The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-23 00:00:00

trbe Court.

The Queen held a Privy Council and Court on
Sato/day afternoon at Buckingham Palace.
The Council wee attended by Prime Albert, Earl Gran-
ville, Lord President; Lord Cranworth, Lord Chancellor ;
the Marquis of ismedowne, the Earl of ilarrowby, Lord t
Privy Seal; Viscount Palmerston, First Lord of the Trea-
sury ; Sir George Grey. Secretary of State for the Home
Department ; Earl cl' Clarendon, Semetary of State for
Foreign Affairs ,• Lard Panmure, Secretary of State for War;
Bir G. Connell Lewin Chancellor of the Exchequer ,• Sir
Charles Wood, First Lard of the Admiralty; the Mt Hon.
R. Vernon Smith, Prudent of the Board of Control; Lon
Stanley of Alderley, President of the Board of Trade; the
Right lion. T. Raines, Chancellor of the Duchy ofizen-
I meter; the Marquis of Biesdalbszie, Lord Chamberlain ; the
Dub of Wellington, Meese of the Hone; and the Marquis
of Abereurn, Groom of the Stole to Primo Albert.
At the Council a proclamation was lined dissolving the
present Parliament, and nmmoning a new Parliament, the
writs to be returnable on Thursday, the Nilln April neat.
The Right Hon. James Earl of Elgin, by commend of the
Queen, um sworn of bee Mejesty'e Most Hon. Privy Council.
The Hon. William Hathuzst wee the Clerk of the Council
In waiting.
At the court Sir John Cramp wee presented to the
Queen at an audience by the Harlot Clarendon, Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, and kissed hands on being ap-
pointed her Majoety'e Envoy Extisordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to the Rine of Hanover.
Earl Grenville, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount Palmer-
ston and Lord Pan:inure bad audiences of her Majesty.
Tire court wee attended by Lord Ernest Bram, Vioe-
Chamberlain ; Viscount Castlerome, Comptroller of the
Household; Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting; and Major-
General Berkeley Drummond. Groom in Waiting,
The Prince, attended by Captain the Hon. V. de Roe,
visited the National Gallery on Saturday.
The Duchene of Kent visited the Queen.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Penman of Hohenlobe-
Langenburg, and attended by Lord Charles Fitzroy and Cap-
tain the Hon. D. de Iles, visited the Duchess of Gloucester,
at Gloucester House.
Prince Arthur and the Femme.," Helena and Louisa
visited the Zoolngieel-gardens in the Regent's-perk.
The Peewee Feeder° of Hohenlohe Langenburg end the
Penmen Amalie of Hohenlohe Schillingteret visited the
Crystal Palace at Sydenham.
The Prince of Ve elm, attended by Mejor-Gen. Wylie and
Mr. Gild" visited the Ron) Instilution, Albemarle-street,
on Fridayt evening, to attend • Lecture on the Submarine
Telegraph by Mr. J. W. Brett.
The enemas of Hohenlohe Langenburg and the Princess
Feodore dined with the Queen on Saturday. The Marquis
of Breadline, Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone,
Lord and Lady Arthur Hay, and Colonel the Hon. W.
L. Pakenham had the honour of being invited.
The Queen's Private Band attended after dinner en Buck-
' inghern Niece and performed the following compositions :
Overture, " Hunan" Wallace.
Selection, " Villanelle capita" Mozart.
Cbeeur et Peen, " Guillaume Tell" Rossini.
March, " Mello" Beethoven.
Yesterday her Majesty, Prince Albert, tho Prince of
Waite, the Princess Royal, the Princesses Alice and Helena,
the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic
household, attended divine service in the Private Chapel
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor of dated
and administered the Holy Communion.
Tho Primer of Hohenlohe Langenburg and the Princess
Fes:lore were also percent at the rervice.
The Duke and Duchess de Nemours Incited the beams
of Kent on Saturday. The Preens of Hohenlohe Langen-
burg visited her Royal Highness yesterday at Clarence-
hotter, St. James's.

A deputation from the corporation of Dunbar had a long
interview with Mr. Wilson, at the Treasury, on Saturday,
reacting the refuge harbour for the (Merl. at Dunbar.
of the Oxford University Commission were held
at NttextTts Great Queen-street, Westminster, on Tuesday,
Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday last. Present, the Earl of
Harrowhy,Mr.Justiee Coleridwe, the Mon.EdwardTwialeton,
the Dean of Wells, and Sir John Awdry.

