, wife of her Majesty's ambassador to the
Empemr of all the Rumania, was presented to the queen on
Wednesday evening at Buckingham Palace, by the
Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.

A deputation on the piracy of trade marks and the amend-
ment of the Copyright of Design* Bill had an interview with
the Right Hon. T. Milner Gaston yesterday at the office of
the Board of Trade.

A deputation oa the subject of the Marine Store Dealers
Bill transacted business at the Home•oflice yesterday.
The Judicial (onunittems d the Privy Council eat yester•
day. An appeal from New South Wale; " I)evitie r.
Holloway and °these," was coocluded. Au appeal from
New South Wales, " Hogan r. Hand," was heard

The marriage of the King of Portugal with the
Elise= of Hohenzollern is impeded to take place in May.
The Countess Apponyi has issued cards for assem-
blies es Tuesdays, the 12th, 19th, and 26th inst., at
Chaska House.

The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe and Lady
Charlotte lanes Ker will leave town in a few days, to lota
the oompony about to assemble at Itendleshain Hall,
Suffolk.

The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere leave
Bridgewater Howe today for M 111,10041, Cobham, Surrey.
The Earl of Shelburne has left Lansdowne Howe
for Liverpool. Her ladyship remains in town.

The Earl and COuniela Spencer lett town on
Wednesday for Althorp Park, Nortluunpron.bire.

Count Brandenburg has left Prussia House for
Paris-

The Duke of Wellington has given a piece of
resod for a new Weiferia chapel in Norfolk. His grace
hew deopreeestedbel. to the building fuel

On tie second reading of the ehureli-ratee Aboli-
tion Bill, Lord Hobert Montagu will move that it be read a
eavond Mae t►is day six months

On an early day Mr. Grant Duff will move an
address fer a royal commission to inquire into the state of
the higher school education in England and Wales.
Mr. Locke King will introduce a bill for further
wean the liberty of religious worship, on an early day.
Bir Charles Burrell, after Euder, will bring for-
ward a hill to diminish the danger incurred by servants and
ethers in cleaning and repairing windows.

. _
Mr. Digby Seymour, M.P., has given notice
that co Thursday nest he will more for leave to brie( in a
bill to extend the p.rhanientary franchise in cities and
►oroughs hi Enigma and Wales to occupiers of the annual
value of V.

THE APILICAN AID SOCIETY.

DEPUTATION UPON LORD PALMERSTON.
(THIS DAY.)

This days deputation, consisting of the members
of the committee and council of the African Aid Society,
manufacturers and others, waited upon Lord Palmerston at
his official residence, to present a memorial, urging that a
subsidy be given to the King of Wortley, compensating
him for relinquishing slave bunting. The memorialists are
of opinion that the amouot of the subsidy could be obtained
by a corresponding reduction in the cost of the African
seredron. They also suggest that a special high commis.
sinner be despatched to the king with full powers to nego-
tiate.

SOIREE 01 THE CEELNSEORD LITERARY
INSTITUTION.

This soiree, under the presidency of the Right
Hos. Lord Chelmsford, and the auspices of many of the
conatry gentry, took place at the Shire Hall no Wednesday
and was one of the most influential gatherings of
jeot2 that has taken place in Ewa for yeen past. Lord
Chehnefeed was supported on the platform by T. W.
Drasareee, Esq. M.P., J. W. Perry Watlingtoo, Esq.,
M.P., Charles imam', M.P., 3fajor Skinner, ILA.,
Oulu Sarin Coley, Fag. Rev. Sir John Page Wood, Hart.,
W. if. Tuffnell, Fag. "Swirl Atkinson, Eel., E. Butler,
Fag., W. W. Duffield. Eel, and Whitbread Tornaon, Esq.
He told the audience, at the commencement of his address,
that it was gratify's( to biro to think that after so many
years he still lived in the favourable recollection of the in-
habitants of the town. "It is now," maid his lordship"more
than forty-twoyean ago gees I Int entered this ebbe& that
forlorn being, a Iniellevi harriater—(laughter); littUantkipa.
ting that the time would arrive when my ulna would be so
closely connected with this town—that its name would
become bound up with the honours of my family, and be
known as a household word amongst us. (Applause.) Is
the course of a protectionsl career, successful beyond ay
most sanguine expectations, I ran never (omit that tit.
opportunity which opened to me the door of prefeesieasd
advancement was presented to me here : and 1 wee anxious
to show my grateful recollection of a town which I must
consider the cradle of my fortunes, by emaciating with its
name the honours of my family." (Applause.)