The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-22 00:00:00

lonian Islands.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde en-
tertained at dinner last evening, at their residence in
Stratton-street, the Duke de Richelieu, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Normsuby, the Marqn4 of Bath, the
Countess of Cork, Lord Templemore, Lord and Lady Robert
Cecil, Colonel the 800. P. W. Talbot and Lady Emma
Talbot, Colonel the Hon. James and the Hon. Mrs. Mac-
donald, Colonel and the Hon. Mrs Dudley Carleton, &c.
Miss Burdett Coutta will have an afternoon
party on Friday at her residence in Stratton•street.
The Countess (Dowager) of Essex's soiree den-
igrate will take place on Friday next, the 24th inst.

The Marquis of Bristol and the Ladies Hervey
will leave St. James's square on Tuesday nut fora tour io
Germany. _ _ _

The Countess d'Apponyi and the Countess Marie
Paumgarten will kers town early in the ensuing week for
Germany for the autumn.

The Earl and Countess de Grey leave Carlton-
gardens on the lit proximo for Studley Park, near Ripon.
Their Royal Higimmure the Prince and Prinoms of Wales
will be the guests of the noble earl and countess from the
4th to the 6th of the month, when their royal highnesses
will proceed to Abergeldie, in Scotland, for the &hooting
sewn.

Mrs. N. E. Gladstone and Miss Gladstone will
lame town either on Saturday or Monday next, for Ha-
warden Castle, Flintahire. The Right Hos. the Chancellor
of the Exchequer will join Mn Gladstone and family at
Hawardea directly after the close of the parliamentary
session.

Lord Lyttelton and family have left town for
Hagley Hall, Worcestershire.

At Felixstowe, on Monday, Lady Robert Mon-
lagngave birth to a daughter, prematurely.

The marriage of Mr. Des Vceux and Lady Alice
Egerton (youngest daughter of the Earl of Wilton) will
take place about the middle at the ensuing mouth.

A marriage is arranged and will shortly take
place between Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon Soots Fanner
Guards, son of the late Lord Franck Cordon, and Mi..
Constance Lennox Peel, only daughter of Mr. Laurance
and the late Lady Jane Peel.
Half a dozen candidates are named for Clare—
Sir Colman O'Loughlin, the Hon. Robert O'Brien, eon of
Lord Inchiquin, the Hon. P. F. Butler, son of Lord Dun.
Boyne, Captain C. 0. O'Cellaghan, Mr. Thomas Rios Henn,
Q.C., and Mr. Pierre Omagh. The last-named gentleman
belongs to that peculiar class of politicians in Ireland celled
" conservative catholics," who support Lord Derby. The
number of electors in the county is 5,768.

On Friday Lord Robert Cecil will call the atten-
tion of the First Commirdooar of Works to the prayer of
a petition from the inhabitants of Bayawake and Ken-
sington.

Sir Morton Peto, on Monday, will ask her Ma-
jesty's govercment whether they have heard of the re-
marriage of a Mr. and Mrs. Hulls by the Rev. Horatio
Walmeeley, vicar of St. Mauls, Glonoestershire, after
they had been previously married in a dissenting chapel,
and on which re-marriage the vicar entered the parties in
his register-book u bachelor and spinster, knowing of the
previous marriage ; arid, whether her Malady's government
will prosecute the vicar for making such false entries under
the statute 76th Geo. IV., sec. 29.

Mr. Cobden to-morrow will call the attention of
the Howe of Commove to the memorial from certain ship.
ownersof Liverpool respecting the evasion of our foreign
enlistment law.

Sir Charles Wood will " make a statement "
tomorrow evening in committee on East India (revenue) se-
counts.

(ME LAST NIGHT'S oazernr..)
Foamox-ormen, JULY 14.—The Queen has been
graciously plowed to appoint William Bowyer Smijth. Pau.,
now Attaché to her Majesty's embassy at Paris, to be a
Third Secretary in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY la—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Elias Perking as Cooed at King-
Moe, Jamaica, for the United States of America.
FORZION•OFFICI, JULY 2U.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Leybourne Watson as Consul at
Leith for his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of
Oldenburgh.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 21.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Don Mariano de la Roca as Consul at
Newcastle for her Majesty the Queen of Spain.
DOWNING-STREET, JULY 18 —The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Horatio James Hawes. Eaq., to be
(NOW/ Advocate for the colony of Sierra Leone.

PRINCE ALFRED IN THE lIIOHLANDS. —The Scots-
-114211 says :—" On Saturday afternoon the Racoon, with his
Royal Highness Prince Alfred on board, which is now
coming southward along the west coast, went up Loch
Linnhe, coming to • little above Coma Ferry. It was
Cex.
yesterday his royal highness would fish the Lochy ; rt"tile continued drought has rendered the water so low,
that anglers are in despair, and slight hope was enterte,ned
that he would win any remarkable success."
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE POLISH
QUESTION. —Next Friday evening Mr. Derby Griffith Is to
ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
" whether, is my statement which be may have reeently
boos understood to have made on the subject of Poland, it
was the intention of the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs is any way to recede from or modify the declare-
' time made by him to the Russian Ambassador, as recorded
in his second despatch of the 10th April, 186.3, in which,
after saying that the intentions of her Majesty's government
were not otherwise than pacific, he contains., 'but the
state of things might change ; the present overture of her
Majesty's government might be rejected, as the represents-
Hoe of the god March bad been rejected, by the imperial
, government. The insurrection in Poland might matinee,
' and might assume larger proportioes, the atrocities on both
sides might be aggravated and oxide& d to • wider range
of country. If, in such • state of affairs, the Emperor of
Ramie were to take no steps of • oonciliatory nature, den-
' gers and complications might arise sot at present in ccatem-
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NEWSVENDORS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT
Iserrrurunr.—The twenty-fourth axonal festival of this
institution was celebrated last menial!, at the Freemasons'
. Tavern, under the presidency of Mr. Benjamin Webster,
supported by Mr. Mark Lamm, Mr, Wstkie' Mr. W. S.
Johnson, Mr. Horton, Child, and Mr. Leger About 100
friends of the institution at down to an excellent dinner,
and several ladies were among the guests at the table on
this interesting occasion. The usual loyal toasts baring
been graciously introduced and heartily responded to,
Mr. Borlase Child spoke to the tamed of "The Army
and Navy," and Mr. Mark Lemon, "one of the fullest
privates in service" as he described himself, returned
thanks for " The Volunteers," pointing to the gloried of
Wimbledon as en illustration of the very effective manner
in which foreigners who attempted to invade our shores
might naturally expect to be "peppered " on beating, as
they assuredly would, • hasty retreat. Tta e'ainuan,_ then
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Mr. Doman eloquently propQ•ed "The health of Mr.
Charles Dickens, president of the society." Mr. M. Lemon
spoke to the toast of "The Frees," and gave "The Health
of tbeChairman," which was sethusisstically received. Mr.
Reddish "The Health of the Vies-Presidents and
Trustees. le the course of the evening subscriptions to
the snout of 1001, wen acksowledied.