The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-27 00:00:00

THE GUARDS' BALL

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have spiked their guns and thrown away their ---
ammunition. Mr. Disaszu was expected to show 1 Last night the great fete given by the Brigade
fight this session, yet in the last week of June no I of Guards, in honour of the Prince and Princess
man on either side of the House can say what Mr. j of Wales, took place in that portion of the picture
DISRAELI'S opinions and policy on any one of the ' galleries of the Exhibition Building which was
last ear appropriated to the display of works of the
great questions of the moment actually are. lie is
and I British school of painting.
dissatisfied with Earl RUSSELL'S negotiations, Shortly before U o'clock, the guests being assem-
he argues the dilemma of Russian unity or ,
bled in considerable numbers,. the shouts of the
Polish independence—but what is he fur? In ; people outside conveyed the mtelligence that the
Italy is he still concerned for that precious object royal party had arrived, and the playing of the
of English solicitude, " the independence of the ' national anthem by the baud cf the Guards con-
" Pore " 1 Some weeks ago he was beginning re . firmThecel Phuaasnr
ii4oinuncedo7yvt,haipmposfieurelar shot
imagine that Italy might perhaps surmount all her I
by the Duke of Cambridge and by the committee,
difficulties and attain to ultimate unity. How did I which consisted of the following gentlemen :
he meet Mr. GLADSTONE'S budget ? With the ac- Lieut.-CoL sir Charles Rowell, Bert., Grenadier Occlude.
cusation that it was a copy of his own. As the Lieut.-Col. the Hoo. H. Bing: Coldatvem Guords.
defender of the Church "of his forefathers " la'eutt...-CC:11: tWbehillaCmS.cgarilrailiHe: ;3, ;cost Fusilier Guards.
against the inroads of Dissenters, he has roused Mr. C,olorial F.D.'. &Amour, C. 8., soots Fusilier Guards.
NEWDEGA fE to commit a cruel epigram, and as an Sasetas :fp, Coldstream ors' . Guards.
enlightened supporter of the Prison Ministers Bill Lieut.-CoL Vecschoyle, Gl.4enadier Guards.
he has repelled the confidence of the Church of his Colonel Dudley Cockatoo. Coldstream Guards.
forefathers, in order to gratify the priests of Lieut.-Col. Lord Eustace Cecil, Coldstream Guard&
another Church, to which at the same time His Royal Highness the. Duke of. Cambridge led
the royal procession, having the Princess of Wales
he is obliged to refuse justice in Ireland. leaning on his arm. The Prince of Wales, leading
After this chaos of contradictions and the Duchess of Cambridge followed; next came the
collapses, nothing, we can well conceive, re- Princess Mary, full of womanly grace and im.
maned but a grand banquet, at which the great penal dignity, evidently pleased with the
Conservative party might rise like one man to scene which presented itself, and then
drink to their leader and to toast their principles. followed the royal attendants, &c.. The royal
party passed along densely packed lines of guests
This brilliant solemnity was performed last even- till they reached the dais in the ball-room, which
ing, we cannot say with all the strength of the was backed by a screen of marone-coloured velvet,
company, for Lord DERBY sou not there, but with bearing the royal arms, and where chairs of state
Mr. DISRAELI for leading tragedian, in a mood were laced for their reception.
of inspiration worthy of the days of " Coningaby." The Princess of Wales wore a mauve-coloured
But where was that venerable convert,
dress, with white lace over. She wore a headdress
of white and delicate orange-coloured flowers, with
Lord NORMANBY, who, after exhausting Whig diamonds interspersed, and resting also upon a
honours and preferments, has put what remains of circlet of diamonds. The ringlets, with which some
his talents into a Tory napkin? It might be of her photographs have made the public
amusing, if not instructive, to compare Mr. so familiar, met a necklace f bril-
Disaeztt as he appears in the capacity of Conger- liants, while a stomacher of diamonds
vative Opposition Leader in the House of Com- glistened above the waist. The Prince of Wales
was dressed in plain evening dress, with the star
mons, with Mr. Disaszii as he appears in the capa-
city of Tory leader at Willis's Rooms His method, . and riband of the Garter. The officers of the
brigade of Guards alone, including hie Royal High-
too, is a curious study. Last evening be had to nets the Duke of Cambridge, were in uniform. All
conciliate the veterans and to stimulate the youth the guests, including the members of the diplomatic
of the party. He had to ascertain for his own body, were in plain evening dress. It would be
satisfaction that the old still trusted him, and vain to give a list of the distinguished persons pre-
that the young still believed in him as their sefitnl!erw4ere rlC,llbyrnigh!t' be
asiordbt° fbeamdeigtinSgutcehe':.;
chief. He had to say nothing about "bloated say that dukes and i
marquises,lyearls and barons,
armaments," a Reform Bill that was to double diplomatists and statesmen, warriors and financiers,
the constituencies, or the independence of the in fact all that London contains of oonspicuous and
Holy See. What he did was to take the British illustrious were present at this splendid festival.
constitution to pieces, to exhibit all its parts, and And now let the reader suppose the space, which
then to add triumphantly, "These are our has been described, and which was set off with such
combined taste and elegance, filled with a company
principles. This summary process of demon- almost every one of whom glistened with stars and
titration is very tolerable over the wine, and so is tiaras of diamonds, pearls or precious stones ; let
the supersubtle distinction between "popular him imagine the spacious ball-room banked up on
" principles and liberal opinions;" bat neither every side with rows of ladies fair in the moat
such a demonstration nor such a distinction will, splendid of costumes—white muslin however pre-
we fear, carry the Great Conservative Party very v.ailing—" starry lamps and blazing cresseta" pouring
clown resplendent light on the'gay and animated scene ;
the multifarious luxury and tumultuous joyance
reflected on every side, and he will conceive a pic-
ture which may vie in gorgeousness with anything
that has been recorded of the feast of the Luculli
or Apicii of Rome. Nothing was absent wnich was
calculated to delight the ear with ha t
rmony, he
sight with spectacle, or the palate with delicious
refreshments. There were indeed no ragouts of
the livers of mullets, no brains of thrushee, no heads
of parrots, or tonguee of peacocks and nightingales,
such as the blas4 guests of a Vitellius or a
lieliogabalue required for their refreshment,
but a ' repast light and choice, of attic taste,"
which, however, included every delicacy of the

