The Press.
London, England, 1854-01-07 00:00:00

!ourt anb instion.

THE QI'EEN AND PRINCE ALBERT came to London
on Tuesday. They paid a visit to the Photographic
Society's exhibition, Just completed, and returned to
Windsor in the afternoon. Before leaving town,
Prince Albert called at Mr. Baily's studio iu New-
man-street, and Mr. Bell's at Kensington, to view
the casts for the statues of Lord :Mansfield and Sir
Robert Walpole, which these artists are respectively
executing for the new Houses of Parliament. On
Wednesday there was a sledging party, in which
Prince Albert drove the Queen towards Staines, the
Princesses following in another sledge.
LORD JOHN liussEu.returned to Pembroke Lodge,
Richmond Park, on Saturday last, from Windsor
Castle.

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHE4UER arrived at
WinLsor on Wednesday, on a visit to her Majesty.
He returned to London on the following day. The
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess of
Hartlwieke, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, and
Sir Charles Eastlake, who had also received invite

bons fr. in the Queen, reached the Castle on Thurs-
day evening.
THE DUKE of BEAUFORT had an audience of the
Queen on Tuesday, to deliver up the insignia of the
Order of the Garter worn by the late duke.
THE Duct OF NORFOLK has resigned the office of
Lord High Steward of her Majesty's Household, which
he had filled since the accession of the Earl of Aber.
deen to the premiership. The post has been offered
to, and accepted by, the Earl Spencer, K.G.
DR. BOWRINO, just appointed Minister Plenipo-
tentiary of her Britannic Majesty in China, had a
pnvate audience of the Emperor at the Tuileries on
Tuesday, and left Paris for London on the following
day:

THE Lonu MAYOR has received a most compli
mentary answer to an address to the Municipality of
Paris, recording the reception of the Lord Mayor.
aldermen, and common councilmen of the city of
London in the year I$M. The document is framed
and em blazoned in the most splendid and tasteful
manner.

A Sef.zfrom JUVENILE PARTY was given on Thurs-
day by the Lady Mayoress, at the Mansion-house, to
nearly 400 of the younger branches of the families of
several of the nobility now in town, as also of tho
judges, merchants, bankers, and the principal citi-
zens. The occasion of this festivity was in celebra-
tion of the birthday of the Lord Mayor.
CAB DIET COUNCILB were held on Tuesday awl
Thursday at the Foreign-office. At the former
meeting the Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord Pal.
iuerston attended for the first time since the Minis-
terial split was soldered up.
SIR RICIIARR J F.NKINB, G.C.8., for many years onty
of the directors of the East India Company, died at
his residence, Blackheath-park, yesterday week, in
his sixty-ninth year. Sir Richard filled the office of
chairman in lts39, and received the Order of tint
Bath for diplomatic services in India, principally
through the war of
Mits. CARLYLE, mother of the celebrated writer,
died at Scotsbrig, near Ecciefechan, on Christmas-
day. Her two sons, one of whom is a doctor re•
siding in London, and the author of various transla-
tions from the German, were present at the death•
bed of their venerable parent.
PitfxcE Ammar has entered several specimens,
and will be an extensive contributor, at the ensuing
Metropolitan Winter Poultry Show, appointed to take
place at the Baker-street Bazaar, on the 10th, 11th,
Plth, and 13th inst. This show will be so extensive
that the entire area usually appropriated to the
Smithfield Cattle Show will be occupied by the

specimens.
YEIITEIIDAY week a brilliant dramatic entertain-
ment was given at Ilinstead, the residence of Lord
and Lady Downes, in the Isle of Wight. The per.
formances commenced with the comedietta of The
Thumping Legacy, followed by Raising the Wind
and The Rendezvous.
Mr. and Mrs. DisnAru have retnrned to Hugbem
den Manor, after paying a visit to the Earl and
Countess of Malmesbury, at Heron Court.

THE. EARL EfiLINTON is shortly expected to.
arrive at his mansion, St. James's square, from
Eglinton Castle. In consequence of the death "f
his lamented countess the noble earl is breaking up
Lis establishment.