The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-20 00:00:00

Ebe Court.

The Queen and Prin' oeConsort walked yesterday
morning in the prates of Buckingham Pdace.
The Prince Coasort presided yesterday forenoon at a
meeting of the Royal I eran for promoting and
encouraging the Fine Arta la the rebuilding the Palace of
Westminster. His Royal Highest* arrived at the new
Palace of Weetminster at 11 o'clock, Wended by Lieutenant-
Colonel the Hon. D. de Raft The other Commissioners
present were Earl Shoshone, Viscount Eversley, Lord Lien-
over, the Right Hon. the Speaker, the Right Hon. Willi Ara
Cowper, the Right Hon. Sir..lames Graham, Sir Benjamin
Hawes, the Seceelery, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, attended.
The meeting broke up shortly before 1 o'clock.
The Duchess of Beat took a amine drive yesterday.
The Prime el Wales, tikes:led by Major-General the Hon.
R. Bruce and Major Teesdale, arrived at Buckingham '
Palace at a quarter-past 4 o'clock yeatenlay afternoon from
Comairidge University.
The Prince Cleasoit. attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the
Hon. D. de Roe, west to the Trinity House on Tower-hill,
yesterday afternoon.
The queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince
of Wales and the Prioress Alice, honoured the performance
at the Adeiphi Theatre lest evening with their presence. In
attendance were Lady Churchill, Hon. Caroline Cavendish,
Lord Crensorne, Lord Alfred Paget, Lieutensat-Colonel the
How. D. de Ras, and Major Teesdale.
Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold, attended by Major
Elphinstone, honoured the performance at the Princess's
Theatre em Monday 'wooing with their presence.
Lord Cremorne and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Ban-
nock have succeeded Lord De Tubley and Lieutenant-
Colonel Cavendish or the Lord and DroonAn-Waiting to
the Queen.

Deputations from the Salford town council had an inter.
view with Sir G. C. Lewis at the Home.offioe, yesterday,
to urge the claims of Salford to one of the seats rendered
vacant by the dishanchistmeut of St. Albans and Sud-
bury.
Dr. Bake had an interview with Lord John Rummell
yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day. Appeals were heard from the High Court of Ad.
royalty, ' Maddox and others v. Fisher and others," Ship
ladepsedeuce, and "Maddox and others v. Fisher," Ship
Arthur Gordon.

Daeustehes from the Lord High
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leadaa Wands were received yesterday at the Colonial-
oMes. Dispatches were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar,
Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, and the
Australian colonies.

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Ha MAJZSTY'S SZCOND LZVILZ. DAT.)-
This Ammo her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort, left Buckingham Palace,
swotted by a detachment of Horse Guards, and proceeded
to St. James's Palace, where bet Majesty held a levee.
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Her Majesty anal the Prince Consort, accompanied
by the Princess Alice and the youthful members of the
Royal Fsm=l, purpose to leave Buckingham Palace, accord-
ing to present arrangements, on Tuesday next for Osborne,
where the Queen and Court will remain a fortnight.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will
remain on a visit to the Queen at Buckingham Palace till
Tuesday, when her royal highness will go to Pregmore
until after Easter.

His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the
Counts,' Apponyi entertained at dinner last evening, at
Meader House, his Excellency the Belgian Minister and
Madame Van de Weyer and Miss Victoria Van di Weyer,
his Excellency the Spanish Minister, his Excellency the
Portuguese Minister, Lord and Lady John Russell and Mist
!Until, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley and the Hoe.
Mtn Stanley, the Marchioness of Ely, the Right Hon. Sir
Charles Wood, M.P., Hon. Frederick am, Captain Falb,
&c. Later in the evening the Counter Apponyi had a
small assembly.

The Marquis of Sligo has left Howchin's Hotel
for his house in Mansfield•street

Viscount and Viscountess Somerton are ex-
pected in town in a few days from Someday, Heats.

Viscount Eversley leaves town to-morrow for
Heektiskl Place, Haste.

Major the Hon. J. C. Dormer has arrived at
Lord Dormer's reniciones in Chancianainet, from Hong
Kong.

Lady Stanley of Aliicrley has issued cards for
assenabliss ea the 214 sad 27th inst., at her mission in
Deverstrost.

Count Janoorirt left town yesterday for Paris.
The Right Hon. the Speaker will give his second
fall-drses parliamentary dinner this evening, at the New
Pales, Westminater, to the leading members of the con-
servative party.

Miss eouita has issued cards for assemblies on
the 21st and 2atli inst. and the 7th el March, at her resi-
dence is Strattonatrest.