'enny,

the Court.

WLNDSOB. CASTLE, Jars 26.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Bestrioe,
drove in the grounds this morning.
The Queen ot Prowls and Princes Helena, attended by
the Countess Schulenbourg, Countess Schwerin. Dr. &mid*
and Lieutenant-Colonel. Hon. D. de Roa, went to London
this morning.
Prism Edward of Saxe Weimar brewed at the Castle yea-
today, and returned to London this morning, with the
Queen of Prosaia.
Th. Ron. Beatrice Byng bee succeeded the lion. Victoria
Wortley, as Maid of 11011011 r in Waiting.

season.
The royal party had not long taken their seats
when dancing commenced. The only portion of the
ball-room where this amusement was carriedon with
anything like convenience or comfort was the spew
immediately fronting the dais where the royal
guests ILA. All the other parts of the ball-room
woe far too crowded for anything approach-
ing an agreeable dance, but it was in itself
no small amusement to the lookers-on to see the
contusions of the crinolines in the limited and
squeezed area which the dancers were able to ob-
tain. Anything more closely approaching to a
solution of that vexed problem in mathematics,
the squaring of the circle, could not well be ima-
gined, and some of the pillars of the state, on whose
front deliberation and public care might be sup-
posed to sit after the conservative dinner which
took place in another quarter of the town, relaxed
into most ungracious smiles at the plunges made
by the frail wearers of hoop ts to ge through
the mazes of a quadrille or a waltz.
Both the Prince and Princess of Wales
seemed to enter thoroughly into the spirit of the
dance, and the countenance of the Princess, when it
began to glow with excitement, was the theme of
general admiration. Nothing could surpass the
grace of her smile or the charm of her manner dur-
ing the entire evening.
After midnight the royal party were conducted
to the supper room, where a new surprise awaited
them in the elegance and beauty of its ornamenta-
tion, and where viands and fruits of the rarest
and moat tempting decription were ranged in the
midst of vases of flowers and silver and gold ornr.-

