The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

The Queen, with the

of Hams, Prince Alfred, and Princess Beatrice, arrived at
'Wiodsor Clastio, at half.psst seven o'clock p.m., yanierday.
from finekingluin Palace, attended by the Merchants', of
Bly, the Honourable Mrs. Brake. Mmes. do Grainy, the
Hooonrable Hotstia Stanford, the Honourable Harriet
Phipps, Lord do Tabley, Colonel the Honourable A. Liddell,
Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel the Honourable Sir Charles
Phipps, and Liontsoant Haig.
Her Majesty, and Princess Louis of Hesse, drove in the
pounds this morning.
Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Haig, went to
London to be present at the Levee.
The MOONS Helena and Princess Louise, attended by
Lady Caroline Barrington and Liont,Colonal the Hoe. D.
de Roe, returned from London this morning.
Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, also m-
isread.

Plantain Krebs, daughter of the Hof KapeUmeister at
Dresden, had the honour of playing before the Primeness
on Monday.
Prince Arthur, Priories Helene, and Princess Louise,
attended ►y lady Caroline Herrington, Lisat.-Colonel the
Hon. 1). de Roe, sod Major Elphinstone, honoured Her
Majeety's Maitre with their peeseneelaat night.
Their royal ►igheeeses visited te. Royal Amilsegy this
=arming, where they were received by the President, Sir
Charles Eastlake ; alter which they returned to Windsor
Castle.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Alfred. rode
on horseback yesterday, 'heeded by Lieat.•Colonel Koppel
and Lieutesant Haig.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, attended by
Countess de Grey.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the
Marchioness of Carmarthen and Lieut.-Colonel Kee*,
honoured Lord and Lady Palmerston with their company at
dieser.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day. Their lordships gave judgment on the petition for the
extension of Lancaster's patent improvement in the ooe_
struction of fire Anna, prolonging the patent for the term of
four years.

ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT AT CAMBLIDOE-HOESE.
—Their Royal Highnesees the Prince and Princess of Wales
honoured Viscount sad Viscountess Palmerston by their
company at dinner last evening, at Cambridge-bone. The
banquet was followed by a dancing party. Their Royal
Highnesses the Priam and Princess of Wales, with the
Marchioness of Carmartbeo and Colonel Koppel, arrived
a little after 8 o'clock. Dinner was shortly after-
wards announced, when the following distinguished
circle had the honour to meet their royal high-
ness:o :—The Duke of St. Albany, the Duchess of
Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Earl
and Countess of Sheftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley,
Earl Granville, the Earl of St. Germans, the Counties
Spencer, Viscount and Viscountess Royston, Vierount
Hamilton, Viseountem Jocelyn and Hoe. Alice Jocelyn,
Lord and Lady Dufferin, Lord and Lady Proby, the Right
Hon. W. F. Cowper and Hon. Evelyn Ashley. The Priam
rat on the right of the noble hostess, and the Princess
on the right of the noble Premier. Shortly after 10 o'clock
the company began to amemble for the dancing party.
The ball-room was brilliantly illuminated, and
handsomely decorated by a profusion of flower,.
Him Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by
Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, arrived shortly after
11 o'clock, a large number of other distinguished peruse
being present. Dancing commenced at 11 o'clock, the ball
being opened by the Prince of Wales dancing with Vis-
countess Jocelyn, and the Princess with the Earl Cowper.
At 1 o'clock supper was served up is the dining-room.
Five circular tables were appropriated for the supper, th
royal table, laid for • party of 18, being in the centre of
the room. The festivities were prolonged to an early hour
this morning, the Prince and Princess returning to the ball-
morn after supper.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales intend honouring the Duke and Dachas* of Man•
cheater with their company ►t &if:kayak:i Castle. Heating•
doe, early in Anima.

Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helens
sad Louise have announced their intention of honouring the
bazaar at the Royal Horticultural Gardens, South Keusing-
toe, in aid of the building fond of the Female School of
Art, with a visit to-morrow (Friday.)

His Excellency the French Ambassador had a
dinner party yesterday evening at the French Embassy.
There were present—Prince Folignac, the Marchioness of
Doweshire and Lady Alice Hill, the M►rquis and Mar-
chioness of Cadore, Lord Arthur Hill. the Marquis Can-
moot de la Fore*, Mr. and Miss de Rothschild, Baron de
Fredericka, Captain and Mrs. Pigeard, Viscount de Beau-
moot, Viscount de Courval, Coast Montmarin, Count de
Viral, &c.

