The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-15 00:00:00

THE PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA AT ROME.

On the Saturday before their departure from
Rome, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, at half-
pest 8 in the morning, went to the Ghetto to witness a
Jewish service in the principal synagogue. On the morning
of the following day the Prince and Princess, with their
mite, were present at pontifical mass is the Sistine Chapel,
and in the afternoon, accompanied by Mr. Ode Russell and
Mr. Pentland, attended divine service ►t the English
Protestant Church, where they heard • sermon by
the Rey. Mr. Woodward. Their royal highnesses
received Cardinal Antonelli and Moneignore Giraud
at dinner in the evening. On the Monday the
Prince went to pay a quiet farewell visit to the King of
Naples at the Farness Palace. His Majesty was seated at
dinner with so little appearance of regal eclat, that some
delay intervened before he could get ready and repair to
the drawing-room to receive the Prince. Not seeing
his royal highness there, nor finding him make his
appearance for 114:31221) time afterwards, the King sent
to know where he was, when he learnt that the Prince,
after bearing that the King was at dinner, bad con-
tented himself with leaving • P.P.C. The coun-
terpart of this little incident took place later in
the evening at the Caffarelli Palace. Diener was
just over, and their royal highnesses were in the drawing-
room with their guests, Mr. Adeane, M.P., Lady Elisabeth
Adeane, and Mr. Odo Russell, when a chamberlain an-
nounced to the Prince that the King of Naples had come. A
few words passed in an under tone, the chamberlain va-
nished, the door of the drawing-room was reclosed, and the
royal victor returned to the Farness Palace. This was all
that the guests esw, but whether the King wu sent away
with • " not at home," or whether he had a momentary in-
terview with the Prince, or whether he originally intended
only to leave a civil message at the Caffatelli Palace, are
questions on which the gossip-monger, of Rome are still
divided.

Parliament is expected to meet for business on
Thursday, the sth of February.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have re
turned to Broadlands from Tedworth House, Marlborough,
where they have been staying on a visit to Lord Broughton.
ithin the last ten days the Earl and Countess
of Derby have entertained a distinguished circle of visitors at
Knowsley, including his Roy►l Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, who left for London on Saturday, the Earl of
Idalmesbury, the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, the
Earl and Counter Spencer, Viscount Canterbury, Viscount
and Lady Cecilia Bingham, Lord and Lady Colville, and Mr.
and Mrs. Baillis Cochrane, Lord Stanley, M.P., and Colonel
the Hon. W. P. and Lady Emma Talbot are staying at
Knowsley. The gentleman had good sport considering the
scarcity of the birds.

Loral and Lady William Powlett have been en-
tertaining the following company at Howl:ham Hall, Nor-
folk :--The Marchioness of Thomood, FAA and Countess
Jermyn, Lady Anne Beckett, Lady Hoooria Cadogan,
Viewstuit Chelsea and Hoc Miss Cadogan, Colonel and
Hen. Mrs. Dudley Carleton, Hon. Spencer and Mrs.
Lyttelton, Mr. William Peel, the Netherlands Minister,
Mr. Henry Milbank', lion. Gilbert Ileathoora, M.P.,
Lieutenant-Colonel Meyrick (Soots Fusilier Guards), the
Hon. George Barrington, and Hon. C. Ellis, ho.

_ .
Lord Arthur May comes to town to-day from
slating the Marquis and Muckiest= of Tweeddale at
Saadgate. . . . .

Sir Francis and Lady Scott have been receiving
a succession of visitors at Great Barr Hall, Staffordshire,
during the past week.

Anthonyair de Rothschild left Grosvenor-place
on Mania, for Paris.

Sir E. F. Scudamore Stanhope has arrived al
][wig's Hotel, on his way to Holme bey, Hereford.

The Right Hon. Spencee Walpole has been ap-
pointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury an ecclesisetical
commissioner, io the room of Mr. Deedes. He filled the
same office as nominee of the late archbishop until he re-
signed on hie appointment by Lord Derby as Home
Secretary.
Mr. Boucicarilt states that he has reconstructed
the auditorium of Astley's Amphitheatre, the stage machi-
nery bas bees altered, the lines of sight corrected, a new
acoustic form given to the proscenium, and the old method
of lighting has been superseded. "The public," he lam
"require moderate prices, a short, bright performaoce,
always over at a quarter before eleven o'clock ; a light and
airy theatre, comfortable room for each person, especially
for the cheaper seats, good ventilation, and no boxksepara
ass prepared to try the experiment, and to set as example
which I feel mimed will be improved upoo ; and if the
model I sow beg to submit meets with approval, I am pre-
pared also so build in a central spot at the weet•sed a new
theatre containing all those improvements, some of which I
acknowledge with regret have been in my present enter-
prise either °matador postponed."