The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-17 00:00:00

the Court.

The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
Mina Djater Khan-Muckir-od-Dowle, Penian Ambas-
sador, attended by his escrelery sad interpreter, had aa
audience of the Queen to take lama
The Hon. George Mifflin Dallas led an audience of her Ma-
jaggy, and delivered his letters of recall as Minister Plenipo-
teatlery from the United States of Amnia'.

Kr. Charles Francis Adana had his Snit aodienoe of the
Queen, sod delivered his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of
America.

Their Excellencies were severally introduced by Viscount
Palmerston, K.G., First Lord of the Treasury (officiating
for Lord John Russell, Secretary of Blabs for Foreign
Affairs), ►nd condoled by Liositensat-Oeweral the Hon.
Sir Edward Cuat, K.C.H.. her Majesty's Muter of the
Oarsenonies.

The Queen wee attended by Lord Harris. Lord in Wait-
ing, and Lieuterouit-General Sir Henry Bentinck, Groom in
Waiting.
Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, visited
the Doke of Cambridge, at the Horne Guards, yesterday.
The Prince Consort rode an horseback yesterday after-
noon, attended by his Eynon in Waiting.

The Directors of the Falkland Lauds Company, consist-
ing of Sir WiWein Gore Onesley, Mr. William Butcher, Bit
George &Marina, Yr. George H. Crippa and Colonel Yew
bed an
Coleedalinterview with w the Duke of Necastle yea-
Milky et tits -alles.
Her Majesty's Comesiosioners for the International Exhi-
bition of 1862 bare received an intimation that the Duke of
Brabant has been nand President d the Belgian Com-
mission.

Panatella were sent yeeterday from Ilse Colonial-aloe
to the Governors of the Walt India Was& and British
Columbia;

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge mid the Princess Mary benonred General sad Lady
Alice Peel by their eampmey at dinner on Wednesday even-
ing, in Part-place, St. Jamie's. The duchess and princes
we attended by Lady Geraldine liossemet and Col. Purrs.
A select party bad tbe ►oaour to joist the circle, and a small
and distinguished company assembled after dinner.

The Duke and Hucheaa of Hamilton and family
arrivad in ArLinton-street yesterday, from Paris.

The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough enter-
eased a large party at dinner last evening, at the family
rookies*. in fit. Jammes-square. The duchess afterwards
received a select party.

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The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen are shortly
expected to arrive from Egypt. The noble earl's health
bee greatly improved.

_ . .
The Countess Cowper has issued invitations for
a ball at her mansion in St. James's-Musa on Tuesday, the
18th inst.

Lady Tredegar's first dance is fixed for the 4th
of Juno.

Lady Rolle'. concert will take place thin evening
at 23, Groaveaar-aquaria

Lady Louisa Douglas Pennant's ball will take
place an Thureday, tie 30th inst.
General and Mrs. Basil-Brooke have left the
Droserick, Jermya•atreet, for Southampton, on their way
to Barbados.. &r Victor Brooke, Hart., has also left the
soar establidneat.

Count Alexander Strogonoff, Prince Boris Ga-
lissin. sad Prince Wasailtchikuff have arrived at the Claren-
don Hotel Iron Puna.

Baron Anthony de Rothschild has arrived in
Paris, aid alighted at the Hotel Bristol.

It is repodud that in last term in Oxford out of
1110 candhktee nn Ur than 70 were rejected, and that these

bad been

by the tutor; to io in for their

The annual dinner of Etonians will take place at
the Thatched Howes Tavern, on Saturday, the 25th inst.
Hr. C. J. Selwyn, M.P. for the University of Cambridge,
will compy the chair.

It in said that the members of the United Service
Chita ?ell•mell, Wised to give s dinner to Lieut,Gegisral
Air :anise flops Gnat, early in June.

On Wednesday last the Rev. Wm. H. (never,
RA., nes inetituted to the rectory of Thoendou, in Suffolk,
en hie own petition. he bring patron in full right. On the
mane dry the Rev. Edmund Forster Hutton, M.A., WAS in-
stituted to the rectory of Ayltnerton-with-Runtoo, in
Ned°Ur, ea the presentation of Major-General Chas. Ash.
Iranian. Oa the same day the Rey. Edward Augustus
Halyard Clerk wee instituted to the rectory of St. Law.
raw, in Norwich, on the prams/station of her most gracious
Wetly the Qua's.
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The literary world (says the Post) has occasion to
ramp the loss of a liber►l and discriminatieg patronage is
W death of Wias Richardson Cuner. For more than fifty
years elm was waseesi is the forrnatios of ► library at &h-
-tae, Wide* at bow death armband more 27.000 volumes,
mos( them may nes editions of the Rely Scriptures
MVPs awe% the Rap*l•sos Ka, is, geed maid to be by
far the wet private wileaties Is the libisilem The oats-
loss*, et which m few aspics ware Oda for print* arm-
istice, is a work of intrinsic sake. After ► Lon life et
charity cad =Medal himesubmea she is eirmesdel is this
valuable plemesioa mmd her large loaded adages by her
brother, Yr. Ma/bow Wawa, of Fabtos, formerly K.P. tar
Clithsam.