The Duke and Duchess of Wellington will enter-
tain her Royal Hlghners the Dachau of Cambridge and
Princess Mary at dinner this evening.

Lord and Lady Clarence Paget bad a dinner
party last evening at the noble and gallant lord's official re-
sidence at the Admiralty, Whitehall, previously M her lady-
ship's even's, party. There were present hie Errsileac,
the Danish ?Enlister, the Marquis and Marchioness of West-
minster and Lady Theodora Grosvenor, the Constar of
CharLemont, Lady Augusta Oadogao, Lord George Gordon
Lennox, M.P., the Right Hos. Timms Milers. Gibson,
M.P., Sir Richard Batheley, Bart., M.P., Sir Charles L.
Wyke, Mr. Richard Br-Maley Sheridan, M.P., and Mn. and
Mee Sheridan, Mr. Wm. H. Gregory, M.P., Mr. Calmat,
Mr. Fleming, Mrs. Lowe, ha

The Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, M. P., and
Lady Pakiagton received at dinner last evening, at their
residence in Eaton-square, him Excellency the Minister for
the Netherlands, Madame Comps, Viscount and Vionantess
Boyne, Lord and Lady Edwin Hill, Hon. Major and Mrs.
Anson, Mr. and Mrs. ghillie Cochrane, Lady Mordant,
Hon. R. Yorks, Mr. Smith, Miss Davies, &c.

The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, 3LP., and
Lady Mary Wood entertained at dinner lest rasing at their
residence in Belgrareequare, Sir Frederick and Lady Grey,
Sir Henry Storks, Mr. and Mrs. Baring, Hon. George Fits.
williani, the H.n. Miser Alice and Blanche Pitt, Mr.
Sackville Stoptord, Mr. Leighton, Mr. Henry Wood, Mr.
Charles Wood, &a.

The Right Ron. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone had a
dinner party yesterday evening to meet his Royal Highness
the Duke IYAurnale. His royal highest. wee, however,
unable to attend, owing to the illness of his brother. The
Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Earl and Countess of
Clarendon, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Houghtoo. the
Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley. Lord E•
Cavendish, and the Hoe. A. Gordon, with Hiss Gladstone
and the host and hostess, formed the party who actually sat
down to table.

The marriage of I*dy Susan Osborne, eldest
daughter of the Duke of Leeds, with Mr. Henry al illbank,
wee solemnised yesterday morning at St. George's, Hanover.
square, in the presence of ► large sod distinguished circle.

We understand (says the 'ha,lin Evening Mad)
that the Lord Lieutenant has appointed Lord Lurgan to the
Lord Lieutenancy of the county of Armagh, vacant by the
death of the Earl of Godord.

A review of the volunteers and yeomanry of
the midland counties took place yesterday is the Duke of
Buckingham's extensive and picturesque park at Stowe.
There was a large attendance of volunteers of all arms—
horse, foot, and artillery—end several corps west down from
town, among which the South If iddlesex, under the com-
mand of Lord Etanelagb, was coospicious. There were
twelve counties altogether represented by the forces on the
ground. The evolutions were such as to bring out the
most brilliant points of all the three arms of the service,
sod the celerity, steadiness, and precision with which they
were gone through elicited the praise of the inspecting
officer.

DEATH OF THE EARL POULETT. —We have to
announce tbe demise of the above nobleman, which took
place on Monday afternoon, at the family seat, Hinton St.
George, Somersetahing. The deceased, Joho Poalett, son of
the fourth earl, wu born in 1783, sod married in 1820
Charlotte Fanny, daughter of the late Huey Berkeley
Portman (imam to the first Lord Portman). Hi■ lordship
succeeded his father is 1819, and was colonel of the Somerset
Militia from 1819 to 1832. The deceased oobleman is suc-
ceeded by his nephew, William Henry, son of the late Vice-
Admiral the Hoe. George Ponlett, born io 1827, entered tbe
arm
_yfe 1845, and beg:sale captain of the 22nd Pont in 1851.
THE LORD-LIBIITZNANCY 07 SOMERRIT.—WO
(Sherbourne Journal) regret to asnonnee to our readers that
we have rem, to believe that Lord Poetises, situ rather
more thee twenty-six years' service, luis requeted her Ma-
jesty to revoke her appointmeet of his lordship es Lord-
Lientesan t and Castes Hotulorum of the comity of Somerset.
We bear that the Earl of Cork is appointed Lord Portman's
sarcoma..

