The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-16 00:00:00

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Count Walewski, the French Ambassador, had an
audience of the Queen yesterday afternoon at Buckingham
palter, to take leave. His Esailhecy was introduced by
the Berl of Clarendon, K.G., the Qessn's principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Alain, and contacted by Major-
Gunnel the Hon. Sir Edward Cost, XXII, her Majesty's
Muter of the Ceremonies.

The Gwen was attended by Lord Cantor, Lord in Wait-
iag, and Major-General Borkeloy Drummond, Groom in
Waiting.

Oa. kindred and eight Guards, wounded and disabled
in the Crimes, and recently arrived Is this country, were
inspected by her Majesty, at three o'clock in the afternoon,
is the Greed Hall of Boatmen= Palm. The Invalids
numbered 49 of the Grenadiers, 29 of the Coldstream., and
30 of the Boots Fusilier Guards. Colonel Wood, la com-
mand of the Grenadian, and Dr. Brown, Burgecn•Major of
the regiment; Colonel lipton, in command of the Cold-
stream and Dr Munro, Surgeon-Major of the regiment;
and Colonel Ridley, in command of the Seats Fusilien,
and Dr. Richardson, Burgeon Major of the Regiment, wen
present, and attended her Majesty during the inspeo,
lion. The Queen sou accompanied by Prince Albert,
and also by Prim Arthur, the Duchess of Kent,
and the Duke of Base Cobeurg, and was attended
by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting. Her Ma-
jesty inspected each soldier present, commencing with
the Grenadian, and afterwards the Coldstream and
Boots Fullien, the respective commanding oaken and
doeten announcing the actions in which the invalids were
wounded and the state of the health of the men. After
the inspection the invalids were conducted to dinner in the
servants' hall, whit& her Majesty and the Prince visited
while the repast was being served.
Prince Albert role on horseback in the forenoon, acme-
pannd by the Prim of Wales sad Prince Alfred, and at-
tended by his Rowney In Waiting. His Royal Highness
again rode in the afternoon with the Duke of Saxe Coburg.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Royal
Italian Opera with their presence in the evening, accom-
panied by the Duke of Bale Coburg and the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe Lang/tubers. The royal suits con-
sisted of the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Major-General Berkeley
Drummond, Major-Guard Buckley, Captain Da Plat, and
Ls Conseiller Banawer.

Mr. Constr.(' and Mr. Joseph Badworth Sharp had ma
istarriew with Lord John Russell yesterday at the Colo-
aid office.

ADMIRALTY, MAY 16, 1866.—Upon the occasion of
her Majesty presenting medals to a portion of the akin
and soldiers entitled to them, for sensor in the Crimea, and
also to the dithers sad man of the royal navy and marines,
who so-operated with the army from the date of the landing
io the Crimea, as it will not be possible to give notice to all
officers unemployed, or on leave of absence, the Lords Coup
saimioners of the Admiralty request that those oaken of
the navy, so situated, who may be entitled to medals, and
who may wish to witness the ceremony, will make applica-
tion at the Royal Miring-oath, 16, Duke-strut, Weatinin-
ster, ea Thursday next, the 17th instant, between the hours
of 2 mad 0. more of the royal navy who may attend the
parade to St James's Park in uniform, on the 18th instant,
will be admitted within the double row of sentries. All
*Moen are to appear in fall uniform.—By command of their
lordships, H. °snouts.
HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE POLYTECHNIC
QUelll has been graciously pleased to
forward, through Colonel Phipps, to Mr. Pepper, the
resident director, the sum of 1001., as an expression of
her Majesty's high approbation of the various entertain-
ments presented on the recent occasion of the royal visit to
this institution. Her Majesty has also been pleased to par-
ohms a photograph by Mr. Mayan, exhibited in the institu-
tion the same evening, the subject being an artistic design
representing a soldier who has lost en arm at the battle of
Iskermaau, and whose ebild—a little girl of some 'six or
seven years of age—is looking up into his face with ea
expression of astonishment and grief at the thought of her
father's misfortune. The picture conveys the portrait of
Serpent Dawson, who, it may be remembered, was pro-
moted for his bravery at the battle of the Alma, and who
afterwards gave seldomce before the eocamitthe now inquir-
ing into the state of the army in the Haat.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the Queen
end his Royal Highness Priam Albert honoured the per-
fellinalne at the Royal Italian Opera with their preemies
last evening. The QINSII sail the Prince were asoomparded
by his Royal Highness the Doke of Saxe Coburg and her
Bane Highness the Primes@ Adelaide of Hobealoho
Leagenbourg. The royal snits consisted of the Hen. Bea.
tries Byng, Major•Osasral Berkeley Drummond, Major-
Oaneral Buckley, Captain Da Plat, and Le Conseiller
Balmier.

THE ROYAL DISTRIBUTION Or MEDALL—YeSter-
day workmen were Welly employed in the construction of
platforms, &a., to frost of the government offices facing the
Tilt-yard. 13%. lasses% in antidpation of the brilliant
military spectacle fixed for Friday next.

The Deb of Cambridge, accompanied by Lord
Adolphus Fitaelmeartsi paid a lsagthmod visit to Wool-
wich dockyard ow Mrada, afternoon. They wont on
board the Thunder floating battery, In dock at the mat
tad of the yard, and diaries:de to the mortar boats.

His•Excellaney the °omit Walowski, late ambie•
seder at this court from that of Paris, was yesterday star.
tied at a farewell dsjsrw► by the members of the corps
diplamalique, at Willies Rooms, Klagetrest, Bt. ISMS%
His Ilmeelisacty the Belgian Minister, M. Van de Weyer,
presided, being asides diplomatist. Then were remit
needy all the manheas et the warps dissuasive in Lon-
don, the lad and Counts& of Clarendon, Viscount wed
Viscountess Pahnersten, and tho Boa Mr lid ward Cult, le.
The Post emette statue that Prince Albert,
Paine. Leopold of Belgium, and the King Resent of Per-
tool, agnates of the reigning Dabs of 8w Coburg Gotha,
.bane inse,giren their Mod-withheld mama to the censtitn-
lion of the duchy.
Letters from Berlin of the 10th state, that although
tbs Xing is now free from fever he has not repined hie
former health, and he has boon counselled by his physicians
to repair to Erdstanneflodf for the benefit of the mountain

The Rev. Jame George Darting was on Saturday
last instituted by the Bishop of Chester to the rectory of
Lowtos, in the twenty of Lattosster, upon the protestation
of the But of Derby.

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TO THE IDITOI OP THI DAILY MT.

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la the Paris
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masa of that tovial-Garll4., HENRY COLE.

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