The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-19 00:00:00

we neomsarily destroy our position end
ass great Power, and wantonly cut off all
lity of effectual diplomatic intervention.

et Court.
WINDSOR CASTLE, Kam 18.
The Queen, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce,
walked and drove in the pounds this racenios.
The Prince sod Risers of Wales, the Dachau of Bra-
bant, and Prime Louis of Hesse, attended by the Countess
Swim and Lieutenant-Colonelof Koppel, rode on lacesabscic.
To-day is the anniversary the birthday of Priapus
Louie&

The candelabrum and three oval rivers presented by her
Majesty the Queen to the Prime of Wale formerly belonged
to the Duke and Duchies of Kent.
Ammer the bridal presents enumerated yesterday may
be added a Sines clock and Unlashes presented to the
Prince of Wales by the gentlemen of his household.
The Princess Christian of Denmark, with the Prisms
Thyra, attended by Countess Reventlow iuxlOolonel Francis
Seymour, C. &, viewed, yesterday morning, the flower show
in the Horticultural Gardens, South Kensington, where
they were met by the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary (attended by Colonel Home Purees.) The
royal party impeded the International Exhibition Building,
and also the South Kensington Maseru= The Princess
Christian, with the Princes Thyra, afterwards paid a visit
to the Dunham of Inverness at her residence in Kensington
Pa ace.
The Duke of Cambridge visited Prince Frederick of Heise
Camel yesterday at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate.
Prince and Prince= Christian and Prince Frederick
of Denmark, attended by General and Madame d'Ox-
holm, the Countess Reventlow, and Colonel Francis Sey-
mour, C. 8., honoured the Marquis and Marchiceiess of
Ailesbury with their company at dinner last evening, at
their residence in Pall-mall.
Prince Frederick of Hesse Cassel and the Duke of Hol-
stein Glucksburg, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel do Plat,
went yesterday to Hampton Court Palace. In the evening
their Royal and Berme Highaesess h.ncured with their pre-
sence the performance at the Lyon= Theatre.
Mr. Watkim and Mr. Glynn bad an interview with the
Duke of Newcastle yesterday. Mr. Diver had also an in-
terview with hie grace at the Colonial-office.
The duke afterwards received a deputation from the Na-
tional Female Emigration Society, consisting of Lord Lyttel-
ton, the Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, IL P., the Hon. A.
Kinsaird, M.P., Mr. H. N. Bess, M.P., Sir Richard Grans
MacDannell, C. 8., fir Edward Hubs, Bart., Mr. IL H.
Marsh, M.P., Sir Walter Farquhar, Mr. Llewellyn Haab,
the Rev. A. B. Suter, Charles Hy. Begot, Henry Barnett,
J. H. Haliburton, M.P., H. H. Browne, C. H. Ehden, W.
A. Brodribb, James A. Youl, Bev. Richard Croft, John S.
Store, Loomed Harper, John Bate, secretary, and Arthur
Hodson, hen. seerstazy.
A deputation on the subject of the tobacco duties had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
at his official residence in Dowsing-street. The deputation
nonrated of Mr. Maxwell Hyslop, Mr. B. Edwards, Mr.
T. S. Oxley, and Mr. J. S. Gillist. The deputation wee in-
troduced by Mr. Horde& 11. P, Mr. J. E. Ewart, X.P.,
sad wm sooompasied by Mr. Thomas Baines.
A deputation from Wand sad Scotland on the Tobacco
Duties Bill ale* had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer. The deputation consisted of James
Lambkin, Cork ; George 'funny, Belfast ; D. Johnston,
Belfast ; W. floor, Belfast; W. &Weil, Dublin ; F.
O'Farrell, Dublin ; James V. Madam Dublin ; Hoary
Christie, Edinburgh; and John Lees, Glasgow. The deputa-
tion was introduced by Sir Hugh Cairns, M.P., and Mr.
John Vance, M.P.

Tan MANauon or THI Pilsen ow Wm.'s.—
A supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday
last, published yesterday, contains the full details
of the ceremony of the marriage of his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales with the Princess
Alexandra, on the 10th inst.
The birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess
Louisa, born in 1848, wee celebrated at Windsor Castle
yesterday with the oustoniary reioiolap. Merry penis were
rung from the Gestle belle, and three of the parish chrirdt
of St. John, and a royal salute wee fired in the Bachelor's-
acre, by " Pond," the royal bombardier. This is the first
birthday which has been kept with any kind of rejoicing
sines the death of his Royal Blew= the Rine* Consort.
Tax ROYAL. FAMILY or Dianuizi.—This morning
their Royal Highnesses the Priem and Princess Christian
and PASO, Frederick of Denmark, with other members of
the Danish royal family, left Buckingham Palate Hotel for
Windier. The illustrious party will return to Buckingham
Mete Hotel this evening.

