The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-18 00:00:00

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The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
The Earl of Elgin had an audience of the Queen, on his
return from Chios. His lordship was presented by Sir
George C. Lewis, one of her Majesty's principal secretaries
of slate (officiating for Lord Johu Russell, Secretary for
Foreign Affairs).
Sir John Cransptoe, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid, had an audience of
Isar of the Qum, sod was presented to her Majesty by
Seerstary Sir George C. LevriA
Sir G. Cornwall lonia had an audience of the Queen.
The Queen was atteaded by Lord Harris, lord in waiting,
and Lieutenant-Gess:al Sir Henry Bentinck, puma in
waiting.
The Prince Consort rode on horseback, attended by his
equerry in waiting.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Queen on Thursday
afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.

The Marquis of Snotty was sworn in Lord-Lieutenant of
Aberdeenshire yestenlay at the Council-office, before the
following Leeds of her Majesty's Most Hononreble Privy
Council, via.:—Earl Granville, Sir Edward P.yan, and the
Bight Hon. Robert Lowe.
A deputation on the subject of the proposed Wine Li-
cence (Scotland) Bill had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday, at hia official residence in
Downing-street.
Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Ex-
hibition of 1862 have received a norgt-scion of the appoint.
mental the members of the commission for France.
Her Majesty's commissioners held a meeting at their
cakes in the Strand yesterday.
Mr. Henry W. Hayman transacted business at the Fo-
reign-odoe on Thursd►y.
A deputattion of concert hall proprietors transacted busi-
ness at the Horne-office yesterday.
Despatches were art yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the governors of the North American provinces, the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Wands, and the
governor of Bermuda.

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BUCKINGHAM PALACI, MAT day had
audience of her Majesty Excellency Mina l)jaafar
Khan, amlineador extraordinary from hie Majesty the Shah
of Persia, to take leave of her Majesty on the expiratioa of
his embassy ; George MiMin Dallas, Esq., envoy ex-
traordinary and moister plenipotentiary from the United
States of America, to present his letter of recal ; and Charles
Francis Adonis, Esq., envoy extraordinary and minister
nipotentiary from the United States of Americo, to
deliver his credentials ; to which audiences they wens re-
spectively introduced by the Viscount Palmerston, E.G.
and G.C.8., acting for her Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for Toren° Affairs, and conducted by Lieutenant-
General the Hon. Sir Edward Cunt, K.C.11., her Majesty's
master of the eenownieL

INDIA-OF/ICI, MAY 16.—The Queen liNA been
to direct letters patent to pan the Great Seal of the
tirtel Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, neminatiag
the Rev. Frederick Gell, 8.D., to the Bishopric of Madras,
void by the death of the Right Rev. Thomas Dealtry, D.D.
Ramon-orrice, MAY 14.—The Queen hes been
graciously pleased to appoint Gomm Papa, Req., now her
Massty's charge d'affaime and consul-general to the Re-
publics of Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras,
sad Salvador, to be her Majesty's charge Waifs and consul-
general to the Republic of the Remoter. .
LORD CPLAMBURLAIN'S 07FICZ, MAY 7.—Notioe
is hereby given, that the Queen will hold a drew ing.room at
et. James's Palace, on the following days, at 2 o'clock :
Wedeseday, the 19th June next ; Thursday, 27th June
neat.

DXFARTURI 07 TER COURT FOR OBBORNIL—{Tan
Der.)—This afternoon the court left town for Osborne, Lge
of Wien.

The Countess Dowager of Essex's dance is fixed
for Friday, 110314, instead of Tuesday, the 213th of Nay.
Lord and Lady Herbert of Lee leave town to-day
for Wilton House, Salisbury, for a week or teo days.
Lady Avuland has been confined to her residence
is Belgraveequare for some days past by slight indispo-

A marriage has just been arranged between the
young Lord Read!wham and the Lady Egidia Montgotnetie,
eldest unmarried daughter of the Earl of Eglioton. Lord
lisodlesham was born in IE4O, lad the Lady Beat hoe
seentely &Wilmot her 17th year.

Din. Vivian gave a bail bat evening at the family
reekience in Belgrsve-square.
The members of the Senior United Service Club
have Axed Saturday, the Bth of June next, for the banquet
to Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hope Grant, G.C.R., on hi. return from
China. The lid is nearly full already, 12l officers of both
services having put down their name•. Hn Royal Highness
the General Commaadiog•ia-Chief will probably take the
chair.

The select committee of the House of Lords to
whom the Bankruptcy Bill wee referred has adjourned until
after the Whitsuntide holidays. It is expected that the
labours of the committee will terminate at their nem
"There is reason to fear," says the Tiny..., " that the
forebodinp of those bankers ant merchants who predicted
that a select committee would so alter the character of the
measure as to make it unacceptable to the clamors whose in-
terests it affects will be completely verified, and the friends
of the bill feel no doubt that the House of Commons will
refuse to pan it in the mutilated form ia which it will now
be returned for consideration."

The Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge Ifnivernity
has insrsed • set of regulations for admission to the
Elenate-house on Tuesday next, "and thus," sayn the
Independent, " there will be no chance of a repetition of
the dangerous and disgraceful imene which took plane at the
lest degree day of the honour men. The arrangement for
the supply of tickets is fair and liberal, sad the different
malls of the university will enter by different door., thereby
all coonfwdon will be prevented. The lAA, commencement
is moth earlier this year than it has hitherto been, and we
are to be honoured by the presence of the Prince Chan-
cellor, who will wafer honorary degrees on the Earl of
Zig* General lialAnit, Alfred Tennyson. he."

The Cambridge independent urges the appoint-
ment of the Doke of Devonshire to the High Stewardship
of Oambeidge, vaasat by the death of the Duke of Bedford.
Thu yearly meeting of the Unarm Society will
be held at Burlington limes as Friday mat. fee the slew
Oen ars snail wad seem 4 the ememig poem