The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-25 00:00:00

TIER EXPRESS, MONDAY

• tremendous cannonade firm *shale** theylcad
just taken. This consentmated fire dismounted the
guns, raked the bridges, and est the lotto part of
Sonderborg again in flames. But the garrison
nevertheless held the position against successive
storming parties of the enemy until the whole of
the retreating party had reached Alien. Further
resistance being then useless, the garrison
also retreated to the fdte-du-posf, the
bridges were disconnected, and the safety
of the army secured. This must be considered
an important achievement. With the Duppel
guns silenced, the forts in ruins, and • general
assault made by an enemy possessing an over
superiority in men and material, the
only marvel is that the whole Danish army was
not captured or annihilated.

His Excellency Baron Beast, the Plenipoten-
tiary of the Germanic Confederation to the Confe-
rence, arrived in town late on Friday night from
Germany. His Excellency had a meetuig with
other diplomatic members of the German States,
on Saturday afternoon, at the Prussian Embassy.

ebe Court.

OSBORNE, Ann. 23.

The Queen and Princess Helens, attended by
Vimountese Jocelyn aad Major•Cenenl Seymour, drove net
yesterday afternoon.
Princess Louie. rods on beesebaek, attended by the Hon.
Emily Cathcart.

Ann, 24.

Prince Allred, 'needed by Major Cowell and Lientwant
Haig, arrived at Osborne, on Friday evening, from Band-
ringbani-ball.

The Judge-Advocate-General bad an audience of the
Queen yesterday.
The Earl of Clarendon arrived from London, and bad the
honour of dining with her ltajoity sad the Royal Family.
The Queen, Prince Alfred, Pnacess Helena, and Princess
Louise, attended divine **Mae at Osborne this morn*.
The Rey. George Protium performed the service.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
in Downing•street. The ministers present were Vis-
count Palmerstou,the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran-
ville. the Duke of .Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl
Russell, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl
De Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right
Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Al-
derley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

A deputation, xinsisting et Lord Petro, the Hon. Charles
Langdale, Mr. Serjesnt Maids, and Mr. Richard Swift,
had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, at
the Home-office, on Saturday, on the subject of the late
decision of the magistrates of the ooioty of Middles's:, that
it would not be reosseary or proper to appoint ministers for
the catholic prisosen in the county prisons, or that such
ministers should be permitted b► the Viaiti‘g Justices to
attend at the prisons, without special request front the
prisoner.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left
tows oo Saturday on a visit to the Prime and Prin.
mum of Wales at Sandringham. The duke will most
likely aewmpany the Priuoe of Wales to Newmarket to.
morrow, an] will return to town the same evening.
Viscountess Palmerston held a reception on Satur-
day evening at Cambridge House. The riunion was attended
by the leading memben of the political and fashionable
world.

ViNcountess Palmerston has issued cards for an
assembly on Saturday next at Cambridge House.

Lord and Lady Leigh are entertaiuing a distin-
guished circle of visitors at Stonehigh Abbey, their seat in
Warwickshire, duriog the celebration of the Stratford•on.
Avon Shakespearian Tercentenary. Amongst their guests
are the Archbishop of Dublin, his Excellency the Earl of
Carlisle, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Houghton, Lord
Wenlock, Sir Michael and La ly Shaw Stewart, Sir J. East,
lion. F. Leveson G3l/or, lion. C. B. Adderley, M.P., Hon.
E. C. Leigh, &e.

We (Post) have reason to believe that a marriage
is arranged between Lord Frederick Cavendish, wood eon
of the Duke of Devonshire, and the Hon. Lucy Lytteltoo,
maid of honour to the Queen, and second daughter of Lord
Lyttelton.
_ _ _

The Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait had a
dinner party on Saturday, at Loodoo Rouse, St. James's-
square. The guests included the Lord Chancellor and the
Hon. Mae Bothell, the Archbishop of York, tho Bishop of
St. David's, the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey,
the Right Him. Sir Wm. G. and Lady Hater, Lady W hare-
elide and Hon. Miss Stuart Wortle►, Mr. Goechen, M.P.,
and Mrs. Gaezhen, the Very Rev. the Dean of Wells and
Mn. Johnstone, the Archdeacon of Coventry. the Rev.
J. and Mrs. Kempe, Mr. S. Stewart, Miss Spooner, ka
Mrs. Tait had • smaU sad early party assembled after
dinner.

The Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta
Stanley entertained at dinner on Saturday evening the fol-
lowiog gue.ts :—The Earl ►nd Countess of Stanhope, Lord
and Lidy Hobart, Mr. G. and Mrs. Grote, the Right Hon.
S. Lushiogton. D.C.L., and Miss Carr, the Very Rev. the
Dean of St. Paul's and Mrs. Haman, the Rev. Canon and
Mrs. Caretoo, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Dement, and the Rev.
J. R. Woodford. Liter in the evening the Dean and Lady
Augusta received a swill party.
The Crown Princess of Prussia still resides at
Berlin with her children. The King paid a visit to her royal
highness on Thursday, previous to his departure for
Sleswig.

MUSIC.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

I • • THE CONFERENCI.-(THIS DAY.)

Precisely at 1 o'clock this afternoon the several
members accredited by their sovereigns to the con-
ference assembled at the First Lord of the Trea-
sury's official residence in Downing-street, White-
hall.

The Earl Russell, 8.G., Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, accompanied by the Earl of Claren-
don, KG., appointed to assist in the de.
liberations, were first to arrive. There were
present his Excellency Baron Brunnow, the Russian
Ambassador, His Excellency Prince de la Tour
d'Auvergue, the French Ambassador ; Hie Ex-
cellency Count Bernstorf4 the Prussian Ambas-
sador. accompanied by Baron Balan ; His
Excellency Count R. d'Appouyi, the Austrian
Ambassador ; his Excellency M. de Bille, the
Danish Minister, accompanied by his Excellency
M. de Qusade, the Danish Minister of Foreign
Affairs ; his Excellency Count Wachtmeister, the
Swedish Minister, his Excellency Baron de
Beast, Plenipotentiary from the Germanic Diet ;
and his Excellency Count Vitzthum, do. The
conference was held in one of the large apartments
looking over the St. James's-park. A circular
table, with seats for fourteen persons, was placed
in the centre of the room.