The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-25 00:00:00

Vbe Coati.

The Princes of Hohenlohe-Langenbarg, accom-
pealed by Prince Victor and the Princesses Adelaide and
Feeder., erri•ed at Buckingham Palace at half-past one
o'elosk, yesterday afternoon, from the continent, on a visit
Ito the Queen. - -

lice Majesty and Priam Albert, accompanied by the
Princess Alice and the Prince of Leiningen, and attended
by Lord Charles Fitzroy and Colonel Beymoor, visited
the Zacilogicial Gardens, in the Regent's Park, in the
forenoon.

Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa
took a drive in an open carriage and four.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen mid the Princess
of Hohenlohir Langenhurg at Buckingham Palace.
Prince Albert rods on horseback in the afternoon, at-
tended by his Equerry in Waiting.
The Duchies of Lent dined with her Majesty. _

The Queen sad Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Princess Adelaide of Hishenlobe-Langenburg, honoured
the Royal Italian Opera with their presence in the evening.
The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desert, the
Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord De Tabley, Lord Charles
Fitzroy, and Colonel Seymour.
The Countess of Desert has succeeded the Viscountem
Canning u the Lady in Waiting to the Queen.
Lord De Tabley and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore have relieved
Lord Rivers and Sir Edward Bowater in their duties as the
Lord and Groom-in-Waiting to her Majesty.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon,
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Minis-
ters present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord
Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke
of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood,
the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Sir William
Molesworth, Viscount Canning, and the Earl of
Harrowby. The council sat two hours.

A deputation front the Church of Scotland, on the subject
of the Lord Advocate's Education Bill, had an interview
with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-office. The
deputation consisted of the Rev. Dr. Cook (St. Andrew's),
the Rev. Dr. Simpson (Kirknewtoo), Sir George Clerk,
Mr. John Tait, and Mr. David Smith.

(PROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZIITTN.)
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 24.—Notice

is 'cereby given, that her Majesty will hold drawing•rooms
at St. James's Palace on the following days, at 2 o'clock—
Wednesday, May 2 neat; Saturday, day 19 next, to mile.
brats her Majesty's birthday. N.B. The knights of the
al orders are to appear in their collars at the dtawlag-
room on the 19th of May next.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 24.—Notice

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Its hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a levee at St.
James's Palace on Friday, May 11 neat, at 2 o'clock.

INAUGURATION OP TUE PARIS UNIVERSAL EEHI-
BITION.—We understand that the Imperial Commis-
sion have invited the President and Vice-President

OF TEE DAILY NEWS)
PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
There is a doubt whether General Bizet ii dead,
bat none whatever that he was dangerously wounded.
Ths government has received a despatch, stating
that he had been hit in the head by a bullet, but
that it was hoped his life might be saved. Ido not
bow the date of this intelligence, but it is probably
as recent as the private despatch from Bucharest,
which announced that the General had been killed.
The government, foreseeing a long and wring
war, is preparing for the struggle in right good
earnest. I have received information, which I be.
lieve to be in the main correct, with regard
to some of the measures already ordered. Two
new squadrons will be added to every eta,
valry regiment in the service; in other words, an
addition of 30,000 horse will be made to the army.
These squadrons will remain in France as cavalry of
reserve. Orders have been given to purchase an
immense number of horses for the artillery, waggon
train, and ambularce. Cadres of gardes mobiles are
to be organised throughout the country, so that in
case of a great drain upon the regular army, the
garrison towns may be occupied by this new force.
An army of 75,000 men will be echeloned between
Lyons and Valenciennes, and the camp of Sathonay
is to be augmented to 50,000.

FRANCE.

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(Paoli THI

General Anpick has been selected by the Emperor
as the head of hie staff when he assumes the com-
mand of the army of the Crimea. This distioguished
officer, now a senator, has been ambassador in Spain
and Turkey, and was at one time director of the
Committee of Artillery.

The Bourse opened very heavily, in consequence of
a telegraphic report from London, of Lord Palmer..
ton's answer to Mr. Bright's question. In spite of
purchases to realise profits, atter tilt great fall of
yesterday, the Recite opened (at 68tr.) with a farther
full of 30c., and went down to 671 r. 83c. At this
point there was a slight reaction, and, after some flan•
tnation, it closed at 681 r. 10c., being 20c. lower Om
yesterday. Railways were calm at lower quotations,
with one or two exceptions. A good many large
pnrchases for account were made in the Grand Cm.
tral and Eastern lines.

I believe I may state positively that Admiral
Hamelin will not accept the post of Minister of Ma.
rime. There is some reason to think that his appoint.
ment, dated from Windsor Castle, wall in substance
nothing more than a compliment to the two Black
Sea fleets which he commanded, and that it wee
never contemplated that he would exercise the dunce
of the office for any length of time. The miracles
wrought by M. Dimas in augmenting the French
navy, were not accomplished without a Makes
outlay of money, and it is said that the department
has incurred debts exceeding by some 150 mil ices
the amount of credits voted. Admiral Hamelin felt a
great disinclination to take upon himself the tenon-
sibility of this deficit. News has recently arrived
that one of his sons, an officer in the navy, has beta
killed before Sebastopol. This calamity ha., lam
told, hastened the admiral's determination. It is
expected that be will resign at once.
Galignani says :—" The Empress, we are happy
to state, has benefited considerably in health by her
recent visit to England."
Their Majesties were sufficiently recovered from
their fatigues to go to tLo Theatre Francais yesterday
evening. _ .

I understand that on the representation of Prince
Napoleon, the Emperor has decided that proepectuses
of articles exhibited at the Great Exhibition shall
not be liable to stamp duty.
The Moniteur publishes the official return of the
receipts of the customs for the month of March,
amounting to 15,149,671 fr., and being an increase of
4,458,189 fr. on tho corresponding month of 1654,
and of 3,822,597 fr. on that of 1853. The receipts
of the first quarter of the present year lave
amounted to 38,356,6281 r., being an improvement
of 8,243,525 fr. on the corresponding quarter of
1854, and of 8,447,832 fr. on that of 1853.

Comparing the receipts of the first quarter of
1855 with those of the same period of 1854, the
leading articles which show an improvement are

coffee, for 1,449,018 fr.; raw cotton, 1,026,817 fr.; law
wool, 1,016,564 fr.; foreign sugar, 2,538,786 fr.;
French colonial ditto, 1,198,715 fr.; mahogany,
60,310 fr. ; bar iron, 474,708 fr. ; steel in bare,
49,3511 r.; and sundry articles, 337,1691 r. The dunes
received on the importation of foreign spirits have
amounted to 592,708 fr., and on foreign wines to
31,003 fr., those two items not being down in the
returns of either 1854 or 1853.