The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of
Commons gave his sixth full dregs parliamentary dinner
last evening at his official residence at the New Palace,
Wtatminster. The following noblemen and gentlemen were
mete of the right hoe. geatlemsa :—Lord Hoary Scott,
Lord George Meaner% Lord Ashley, Lard Henniker, Hee.
Charles Carnegie, Hon. Charlie Howard, Colonel the Hon.
Henry C. Lowther, Hon. H. Wyndham, Sir Richard Levin"
Sir Harry Verney, Sir James D. Elphinetone, Sir
James Methadon, Sir Henry Leeks, Colonel Na-
pier Start, Colonel Packs, Colonel Si Clifford,
Camel Williems, Major O'Reilly, Mr. Pollard-Urquhart,
Mr. Aytona, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Merritt, Mr. Fran&
Powell, Mr. Roberima, Mr. Alfred Seymour, Mr. H. Poky
Velma, Mr. R. A. Vynsr, Mr. Collins, Mr. Dudley Mar.
jail:arks, Mr. Padmore, Mr. Vance, Mr. Charles Buxton,
Mr. R. H. Cranford, Mr. Deiglisb. Mr. W. Jackson, Mr.
Henry Pews, Mr. Leathern, Mr. Cavendish &intim*, the
Rev. Mr. Nerivale (ebaplaia), and Mr. Alfred Desisen
(secretary to the Speaker). The Right Hoe. the Speaker
afterwards held his second levee, which woe very MUDD-
dirtily attended.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester arrived
at their residenesin Croat Stanhopeatreet yesterday, from
Kimbolion Castle.

Viscount Palmerston gave a parliamentary din-
ner last evening at his residence in Pieendilly.
Lord and Lady Chelmsford entertained at dinner
last evening, at their residence is Eatonaquare, the
Countess Bernetorfe, the Duke and Dashes. of Rozburghe,
the Marquis and Marribionesa of Salisbury, the Countess,
Stanhope and Lady Mary Stanhope, Sir B.alph and lady
Howard, Sir Charles Russell, Hon. Frederick Lygon, Mies
French, its.

Lord and Lady Braybrooke received a select
party at diaper last *maims at their mamas is Upper
Brook-street.

Mrs. Ram gave her second dancing party last
evening, at her residence at Prince's-gate, which was nu-
merously and fashionably attended.
Mr. Chichester Forteseue and Frances Countess
Waldegrave entertained the following at dinner last sea-
lag at their reactance, Carlton-gardens :—The Duke of
Newcastle, Maria Marchioness of Ailsabury, the Fart and
Countess of Oork, the Earl and Countess of Airlie, Lady
Elisabeth Bartle, Lord Hubert Oanuieg, the Solicitor-
General and Lady Laura Palmer, Sir John and Lady John-
Moue, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Hayward.

" Fellowship in in Joy and Sorrow" is the title of
the sermon preached by the Bishop of Oxford in the Royal
Chapel at Windsor Castle on the Sunday preceding the
marriage of the Prince of Wales, in the presence of the
Queen, the Prince, and Princess Alexandra, from the text
" Rejoice with them that do rejoice ; and weep with them
that WOW." It has been published by her Majesty's
command.

The Record understands that some curious dia..

closures hays lately been made as to the appropriation of
marriage fare in the rich pariah of St. Gem p's, Hanover-
square :—" Theme disclosures are likely to lead to public
ievestipstion, particularly ea to the very objectionable eye-
tom of maldas these fees payable to a clerk in orders. It
mess that it is the custom of the clerk in orders, u in the
parish of fit. George., to appoint a deputy, who ham his
sub-deputies, amongst whom the fees are farmed out in
each a manner as to collect sa much as possible from the
public, and at the same time allow to the rector a share
which, to some ewes, does not amount to a tithe of the fees
actually paid. It is said that out of the large amount of
complimentary marriage fees paid for the aristocratic mar-
riages eslabrated at ht. George's, Haaoreroquare, ocarady
SOX a year mach the rector."
The Bavarian Minister at War has issued
order prohibition all Mitoses in the service from wearing
spectacles ; three who manot do without them are moos.
mended to red" as being unfit for military duty. "Tide
order:. Init.. • orere•Poedent. "the spirit of which is come
whet too absolute, since was, a young sad valuable officer
really cannot see tea yards before him without spectacles,
will probably discourage the fashion of sticking glasses on the
eyes by those who have no Ned of them,"

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