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Ababa. statanaks. Is the
report a short account is given of the condition and manage.
meet of every county and borough asylum in England and
Wales, draws tram the entries made by the visiting cam.
missioners at their visits during the past year.
There are still mazy counties when this accommo-
dation is quite inadequate to meet the wants of the
ever-iocresaing numbers of insane poor. It seems that
during the Let 15 yeses about 5,000 patients have been
added in each period of five years, or 1,000 annually.
In the first sad Wend terms of five years the addition
did not reach 5,000, but in the last it was greater, an ad-
vance having taken place from 22,852 to 28,285, being an
increase of so less than 6,433. The admissions into all
asylums during the last 15 years have amounted to wart/
120,000. When divided into periods of Ave years, as in the
ease of the number of inmates reddest, we also find a great
increase of late. The tablas show that during the first
period, namely, in 1849, and the four following years, up.
wards of 36,000 patients were admitted ; that in the second
division the admissions were more than 38,000 ; and
that during the five years ending the 31st of De-
cember, 1863, as many ea 44,693 were received.
This increase is confined almost entirely to the pauper
class. The discharges during the 15 years have amounted to
71,361--munaly. 42,921 recovered, sad 28,440 tot
recovered. During the first five years 12,570 were
discharged recovered, and 9,378 not recovered ; in the
middle period the discharges were 14,649 recovered,
and 8,632 not recovered; and during the last five
yam 15,702 were sent out recovered, and 10,470
sot recovered. There have been 33,490 deaths in asylums
during the last fifteen years, namely, 9,201 in the first
period, 11,198 in the second, and 13,088 in the last five
years. As respects the relative numbers of men and women
admitted into and dieebarged from asylums during these
fifteen years, it appears that more men than women ha►e
been admitted, and more women than men discharged ; the
somber of recoveries has also been greater among the
worsen. A. regards the relative proportions of deaths,
the fact already commented on in former reports is
fully borne out, that the rate of mortality Is
much greeter in the male than in the female
sax. Looking back, and comparing the extremes of the
whole period under review, we find that our asylums now
cootain nearly twice as many patients as they did
15 years ago. On the lit of January, 1849, the
numbers stood at 14,560, and on the let of
Januar►, 1864, they had risen to 28,285. The in-
crease is attributable in great measure to the accumu-
lation of pauper and criminal patients, and to the addition
of certain cases cow ranked as private, who were not previ.
ously enumerated, or directly brought under our supervision.
As respect. the proportion of patients placed in public and
private asylums, • remarkable ch►nge has taken place.
' Fifteen years ago there were in licensed lioness nearl► as
many patients as in hospitals and county asylums ; whereas
we now find that in the latter there ere more than .ive times
as many patients uin the former. On the let of January,
1849, there were 6,931 patienta in private asylums, and
, 7,629 in public. In the former there are now only
and in the latter as many as 23,830. In addition to
the 28,285 patients resident in asylums, the commis/looms
have also to some extent under their supervision those in
workhouses, and others living at home, or lodged out as
boarders. The latter class, embracing all not in asylums,
now amount to 16,410. They are concerned, therefore,
more or lest in the welfare of 44,696 persons of unsound
or defective intellect " Large,"my the commisaioners, "as
this number appears, we are yet aware that it does not fully
represent the amount of insanity existing in the
smoky. The insane who are confined in gaols, and the
Chancery patients living out of asylums are not included ;
and many eases being stall kept out of view, for private or
other reasons, escape altogether official inspection sad regie-
tration." The following is a summary statement of the
manner in which the 44,693 patients are placed under care :
In county or borough asylums, 21,531 ; hospitals, 2,279;
licensed house, 4,435; workhouses, 9,710; single private
patients, 159 ; single pauper patients (resident with rola-
hem, 5,523. boarded out or in lodgings, 1,018), 6,541;
total, 41,695.

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