The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the
Ascher of Kent, on Saturday, at Clarence House, St.
James's. The PriDM' of Hohenlohe-lAngenburg visited
her royal highness yesterday.
His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van do Weyer received et dinner, on Saturday evening,
at their mansion in Portland place, bin Excellency the
Sardinian Minister, the Duke and Ducbeea of Bedford, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl and Counteee Stanhope,
the Countess de Flahault and Mies Elphinstone de Flehault,
Frances Comtism Weldegrave and Mr. Ilacourt, M.P.,
Count Van der Burch, the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood,
M.P., and Lady Mary Wood, Sir Anthony and Lady do
Rothschild, Colonel Francis Seymour, and Mr. Bates.
The Earl de Grey, who has been much indisposed
at Wrest Park, for soma time Fait, is improving in health.
The Countess Dowager of Ellesmere and Lady
Blanche Egerton are at present sojourning at Hatchford
Park, near Cobham, Surrey. The Earl and Countess of
Ellemere are at Bridemateg Hones.
Lady Molcsworth entertained at dinner, on
&sterility evening, the Lord Chanerllcr and Lady Cranworth,
the F.arl and Countess of Perth, Laura Countess of Antrim,
Vieeennt and Viecounteas Falkland, Viscount and Viscount-
ea Duncan, Baron and Barmen Meyer de Rothschild, Mr.
and the Hon. Mrs. 0. Harcourt Vernon, Lady Johnston,
Mr. Osborne, M.P., and Mr. Phinn.
Sir Charles Wood, M.P., and Lady Mary Wood,
leave town to-day for Halifax.
Lady Peel is expected in town to-day from the
seat of Captain William Peel, in Bedfordnhire.
Captain the Hon. Francis Egerton has left town
Is join his ship in the Mediterrenesn.
We (Edinburgh Courant) understand that several
I gentlemen of this city propose to invite Mr. Thackeray to
gleaner at the New Royal Hotel, on Saturday, the 21et inst.
We (Edinburgh Courant) regret to learn that, in
consequence of a recent attack of illness, Sir John Ill'Neilf a
inaugural adders, as President of the Associated Societies of
the University, fur which tickets had been bawd for Monday,
has been postponed till neat pension.
A parliamentary return issued this morning states
that In the year ending the 31st of December last, 1,269,958
queetirs of rim, grain, meal, and Soar wore imported into
Ireland from foreign countries and British posseseione, and
566,686 quarters from Great Britain. From Ireland into
Cheat Britain, 2,212,061 quarters were imported.
A parliamentary return issued this morning gives
the Madefite of flogging in the army in tho years 1854 end
1866. It appears that the number of persons logged in
1824 was 42, and the number of Whet 1,12.5. In 1855, 44
payees were Bogged, and 876 lahee inflicted.
CIItTOTAL Pat.aex.—The oratorios to be performed
at the forthcoming Handel Festival have now been positively
determined on. They area follows :—lferieh, on Monday,
June 15 ; Mao Xsetabters, Juno 17 ; and Israel in Egypt,
June 19. Mr. Costa has consented to conduct the per-
formances, and the whole musical arrangements are entirely
under his control. The prim of reserved seats or stalls have
been filed at one guinea for each oratorio, or two guineas
and a half for one stall for the eeries of three.
The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his farewell
dinner to the principal ofikess of the House of Common, on
Saturday evening, the 21st Matant, at his house, 69, Eaton.
mime. The following had the honour of receiving invita-
tions :—Sir Denis La Merchant, Lord Charles Russell, Rev.
Thome Gamier, The lieu. George Waldegrave, Mr. Erskine
*an, Mr. Henry Lay, Captain Oomett, Mr. Rickards, Mr.
Wm— Mr. Samuel Smith, Mr. Fevre, Mr. Vardon, Mr.
Arthur Jam, lir. Gulp, Mr. Dyson, Mr. Gibbons, Colonel
Forester, Mr. RowlanA Mr. Simeon, Mr. Postlethwaite,
Mr. Rose, Mr. Pole, and Mr. Gray.
The reported failure of Colonel Waugh, of
Breams Island, near Poole, in connexion with the Allure
el ohs Eaters Bank, has caused much anxiety in the South
d test The colonel purchased Breams Island a few
wee aver 13,0001. The island wee then a barren heath,
hat Itbehent three or four miles in circumference, and its pr.
41beseEnves eonestidered a
slaywas
nbargaindi.co.T..dSoonbe.after it
:thwaxthe bought
dog fee this day, and establiehed a colony of
es West Ma Wit • church for the use of his
=:d weebazzlie oat 10,0001., and his residence,
he she built, is a imperb end meet
seelebehmt of the land and digging for
the day tined set very ezeansive operations, The colonel's
primes helms wee under 100,0001.
The Government Emigration Commissioners have
elertmed the Medina, to Pail from Birkenhead for Melbourne
laXrd • the Walden, to rail from the tame place for Sydney,
dos the British Empire, to sail from Plymouth for
Peethad Bay on the 7th of May ; and the Sumner, to sail
Sea the same place for Adeleide the latter end of ApiL
The stonemasons working at the military boepital
at Nelliztrizte, have struck for an hour and a halls -holi-
day ca /a•