Her Majesty the Queer of Prussia proceeded from the
Paddington terminus yesterday morning to the Horticul-
tural Gardena, sad afterwards visited the fiouth Kerning-
ton Museum. Her Majerty went to Marlborough-bonne
and partook of a &jaws with the Prime and Primer of
Weiss. Her Majesty wee accompanied by the Primer
Helena, and was attended by the Cowden Schalenbourg,
Countess Schwerin, Count de Boca, Dr. Bawd* and also
by Lieut.-Colonel the Hoe. D.de Roe, equerry to the Queen.
His Barges Memos Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar ac-
companied her Majesty.
The Queen of Prussia took a drive in an open carriage in
the afternoon, in company with the Prince and Princess of
Wales, and the Princess Helena. Her Majesty returned to
Windsor Castle in the evening.
The Lady Mayor'ss of York and the Hoe. Mrs. Smyth
had an interview with the Princess of Wales, yesterday, at
Marlborough House, and presented to her Royal Highness
the gift of the ladies of the city of York. The present is •
silver gilt inkstand, the design being small models of
Clifford's Tower, the Micklegate Bar, sad Mock Bar, is
the city of York with the barbicans. The tower and bars
rest upon a deep carved moulding. In the centre of which
cc • burnished plate is the following inscription :—" To her
Royal Highness the Princessof Wales, presented by the Lady
Mayoress and otharladies of the city of York audits vicinity."
On either side of the inscription is a row of white roses of
York in dead silver on a saver gilt ground. At the back of
the inkstand is an insoription—'• In the time of the Bight
Hon. William Fox Clarke, Lord Mayor of the city of York,
A.D. 1862 and 1863." The hare, which is also silver gilt, te
ornamented at each of the four angles by the coat of arms
of the Princess, surmounted by the Prioce's plume. In the
front are the arms of the city of York, with the mace,
sword, aid cap of maintenance, the civic insignia being
wrought in solid gold ; and at the back are the arms of the
Archbishop of York, with the mitre and cross, modelled
in gold. The arms of the Minster St. Peter adorn each end
of the base. The inkstand is placed on a plinth of oak
taken out of the RIDS of York Minster after the fire on the
20th May, 1640.
The Marehimiess of Winchester had an interview with
the Princess of Wales, and presented to her Royal Highness
a bracelet of diamonds and rabies from the ladies of Hamp-
shire.
The Princess of Wales was attended at the reception by
the Countess do Grey, Lady-in-Waiting, and Lord Harris,
K. 8.1., Chamberlain to her Royal Highness.
The Prince and Princess of Wales honoured Mr. Heath
with a sitting for their photographs.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-ohloe
to the Goseruon of Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong
Kong, labuan, the Australian colonies, Gibraltar, and to
the Lord High Commissioner of the Inman Islands.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
de Chartres are still on a tour in Scotland. They are
at present staying at the Kimmel Hotel, near Taymouth,
end will shortly visit Blair Athol.
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meats.
After supper the dance was again resumed with
renewed spirit, and was kept up with animation and
vivacity till the dawn had somewhat advanced.
The Prince and Princess retired earlier, and the
bands of the Guards, which were all assembled on
the occasion, struck up the national anthem.
Regarded in all its aspects, the beauty of the de-
corations, the brilliancy of the assembly, and the
wealth displayed, this festival of the IGuards
honour of the Prince and Princess of Wales may be
considered as the most complete and unique that
has been yet given in honour of their bridal.
We may add to our report of the ball that the
Guards have kindly agreed to open the ball-room to
the public to-day for the benefit of the charity of
the Hospital for Incurables.

The marriage is announced of Princess Anna I '
Murat with the young Duke de Mouthy, a descendant of
the Counts d'Armagnse, the heeds of one of the rival fac-
tions in France at the time when the kingdom was divided
between Charles VIL and our own Henry VI. The Prowl
announces that the bridegroom elect is 22 veers old, and
enjoys a fortune of about 24,0001. a year. The princess is
the grand-daughter of the Murat.
THE PRINCE Or WALLS'S COUNCIL CHAMBER,
MIWILINGHAR•GATE, JUNE 25.—His Iteyal Highness the
Prince of Wales, as Prince and Steward of Scotland, has
been plowed to appoint Sir William Dunbar, Batt, of
Moebrum, is the county of Wigtowo, to be the keeper of
the great seal of his royal highness in Scotland.—Gazette.
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. —At an ordi-
nary general meeting of this moiety held yesterday at South
Kensington, Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., is the chair, upwards
of 30 lodise and gentlemen were elected fellows. Among
them we noticed the names of Viscount Feildieg, the Hon. I
1.. Dottoo, Sir George Jeekisson, Bart., Leidy Cooper, Lady
Hall, lAdy liscorther, lee. Her Majesty the Queen of ,
Prose* accoinpanied by her Royal Highness the Pricer'
Helena and other members of the royal family, visited the
gardens daring the day, and after a minute examination of
. them, and also of the cooservatory, of which her Majesty
was graciously pleased to express her approval, passed into
the Exhibitiou building.
I LONDON SURGICAL Holm, STANLEY-TEES/CE,
Norma-RILL—A grand fancy bazaar in aid of the funds
of this institution, which was established for the treat•
ment of the surgical daemon of woman, and combines the
L principles of the Maisons de Santo of the continent, will
be held on Tuesday next and the two follewisg days, at
St. James's-hall, under very distinguished patrol:Nige-
-1 The Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Constance Grosvenor,
and many other noble lichee will preside at stalls. The
proceeds will be approprated to the payment of the ex-
I parse at the our bEMaup at Btaalsymasta.

On Friday Earl Russell will present a pet'.
to the House of Lords from certain heads of colleges, pro-
femors, fellows, and tutors of the University of Oxford for
removing the present enbecriptiou required for academical
degrees.
The Earl of Carnarvon, on the 10th proximo,
will move for copies of any instructions given by her Ma-
jesty's government to her Majesty's diplomatic servants at
Japed or to the officers in command of her Majesty's land
or naval fumes, to make demands upon the government of
Japan, with the alternative of immediate hostilities on the
rejection of such demands.
Another volume of Mendelschon's letters is an-
'mewed to appear in August next ; it will contain the
letters written during the yeses 1833 to 1847.
" Griethe's Correspondence with the Grand Duke
of Weimar," so loop looked far and so often promised, is
at length in the prise, and the publication is promised for
the beginning of July. The two volumes will contain about
600 letters, sod among them • great number that have not
only sever been published, but the perusal of which has
never been permitted beyond the family of the grand duke.
limy will embrace the letters of the grand duke on the
tapaign is the Palatinate, and Gdethe's letters to his
m from Italy.
The great serial concerts--those of the Sacred
Harmonic Society, the Musical Society of London, the New
libilhermonic, and the Musical Union—are over. The Old
*Sharman° Concerts fermi ate on Monday next, and the
Monday Popular Concerts on Monday week.
The meetings of scientific societies for the '
en-
weak are :—Wednesday, Horticultural, 1, Great Ex.
bition. Friday, Archneksiosl lestitute, 4. Saturday,
nand, Promenade.
The Academy of Sciences of Berlin, through the
dal intervention of the King, have conferred upon Sir
Shines Lyell the honour of Chevalier of the Order of
Merit in Science and Art. The number of foreign knights
of this order is limited to thirty ; and among oar country.
men, previously elected, Sir Charles Lyell will find Sir Jobs
Herschel, the Astronomer Royal, Professor Faraday, Pro.
farm Owen, Sir David Brewster, Sir Henry Itawlinson, and
General &Wm.